Metaphysics Q&A 007 – Landscape paintings of water and mountains
Q007: Dear Master Lu, we would like to ask for your advice regarding landscape paintings of water and mountains. What are the requirements for these paintings as home decorations? Do we need to place the paintings behind the statues or images of Buddhas or Bodhisattvas? Can we place these paintings in other rooms in the house? What are the meanings behind the contents of these paintings, especially the requirements for the water? According to Feng-Shui, waterfalls are not a good choice for paintings. In addition, what about the direction of the water flow? Is it true that the water should flow inwards instead of outwards? Ocean waves and huge tides are also not very good according to Feng-Shui. Could you please let us know if there are other requirements? Please advise. Thank you very much.
A007:
There are many places that you can place landscape paintings of water and mountains:
Behind statues or images of Buddhas or Bodhisattvas, or behind the altar to block negative energies.
Above the bathroom door on the outside (not on the door. If the space between the door and the celling is too small, you can also place it on the wall on either side of the bathroom door) to prevent the negative energies from coming out (it is as if there is a mountain above the bathroom door and there is water flowing underneath; your bathroom door is just a small hole underneath the mountain, so the negative energies cannot escape).
Above the bedroom door to prevent negative energies from entering the bedroom.
If the doors of two rooms are facing each other, you can also place the paintings above the doors.
Certain locations are unsuitable for large paintings, such as above the bed, since it would be as if a mountain is pressing down on your head. Generally, small paintings would be alright.
The best landscape paintings have a large mountain sitting above still water, with valleys and hills in the far background, but the mountains should not have sharp peaks (water itself is always flowing, including still water). A waterfall in the landscape painting is alright as well, as long as the waterfall is not overly aggressive.
The painting must be blessed to activate the water and mountain for the painting to take effect.
The painting can be an oil painting, a water painting, or a printed image, as long as it does not appear to be too unnatural.
It is best not to use paintings of deceased artists, as these paintings tend to attract foreign spirits. The painting should not have large figures of people or animals, as these figures also tend to attract foreign spirits.
Q007: Dear Master Lu, we would like to ask for your advice regarding landscape paintings of water and mountains. What are the requirements for these paintings as home decorations? Do we need to place the paintings behind the statues or images of Buddhas or Bodhisattvas? Can we place these paintings in other rooms in the house? What are the meanings behind the contents of these paintings, especially the requirements for the water? According to Feng-Shui, waterfalls are not a good choice for paintings. In addition, what about the direction of the water flow? Is it true that the water should flow inwards instead of outwards? Ocean waves and huge tides are also not very good according to Feng-Shui. Could you please let us know if there are other requirements? Please advise. Thank you very much.
A007:
There are many places that you can place landscape paintings of water and mountains:
Behind statues or images of Buddhas or Bodhisattvas, or behind the altar to block negative energies.
Above the bathroom door on the outside (not on the door. If the space between the door and the celling is too small, you can also place it on the wall on either side of the bathroom door) to prevent the negative energies from coming out (it is as if there is a mountain above the bathroom door and there is water flowing underneath; your bathroom door is just a small hole underneath the mountain, so the negative energies cannot escape).
Above the bedroom door to prevent negative energies from entering the bedroom.
If the doors of two rooms are facing each other, you can also place the paintings above the doors.
Certain locations are unsuitable for large paintings, such as above the bed, since it would be as if a mountain is pressing down on your head. Generally, small paintings would be alright.
The best landscape paintings have a large mountain sitting above still water, with valleys and hills in the far background, but the mountains should not have sharp peaks (water itself is always flowing, including still water). A waterfall in the landscape painting is alright as well, as long as the waterfall is not overly aggressive.
The painting must be blessed to activate the water and mountain for the painting to take effect.
The painting can be an oil painting, a water painting, or a printed image, as long as it does not appear to be too unnatural.
It is best not to use paintings of deceased artists, as these paintings tend to attract foreign spirits. The painting should not have large figures of people or animals, as these figures also tend to attract foreign spirits.
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