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General Hanging His Seal
Read from the look of hills (at most medium)
The highest hill round stands behind or beside the seat (the general), with a small round or square-topped knoll off a front corner (the seal); a sharp top (flag) and a round one (drum) nearby add to it.
- Traditional seat:
- before the general, the seal beside
- Traditionally said:
- authority and leadership (a traditional saying, for reference only)
- Used for
- offices, temples and retreats, graves
- Suits (traditionally)
- public office, managers, the military and police — people who hold authority
- Less suited (traditionally)
- a forceful setting — a small business may not suit it.
- How this site reads it
- read for homes and graves, read from the look of hills: at most medium, a master should see it on site
- Example
- Cihu Mausoleum: looks like General Hanging His Seal (low). famous sites · see on the map (VVIP)
How to use them
In Explore Land Veins, pick “General Hanging His Seal” in “Looks like a named form” to find the places in an area most like it.
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A named form (喝形) here is a likeness read off the shape of the ground — for reference only, never a verdict. Forms read from the look of hills (Rhinoceros, General…) go no higher than medium; forms that depend on the detail of a hill or on imagination are not read here and need a master on site.