When news spread among the Chinese people, they regarded the Pixiu as an auspicious animal that can help in making fortunes.įeng shui experts say that the Pixiu can protect homes, exorcize devils and raise fortune and power for the master. The angry Emperor beat it and removed its anus. One day, maybe because it had eaten too much, it relieves its bowels in the Jade Emperor’s palace. That gives the Pixiu a noble temperament which helped it win the love of the Jade Emperor and the Dragon King. Gold, silver, jewels and all other treasures are the Pixiu’s staple food. As Chinese mythology says, the Pixiu is the Dragon King’s ninth son. The Pixiu has 26 figures and 49 incarnations. It was also featured as a design on the sword of Fa Mulan’s character in the 1998 Disney animated feature Mulan Today, Pixiu are also a popular design on jade pendants. Pixiu crave the smell of gold and silver and like to bring their masters money in their mouth. Statues of this creature are often used to attract wealth in feng shui. Displaying Tiān lù at home or in the office is said to prevent wealth from flowing away. Tiān lù is said to go out into the world in search of gold and other forms of wealth and, bringing it home to its Master, the Bìxié is then said to hold onto it, guarding it within the home of the Master. Tiān lù t’ien-lu – The male of the species in charge of wealth. It is also believed that Bìxié has the ability of assisting anyone who is suffering from bad Feng Shui that is due to having offended the Grand Duke Jupiter (also called Tai sui. Bìxié “to ward off evil spirits” – The female of the species wards off evil.The one with two antlers is the female of the species and is called a “ Bìxié“ and the one with one antler is the male of the species and is called a “ Tiān lù“. The physical difference is seen by their antlers. There are two different types of Pixiu, a male and a female. Because of this, according to Chinese zodiac, it is especially helpful for those who are going through a bad year. Therefore, traditionally to the Chinese, Pixiu have always been regarded as auspicious creatures that possessed mystical powers capable of drawing wealth from all directions. It is said to have a voracious appetite towards only gold, silver and jewels. Pixiu is an earth and sea variation, particularly an influential and auspicious creature for wealth. Pi Xiu is a Chinese mythical hybrid creature, and considered a powerful protector of practitioners of Feng Shui. That is the very reason why many Chinese people wear jade Pixius. What is different from the kylin is that the Pixiu is a ferocious animal and has strong will in protecting its master. Just like the dragon and the kylin, the Pixiu brings happiness good luck for people and has an exorcizing function. The Pixiu is both ferocious and powerful so it works as a security guard of Heaven, resisting demons and ghosts. Besides that, it has beard under its chin and wings at both sides with flying abilities. The Chinese people call it “fortune beast.” It is a mythical lion-looking beast in Chinese mythology, embodied with a dragon head, horse body and qilin’s feet, similar to a lion. Pixiu (also called Tianlu or Bixie) is one of the five auspicious animals of traditional Chinese culture (the other four are the dragon, phoenix, turtle and kylin). I am a strong believer of the fact that knowledge is only enhanced when shared and thus I am all set to pass on whatever I have learned to people who want to make their journey through the beautiful Oriental culture. Anyone can practice it regardless of their religion. Feng Shui is not a religion, and I really believe it’s neutral. There are a lot of Chinese living in our place, Chinese Feng Shui stores everywhere, and they have shared their culture with us and I don’t see anything wrong practicing Feng Shui at all even as a Christian. Some of my relatives and friends have been practicing it already when I was a child but since I was brought up from a very religious family, I did not think about it until lately. My fascination and passion for Chinese culture has driven me to practice Feng Shui.
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