What does the Five Geography Rules mean?
The book "Five Secrets of Geography" was written during the Bingwu period of Qianlong in the Qing Dynasty. The author was Mr. Zhao Yucai, whose courtesy name was Jiufeng. He was a master craftsman of geography and Feng Shui at that time.
Because in the society at that time, Feng Shui geography "had various legislations, and each had its own branch. The more divisions there were, the more obscure the principles were, and geography was lost." Regarding geography, "the books of the sages are both true and false." Therefore, at the end of the Yisi period of Qianlong, Zhao Jiufeng, the master and the apprentice, "discussed and studied with each other more, combed through all the books", "had the heart to save the righteousness", "written it with all the secrets", and "completed it in seven days". It took seven days of overtime work to complete the book.
Mr. Zhao Jiufeng said in his writings that the "Five Geography Secrets" are "following Guo Jingchun's "Burial Sutra", Yang Jiupong's "Qingnang Sutra", Liu Bingzhong's "Jade Ruler Sutra", and Bu Zewei's "Xue Xin Fu" ", Liu Qingtian's "Exposing the Liver and Exposing the Gallbladder", Tan Zhongjian's "A Grain of Millet", may have been invented by him, or directly described in his words" and also refer to the "Chalcedony Sutra", "Heavenly Jade Sutra" and "Qing Mian Sutra". "Wu Jing", "Black Bag Sutra", "Xian Po Ji", "Xiao Si Ji", "Jade Axe", "Temple Needle", "Tian Ji Yuan", "Instructions for the Son of Man", "Yi Guanyu", Geography and Feng Shui books such as "San Cai Fa Mi", "Sima Shui Fa", "Geography Authenticity", "Geography Dacheng", "Four Buckets", etc. "traced their origins from the current".
The book "Five Secrets of Geography" has eight volumes. The first volume is the basics of the five elements and the preliminary chapter of the compass; the second volume discusses the image of dragon veins in life and death; the third volume discusses the yin and yang of wealth and poverty; Volume 4 talks about the gaining and losing of positions in the sand shape; Volume 5 discusses the good and bad luck of water; Volume 6 discusses the coordination of the four bureaus facing the dragon and water; Volume 7 discusses the twelve methods of judging the good and bad of water mouths in the 24 mountain directions; Volume 8 On the Keys of Pingyang Geography and Feng Shui. The first seven volumes are mainly about mountain Feng Shui, and the eighth volume is about Pingyang Feng Shui; the main focus is on mountain Feng Shui.
Volume 1 Five Elements Songs and Compass Learning Methods Volume 2 Discussing the Image of Dragons and Dragons Volume 3 Acupoints Dividing Yin and Yang Wealth, Nobility, Poverty, and Lowness Volume 4 Sand Shape Nobility and Lowness Gaining Position and Losing Position Volume 5 Water Distinguishing Good and Bad Fortunes Entering God and Retreating God Volume 6 Volume 72 of the coordination of dragon and water in the four rounds of the water mouth, the method of judging good and bad luck at the water mouth, and the key to the Eight Pingyang. Attached is an old collection