Cecil Lee

Dear Han, 1. No it is my opinion, that the two round columns are part of the structure of the building and I feel that it is not `symbolic' of the two objects that can form a triangulation. 2. You would need e.g. two pots of plants on each side (as an example) to use the `triangular effect'. Well, this is based on my personal experience and it may vary with other practitioners on this. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Jolene, 1. I believe, Feng Shui is a holistic approach encompassing various Feng Shui techniques. 2. Under the Flying Star, it is good to make an effort to neutralise any imbalances which you are trying to do. If you have a sketch of your layout plan (and outline of items e.g. the bed, tables) and with the information you provided me below, I can assist to look at and mark the location and provide some comments. I believe, a layout with what you had provided would greatly assist and would be a valuable help. If you can, do sent an attachment to this file. But if it is too much to ask, then let me know, I can go thru the info below. Awaiting your comments. Regards, Cecil

Dear Madan, 1. Under Period 7, a Double 7 is considered auspicious. 2. Thus, if the house continues to remain under Period 7 and there is a Double 7, then it is still auspicious house. 3. For example, in the Year 2005, if there are no major renovations made, a house built under 1984 to 2003 will continue to have a birth chart based on Period 7. 4.If so happens that this is a Double 7 (under Period 7), the house will continue to enjoy this Double 7. 5. However, in a period 8, 9 etc.. house, and it so happens that there is a Double 7 e.g. at the main entrance, than this is a different matter altogether. 6. In the same `order' under Period 1, Double 1's is very auspicious; Period 2 - Double 2's Period 3 - Double 3's Period 4 - Double 4's Period 5 - Double 5's A "double ... something " if it occurs in a different period, is another matter and subject to the interpretation e.g of the 81 combinations or analysis using the 5 elements concept. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Kavita, 1. In general, the advise is not to have toilets at `true compass directions' i.e. North, South, East, West, NE, NW, SE and SW. 2. In theory, this calls for relocation of the toilet to solve the "problem". In reality, it is difficult or impossible to simply shift some of the toilets. It comes as it is. Nothing much one can do here. 3. It is generally considered that a toilet is a YIN location i.e. becase of water element in it and it is generally `darker' and more YIN. The only thing which one can do is to: 3.1 Close the toilet door when not in use. 3.2 Make it more YANG e.g. keep it dry and bright. Frankly, in my opinion, other than the above nothing much one can do except to relocate it. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Another `secret' ingredient in Feng Shui is the application of Shapes and Forum to provide us a quantum leap. This `secret ingredient' is hard to `apply' for many people. Basically, it is about using Shapes and Form to find the dragon vein i.e. a location where houses or office can accumulate wealth. What an expert FS practitioner does is to do an environmental scanning of the landscape and site/home/office and see if the overall site/home/office can retain "wealth". It can be a site where it is `blessed' with good overall Shapes and Form that allows `wealth' to be retained. It usually takes a keen eye to spot these. Usually, those specialising in or are experts of Shapes and Forms to do so. For vertical housing or condos, I have provided some examples under Photo Tours. Do search for "the Meyer" and "the Sterling" as examples of specific houses/units that can accumulate wealth (without needing to rely on say doing a Flying Star chart). Surprisingly, usually, such houses, so far, do equally have a good Flying Star chart. Maybe call this a coincidence. So try to apply the above, if you next look for a new house:) May you achieve a Quantum Leap in finding a good house! Warmest Regards, Cecil

Hi Everyone, I am happy to say that the Free Advice Forum alone has near to 3,500 forum messages! If you are new to this forum, you can always use the SEARCH feature (You need to login to this forum) to search for nearly any topic that you want to find out. Best of all it is 100% Flame Free! Many Thanks and Best Regards! Cecil Lee P.S. This new forum is currently around 1 year and 8 months old:)

Dear Users, 1. In several messages in the forum, I mentioned that we can draw a parallel with Examinations. 2. A smart person taking an examination would try to maximise his/her marks. For example, in an essay examination i.e. we are required to answer 4 compulsory questions. It is always wise to answer ALL 4 questions. Where each question carries 25 marks out of 100 marks (in total). Sometimes answering 3 questions out of 4 compulsory ones may be quite risky if we do not score well in the 3 questions. 3. Drawing a parallel, Feng Shui, Pillars of Destiny etc.. aims to maximise our EARTH LUCK Thus, simply trying to "activate" a sector e.g. South-West (assuming that one is lucky to get it correct... not withstanding no knowledge of the Five Elements... well call this luck!) 4. If we use the Flying Star analysis, it has 9 sectors and thus, if we divide 100/9 = 11.1% for each sector. Thus even if we `activate' correctly one sector, we only achieve 11% score. We have "failed" the examination! 5. If we apply for example, the Flying Star analysis correctly, we would have achieve at least 6 sectors (or more) x 11.1%. 6. Given that what we are trying to achieve is to increase/maximise our EARTH LUCK we also have to `take other examinations'. Thus, for example, in real life, schooling, we need to take several papers and pass them. 7. Again drawing a parallel, the examination looks something like: Paper 1 : Shapes and Form Feng Shui Paper 2 : Flying Star Paper 3 : Eight House Paper 4 : Pillars of Destiny Assuming we do not give weightage to all 4 papers, we must at least, pass all papers in order to " pass " our examinations. 8. Thus, many of us, who assume that paying homage to one sector would later on, find that "Feng Shui" is not working for them. If we look at FS in a holistic way, I am not saying that it will be successful for everyone, but, we always try to maximize or `play safe' to achieve a higher rate of success or the probability of success is much better by using tools that, should or could work for many people. Thus, I hope you can understand that I am not trying to belittle " Kindergarten " Feng Shui but rather, hope that chances of success is better if proper tools are used to maximize our `marks' just like in an examination. Warmest Regards, Cecil Lee (C) Cecil Lee, 2000

Hi Everyone, I feel that this message provides an inspiration to all of us. In some of the stories, "It is like `after the bitterness, comes the sweetness'..." I am not sure who wrote this but here goes:- --- Start ---- *First ~ Most Important Lesson During my second month of nursing school, our professor gave us a pop quiz. I was a conscientious student and had breezed through the questions, until I read the last one: "What is the first name of the woman who cleans the school?" Surely this was some kind of joke. I had seen the cleaning woman several times. She was tall, dark-haired and in her 50s, but how would I know her name? I handed in my paper, leaving the last question blank. Just before class ended, one student asked if the last question would count toward our quiz grade. "Absolutely," said the professor. "In your careers, you will meet many people. All are significant. They deserve your attention and care, even if all you do is smile and say 'hello.'" "I've never forgotten that lesson. I also learned her name was Dorothy. *Second Important Lesson ~ Pickup in the Rain One night, at 11:30 PM, an older African American woman was standing on the side of an Alabama highway trying to endure a lashing rainstorm. Her car had broken down and she desperately needed a ride. Soaking wet, she decided to flag down the next car. A young white man stopped to help her, generally unheard of in those conflict-filled 1960s. The man took her to safety, helped her get assistance and put her into a taxicab. She seemed to be in a big hurry, but wrote down his address and thanked him. Seven days went by and a knock came on the man's door. To his surprise, a giant console color TV was delivered to his home. A special note was attached. It read: "Thank you so much for assisting me on the highway the other night. The rain drenched not only my clothes, but also my spirits. Then you came along. Because of you, I was able to make it to my dying husband's bedside just before he passed away. God bless you for helping me and unselfishly serving others." Sincerely, Mrs. Nat King Cole. *Third Important Lesson ~ Always remember those who serve you In the days when an ice cream sundae cost much less, a 10 year old boy entered a hotel coffee shop and sat at a table. waitress put a glass of water in front of him. "How much is an ice cream sundae?" he asked. "Fifty cents," replied the waitress. The little boy pulled his hand out of his pocket and studied the coins in it. "Well, how much is a plain dish of ice cream?" he inquired. By now more people were waiting for a table and the waitress was growing impatient. "Thirty-five cents," she brusquely replied." The little boy again counted his coins. "I'll have the plain ice cream," he said. The waitress brought the ice cream, put the bill on the table and walked away. The boy finished the ice cream, paid the cashier and left. When the waitress came back, she began to cry as she wiped down the table. There, placed neatly beside the empty dish, were two nickels and five pennies - You see, he couldn't have the sundae, because he had to have enough left to leave her a tip. *Fourth Important Lesson ~ The Obstacle in Our Path In ancient times, a King had a boulder placed on a roadway. Then he hid himself and watched to see if anyone would remove the huge rock. Some of the King's wealthiest merchants and courtiers came by and simply walked around it. Many loudly blamed the king for not keeping the roads clear, But none did anything about getting the stone out of the way. Then a peasant came along carrying a load of vegetables. Upon approaching the boulder, the peasant laid down his burden and tried to move the stone to the side of the road. After much pushing and straining, he finally succeeded. After the peasant picked up his load of vegetables, he noticed a purse lying in the road where the boulder had been. The purse contained many gold coins and a note from the king indicating that the gold was for the person who removed the boulder from the roadway. The peasant learned what many of us never understand. Every obstacle presents an opportunity to improve our condition. *Fifth Important Lesson ~ Giving When it Counts Many years ago, when I worked as a volunteer at a hospital, I got to know a little girl named Liz who was suffering from a rare and serious disease. Her only chance of recovery appeared to be a blood transfusion from her 5-year old brother, who had miraculously survived the same disease and had developed the antibodies needed to combat the illness. The doctor explained the situation to her little brother, and asked the little boy if he would be willing to give his blood to his sister. I saw him hesitate for only a moment before taking a deep breath and saying, "Yes, I'll do it if it will save her.." As the transfusion progressed, he lay in bed next to his sister and smiled, as we all did, seeing the color returning to her cheeks. Then his face grew pale and his smile faded. He looked up at the doctor and asked with a trembling voice, "Will I start to die right away?" Being young, the little boy had misunderstood the doctor; he thought he was going to have to give his sister all of his blood in order to save her. You see understanding and attitude, after all, is everything. --- End ---

Dear Kathleen, I have mentioned several formulas in my Applied Feng Shui book on manual calculations. A faster more accurate method is simply to go to: 1. http://www.geomancy-online.com and create a free Eight House Report. 2. Or simply goto: http://www.geomancy.net/fs/house1.htm and under one of the steps select the date of birth to generate the Eight house chart. Please see below:- Under `good' Feng Shui practises: 1. Priority should go to placing the desk to benefit from good Shapes and Form Feng Shui. Here, the desk should be place where possible against a solid support e.g. a wall or alternativly against a partition and others such as the desk in relation to the office door... 2. Only after doing the above, then place the table (if possible) at your good sector i.e. intangible force. 3. If you still have the luxury, place the table facing a good direction. For example if East is your prosperity sector, then place the table facing `East' bearing in mind Para 1 and 2. This is based on Japanese beliefs. Here, one buys a pair of the cat. Where for each cat, a paw is raised e.g. right paw and left paw. These dwell more on beliefs then Feng Shui. Many books are available on Shapes and Form and those on more specialised form of Feng Shui e.g. Flying Star are either difficult to understand or quite general. Ultimately, it is my belief that one should combine the best of all available FS theories as none of them are superior than the other. Instead, selective FS theories and include Pillars of Destiny need to be used. It is not the amount of information that we obtain that provides good result but rather the end result is based on the ability to `summarise' and interpret the data and the secret ingredient is proper implementation of it. Many people, face the problem of using piecemeal FS theories and go into a vicious cycle when things don't turn out. Alternatively, if one has the opportunity to consult a good FS practitioner, this would be better. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Deborah, It would be nice if you can draw a sketch or use a paint program to draw and save as a .jpg or .bmp or .gif:- 1. A sketch of the house (if possible, proportionate such as where is the main entrance and the T junction) and roughly can see the distance of the ancient well and how far it is to the house i.e to the right, left or centre?. Roughly how deep it is. I hope you can understand that without a clear look at the outline such as the impact on the main door, any gradient. (I hope I am not asking too much but if it is not a sketch, it can be alternatively pictures). Apologise, if I asked too much. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Chrinstine, Many thanks for posting the three pictures. I now can better understand from the pictures: 1. The plot of land where your neighour's house is (i.e. behind your house) has sha qi. 2. As for your house, once, the neighbour's house is up and you have a fence, it will be shielded from the sha qi of the `T' junction. 3. I understand from the picture that there are no trees (as this is a new plot of land). Currently with no trees, the land has sha qi from exposed `wind'. I believe, as more trees are ground around the estate it would be ok. 4. Under Shapes and Form of Feng Shui:- 4.1 A single house should not be surrounded i.e. an `island' of roads on all four sides. But for the twin house (with two houses on each side of the road), it is still acceptable. 4.2 I noticed that the land is relatively flat the plus point is this is a rather "straight forward" area where as I mentioned above, grass, plants and trees, later on would be good. On the whole, I believe, it would relieve you of your fears of the `sha qi' from the opposite side of the `T' junction. In my opinion, I consider this house, an average plot. In Feng Shui, most of the time we look at the dragon vein and check to see whether a location or estate, can accumulate wealth (overall) for the neighbourhood. This is more for those who are buying new plot of land or already built up housing. This accumulation of `wealth' is symbolic of some of the houses that I mentioned under conference: Photo Tour of Interest such as the Meyer and Sterling. (However, these are condominiums but are similiar in analysis whilst these are analysed on a vertical spectrum, landed property are analysed on a horizontal spectrum - Shapes and Form). Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Anon, 1. In several past messages and in my Applied Feng Shui book, I mentioned several "methods" used such as by: 1. Shape of the Fish Tank 2. Number of fishes i.e. based on Kua or Yin and Yang (even or odd number of fishes) 3. Type of fishes etc.. 4. Color of the stand used at different sections of the home Thus, I would like to clarify that usually, I do not `advise' but rather highlight the various practises such as no. of fishes used either to relate to a person's Kua number. There are `pro and cons' in using various methods. For the no. of fishes, I had on a few occasions mentioned what happened if one's Kua number is 1. Does it mean that one has to resort to the `fate' of rearing only one fish. In Feng Shui, if fishes suddenly die in succession, in a some of the replies I mentioned the `routine' of adding fishes (staggered) at a time. Overall, it is nice to understand that the rearing of fishes can be related to one's Kua number but is difficult to monitor or implement. 2. Thus, it would be best to use commonsense i.e. see how big the fish tank is and buy or replenish a reasonable number of fishes will do. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Anon, What you mentioned would depend on a person's belief or religious belief and how strong is one's belief. For example, when you mentioned `killing' of animals, and one has strong buddhist beliefs, then one should avoid what you had mentioned below. Even in other religions like Muslims, they also have a ritual for `praying' before slaughtering animals. Muslims only eat food that are certified "Halal" in this manner. Therefore, it depends on how `strong' is your beliefs. Most of the time, nowadays maybe because of convenience, animals are pre slaughtered and we buy them, cleaned and `ready' so this should not be a major issue or concern for us. Some religions belief in reincarnation and "we may end up" reincarnated as a specific animaal or insect. This is up to indiviudal beliefs. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Colleen, 1. Yes, it is not adviseable to keep fishes in the bedroom. 2. To answer your question as to where to keep fishes, usually, this is looked into in relation to a person's (especially the breadwinner's Ba Zhi) and cross referenced to the Flying Star of each sector. For example, if the breadwinner's Ba Zhi is weak fire, it is best to avoid having a water position in the house. 3. Another area we look at is the Flying Star of each sector. Some sectors may be out of balance and adding water may cause further imbalances. 4. Well not to `scare' you in anyway but one can rely on instincts if Para 2 is not followed i.e. find a location which one feels comfortable about. 5. In general, the Chinese like number 8 especially the Cantonese which means `prosperity' and 9 represents longevity. Some people are concerned with the number of fishes reared especially if it taken to represent each element. 6. Other consideration include the shape of the fish tank, the color of the support stand etc... If you search past messages about Fish tank, I have mentioned in detail some of the above information, which I have not elaborated here. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Christine, If you have a sketch drawn; of the proposed house with roads and other features such as the surrounding i.e. are there greenery, is there a slope etc.. would be better as it is difficult to comment without all these inputs. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Jeffery, To better understand your situation, appreciate if could elaborate: 1. When you stand at the main entrance facing outwards, do you see the bamboo sticks aimed directly at your main entrance? 2. If the bamboo sticks are "aimed" at your main entrance, are the ends aimed at your home or are they vertical? Like flag poles? 3. Are the bamboo sticks aiming from the side towards the main entrance as opposed to aiming directly? 4. What is the distance between the bamboo poles to your main entrance. Regards, Cecil

Dear Silk, Please see below:- ----- Original Message ----- From: "free-advice Listmanager" To: Sent: Monday, August 14, 2000 7:13 AM Subject: Eight House Query In general, the Eight House Theory looks at: 1. How suitable a person is to the house. 2. Areas where one spent time at should preferably be a good sector for the person. As far as the Eight House theory is concerned, (other than the main entrance door sector which in this case, is not a suitable house for you). You should also look at the intangible force at the bedroom area. Other than the above, it is difficult to neutralise any intangible force based on this theory. In traditional FS, we can use Flying Star to neutralise or activate a sector instead. Normally, Shapes and Form is used to find a suitable placing of the bed in a room and Flying Star is used in neutralise or `activate ' the sector (this depends on individual house birth chart). Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Daniel, In my opinion, Lilian Too is more of an author than a practitioner. Her strengths are her ability is to use illustrations and words to create a better understanding. In my honest opinion, you have to weigh the decision to attend the conference based on:- 1. the price of the conference, 2. take a look at the conference materials and time factor i.e. Is the course catered more to appreciate general `Feng Shui' or is it tailored for the `practitioner'? Or to obtain a FS certificate. 3. Are there any other "hidden costs" other than paying for the conference. Such as cross-selling i.e. are we paying for the full course or may end up having to pay more e.g. during the conference `cross-selling' of books (are they provided) and others e.g. encouraged to purchase of her Feng Shui jewellery 4. Check that the course does not dwel on `Eight Associations / Eight Aspriations' e.g. enhancing SW for Romance, North for Career. Rather, if the course / conference is based on `solid' foundations of the Five Elements, this would be good. if the topic is too general, it is less useful. I hope everyone can understand that the above is based frankly on my honest opinion by examing the above questions and then weighing the pros and cons. In the final analysis, it is entirely left to each of us to form own opinions of what is value or benefit for ourselves. Warmest Regards, Cecil ----- Original Message ----- From: "free-advice Listmanager" To: Sent: Saturday, August 12, 2000 9:07 AM Subject: Lilian Too

Dear Anon, Quite recently, there was a news article on divorce in China. The main cause of what I read was that the men in China are getting more `well off' and some of these men engaged in illict affairs. Usually, the women are more forgiving but usually it is the men who initiated the divorce. Divorce is indeed an `ugly' word all over the world. It leaves a scar on the innocent child or children. Yes, based on what I read, divorce is gaining a foothold and increasingly place an impact on the family unit in China. Usually, the poor wife has difficulty getting child support and may need to work to raise their child in China or she may instead get support from her close relatives. In most cases, the wife gets custody of the child as the spouse sets off to `start' another family in China. Warmest Regards, Cecil wrote in message news:6705.3191@forum.geomancy.net...

Dear Anon, I have attached a simple sketch showing in RED, the best areas for activating a mountain stair if it is present. As mentioned earlier, each house is different in layout and in some houses, the back door can be at the kitchen while for others, it is a standalone passage way. The best method is to clearly understand the concept that the mountain star is to enhance the `solid-backing' and not to hinder the frontage by blocking it. Thus for the frontage, it is often suggested that water or clear space is ideal. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Anon, In the past, before the communist rule in China, arranged marriages are common. But for the Chinese, arranged marriages are usually between young children and not to elderly grand fathers. The exception is during the dynasty periods e.g. Ching, Ming dyansties where the emperor has many concubines. Today, there are fewer arranged marriages in China. And more parents have taken a modern approach in letting their children choose a partner. One interesting thing to note is that if one looks at the population profile of China especially those below 25 years old, one can see a noticable imbalance i.e. that there are more Males than Females in the population. This is most probably attributed to the one child policy and many Chinese want a male child. Thus it would be harder for Chinese girls to get married. This may account for them wanting to marry overseas Chinese. Perhaps, the overseas Chinese are more well off and they have a chance to migrate with their husband for a `better' life. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Anon, 1. In my opinion, this has more to do with `beliefs' than Feng Shui. 2. However, if we look at some Chinese `beliefs', the Chinese favour `pairs' rather than a single object. 3. I am not sure how magical a Dragon Horse figurine or statue can be, but as you have mentioned, may use one or from the opinion of others two `Dragon Horse' may not necessary make any difference in our wealth. Well no harm to place 1 or a pair (2). Warmest Regards Cecil

Dear Anon, I am very glad you brought up this question. 1. I feel that it is quite `dangerous' to talk about Feng Shui issues without looking at the specific situation and layout plan. 2. As we all know, each home has a different layout plan and this is why this may lead to confusion. 3. Lets go back to the fundamentals of one of the FS concepts: The four symbolic animals concept where the frontage of the house should have clear space and the back `solid backing'. Frontage of the house (Clear Space) e.g. activating water star -------------------- -------------------- Back of the house (Solid back) e.g. activating mountain star 4. For those who are new and not sure what this means please refer to this URL: http://www.geomancy.net/fs/four.htm 5. In the illustration, for example, water implies flatness and a water position usually means `clear space'. 6. The tortise in under the above URL at Para 4 represents a solid backing. 7. Here, one can then truly understand that it is most effective to activate a mountain star at the `back' of the house. For example, at the back door or at a wall at the back of the house. Thus, depending on one's house layout, a kitchen may be at the back of the house or the dining room with part of the wall at the back of the wall. If this is so, activating a mountain star would be effective. But, if the kitchen is at the front or next to the main entrance, it is not adviseable to activate the mountain star. 8. I hope all of us get the correct picture that each house layout differs and it is always best to activate a mountain star with the hope that it provides a `soild backing'. 9. Similiarly, if we look at a room in a house, we can follow the above concept and apply the mountain star at a wall usually diagionally opposite the door. (We have to look at each room closely). In Flying Star theory, we can also call this concept: Sitting (Mountain) and Facing (Frontage). 10. One can also as mentioned under Para 9 and further compartmentalise a room and activate a mountain star (provided it is present) based on the above. Hope the above helps. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Denise, 1. The main `concern' in Feng Shui is that it is inauspicious to let the toilet bowl face a location e.g. it can be the dining room table etc... 2. Thus based on the concept " If one cannot see the poison arrow or in this case Sha Qi, it no longer becomes a threat. 3. Therefore, normally closing the toilet door would do. You can consider, the rest of the things you mentioned as `luxuries' i.e. not compulsory to do such as keeping the lid down. 4. In my opinion, it is not adviseable to place a full length mirror unless one looks closely at that specific sector. As a mirror is considered able to reflect or `double' the bad luck if that sector is not auspicious. I feel that keeping the toilet door closed is sufficient for such a situation. 5. The other thing to look out is the placement of the toilet. Ideally, the toilet should share one external wall of the house thus ensuring that it is not at the centrepoint of the house. Other considerations like compass direction of the toilet is important and this has to be looked at in a holistic way such as doing a full FS audit. Warmest Regards, Cecil ----- Original Message ----- From: "phototours Listmanager" To: Sent: Saturday, August 12, 2000 6:09 AM Subject: Solutions for toilet bowl placement

Dear Elkay, 1. I have `cut-paste' this message which was a recent reply under the forum topic: " Feng Shui for Business ". 2. Feng Shui cannot be seen as a `cure all'. If there are better `tools' or `concepts' e.g. methology in teaching, this would prevail over the use of "Feng Shui". And even give a quantum leap, where Feng Shui cannot fully achieve. It is the same as using specialised tool for a specific activity. For example, if we want to cut an apple in half, we use a knife instead of using another tool such as a screw driver or even a scissor to cut the apple. Thus, using the right tool for the right occassion is a much sensible idea than just simply using the wrong tools and be under the "mercy" of hope, hope and more hope... Warmest Regards, Cecil ----- An early reply to a similiar question as yours ------ Dear Kari, In my opinion, as much as Feng Shui is `interesting' it can't do more than it's purpose. For a School, usually, it has to be looked at not only from the perspective of Feng Shui but common sense. Most Schools if possible try to be sited or located in a quieter environment. For example, if the school is in a city, usually the classrooms are furthest away from the traffic. Such as having open ground or in my country, mini hills (especially if the classroom) is close to the road. In your situation, it is more the way the subject is taught (i.e. in a `interesting' or allow for greater participation - depending on the topic). Thus, what I feel is that rather than finding a `Feng Shui' model, the methology of teaching in an interesting way, would best suit the situation. Feng Shui, in my opinion, cannot be considered as a 1001 all purpose enhancer but rather, is limited by what it can and cannot do. Warmest Regards, Cecil