What are the three major principles of modern Feng Shui?

Introduction: Ancient Chinese scientists looked up at the sky, looked down at the geography, and learned from their bodies and far away. After 5,000 years of practice, research, induction and understanding, they formed the world-renowned oriental science - Chinese Feng Shui. Chinese Feng Shui also includes its own unique technical operating methods, such as the use of compasses and needle-pointing compasses. For beginners, it may be difficult to understand those rigorous theoretical systems. Perhaps they can start from the overall perspective and understand the three major principles of Chinese Feng Shui with a far-sighted vision. Mr. Shui Mo’s Feng Shui special topic contains more articles about Feng Shui, allowing you to understand Feng Shui knowledge more quickly.

1. The principle of the unity of heaven, earth and man

Astronomy, geography and human science are the three major scientific pillars of Chinese Feng Shui. The unity of heaven, earth and man is the highest principle of Chinese Feng Shui. This is actually related to the Chinese creation myth "Pangu splitting the sky and the earth". Originally, the sky and the earth were in chaos, and Pangu, holding a giant axe, split the sky and the earth into two halves. The two energies gradually separated, the yang and clear energy rose to become the sky, and the yin and turbid energy descended to become the earth. The heaven and the earth are changing every day, and humans are between them.

Therefore, although Chinese Feng Shui aims to understand nature and make people's lives more fulfilling, it is not centered on human will. Instead, it has the concept and awe of heaven and earth and adopts the principle of the unity of heaven, earth and man.

2. The principle of mutual generation and mutual restraint of the five elements

The Five Elements is a material concept in ancient China. The Five Elements specifically refer to: gold, wood, water, fire, and earth. The ancient Chinese believed that nature is made up of five elements. With the rise and fall of these five elements, nature changes, which not only affects human destiny, but also makes all things in the universe cycle endlessly.

The law of mutual generation among the Five Elements is: water generates wood, wood generates fire, fire generates earth, earth generates metal, and metal generates water; mutual restraint means mutual restraint and inhibition. The order of mutual restraint among the Five Elements is: metal restrains wood, wood restrains earth, earth restrains water, water restrains fire, and fire restrains metal. Therefore, in ancient Chinese Feng Shui, the five elements must be taken into consideration when deciding on the architectural form and choosing the residential orientation.

Three: Principle of adapting measures to local conditions

China has a vast territory with great differences in climate, soil and architectural forms. The northwest is dry and rainy, so people live in cave dwellings. The southwest is humid and rainy, with many insects and animals, so people live in bamboo houses with fences.

The housing is different due to the different geographical locations. Chinese Feng Shui distinguishes houses in different environments, such as houses in towns, houses in the wilderness, and houses in valleys. Therefore, in the application of Feng Shui, each has its own emphasis. For houses in the wilderness and valleys, because they are closely related to the surrounding natural geographical environment, more emphasis is placed on the form method; while for houses in towns, because they are restricted by their external environment, both the form method and the principle method are often considered.
Summary: Feng Shui is profound and full of mysteries, but no matter how it changes, it remains essentially the same. Feng Shui needs to comply with three major principles to play its unique role.