The Four Sectors Of Your House
Based on classical landscape feng shui, you're able to identify four important sectors of your house - front, back, left and right.
Each of these sectors is represented by one of four celestial animals - the Red Bird, the Black Turtle, the Green Dragon and the White Tiger.
There's a legend behind these four celestial animals and you can read about it in Donald MacKenzie's book China & Japan : Myths & Legends
"Nu Kwa, a mythical empress of China, was reputed to have become a goddess after she had passed to the celestial regions. When the demons of water and fire, aided by rebel generals of her empire, set out to destroy the world, Nu Kwa waged war against them. Her campaign was successful, but not until a gigantic warrior had partly destroyed the heavens by upsetting one of its pillars and a flood had covered a great portion of the earth. The empress stemmed the rising waters by means of charred reeds, and afterwards rebuilt the broken pillar. Thereafter she created the guardians of the four quarters, placing the Black Turtle in the north, and giving it control over winter; the Green Dragon in the east, who was given control over spring; the White Tiger in the west, who was given control over autumn; and the Red Bird in the south, who was given control over summer."
These sectors are determined using the front door of your house as the reference point. Hence, the front of your house (where the front door is located) is represented by the Red Bird; the back is represented by the Black Turtle.
As you stand facing the front door, the Green Dragon is to your left and the White Tiger is to your right.
The Red Bird and Black Turtle sectors, that is, the front and back of your house, have the biggest impact on your wealth. In general, it's considered very favorable if you've a clean, clear river stream in front of your house and a mountain/hill at the back of your house.
The sector of the Green Dragon (the wall to your left when you're standing inside the house facing the front door) is a Yang position ideal for accumulating Chi. This will ensure that you'll be aided by mentors and influential people in your life.
The sector of the White Tiger (the wall to your right when you're standing inside the house facing the front door) is a Yin position. Activating the Chi in this sector may do more harm than good as you may end up having people around you who'll hinder your progress.
Posted by logan at June 2, 2005 07:21 PM
