Explore Changbai Mountain

Chapter 30
No matter how many layers the compass has, as many as dozens of layers or as few as only two layers, there is one layer that all compasses must have, and that is 24 mountains.Chen Ziyang believes that the 24 mountains are the original purpose of the compass, and it is also the essence of the compass, and it is the place where the compass is used the most, that is, to see the orientation, direction and good or bad of the yin house and the yang house. The technical term is called sitting direction.

24 Mountains are formed by a collection of four dimensions, eight trigrams, five elements, and celestial stems and earthly branches, representing 24 directions, they are: Jia, Mao, Yi; Chen, Xun, Si; Bing, Wu, Ding; Wei, Kun, Shen; Geng, You, Xin; Xu, Qian, Hai; Ren, Zi, Gui; Chou, Gen, Yin.

These 24 directions are different from good or bad because of the five elements, hexagrams, and the confluence and conflict of the stems and branches. 24 Mountains are ever-changing and all-encompassing.It is said that masters who use the compass can do any Fengshui-related things with only these 24 mountains. Chen Ziyang thinks he can't do that level, but he estimates that the old man can reach that level. As for Yang Lei and Liu Banxian Chen Ziyang said modestly that he might be better at playing with the compass with his feet than these two combined.

The main purpose of the 24 mountain is to look at the direction of sitting.Sitting is the direction of facing and back.The compass uses "Mao" to represent the East, "Noon" to represent the South, "You" to represent the West, "Zi" to represent the North, "Kun" to represent the Southwest, "Xun" to represent the Southwest, and "Qian" to represent Zhengbei, "Gen" represents Zhengdongbei.

There are a lot of particulars about the sitting orientation, for example, the best sitting orientation for the feng shui of the Yang Zhai should be sitting on the "Heavenly Stems" position, not the "Earthly Branches" position, etc. But the most important point in the sitting orientation is whether it is a Yin Zhai or a Yang Zhai, You can't sit towards the positive meridian or the positive meridian.Just don't point in the true north-south direction.

It is said that the reason why Yang Zhai cannot sit facing the meridian is because the ancient imperial palaces were facing the meridian, so ordinary people avoided sitting in the same direction as the imperial palace, so even if they wanted to build a house facing south, it would be offset by at least three degrees. , so that the house does not become positive meridian.Therefore, only the Yellow Emperor can live in a house facing Zhengziwu, and ordinary people cannot afford to live in a house facing Zhengziwu.The same is true for the yin house. Only temples in the yin house can sit towards the Meridian. The main function of the yin house is to protect the descendants.

Chen Ziyang and Yang Lei said as they walked, they were almost halfway up the mountain.Yang Lei saw that the left and right were relatively open and the graves were relatively few, so he said, "It's almost here, let's go around here." Chen Ziyang also looked around, whether it should be said that Yang Lei chose a really good place, It is about 10-[-] minutes away from the foot of the mountain, not far or near, and there are few trees nearby, not many graves, and more open space.

Generally speaking, when choosing a private house in Big Walnut Town, you should not only consider Feng Shui, but also consider the season and soil quality.The mountains here are basically stone mountains, and the soil layer below half a meter is basically stone.In some places where the soil layer is thin, there are stones below [-] to [-] centimeters.Under such circumstances, the soil quality must be considered when choosing a place to dig a hole. Otherwise, if you choose a place where the bottom is full of stones, the diggers will be exhausted before they finish digging the hole, and they will have to dig another hole.

It is not difficult for Yang Lei, a mine worker who deals with mountains and ores every day, to judge how thick the soil layer is through the vegetation and soil quality.

Yang Lei majored in geological prospecting. He used to work in the prospecting and mapping department of the mine. Chen Ziyang felt that although this kid was not good at other things, and he liked to brag, he was indeed second to none in terms of professionalism. Regardless of his young age, but In this regard, his comprehension is particularly high.Chen Ziyang took a look and knew that the place Yang Lei had chosen was very thick and suitable for a cemetery.It's just that Chen Ziyang used Feng Shui, while Yang Lei used geological knowledge.

In Big Walnut Town, the criteria for choosing a cemetery are different in different seasons, and the most special one is winter.Some parts of this cemetery have steep slopes, and there is no road repair, but more people walked out of a dirt road.Normally, the four-wheel drive vehicle can barely pull the coffin up, but it can’t do it in winter, when the thick snow covers the narrow road, not only the wheels are slipping, but also the road can’t be seen. If someone happens to catch up with a heavy snowfall During the funeral, the vehicle transporting the coffin is likely to slip off the road and fall into a ravine covered by heavy snow.Therefore, when choosing a cemetery in winter, it is necessary to choose a cemetery near the foot of the mountain, because at this time, the coffin for funerals can only be carried by people, and basically cars cannot get on it.

It is the beginning of spring now, and although the snow on the mountain has not melted away in some places, there is no problem driving up the mountain, and there is no need to consider the distance from the foot of the mountain.

Seeing that Chen Ziyang had no objection to the place he chose, Yang Lei said to him, "Er Yang, give me the compass."

Chen Ziyang's compass was too heavy, and the box weighed about six or seven catties. Chen Ziyang was sweating profusely from climbing the mountain with his back on the way.Chen Ziyang took the box out of his backpack, and took out the compass from the box and handed it to Yang Lei.

Yang Lei held the compass in his hand and was about to find acupuncture points when suddenly Chen Ziyang grabbed his wrist.Yang Lei was stunned, and turned to look at Chen Ziyang with a puzzled expression on his face.

"Did you forget something?" Chen Ziyang asked.

Yang Lei was stunned for a while, then he slapped his forehead and suddenly realized: "Hi! I forgot, I forgot, I'm sorry, Er Yang, thank you for reminding me."

After Yang Lei finished speaking, he raised the compass above his head, bowed in each of the four directions, east, west, north, south, and then said: "Borrowing things is not borrowing skills, and returning the offer is not returning the luck. The Chu River and Han are divided, and Yin and Yang do not communicate."

The compass of a feng shui master cannot be borrowed casually, because all feng shui masters must have the qualifications for inheritance.Every feng shui master's compass is given by the master. The compass is just a symbol. What is given is not only the compass, but the feng shui skills and secrets that the compass represents to control life's misfortune and fortune, and turn the world around.

After the next generation is given a symbolic compass, if the compass is worn out, it doesn’t matter, just dispose of the broken one and buy a new one, because the master has passed on the skills and secrets to you, and the compass is just a tool .

But if it is a person who has no direct inheritance and has never paid homage to the ancestor master, he is usually a Feng Shui master who made his debut halfway or was self-taught.This kind of feng shui master who has not been taught by a teacher can do small troubles. Such a person does not have the backing of the patriarch to help him, and there is no inheritance. Clan annihilation will be fulfilled within a hundred days.The profession of Fengshui master does not mean that you can become a Fengshui master just by buying a compass if you know a little bit of superficial knowledge.

(End of this chapter)