YIN and YANG FENG SHUI

In the old days, Feng Shui was extensively applied to Yin dwellings, which are basically ancestral burial grounds. Feng Shui treats Yin Feng Shui as a subject that is separate and different fromYang Feng Shui. Symbols and reference points for the purposes of calculations differ for these two types of dwellings.

The Feng Shui referred here is Yang Feng Shui, which isapplicable only toYang dwellings, or houses of the living.

This is not to say that Yin Feng Shui is no longer practiced today. In Taiwan it remains a very important branch of the Feng Shui that is practiced by many of its more prominent families. Ancestral burial grounds for the older generation of families are usually purchased long before their demise, with the grave of the family patriarch or father receiving the most careful attention. This is because the fortunes of the descendants are said to be substantially affected by the Feng Shui of the immediate ancestor’s grave. In Malaysia,Yin Feng Shui continues to be studied and practiced by a small group of enthusiastic practitioners. Some of the more prominent patriarchs of wealthy business families have already selected their graves; they have had them designed according to basic Landscape Feng Shui, with the grave backed by a mountain and facing a view that is not blocked in any way.

Yin Feng Shui is said particularly to affect the male descendants of the family. Female descendants are less affected by ancestral burial grounds. Nevertheless, because one has little control over the actual orientation of most graves in a modern cemetery, I have always advocated that to be on the safe side it might be better not to have a grave at all for one’s ancestor. The alternative — cremation — is both respectable and acceptable. According to Feng Shui experts, the effect on descendants‘ luck is neutral, neither good nor bad, when the patriarchis cremated.

This approach allows us peace of mind when we decide howwe should bury our dead. This also puts the focus squarely on Yang dwellings, which is far more meaningful and easy to do.

This distinction is important since the basic tools used in all the recommendations given are based on the Later Heaven arrangement of trigrams in the Pa Kua, which differs substantially from the Early Heaven arrangement of trigrams. The tools of Feng Shuigive a detailed explanation of the significance of the arrangement of the trigrams in the Pa Kua.

A second reason for making this distinction is to draw the reader’s attention to the intrinsic difference between Yin and Yang energies. Houses of theliving are deemed to be Yang because Yang energy represents life, activity, movement, and growth. Yin energy, on the other hand, suggests stillness, silence and death. When applying Feng Shui to Yang dwellings, therefore, it is vital to understand that Yang influences should dominate, though never to the extent that Yinenergies are completely absent. The Feng Shui concepts gives a more thorough explanation. Understanding the difference between Yin and Yang FengShui will enable the amateur practitioner to understand why experts always recommend against siting one’s home within the vicinity of buildings that have Yin dominated energies. Places like hospitals, prisons, cemeteries, abattoirs, and so forth generate too much Yin energy, which creates the kinds of vibrations that are entirely unsuitable forYang dwellings. They are thus to be avoided.

Experts also warn against living in buildings constructed on land that previously housed such places, believing the Yin energies previously there linger on. Hence, when looking for a suitable new home, always investigate the recent history of the site upon which your newhome will be located. Avoid sites where death or killing has taken place (such as an abattoir) in the recent past.

If you already live near Yin energy dominated places and absolutely cannot move out, the Feng Shui remedy is to introduce features which create Yang energies that effectively balance out the Yin energies. If you live too near a cemetery, paint the side of the wall that faces the cemetery bright red. This will absorb the Yin energy emanating from the cemetery.

If you live next to a hospital, a nursing home, a police station, or even a prison, a very effective way to counter the Yin energy is toerect two tall and bright spotlights between your house and the building. If you live in an apartment next to a hospital place a bright light in any of the windows that open to a view of the hospital or other such buildings.

lf your home is built on land which was once a cemetery, or had a hospital or any other Yin dominated structure on it, paint your walls a bright color, keep the radio on for most of the day, and create activity within your home. If your home is empty for most of the day, keep a pet — a dog or a cat, since this is the best way of activating valuable Yang energy.

Even if your home does not suffer from any of the above problems, implementing my suggestions will be auspicious because it represents good Feng Shui to generate Yang energies.

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