Cecil Lee

Dear Norman Under the Flying Star concept, a house will not change its birth chart unless one does a major renovation. Thus for example if one's house currently has a double 7's, this house will continue to enjoy double 7's after 2003. In 2004 (after Chinese New Year's day), this house will continue to have the same birth chart. Only after a major renovation, we will need to re-chart the house to a period 8 house. In so doing, with a new chart, the 7's may not be where it is anymore. The house will thus have a new birth chart based on Period 8 after the major reno. For example a Period 6 house built in 1980 currently will still have a period 6 chart in period 7. Even in period 8, a period 6 will continue to have the same birth chart. The same goes for a period 2, 3, 4 or 4 house. They will continue to retain the birth chart or an imprint of that particular period. Hope the above helps. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Harimin, Under the shapes and form, it is better to place the cashier on one side of the wall (rather then the centre). Here one reason is that there is `backing' or the cashier is supported. However, in my opinion, it also depends on the type of business. For example, in a supermarket, it is still acceptable to have it placed at the `entrance' or a large frontage. If so, do remember to surround the counter e.g. like an island and not let one side become "exposed". Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Colleen, If you have done a Flying Star Chart, most likely, the sickness or misfortune star is in your bedroom or living room. In such a case try to check out and cure it. At the same time check the Eight House intangible force in your bedroom or areas where you spent the most time. In addition you mentioned earlier that you are a weak metal. While your husband is a Strong Fire person. Here, his strong fire will further weaken your metal. Therefore, the binding element is "Earth". Which will help your metal grow. Warmest Regards, Cecil Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Colleen, This has to do with beliefs than Feng Shui. Sometimes it is what we want to believe and if one is `convinced' that it will work, then no harm trying. But for those who have doubts in whether it can or cannot work, it is more of " psychology " or of the mind. If we do not feel good in the first place, than, in my opinion, it usually would not work. Take the case of a FS author asking readers to place 3 coins in their accounts book. In my opinion, there is really "no harm" placing it in the book. Whether it works or not is another thing:) Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Colleen, Ref: http://www.geomancy.net/fs/5element.htm Under the destructive sequence: Fire destroys metal. Under the productive sequence: Fire helps Earth and Earth helps Metal. As you are a weak metal person, the strong Fire of your husband, destroys your weak metal, making it weaker. The best binding element is thus "Earth." If you notice carefully, Earth helps weak metal to grow. At the same time, it is `neutral' to the Fire element. How to apply the `binding element'. Here, Earth implies yellow colour or square. In your bedroom, or in locations where both of you spent time at, yellow colour such as pine wood or other yellow or square would help greatly. If you do not have yellow furniture, yellow curtains, or bed sheets do help increase earth. For personal self, you can try to increase your weak metal with yellow e.g. clothing. For your husband, he can do with water e.g. blue colour to help reduce his strong fire element. Given the current situation, in Feng Shui, you are constantly weakened thus the above would help greatly. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Tervino, It boils down to time factor:- 1. If one analyses the Eight House Theory carefully, it only considers the YEAR of birth. 2. Thus the Kua numbers under the Eight House Theory takes into consideration house directions based on YEAR of birth. 3. Pillars of Destiny, uses the YEAR, MONTH, DAY and TIME of birth. More advanced Pillars of Destiny considers two more pillars : Pillars of Life and Conception. Here, the final result or one's final element is considered `more' accurate than the one based on Kua numbers under the Eight House. Thus, in reality, one's Pillars of Destiny's element is theoritically more accurate because of this. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Jennifer, Please see below:- For the North Corner, you mentioned that there is a bad Yellow Earth. I am not sure if you have considered the other star and base number here. Assuming that by comparing all three numbers, there is indeed an imbalance, the best cure for bad Earth (yellow) and especially if other elements also feeds it, then, it would be better to use 6 coins to represent strong metal to help destroy it. Although a wind chime can do some help. (But it should not be used in conjuction with 6 coins as there may be an overal imbalance caused by the addition of the 6 coins or wind chime. Where possible the water feature should be in a `water star' position or generally, e.g. in the living room. Here, it is best to consider in combination: 1. Shapes and Forms, 2. Eight House Theory 3. Flying Star Theory As they must not be considered in isolation of each other. Here, either you have to find out what each theory is used for and evaluate your house on this or consult a FS consultant, to study all these for you. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Colleen, There are different levels of "participation" in Feng Shui. It depends on the following: 1. Generally, we can depend on our `feelings' to see where we want to place the prayer bell or 2. Use more scientific methods of Feng Shui such as doing a Flying Star Chart. Here, for example, a report should be able to tell us if it is acceptable to place a prayer bell. The use of method under Para 1 or 2 depends on the individual and your level of FS participation. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Mary, Thank you for making the effort to describe the lot. However, it is quite difficult to provide an accessment because one really needs to look at the site inorder to properly evaluate the situation. Please see below:- 1. Using Flying Star to see which can be your best main entrance. And if possible, the house has good Flying Stars in the various rooms. 2. Use the eight house charts to see where the bedrooms and the main entrance (can be). Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Colleen, Generally there are three main reports:- A. Eight House Report B. 20 Year Flying Star Report C. Pillars of Destiny Report A. Eight House Report It is good at this point to use a transparency place each member's Eight Intangible force on the transparency. Reference: http://www.geomancy.net/fs/house1.htm Later this transparency is used to look at in particular, the intangible force affecting: 1. the main entrance door 2. the living room or areas where each person spents most time at. 3. the bedroom. Here it is used to try to see if one can place the bed at a good sector of the room. B. The 20 Year Flying Star 1. Firstly, Use this report to check for imbalances at each sector of the home. If a sector is out of balance and the recommendation is to use Metal to destroy wood, then e.g. place 6 metal coins above e.g. on the wall. 2. Once you have done the above, you have actually tried to balance all the imbalances at the above sector. 3. Now you are ready to superimpose the Eight House Template of each member on the layout plan and check to see which bedrooms are best for each person. Remember that the Eight House is meant more to locate locations where you spent most time there. And try to see if it can be an auspcious sector. C. Pillars of Destiny Here, the most important point is to check what element and strength you are. For example, if your element is a weak wood person, in terms of colours, it would be advantages for you to select colours e.g. blue (water), green or brown (wood)... This is one of the uses of Pillars of destiny in relation to Pillars of Destiny. Alternatively, you can use the Pillars of Comparison Report (to analyse Pillars of Destiny ver 7xx reports). Here, you can select two persons e.g. husband and wife's profile and see which is the best `binding' element to have in the room. Here, you can for example take advantage of the colour say of a furniture to enhance your bedroom or the living room or areas where both of you spent time together. It is my opinion, that you do try to spent some time to go thru the various information on this site, first. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Liz, Thanks for sharing with us the information. In my opinion, I feel that what you mentioned is correct and a certain `vacuum' or `pressure' created during the period. I am equally no expert in this but, it is also my personal observation. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Annabelle, Total Feng Shui is quite like some of the `tests' we took in School. For example, some tests involve multiple choice questions; others filling in the blanks and essay questions. Out of 100 marks, certain marks goes to specific sections of an examination. For example, take the case of Feng Shui = 100 percent or marks. In a `Feng Shui' exam, we could allocate the following marks (although it may not be exact):- For a HOME:- Shapes and Form = 40 percent Eight House Theory = 20 percent Flying Star = 30 percent Pillars (other luck)= 10 percent Here, you can visualise that it is not the `end of the world' senario, if you purchased a house that may not be quite suitable for you. You can instead score higher marks in other of the above categories to `compensate' for the above `short-comings'. My point is that, one should not only focus on one form of FS but use all the various tools to help you. In addition, we need to look at it from a bigger picture:- 1. Even if the main door is not suitable, how about locations where you spent most of your time especially your bedroom. Is this a good sector? 2. Cure all imbalances FIRST, before thinking of making enhancements i.e. fix leaks in a boat first before thinking of enhancing it. If one wants to apply FS in their life, then do all the things that can help one improve our luck by scoring high marks for most of our `exams'. It is no point scoring 100 percent in one category but fail in others. Here, you may even "fail the exam". Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Danny, I remembered...Donald Trump also believes in Feng Shui. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Danny, Some of the more famous `Western' persons who use Feng Shui are: 1. Richard Branson, owner of Virgin Airlines / Record... 2. Anita Roddrick. Her Body Shop outlets are designed based on FS concepts. 3. Singer Boy George. 4. Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank. Employs FS practitioners. 5. Credit Lyonnis had previously developed a `fun' stock prediction module based on I-Ching. The above are some of the examples. There are even more prominent Chinese businessmen and their business who used Feng Shui to develop million/billion dollar buildings. Warmest Regards Cecil

Dear George, Please see `suggested' layout plan. As for the closet, I am not sure which direction the door faces. As the layout I drawn is on the assumption that the closet door (hopefully) faces the direction where it can be opened. The computer table is placed on the side of the desk. Generally, it is understandable that there is a constraint in applying Feng Shui in a dorm. Thus, one should not `worry' unduly on the need to apply FS to this area. Many studies all over the world also stay in a dorm: live and study there. Thus more importantly, it is not so much of Feng shui but good study habbits and techiques that helps a person. (Especially in a dorm). Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Rev. John, Will certainly let you know, if I do come across any other materials on Feng Shui based on strict Taoist perspective:) Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Anon, 1. It is quite understandable with so much information on Feng Shui. Not only the amount of information but how to piece all the puzzle. 2. When one applies Feng Shui, one should apply it as a Holistic approach encompassing all the good `techniques' from the various schools. 3. You mentioned the Eight House and the Flying Star. One more important consideration is also the Shapes and Form School of Feng Shui. 4. Usually, most of us, do not have much problems at home or office. But if we do, we should rather `identify' the problem and neutralise it. For some of us, we do not have problems but rather would like to enhance our home: For health, happiness and prosperity. 5. When we buy a home, we want to feel safe in it. Thus the first general `rule' of Feng Shui is to `protect' your house especially the main door and windows. Those areas that are or may be `open' threats. Here, greater emphasis should be placed on using the Shapes and Form School of Feng Shui. Look out for poison arrows aimed at the main entrance door such as the edge of another building. 6. Here, the fundamental thing to note it that even if one enhances a home but if there are `problems' that need fixing, one should do the sensible thing to `fix' it. 7. The Eight House Theory (personalised to self and static form of FS) Is very popular and generally used to find out how suitable are you to your home. 8. In addition, under this theory locations where you spent most of your time at where possible should be your good sectors. 9. Other than this, you can face a good direction after point 8. has been considered. 10. If one follows the Eight House Theory closely, it is best where you spent most time here. 11. The Flying Star Theory. It can be a house audit i.e. 20 Year Flying Star Audit, or Yearly Flying Star or Monthly Flying Star audit. One major purpose of the Flying Star is to check for imbalances. Here, if there is an imbalance, try to cure it. If SW is not a good side, under Flying Star, if you know the type of imbalance caused e.g. use Metal to destroy wood. For example, if there is a `bad' wood element at this sector, you then use Metal to destroy it. This is just an example and not meant that SW has `bad' wood. You may have to check this out further. In such a situation, perhaps metal is needed and therefore, a metal wind chime is acceptable here. Other metal e.g. 6 coins or a pendulum clock are alteratives to this. Please see below: Please see above. For Shapes and Form, you can get Lilian Too's books as it has illustrations or graphics. However, I do not recommend all her books (especially the new ones) because, in my opinion, some of these books ask you to do this or that without proper reference to specific situations, which may cause more harm than good. For example, suggestions like "place 3 coins here or there." For other titles, it is best to browse around the book shop to find what you want. Go to the conference, Books on Feng Shui to look at some of the earlier messages. I believe one user wrote that the `Idiot's Guide to Feng Shui' is not bad. The best books are those that `teach' or impart skills rather than tell you to place X at this corner, Y at the ceiling etc... As for my books, at the moment, they are all in electronic form (acrobat reader format). Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Sonia, 1. In my view, and to be honest, a house number containing a 4 is not necessarily unfavorable. 2. In Cantonese, the number 4 is associated with the word 'SAY' which means 'DIE'. 3. Therefore, a Cantonese individual who may also be superstitious might prefer not to have a house number with a 4 in it. 4. Personally, my current residence is #04-01 and my new house, which will be ready soon, also contains "45" (i.e. a 5 in it). 5. I still decided to purchase it because, overall, as you mentioned that you 'liked it'. In my case, I have assessed the home based on: - Shapes and Form, - Eight House - Flying Star to confirm that it 'suits me'. 6. The above factors are more important than anything else. 7. If the house is ready for occupancy, please bring all your family members along to see the house:) 8. If your house is an apartment or highrise, you can utilize the free module at www.geomancy-online.com to generate a free Flying Star for Highrise report to check the house number. 9. If your home is a landed property, the house number then, there is 'no issue' under the normal Flying Star analysis. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Anon, 1. In my opinion, many Chinese even before learning English, have to learn `many languages'. 2. For example, take the case of a Chinese in Malaysia. Usually, the child picks up one or two Chinese dialects in their home. This is because more often, each parent may speak one or more dialect even before they go to school. 3. When the child goes to school, he/she has to learn e.g. English, Bahasa Malaysia and Mandarin. Thus, imagine, a child this young has to grope with 5 languages! Each language has it own `gramma' etc... While in an `English' speaking country, one's mother tongue may be `English' and later on, the child gets to learn e.g. Spanish. In my opinion, one's mother tongue is important as it is the base language. Many Chinese do not speak English at home and thus, the only opportunity for the child to learn English is in School. Since, English/gramma lessons are part of the syllabus, other subjects such as mathematics etc.. have less on English and gramma .... Furthermore, if one translate, Mandarin word for word in English, it will certainly sound like "broken " English. The sentence structure in Mandarin cannot always be translated exactly into English without refinement to the language structure and vice vesa. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Anon, 1. In my opinion, it is indeed very disappointing to reflect on the achievement of Chinese in China. Other than bringing `stability' to the country, I believe not much achievement is made especially since the Communist take-over. 2. However, if one objectively look at some of the achievements made by overseas Chinese, many overseas Chinese have contributed to the development of their `adopted' country abeit some of them (in my opinion) being discriminated in some of their adopted countries. In my opinion, these overseas Chinese have either contributed to scientific field and many are good in commerce. In commerce, many Chinese hold prominent positions and earned lots of wealth. For example, when Indonesian Chinese `were' discriminated against, many of these Chinese moved their capital from Indonesia and it had halted the process of the flow of goods into the country. These Indonesian Chinese were like the "gears" that operated the distribution, commerce etc... I do have many Indonesian clients that have purchased homes in Singapore because of the above as they have moved their children to Singapore for education. In fact, in the past when I was in Pre-University, many of my classmates are from Indonesia. Some of them are much older e.g. 3 or 4 years older than us locals. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Anon, 1. Not all overseas Chinese eat dog meat. Especially the `English' educated or if they are staying in a more affluent country away from China. 2. In Hong Kong, it is still common for Chinese to eat dogs. These dogs are specially breed to be slaughtered unlike pet dogs. If you do go to a Chinese food store, or those that do stock Chinese canned food, it is equally common to find `Rabbit's meat'. To some of us, rabbits are considered pets and no way we want to eat them. 3. Like sharks fins, abalone, some Chinese find it a delicacy to eat dog's meat. There are even some Chinese shows that `suggest' that when these people eat dog's meat, when they go near to dogs, these dogs get `frighten' as they smell of some one eating their kind. Thus, in my opinion, it is hard to explain such things. For some it may even be `mancho' stuff or masculine stuff to `decare' that they had eaten something out of the extraordinary. As I have never eaten them, frankly, and honestly, I am unable to explain or even comprehen why these people eat these cute pets as I am also a dog lover. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Anon, 1. It should be `charcoal' instead of coal. 2. Usually, this is kept inside a built in cabinet e.g. in the kitchen together with the charocal stove indefinitely. (Especially for at least one year). Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Kaushal, Yes, overall, the description you provided is certainly not a good `Shapes and Form' position. Usually, if the bed is next to the bedroom door, the best `defense' is to have a reading or side table. A lamp is placed on it. The above is symbolic of having a `partition' between the bed and the toilet door. In your present description, usually, a `low linen' cabinet is placed between the end of the bed and the bathroom door. But I am not sure if this is feasible. But this is one remedy. Closing the toilet door, may not work but it should be closed. Other than this, check for #2 (sickness) and #5 (misfortune) in the bedroom. Usually if it is not `Shapes and Form' problems, it can be related to Flying Star problems. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Panya, 1. Having the main door at one's death location is not ideal but is not `the end of the world' senario. Here, we consider that the house is the least suitable to the breadwinner. 2. Try to look at it from a `bigger' picture: 2.1 Check also the influence in your bedroom i.e. places you spent most of your time at. The above is only one puzzle i.e. the use of the Eight House Theory. 3. Even if you have not so good Eight House intangible forces, you can take advantage especially if the house has good Shapes and Form Feng Shui. 4. Here, since the main entrance is the `death' sector, I strongly recommend that you do a Flying Star analysis. What the Flying Star analysis is to help reduce any problems (if any). Here, it is used to check the birth chart of your house (distinct) from how suitable the house to you. 5. With the conscious effort of improving the Flying Star of the house i.e. neutralize any imbalances, this would help greatly to improve the overall Feng Shui of the house. 6. Under the Shapes and Form, it is essential to `protect' your main door, your windows from poison arrows. Make sure that the interior conform to good Shapes and Form. A holistic approach to Feng Shui is a sensible option then to `worry' over one aspect of " Feng Shui " such as the Eight House Theory. Here, you try to tip the balance or increase or improve your `luck' dispite this `handicap'. Warmest Regards, Cecil