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[myfs_122581]

Master,

1. My S2/S3 period 8 house has a 8-8 frontage. Presently a water fountain is placed there to activate the 8 star.

2. This year South is afflicted by star 3.

3. 5 elements theory states that 8 is earth and 3 is wood. Wood breaks earth.

4. Do we still place the water fountain? Would no. 3 star be activated at the same time?

Kindly advice.

Kevin

[Cecil Lee]

More advance points:

1. Shapes and Forms can live in isolation. For example, it can work on it's own with or without Flying Star.

2. But Flying Star Feng Shui has to co-exist with Shapes and Forms Feng Shui.

3. Why?

3.1 Under Shapes and Forms Feng Shui; there is such thing as superior Feng Shui or earth luck. For example; check out "Quantum Leap" in Feng Shui.

3.2 When we look at a Flying star chart; we have to visualise another "layer" .. how does qi move (meander) in an interior.

3.3 For example, under Flying Star, sometimes an actual room can come within two Flying Star Sectors.

3.4. And for practical reasons, sometimes we are not sure which sector stars to use. As in many instances, they are so different.

3.5. Then what?

3.5.1Flip a coin to make a decision? Heads use this sector instead of the other or vice versa?

4.When we look at aFlying Star chart, an experienced Geomancer would visualise where are the windows and other openings in the room and select the best sector stars based on such considerations.

5. And when we visualise qi flow this is abstract and weights heavily on the Shapes and Forms Feng Shui.

6. Thus this is a "working" example ofhow and why:Shapes and Forms can live without Flying Star but not the other way around.

7. Well, I don't meant that Flying Star is lousy or should be replaced totally by Shapes and Forms Feng Shui. It is still an excellent tool if used in-conjunction or correctly.

8. Again, like our no-brainer education system.. it is no point.. memorising and getting a perfect score under Flying Star Feng Shui e.g. perfect honours degree in the Five Elements concept... but when it comes to real life.. cannot even beat a non-graduate the likes of Sim Wong Hoo at the start of his career (not now)...

9. Even under Flying Star; lots of talk on:-

9.1. Best to lock-up the stars...
9.2. Good to open the windows to allow good Flying Star qi to flow into the home
9.3. After a rain fall, good to open all windows of the home...

10. When we talk of such things it is about qi flow (Shapes and Forms) Feng Shui.

[Cecil Lee]

Further to what I had mentioned:

1. Many donkey years ago as far back as 1997 in this forum; I mentioned the two major Feng Shui schools:

1.1. The Shapes and Forms Feng Shui
1.2. The Flying Star Feng Shui

2. I am a strong believer that between both Schools; the Shapes and Forms Feng Shui has a higher weightage.

3. Why?

3.1 In theory; and in general, we can live "WITHOUT" the Flying star Feng Shui but not the opposite.

3.2 In this case, Shapes and Forms Feng Shui is the oldest form of Feng Shui.

3.3As we all know today, all of uscan be associated byleaning more to either Left or Right brain. I don't need to elaborate on this area.

4. For example; for those fluent with Shapes and Forms, it comes naturally. Andin general we can say that Flying Star helps to compensate those who are not that "Shapes and Forms" type of a guy.

5. Under Shapes and Forms.. if I tell you that there is a "dragon" qi at one place... theFlying Star guy may not understand.. unless he/she plots a mathematical model and "presto" ... he understand numbers.

6. In the past, I mentioned; some of us end up being soexcited by Flying Star that they end up eating and drinking Flying starFeng Shui. This is equivalent to a"myopic' view!

7. For example,withthis question. The main clue from the questionis a water feature at the frontage of the home.

7.1 Automatically, if we open our minds wider and understand this is the frontage; all the Shapes and Forms concepts with regards to this would weigh in ... with our decision. Feng Shui is about qi flow. And an open space usually at the frontage is an added advantage (bright hall).

7.2 Not this idea of the year being #3. If we want to talk about the year being #3. Then why not the month with #3? or Hour with #3.

7.3 The other clue I mentioned is have anyone seen a water feature on rollers or tracks?

8. The morale of the story: "Don't just eat and sleep on Flying Star as if it is the only do or die concept in Feng Shui".

9. In summary; there are many lousy practitioners out there.. as unfortunately, they breathe, eat spat out Flying star only... If I am given a choice of hiring someone.. in the field of Feng Shui.. guess who will get the job and who will be booted out...

[Cecil Lee]

These are some considerations:-

1. A good water feature should have all five elments in place.

Source: http://fountain.geomancy.net Para 2.1. to 2.12

Kevin K. wrote:

4. Do we still place the water fountain?
Kevin

2. First time I have heard this statement: "still place the water fountain?". This implies shut-down of a water feature and/or moving it away. Then what, next year check whether to place it back again.

3. So long as this is the "frontage" of a home; this firstly has a higher weightage for "clear space" and "bright hall" effect. And since there is a 20 Year double #8; and considered double auspicious #8's there is not much of a concern.

4. In the first place, have anyone seen a moveable water feature at the frontage of a home... e.g. on wheels or tracks that can move about? Yes or No?

5. With #3 at the frontage; just make sure that you should make an effort to turn on the lights at the water feature. In Singapore; a reasonable time is between 7.30pm to say 10.30pm (or follow roughly what many condo lighting e.g. at pool side does).

6. Alternatively, if there are too many frontage at the home; then depending on the layout plan ... e.g. energy saving led light can be turned on.

7. Here, the most effective is the use of "fire" to burn #3.

8. For the Chinese even better. Some even place a red banner above their main door. This is an option for those non-Christians or more typical buddhist families. I am not asking you to do that. But this is another consideration or alternative.

9. Frankly, a proper water feature with all the five elements in place will do.

10. I had mentioned; in the past; in the 1980's it is a decade of picking up plenty of Feng Shui books that list out dozens of things to enhance the home.

11. Today,concern with thingslike three killings is behind my seat..scare some of us.What to do with Tai Sui as I am facing Tai Sui this year at my work.. what to do?

12 If it was ever meant for a water feature to be on wheels or tracks; it would been documented in ancient times. I wonder, where is the documentation that our forefathers made to move water feature or have the means for an entire say home infrastracture with tracks all around the home.

[myfs_122581]

Thanks for the insights and wisdom.

When you mentioned water feature with 5 elements, did you mean to incorporate all 5 elements from the standpoint of colour, shapes and objects?

[Cecil Lee]

Yes, correct.

[Cecil Lee]

These are additional academic considerations:-

1. In the past, when a site was chosen be it to build a new city or ancestral tomb for the Ming and Ching emperors; and even the use of the pagoda to tame underground water. Shapes and Forms Feng Shui is used. And not Flying Star.

2. Even today, when I work on vast amounts of hectares of new towns for an developingAsean country, Shapes and Forms is the main consideration i.e. the flow of the river(s) and construction of new roads and future subways etc..

3. The idea is that if the Shapes and Forms is poor; imagine applying Flying Star to say the four walls of a building is just like trying to squeeze as much luck as possible. Worse; even if one pathe the four walls in gold; and outside is crumbling.. what is the chance of a recovery or breakeven senario?

4. Although Flying Star is based on timely stars; how often can we demolish an entire city ... the only time mankind did it was in 2nd world war.. where Germany got flatten... and rebuilt. And as we all know: two atomic bombs flatten the two cities in Japan. Only in such a situation... we can start from scratch. Else many buildings and roads are pretty much the same.

5. Scientist have actually studied the polarity of the earth magnetic field. And from core samples; they had found that the magnetic North-South had flipped many times in the past 4 billion years.

6. The current good news is that within your lifetime and mine, it is not about to change as yet. But if I am not mistaken 10,000 years. would be a possible change.

7. As Flying Star and Eight House is based on one and the same Compass School of Feng Shui... it would mean going back to the drawing board for those who may be practising Feng Shui 10,000 years from now.

8. Or if the human kind is still in existence then. Hopefully, there are less Black Feng Shui being practised. In Singapore, black Feng Shui is often practised by "foreign talent" Geomancers who have nothing to lose but all the more to gain for their "employees" by suggesting buildings that use "black Feng Shui". For example, there are several of such buildings within the Central Business District of Singapore.

[myfs_122581]

Thanks...

[Cecil Lee]

These are some interesting links on the reversal of the earth's magnetic field. Although it may not happen sometime in the near future, at least... one day... when it happens; for Feng Shui practitioners (if earth still exists);

Will have to first depend on the Shapes and Forms.. while a wide ranging debate much "worse" than the one that had happened in the 1990's where some AustralianGeomancers had the "wrong" idea that Flying star charts should be reversed just becauseof the experiment of "draining" the sink and water vortex is directly opposite that of the northern hemisphere...

http://www.geomag.bgs.ac.uk/reversals.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geomagnetic_reversal

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth's_magnetic_field