The meaning and symbol of keeping a turtle at home is that the turtle is one of the ancient Four Holy Beasts (Xuanwu) in China, and China people especially like the turtle, which can witness the rise and fall of the world for hundreds of years. Since ancient times, it has been regarded as a symbol of longevity and good luck. Do you know the meaning and symbol of keeping a turtle at home?
Keeping a turtle at home, symbolizing the turtle of 1, has many meanings. This mainly depends on what the sender thinks, which generally means longevity, long time and so on.
Turtle is one of the four auspicious signs in "Dragon and Phoenix Turtle Forest" and a symbol of benevolence and longevity. "Book of Rites" called tortoise, dragon, phoenix and scales "four dragon gods", which are treasures of town houses to ward off evil spirits, eliminate disasters and make money.
From the perspective of geomantic omen, the protrusion of the tortoise shell is radian, like a mirror, so the tortoise shell can be used to melt evil spirits. In addition, turtles are long-lived animals, so the inclusion of auspicious animals is helpful to the health of family members. Turtles and five elements belong to water, and raising turtles is beneficial to their family's wealth. Generally, raising turtles is beneficial to wealth.
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In China, turtles often live in rivers, lakes and ponds. Eat worms, snails, shrimp, small fish and other animals, but also eat plant leaves and grains. Mating begins in late April and takes place at night; May-August is the spawning period, and spawning is completed three or four times a year, with 5-7 eggs per hole; Before laying eggs, the female turtle digs a hole in the loose soil on the sunny and shady shore with her hind legs and lays her eggs in the hole.
Cover the eggs with loose soil after giving birth. Oval, hard and grayish white, with a diameter of 27 ~ 38 mm×13 ~ 20 mm. After 50 ~ 80 days in natural conditions, young turtles can swim and live independently after hatching. The sex of turtles is controlled by temperature. When the temperature is 25℃, the young turtle is male, and when the temperature is higher than 28℃, the young turtle is female.
The significance and symbol of raising turtles at home II. Benefits of raising turtles Feng Shui
The biggest function of geomantic turtle is to melt evil spirits, and its ability to melt evil spirits is relatively strong, because the turtle will shrink into the hard shell when it is in danger, which can play the role of combining rigidity with softness. It is very good to use turtles to dissolve the suffocation, because Feng Shui pays attention to "fierce fighting". At the same time, feng shui turtles have a symbol of longevity. Turtles can absorb the aura of mountains and rivers and can be placed in the elderly room, which means health and longevity.
There are turtle patterns on the back of the turtle. The middle of the turtle pattern represents the three talents of heaven and earth, and at the same time represents the twenty-four mountains next to it, and there are also ten squares representing the ten-day dry. There are twelve squares at the bottom of the tortoise shell, representing the twelve earthly branches. The layout of a turtle shell actually contains all the secrets of the universe, so the turtle is regarded as one of the four spirits. Turtle was called Xuanwu in ancient times, and it was called "Four Spirit Culture" together with Qinglong, White Tiger and Suzaku.
Second, who is suitable for raising turtles?
Turtles belong to fire, and raising turtles is actually equivalent to raising fire, which is to make up the fire. People who want fire can keep turtles. One is to keep them in a specific environment, such as a fish tank or basin. The other is to let the tortoise walk around the house. Turtles walking around are called "killing evil turtles" in geomantic omen. How can turtles kill evil?
It turns out that the turtle has turtle lines on its back. There are three squares in the center of the turtle pattern, representing three talents in heaven and earth, 24 squares beside it, representing twenty-four mountains, and ten squares representing ten heavenly stems. There are twelve squares at the bottom of the turtle pattern, representing the twelve earthly branches. Strangely, the layout of the tortoise shell contains all the codes representing the mysteries of the universe, so the tortoise is called one of the four spirits. Turtle was called Xuanwu in ancient times, and it was called "Four Spirit Culture" together with Qinglong, White Tiger and Suzaku.
China people especially like turtles, because they have a very long life span and can witness the rise and fall of the world for hundreds of years. Since ancient times, they have been regarded as symbols of longevity and good luck. When a person's family is extremely unlucky or short of fire, the numerologist will advise him to keep a turtle at home and let it walk around. On the one hand, he can block bad luck with shells and drive away bad luck, on the other hand, he can strengthen fire luck and drive away evil spirits. Therefore, raising turtles can also prevent people from falling.
In ancient times, when some people were buried after death, they would put a pair of turtles under the coffin before releasing it, symbolizing that after the Yin people went to hell, they could get the Linggui as a means of transportation and ride on it to roam the hell, so the turtle was a sacred object.
There are turtles at home. Implication and symbol 3 Turtles are animals that symbolize longevity and good luck, so it is not evil to raise turtles, but we should also pay attention to the related feng shui taboos when raising turtles. Generally, raising turtles at home has the following feng shui stresses: avoid mixed breeding, avoid excessive quantity, avoid turbid water quality and so on.
With the improvement of economy, people's spiritual needs have exceeded their material needs, so many people will keep some animals at home. Some people like cats and dogs, but others like fish and turtles. Moreover, the feng shui implication of raising fish and turtles is also very good, which means making money and living longer, but we should pay attention to the relevant feng shui stress when raising these pets.
Is there anything particular about raising turtles at home?
1, avoid mixed breeding: When we keep turtles at home, we must pay attention to avoid mixed breeding. Because there are carnivorous turtles among the turtles, and even some turtles are very fierce and will eat the same kind, such as the crocodile turtle.
2. Avoid too many turtles: too many turtles during breeding will lead to turtle death, the deterioration of feng shui at home and heavy economic burden, so we should avoid the problem of too many turtles.
3. Avoid muddy water: Although the tortoise has a long life, it does not mean that it has a good adaptability to the environment. Most turtles can't survive in seriously polluted water. Therefore, it is necessary to avoid the problem of turbid water.
Is it evil to keep turtles?
Keeping turtles is not an evil thing. The meaning of geomantic omen of tortoise itself is very good. We raise turtles at home, which can improve the fortune of our family and increase the life span of our family. This is a very auspicious animal. Secondly, keeping turtles at home can also enhance the vitality of the family and help the feelings between family members warm up.