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易經基本大法

"The ancient practice of Feng Shui was known as 'Xiangdi' which meant the observation and appraisal of the earth. The practice of Xiangdi helped the Chinese select the right site for settlement and location of shrines, temples and fertile lands." "In its earliest form Fengshui indeed was utilized to orient the homes of the dead rather than the homes of the living. The term itself appears first in a passage from the Book of Burial which dates to no earlier than the 4th century CE." "In 1988, a Neolithic gravesite was excavated in the Henan province. It revealed that the ancient Chinese were practicing some form of feng shui some 6,000 years ago." More...

容乃公命理專欄
"...fengshui cannot be considered a science unless qi can be proven to exist. It is not a religion because qi is not a spirit. And it is not a philosophy because its component theories have no basis in fact. That only leaves one possibility. Fengshui is an art, and its individual practice is a work of art." "The Classic says, Qi rides the wind and scatters, but is retained when encountering water. The ancients collected it to prevent its dissipation, and guided it to assure its retention. Thus it was called fengshui. According to the laws of fengshui, the site that attracts water is optimum, followed by the site that catches wind." "Feng means 'wind,' and shui means 'water' (pronounced fung-shway). In Chinese culture, gentle wind and smooth water have always been associated with a good harvest and good health, while harsh winds and stagnant water have been linked to famine and disease. Therefore 'good' feng-shui has come to mean good livelihood and fortune, and 'bad' feng-shui has come to mean hardship and misfortune." "It is much more than moving furniture around. There is internal and external fengshui and if you really want to improve your quality of life, you must pay attention to both parts," Chen said. Internal fengshui involves living a healthy lifestyle -- early to bed, early to rise, and everything in moderation. External fengshui involves the placement of furniture in one's living and working environments. For accurate readings, both require the date of birth and the height and weight of the people involved. 05/05/2005
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生活易經
"The front door is always the 'Career Life Station' [for this sect]. It does not matter whether the house faces North or South, or, in fact, any direction. This is very clever because it solves the problem of defining the facing of the house. The facing is totally ignored. So is the problem." "Chinese sages said that one must study cosmology to site a house or tomb... To Daoists, an undulating landscape brings to mind 'the great stream of heaven and earth.' Ancient fengshui books refer to the craft as 'riding the Qi,' or 'surfing the waves of Dao.'" More...