Cecil Lee

Further to what I mentioned earlier, there can also be a 6th category i.e. Type 6 - Houses that no human can live in. Fortunately, this type of house is either rare or has been built badly under shapes and forms. Where, one can still stay in the house but may bring calamity to the owners. General example: frontage facing a hill. Or `chopping' off the head of the house to build a new extension. Or a house where on both sides is surrounded by a house on each side. Here, both breadwinner can `die' in the space of 1 year after they have moved in. Note: this type of house is `rarer'. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Anon, Further to what I mentioned, a house Feng Shui can be summarised broadly (GENERALLY) into the following categories:- Type 1 ====== Excellent house with breadwinner suitable Excellent house with breadwinner `unsuitable' Here, it does not really matter much. Wealth creation is favourable. Type 2 ====== Good house with breadwinner suitable Good house with breadwinner `unsuitable' Feng Shui can boost the house. Not to Type 1 level but can give a significant boost. Type 3 ====== Average house with breadwinner suitable Feng shui can help to boost some luck. When comes to money, it can be smooth flowing i.e. must work for money. If lucky, or favourable shapes and form enhanced, can help to boost to Type 2. Type 4 ====== Average house with breadwinner `unsuitable' Feng Shui can help to boost it to a Type 3 house. Can try for Type 2 living standards. Type 5 ====== Inauspicious (poor) house - especially with inherent Shapes and Form Feng Shui. For example, inasupicious house where the house itself is sloping backwards or toilets placed at inauspicious sectors etc... If it is impractical to shift the toilet then e.g. not much can be done other than try to boost other luck. Please note the " Excellent/good/average.. house " refers more to good Shapes and Forms. And suitable or unsuitable, in general refers to the Eight House Theory. Or if Ba Zi is used, then Ba Zi Feng Shui. Overall, Flying Star Feng Shui can be considered `neutral' to all of the above senarios. As it can help any type of house e.g. Type 1 to 5 in balancing the birth-chart of the house. It is recommended that for houses especially those that fall under Type 1 onwards, Ba Zi or Pillars of Destiny be used in-conjunction. Overall, Ba zi Feng Shui is a better option for any type of house e.g. Type 1 to type 5. I have given a general overview of a very general classification of houses into Type 1 to 5. Overall, how to know which type of house I have? If you have stayed in the house for 2 or more years, in general, one can broadly classify the house based on i.e. Excellent, good, average or inauspicious/poor house. For a new house, the clue is usually based on Shapes and Form Feng Shui. And how suitable or unsuitable, can generally be known using Eight House. Or for more advanced users, Ba zi in relation to the house. Here, I mentioned in past forum messages; "For example if one purchased or had inadvertenly purchased a four door car. The most one can sit or squeeze 5 or 6 people at the most in the car. To squeeze more than that is impractical i.e. tie the person or persons to the roof, bonnet etc... Thus, in such situations, a MPV which can sit 6 or more people would then be practical. One cannot squeeze what one had inadvertenly paid for ... for more and more. This is known simply as " Practical Feng Shui at work ". And it is not good to hear from a FS practitioner " that.. no, there is no such thing. Employ my service and I will do wonders for you ". In such a situation, cavet emptor.. let the buyer beware! One may most likely be `conned'. Quantun Leap cannot exist for every situation or every home. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Anon, It is not wise to give a stereo-type answer and it depends on individual layouts. If you do not mind, feel free to either sketch and save under graphic format. Then attach it as a forum message. Or simply fax it to:- 065-64820570 Please make sure that you have your e-mail address. If you have a personal fax and would like to receive a return reply thru fax, then quote the fax number. As mentioned above, it would not be good to give a direct reply as it may be misleading to forum users. Rather, the preferred method is to look at individual layouts prior to making comments. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Darius, If you are taking the reading of the building, then, the audit is meant for the entire building. And your house is just a mere (specific) sector or `grid'. If you need confirmation to confirm the centrepoint or to confirm the layout, feel free to either:- 1. create a sketch in graphic file in any of the popular format i.e. .jpg, .bmp, .gif and upload to this forum. alternatively, simply fax it to:- 065-6482570 I will be more than happy to assist you to confirm your layout / main door direction. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Flannery, Please see below:- In my opinion, it is best not to apply "Sector concepts" as this is too general. For the bathroom in the center of the apartment, is a concern. There is not much that can be done here. If it is feasible, not to use it or keep it bright and dry. My front In my opinion, I would not be too concerned with the `Relationship area'. The staircase over the main entrance is acceptable. So long it is not a toilet - which is inauspicious. There should not be any problem using the main entrance door. Overall, you may consider checking out using the Free Eight House Report to check on how suitable the house is to you and what intangible force influence in the various bedrooms for various persons staying in the house. If there is a toilet at the center, I would sincerely recommend that you can do a audit of the birth chart i.e. using Flying Star Feng Shui. Here, it is favoured because, it can help to neutralise any bad or inauspcious sector of the house and make the house more favourable for you and your family. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Anon, In my opinion, it is difficult to pin-point your actual problem. The rationale here has to do with the concept of " Quantum Leap " in Feng Shui. For example, you may have inadvertenly chosen an "average house". One key ingredient of an average house is that its `wealth retention' is not fantastic if compared to e.g. houses with " Quantum Leap " in Feng Shui. Houses with quantum leap have specific characteristics:- 1. Excellent location (not just the land on which it sits but the site or surrounding site). Here, good shapes and form prevail. 2. It uses the concept known as `receiving wealth'. For example, imagine two hands clasp together to "receive wealth". Many of the houses with quantum leap in Feng Shui have such characteristics. Either: 1. it is e.g. in a nice basin where if we put our two hands together, it receives wealth or able to retain it. Such landform have houses that are in this basin. And it is able to create wealth. Good examples are the private esates along Yio Chu Kang road where the houses are not "spectacular" or noticeable where to get to the place, the road usually slope down. Even, estates like `Opera estate' in the East coast is in a basin configuration. Contrast this to public housing where, many of the apartments sit on an artificial hill or raised land area. Imagine, the difficulty in retaining wealth. Apologies, if I had gone off track abit, but this is to highlight the `expectations' e.g. in a house. If the house is an avearge house and coupled by the fact that it may or may not be as suitable for the owner, would mean that even if Feng Shui is applied, the return is marginal. I.e. there may not be a `miracle cure' or quantum leap in Feng Shui luck. But rather, such houses are best or most effective if there are problems related to health or misfortunes. I am not pulling your hopes but, I have to be honest and realistic on this aspect. My aim here is that one may have to be weary especially if one approaches a FS consultant who may promise the world but could not deliver. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Anon, Under Eight House theory, there is not much one can do. As this theory is particularly useful to select houses prior to moving in. If it is under Flying Star Feng Shui, this looks at the birth chart of the house. And since it is based on the common denominator i.e. Five Elements Concept, then if any of the sectors are considered `inauspicious' - it can easily be balanced or neutralised. Once this is neutralised under Flying Star, there is not much worry with the sector -- under Flying Star Feng Shui. However, it does not mean that it will automatically `cure' Eight House. Since, the Eight House has more to do with one spending time there. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Anon, Since your problems were related or felt to be related to the fish tank, in my opinion, it is best that you do away with the Fish tank. In Feng Shui, fish tank(s) are often used as a cure and not an enhancer. Enhancers include pretty large fountains etc... Other than the above, some consider rearing fish as a hobby. Under Pillars of Destiny, if one's element is a weak fire or strong water person; then it is best to avoid a fish tank in the home:- 1. It can further extinguish a weak fire person's element. 2. It is not favourable to a strong water person. In the I-Ching, water signifies `difficulty' and it may cause difficulty for some people. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Anon, 1. Priority should always be given for bed to be placed in good Shapes and Form Feng Shui. 1.1 For example, where ever possible, try not to place the bed on the same wall of the bedroom door. 1.2 And where possible, place the bed on the opposite wall as the bedroom door. 1.3 In addition, if there is a window, leave a gap between the bed and the window (especially if the bed is parallel to the window). 1.4 If one can, avoid placing the bed head to the window. 2. Senarios like the above should be given `Top-priority' as compared to say placing the head to good directions. This is nice to have but as mentioned above the overriding consideration is better Shapes and Form placement. 3. Other consideration is e.g. do not place the bed on the same wall as the toilet area. Please see below:- Once these sectors are cured, there should not be any worry. One should go on with our daily lives. This is not the end-of-world senario as often portait in shows or Armaggedon type of senario. Please refer to my above comments under Para 1. It is nice to have but top priority must be given to Shapes and Form Feng Shui. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Evelyn, I believe the rationale, here is that the twin goldfish represents the metal element. And metal helps to produce water. In such a situation, it is possible to place the goldfish picture outside the toilet wall - if you want to. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Chee Siong, Please refer to the attached file. I have drawn three Options on how best to place a screen or divider (or divider with cabinet). Please refer below:- You only need to have a divider that covers the full (main door). In many instances, one can use e.g. a semi-circle or rounded edged divider so that it will not become an `arrow'. Alternatively, a screen can also be used. In both situations e.g. the screen and the rounded divider will not pose any problems or create a poison arrow. Warmest Regards, Cecil

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Dear Peck Wun, Since you are considered the breadwinner, it is good for the stove to orientate a good position for the breadwinner. In such a situation, since you are a weak fire person, orientating the stove to the east is a good option for you. Since east facing represents wood element. Where wood element will help fire element to grow. However, it is important to take note of the following:- If your stove is facing east, and if it so happens that your main door is located at west, then, it is best to use stove knobs that face upwards i.e. towards the sky. And avoid having a stove with the knobs at the side of the stove facing west wards. However, if the main door is located at east, then, it would be advantages to have the stove with the knobs at the side facing inwards of the house. Warmest Regards, Cecil P.S Please refer to attached picture. (Note available only on website login - not available thru mailing list participation)

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Dear Wilfredo, In order to confirm; if one is standing at the main entrance door and can see e.g. the tree trunk. Here, the tree trunk is said to be slicing into the main door. If so, then this is a `poison arrow' slicing into a house. This is considered a `Sha Qi' or inauspicious. And should be corrected. But if it is a young tree e.g. within a thin branch or more like a bush; then this will not pose a threat right now. Warmest Regards, Cecil

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Dear Anon, 1. Overall, people with this type of chart forms a minority or a small percentage of people are in this situation. 2. Here, the definition of "follow the leader" is where one's self element is too weak for a balance. 3. In such a situation, one results in looking at the Pillars of destiny and finding the strongest element to use resulting in what is known as 'follow the leader" situation. For example:- Heavenly Earthly stem branch -------- ------- Year of birth Metal Metal Month of birth Metal Water Day Water Metal Hour Metal Water 4. In the above chart, one will notice that the person is "made up" of Number of Metal elements = 5 Number of Water elements = 3 --- Total number of elements = 8 === 5. In the above example, since there are 5 metal elements; this is known as the " leading element ". 6. Under the Five Elements concept: reference url: http://www.geomancy.net/resources/theories/fs-5element.htm Metal supports Water. 7. In such a situation, Water element is considered the strongest element as it is supported by 5 metal elements. Where metal helps water grow. Thus, Water is considered as the leading element in the "follow the element concept". Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Max, Usually, if there is a missing corner, we can try to redress it e.g. with mirrors etc... However, if a sector is deemed to be an auspicious sector is "occupied" e.g. by a toilet, etc... there is really not much one can do - to improve the situation. Usually, if we consider `sectors' it is but one of many sectors under e.g. a concept. Thus, lets assume that this concept or theory accounts for 20% of the total marks out of 100 marks. Within this 20%, if we divide 20% by 9; this gives 2.2 marks per sector. Thus, each sector only brings in 2.2 marks. Which is considered insignificant when compared to good Shapes and Form Feng Shui. Which can yield 50% of the total 100 marks. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Anil, Weak earth person is the "reverse" of strong earth. For a weak earth person, it is thus favourable for him/her to have Fire and Earth element. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Beth, Thank you for your information about yourself. To be frank, there are two considerations: 1. the office environment, may not be congenial for your type of work or 2. the job may not be suitable for yourself or may not have good support e.g. work companions. Or other aspects relating to other `sciences' such as Human Resource topics of motivation or even organization behaviour type of analysis. So far, Feng Shui is a holistic method and has several key concepts and theories and thus, at this stage it is difficult to pin-point whether Feng Shui can or cannot help in your office. For the office environment, one usually does not have any say as to the layout and even sitting positions unless one can influence this. In my opinion, you may consider re-organising the office if, you feel that the new layout can offer better interaction and `harmony', then, you may consider it. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Vivek, Please see below:- Eight House is only one of the many concepts under Feng Shui. In my opinion, the top consideration is the Shapes and Form Feng Shui. If we give a total of 100 marks to Feng Shui, I would say that Shapes and Form Feng Shui can account to between 50 to around 60 percent of the overall luck of the house. For excellent houses, it can even account to 80 to 90 percent of the luck. Here, one do not even need Feng Shui and yet will be very lucky. Thus for an average house, the remainder 40 percent out of a possible 100 marks is allocated between e.g. Flying Star and Eight House Theory. Thus, if assuming Eight House takes 20 percent of the rest of the luck, it is still of secondary importance to Shapes and Form Feng Shui. Overall, if the disaster or death sector is at your main entrance, in general, this is said that the house is an unsuitable house to you. You should also consider the bedroom location and what intangible force is at this sector. Otherwise, there is not much one can do here. For personal self enhancement, for weak metal is Earth and Metal element. Please use the Free Pillars of Destiny Comparison Report at http://www.geomancy-online.com Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Wendy, It is good to have the pyramid type roof or `swiss cottage' type of roof. The threat you mention can be neutralised and this is a consideration. Overall, besides the other points I mentioned, if you have the time, use the Eight House template to see which house is best suited for the breadwinner. In particular, it would be better if the main door is not the `death or disaster' sector for the breadwinner. For other family members and the breadwinner, check to see - in particular if the bedroom is suited for each family member - where possible. The other important considerations are the the toilet(s) should preferably not be at the frontage of the house. And if possible there is clear space at the centrepoint of the house. And toilet should preferably not be at the centrepoint. Otherwise, as mentioned above, the threat can be neutralised by using e.g. a day curtain to screen the window from the sharp edge of another house. The pointed roofs, and triangle peaks are advantages for a house as it is a house `on the offensive' and since many people do this, it would be good. If not, others may also do the same onto us. Warmest Regards, Cecil