Defining Yin Yang and Sheng Qi in Yang Gong Fengshui
Yang
According to the Yi Jing, everything in this world is defined based on
the theory of Yin and Yang. Phenomenon such brightness is Yang,
darkness is Yin; as heavy is Yang and light is Yin; up is Yang and
down is Yin etc., etc.
In the subject of Fengshui, the generally accepted concept is that
Mountain being still and unmoving should be considered as Yin and
while water, conceptualized as being moving (supposedly) is Yang.
Historical Masters such as Cai Yuan Ding, Wang Che Zi, Zhao Jiu Feng,
Yap Jiu Sheng and many others have the same general concept and
interpretation of Yin and Yang of the environment. They postulated
that "Moving is Yang and Quiet is Yin"; and derived at -- "Water
moving is Yang and the Mountain quiet is Yin".
But, Yang Jun Song told us "Dragon is Yang and Water is Yin. Earth
(Dragon)
produces Qi and Qi produces water. Dragon as principal and water
follows. So Dragon (Mountain) is Yang and Water is Yin". He based this
theory on the original version of the Zang Shu (book of Burial) which
stated that: "Earth produces Qi and Qi produces Water". Or rather in
this case we examine the relationship of Dragon and Water together, of
which the Dragon produces and that: "the Dragon is Yang and the Water
is Yin".
However in the case of examining Dragons and Waters separately and
from a different perspective onsite, we can have, for example, Water
coming from the right to the left into the Ming Tang of a House or a
Grave as Yang water, and Water coming from the left to the right into
the Ming Tang as well, as Yin water. Both waters, Yin and Yang (Male
and Female) meeting and uniting in Xuan Kong and going out via the
Watergate of (Mu, Jie, Tai Gong) are supposed to be very auspicious,
if we look at it objectively. But, subjectively speaking, the
auspiciousness can only be rightfully termed, provided that the Male
and Female Waters are of 3 Ji and 6 Siew water and must necessarily be
clean, clear and slow and long flowing.
Therefore, to us in Yang Gong Fengshui, the generally accepted concept
of Water as Yang and Mountain as Yin, is too objective a perspective
to take, just basing on the notion of Movement as Yang and Stillness
as Yin.
We take a different approach, and that is a subjective postulation
because to us the world is ever-changing and is always in a flux; and
that there is no permanent 'quiet' as far as the Mountain is concerned
and there is no permanent 'movement' as far Water is concerned.
If we try to interpret the words of Guo Pu in the Zhang Shu, in a less
dogmatic manner,
we might see this point of view.
The Inner Chapters of the Zhangshu on Vital Qi, sentences: (1) "Burial
is contingent on Sheng Qi" & (2) "The Five phases of Qi course thru
the earth, materializes and give birth to myriad things".
The second chapter on the Flow of Qi: "The Qi of Yin and Yang breathes
out as wind, rises up as clouds, descends as rain and courses
underground as vital energy. Earth is the receptacle of Qi - where
there is Earth, there is Qi. Qi is the mother of water - Where there
is Qi there is water."
(Courtesy of & translation by: Prof. Dr. Stephen L. Field, Phd.).
Therefore you can see that Yang Jun Song's rationalization that --
Earth is Yang in nature and contains Qi which becomes Water, and Water
as being Yin in nature, is not baseless. It is based on Guo Pu's
Zhangshu.
Yang Jun Song went on to theorize that in every direction there are
Sheng Qi and Sheng Qi is made up of 5 elements. That we should not
limit ourselves to thinking that the Elemental qualities of each
direction is fixed such as: East is fixed of Wood, West is of Metal,
South is of Fire, North is of Water. But, instead there is a He Tu of
5 elements in each direction; there are five elements in each
direction instead of one i.e. there are Metal, Wood, Water, Fire &
Earth Elements in the direction of East. The same thing applies to the
rest of directions.
Basing on this theory, he developed his famous Dian Dian Dao theory in
the Tian Yu Jing. He said; "Dian dian dao, 24 mountains have
treasure." With this as the basis, he developed the 72 dragons
attached to the Di Pan, as being a more accurate system of measurement
of directional Sheng Qi.
A good Fengshui Practitioner should know that the world is made up of
5 elements and they are contained as Sheng Qi prevalent everywhere.
While most Fengshui Schools use
only the Di Pan 24 mountains to audit sitting and facing direction,
Yang Gong Fengshui uses the 72 Dragons attached to the Di Pan to
audit. To Yang Gong Fengshui practioners, this is a more accurate
method to determine the elemental energies for each particular
direction.
Therefore, in conclusion, Yang Gong Fengshui has a set of theories
that are quite different from other contemporary Fengshui schools.
Yang Gong Yu Che Tang, Malaysia