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Feng-shui is not just about Energy Theory …
It is generally a wrong perception that people, even some Feng-shui 風水 masters thought 8 Mansions 八宅, Xuan-kong Flying Stars 玄空飛星, Xuan-kong Da-gua (Hexagrams) 玄空大卦 , etc. was considered as Feng-shui. Yes, they surely belong to different Feng-shui schools, but mostly just the Energy aspects of Feng-shui. A complete Feng-shui theory would have composed of both the Terrain 巒頭 and the Energy 理氣 Theories. These two theories are not independent to each other but closely related.
In the book titled the “Book of Burial” 《葬書》 by GUO Pu 郭璞 of the Jin 晉 Dynasty (265CE to 420CE), it said,
「夫土者氣之體，有土斯有氣。氣者水之母，有氣斯有水。《經》曰：『土形氣形，物因以生。』夫氣行乎地中，其行也因地之勢，其聚也因地之止。葬者，原其起，乘其止。」
Literally, it means,
Energy exists in the form of mountains. (We know) The energy exists because mountains exist. Energy is the mother of rivers. (We know) The rivers exist because the energy exists. (This is why) The “Classic” said, “Because of mountains and rivers, there exists living creatures.” Energy runs underneath the surface of earth. It runs because of the terrain (running from high to low). It agglomerates because the terrain stops (by the waterfront). For burial, (we have to) find its origin and mount on where it stops.
The Chinese character “Feng” means wind while “Shui” means water, but the term Feng-shui nevertheless has any direct relationship with the air movement – the wind. The term Feng-shui was first introduced in the “Book of Burial”. It is obvious that Feng-shui is related to terrain. By applying the appropriate Energy theory, there comes good Feng-shui.
YANG, as the Great Grand Master of modern Feng-shui, would definitely know the inter-relationship between the Terrain and the Energy Theories. However, what is his viewpoint regarding terrain was not normally emphasized. In his book titled the “Classic of Shaking the Dragon” or “Han Long Jing” 《撼龍經》, he reveals his Terrain Theory in great details.
YANG believed through site survey that the ancient capitals were the direct reflection of the Three Enclosures 三垣, an ancient division of the northern celestial sphere, and that the mountains are the reflection of the stars in the Great Dipper (Ursa Major). While people favors “Tan-lang” 貪狼, “Wu-qu” 武曲 and “Zuo-fu” 左輔, YANG emphasized differently …
“The Collections of the Terrain Theory from the Great Grand Master YANG Yun-song” focuses primarily on the “Classic of Shaking Dragon” and delivers a convincing interpretation of YANG’s theory. Also includes his book titled the “Classic of Questioning the Dragon” or “Yi Long Jing” 《疑龍經》, a FAQ of the “Classic of Shaking the Dragon”.
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