Some text that i share from the fengshui classics
- The form of a house is auspicious if it is regular in shape, and also pleasing to the eye. It should not be very tall, wide, too small, tilting / bulging to left / Right side or irregular. If the house is any of this featured then there is decline in health / wealth.
- The classic says a house is noble when “form of a house is regular, upright and proper, then the house is considered bold and heroic, and a feeling of being protected in a responsible way.
- The surrounding walls should be solid, clean and bright.
- Housing structure should not be unbalanced, i.e. the back and the front are the same height, or the east and the west fight with each other or one side is much taller than the other, then it is an unpleasant house.
- When the house is small but tall, and standing alone without any protection on four sides, then it is a lonely and cold house.
- When it falls to the east and leans to the west with the ridge pole broken and the beams not straight, the wind whistles through and the roof leaks, then it is a sad and painful house.
- When the house is too dark, too wide and too deep; then it is an evil and strange house.
- When the house is untidy and broken down, with the four walls in a state of repair and the plaster chipping off, then it is said to sad and uncared house.
- For a House that is located on the steep slope of a land/hill, with its front off the ground and the back of the house(foundation cuts into the slope land). Not good.
- A tall house that sits on small and narrow plot of land, then the house suffers from wealth and health.
- A low House sitting on a large and wide plot signs of growth & Potential.
- A ordinary house should look humble and tightly planned to achieve good fortune.
Courtyard
- The courtyards should be airy , then it is a house of wealth and harmony.
- The courtyard outside the bedrooms is different to the living area.
- The courtyard outside the living area can be generous, but not for the bedrooms, then the qi will disperse.
- Courtyards as known, are good for generation of wealth. The front courtyard should be used as -“The Table Mountain” ‘Au Shan’ rectangle shape wide but tapering inwards.
- Presence of a Building / House in front of the host courtyard - should not be too high or too low, the guest and the host are in harmony and good fortune is achievable.
- If the building in front of the host’s courtyard is too tall, the host is being insulted. And, if the house or building in front of Host courtyard is too low, the guest is being humbled.
- If the Building / House is very close to the courtyard then, it is ‘under pressure’ and if too far away it is ‘left in the wilderness’.
In a house, the courtyard
outside the rear Main Hall is the ’Xiao Ming Tang (the Small Bright Hall). The
Front Hall in front of the Main Hall is the first ‘Au Shan’ (Table Mountain
The courtyard to the living
area can be bigger compared to the courtyard off the sleeping area.
The Classic says: “When the
house is small with many people living in it, it is auspicious since the people
control the house. When the house is
large with fewer people living in it, then it is harmful because the house is
in control of the people.
It also says: “When the
(existing) old (house) is being sandwiched by two new (additions), you must not
live there. When two (existing) old (buildings) sandwich one new (addition)
then you will bring honour to your ancestors. When one old (building) is
attached to one new (addition), then you have made the old rotten millets grow
again”.
Changes made to an existing
house should be gradual and not too drastic.
When there are more young
people than old living in a house, it will be vigorous and prosperous for a
long time. When the owner of the house only lives there half the time, there is
no leader and the people will disperse.
Bays
Have odd number of Bay’s and
not even number of bays.
Pillars
Avoid a crooked pillar which
is damaged by ants or other pests or a pillar standing on its own
If the ridge pole slopes and
the support beam is bent, it will lead to incessant gossips.
If the ridge pole doesn’t sit
on the beam properly, it will lead to sorrow every three years”.
Planning your House? Try to
avoid a complicated house plan
The formula says (note to be
studied in details):
Qian House is missing
in Li, then the daughter of the middle heir will become blind.
Kan House is bulging out in Qian, then the Old Grandfather of the house will
have drinking and womanising problems.
Kan House is missing in
Xun, then some young members of the male heir will die.
Gen House is missing in
Kun, then the male heir will have no son without saying.
Zhen House is missing in
Qian, then the male heir will have a child after he dies.
Xun House is missing in
Zhen, then the male heir will be alone.
Li House is missing in
Qian, then the male heir will have no descendant.
Kun House is missing in
Gen, then some young members of the male heir will die.
Dui House is missing
with some corners, then it will lead to emptiness like others.
In selecting a house, we need
to consider 2 things: -
1. How the topography of the
land and the neighbourhood is affecting the house ( “Wai Xing”)
External forms
2. How the internal layout
and the design is affecting the house (“Nei Xing”) Internal form
The Xing- Shi Pai (Form
and Configuration School) Feng Shui is more concerned with the ‘Wai Xing’
The Liqi Pai (or Compass School) Feng Shui is more concerned with the ‘Nei
Xing’ of a house.
The ‘Nei Xing’, refers to the
internal aspects such as the shape of the floor plan,
structure of the
building,
layout of the rooms,
relationship of the house
to the outbuildings,
size and shape of the
courtyard,
location of doors and
passageways,
layout of the kitchen and
toilets,
window sizes and locations of
openings,
bed room, bed positions
choice of furniture and
furnishing.
layout of the boundary fences
design of the garden,
colour and material choice.
‘Bazhai Ming Jing’ places
more importance on the ‘Wai Xing’ of a building. It recommends that the house
should be regular in shape, not too tall, not too wide, not too narrow or taper
with sharp ends or with awkward shapes. A house with missing corners and random
indentations or projections will find it difficult to be prosperous. The shape
and sizes should be appropriate to its function. The form and
proportions of the house should be pleasing to the eye.
Since Bazhai (or Eight
Houses) Feng Shui is concerned with the 8 types of qi coming from 8 directions,
objects in the 8 directions should be in harmony with each other. Any imbalance
in Form or Space could lead to disharmony, which is undesirable and is
considered inauspicious.
email harry.fengshui@gmail.com
No comments:
Post a Comment