Yin Feng Shui

I was having a conversation with Master Vin Leo recently and the subject of Yin Zhai or Yin Feng Shui came up during the discussion. Yin Zhai is attracting a lot of attention these days. Here is what he has to say about this topic.


“First of all, Yin Feng Shui is not about how the dead should dress, sleep or face. It is about the depth a coffin to be buried.

Secondly, the correct burial should yield results during this generation, not next generation. The layout of the tomb can be used to create opportunities.

Thirdly, it is not about the facing of the tombstone because if it is, it will be limited to a certain set of ‘good’ facing only. Every facing can be used. You cannot be changing your tomb every twenty or forty years when the period changes, not mentioning the yearly stars!

Fourthly, people are worried about future descendants if no proper burials are carried out. In India, there are fire rituals of sending the dead away on the river with no proper in-the-ground burial. The massive population in India today proves that with such fire rituals, descendants are not adversely affected at all.

There are other cultures where their dead are not buried, like the Tibetan’s ‘Heavenly Burial’ where the dead are fed to the vultures. The Chinese concept of ‘burying with a mountain behind’ the tombstone or a ‘created mound behind the tombstone’ for lineage is just a cultural belief.

Culture is good. It is a good form of identity. It should not be mixed with Feng Shui. Yin Feng Shui can create wonderful platforms for the ‘now living’. A ‘not-so-good’ burial only indicates a lack of divine support but it will not harm the descendants neither will it makes the descendant poor.”

This is yet another perspective of Yin Feng Shui. In your future engagement with a Yin Feng Shui consultant, you should check and ask the above-mentioned questions. Most importantly, look for evidence of proven results for the current generations.