Category: ZhouYi 周易

后天派 - LATER HEAVEN SCHOOL OF SANHE EIGHT MANSIONS 三合八宅

7/1/2019

SANHE EIGHT MANSIONS ?

We wrote this early last month and guess what, we actually found one school claimed lineage of Eight Mansions back to the Qin and Han Dynasty… No Joke! We are very close to some other schools claim Eight Mansions back to the Zhou Dynasty…Very interesting observation on Eight Mansions... garnishing a stale plate, we asked?

Just because someone taught BaZhai and claimed the originality back to the Tang Dynasty, it is called SanHe BaZhai 三合八宅... If someone else is teaching BaZhai and claimed originality since Zhou Dynasty, what would it called? Where do BaZhai 八宅 comes from? The Classics of Dwelling 皇帝宅经？Since when SanHe 三合 plays with GuaQi 卦气？

How to establish the House Gua 宅卦？ Sitting 坐 or Seating 座？Where to measure, Door 门？What make one think the door is the 玄關 or it is entirely different thing such as the Entry Foyer? Has anyone actually measure House Gua 宅卦 by standing 3 feet away from the door or from the middle of the property? If that true try measure a shopping mall using BaZhai with all the doors and a huge space that you can't even see the door... Which door sitting do you use as your ZhaiGua 宅卦？

How do you assign your BaZhai Qi map 八宅氣圖 to the floor plan, pie versus grid? Simply smacked into your floor plan and repeat the same for the floor above?

Why BaZhai ShengQi 八宅生氣 is TangLang Wood star 貪狼木星 not TangLang Star One White Water star 貪狼一白水星？Use BaZhai remedy using 5 elements interplay 五行生克？ Must be joking... What makes FuWei 福位 better compared to WuGui 五鬼? Perhaps, how do you raise FuWei, sitting or facing?

If we think that BaZhai 八宅 is like Shen's Flying Star 玄空飞星 and pretend all the apartment units share the same chart based on the sitting and facing of the entire building, how many "client" had this "master" betrayed?

The questions simply does not end here... it only shows how confused practitioners are with regard to this system...if one cannot truly grasp the actual application to this techniques, better denounce Chinese Metaphysics and do stamp collecting instead. Don't waste time learning from the academies...

Saying that, we found - Later Heaven School of Yang Dwelling 后天派阳宅, the one school that merge eight mansions with SanHe… so technically they should be called, SanHe BaZhai 三合八宅 instead…

THE HISTORY

Later Heaven School of Yang Dwelling 后天派阳宅 was claimed to be originated in the Qin and Han Dynasties. It also claimed to be as the same lineage as the HuangShi Gong ancient FengShui 黄石公古风水 system (Wow… even predates Yang YunSong). Contradictory to its pedigree as claimed, it has really nothing to do with Later Heaven BaGua (surprise... surprise!). The term Later Heaven only referred to as the teaching that came much later incorporating the “original” eight mansions and SanHe Four Major Water Mouths.

The history of the practice was rather murky but some school claimed it has been continued in the mainland China via secret communications post cultural revolution (can you believe that?). When the Kuomintang retreated to Taiwan in 1945, it was brought to Taiwan by the sole lineage holder, the late Li HuShan 李胡山仙师 at that time. In Taiwan the arts developed further or rather flourish (whatever go to Taiwan will flourish).

The FengShui of the YinYang Dwelling based on Later Heaven School of Yang Dwelling 后天派阳宅 was derived from Daoism (any kind of FengShui that derived from Christianity please let us know). In the Qing dynasty, this knowledge was published in the form of books during the middle period of the dynasty, QianLong era (now, whatever deemed popular during this era must be taken with a large pinch of salt). It has been spread throughout. Before and after the 1980s, cross-strait relations eased, and the late Li HuShan 李胡山仙师 returned to his root back to China, but the lineage before him was somewhat difficult to trace (very convenient truth). He was survived by his daughter’s side of the family but since they had already married out into other families, and no other relatives that survived were around, his knowledge was due to be lost in time. At that time, the late Li HuShan was in his very old age. In order for the arts to be handed down for posterity, Li HuShan was willing to accept disciples elsewhere.

THE METHODOLOGY

Zhou WenWang 周文王 founder of the ZhouYi 周易 appointed Jiang TaiGong 姜太公 as the Royal Advisor 国师. Jiang emphasise on YinYang 阴阳 and Five Elements 五行.

YinYang 阴阳 has three Qi 三气 or SanCai 三才– Heaven, Human and Earth, such as: -

1. Yang Dwelling (Human) emphasis is on Growing Qi 生旺之气.

The Growing Qi 生旺之气 is dependable on the Eight Mansion Auspicious Stars 八宅吉星 arriving at the door sector based on the sitting of the mansion 宅座. Therefore, a mansion’s Gua 宅卦 can be different from the Door Location Gua 门卦 and produce a different eight mansions star 八宅星 arriving at the door. The other theories on eight mansions八宅 are of no different from those that are available in the market but how they determine the mansion’s Gua 宅卦, which later it is taken as main star 主星 instead, is a closely guarded secret as it must be derived from the Floor, as a result from the Building and in return of such as a result from the environment or land form.

2. Land form (Earth) related to Portal Prosperous Qi 关旺之气;

Landform (Earth) and by the same token, Yin Dwelling are assessed differently. The Portal Prosperous Qi 关旺之气 is dependable on the SanHe Four Major Water Mouth Auspicious Stars 三合四大水口吉星 matching the Facing of the Grave 阴宅向. Some variant within the same school, however promoted the Sitting Mountain坐山 instead must be produced by the 4 major water mouth formation 三合四大水口. Therefore, a Yin mansion’s Gua 阴宅卦向 or land form are derived upon the 4 major water mouths 24 mountains sub division into:

Host Star 主人星,
Nobleman Star 貴人星,
Wealth Star 財星,
Longevity Star 長壽星,
Heaven Stem Killing 天干煞流,
Earth Branches Killing 地支煞流.

As to how they derived such subdivision, is obviously from the 12 Growth Phases Double Mountain narrowed down to the 3 mountains - governed by one Gua. These are also called Three Mountains Six Line consideration 三山六线. The question again is how you measure the “portal” 关 that is yet, another closely guarded secret.

Having establish Facing, the opposite is sitting. The 24 mountains plate (External Plate – Heaven Ring) each mountain has its own Five Elements. They called this the the BaGua gold division 八卦分金 that are divided into metal, wood, water, fire, and earth – 5 Elements or they nicknamed it as the Five Lines – 五线, (so that it sounds sexy, maybe). In their lineage LuoPan it was colour coded. Some explained that these Five Lines – 五线 were derived from XuanKong Five Great Element 大玄空五行 (Very strange?). 24 mountains XuanKong Five Great Element 大玄空五行 determines the 4 major water mouth formation 三合四大水口 (please don’t panic … calm down, more surprises to come).

3. Temples (Heaven) has the power to Prosper and to Dissolve 杀旺之气.

This school took the general view that only temple can receive Killing Qi杀旺之气 of any kinds. The Prosper and to Dissolve 杀旺之气 is dependable on the Eight Mansion Inauspicious Stars 八宅凶星 arriving at the door sector based on the sitting of the mansion 宅座 or more appropriately the main star 主星. Therefore, a mansion’s Gua 宅卦 or main star 主星 can be different from the Door Location Gua 门卦 and produce a different eight mansions star 八宅星 arriving at the door and temple would prefer to tap into inauspicious star instead. Because temple is usually taken as an entire building, the conditions govern land form also applies.

Furthermore there are the classifications to the art of application as in Stillness 静, Floor 楼, Deity 神, Work 工, Wind 风 as these are the closely guarded secrets terminologies of where and how to measure the reference point, main star 主星. Each typology require different reference points such as: -

1. Stillness 静, apply to Flat Layout – Plan or detached landed house. The Room as Host 以房为主.

A house that is stand alone is metal element.
A house Gua 宅卦 is not dependable on sitting 坐山 to rise FuWei 伏位 (base on Eight Mansion Bright Mirror) or door location 门向 to rise FuWei 伏位 (base on Yang Dwelling Three Necessities).
The “House owner” 宅主 is not the “owner of the house” 宅的主人, so there is no such thing as Life Gua 命卦.
The "House owner" 宅主 is not the "Main Room or the Grandest/Largest Room" of the house, so there is no such thing as the House Gua 宅卦.
The "Owner" refers to the main star 主星 of the house, meaning the star 星 that was sent to the house after the house was built. It is also called the main star主星 or the palace star 宫星. By the same token, the main star 主星 is set in the year the moment the entire building is built.
The main star 主星 can be said as the useful god 用神 of the House, just like those apply to BaZi. Saying that, main star 主星 is a separate entity from the FengShui "structure" of the house.
With the main star 主星 established, only the other stars for the other rooms or spaces can be established and the 5 elemental interplay can also be evaluated thereof.
Because the main star 主星 is not the Sitting Mountain 坐山, the Later Heaven School approach for example, will not necessarily be sitting Kan Mountain and have the result of sitting Kan Mountain and having to open Kan Door.
In application, there are 64 permutations of the main star 主星 to be used and such increase flexibility.
A landed house priority is the branches 地支 and has to take into consideration of external land forms such as water structures and the establishment of the correct sitting.

2. Floor 楼, apply to the multi-storey building. Star as Host 以星为主, Yang Dwelling multi-storey have a separate set of 5 elements (HeTu).

A house that is multi-storey, rising upward is wood element.
A multi-storey building emphasis in the stem天干 and door placement become important together with internal 5 elemental arrangement.
A multi-storey building sitting and facing do not need to establish from the BaGua direction nor the 64 Gua direction or positions. It only required the establishment of the double mountains set of 4 cardinals such as 壬子, 甲卯, 丙午, 庚酉 and the 4 ordinals such as 艮寅, 巽巳, 坤未, 干亥, 4 Yin Stems Palaces such as 乙辰, 辛戌, 丁未, 癸丑 and 4 Yang Stems seating positions of 巳丙, 庚申, 亥壬, 寅甲, 16 positional formations to establish sitting 坐 and facing 向.
If the length of the house is longer than a certain ratio and the door is open on the narrow side, the heaven and earth Gua position 天地卦位 will be reversed. Therefore, it is necessary to patch up thus it is called patching the destiny 补卦称之为运步 of the BaGua position of the house.
Even the location of the door for every unit within the multi-storey maybe the same but the luck of the said units are different. Floor five elemental assignment is based on HeTu (Stem Qi). Therefore, Floor 1 owner star 主星 is the same as 6 owner star 主星, 3 with 8, 4 with 9 and 2 with 7.

3. Deity 神, apply to temple. Flipping Trigram as Host 反卦为主.

A temple that emphasis on the furnace or the joss urn and therefore it is fire element.
Similar to a House, who is the the main star 主星 for the temple.
A temple which is usually landed is taken to be evaluated with its surrounding.
The Temple is able to turn calamity into auspicious, so the main door can tap into the inauspicious eight mansions star 八宅凶星.

4. Work 工, apply to the entire factory building, BaGua as Host 以八卦为主.

A factory, office or shops (generally commercial, service and industrial) that transform raw materials to product is water element.
Similar to a House, who is the the main star 主星 for the "factory". The factory owner 宅主 is not necessary the “owner of the factory” 宅的主人, so there is no such thing as Life Gua 命卦 neither has it any House Gua 宅卦.
The "Owner" refers to the main star 主星 of the factory, meaning the star 星 that was sent to the factory after the factory was built. It is also called the main star主星 or the palace star 宫星. By the same token, the main star 主星 is set in the year the moment the entire building is built.

5. Wind 风, apply to Yin Dwelling or Graves, the 9 stars communication as Host 以九星沟通为主 based on the transformation 5 elements to establish facing in obtaining water. In other word, using the SanHe Four Major Water Mouth 三合四大水口 to establish facing or producing the sitting of the grave.

Grave burying the corps or the final destination of every seasons is earth element.
Yin Dwelling is separated into Mountain 山and Land 地.
Flatland 平洋, Highland 山顶 and Midland 半坡半岭, all has different applications.
Burial methods 葬势、Burial based on the 5 stars 葬五星、water burial 葬水、burial based on the heavenly star methods 葬天星 are all different in applications.
Mountain Dragon 山龙 and Water Dragon 水龙 must be clearly discern.
YinYang two Qi 阴阳两气 must be clearly discern，in within conform to Heavenly Star天星 method to receive blessings 福，connecting YinYang two Qi only able to receive water establish facing立向 and reclining mountain and push killing Qi 收山出煞.

Each classifications to the art of application has its own methodology. If you understand well each of these methodologies, you will understand the secrets of the 3 Yi三易, namely ZhouYi周易, LianShan Yi 连山易, GuiChang Yi 归藏易. LianShan Yi 连山易 and GuiChang Yi 归藏易 are known as the mid heaven Gua. As the application of this art vested in how you identify the useful god 用神 as it is called the main star 主星, it is therefore how you apply the mid heaven Gua 中天卦 to control (later heaven 后天) what is uncontrollable (early heaven 先天).

These were summarized as "The wind and rain, the wonders of the mountains and the seas, the long flowing of water, the rivers and its banks, are of the one family"「呼风唤雨、山海奇观、源水长流、江河一家」. (In other words, all those things that made your head spins).

THE CRITIQUES

1) Eight Mansions 八宅

Later Heaven School of Yang Dwelling 后天派阳宅 demonstrated how watered down and superficial the Eight Mansions 八宅 that are circulated in the masses to date, such as the popular Yang Dwelling Three Necessities 《阳宅三要》, Yang Dwelling Great Formation 《阳宅大成》 and so on, these are the many false books for the public consumption. It claimed that during the Tang Dynasty, YiHang一行 forged a Fake FengShui book to be given to the barbarians for posterity. As a result of these fake doctrines, eight mansions as we knew today were all fake techniques.

When Eight Mansions brought down to the Qing Dynasty, a book called Eight Mansions Bright Mirror 八宅明鏡 was written. A house Gua 宅卦 is dependable on sitting 坐山 to rise FuWei 伏位. A house Gua 宅卦 is the reference point to determine the East and West groups of the eight mansions. No regards were given to the external effects of the land form and they are purely formula. It has not taken into consideration of the LianShan Yi 连山易 and GuiChang Yi 归藏易.

2) Four Major Water Mouth 四大水口

Yin House: It is available in YangGong FengShui 楊公風水, but it is not enough. It is necessary to include the application of LianShan Yi 连山易 and GuiChang Yi 归藏易, that is, after consideration such, only 48 gold divisions 分金 can be used and the 72D 龍 are rendered useless.

CONCLUSION

On the onset, when we investigated this branch of FengShui school, it looks like this school salvages all the other FengShui popular methods available and somehow stitched them together and give it a new name called Later Heaven School 后天派. It lacked the finest and the elegant of a complete doctrine of which can easily be traced from the evolution of the LuoPan rings.

However, this school attempted to garnish the stale plate of eight mansions by giving us a different perspective at defining the reference point, instead of the House Gua 宅卦 or the Life Gua 命卦, it introduces to us, a relatively new term - Main Star 主星 that almost vividly remind us of XuanKong Flying Star 玄空飞星. The definition of this Main Star 主星 is almost liked catching the Useful God 用神 of the House 宅. Different context will warrant different means to catch the Useful God 用神. As a result, given the context of Stillness 静, Floor 楼, Deity 神, Work 工, Wind 风, the Main Star 主星 or reference points are all different. It became a flux. This is only true when you investigate the notion of a House 宅. So, a House 宅 is not only define by its sitting and facing alone, but how the Main Star 主星 distributes its natal eight mansion chart and such give rise to 64 possible permutation, reminded us of 64 DaGua 大卦. But saying such, they don't actually use Gua 卦 as their reference point. Instead they use Stem and Branch 干支.

On land form, this school borrowed YangGong FengShui 楊公風水 Four Major Water Mouth 四大水口 minus the 72D. On top of it, they apply another layer of Three Mountains Six Line consideration 三山六线 that is obtained via the 12 growth phases. It may also progress into the full fledged 24 Heavenly Star Method 天星, to evaluate the Main Star 主星.

Having understood such, lets look back at these initial questions: -

We had now know that there is this branch of BaZhai 八宅 from Qin and Han Dynasties that is named Later Heaven School 后天派 that purportedly merge SanHe 三合 with GuaQi 卦气 and it is called SanHe BaZhai 三合八宅.

There isn't a need to establish House Gua 宅卦 or even Life Gua 命卦. The BaZhai Qi map is established via the Main Star 主星 that is almost liked catching the Useful God 用神.

The Main Star 主星 is predetermined by the time the building is completed. However for every floor the effects will be different due to the HeTu floor elemental interplay 五行生克.

Because it is technically a SanHe BaZhai 三合八宅, therefore BaZhai ShengQi 八宅生氣 is TangLang Wood star 貪狼木星 not TangLang Star One White Water star 貪狼一白水星.

SanHe BaZhai 三合八宅 is unfortunately, liked Shen's Flying Star 玄空飞星 and pretend all the apartment units share the same chart based on the Main Star 主星... only the other qualifying factors liked external land form and floor elemental interplay, door locations altered its degree of prosperity or calamities, as the case maybe.

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三元龍虎門 - SANYUAN DRAGON TIGER DOOR

4/11/2017

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This paper attempt to examine the “birth” of SanYuan. It is a common understanding that SanYuan is the offspring of SanHe but very little is known of the bridge of how SanYuan is born out of SanHe. Both mainstream schools share closely knitted fundamentals where the 60 JiaZi, notably the hallmark of SanHe, at one point became the 64 Gua, the hallmark of SanYuan. Historically speaking, YangGong, being the forefather of KanYu only has one school. As time passes by, schism arises and this One School is separated into GuFa Pai 古法派 or Old School and XingFa Pai 新法派 or New School. Unlike the former, the later has been generally known as SanHe. This later school includes many other forms of techniques and methodologies not found in GuFa 古法 to a degree it is so confusing and complicated that a new form of KanYu is consolidated, not invented, and was branded as SanYuan, predominantly the birth of the 64 DaGua Ring 大卦盤.

Looking at the revival of XingFa 新法 predominantly practice in HongKong, the use of 72 Penetrating Mountain Dragon 穿山龍 and 60 Penetrating Earth Dragon 透地龍 are at large. Some XingFa 新法 school notably the Liu JiangDong sect adopted technical jargons that are unique and seldom heard of before. A glossary of terminologies are as the followings: -

1.       6 Yao NaJia 六爻纳甲 is Obscure Heaven NaJia 渾天纳甲
2.       Penetrating Mountain Dragon 穿山龍 is Penetrating Mountain Tiger 穿山虎
3.       Principal Gua 本卦 is Obscure Heaven Gua 渾天卦
4.       LuoPan 羅盤 is Precious Mirror 寶鏡

Many modern academies especially one in Bolehland called, the Money squeezing Academy of Chinese metaphysics (MsAocm) cannot reconcile the theories and application behind the 60 Penetrating Earth Dragon 透地龍. It just show that the level of FengShui understanding of the “Master Trainer” is so much inferior when he attempted to bluff his way through module – 03, teaching this specific methodology. In essence, besides examining the “birth” of SanYuan in a larger context, this paper for the first time and in a narrower context, discloses the intricate work of Penetrating Earth Dragon 透地龍 and its relation to the 60 Obscure Heaven Gua 渾天卦 in English.

Continue from these two writings: -

穿山透地 - PENETRATING TIGER AND RESURFACING DRAGON
紅鸞水法 - HONGLUAN WATER METHOD

We have to revisit the poem by Zhang JiuYi 張九儀 as such: -

先識穿山虎，
方行透地龍，
渾天開寶鏡，
金水月相逢。

First observe penetrating mountain tiger,
Directional moving earth surfacing dragon,
Obscure Heaven opens the precious mirror,
Golden Water moon meet by chance.

Contemplate this - First observe penetrating mountain tiger, Directional moving earth surfacing dragon… New Method 新法 termed the commonly called Penetrating Mountain Dragon 穿山龍 as Penetrating Tiger 穿山虎. This is an attempt to differentiate between Penetrating Mountain Tiger 穿山虎 and Penetrating Earth Dragon 透地龍. The terms – Dragon 龍 and Tiger 虎 have to be used in pair. That is why it is said that first, use the Penetrating Mountain Tiger 穿山虎 to determine the True Incoming Dragon 真龍入首. Then, to seek out the true Vein 龍脉 use Penetrating Earth Dragon 透地龍. Dragon 龍 and Tiger 虎 have to mutually match just like the spirit 魂 and the soul 魄. These relationships between the Dragon 龍 and the Tiger 虎 are based on the 5 NaYin elemental interplay 納音五行生克.

Honestly speaking, it sounds fantastic in theory but faulty in application, especially in YangZhai 陽宅. To say, it is applicable in YinZhai 陰宅, is also very force fitting. The operative word, is this term - true vein 龍脉, what does it actually measure and how do you measure in YangZhai 陽宅 condominium?

Complications come in the following passage - Obscure Heaven opens the precious mirror 渾天開寶鏡. Precious Mirror 寶鏡 is a term, New Method 新法 use to mean – the LuoPan 羅盤 (Gosh, can’t they think of something simpler?). Obscure Heaven 渾天, on another hand, is something even more complex…

First, it refers to its connection with the entire 24 JieQi 二十四節氣.

1.       Penetrating Earth Dragon 透地龍 comprises of 30 pairs of JiaZi 甲子.
2.       Each JiaZi 甲子 supposing, controls 1 Hou 候.
3.       However, there are 6 pairs controlling 2 Hou 候 each.
4.       Thus, made up the entire 72 Hou 候 of the 24 JieQi 二十四節氣.

That is where the 60 Dragon 龍 has a closely knitted connection with the 72 Tiger 虎 through these 72 Hou 候.

Second, it refers to its connection with the Hexagram to form the 60 Principle Gua 本卦. As a result, there are 4 rings of 30 pairs of JiaZi 甲子 with its assigned hexagram as the following: -

1.       Obscure Heaven Gua 渾天卦, whereby JiaZi 甲子 raised Kan Gua 坎卦.
2.       GuiZang 歸藏, whereby JiaZi 甲子 raised Shen Gua 頣卦.
3.       LianShan 連山, whereby JiaZi 甲子 raised Xie Gua 解卦.
4.       ZhouYi 周易, whereby JiaZi 甲子 raised Bi Gua 比卦.

These are the predecessors to the commonly known 64 DaGua Ring 大卦盤.

HEAVEN YUAN 天元 – LIANSHAN PRINCIPAL HEXAGRAM 連山本卦

LianShan 連山 is the oldest form of Gua arrangement, believed to have been from the Xia Dynasty through the scripture of LianShan, now extinct. LianShan 連山 is pictorially mountain above mountain, represented by the Gen Gua 艮卦 nested within the Qian sector. Gen takes over Qian – the same arrangement to what is known as the Early Heaven sequence. Therefore, it is also known as the Heaven Yuan Principal Hexagram Order 天元本卦. In the order of the 60 Penetrating Earth Dragon 透地龍, it takes the HongLuan JiaZi arrangement 紅鸞甲子, where JiaZi 甲子 raised Xie Gua 解卦. In some school, this 60 Heaven Yuan LianShan Principal Gua Penetrating Earth Dragon 天元連山本卦透地龍 is an extension to Lai BuYi 賴布衣 Human Plate Middle Needle, RenPan ZhongZhen 人盤中針.

HUMAN YUAN 人元 – ZHOUYI PRINCIPAL HEXAGRAM 周易本卦

ZhouYi 周易 is the “latest” form of Gua arrangement, believed to have been created by Zhou WenWang 周文王, that we commonly called YiJing . ZhouYi 周易 is modelled against the Later Heaven sequence with Qian Gua as the principal Gua, with 4 cardinal Gua removed namely Li, Kan, Zhen and Dui. Because ZhouYi 周易 is modelled against the natural order, it is also known as the Human Yuan Principal Hexagram Order 人元本卦. In the order of the 60 Penetrating Earth Dragon 透地龍, it also takes the HongLuan JiaZi arrangement 紅鸞甲子, where JiaZi 甲子 raised Bi Gua 比卦. Surprisingly, this is not use in KanYu. Now, you know the pedigree of “Master Trainer” from Money squeezing Academy of Chinese metaphysics (MsAocm) of Bolehland teaching ZhouYi 周易 as the principal Hexagram for 64 DaGua 大卦. Where he gets this idea from?

EARTH YUAN 地元 – GUIZANG PRINCIPAL HEXAGRAM 歸藏本卦

GuiZang 歸藏 is the second oldest form of Gua arrangement, believed to have been from the Shang Dynasty, now extinct. GuiZang 歸藏 means return to the concealment or containment, represented by the Kun Gua nested within the Qian sector. Kun takes over Qian – the same arrangement to what is known as the Middle Heaven sequence. Therefore, it is also known as the Earth Yuan Principal Hexagram Order 地元本卦. In the order of the 60 Penetrating Earth Dragon 透地龍, it takes the HongLuan JiaZi arrangement 紅鸞甲子, where JiaZi 甲子 raised Shen Gua 頣卦. In some school, this 60 Earth Yuan GuiZang Principal Gua Penetrating Earth Dragon 地元歸藏本卦透地龍 is an extension to YangGong Earth Plate, DiPan 地盤.

PENETRATING TIGER AND DRAGON YUAN 穿龍虎元 – OBSCURE HEAVEN PRINCIPAL HEXAGRAM 渾天本卦

Not many people heard of HongLuan JiaZi 紅鸞甲子. Even lesser people know of Obscure Heaven Hexagram 渾天卦. Other contemporary scholars believed that this arrangement were created much later by Zhang JiuYi 張九儀, through his writing such as Earth Principle Penetrating Mountain and Earth True Transmission 地理穿山透地真傳, is the so called - Middle Heaven 中天卦, only known by people of that school. Most of the Hexagrams were repeated and were assigned throughout the 60 Penetrating Earth Dragon 透地龍 taking the Penetrating Mountain JiaZi 穿山甲子 instead, where JiaZi 甲子 raised Kan Gua 坎卦. In some school, this Penetrating Tiger and Dragon Yuan Obscure Heaven Principal Gua Penetrating Earth Dragon 穿龍虎元渾天本卦透地龍 is an extension to YangGong Heaven Plate, TianPan 天盤. Very strange that such was never mentioned in the 3 collections of YangGong classics, wonder if it is really the genuine teaching of YangGong FengShui?

THE THREE YUAN 三元

In conclusion, because ZhouYi 周易 is not used in the art of KanYu, therefore 3 out of 4 rings namely: -

Earth Yuan GuiZang Gua 地元歸藏卦, JiaZi 甲子 raised Shen Gua 頣卦, Earth Plate 地盤,
Heaven Yuan LianShan Gua 天元連山卦, JiaZi 甲子 raised Xie Gua 解卦, Human Plate人盤,
Penetrating Tiger and Dragon Yuan Obscure Heaven Gua 穿龍虎元渾天卦, JiaZi 甲子 raised Kan Gua 坎卦, Heaven Plate 天盤.

These 3 sets of 60D rings form the foundation of the Great SanYuan 大三元. Later days masters, probably as the first generation of SanYuan schools, restructure these Great SanYuan 大三元 and assigned what is probably known as the LianShan GuiZang Gua 連山歸藏卦 into the Circle and Square Diagram 方圓圖, where it became the basis of the 64 DaGua Ring 大卦盤. Only the Heaven and Earth Plate was shown. There is the “missing” Human Plate of the SanYuan DaGua. The true application is in the “missing” Human Plate of the SanYuan DaGua. This is another story for another time…

TO BE CONTINUE, MAYBE…

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THE 3YI 三易 3 TOMBS 三墳 4 CONFUSIONS?

11/25/2014

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We are able to discern that there are 2 ways to arrange the BaGua namely: -

Early Heaven arrangement, attributed to FuXi 伏羲
Later Heaven arrangement, attributed to WenWang 周文王

Yet there are 3 Yi 三易 namely: -

LienShan 连山, attributed to FuXi 伏羲
GuiChang 归藏 attributed to ShenNong 神農
ZhouYi 周易, attributed to WenWang 周文王

Yet LienShan 连山 and GuiChang 归藏 are said to be lost through time and deemed to have been incorporated into ZhouYi 周易 the forerunner of YiJing 易經, Many modern school uses ZhouYi 周易 especially deriving the concept of WenWang 周文王 LiuYaoGua 六爻卦 and apply them in XK 玄空, which technically may not be so correct.

Yet there is another "classic" called SanFen 《三墳》 that attempt to bring us closer if not further away from the truth regarding 3 Yi 三易. This scripture of the 3 tombs identify that there are: -

LienShan 连山, attributed to FuXi 伏羲
GuiChang 归藏 attributed to ShenNong 神農
QianKun 乾坤 attributed to HuangDi 黃帝

So, QianKun 乾坤 attributed to HuangDi 黃帝 is much earlier compared to ZhouYi 周易, attributed to WenWang 周文王. Thus there are 4 sets of Yi 易 namely: -

LienShan 连山, attributed to FuXi 伏羲
GuiChang 归藏 attributed to ShenNong 神農
QianKun 乾坤 attributed to HuangDi 黃帝
ZhouYi 周易, attributed to WenWang 周文王

The story doesn't just end here. If you look at QianKun 乾坤 attributed to HuangDi 黃帝 it is more aptly closer to Early Heaven arrangement, attributed to FuXi 伏羲. The question remains are: -

Is the Early Heaven arrangement, attributed to HuangDi 黃帝 instead of FuXi 伏羲? Has the LienShan 连山, attributed to FuXi 伏羲 has been incorporated into the Early Heaven arrangement? Perhaps SanFen 《三墳》 may shed some lights?

《三墳》

然考《墳》之所以有三，蓋以

山
气
形

為別：

君、臣、民、物、陰、陽、兵、象，謂之連山；

歸、藏、生、動、長、育、止、殺，謂之歸藏；

天、地、日、月、山、川、云、气，謂之乾坤。

与先儒之說《三墳》特异。皆以義類相從，曲盡天地之理。

Refer to [The Tomb] said to be 3, covering

Mountain,
Qi,
Physiognomy

as classifications:

Monarch, Minister, Commoner, Matter, Yin, Yang, Soldier, Elephant are LienShan;
Return, Conceal, Birth, Movement, Growth, Educate, Terminate, Killing are GuiChang;
Heaven, Earth, Sun, Moon, Mountain, River, Cloud, Air are QianKun.

Have former sage thus say Three Tombs unique occurance. Each has meaning resembles , attuned to Heaven and Earth principles.

THE QUESTION NOW IS HOW DO WE MOVE FROM HERE?

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THE 3 YI OF NOT MUCH DAO 道法本無多:三易

11/17/2014

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Three Syllabic Classics or commonly known as SanZi Jing《三字经》is neither a Confusion nor a FengShui classic per-se but it can be taken as the fundamental entry level textbook in Chinese Metaphysics.

The opening passage: -

人之初 (rén zhī chū) People at birth,
性本善 (xìng běn shàn) Are naturally good (kind-hearted).
性相近 (xìng xiāng jìn) their natures are similar,
習相遠 (xí xiāng yuǎn) (But) their habits make them different (from each other).

Dictates that human nature in its origin is good but their “cultivations” made them different. What caught my attention, when my 7 years old daughter asked me what is: -

有连山 (you lien shan) have combined mountains,
有归藏 (you gui chang) have hidden and revealed,
有周易 (you zhou yi) have Zhou Yi,
三易详 (san yi xiang) three Yi(s) detailed.

I am speechless for a moment and I believed it is not just “pure fortune” telling as commonly taught by her teacher. If indeed true, is that how “cultivation” are meant to be in our modern society?

The true picture may have been there are 3 Yi 三易 comprising of LienShan 连山, GuiChang 归藏 and ZhouYi 周易. LienShan 连山 and GuiChang 归藏 are no longer existed as a complete doctrine or probably merged into ZhouYi 周易. The extinction of LienShan 连山 and GuiChang 归藏 may have been attributed by the burning of books during the Qin Dynasty. However, according to some scholars, it may have survived through its fragments.

What is exactly LienShan 连山 Yi 易? The word LienShan 连山 means stacking of mountain (山) or in the language of Yi, it is Gen Gua 艮. 山山在上 refers to the peak of KunLun 崑崙 range. All the rivers have their origins from KunLun mountains. It is the source, the alpha, the law pertaining to its origin and the law governing mountains. Being the alpha, it is also Qian 乾, the Heaven. LienShan 连山 as some believes to start with Gen Gua 艮 may not necessary be true.

What is exactly GuiChang 归藏 Yi 易? The word GuiChang 归藏 means returned to the concealed or in the language of Yi, it is Kun Gua 坤. Opposite to KunLun 崑崙 range, GuiChang 归藏 refers to the Yellow River 黃河. The Yellow River 黃河 has through time changes its course and alter the landscape of China. Therefore it conceals and reveals and GuiChang 归藏 is the law pertaining to water, source of ShengQi and the omega. Being omega, it is also the Kun 坤, the mother Earth. GuiChang 归藏 as some believes to start with Kun Gua 坤 and attributed to a set of BaGua dug up from the scripture of MaWangDui 馬王堆 . Later scholars attributed these set of BaGua to be as the same with YuanBao 元包經 BaGua or ShenNong 神農 BaGua. ShenNong being the legendary sages of Chinese Medicine, YuanBao 元包經 BaGua is also being adopted in Chinese Medicine.

The story of 3 Yi has taken another twist with the involvement of its founder. Where ShenNong is credited to have invented GuiChang 归藏, between FuXi (伏羲) and HuangDi (黃帝), who has invented LienShan 连山 and ZhouYi 周易? Someone pointed out that to understand LienShan 连山 and GuiChang 归藏, the secrets are within this Daoist Scripture -道法本無多. How true can that be?

道法本無多

道法本無多，南辰灌北河，寫來三七數，趕盡世間魔。
道法不用多，南斗降北河，總成一個字，斷盡世間魔。
用法不須多，南蛇光北河，只消一個字，寒精一界魔。
道法本無多，南蛇貫北河，手持三尺劍，降盡世間魔。
道法本無多，嵐蛇泛百河，都來一個字，強盡世間魔。
道法不須多，南宸貫北河，只消一個字，降盡世間魔。
道法本無多，南泉貫北河，都來一個字，強盡世間魔。
道法本無多，南泉貫白鶴，共用一個字，降盡世間魔。
道法不用多，南極共北河，總成一個字，掃盡世間魔。
道法本無多，南辰貫北河，都來二十一，合盡世間魔。
道法不須多，南山灌北河，只仗一口氣，盡用世間魔。
道法本無多，南膳頭北河，書成一個字，掃盡世間魔。
老君一把鎖，天師交付我，只消一個字，收盡世間魔。
佛法本無多，南方貫北河，算來廿七數，伏盡世間魔。
佛法本無多，南辰透北河，紫微真妙法，傳盡世間魔。
佛法本無多，南成透北河，算來無邊法，合斬世間魔。
道法不須多，南宸降北河，五雷三帝印，只消加一字，
降盡世間鬼。

Translation: -

The method of Dao is not much, south Dragon (辰) controls river north, come to write 3 7 numbers, hurry expel the world of evil.

The method of Dao has not much use, south dipper descends river north, compose formed a single word, breaking completely the world of evil.

The method of use is not much, south serpent (蛇) Illuminates River north, merely needs a single word, freezing the essence of the world of evil.

The method of Dao is not much, south serpent (蛇) controls river north, hand held 3 foot (尺) sword, slash completely the world of evil.

The method of Dao is not much, misty serpent (蛇) floods the 100 rivers, already come a single word, compel exhausting the world of evil.

The method of Dao may not be many, south royal (宸) controls river north, may need only one word, descend capitulating the world of evil.

The method of Dao is not much, south well (泉) control river north, entirely comes one word, compel exhausting the world of evil.

The method of Dao is not much, south well (泉) control white crane, commonly use one word, descend capitulating the world of evil.

The method of Dao need not use many, south pole is river north, compose formed a single word, swept clean the world of evil.

The method of Dao is not much, south Dragon (辰) controls river north, already come twenty one, combine completely the world of evil.

The method of Dao need not be many, south mountain controls river north, merely arm with one breath, exhaust used the world of evil.

The method of Dao is not much, south meal leads river north, write complete one word, sweep clean the world of evil.

The old wise gentleman (老君) single lock, heavenly master (天師) delivers upon me, merely need one word, cast away completely the world of evil.

The method of the Buddha is not much, south direction control river north, sums up twenty seven figure, lean up the world of evil.

The method of the Buddha is not much, south Dragon (辰) controls river north, purple enclosure (紫微) true wondrous method, dispense completely the world of evil.

The method of the Buddha is not much, south royal (宸) penetrates river north, regard come without use, combines to chop the world of evil.

The method of Dao must not be many, south royal (宸) subdue river north, 5 thunders 3 emperor’s seal, merely need to add one word, descend exhausting the world of ghost.

Commentary: -

The Method of Dao (道) or Buddha (佛) is of not much, of not much use, use is not much, may not be many, need not use many and these terms, use (用) and not much (本無多), have been repeatedly apply interchangeably.
What does these phrases suggest or signify?

After the term Dao (道) and the Buddha (佛) has been applied, LaoZi (老君) was mentioned together with Heavenly Master (天師). These figures are more aptly linked to Dao (道) rather than to the Buddha (佛).
What has the method of the Buddha (佛) so significant that the Dao (道) needs to borrow perhaps the swastika 萬佛字 (卐)?

What is so significant about LaoZi (老君) and it also implied the Heavenly title of 太上老君?
His famous opening phrase, 道可道，非常道 has anything to do with 道法本無多? 老君一把鎖.
What can be construed as LaoZi single lock? What is this lock that the phrase is referring to? 鎖 has an operative meaning or simply pointing to YinYang 陰陽?

Heavenly Master (天師) probably mean Jiang TianShi 張天師 or the Hexagram 師 and 天? Heavenly master (天師) delivers upon me (交付我) what sort of things?

If indeed it was referring to Jiang TianShi 張天師, he was known for his 5 thunder charms 五雷符. For the initiated, talisman writing has many rules and regulations but what does it represents in this context?
Perhaps the key is with this word thunder 雷 or Zhen 辰 Gua-3?

Significant to Heavenly Master (天師) is probably this phrase - 五雷三帝印 5 thunders 3 emperor’s seal. One interpretation is that the 5 thunder charms 五雷符 are meant to evoke the Five Camps of Military Army 五营兵将. These are supposed to be Daoist spiritual soldiers canonized during the Shang Dynasty lead by Jiang ZiYa 姜子牙.
Is this phrase referring to Jiang ZiYa 姜子牙 8 Trigrams as in the method of military movement and formation?

三帝 or the Three Sovereigns are FuXi (伏羲), ShenNong (神農) and HuangDi (黃帝).
The question is what exactly are their seals? Rather if their seals meant their 8 Trigrams?
So, we have the Early Heaven FuXi's BaGua, Middle Heaven ShenNong's BaGua and Later Heaven HuangDi's BaGua?

River North (北河) has been repeated numerously and linked to 100 Rivers (百河) and White Crane (白鶴),
What exactly does River North meant, Kan 坎 Gua-1?

River North (北河) has been controlled, descends, illuminated, flooded, leads, penetrated, subdued, by:

… Dragon (辰),
… Dipper (斗),
… Serpent (蛇),
… Royal (宸),
… Well (泉),
… Pole (極),
… Mountain (山),
… Meal (膳),

These 8 matters, 辰斗)蛇)宸泉極山膳 that may constitute the 8 Trigrams?

In the order or sequence of:

… three (3) and seven (7), 3+7=10, combo 10,
… a single word (一個字),
… 3 foot (三尺劍) sword,
… come twenty one (二十一),
… one breath (一口氣),
… sums up twenty seven figure (廿七數),
… purple enclosure (紫微) true wondrous method (真妙法),
… come without use (無邊法)

How do you arrange the sequence of the LienShan and GuiChang Yi?

SEQUENCE OF YOUR TAIQI

Which TaiQi belongs to the Yi of Dao and the Yi of Qi? When one turns left, the other turns right. Left turning is Yin? Right turning is Yang? Mountain is Yin? Water is Yang? Another manifestation of 扭轉乾坤?

This one version is not yet the ultimate version but it is good enough to keep things moving for those who wish to understand the true nature of DaGua. The word XuanKong is purposely left out...

Liked any FengShui method, what makes it ticks is the underlying application and what is probably known as Mid-Heaven BaGua. Without knowing this it is as good as theory. The LuoPan only shows you the Heaven and Earth plate. It never tells you about application. If really that XKDG is about Heaven Qi, how do one link it to Earth and Human? There are three components. Heaven, Man and Earth Gua. You have the 2 without the 3rd, things cannot work consistently. It is really not about date selection, tilted door and matching to the person's Gua. It is more of arranging YinYang from the 2 slices, 4 imagery and the mysterious Mid-Heaven Gua. This is sort of the very reason why so many courses offered out there are plain rubbish.

If you Google and search for Mid-Heaven Gua, probably you will find one version called YuanBao BaGua. It is the same species someone dug out from DunHuang cave years ago... Is this the Mid-Heaven Gua applied to XKDG? Ha... you just can't trace over that into your LuoPan and simply use it? Strangely, you will also come to notice in a very near future, some masters may be teaching Mid-Heaven Gua in their XKDG syllabus.

So this very Mid-Heaven BaGua is a top secret of any given school. Should I disclose what do they advocate to make their XKDG works? Drop me a mail or comment if you want to find out.

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后天派 - LATER HEAVEN SCHOOL OF SANHE EIGHT MANSIONS 三合八宅

SANHE EIGHT MANSIONS ?

THE HISTORY

THE METHODOLOGY

THE CRITIQUES

CONCLUSION

三元龍虎門 - SANYUAN DRAGON TIGER DOOR

HEAVEN YUAN 天元 – LIANSHAN PRINCIPAL HEXAGRAM 連山本卦

HUMAN YUAN 人元 – ZHOUYI PRINCIPAL HEXAGRAM 周易本卦

EARTH YUAN 地元 – GUIZANG PRINCIPAL HEXAGRAM 歸藏本卦

PENETRATING TIGER AND DRAGON YUAN 穿龍虎元 – OBSCURE HEAVEN PRINCIPAL HEXAGRAM 渾天本卦

THE THREE YUAN 三元

TO BE CONTINUE, MAYBE…

THE 3YI 三易 3 TOMBS 三墳 4 CONFUSIONS?

《三墳》

THE QUESTION NOW IS HOW DO WE MOVE FROM HERE?

THE 3 YI OF NOT MUCH DAO 道法本無多:三易

道法本無多

SEQUENCE OF YOUR TAIQI

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后天派 - LATER HEAVEN SCHOOL OF SANHE EIGHT MANSIONS 三合八宅

SANHE EIGHT MANSIONS ?

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三元龍虎門 - SANYUAN DRAGON TIGER DOOR

​HEAVEN YUAN 天元 – LIANSHAN PRINCIPAL HEXAGRAM 連山本卦

​HUMAN YUAN 人元 – ZHOUYI PRINCIPAL HEXAGRAM 周易本卦

​EARTH YUAN 地元 – GUIZANG PRINCIPAL HEXAGRAM 歸藏本卦

​PENETRATING TIGER AND DRAGON YUAN 穿龍虎元 – OBSCURE HEAVEN PRINCIPAL HEXAGRAM 渾天本卦

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《 三 墳 》

THE QUESTION NOW IS HOW DO WE MOVE FROM HERE?

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道法本無多

SEQUENCE OF YOUR TAIQI

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EARTH YUAN 地元 – GUIZANG PRINCIPAL HEXAGRAM 歸藏本卦

PENETRATING TIGER AND DRAGON YUAN 穿龍虎元 – OBSCURE HEAVEN PRINCIPAL HEXAGRAM 渾天本卦

THE THREE YUAN 三元

TO BE CONTINUE, MAYBE…

THE 3YI 三易 3 TOMBS 三墳 4 CONFUSIONS?

《三墳》