How to treat China's geomantic omen and Jiangxi's situation school geomantic omen theory?

Rao Zutian, president of Shangrao Zhouyi Culture Research Association and professor of Shangrao Teachers College, China ancient geomantic omen is a knowledge about the environmental location and layout of buildings. Its basic ideas are "harmony between man and nature" and "taking advantage of anger". "Harmony between man and nature" means that man and the environment should be harmonious, that is, the gas field of the building and the surrounding environment should be coordinated with the gas field of people, and they should not collide and interfere with each other. To achieve "harmony between man and nature", we must "take advantage of anger". "Anger" is the gas that is beneficial and beneficial to people and creatures, not the gas that is too cold, too hot or toxic. "Ride" means controlling, utilizing and controlling "anger" to make it stick, which means "hiding the wind and getting water". There are many schools of Feng Shui in China, but they are the same in the basic concept of "harmony between man and nature" and "taking advantage of anger". The difference is mainly in the technical method of "taking advantage of", and some of them focus on taking "form" as the method, which is called "form method" school, that is, "situation" school; Some lay particular stress on taking "reason" as the law, which is called "school of reason and law", that is, "school of reason and qi". Even in terms of technology and methods, the school of situation has many things in common with the style of reason. The geographical environment of China is diverse, including plateau landform, plain landform, hilly landform, coastal landform, etc. Therefore, the techniques and methods of "riding" to generate gas are different. We should adapt ourselves to local conditions, adapt ourselves to the times and people, and learn from the strengths of various factions and use them. In order to survive and develop, people must exchange material and energy with nature. The "wind" in nature contains oxygen, earth gas and water vapor, including light waves, energy, ultrafine particles, magnetic fields and cosmic rays. Nature's "water" is the source of human life, and it can also absorb energy, light waves and ultra-microwaves, and adjust the temperature. "Feng Shui" can be used as a synonym for the environment. Wind and water exist according to certain topography and landforms. Judging from the geographical situation of China, it is located in the northern hemisphere, with high terrain in the northwest and low terrain in the southeast, and monsoon climate. Generally speaking, the ideal gas field for buildings is to sit in a place facing south, surrounded by mountains and waters, and with twists and turns. The location and layout of ancient settlements, imperial palaces, temples and tombs in China all follow these geomantic patterns. After thousands of years of historical tests, China Feng Shui has been proved to be effective, including geography, environmental science, meteorology, landscape science, aesthetics, psychology, architecture and ethics. It is scientific in practice and can be used as a reference for modern urban and rural planning and building location and layout. However, due to the limitation of the development level of productive forces and social conditions, China ancient people's understanding of man and environment is still in the stage of experience and experience, which is basically descriptive and general, and cannot be analyzed and discussed by modern geophysics, hydrometeorology, astronomy, environmental landscape and human life science. Some words in China's Feng Shui works are difficult to understand, such as "mutual conflict", "mutual resistance" and "evil spirit". Don't think these are all "superstitions". For example, if the door of a building faces the main traffic road, it is called "piercing the heart" or "piercing the heart", which is prone to car accidents and unsafe. "Conflict" means "contradiction", "mutual resistance" means contradiction and "evil" means "unfavorable to people". Some mysterious things are unknown to modern people. We should use modern natural science and social science to uncover the mystery of Feng Shui and inherit and develop the wisdom of our ancestors. Of course, Feng Shui in China has gone through thousands of years. Due to the limitation of the times, some people fabricate superstitious things for some benefit. This does exist and is dross, which must be eliminated. We can't totally deny Feng Shui just because there are some mysterious and even superstitious things, so we are in the cold. The correct attitude should be to take the essence, discard the dross, bring forth the new and make the past serve the present. We should first "get inside" and then "get outside", and distinguish it from the historical point of view and modern scientific and technological achievements. Some things that belong to aesthetics, psychology and folk customs can't be judged by natural science, such as "suppressing evil things", which can reflect people's pursuit of auspiciousness and psychological comfort, and can't be completely dismissed as "superstition". People in geomantic circles regard Yang Junsong as the grandmaster of Jiangxi Situational School (that is, Xingfa School). Yang Junsong was a native of the Tang Dynasty. Sikuquanshu recorded his ominous life, but he didn't know the historical biography, but he knew that his "geography" (there was no name of "geomantic omen" in the Tang Dynasty) had a unique theory, and he lived in the same place and practiced benevolence, which was called "helping the poor" in the world. His "geography" works have not been handed down from generation to generation, but only "formula" secret biography. Apprentices have a lot of inheritance and their reputation is far-reaching. The Han Long Jing, Yi Long Jing, Tian Yu Jing and Qing Nang Ao Yu contained in Sikuquanshu were all written in the name of Yang Yunsong in the Ming Dynasty. Zhong Wang's Collected Works by Ming Wang Xian: "Choosing a place for burial is based on the Book of Burial written by Guo Pu ... The later generations are divided into two groups. One is the method of ancestral temple, which started in the middle of Fujian, and its source is far away. It is still a big line in the Song Dynasty. It is said that the main star is divination, the yang mountain is facing the sun, and the yin mountain is facing the sun. It is pure. One said that the method of Jiangxi originated from the people of Jiangxi, such as Yang Junsong, Zeng Wendi, Lai Dayou and Xie Shinan, who were particularly proficient in their studies. They said that the main reason was the situation, that is, what they did, that is, what they stopped at, and what they pointed to was the matching of sand and water in the dragon cave, but he was afraid of it. Its learning is prosperous today, and all those who follow it in the south of the river. " A close reading of "Shake the Dragon Sutra" and "Doubt the Dragon Sutra" shows that its main contents are in line with the "situation" of "dragon, cave, sand and water". Although it was not written by Yang Junsong himself, it embodies Yang Junsong's "geography" theory. Yang Gongzhi's geomantic theory originated from the situation theory in the book of burial. "thousands of feet is the potential, a hundred feet is the shape", the mountain is the dragon, "the potential is like a horse, descending from the sky", "the potential is like a huge wave, the mountains overlap the peaks", "the potential is like a dragon, and the water flows around the clouds" and "the potential is like a heavy house, lush grass and trees" are all auspicious places; "If it is shaped like a kettle, it will be rich" and "If it is shaped like a crown, Yongchang will be happy" is also a auspicious place. Because gas and water are always with the situation, a good situation can "take advantage of anger." A typical auspicious place is backed by mountains, illuminated by water as a mirror, and surrounded by sand. The situation chooses the auspicious place "cave" of dragon, sand and water. In the "Shake the Dragon Sutra", the situation of the mountains and ridges falling down the veins is discussed, such as "Xumi Mountain is the bone of heaven and earth, and the world in Zhongzhen is a giant. Such as people's backs and Xiang Liang, giving birth to four-legged dragons. " "The place where the two waters are sandwiched is a real dragon, and the branches and leaves are in the middle." "The water should be held like a mountain, and the water can't hold the mountain." This is the purpose of the situation school, but the theory of "nine planets" is added to the "Shake the Dragon Sutra", such as "Please talk about nine planets from outside the wall and how many people are in the Big Dipper Palace. Greedy giant Wu Xing assisted, and Lu Wenlian broke the ground. " There is "nine planets's divination" on the compass, which is matched with the five elements and eight diagrams to determine the good or ill luck in the year of a small tour and the year of a big tour. The rational style is much used, while the situational school uses nine planets to analyze the shape and potential of the mountain and absorbs some "geography" of the rational style to make itself more perfect. Yang Junsong's geomantic theory of Jiangxi Situation School, from the perspective of "Shake the Dragon Sutra" and "Doubt the Dragon Sutra", mainly serves for the location of Yin houses. Is it useful for the location and layout of Yang houses? It is not difficult to understand as long as we know the view of the ancients that "things die like things happen." The ancient ancestors in China had a tradition of "pursuing the distance with caution" and honoring the elderly, and thought that the deceased old people should be treated as strangers, and the strangers should "take advantage of anger" and the dead should "take advantage of anger". The dead "bury themselves in the ground", choose the auspicious place to live comfortably, "respond with anger, ghosts are blessed and people are blessed", which can "shade the children and grandchildren" and make the living children happy and healthy. Therefore, these patterns of plush chairs of "riding angry", "mountains surrounded by water", "left green dragon, right white tiger, former Suzaku, and later Xuanwu" can also be used for Yang Zhai. Xiangyang House and Xiangyin House are interlinked in many concepts. The Yellow Emperor's House Classic says, "People are the foundation of their homes. People take the house as their home, and if they live in peace, that is, the family will be Changji; If you are uneasy, the clan will decline. The grave is Kawaoka, and I said with you. " However, in addition to its great shape and potential, Xiangyang House also emphasizes "orientation" (that is, orientation, orientation), and introduces contents such as Yin and Yang, Five Elements, Eight Diagrams, Twenty-four Mountains and nine planets. Therefore, the location and layout of urban and rural buildings should be based on the theory of situation school, combined with some rational and stylish contents. Generally speaking, the geomantic theory of the situation school is more suitable for the area south of the Yangtze River with more Long Mai, but is it applicable in plain areas and coastal areas where there are few or no Longshan? As long as we follow the concept of "taking advantage of anger" and "hiding the wind to get water" and adapt the techniques, it can be applied. In the plain area, "one inch high is a mountain, and one inch low is water", and the "Shake the Dragon Sutra" says: "One inch high is a mountain, and one inch low is a water loop". It is easy to find the broken silk, and the more you retreat, the more powerful it is. " It can be seen that although the geographical situation is different, the reason is the same, so we should adjust measures to local conditions. In Zhong Wang's Collected Works, Wang Xian of Ming Dynasty thought that the situation school's geomantic omen was "its learning is better than today", while the rational geomantic omen was "those who use it now are fresh". What is the reason? Because the geomantic omen of the situation school focuses on the shape and potential of mountains and rivers, anger gathers and disperses with the shape and potential, which is visible and tangible, and the situation is combined with landscape aesthetics, which is more scientific. If the mountains are majestic and galloping, the vegetation is abundant and there is bound to be more oxygen; If it is an isolated mountain with sparse trees, there will be insufficient oxygen. Surrounded by mountains and water, it is pot-shaped, just like an extra-large antenna that receives information energy. It is beneficial to hide wind and get water, and absorb the vitality and energy of nature. The situation faction "and he refuses to care about it" puts "the situation" in the first place, which is easy for the people to accept. However, there are many taboos in some specific practices of rational style. For example, combining nine planets with the Twenty-four Mountains to determine the orientation, and combining it with numerology, it is even more "mysterious", and it is hard to say "truth", which is not easy for the people to accept, so there are fewer users. However, the rational style is supported by the theory of yin and yang, five elements and eight diagrams, which is speculative, while the situational school is biased towards application and lacks philosophy and speculation. Therefore, the later situational school also absorbed the advantages of the rational style and developed and enriched the original situational school. In fact, the situation school and the rational style have merged with each other. I have you and you have me, but each has its own emphasis. Schools have their own characteristics, innovations and complementary effects, and different opinions are allowed to meet the diverse needs. However, schools should not vilify and attack each other, but should seek common ground while reserving differences and promote harmonious development based on factual effects. The geomantic theory of Jiangxi Situation School was very prosperous in ancient China. Is it valuable for modern urban construction? The answer is yes. China's economic construction has entered the fast lane of rapid development, industrialization and urbanization have developed rapidly, and the construction of a new socialist countryside is in full swing. "Building a harmonious society" has become an important decision of the country, which is a good opportunity for the Feng Shui theory of Jiangxi Situation School to show its talents. "Harmony between man and nature" has become an important part of building a "harmonious society". The geomantic omen of Jiangxi Situation School is to help people choose the best "acupoints" of architecture by looking for dragons, sand, water and air, so that they can "hide the wind and get water", with beautiful environment, flowers and birds, full of vitality, comfortable living, longevity and prosperity, harmony between man and nature, and harmony between people's body and mind and interpersonal relationships. At present, there are still some problems in China's urban construction and rural construction, mainly due to the lack of planning, which leads to great waste. Even if there is planning, it pays attention to functions (central area, living area, commercial area, industrial area, etc.) and rarely considers the requirements of harmony between people and the environment. Some industrial areas and cemeteries are built in places where the wind blows and the water flows, causing waste gas, dead people and smelly water pollution. Some build the main roads of traffic on the "four positive" (meridian and Maoyou) lines, guiding residents and commercial ports to build along the main roads, causing the magnetic attraction and east-west direction of the earth's magnetic field, which is not conducive to people's health. Some cities have less green space, because as the "lung" of the city, greening has the functions of "hiding wind and getting water" and transforming evil spirits (adjusting gas field). Some architectural concepts lack creativity, stick to "imitation of foreign countries", and have a thousand areas and many high-rise buildings, which form a "heat island effect". Some do not pay attention to the protection of ancient buildings with historical value in the reconstruction, expansion and relocation of cities and rural areas, which makes the architectural culture with geomantic value and regional characteristics lose, and makes urban and rural areas "lose their memories" and lose their cultural heritage. In order to maintain the confidence of China's architectural culture, some buildings with "wearing suits and melons and hats" were set up, which seemed "four unlike" and did not meet the requirements of the situation school. Situation school pays attention to beauty. Architecture is a combination of technology and art, which requires higher aesthetics. Buildings are "epic of stone" and "solidified music" with rhythmic beauty. Its outline and shape have the beauty of sculpture. The internal space is a combination of mechanics and aesthetics, and it has structural beauty. In a word, the geomantic theory of Jiangxi Situation School will provide beneficial enlightenment to the architectural site selection and layout of urban and rural construction.