In an earlier article, we said that everything in the universe is composed of Chi. It has matter, Chi energy, and information (consciousness or thought). These three aspects exist together.
Chi energy can be recognized through form, that is, the material manifestation. Different forms manifest different Chi. When the form is wholesome, the Chi is wholesome.
Let’s look at the following drawings.
In the first row, the forms are wholesome: when we look at it, we feel comfortable.
In the second row, the forms are distorted rather than wholesome: it creates a less comfortable feeling.
This is also true in architecture. Let’s look at the following two buildings.
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The first is pleasing to the eye; the second is strange.
These different forms manifest different Chi, and transmit different information. The impact on the people who live in these buildings is also different.
In China, there is a long tradition of face-reading practice and has amassed a great body of knowledge. In ancient times, the Emperor usually cultivated the skill of face-reading. The great Qin Dynasty general, Zhen Guofan even wrote a face-reading book called Bing Jian.
Face-reading basically looks at the form of the facial features and assesses their character and personality. It also reads if a person will be rich or poor, noble or ordinary and so on.
In the same way, we can look at the “personality” of a house or building. Basically, we try to personify that building, and look at it as though it were a human. It then becomes possible to gain a sense of the personality of the building – cocky or humble, friendly or hospital, melancholy or lively. Just by looking at the outside, one can get a sense of the inside. When the outside is not good, one can be sure that there are problems inside as well. It might not provide full information, but it can provide basic clues about its nature.
So: we can read a house as we read a face. The secret is to take the house as a person, and then we can recognize who it is that we are looking at.
