The Spiritual Health

The Dragon Symbol

01.24.2009 · Posted in Feng Shui

Feng Shui  originated in China. It basically stresses on living life in harmony with the nature. It is the Chinese way of increasing the Qi by using the laws of earth and heaven. dragon symbolThe words Feng Shui when translated to English mean wind –water. In Feng Shui various signs and symbols are used  for making the life more easy going.

In China dragon symbolizes good luck. The dragon is a mythological being. The dragon is seen in the posters, pictures, and paintings especially during the festive season in China. During the festival season many people wear colorfully and elaborately decorated dragon costumes.

The origin of the dragon is not known. Many think that is originated during the reign of Huang Di the Yellow Emperor. Huang Di is believed to be the ancestor of all Chinese population and he is said to have ruled from 2696 B.C. to 2598 B.C.. On his coat of arms there used to be a snake. Every time a battle was won by him he used to add a symbol from the coat of arm of the opponent to his own coat of arm. This is the logic behind the dragon being constituted of many different creatures.

The body of the dragon is that of a snake, the tail is like that of a fish. It has fish scales, eyes like that of a demon, antlers like that of a deer and claws or talon like that of an eagle. According to some mythologies it can fly.    The  dragon has 5 toes but it is known that the dragon loses its toes as it goes away from its home. The Chinese dragon is claimed to have 4 toes but the imperial dragon is said to have 5 toes.
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The Dragon is considered to have relation with the number 9 because usually the number of scales on the male dragon is 81 while the number of scales on the female dragon is 36. It is also known to have nine attributes and nine mythical sons.

The Chinese dragon sign is also having a unique position among the 12 zodiac signs in the Chinese Astrology. Dragon is a royal symbol and anyone born under this sign is considered to be noble and majestic. The person with a dragon zodiac sign is considered to achieve a lot of wealth in life and is also considered to be opportunists and powerful.  A dragon on becoming weak is said to not except defeat.

In Feng Shui practice the dragon along with phoenix coins is considered very auspicious. This is considered to improve the love life.

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