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The Water Dragon
Feng Shui classic of Ch'ing Dynasty
Hard Cover
First published January 1, 2007
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March 21, 2007
“The Water Dragon” written by (attributed to) Chang Ping Lin (circa 1739), now appears for the first time in English, translated by Stephen Skinner.
As a slim volume (63 pages), it is a little pricy (at $86.00). However, worth the price, if investigating authentic and original Feng Shui is your intention (as opposed to americanized “Black Hat” sect, new age “all is intention” writings).
Essentially, a work of the Compass school of Feng Shui, “Water Dragon” gives schematics for installing rather intricate Water Dragons (wells, pipes, and fountain networks) in accord with the 24 Mountains, sitting, and facing sides of a dwelling.
Although a highly practical manual, actually installing the networks as described in the book, could be a costly affair, and impractical if living in an apartment, or a house with neighbors bordering close by.
Nonetheless, readers can still gain valuable insights regarding the conception of energy flow, and how the 24 Mountains interact with the positions of a given dwelling–information which builds on itself, and can ultimately have many other useful applications.
As a slim volume (63 pages), it is a little pricy (at $86.00). However, worth the price, if investigating authentic and original Feng Shui is your intention (as opposed to americanized “Black Hat” sect, new age “all is intention” writings).
Essentially, a work of the Compass school of Feng Shui, “Water Dragon” gives schematics for installing rather intricate Water Dragons (wells, pipes, and fountain networks) in accord with the 24 Mountains, sitting, and facing sides of a dwelling.
Although a highly practical manual, actually installing the networks as described in the book, could be a costly affair, and impractical if living in an apartment, or a house with neighbors bordering close by.
Nonetheless, readers can still gain valuable insights regarding the conception of energy flow, and how the 24 Mountains interact with the positions of a given dwelling–information which builds on itself, and can ultimately have many other useful applications.
April 26, 2012
I also liked this book. It has been a while since I've read a folk tale, this one is bilingual. It is about a friendly dragon.
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