Cecil Lee

Dear Brad, 1. It is good to see if the amount of plants is proportionate to the size of the interior of the home. 2. Currently, there is no fixed ruleset to the amount of plants. 3. As to the placement of the plants, usually they are placed at either corners or close to the edge of walls where they do not `interfere' with pedestrian traffic or create /or likely to cause accidents especially in the dark of the night. 4. It is always good advise to check with family members or hear their comments on the placement (or non-placement) of the plants. Getting family members to `participate' and provide feedback is, in my opinion, a good idea. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Anon, 1. Thanks for taking the effort to upload the two pictures. 2. In my opinion, as the pillow is not exactly black but do have red covering on both sides of it, I feel that it is still acceptable. 3. As the black background at the centre perhaps is part of the design of this cover and it is usual to have a mandarin character in this case the `Traditional form' character. 4. If it is totally black, it is best to be avoided. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Kaushal, For a wind chime, it is advisable to purchase it with hollow rods rather than solid rods. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Luigi, Let me share my personal experience with "The Eight House Theory" 1. In the past, and even now, it is very tempting for many people in the West to Apply " Feng Shui " methods such as `fixed templates ' such as those of the Black Hat Sect. 2. Such " marketing ploys " are so easy to relate to and Applied. 3. In Traditional Feng Shui, or for Traditional Feng Shui to be "equally successful" it has also to be able to be Applied with ease. 4. To `counter' the explosion of `fixed template' " FS ", the two most successful Traditional FS models can give such `fixed templates' a "hard fight": 4.1 Shapes and Form Feng Shui 4.1.1 This form of FS, if illustrated very well can be easy to understand. 4.1.2. However, those relating more to " vapour " or Qi is harder to grope e.g. locating the `ellusive' dragon and tiger. Under this area, it may be easy to `understand' but harder to apply. 4.1.3 Majority of time, shapes and form is the easiest to understand. 4.2 The Eight House Theory 4.2.1 In my opinion, the most successful model i.e. to the introduction of Compass School Feng Shui is still this model. 4.2.2 This is why you can see quite alot of messages posted in the past i.e. in this forum is devoted to this subject. 4.2.3 And rightly so, it is a means of " introduction " to more personalised Feng Shui i.e. such as taking into consideration the YEAR of one's birth. 5. Thus, in my opinion, Traditional Feng Shui owes much of its success to both these two Schools of Feng Shui. 6. Of course, some of us, who after, having being familiar with these two concepts want more and more.. 7. Thus, more advanced FS subjects such as Flying Star and Pillars of Destiny come into play. 8. The combination of all these concepts are under the Five Elements and the most popular School of Feng Shui is known as Ba Zhi Feng Shui. 9. Here, everything is to the common denominator of the Five Elements and the determination or analysis by strength ie. weak or strong and yin/yang. 10. Proper use of The Eight House Concept will cause NO HARM Why is this so? If one properly understand and `apply' the Eight House concept, it causes no harm because, it is to tell e.g. the suitability of the person to a specific location or sector. 11. Here, the Eight House Theory is not used to apply `cures'. We cannot apply cures to a sector e.g. if it is our Death / Disaster sector. 12. We have to try to `avoid' spending too much time here. 13. Contrast this with `fixed template' "FS' where, the "marketing guy or gal" would advise you to buy e.g. wind chimes, water fountain etc... and place it at that sector. This may inadvertenly activate the wrong elements. 14. Again, contrast, the `fixed template' "FS" with Flying Star. Where Flying Star analyses a sector for imbalances and try to use a `cure'. Hope that you can now better understand the relationship of the Eight House better and how, it serves to `counter' fixed template stuffs. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Anon, 1. Usually, the Gua number refers to the `Eight House' Gua (Kua). 2. You can generate a manual report at : http://www.geomancy.net/fs/house1.htm 3. The above links has write-up on how to use the Gua to your home. Such as finding the centrepoint etc... 4. You can also used the Free on-line report i.e. The Eight House Report at http://www.geomancy-online.com to generate this and many other reports. 5. My Applied Feng Shui book has at least two formulas for calculating the Gua number. The methods are equally applicable to greater than Year 2000. 6. Recently, I received a private e-mail from a user using Lillian Too's (one method) where one needs to input the `four digits'. I believe, this method is not able to apply to Year 2000. (For those who may trying using it). 7. If you are doing a manual calculation of Gua (Kua), it is best to check with my manual method (As mentioned under Para 2 above) or simply use the online reports as mentioned under Para 3. All these are free reports to confirm your own calculations. As all the methods used in the website and sister websites have been verified by me to be compliant with Year 2000 or greater. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Luigi, I do understand what you mean. 1. I believe, the popularity of Feng Shui today can be attributed to the Eight House Theory. It is so easy to understand and apply. 2. Therefore, the Key Success Factor is in being able to apply a theory or concept. 3. In my opinion, this is why there is such a huge following of Feng Shui in the areas of: 3.1 Shapes and Form. The concepts here are easy to `see' from illustrations and yet many are based on commonsense. 3.2 Eight House. This is as mentioned earlier, very easy to apply and relatively straightfoward. 4. Because the Eight House is so easy, it is actually more general but still based on one's Gua (Kua) i.e. Year of Birth and distinction between a Male and Female. 5. Because of its (Eight House) simplicity, it is thus `less' accurate than say using the Five Elements concept. 6. In order to use the Five Elements concept, it is not as easy as finding that the direction is Water (North) and your element as Fire element. 7. When we use the Five Elements concept, one must also determine the STRENGTH of one's element. 8. Therefore, if one considers the above, the strength of your element can determine the final conclusion also. For example, if one is a Strong Fire person, and the direction in question is North (Water); this can be benificial. As water, helps to balance or neutralise Strong Fire person. 9. If one is very familiar with the Five Elements and strenghts, one should use this theory and apply it. If doing so, one can give the Eight House concept a miss. 10. If one looks at concepts `directly' and try to match them, for some of us, it can become contradictions. Apply what one is comfortable with. 11. It is never wise to try to apply so many concepts at any one time. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Anon, Perhaps, if you can draw a sketch, it would show a clearer picture of your situation. In "Office" Feng Shui there are two main considerations:- 1. Placement of office furniture of the CEO and other top ranking officals. Here, since these people are spearheading the company, it is best to increase the `luck' element and harmony of them, first. 2. As what you have described, first thing is to see if the table you are using has a solid support. Usually it is at the side. For the `front' support as in a pillar at the front of the table, it has to be looked at in total i.e. the location of your table in relation to the building and other tables. The location of the toilets / lifts and other passages. As mentioned earlier, it would be nice to see an illustration or sketch of your situation before, commenting further. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Cheui May, Every period can have a Double e.g. 1s; 2s; 3s; 4s; 5s and the rest of the periods. This depends on one of the compass directions in 15 degree increments. These periods are considered good if they fall under the same period e.g. double 5s are considered good in Period 5. Perhaps, it is because you have not encountered a compass direction that has the right combinations of double 5s. Warmest Regards, Cecil On 11/26/00 11:35:00 PM, Cheui May Heui /wrote:

Dear Joy, In my opinion, `corner' theories or concepts are usually not used in more professional Traditional Feng Shui practises. Paying `homage' to a corner is not an ideal way to apply Feng Shui. Usually, this is too general to be of any use to anyone. I believe the proper way is to increase one's Luck by looking at Feng Shui from a holistic way i.e. priority goes to Shapes and Form and the use of Compass School methods. Look at it this way: How are we to know that the SW is always the `commitment' area of a location or house? Even if it is for some of us, it cannot be the commitment area for ALL of us. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Cheui May, In my opinion, as this is not a permanent water feature, this type of house can still be considered in your house hunting. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Freddy, For Nine Star Ki application, you can perhaps purchase books from Nine Star Ki authors. John Sandifier's book is `more technical' and relates to 9 Star Ki (calculation). You can perhaps purchase books by Simon Brown on Nine Star Ki applications. I believe his titles are like Feng Shui for the Home / Feng Shui for the Office. Do search eg. amazon.com for these authors. In general, although you are considered 6 White Metal Element, in my personal opinion, doing or just concentrating only on a specific sector such as the bedroom does not necessarily yield `positive' results. The Key Success Factor in the use of Feng Shui and other disciplines such as Pillars of Destiny is to collectively increase one's luck. Feng Shui of your house is only about Earth Luck. And one considers only the bedroom area, this is only a percentage of the entire Feng Shui of your home. Questions such as:- does not fully increase one's luck. These are subjective questions and of secondary importance to Feng Shui. In Feng Shui of the home, one seeks to balance the Yin/Yang of each room and neutralise any imbalances. The proper method to do so is the use of the Five Elements Concept. Here, it can be applied to each sector of the home (Flying Star) and Pillars of Destiny (for personal self / mapping out one's Heaven Chart). Paying " Homage " to a corner of the house e.g. the bedroom may bring false hope and ultimately.. perhaps disappointment that and lead to the conclusion that " Perhaps.. Feng Shui is of no use as I do not see any results ". The other alternative in not wanting to use the above methods is to rely on one's intuition: `I like the orange coloured light". Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Anon, Yes, in Chinese belief, it is not auspicious to use a black lamp shade. As for a throw pillow, this can be quite subjective. If you have a picture of it, perhaps you can post it here. Overall, having black furniture is not necessarily considered bad. For example, many leather seats for the living room are black in colour. Equally, nowadays, many furniture e.g. TV set stands and TV sets are in black colour. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Agnes, Yes, you should take the Flying Star of Period 7 instead of Period 6 due to the renovation work done. Whenever possible, it is also good to look at both Period 6 and Period 7 chart. Usually, one chart is better than the other. And try to match your personal experience with it. For the Period 7 chart, it may take a while for the chart to show its characteristics. As mentioned earlier, it is good to look at both charts. Yes, usually, Period 6 chart, may continue to be applicable for a while. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Anon, 1. Overall, in Feng Shui, it is best that a mirror not be placed on a wall where this could be inauspicious sector as twice the bad luck would bounce back. 2. However, if you feel that it is OK, then you can try to place it above the fireplace. But the mirrow should not be larger than the diameter of the fireplace. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Wasis, In such a situation, frankly, the essence here is that the bed should not be on the same wall and particularly, the `waste pipe' should not criss-cross or next to the bed. The only option is to leave a gap between the bed and this wall. This is perhaps the `lesser of the two evils'. Where it is not ideal for the bed to be away from the wall but this is much better considering the above. Warmest Regards, Cecil Regards, Wasis

Dear Wasis, 1. In Feng Shui, the Chinese Loupan can be used as a `ghost' detector. Especially if the middle compass `swings'. 2. Under the Flying Star analysis, by looking at the 9 grids where there are #mountain #water and base numbers with a high concentration of YIN elements, this is most likely a case where there can be a haunting at the sector. This is particularly so, at the sectors North East (Devil's gate) and South West (Devil's back door). The interpretation of the Flying Star numbers can sometimes contain e.g. rope, young lady and red. Here, the interpretation could be a possible suicide e.g. a Young lady dressed in red hung herself. 3. Other methods is based on intution. For example, a person sleeping in the bedroom feels a sudden cold draft and becomes unconfortable. Warmest Regards, Cecil Regards, Wasis

Dear Wasis, 1. In general, Feng Shui analysis of a business or office building is similar to that used for audit of the home. 2. For example, the Flying Star analysis is used to analyse the birth chart of the office. 3. Shapes and Form Feng Shui is also used in an office environment. 4. One's Personal Gua or (Ba Zhi) is also used to match the person to their office. Warmest Regards, Cecil Regards, Wasis

Dear Judy, One good example is the double happiness chinese character which symbolises a `pair'. It is considered good for objects to be in pairs (a couple) in the bedroom. The belief is that it is not auspicious to have ferocious objects in the bedroom such as the tiger, lion and very yang objects such as the dragon. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Alex, Sorry to learn about the problems faced by both of you. Please e-mail Robert-Lee@geomancy.net for him to provide you free Paid credits for reports to help analyse your home. You need to do some homework like, using an ordinary compass and entering the inputs as requested. Take Care! Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Valeria, 1. The key to understanding the Eight House Theory is that one must be physically present at that location or spent more time at these sectors. For example, if it happens that your bed is at the South (disaster) sector, here, you are spending time at this sector. 2. This theory does not mean that one need to place a `cure' at the South-East (death sector). If one does not spent some time there, this is fine. 3. Contrast this with the Flying Star analysis where each sector has three elements i.e. #mountain star #water star and base numbers which is represented by an element each. Here, if there is an imbalance caused at a specific sector, then a balance or cure should be used. 4. It is similar to an overhead beam. If your seat directly below the beam and if one spends time at this seat, then it is advisable to use a cure. But if there are other overhead beams in e.g. the living room and one does spent time below each of them, then it would not be necessary to `cure' all these beams. Warmest Regards, Cecil Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Steven, Please see below:- Here, I am referring to either using the Eight House Theory or for advanced users, their Ba Zhi i.e. if they are a weak water person than, relate it to the location e.g. North = water element (which is not favourable to the weak fire person). For example, where East is the Sickness sector (for a period 7 house). Here, if this sector is considered inauspicious, one could inadvertently bounce back twice the `bad luck'. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Elena, Yes, in such a situation, you can place a cure for the beam and another for the Flying Star `deficiency'. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Steven, Here again, it would depend:- 1. On the distance of the living / dinning room wall ie. facing the main door. 2. The Ba Zhi of the breadwinner in relation to the house. 3. The specific sector the mirror is placed. (Flying Star analysis). 4. The size of the mirror. 5. The size of the living / dinning room in relation to each bedrooms. A sub-analysis is that if the living room is `over-sized' in relation to the other rooms, it implies that the breadwinner would be a `castle builder' or very ambitious. As a mirror `helps' to extend or give an illusion of more spaciousness... let us imagine what it will do... Well some of us say that perhaps this could be a `plus point'? Usually, physical audit or one has to be present at the site to look at all these. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Steven, It would depend on each case as no two situations are identical. Overall, when we talk of a waterfall, it can either be manmade or natural. But usually, it should be looked at a macro level i.e. the site. For example if it is a plot of land allocated to a condominium, the whole condominium project can be looked at (or must be looked at in total.) Good shapes are e.g. the horseshoe design layout; the U shape where your units are at the base of the `U' etc... I am afraid to give a standard answer to this as I mentioned, one has to look at the unit / house, the distance to the waterfall, the angle of the waterfall, the size and activity of water generated by the waterfall, the `Dragon-tiger' at the site. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Steven, 1. Shapes and Form is usually the most common method in analysing a plot of land: 1.1 Using the four symbolic animals concept i.e. of clear space at the front and solid support behind. 1.2 Yin and Yang concept 1.3 The Five elements concept such as the surrounding buildings. Are they generally e.g. earth element? fire element? etc... 2. For a plot of land, it is analysed usually with a built up area. 3. This is because under the Flying Star Feng Shui there are 24 directions or (mountains) or compass degrees per 24 sector at 15 degree increments. 4. For a Flying Star Chart, it is essential that the direction of the main entrance door is taken. Without this fundamental direction, no Flying Star Chart can be `drawn'. 5. Since the Flying Star Chart has the `water' star and `mountain' star or the facing (water) and sitting (mountain) position, this form of Feng Shui closely resembles Shapes and Form School of Feng Shui. 6. This is where under Para 5, the Flying Star `water and mountain' or facing and sitting' can be used to analyse a plot of land. 7. Here, if one notice carefully, it is really similar or actually is infact "Shapes and Forms" minus using the compass. 8. Therefore, when we applying the " sitting and facing " used under Flying Star, it is the same as saying that at the main entrance, one should have clear space or a water position representing clear space as water is flat. While the `sitting' position usually would require a solid backing or wall. Warmest Regards, Cecil