Cecil Lee

1. Suntec.jpg - Is a huge "city" complex in Singapore in the shape of a hand. The concept of symbolism is used in building this complex. This concept uses a hand with the fingers (representing 5 office tower blocks pointing towards the sky) and the palm with the fountain captures wealth i.e. with water flowing into the palm: 1.1 Blue squares - represent Five tower blocks representing a person's five fingers. (In the actual building layout, the fingers bend and point towards the sky - Unlike the one shown in the illustration. At the end of this message, you can visit the actual website if you want to view the image of the entire building. 1.2 The palm of the hand has currently the world's largest Fountain. The complex owners named it as "The Fountain of Wealth". 1.3 This city development is partially owned by tycoons from Hong Kong which includes a shopping complex and a convention centre. 2. Fount1.jpg, fount2.jpg, fount3.jpg and fleg.jpg are different views of the fountain. The unique Feng Shui concept about this city complex is this special Fountain of Wealth at the palm of the hand representing the collection of wealth for the entire complex at it's palm. 3. This huge fountain is called " The fountain of wealth ". The external ring of this fountain has a total of 12 Chinese Animal signs `circulating' around it. 4. Water falls down to the centre of the fountain representing wealth coming `in'. In the centre of the fountain, there is a small circular fountain spouting a small gust of water upwards also. This is also done on purpose to accumulate wealth. This is a unique example of symbolism in Feng Shui at work. Here you understand why Feng Shui practioners use symbolism at great lengths. The actual URL of this site is at: http://www.suntec.com.sg Warmest Regards, Cecil

Note: 1. I sincerely apologise that the pictures are taken by a non-professional photographer (Cecil) using a simple Sony DSC-F1 camera. The only advantage is that this camera I bought a few years back is small and handy. Best of all I use the "infra-red" to sent to my PC. Sometimes I may take pictures in the evening as in this case. Thanks for your understanding:) 2. It is never my intention to promote the use of figurines. These figurines as I mentioned are quite commonly found in some Chinese homes. 3. It is for purpose of " education " only especially for non-Chinese to understand more about Chinese beliefs and legends. Some of these figures appear in Chinese historical shows e.g. Journey to the West etc... More Chinese figurines: 1. Pagoda.jpg - A Chinese figurine holding a `gold' pagoda 2. Joyous.jpg - A joyous "prosperous" Chinese figurine with lots of children climbing over him. This signifies plentiful children. Many Chinese figurines of Buddha has a face similar to " Joyous " although Joyous is I believe not a Buddha. 3. Boy.jpg - Chinese `fire' boy holding a ring weapon with a four claw `fire breathing' dragon. 4. Mercy.jpg - Goddess of Mercy: A legendary Chinese Goddess who is merciful and "takes pity on people." Sitting on a lotus leave. Note: This is not Feng Shui. But do take note that such porcelain figurines are not supposed to be placed in the bedroom. This includes the Fu Lu Shou figurines shown in the next picture.

Enclosed please find the pictures of three very popular Chinese decorative figurines found in many Chinese homes and even placed in coffee shops run by many Chinese: 1, Fu - Prosperity 2. Lu - Luck (Apologies, Lu usually has two side jade `fans' on his hat. I took the picture without it as I am afraid of `breaking' it.) 3. Shou - Longevity These figurines as shown above symbolises Prosperity, Luck and Longevity. Shou - Longevity is holding a peach. Here a peach signifies longevity for the Chinese. During birthday celebrations for the elderly, peach bread or bread shaped to look like a peach is often eaten during the birthday occassion. Note: This is not Feng Shui. I do mention that such figurines should not be placed in the bedroom. The reason is because it is considered `disrespectful' to these Chinese Gods as bedrooms are considered `dirty' locations i.e. a place of intimacy. It is the belief that Gods should not allowed to look at such `acts'. It is considered "demeaning" to them. Even if you stay alone in the room as one may sometimes change our clothings in the privacy of our rooms. It is again considered disrespectful to these Gods to look at "such things". Furthermore, do not place these figurines: 1. They must not be placed facing a toilet door. 2. Share the same wall as a toilet.

Dear Anon, Sorry for the confusion. The Chinese belief of the 7th Month is based on Chinese practises rather than on Feng Shui. Predominantly, you will find most Chinese Feng Shui practioners (in countries like Taiwan, Hong Kong and the Far East) following this practise. Thus you will understand that this practise is not based on Feng Shui. Some Feng Shui practioners e.g. those migrated to Canada or the US may consider this `superstition'. One reason is because their clients may not be Chinese and therefore feel that this is not a `taboo'. Let me elaborate how most of us follow this practise: It is because, most of the time, our clients would not move in to a new house or do renovations and have asked us to find auspicious dates before or after this month. You will see that this is "driven" mostly by the client. The FS practioner do not even need to prompt them of it. I believe, if you were to discuss with some Western Feng Shui practioners they may say that this is all `rubbish'. I agree that this is not based Feng Shui but rather Chinese traditional beliefs. However, it is always best to leave it to the client to decide on it. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Anon, Click this url: http://www.geomancy.net/fs/four.htm There is a picture of a "carved" pagoda in the above and a brief description of it. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Note: Apologies, my camera does not have a zoom lens so the image is small. This new building has two `boomerang' roofs that is unfriendly to other buildings at the same level.

Dear Anon, Thanks for your words of encouragements. I will continue to add more pictures. Warmest Regards, Cecil

To add life to this forum, you not only get to read and participate in messages but also get to understand Feng Shui and Chinese practises through pictures! I have started to carry a digital camera and will bring you more pictures. The new conference is called " Photo Tours of Interest (with Picture attachments) " Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Anon, Most practioners do not take into consideration the covered porch as it is not a `living quarters'. A few persons I understand took it wrongly to mean that this is a `missing' corner or a `protrusion.'. Since you are using a pie chart, you should usually consider up to the Main entrance door area. I agree that using a pie chart, is much easier than using the 9 squares method. What matters most is to be able to know what influences is at each of the sector. From here, you can then better place your furniture etc... Warmest Regards, Cecil

Where possible, avoid having the toilet bowl directly face the toilet door as shown in Picture: Toilet1.jpg and Toilet2.jpg. It is equally not auspicious for the toilet bowl to face the dining table. Under this situation, it is best to close the toilet door when not in use. (Picture: Toilet3.jpg)

Chinese believe that the gates of hell is opened up during the Lunar 7th Month and ghosts are allowed to wonder on the earth. To ward of bad luck, this is an inauspicious month for marriage, moving house, travelling etc... I took a few pictures of a group of taxi drivers celebrating the Chinese 7th month Hungry Ghost Festival. In 1999, the 7th month started on 11 August and ends on 9th September 1999

This picture shows circular steps radiating outwards to ward of poision arrows or sha. This is similar to the Ming Tang or a circular pool of water outside a building radiating outwards. Similarly, one can cut a piece of carpet to be placed at the Main Entrance door to ward of a poision arrow. Warmest Regards Cecil

I believe there are a few viewpoints: 1. I am not here to create a religious " row " between Christians and Catholics but let me elaborate what Catholics `believe' and how some Protestants see differently. Catholics mentioned that they have statues of e.g. Mary, mother of Jesus not because of idol worship but as a respect and `inspiration' to them. By the way, I am a free thinker. However, I attended Primary, Secondary and Pre University in a Catholic School. When I was in Secondary School, I always come across a few teachers who passed by the statue of Mary outside our school hall. They would stand there and pause to collect their taughts. They do not use jost sticks to `pray' etc... Some Protestants, felt that the above is considered idol worship. Each has its own opinion. I am not here to debate about it. 2. The above is just to elaborate a point that there are many Feng Shui School. The Compass School of Feng Shui do not use statutes at all. 3. In fact, some traditional Shapes and Form School do not use statutes. What they use is `landscaping'. For example, the Ming Tang or a semi-cicular pool of water radiation out of the frontage of a building is one good example of how Feng Shui is practised. Many traditional Shapes and Form School do not use statues but `methods' such as tilting of the door to an auspicious direction etc... 4. Contrary to popular belief, it is the `mix' of religion with Feng Shui is where, you get people using statues in their homes. Feng Shui practioners usually do not object to these statues in the homes of e.g. Buddist, Toaist etc... This does not mean that these objects are `placed' by them or recommended by them. As I mentioned above, some FS practioners themselves are buddists, toaist etc.. and because of this, they may `promote' such use. Some "black sheep" practioners may even have their own hidden agenda such as wanting to make more out of their clients by recommending or even selling them such objects. For example, quite recently, there were a few messages in this forum where users asked whether it is auspicious to purchase a `three legged toad ' as they were informed that this bring them luck. But these are commercial objects without relevance to FS. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Anon, Although may not need to apply Flying Star Feng Shui to the home, we can apply one of te Flying Star concept of the " water star ". For those who are not familiar with " water star ", if we leave out the word star in this case, you can visualise that whenever there is water, usually the landscape is flat. This is the same concept under the " water star " Theory where the location should be `flat'. Contrast this with the " mountain star ". Where, a mountain is equvalent of a wall. The clue here is not to clutter the living room with tall objects. Objects in the radius of the living room should preferably be flat. For example as a guide it should not be taller than the living room sofa or seats. However, this does not mean that the wall surrounding the living room must be flat. You can have a `tall' living room cabinet etc.. Another good concept is to apply the Feng Shui Bagua `template' and place your furniture around this configuration. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Anon, Many Feng Shui practioners are fond of asking restaurants to place (instead of a fish aquarium but live fish or shrimps or other sea food. Usually, these are edible.) 1. Most of the time, I believe, it is part of an `advertisement' for the restaurant that they serve seafood. 2. Under Feng Shui, usually it is used to enhance Qi. For example, if there are two pillars on both sides of the restaurant, with the advise of a FS practioner, place the aquarium along the length of the two pillars to: a. make the pillar `disappear'. b. as a partition to provide privacy for the patrons and to curve out sections. However, this method is fast disappearing as most buildings now are `better' constructed and have few pillars or no pillars in the restaurant proper. The worst location is to have a mirror next to the Cashier's counter. This is inauspicious under FS. Other than the above, it is difficult to elaborate positions for the cashier as there are many building layouts and `flows' and it also depends on the type of food served for example fast food or high class restaurant or mid-class restaurants or coffee shop. Warmest Regards, Cecil

According to Feng Shui theory, sha or poison arrow always travel in a straight line. There are many real life examples under FS to show this: 1. We always talk about a sharp corner pointed directly towards a location e.g. the main entrance door or window. 2. In the bedroom, the corner of a table pointed towards the bed. From the above two simple situations you can understand that Sha always travel in a straight path. Contrast this with beneficial Qi where the advise is that it should slowly meander in a location. Hope the above helps. With this, you can better understand your personal situation. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Bless, Under the traditional Feng Shui called " Penmanship peak ", I did mention sometime back that under this theory, you can place a pagoda on the right side of the child's table. What "penmanship peak" means is that if you look out of a window and to the right is a tall structure e.g. a telecomunications tower, this is a good sign as it implies that the child can become a scholar. Yes, I totally agree with Glyn that you can take advantage of the Flying Star Theory especially if the child "works" at the education sector. Warmest Regards,

Dear Anon, For the Jacuzzi, please take note of the following:- 1. It must not be at the centre-point of the house. 2. One wall of the toilet should share the same wall as the exterior wall. This is to ensure that it cannot be at the centre of the house. 3. If the person's element is Strong Water or Weak Fire, best to avoid owning a jacuuzi. 4. The size of the jacuuzi plus the toilet area must not be equal to the size of the bedroom. The bedroom must be bigger. The jacuuzi must not exceed 33.33 percent of the entire `floor area' of the bedroom plus the toilet together with the jacuzzi. Warmest Regards, Cecl

Dear Anon, I agree that some FS practioners may use wind chimes to attract wealth. However, the Buddhist and Toaist call the dead using bells. 1. It is best to avoid using metal wind chimes at West, North-West and North-East. West and North-West are of the Metal Element and Yin locations. North-East is traditionally the Devil's Gate and one may inadvertently attract imps or playful spirits as they may be attracted to the sound of the wind chime. 2. The above is the traditional reasoning or advice to take note. 3. Most of the time, due to human nature, we do tend to `over-eat' or go to extremes to purchase not one but many wind chimes. Normally, using our sixth sense, it is not a problem placing a wind chime at a location we feel comfortable with. But many cases, people will go into extremes to use more than one wind chime. I believe, even for book authors like Lillian Too, she do access the location using Flying Star theory before placing a row of wind chimes at a `correct' location. There is a difference between analysing a location, finding it suitable to place one or more wind chimes and another person who simply installs wind chimes. The chances are the person may install it in an inauspicious location. 4. Usually you are not affected by your neighbours wind chime unless their apartments are very close by i.e. it is placed eg on a tree and the tree is next to your window. I have mentioned that usually, one or even two wind chimes are acceptable as the probability of placing them in an `inauspicious' location is lesser. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Anon, This is a good idea. However, a few issues need to be looked into: 1. The size of the file can be quite large. I have stopped purchasing any more Video cassette recorders as the head spoil easily. 2. One suggestion is if the user can upload to a site e.g. an account with geocities and create an AVI file. This may be quite difficult for some if they do not have a video recorder or able to create such a file. 3. As the video would be in 2 dimensions, it would be a nice try. Hopefully something is not missed out in the recording. My preference is still CDs which is convenient but many do not own a recordable CD. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Anon, Here symbolism is important in Feng Shui. 1. You need to look at each animal and determine their `looks'. Animals that are on the `prowl' or waiting to snare a victim is considered not auspicious. 2. Animals that looks hungry and " wants " to devour another etc... are best avoided. 3. Any unknown shape e.g. in the shape of a monster etc... are inauspicious. 4. Usually, toys such as teddy bear, goats are acceptable. It is always not adviseable to place animals as described under Para 1 to 3 facing a main entrance or any bedroom doors. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Anon, You should take into consideration your current symptoms instead of (from) the Pillars of Destiny. What is the reason for this? This is because, Pillars of Destiny maps out our heaven luck from the time we are born. The Pillars of Destiny concept is thus suppose to map out our "Yin and Yang" at the time of our birth. However, if one understands Pillars of Destiny clearly, it also `mentions' that what was mapped out in our birth can be changed. It can be changed mainly due to our environment and education, our experiences etc... For example, when a child was born, he has more Yin elements than Yang elements. Yin elements usually implies more abstract e.g. artistic, spatial etc.. while Yang relates more to mathematics, logic etc... Here, if the parent of a " Yin " child makes learning mathematics interesting and makes it enjoyable, a " Yin " child then begins to enjoy it and develops his mathematics skills. From the above example, you will then understand what was `mapped' out in a person's Pillars of Destiny has changed due to his/her environmental influences, education etc... Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Anon, Apologies, perhaps can you describe what you mean by `metal springs'. Are they pointed; aimed at your bedroom window or are they vertical and do not pose as `poison' arrow. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Hi, Please see below:- A warm welcome:) An alternative method is use this site's Eight House at http://www.geomancy.net/fs/house1.htm Another alternative is simply sign up for a free account at http://www.geomancy-online.com (Under this URL, you can simply input the relevant details as `asked' by the program and the Eight House Chart is generated online for you. You can save it or print it anytime. It is too superficial for me to answer your questions. To analyse a house, you can be as simplistic or as detailed as possible. Simple answers to whether an apartment is good for you are as follows: 1. Use the Shapes and Form School. If you are new, perhaps, you need to read the articles under http://www.geomancy.net/fs/theory.htm There is no quick fix situations. You may need to spent some time understanding things like Feng Shui and the Environment, the site and your home. 2. Use the Eight House Theory (as mentioned above) to check to see if the house is suitable for you. Here, if the death or disaster intangible force runs along the main entrance door, the house is under this theory considered unsuitable for you. Next, you can use this theory to futher check what influences i.e. intangible force is at the bedroom and locations that you spent more time. If you are just a `passer-by' and do not need or want to go further into other Feng Shui theories, then you can stop here. 3. If you want `peace of mind' you can usually consult a competent FS consultant and Traditional Feng Shui practioners can do an audit of your home i.e. using the Flying Star Theory to do a birth chart of your house. Many would also analyse it together with your Pillars of destinty element and its strength. This would depend on the location of the kitchen. The reason why Geomancers pay emphasis on the kitchen is because this is where we `get' our food. Why do we need to consider the location of the kitchen? If the kitchen is located at the North (water element) of the house, it is best not to locate it near to the main entrance door. This is because, the warmth of the kitchen may "expire" or die out. But if the kitchen is located at the South (represented by the fire element), it is acceptable to have the kitchen next to the main door. Alternatively, it is still ok to have a water position opposite the stove to cool it at the South. Therefore, the direction to avoid is having a kitchen at the North compass direction with the main door next to it. Otherwise, you do not need to `worry' unduly over this concept. Apologies, I still cannot get the correct picture. For the bed, it is best not to have the head or (headrest) of the bed against a window. Secondly, the bed should not face the toilet. One remedy is to use a side table lamp between the bed and the toilet. In such a situation, the side table with the table lamp acts as a `barrier' or shield. Perhaps you can elaborate further or sent me a sketch in e.g. .gif or .jpg format. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Ann, In general, there are more than two concepts in relation to the " Four Symbolic Animals Concept ". The four animals: Dragon, Phoenix (Bird), Tortise and Tiger is usually expressed as " pictoral symbols " to allow us to visualize and understand concepts. I like to elaborate two of the more common uses of the Four Symbolic Animals Concept: 1. Under the Shapes and Form School, these animals represents a set of theory that allows us to understand that: a. Tortise - The back of the house should have a solid backing. b. Phoenix - or a bird flying freely represents clear space at the front of the house. c. The Dragon - Yang location. d. The Tiger - Yin Location. Here, it is ideal to have a Yang Dragon embrace with the Yin Tiger. Where the Yang Dragon is taller and it embraces the Yin Tiger. (Some authors include the colour element to each animal e.g. Dragon is Green, Tiger white, Tortise black and Bird/Phoenix is Red). The colours under the Shapes and Form School is less important. It has its significance under Para 2. below. The above is used to analyse the Landscape. This is why under the Shapes and Form School of Feng Shui, the Phoenix is always at the front; the tortise is always at the back; the Dragon is always on the left of the house and the Tiger is always at the right side of the house (if u are standing at the "frontage" of the house looking outside). Here, you will notice that unlike using the Compass method, the "layout" of the four animals never change in relation to a house. This is both applied in the exterior and interior of the house. For the interior, for e.g. your working table should have a solid backing behind (tortise). Where possible, the front of the working table should face a clear space. For e.g. it can be placed facing an open window. 2. As a picture tells a thousand words, the Four animals is again used by other Feng Shui concepts to provide a pictorial image for ease of understanding. You can now see why sometimes we get confused as to why the four animals are used to represent the four directions under Para 1. The Shapes and Form School and now, used `differently' to represent another concept under the Compass School Under the Compass School of Feng Shui, we are more concerned with the Cardinal points of the compass. This is why under the Compass School, we ALWAYS relate each of the animals with their colour. Here, colours are added to the Compass School concept to relate to the Five Elements concept: We have the GREEN Dragon = EAST, WHITE Tiger = WEST, Black Tortise = North, Phoenix = RED. In addition to this we have the Snake = Yellow at the centre. But the snake is less important today. The above colours also relate to the Five elements. Where Green = Wood element, White = Metal element; Red = Fire element, Black = Water and Yellow = Earth. Here, it would not be difficult to visualise that if you consider the animals under the Compass School such as the Flying Star, it has to do with the specific compass direction and the element. This is unlike the use of the four animals under the Shapes and Form School. I believe, many users always get confused or never realised that separate theories are used when we talk about the four animals. This has led many people to be confused as to why some FS practioners/authors say that the East is always the Green Dragon but others say that this is not the case. The Dragon is always on the left side of the house. I hope the above clears the confusion for you. In addition to the above, the four animals are also used as pictorial representation of Yin and Yang concepts. Where the Dragon represents the most Yang of all animals and the Tiger, a Yin animal. This is why one has to becareful not to create a too yin environment at the West. Please see below:- I am really sorry, no amount of words can full describe the actual visual understanding of the environment. It is best to consult a competent Feng Shui consultant is access your situation. I am always very `fearful' of giving advise related to the above as one must always be physically present inorder to provide proper advise on such matters. Hope you understand. Here again, it is best to be physically present to view and collect all available information. I am thus unable to give you proper advise based on the above. Yes, enviromental scanning and including site scanning are equally important and one needs to be present at the site to make a proper accessment. An expert FS practioner will look at the whole picture i.e. the environment, the site and the situation of the home before coming up with an advise. The ideal situation is to avoid having the toilet bowl at the exact compass degree. It is ok for the "toilet" to be situated at a compass direction but avoid having the toilet BOWL situated at the spot i.e. every 15 degrees e.g. 0 degrees, 15 degrees, 30 degrees, 45 degrees and + 15 degrees etc... It is acceptable say to have the shower at these locations. The toilet bowl should be degrees off such as e.g. 22 degress away from 15 or 30 degrees as an example. As an East Group people, you should also include the Eight House Theory i.e. to avoid having the death and disaster intangible force at the main entrance door and especially at the bedrooms. Warmest Regards, Cecil