How to Understand Ancient Feng Shui?

In ancient times, Feng Shui, Geomancy, and Geography were synonymous. When people mention Feng Shui, many think of it as a form of mysticism that's hard to explain.

In fact, Feng Shui isn't that complicated. Let's use an analogy: if you see someone who looks unattractive, and just by looking at them you feel a sense of disgust, for you, this is an unfavorable person. The same applies to places. When you see a place that looks unpleasant or chaotic at first glance, staying there makes you feel anxious and uneasy. This is a place with bad Feng Shui. If a place is particularly appealing, and you think to yourself, "I could stay here for the rest of my life," that means the Feng Shui of that place is good for you and your well-being.

It's evident that settling in the Taklamakan Desert wouldn't lead to prosperous descendants. Why do we say that mountains bring water, water brings wealth, and wealth brings people? This is common knowledge in geomancy, and modern geography also understands some of it. When moisture is blown in, without mountains to act as a windward slope, it's hard for rainfall to form. With mountains, rainfall is more likely to occur. Rain brings life to the land, enabling people to sustain themselves and propagate. Isn't that simple?

Why doesn't Saudi Arabia, despite being surrounded by sea on multiple sides, have much rainfall? Because its Feng Shui is poor. There are no mountains, no windward slopes, and in some places, there's not even wind, like in Central Asian desert regions. Even where there are mountains, if there’s no wind, it’s pointless. Winds from extremely cold regions are useless; only warm, moisture-laden winds are beneficial.

Take the U.S., for example—its Feng Shui is extremely poor. Winds and mountains clash, leading to hurricanes, making it an uninhabitable place. India is another example, being an extremely hot region.

Why are the Chinese considered the most intelligent? Because our ancestors lived in temperate regions, neither too hot nor too cold. Evolution in such a climate over tens of thousands of years has been crucial to the development of intelligence. In contrast, people in tropical regions like India are always seeking coolness because they are overheated—not just physically but mentally and emotionally as well. They are so hot that life seems unbearable, and death is seen as a release. To them, the afterlife, where it's cooler, is paradise. What a low-level pursuit that is.

When we talk about backing onto a mountain, that's a term from geomancy. If the place you live lacks a mountain behind it, the energy won't stay; it dissipates, and as it goes, so do wealth and people. The terrain of the United States is like a through draft, where the wind doesn't stay, and neither does the energy. Such a place cannot sustain a long-lasting national destiny. Winds pass through from both ends, forming wind tunnels—there's no worse Feng Shui than that. In summer, hot winds blow north, causing hurricanes. In winter, cold winds blow south, causing extreme cold. There's no place to shelter from the wind. Just look up the "Dust Bowl" event in the U.S. to see how bad the Feng Shui is. That storm lasted three days and nights, forming a massive moving black storm belt that was 2,400 kilometers long, 1,440 kilometers wide, and 3,400 meters high. The storm left streams dry, wells parched, fields cracked, crops withered, livestock dead from thirst, and millions displaced. 

The British exiled criminals to America for a reason—it's an uninhabitable place, meant for the condemned.

The obesity epidemic in the U.S. isn't just due to hormone-laden food; a major reason is the poor Feng Shui. The energy is scattered, so people become misshapen as they too scatter. China, called the Divine Land, is named so because, from a geomantic perspective, China's land deserves top marks.

Our ancestors surveyed all the land on Earth millions of years ago, leaving the worst Feng Shui locations for the exiled criminals to live in.

This was partly to punish them and partly to have them mine resources to tribute to China. Later, the descendants of these exiled criminals became the ancestors of other nations.

Some people ask if phone numbers or WeChat profile pictures have Feng Shui implications. While they do have some influence, it's not as significant as the impact of one's living environment. Good Feng Shui in your home fills you with positive energy daily, making everything go smoothly.

Astrology, or fate theory, is about when things happen, not necessarily predestined events. Everyone has periods of good fortune, which can be calculated through astrology. Some have good fortune in their teens, others in their thirties, and some even bloom late in their fifties or sixties. Fortune-telling is about timing, and the moment it arrives. The time when good fortune comes is unique to each individual.

Some people have good celestial fortune but live in poor-quality homes where the Feng Shui is bad. When it's time for their luck to turn, they can't muster the energy, so they can't rise. Others with average celestial fortune but good Feng Shui in their homes might see their average luck elevated. Then there’s the influence of the people around you—if you're surrounded by unlucky individuals, even if your fortune is good, it gets drained to nourish them. On the other hand, if your luck is average but you're surrounded by influential, successful people, they don't drain your energy but help you, lifting you up. That's what it means to be "lucky." Successful people with noble intentions aim to do good and help others.

You can tell when someone is unlucky—they have no aura, and you can see at a glance that they will never improve. If an unlucky person meets a successful one, they might act foolishly, always trying to gain a little advantage. They don't think ahead, and in doing so, they squander their own luck.

The Feng Shui of ancestral graves also significantly influences whether descendants will thrive.

Extinction, bachelorhood, or descendants dying young often result from a lack of ancestral virtue. In my area, there was someone whose ancestors had committed murder, and as a result, all his sons remained unmarried, and the lineage ended in just two generations.