compass having collated the horoscopes of the deceased and immediate family. It was reported he used the Zuan Kong feng shui method for yin dwellings, graveyard sites that would bring auspicious luck for the descendents. But as Lillian often tells her students, one needs to
be careful practising this branch of Zuan Kong feng shui as it can be very dangerous if you do not have the necessary protectors! Feng shui masters are not immune to the dangers of yin feng shui! After several hours of braving the rain and wind (the two most vital elements of feng shui, which means wind and water), he assembled the group at the fatal spot and announced it had ‘perfect vibrations for housing the deceased’s body’. T en, like in a horror movie, after he spoke, the earth
vibrated, trembled and shook, sending down the massive, deadly mudslide. Hong Kong’s feng shui savvy public was incredulous.
Many queried if Zheng Quoqiang should have seen it coming if he claimed to be such an expert on feng shui. Even his colleague, the much younger Lee Chengze, went on television to express his shock. “Master Zheng should not have visited the cemetery, as during that period, the weather was treacherous and violent, and 15 people had already been killed. T at day was wet, windy and raining, and one should have avoided visiting cemeteries altogether.” Ten people from the Guangdong province had already
YIN FENG SHUI I
n ancient China, Yin House Feng Shui for the dead is generally considered as
important as Yang House Feng Shui for the living! Also known as Graveyard Feng
Shui, Yin Feng Shui, Burial Feng Shui or Tombstone Feng Shui, Yin House Feng Shui was one of the guiding forces in ancient Chinese metaphysics, where it was believed that burying their
died, so Zheng was seen to have been challenging the fates and courting death, as massive storms had wreaked havoc on 7 provinces and 71 districts. But Lillian Too has another explanation for the deaths. Lillian explained that the feng shui master had probably not obtained the necessary permission from the Protectors of the cemetery, and to presume that a foreign deceased would be welcome onto the mainland cemetery was presumptuous. She suggested that the deaths were not only due to a major imbalance of yin and yang, as “cemeteries are yin places”, but that they are always also protected by Cosmic Guardians. Feng shui practitioners must be schooled in Taoist meditations and rituals to appease these guardians. Not doing so and announcing so loudly to the winds is defi nitely asking for trouble. Lillian Too thus believes that the local worldly Gods,
Deities and Protector Spirits who had not been properly appeased or had their permission been sought had expressed their displeasure! “It could be that the protector spirits were simply ‘defending’ their territory, so to speak, by preventing rank outsiders from Hong Kong from ‘annexing’ their turf. By creating a landslide, they had instantly removed what they saw as an irritant on their soil. Very tragic, but tomb location is a very complex practice, and only those who are truly well-versed with decades of experience should undertake such assignments.” As you never know if the site you choose was actually meant for your client or yourself!
Mao Zedong
dead in an auspicious location in alignment with their birth date is what will ensure good fortune for the descendants. To capture the Dragon’s Chi, the site should not be
overly exposed to the elements. Done correctly, yin feng shui results in multiple manifestations of good fortune, including wealth, health, educational success and social status. Should the burial site be carelessly chosen so that it is
constantly exposed to strong winds or scorching sunshine, is regularly fl ooded by rainwater with no proper channels or is devoid of sunlight, descendants are sure to suff er various forms of bad luck. When trees with big roots penetrate into the coffi n, it brings a disastrous consequence to the children and grandchildren of the deceased. T is
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Chiang Kai Sek
Sun Yat Sen
explains the importance of Cheng Beng when the graves of ancestors are cleaned and when local spirit protectors are appeased with off erings. T e tomb of the father of Zhu Yuan Zhang, founder
of the Ming Dynasty, is often touted as a good example of excellent feng shui, as it created the luck for Zhu to defeat the Mongols and establish the Ming Dynasty, which lasted through fi fteen Ming emperors, although this fact caused the Emperor to ban the practice of feng shui throughout his reign. In the Ming Dynasty, Lillian explains that feng shui was forced underground as the Emperor had decreed that if indeed feng shui was so powerful, the practice had to be banned completely, lest it be used to cause the fall of the Dynasty.
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