
Also known as Yin Feng Shui or Ancestral Feng Shui to Chinese community, it is one of the most mysterious form of Feng Shui. This is because most people cannot relate how the deceased can affect their descendants. 2000 years ago, this can only be explained using spiritual means but Feng Shui from day one has been a subject of science but one that is not easily explained or understood. Today science has advanced and at least we can tell you something that is called DNA.
What Is Yin Feng Shui?
It is known as Yin feng shui because Yin represents the deceased. Today Yin can come in various forms namely :
- Fresh Burial
- Exhumation and re-location
- Ash Burial in Columbarium or Niches.
- Ancestral Tablets
- Sheng Ji or Live Burial
Each format has it’s own merits and demerits but briefly why the ancients especially the Emperors has placed so much emphasis on Burial Feng Shui is not without a good reason. If the Feng Shui is done correctly it can reap many benefits for our descendants. At least this is the last thing one can do to help their children.
Benefits To Descendants
- Strong Career Luck
- Strong Wealth Inheritance
- Academic Luck
- Fame / Talent
- Strong descendants line
- Healthy off springs
What if the tomb has bad feng shui? The exact opposite will happen. We have seen descendants has terminated off springs, family members passing away in horrific ways in consecutive years, bankruptcy or termination of business legacy or ending up poor, saddled with many court cases etc.
Yin Feng Shui theory is not much different from Yang Feng Shui (residential or business feng shui) in principles. The difference lies in the form and audit methodology. Briefly the methodology involved are auditing the:
1. Incoming Dragons 龙
This is the key and the utmost skill of the master is to be able to identify real from pseudo dragons. Dragons brings strong energy that last for many generations. Typically, emperors sent their Feng shui masters to search for real dragons before they design the Burial sites.
2. Embracement or Protections 砂
This is the typical Green Dragons and White Tigers comes into play. However, the definition of these embracement is to help lock and better define the Qi circulating in the liar or in Chinese they call it the Xue.
3. Waters & Mountains 水 和 山
Waters are known to support career and wealth while Mountains to support good health, reputation and descendant luck. Tapping the correct type of Qi will ensure the liar to prosper their descendants to reap the benefits mentioned above.
4. The Xue or Liar 穴
This is where the best energy spot will be and the best place to built the tomb.
5. Tomb Design
This step involves the design of the tomb as well as the setting the water mouths (where applicable) and setting the Earth God.
The water mouth and Earth God has the purpose of bring additional benefits to the Xue.
6. Date Selection or Timings 择日
Some of the important activities requires good date selection to enhance its strength and hasten the good effects. This is the key strength of San Yuan system.
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