I'm about to move to a new house. As a person growing up in a culture enriched with superstition, it's hard not to notice those elements around the house that may obstruct the 'chi' to flow freely in the house. So, there's always this tendency to neutralize those elements and the temptation to consult a master.
While the heart supports this proposition, the logical mind is as quickly to reject as it does not make much sense and the need to answer the ultimate question 'are you going to follow exactly what the master will advice you?? Even if you think it's a lousy recommendation from an ergonomic perspective?!'
After much thinking, I feel that both, ignoring those elements or consulting a geomancer is nothing more than a means to an end. It's just a method...a method that's used to increase confidence.
I think that when a person has the full confidence, it will attract good 'chi' and 'good chi' will beget more 'good chi'.
Hence, consulting a geomancer is basically boosting our confidence level and in that hyped state, we see the positive side of every event. And guess what? We see a solution.
So, when a person who consults a geomancer has done what is required, he too becomes confident and that confidence will lead to a positive mind...and hence positive energy. This is not only limited to geomancy. We sometimes also have our ‘lucky tie’ or ‘lucky pen’ which we believe give us the luck. It’s about boosting confidence as well. In NLP (neuro-linguistic programming), it’s called ‘anchoring’ which means trying to use an object, sound or action that can link a person back to that ‘great feeling’ he once has.
So, should we be superstitious? Go ahead if it can make you more confident. But my advice is not to be over-dependent so that without it, your confidence will not fall like a ton of bricks! To me, it’s still best to have the basic confidence in oneself that can be controlled within. Then, take your ‘lucky pen’ as bonus confidence booster. In this way, we are secured.
So, ladies and gentlemen, it's all about confidence at the end of the day.
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agree with you where it all boils down to the power of mind. but there are some "knowledge" that we have not comprehend, we always try to find a rasional & logical way to explain. that's what modern day science has turn us into, and forget all that has passed on from our ancestors. if it helps, why not? :)
Alison, first of all, thank you for your comments. Your comments are the 1st I've ever received!
Superstition in history has saved many people as well as ruined many people. But, it all depends on how superstition is used. If it is used as a 'tactic', in other words to haunt believers to just follow blindly or else bad luck will befall, then I don't think superstition has helped mankind.
But if superstition is used as a 'method' to make people aware of certain values, then I think it's a great tool. For example, 'sitting on a pillow will generate worms' is a common superstition. But what's the value we want to highlight here? It's about being unhygienic and disrespectful to put our butt on someone's pillow which is meant for the head.
So, superstition is good as along as believers continue to do it in the 'spirit' of the action and not literally concentrating on the action. In other words, methods and forms can change but the real intention remains...
May you be well and happy!
Best regards,
Kua
Browse through this and thinking to leave a comment since now is still within new year period and something relevant to talk to. I personally believe in geomancy, as you said as confident booster.
Yet, i am still agresive in life and career knowing only hardwork lead us to success. After all, i think it's ok to just remain it as tradition or superstition you name it, but try not HOLD ONTO it. Just to share :)
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