|
Day 1 - Sunrise in Tai Yuan
Last update: 21 October 2010 10:18AM (GMT+08:00)
Reported by Sherwin Ng.
Morning came with the bustling noise of cars and faraway construction - only then did I remember where I was exactly - Garden International Hotel in Tai Yuan. In case you are wondering where that is, Tai Yuan is the approximate center of the entire of China.
Oh yes, I'm back in China again! The kingfisher has landed!
It's been two years since the last China Excursion, and with our recent pressing schedule at the Mastery Academy, sometimes it is easy to forget the impending fun that comes along this Feng Shui outdoor field trip. But all it took were a few familiar faces at the hotel lobby just prior to the classroom orientation to really get things going.
Once all the students were settled in the conference room, orientation began with Joey giving us a brief description and purpose of this year's chosen site visits. What we will be seeing are the houses and mansions of the wealthiest families in China, whose descendants are still flourishing around the world today. Apart from that we will also be witnessing the Feng Shui of some of the most spiritual places in China such as Wu Tai and Er Mei mountains - and later, Tibet itself, the heart of Buddhism.
Some important Landform terminology was also recapped for some of the newer students with us this year, for example, prawn whiskers (waterways), table mountain, spiral city, meridian vein, and water mouth animal stars.
'Forms are like human beings,' Joey said. 'And everyone is unique.'
Also interesting to note were the 'Four Ways of Burial/Tapping into the Vein'. Depending on the nature and velocity of the Qi movement of the land, one might choose to 'sit' nicely on the vein, or sometimes, 'crash' into it directly. Then you also have 'Four Ways of Identifying the Meridian Spot' - is it sunken, moving, flattened, and barricaded? If so, then you have found yourself a meridian spot.
And Off We Went...
Our first site visit - after a hearty lunch - was the Jin Family Mansion and ancestral halls, located South of Tai Yuan, and known to have produced kings and generals in China's warring past 1500 years ago. It is a picturesque complex of buildings sitting at the foot of a Military Arts Dragon. As you may be able to guess, such an area would produce people of authority and respect. In fact, just as you enter into the Jin compounds, instantly you will spot the majestic 'Flying Goose Opening Canopy' formation, marking a release of Qi into the area. Walking into the compound, you will see a gentle meandering natural waterway flowing through the entire complex.
"Look at the water" I noted to one of the students. "It is moving but looks like it's not moving at the same time. How sentimental is that?"
Indeed, when measured from the main temple building, the 'Saint Mother Hall', the water enters from Officer and exits at Extinct of the 4 Major Water Structures. Using the Metal Water Structure also conforms to the Military Arts Star already present in the area, further augmenting its power-producing effects.
Not every building was on the right location though. Another temple was slightly too high over the embraces and table mountain. No meridian spot would be able to form in this area.
Here's another interesting thing to note - the external gateway is positioned in such a way that the water exits at SE1, Dragon. This gateway might have been added on later to the original Jin complex, perhaps with the intention of enhancing the wealth Feng Shui of the descendants. After all, the saying goes: 'locking the golden dragon, one will never be poor'.
The 'golden dragon', of course, refers to the Dragon direction.
This goes to show that changing your reference point allows you to change your Feng Shui. The water exit cannot be moved, so you move your reference point, relative to the water entry/exit points, mountains, and such, and you are able to alter the quality and intensity of the Qi being received.
Or if that sounded too complicated for you - just follow the flow of the river until it stops at the embrace. Then, turn your house around and receive the 'reversed water' directly from the Dragons.
Simple.... no?
Tomorrow, we're off early to Wu Tai Mountain... and I'll be writing to you from way up there.
Reported by Sherwin Ng.
|