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1 水 龍 Shuilong Water Dragon - Core Principles Tyler J. Rowe BTCM-Acu BTCM-Chm Dip-Tn CertIV-Fs Cert-CA Cert-ONM chinadragon.com.au

2 Unity - Fragmentation Zhou-Han Tang-Song Ming-Qing Zhunjing Antique

3 What is Classical Fengshui? Traditional Fengshui orthodox techniques, family lineages commonly practiced by the majority three cycles, flying star, eight house, etc. New-Age Fengshui recently created amalgamations with other modalities and ideas. three door bagua, space clearing, geopathic stress etc. Modern Fengshui - independently designed, research based applications and methodologies. sick building, scientific, architectural etc. Classical Fengshui ancient arts as drawn from study of canonical literature. antique, form & force, three harmonies etc.

4 What is a Classic Text? Strict Chinese Literary tradition Texts important during 汉 Hàn dynasty (206 B.C.E. 220 C.E.) People of the Han China s golden age of philosophical thought Everything after is merely interpretation and added detail 经 ( 經 )Jīng Classic Cannon, scripture (warp, channel, longitude, pathway) Connection of heaven to earth, religious texts Use as literary device to express or increase importance Common Expanded Definition Any famous pre-modern book, treaty or compilation

5 Chinese Classics The 5 Classics of Chinese Literature 礼记 Lǐjì Record of Rites 易经 Yìjīng Classic of Changes 诗经 Shījīng Classic of Poetry 书经 Shūjīng Classic of History 春秋 Chūnqiū Spring and Autumn Annals Medical Classics 皇帝内经 Huángdì Nèijīng Yellow Thearch s Inner Classic 难经 Nánjīng Classic of Difficulties 本草经 Běncǎojīng Classic of Materia Medica 汤液 Tāngyèjīng Decoction Classic 伤寒论 Shānghánlùn Discussion of Cold Disease

6 Fengshui Classics Foundation texts (metaphysical philosophy and theory) 周易经 Zhōuyìjīng Changes of the 3 rd Dynasty Classic 淮南子 Huáinánzǐ Masters South of the River Form texts (mountain tops and configurational forces) 葬书经 Zàngshūjīng Book of Burial Classic Compass texts (directions & orientations, patterns of energy) 青囊经 Qīngnángjīng Cerulean Satchel Classic 宅经 Zháijīng Dwelling Classic

7 Republic 1912 C.E. - Qing C.E.. Tang C.E. Han 206 B.C.E C.E. Zhou B.C.E. Master Sam Shenshixuankongxue Shen Family Flying Star Study Jiang Dahong Dilibianzheng Differentiating Geomancy Shuilongjing Water Dragon Classic Emperor Qianlong Imperial Collections Yang Yunsong Hanlongjing Rousing Dragon Classic Yilongjing Doubtful Dragon Classic Qingnangaoyu Cerulean Satchel Profound Sayings Qingnangxu Cerulean Satchel Preface Tianyujing Heavenly Jade Classic Wang Wei Zhaijing Dwelling Classic Blue Raven Esquire, Guo Pu Zangshujing Book of Burial Classic Yellow Stone Elder Qingnangjing Cerulean Satchel Classic Prince Liu An Huainanzi Masters South of the River Guan Zhong Guanzi Master Guan s Book King Wen, Confucius Zhouyijing Changes of the 3 rd Dynasty Classic

8 Xia BCE Shang BCE 上 Shàng Upper; higher; superior; first previous. Zhou BCE 前 Qián Front; forward; ahead; before; preceding; former. Jin CE Qin BCE Han 206 BCE -220 CE Bei Nan CE Sui CE Tang CE Classical Chinese View of Time Song CE Yuan CE Ming CE 下 Xià Lower; down; underneath; below; inferior; next; latter; second. Qing CE 后 Hòu Back; behind; afterwards; later.

9 Xue of Water

10 Guanzi Master Guan s Book 管子 Guǎnzǐ Master Guan 管仲 Guǎnzhòng ( B.C.E.) Minister of State Long text Economic and political theory Military theory, sociological information, philosophy, ecology and daoist cultivation Chapter 39 - 水地 Shuǐdì Water & Earth

11 Longmai - Dragon Vein 水者, 万物之本原, 诸生之根菀也 水者, 地之血气, 如筋脉之通流者也 Shuǐzhě, wànwùzhī běnyuán, zhūshēngzhī gēnwǎnyě. Shuǐzhě, dìzhī xuèqì, rújīnmàizhī tōngliúzhěyě. Water, of the myriad things it is the root origin, of all life it is the source of growth also. Water, it is earth s blood and qi, like sinews and vessels it connects and circulates also. - Guanzi, Chapter 39 Shuidi, Verse 1 筋 Jīn Tendon, 脉 Mài Artery, Vein Earliest record indicating underlying qi flow in landscape Very early understanding of human circulatory system

12 Ren - Human 人, 水也 男女精气合, 而水流形 Rén, shuǐyě. Nánnǔ jīngqìhé, érshuǐ liúxíng. People are water also. When man and woman s essence and qi unite, thus water flows and becomes form. - Guanzi, Chapter 39 Shuidi, Verse 5 Highly developed understanding of animal physiology 人一人 Rén + Yī + Rén 精 Jīng Essence 水

13 Shen - Spirit 是以无不满无不居也, 集于天地, 而藏于万物 产于金石, 集于诸生, 故曰水神 Shìyǐ wúbùmǎn wúbùjūyě, jíyú tiādì, ércángyú wànwù. Chǎnyú jīnshí, jíyú zhūshēng, gùyuē shuǐshén. There is nothing it cannot fill, nowhere it cannot dwell also, it gathers in Heaven and Earth, thus stored in the myriad things. It is produced in metal and stone, accumulating in all life, therefore it is said that water is divine. - Guanzi, Chapter 39 Shuidi, Verse 3 生 Shēng Generative cycle of 五行 Wǔxíng Five Phases Mountain springs as the source of rivers 神 Shén Spirit, god, deity, supernatural, mystical, magical

14 Ti of Water

15 Zangshujing Book of Burial Classic Original 形势派 Xíngshìpài Form & Configurational-Force school text 郭璞 Guō Pú ( C.E.) Daoist philosopher, poet, diviner, astrologer, geographer, dream interpreter, editor of texts on occult & mythology, later deified Based on 汉 Hàn dynasty (206 B.C.E. 220 C.E.) manuscript 葬经 Zàngjīng Burial Classic by 青乌先生 Qīngwū Xiānshēng Blue Raven Esquire

16 Fengshui Wind Water 经曰, 气乘风散, 界水则止 古人聚之使不散, 行之使有止, 故谓风水 风水之法, 得水为上, 藏风次之 Jīngyuē, qìchéng fēngsàn, jièshuǐ zézhǐ. Gǔrén jùzhī shǐ bùsàn, xíngzhī shǐ yǒuzhǐ, gùwèi fēng shuǐ. Fēngshuǐ zhīfǎ, déshuǐ wéishàng, cángfēng cìzhī. The Classic Says: When qi rides the wind it is dispersed, when it meets a boundary of water it is retained. The Ancients were able to gather it to prevent dispersion, to guide it and retain it, hence it was called Fengshui. The law of Fengshui is, getting water is the superior act, hiding from wind is secondary. -Zangshujinng, Inner Chapter, Lines 水 Shuǐ Water holds qi

17 qi wind cloud rain 阴阳之气, 噫而为风, 升而为云, 降而为雨, 行乎地中, 而为生气 Yīnyáng zhīqì, yīér wéifēng, shēngér wéiyún, jiàngér wéiyǔ, xínghū dìzhōng, érwéi shēngqì. soil The qi of yin yang, exhales and becomes wind, rises and becomes cloud, drops and becomes rain, travels through the ground, and becomes generative qi - Zangshujing, Inner Chapter, line 17

18 Deqi - Obtain Qi 气者, 水之母, 有气斯有水 Qìzhě, shuǐzhīmǔ, yǒuqì sī yǒushuǐ. Qi, it is the mother of water, where qi exists there is water. - Zangshujing, Inner Chapter, Line 18 A clearly observable phenomena indicative of qi Conditions for 得气 Déqì Obtaining qi - 山 Shān Mountains gather qi 土 Tǔ Soil gives movement to qi 化 Huà Change condenses qi 生 Shēng Life grows from qi Verifiable by quantitative & qualitative analysis

19 CORE PRINCIPLES 1. To be auspicious, must have water

20 Zhuque - Vermillion Bird 以水为朱雀者, 衰旺系乎形应 Yǐshuǐwéi zhūquèzhě, shuāiwàng xìhūxíngyìng. Using water as the Vermilion Bird, decline and prosperity are in relation to response of the forms. - Zangshujing, Outer Chapter, line 45 朱雀源于生气 Zhūquè yuányú shēngqì. The Vermilion Bird originates in the generative qi. - Zangshujing, Outer Chapter, line 46

21 CORE PRINCIPLES 1. To be auspicious, must have water 2. Water in front determines fortune of dwelling

22 Wangshui Ausipicious Water 忌乎湍激, 谓之悲泣 Jìhū tuánjī, wèizhī bēiqì. Avoid the rapid surging, their meaning is sadness weeping. - Zangshujing, Outer Chapter, line 45 派于未盛, 朝于大旺 Pàiyú mòshèng, zhāoyú dàwàng. Tributaries at their ends abundant, towards great prosperity. - Zangshujing, Outer Chapter, line 47

23 CORE PRINCIPLES 1. To be auspicious, must have water 2. Water in front determines fortune of dwelling 3. Must be leisurely, not rapid

24 Liuzhu Ebb & Flow 泽其相衰, 流于囚谢, 以返不绝 Zéqí xiàngshuāi, liúyú qiūxiè, yǐfǎn bùjué. Marshes appear to decline, when flow is imprisoned it withers, because of return not ceasing. - Zangshujing, Outer Chapter, line 法每一折, 潴而后汇 Fǎměi yīzhé, zhūérhòuhuì. The law is every single bend, pools and thus after that collects. - Zangshujing, Outer Chapter, lines 50

25 CORE PRINCIPLES 1. To be auspicious, must have water 2. Water in front determines fortune of dwelling 3. Must be leisurely, not rapid 4. Must pool, but not stagnate

26 Shuikou Water Mouth 洋洋悠悠, 顾我欲留 Yángyáng yōuyōu, gùwǒ yùliú. Copious and leisurely, turning back on itself desire grows. -Zangshujing, Outer Chapter, line 51 其来无源, 其去无流 Qílái wúyuán, qíqù wúliú. It comes without source, it leaves without degeneration. -Zangshujing, Outer Chapter, line 52

27 CORE PRINCIPLES 1. To be auspicious, must have water 2. Water in front determines fortune of dwelling 3. Must be leisurely, not rapid 4. Must pool, but not stagnate 5. Must have feeling

28 Shanshui Mountains & Rivers 经曰, 山来水回, 贵寿而财 Jīngyūe, shānlái shuǐhuí, guìshòu ércái. The Classic Says, mountain arrives and water encircles, nobility longevity and thus wealth. -Zangshujing, Outer Chapter, line 53 山囚水流, 虏王灭侯 Shānqiū shuǐliú, lǔwáng mièhòu. Mountains imprison water banished, incarceration of monarch and destruction of noblemen. - Zangshujing, Outer Chapter, line 54

29 CORE PRINCIPLES 1. To be auspicious, must have water 2. Water in front determines fortune of dwelling 3. Must be leisurely, not rapid 4. Must pool, but not stagnate 5. Must have feeling 6. Water should encircle a site

30 Yong of Water

31 Shuixing - Water Forms 土星比水形厚重, 金星比水形圆清, 木星比水形挺直, 火星比水形飞腾 Tǔxīng bǐshuǐxíng hòuzhòng, jīnxīng bǐshuǐxíng yuánqīng, mùxīng bǐshuǐxíng tǐngzhí, huǒxīng bǐshuǐxíng fēiténg. Earth star correlates to water forms considerably deep, Metal star correlates to water forms clearly circular, Wood star correlates to water forms directly straight, Fire star correlates to water forms torrentially swift. - Shuilongjing, Chapter 2 Shuiqianfu

32 CORE PRINCIPLES 1. To be auspicious, must have water 2. Water in front determines fortune of dwelling 3. Must be leisurely, not rapid 4. Must pool, but not stagnate 5. Must have feeling 6. Water should encircle a site 7. Earth and metal forms are auspicious 8. Wood and fire forms are inauspicious

33 Ke - Overcome 在金星木星相互攻伐的时候, 只有使用变水才能比较它们的真伪 水星和火星互相战斗, 尤其忌讳木星旺相 Zài jīnxīng mùxīng xiānghù gōngfáde shíhòu, zhǐyǒu shǐyòng biànshuǐ cáinéng bǐjiào tāmende zhēnwèi. Shuǐxīng huò huǒxīng hùxiāng zhàndòu, yóuqí jìhuì mùxīng wàngxiàng Metal star and Wood star mutually offend cutting for the duration, only by employing the change of water can they contrast as genuine or fake. Water star mixing with Fire star mutually battle, particularly avoid Wood star appearing to flourish. - Shuilongjing, Chapter 2 Shuiqianfu

34 CORE PRINCIPLES 1. To be auspicious, must have water 2. Water in front determines fortune of dwelling 3. Must be leisurely, not rapid 4. Must pool, but not stagnate 5. Must have feeling 6. Water should encircle a site 7. Earth and metal forms are auspicious 8. Wood and fire forms are inauspicious 9. Avoid conflicting with auspicious elemental forms

35 Sheng - Generate 而土星生出金星, 又最畏惧遇到木星在旁 而木星带来火星, 就预兆国破家亡, 倾覆难收 Értǔxīng shēngchū jīnxīng, yòuzuì wèijù yùdào mùxīng zàipáng. Èrmùxīng dàilái huǒxīng, jiù yùzhào guópò jiāwáng, qīngfù nànshōu. Thus Earth star generates forth Metal star, once again dread encountering Wood star existing beside. Thus Wood star brings about Fire star, regards omen of country broken and family fleeing, overturn and calamity harvested. - Shuilongjing, Chapter 2 Shuiqianfu

36 CORE PRINCIPLES 1. To be auspicious, must have water 2. Water in front determines fortune of dwelling 3. Must be leisurely, not rapid 4. Must pool, but not stagnate 5. Must have feeling 6. Water should encircle a site 7. Earth and metal forms are auspicious 8. Wood and fire forms are inauspicious 9. Avoid conflicting with auspicious elemental forms 10. Avoid generating inauspicious elements

37 Analysis of Classical Fengshui 80% of the Fengshui input should come from Xingshi (Form and Configurations) and Luantou (Mountain Tops) techniques with the remaining 20% from Liqi (Qi Management) techniques which will determine whether the outcome is cheap or precious Howard Choy quoting Ye Jiuxing, Qing Dynasty Fengshui Master Fengshui is 50% the burial place of one s of ancestors, 35% the site of one s house or work in terms of the external manifestation of the flow of Qi, and 15% the interior of one s house or workplace in relation to the internal flow of Qi. - Dr Michael Paton quoting He Jinzong, 65 th Generation Taiwanese Master, National Treasure & Expert of Dili

38 In the Form School the principles are clear but the practice is difficult with the Compass the principles are obscure but the practice is easy - Stephen Skinner quoting Zhao Fang, Qing Dynasty Author and Commentator From the review of literature on Fengshui, it was ascertained that the Form School principles and practice is the most dominant approach to the built environment and building design. - Dr Michael Y. Mak quoting the Classics Classical geomantic textbooks laid down three key principles for identifying an auspicious place. Of these three basic elements that determine the quality of a place, landforms, have been considered the most important. - Associate Professor Hong Key Yoon, quoting the Classics

39 Classical Fengshui Model compass Form

40 Site Model - Landscape Wujue Long Longmai Sixiang Xuanwu Sha Qinglong Baihu Zhuque Xue Shui Xiang Shuikou Mingtang

41 Dwelling Model Cosmological Directions Yuandao Taiji Hetu Luoshu Tianwen Wuyao Sixiang Dixing 24 Shan Jiazi Yinyang Xiantian Houtian Wuxing Xiu Sanhe Yunqi Dunjia

42 Resources Field, S.L. (2009) The Zang Shu, or Book of Burial Needham, J. (1956) Science and Civilization in China, Vol II History of Scientific Thought Cambridge University Press Ong, H.T. & Chan, S.S. (2009) Original Yin Fengshui of Zhang Shu, Book of Burial Gui Management Centre Paton, M.J. (1995) Towards a scientific understanding of Feng Shui University of Sydney Rare Books Library Paton, M.J. (2013) Five Classics of Feng Shui Brill Publishing Rickett, W.A. (1998) Guanzi: Political, Economic, And Philosophical Essays From Early China, Vol II Princeton University Press Wong, E. (2003) The Water Dragon Classic Feng Shui Master International Zhai Jiangyue (2005) Library of Chinese Classics: Guanzi Guanxi Teachers University Press Zhang Juwen (2004) A Translation of the Ancient Chinese The Book of Burial (Zang Shu) By Guo Pu ( ) Edwin Mellen Press

43 Wisdom from the Zangshu 5 conditions for obtaining qi 6 methods of condensing & dispersing 8 techniques for locating a site 9 types of auspicious sites 18 types of inauspicious sites 12 principles of - 青龙 Qīnglóng Cerulean Dragon, 白虎 Báihǔ White Tiger, 玄武 Xuánwǔ Dark Warrior [Black Tortoise] & 朱雀 Zhūquè Vermillion [Red] Bird

44 Greater Water Dragons

45 Melbourne s Water Dragon Meandering water with a single winding pattern For a watercourse with a single bend, it is only necessary that the meandering has feeling. The approach must be like the characters zhi 之 and yuan 元, with 3 or 5 bends it arrives embracing like the full moon. This is the node of the pool in the bend of the water. With its departure, the water must also turn its head and look back to the family. - Water Dragon Classic Vol. I

46 Greater Water Dragons

47 Sydney s Water Dragon Forked Limb Pattern Unbound and the development is sudden. One can welcome the spirit and obtain beauty because the water is continuous and long lasting. - Water Dragon Classic Vol. III