Cecil Lee

Dear Cheui May, 1. In the field of Feng Shui, Chinese divinty, Chinese astrology, Chinese medicine and all other areas, it calls for balance. Moderation is the `key'. Thus, if you are a weak water person, adding `metal' is acceptable (but moderately). 2. Under the `33.3 percent ruleset', usually, if the area or volume is less than this, the object is usually of minimal effect on a person. For example, as you had mentioned, a small ring with a tiny jade or diamond, even it is a `3 carats' diamond ring is only a small object. While, a `T'shirt, covers a significant part of the body. Thus it is more effective e.g. to wear e.g. a white T-shirt which, in my opinion, covers more than 33.3 percent of our body. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Steven, 1. No, in my opinion, there should not be a slingshot effect here. I am confident of this method. 2. If one is not comfortable with it, then can use the traditional method of hanging a Ba Gua mirror. 3. The semi-circular carpet, can be added together with Para 1 also. Warmest Regards, Cecil Thank

Dear Anon, 1. Thanks for your reply. 2. In my opinion, based on what you have mentioned, this should not be an issue. The cactus plant and the purpose why it was placed there does not seem to pose a threat to your home. 3. A threat is usually one where it slices thru the main door e.g. at the middle or if one stands at the door, one can see e.g. a lone lamp post. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Pei Yee, 1. There are a few references on this site, somewhere that shows clearly why Lunar Calendar Method should be used instead of Xia (Hsia) Calendar. 2. Both methods will give the same results most of the time. However, the Hsia has an inherent flaw, it is unable to `see' a blind month or we call it an intercalary month. In Chinese Lunar Calendar, there are frequently years where there are double months e.g. Two 1st month, 2nd month etc... In such a situation, there is no way the Hsia calendar or (Xia Li) calendar can detect this. Because of this, the calculation using the Hsia calendar goes `off' for those whose birthday ie. month pillar is out. The traditional method is to use the Chinese Lunar Calendar Method and at this site, at the appropriate calculation it is cross referenced to the Hsia as it is used to find the season. Thus, from the above, we infact use both the Lunar and Xia calendar (Hsia) at the appropriate time. Hong Kong practitioners or those who learned Feng Shui from Hong Kong prefer to use, the Xia as Hong Kong uses the Xia calendar. I have thus pointed to you the inherent weakness of the Xia System. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Anon, What is the rationale for not having the bed on the same wall as the door? In traditional Feng Shui, this is not advisable because, if one is suppose to sleep on the same wall (plus the head against the wall), you will not be able to see who comes into the room. (There is no longer an element of surprise). Of course, we can say that the door can be closed or sleep with the legs facing the wall. But the second is not considered auspicious. Thus if it is based on Shapes and Form Feng Shui, the above is the main reason for it. You have to see if the above is a good enough reason for yourself. But this is what it generally means in Feng Shui. In my opinion, I would not recommend the above with the bed on the same wall as the door. Perhaps, more a `habbit' than anything else. The above does not take into consideration, Eight House Theory. You can still follow the Eight House Theory here in trying to sleep further away from your inauspicious intangible force sectors. For those who want to go further can, use the Flying Star more importantly if there is an imbalance, neutralise it. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Anon, In Feng Shui, we always try to find a `breadwinner' i.e. the person who brings in the most money. When using the Eight House Theory, try to check that the death/disaster sector is not at the main entrance door area. We should not have a micro view of the situation. In using the Eight House, you must also find out e.g. what is the intangible force affecting your bedroom. And other rooms you spent time at. It generally tells you how well suited are you to your home. You can also use the Eight House Theory to find a good sitting position e.g. facing a good direction for study, work... Other than this, the Eight House Theory has limited applications. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Deborah, 1. Chinese Astrology For a simple YEARLY sign, you can find the basic element under http://lovesigns.net Specifically, you can visit this page: http://www.geomancy.net/love/astro.htm :- Next select the year:- 12 Feb 1956 to 30 Jan 1957 - Fire Monkey Yes, you are a fire person if you are born on 5 August 1956, if you consider only your YEAR of birth. 2. Pillars of Destiny The Pillars of Destiny can be considered the "Professional Method" of determining your element: In this site, there are two Professional method: 1. Birth element based on analysis of Year, Month, Day and Time of birth. You can generate a free report at the lower purple frame under this site's main page:- http://www.geomancy.net 2. Birth element based on analysis of Year, Month, Day, Time of birth plus House of Life and House of Conception. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Archive of similarities between my original article and the person's copy:- http://www.geomancy.net/fs/colours.htm

Dear Steven, Please see this picture: The above was taken from http://www.geomancy.net/fs/5element.htm for easy reference. If you see the structures carefully, you will find that it is the shape and not the material that specifies the element. If you look closely, the yellow thin structure (like a telecoms tower), although it can be a telecoms tower made of steel or concrete or both, it is still considered a Wood element. Thus if one imagines, that the lamp post is a all thin structure, does it not resemble a tall thin tree? Therefore, Feng Shui is not what it seems always. The shape and symbolism here prevails. Another interesting point is that sometime back I also mentioned that : 1. Hong Kong Masters commonly use fish tank for cures while Taiwan Masters use plants. I am neither pro Hong Kong or Taiwan. I recommend the use appropriate to the situation. 2. In a situation where a lamp post can be seen from a window, Hong Kong Masters may advise on the use of a fish tank. Plus they always recommend Goldfish. If one analyse closely, there are two components in a fish tank: water and in this case goldfish. Water is simple to relate : it implies water element. For a gold fish, be it black or gold or red coloured ones, the GOLD in the goldfish refers to Fire element. Thus it is like using Fire to destroy wood i.e. the lamp post. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Desmond, As requested, please see picture below:- Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Anon, Most HDB flats have toilets near the kitchen. Overall, this should not be an issue as the toilet is not next to the main door (I hope). The good thing about `older' HDB flats are that they are either rectangular or squarish (usually without any missing corners). This is a plus point. Warmest Regards, Cecil PS. HDB refers to Housing and Development Board Flat. This is a government statutory company tasked to build public housing flats for Singaporeans

Dear Shari, Perhaps, you can elaborate further as there are many phoentic sounding words. If you have the word in mandarin, or han yi pin yin, this would be better:) Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Anon, Apologises, forgot to reply the first question:- As I have little information on your situation, I am unable to comment on this. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Anon, Please see below:- One must understand that 6 coins is not a cure all. It is not a `mother of all cures'. It is meant only to cure a specific problem or to destroy a wooden beam above the head. For a concrete beam, two flutes shaped in the profile of a Ba Gua is used. Here, wood destroys (the outer part e.g. earth or concrete). YOu do not need to neutralise a beam if one does not spent time directly below it. You can always try to shift the table and sit in positions such as away (directly below) the beam. Even if one is seating below a beam, if it is only for a short while, this is still (acceptable). Ideally of course if, one can, one should not seat there at all. So, it is a case of trying to avoid an `over-kill' which many have made a mistake on. It is the same as eating food. We should eat moderately. Feng Shui should also be practised `moderation'. Sometimes, this `over-kill' may cause more harm than good. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Anon, Where possible, try to allow Qi to meander. It is better to `avoid' multiple "layers" of open areas (if you can). Since you are more familar with your home, can you feel a rush of air when standing at your door i.e. at certain times? If you have windows on the other walls of the room, this would lessen the effect. For example if you have windows only at the North and South of the house, wind depending on the time of day will blow from e.g. high pressure zone to low pressure zone and vice versa. And if you only have windows at North or South or ( East and West ), then you may feel the gush of air pressure flowing directly from North to South or vice versa. I hope u understand what I mean. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Anon, 1. This arised because a user asked whether to cover the shoe rack. Earlier, I posted that it is of course much better to remove the shoe rack if it is at the main entrance area. 2. The correct way to practise Feng Shui is to manage the entire house e.g. make sure that everything is inbalance first. I merely mentioned that whether to cover or remove the shoe rack is secondary. I believe what you have asked was, can things be changed by removing the shoe rack or covering it. I mentioned that, it is not the most important thing to do in Feng Shui. For example, if there is a hole in a ship. Even if it is a small one, there will still be leaks in it. So, it is in this situation i.e. that one should first `plug' the leak rather than think of improvements. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Marianne, 1. For a house `characteristic' of divorce, do check out the Qi does not flow directly out of the main entrance door to the back door. I am not sure if this is a `coincidence' but I happen notice, quite alot of times, this direct flow of Qi from the main entrance door to the back door causes problems. However, this is just a personal observation. 2. Frankly, without much details, it is difficult for me to comment in details. 3. Since, you mentioned that your house is at the end of a road (the part on the curve is not too clear); since you have placed a metallic windchime and it is acceptable, I believe this is ok. Please see below:- As you mentioned that you used a plant to `block' the flow of Qi, I hope that it acts a screen provided it is tall enough. Without proper analysis using Feng Shui techniques, it is hard to say for certain where the wealth point is. If, one does everything right, have an excellent Shapes and Form, good exterior and interior, one is already enhancing one's Earth luck. We should try to maximize our wealth by doing everything `right' rather than just focus on one `spot'. I remember one user here mentioned that she has seen someone purchasing a `lucky buddha' which suppose to bring luck. But instead it turned out to be a `lucky' spot for a neighbour's dog as it lifted its leg each time it passes this figurine. What a `wet' figurine. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Connie, Please see below:- If you are in doubt, please do not hang the picture. Else, you have to go by "trial and error" especially if you are not relying on Feng Shui analysis. Although, generally, north is not `good', it does not mean that the immediate cure is a wind chime. Usually, one has to look at fully analyse that specific sector in relation to a person's home as it depends on the degree or direction of the main door. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Anon, Water fountains can generally be placed in a living room especially, if one based it on intuition. If based on `investigative' Feng Shui, these are some of the considerations: 1. for the breadwinner who is a weak fire or strong water person, it is advisable not to have a water position in the house. 2. Under the Flying Star analysis, for example you have mentioned a specific sector or compass direction. Ideally, one should look at the elements e.g. water & mountain star plus the base and check to see if it is acceptable to add a water position. The above two concepts are important in Feng Shui. There is another concept called Ba Zhi Feng Shui which Robert will be `launching' this year. This is another powerful Feng Shui concept based on triangulation i.e. adding a water position if there is to form a triangle. Therefore, based on general FS concept, you may have to use your intutition and sometimes `trial and error' Feng Shui. This is a case, where you try out, if no `problems' leave it there. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Anon, I agree with what you have mentioned. 1. In the past, I have mentioned book authors like Derek Walters who if you notice explain concepts rather than `give' false hopes to their readers to place this or that in their home. 2. I believe an author must behave responsibly to their readers. For example, Derek Walters, he wrote only two books on Feng Shui and he stopped there. I believe he had written a few more e.g. on Astrology. 3. I cannot thus imagine an author churning out tons and tons of books. 4. I believe, strongly that general theories like: Eight Associations or Life Aspirations are too general and not personalised for an individual. 5. Even the straight forward approaches e.g. Shapes and Form, if we see it properly, is also personalised to the e.g. home. For example, if there happens to be a sharp edge of another building aimed at an individual's main door, this is `personalised' to the specific home. Thus one cannot say that because one's home has such a poison arrow aimed at it, it automatically means that everyone has to `protect' their main door from this specific Sha Qi. 5. Similiarly, one can be a weak water person or strong fire person. Here, water position does help. But if a person is already a weak fire or strong water person, adding water, will extinguish the `flame' of a weak fire person. While adding water to an already strong water person would create problems to this person by creating an over imbalance of the situation. 6. Thus, if one properly knows how to apply Feng Shui, which is cross referenced to the various concepts e.g Shapes and Form, Compass Schools and Pillars of Destiny, and applying the Five Elements properly. 7. I believe we will see more situations of either it works or does not. Hopefully, it does not turn from normal to giving people `serious' problems.' Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Anon, The size of the diameter circle can be between 2.2 cm to 2.8 cm. For the star, can be slightly larger, from tip to tip at around 3 cm. Need not be larger than the above per `foil'. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Carina, In Feng Shui, the compass direction North or 0 degrees is represented by the Water element. This is the rationale why many Feng Shui practitioners relate the link between water positions and water. `North' therefore refers to the true compass direction i.e. at 0 degrees. North therefore does not mean relative north positions. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Pei Yee, 1. This is based on another aspect of Pillars of Destiny Theory i.e. Follow the Leader Theory. This is a different aspect of Pillars. This is useful, only in very rare situations when certain ruleset fulfils. Where one follows the Follow the Leader Theory or Missing element concept. Other than this, your default cure is still based on the Five Elements. This is the basic fundamental for all Feng Shui theories. 2. Essentially, you still need to follow the Five Elements Concept. Where one needs to seek a balance. Warmest Regards, Cecil

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Dear Alex, 1. In Japan, the Feng Shui practitioners usually practise `9-Star Ki'. 9-Star Ki is one and the same as Flying Star Feng Shui. The only difference is that because of the way, information has been collated, one should not mix the two together. 2. My recommendation is that you either follow one or the other but not use both. 3. Usually, a holistic approach in Feng Shui i.e. if properly used i.e. to enhance the Earth Luck thru Feng Shui and Heaven Luck thru Pillars of Destiny, may help in this area. Warmest Regards, Cecil