Cecil Lee

Dear Anon, Please see below:- water Therefore, under Period 8: #5 - misfortune, sickness - bad Yellow earth #2 - sickness - bad earth #3 - human related issues bad wood All three are literally a wolf in sheeps clothing. Or the saying goes : A leopard never changes it's skin - bad in most periods other than in their dominant period. For example under Period 3, #3 turns good - only. Under Period 8: #7 - reverts to it's robbery / violence state #4 - changes to "Mixed-blessing". Sometimes, on the good side. Sometimes can be on the dark side. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Regina, 1. The key here is: "Humans must adapt to our environment and not the other way around, FIRST!" 2. A classic example is the case study I had posted in this forum regarding the "Rivervale Crest " condominum. 3. Briefly, under this example, because of several connected conditions: 3.1 the `tightly' packed U shaped configuration of the condominium; 3.2 the swimming pool which is much like a stagnat pool of water 3.3 it so happens that the swimming pool has been `hit' by the East (morning to noon sun) followed by a little of the West (sunset), the water of the pool constantly evaporates. And brings moisture to some of the homes facing the swimming pool. 3.4 More so, when owners moved-in for the first few months. Many of them who have young children, fall sick, because of the concentrations of chemicals treating the water. Here, for example, for the first few months, the child, perhaps get sick. But subsequently, most become resistant to it. 4. We can draw a parallel to your question. 5. First and foremost:- 5.1 Each of us is born on a certain date and have our birthday! 5.2 Similarly, each home/office or building is considered to have their own birthday! 6. Feng Shui exists because, we human beings are suppose to try to harmonize ourselves to our environment, First, and not the other way. 7. Thus, since each building has their birth-chart, we must try to harmonize each sector of the home/office correctly. And then only after this, can we then consider, harmonizing it to ourselves. 8. Thus, in your example, let's say, your favourable colours are: Fire element - Red, pink or purple and Wood - Green red or purple. But, because the sector may have bad Flying star elements e.g. Mountain Star #5 with Water star #2 With base #3 Since #5 = strong earth #2 = strong earth and unfortunately also base #3 = bad wood element. Under the Five elements concept, we should: where possible try to avoid: Fire (Red, pink or purple) since, we do not want to use Fire to further inflame or increase the intensity of #5 and #2 (strong earth). And since the room also has bad wood - green is again not an ideal choice. Thus, it is safer to use e.g. Metal (white) for the room or activate the walls with white and even introduce, some remedies to neutralise the #5 with #2. In such an example, it is best to take care of the colour of the room based on the birth chart of the sector of the home. And not for us, humans to impose our favourable colours to the room (not the other way around). Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Regina, 1. Practising or appling Feng Shui (Flying Star) is both an art as well as a science. 2. The underling issue now is today, many of us have the opportunity to apply "new" tools since, such information is so easily available to all of us. For eg. tools, reports and the web - as made forums - available. 3. However, like every other knowledge base, there are always certain universal methods that we can apply:- 4. For example, many people, have come to trust the accuracy of the Science of Feng Shui. These has fixed rules and information - knowledge base. 5. The ART OF FENG SHUI 5.1 Like any other investigations, a concerned Feng Shui practitoner, would: 5.2 If the owners have been staying in a home for 3 or more years 5.3 Often, the practitioner would try to draw several Flying Star Charts e.g. Drawing a Period 6, Period 7 chart. 5.4 And try to investigate or figure out which chart is more accurate, based on information derived from the owners. Or, they feel that they can simply "fine tune" the home based on the current chart - "will do" attitude. For whatever reason; if one is more knowledgeable, insist or check with the practitioner, whether, he/she can help to check out the chart that best meets the home/office current Feng Shui influence, first before hiring, the practitioner. Else, one may (if one is truly interested) slowly, understand and if - possible, plot out the different period chart(s). This is then truly, the merging of the ART and SCIENCE of Feng Shui. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Bob, 1. For Compass School Feng Shui, it is always best to take a compass reading based on -- the magnetic compass readings. 2. Good compass such as some of the better brands e.g. Suunto (Finland) has a compass for the specific zone that each of us live in. 3. In fact, under the compass school of Feng Shui, it is always best to take readings away from any metal or reinforced concrete beams, as these can skew the reading as much as 10 to 15 degrees. Even a power station below some homes e.g. some apartments are built above a sub-power station. 4. Where best, the readings from external should be taken and matched with the interior. 5. Under the compass school, we have a method, to calcuate especially if the site is subjected to unusual skew in compas degree e.g. 15 degree difference. 6. Some professional compass has a North-South (fine tuning dial) and also a East-West (fine tuning dial). And, there are steps or instructions that come with such a compass to manually tune it to the locale. Here, it does not matter which zone, one purchase the compass for. As it can be manually compensated. 7. In your case, you should consider purely the magnetic compass and not the `true north/south' direction - whenever possible. 8. Recently, there is a movie and also much reports of the earth losing it's magnetic field or even reversing it. But, fortunately, during our generation and even our children's generation, it is not going to change, as yet. 9. We should literally taking the meaning " Compass School as truly the use of compass (No more, no less). Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Nhan, 1. Shapes and Forms Feng Shui 1.1 More importantly, I personally feel that Shapes and Forms Feng Shui has a far higher weightage. 1.2 For a home, majority of the homes often have `clear' space at the centrepoint. 1.3 Even for many American homes, staircase is either at the centre or close to this sector. 2. Therefore, in my opinion, for a home, it is not very favourable to `lock-in' stars if this directly affects the flow of qi at the centrepoint or close-by to this. 3. And this may not be healthy for a home. 4. Contrast, this with an office. In an office, there is no harm to `lock-up' bad stars with say a storeroom. Since, in an office environment, air-con is flowing and it can reach all areas of the office. 5. Unlike a home. Unless, we equally turn on the air-con. However, for a home, many people cannot afford to turn on the aircon (to circulate the air) all the time. If so, it is not as favourable to `lock-up' the stars in the centre-area of a home. 6. For your centrepoint, yes, for this year, there is a double edged sword. Since you have a #8 and a bad #5 at this sector. As you had mentioned, both are earth stars. So, enhancing one star can be at the detriment of the other. Hopefully, you have a wall, on one side of this centrepoint e.g. adjacent to another room. Given this senario, it is always safer to "fix-the-leak, first", then to enhance. For example, it is better or safer to neutralise the bad #5 (so that we can "live" another day to enhance the #8). And not the other way around -- not around to do so. Since, #5 can bring misfortune/calamity or sickness. The saying goes, be safe than sorry! You can see if you can try to enhance other sectors, instead. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Anon, 1. Please refer to the most recent forum message (reply) to: Water Placement in 2004. 2. Gua number is not a good assessment as to where one can place a water position. 3. The key success are: 3.1 Ba Zi (Pillars of destiny/Eight Characters) 3.2 What is you and your partner's true birth element(s). 3.3 Especially for those who are : Weak Fire or Strong Water, too much water positions in a home is not favourable. 3.4 If one is a weak fire or strong water person, then, if possible, only use limited water position based strictly on Flying Star Feng Shui i.e. against #7's enhancing ws#8. 4. Located best water position(s) based on the Flying Star chart for the home. For example, if one's home was built under Period 7 (1984 to 2003) then, check to determine: Is it more favourable to `fly' to Period 8? or Remain? If to remain? then, water position can be placed at Flying Star positions (SUBJECT to good Shapes and Forms Feng Shui). For example, under Shapes and Forms Feng Shui, it is best if the water position is (ideally) in the living room area). It is rather ODD to place a fish tank in one's bedroom. As mentioned earlier, there is a difference between weak fire or strong fire. For a strong fire person, water position is particularly favourable, as it can help to reduce the strong fire. While too much water can certainly drown a weak fire person. So, which is which does matter, here. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Vun Fook, For water positions: 1. Particularly for Period 7 homes, where there is double #7's under Period 8 (due soon), water positions can be used, here. 2. For example, for N2 (352.5 to 7.4) and N3 (7.5 to 22.4) which has double 7's at it's facing direction, unlike, your case where you want to enhance #6 strong metal(s) with water, water positions at Period 8 "bad metal sector 7" should be used to "drown" or neutralise the #7. 3. For some homes, the alternative may be to see if it is better to change to Period 8. (This depends on the interior layout and the Period 8 N2 or N3 star chart). 1. Therefore, it may not be totally true or 100 percent true for all cases, that water cannot be used at certain sectors. 2. The Flying Star chart has to be looked at. 3. This is because, as mentioned above water positions can be used especially where there are WS#7 or WS#6. 4. Where if it is #6 (can be used for enhancement) Where if it is #7 (should be used to drown or neutralise it) 5. IT DEPENDS 5.1 Other situation is to locate where is the WS#8? Water position can be activated at WS#8 for wealth. 5.2 Although you mentioned that water should not be used at EAST, but, take this example: 5.3 Under Period 8, East 1 67.5 to 82.4 or (75). There is a double #8's at the facing direction. Therefore, even at EAST, water position can be activated at this sector (since there is a waterstar #8 located here). Since there is a MS#8 with WS#8 at this sector, a cuscading water fall can be used, here for great beneifit. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Anon, Ideally, the favoured change is to have a "major renovation". For example, hacking away the entire flooring or some walls and/or change of main door, or windows is a sure way of `flying' to the new period. Other short cuts but these are subject to opinions by various practitioners: 1. Have major "yang" activity in a home. Here, what it means is that humanly, we have some yang activity such as celebration of birthdays or house warming where we invite lots of friends and relatives into the home. But this alone, often may not on it's own guarantee that the house fly into the new period. 2. Activity under Para 1 with repainting the entire ceiling of the home Here, if one does not live in a landed property, one cannot simply hack away the ceiling structure. In such a situation, one can take the chance of changing the home to period 8 by repainting the entire ceiling. But again, it is safer to do Para 2 with (inclusive) of Para 1 (above) 3. What happens if one owns a landed property For sure, if one fully removes the roof of this house, and do some renovations inside the home e.g. changing the living room tiles or change of main door, then, it is for sure that the house will fly to Period 8. 4. What happens if one removes (and replace) a few roof tiles and wash the tiles Here, this is more of a symbolic nature. Replacing a few roof tiles plus cleaning or washing the entire roof tiles is a good bet to fly into the new period for the home. And again have some "yang activity" as mentioned under Para 1 (above) - as an added, safe-guard to fly the home to new period. 5. For sure, if one does renovation equal or exceeding 33.3 precent of the entire layout of the home, then, it is considered as a major renovation. Even better if 50 percent of the entire floor area is undergoing renovations. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Jason, 1. It depends on what you are investigating. 2. Often, a building is investigated especially if the company or business owns the entire building. And, here, the company wants to check it's external Feng Shui especially to see if a water feature or a water / cum mountain feature can be activated e.g. outside the building e.g. frontage, or back. 3. For example, if the building is facing a double #8 under Period 8, which is coming soon. The owner of the building may want to have a cuscading water fall flowing e.g. from left to right of the building to activate #8 mountain with #8 water position at this spot. 4. But, what about the interior of your office? 5. Here, the main consideration is not so much as to activate a water position (first) but to see if we can locate, the boss's room in a good Flying Star sector, first. (Given that one often cannot control the external environment - which is up to the building owner). 6 For example, under Period 7, good auspicious sectors are often the NW or West. But under Period 8, in some Flying Star charts, good locations for bosses are at e.g. SW or NE. (It also depends on the specific flying star chart.) 7. For your office, you can if you want to get the layout of the entire office, and from here, determine the centrepoint (compass direction) and then draw a chart for the office. If you are not sure, please don't anyhow, draw a chart - especially using your cheap compass. 1. It is more practical to use your boss's DOB is used to determine his Eight House/Four Good/bad directions chart. (Unless, this is a public company, then, one may depending on the situation see whether to use the Company Register. And his sitting/facing direction especially if it can face either : Prosperity or Excellent the two best facing directions for an office sitting position. 2. As for talks, currently, I have a busy engagement, with talks nearly every week for the next 2 months. However, all these are private events (not for public). 3. It is best that if you are not too sure, please either, spent more time finding out about Feng Shui. Since, no offence, you seem new and yet, trying to practise or apply Feng Shui, immediately. 4. If you are in Singapore, if you are not too sure, please get someone to do it - rather than, just go by feel or with limited information. Warmest Regards, Cecil Should I use Sorrie On 12/30/2003

Dear Anooja, 1. Please note that no two situations are often alike. 2. When I elaborate on `clear-space' at the centrepoint, often, it has to do with `flux' of qi or qi-flow. 3. Here, especially in a non-airconditioned place, and because of the varing temperature throughout the day, it is always good to have `openings' or windows or doors all round the home. 4. Ideally, it would be excellent - imagine a rectangular standalone home e.g. a bungalow house. Here, it would be good to open the windows at all four areas e.g. frontage, left/right side and back-side. 5. In such a case, often, it is good that also, the home has clear space at the centrepoint. Here, air (depending on the time of day) can flow e.g. from East to West, or East to North or North to East or East to South etc... 6. In Feng Shui, it is not just about placing furniture `correctly' but rather also - qi or wind flowing within the home. 7. Here, IN GENERAL, it is good to have centrepoint free from clear space. But it is not a MUST. For example, if there are sufficient air-flow entry e.g. from East to North or West to North etc.. then, there is no major issue with having centrepoint - locked up. 8. For the centrepoint of the home, the major concerns are: 8.1. Toilet at the centrepoint Not very favourable, since, this is water at the centrepoint. 8.2 Stove It is also not favourable to have a stove at the centrepoint since this belongs to the fire element. And fire, like water may affect it. 8.3 Others What about a store-room? Frankly, there is no issue with a store-room since there are no activity, here. And in some cases, a store-room is good - especially if a mountain star is found here. And what better way to activate mountain star, here. For example, under Period 7, if there is a #7 mountain star found at the centre of the home, than, it is ok to have a store here. What about a bed-room at the centrepoint? Hmm... imagine if the bedroom is at the centrepoint, it is hard to imagine, where does the room get it's (air from?) Since most likely, a room at the centre-of-the home does not have windows? Maybe just a bedroom door. We hardly every see a bedroom, here. Therefore, I hope that one should not jump to the wrong conclusions that, it is A MUST to have the clear-space at the centrepoint. In fact, in many other situations, a store may be appropriate, here. Warmest Regards, Cecil On 12/30/2003 8:54:40 AM, From Anooja:

From: "anooja j" Dear Sir If 2 doors in a row at centre area of the house how can it be corrected . Is it important that there should not be any blockage between main door & centre area of the house so that qi circulate at centre before moving to other areas of the house.Thank you

Dear Josephine, Please see below: I will be moving to a new I am concerned 1) The 1.1 Does your LEGs face the door? There is no major issue if part of the bed faces the bedroom door. But, where possible, one's legs should avoid facing the bedroom door. 1.2 As this is known as the inauspicious `coffin' position. 1.3 Frankly, the only remedies are: - a. (silly to say this: But can the bed be moved to another location? If Para 1.1 is taken into consideration) - b. close the bedroom door when sleeping - c. place a low linen cabinet at the foot of the bed. - d. (Last resort) have a `curtain' like structure e.g. beading screen at the bedroom door. 2) The This is not a major problem especially if the distance between the book (bookshelves) is 3 feet away or 1 metre away from the children's book shelves. One method is to place a cloth cover (covering) the cardboard. Or to install doors for the cabinet. In my opinion, personally, I feel that this is not a major issue. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Jason, 1.Thank you for your attachment. 2. I have marked the centrepoint of your home. Sometimes, this is also known as the "centre-of-gravity". For example, if one's layout plan has many indents and protrusions, one can: 2.1 Make a photo-copy of the layout plan. 2.2 Past/glue this photo-copy of layout plan on a cardboard 2.3 Cut-out the outline of the layout plan. 2.4 Obtain a pin or nail. And attempt to balance the cut-out-cardboard. Where the pin holds the layout plan is called the "centre-of-gravity". 3. For a compass, try to get those hiking compass. Often, these does not costs much. For example, reputable brands are: Siva and Suunto. And often, they can be purchased from speciality shops or reputable book stores. Costs: $15 dollars or more. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Anon, You can use the free House Number report under http://www.geomancy-online.com to find out if the number is favourable or not. This report is based on the vertical Flying Star Feng Shui analysis based on 81 combinations with the assumption that each floor has a different level of qi - flow. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Joji, the Since, in some cases, two windows can face each other (but if say the distance of the two windows are quite a distance it may not be a leak.) Warmest Regards, Cecil Thanks for

Dear Jason, Yes, you can scan your HDB layout plan and post it to the forum: 1. Try to add: Source & Credit: HDB, Singapore 2. Try to upload as a .gif (If possible between 100 to 200 dpi is enough. - As higher than this resolution may become too large a file). 3. Questions to be focused on Shapes and Forms Feng Shui. 4. Avoid posting a layout plan with date / time of birth. (This is for paid service only) 5. Users are allowed to use click on "Anonymous" prior to posting the layout or question(s). Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Anooja, Yes, if one lives on a landed property, one can take either one or a combination of the following measures: Firstly, try to imagine or view a home from a TOP-DOWN perspective (or from a "helicopter" looking downwards. 1. Landscaping If there is a missing corner and if permits, one can have a garden profile or landcaping that forms an outline of the missing corner (extends out of the missing corner) e.g. using potted plants or simply outline trees or bushes etc... 2. Placement of Light - in particular at the opposite corner of the missing corner. (Such that the lamp can be seen as "dotted" line(s). Well, these are the two most common methods. The other method is to use an awning or extension to cover the external. For apartments, there is not much more one can do, here other than the placement of mirror. Or some FS practitioners recommend a crystal at the corner or alternataively a wind chime. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Ron, I hope I get what you had written correctly. Do you mean that when the main door is fully opened, it measures 168 degrees - the maximum opening? Frankly, there is often not an issue, with the amount of door opening so long as it can open at-least up to 80 or 90 degrees. Is your door facing an opening e.g. facing a balcony directly. Without a sketch, it is difficult to understand the interior layout. But for placing a fridge in the living room - perhaps, you should be entitled to an explanation from your practitioner since, this is something new indeed. And, other than it is tall and often (huge) in comparison to other objects, perhaps? Your practitioner wants you to add a "mountain" at a specific location? As to activate a mountain position, if this is so, then a fridge is not necessarily a good choice in the living room. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Anooja, 1. In my opinion, yearly stars has to do with the `fine' tuning of a home based on Flying Star Feng Shui. 2. For example, in that year, where there is a bad #5 that flew to a specific sector (and in addition to this the 20 year star(s) has #5 or any other bad stars e.g. #2 etc... than caution has to be taken to avoid being in a situation of having too much imbalances at a specific sector. 3. Often, cures could range from using salt-water-metal jar cure to use of constant metal e.g. hanging a wind chime. This has more to do with the Grand Duke theory. Where, it is not favourable to do renovations either at: the location of Grand Duke e.g. this year is SSW and the three killings which is directly opposite this location. This has nothing to do with the renovation and cures for the sector based on Flying Star. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Michael, In my opinion, you can keep music as a hobby. But do not let this deter you if there are opportunities to strike it off, since most probably you are still young. Warmest Regards, Cecil Thanks, Michael

Dear Kenny, If your unit is marked by the red star, it seems OK to me. Since external air-flow around the entire block is acceptable. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Kenny, Glad to hear that you had finally found an apartment for your family. In general, as you had mentioned, the flats, here in particular 112 and 111 is pretty popular as resale apartments. In my opinion, there are no major issues with regards to the external Shapes and Forms for 125 since it is over-looking Henderson Park. Quite a safe purchase, indeed. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Further to what I had mentioned, because the wall behind the stove is not flat, and under certain conditions: 1. windy day 2. a window or window(s) close-by to the stove 3. open windows It may result in air-circulating behind the stove, blowing air against the flames towards the person standing at the stove. - Quite dangerous. Please see illustration.....

Further to what I had mentioned.... a corner stove sounds like being cornered.... Please see attachment

Dear Lena, Please see below:- I really do not know. Unless you can provide a proper sketch. This is because terms like "a bit off" is ambigious. And addition words like "entering the court of the house seems even harder to comprehen. One consideration is to tilt the main door. But this has to be looked at carefully. And also Shapes and Forms also need to be considered since there may be poison arrows or other consideration to take note of. Yes, a stove should not be placed at a corner. Most of the time, it is based more on commonsense, rather than Feng Shui. This is because, imagine a stove which is often at least 2 to 2 1/2 foot if it is placed at a corner, will mean that the `triangle' formed behind it can be relatively large. And if the kitchen is small, it will result in wasted space. Since we cannot built a small triangle cabinet behind it or place things at this corner area - for fear of becoming a fire hazard. More importantly, it is better not to place a stove at exactly the true compass directions e.g. 0 degrees, 45 degrees, 90 degrees. Since these are true - compass lines. The rationale for not placing the stove at NW or facing NW in my opinion, has to do more with the idea of: 1. Senario 1 : Flying Star Feng Shui In particular, under Period 7, NW is considered a very auspicious sector and a stove there, may burn away one's luck. And at this corner, which is the NW corner facing NW, it becomes worse since, the stove is not only located at compass direction NW, but also smack in the middle of this intangible force. 2. Senario 2 : Heaven's Gate Some FS practitioners consider NW,the Heaven's Gate. And, these practitioners say that placing a stove at the Heaven's gate is like burning the entrance! Warmest Regards, Cecil