Feng Shui and the South Hemisphere

[d_kelly]

i would like to bring up some of my points about the southern hemisphere.
for one example.
the devils gate-
the forbidden city has it's main gate facing south to avoid the northern cold wind. are we basically talking about the wind from the north pole?
in the southern hem, the cold wind comes from the south pole. do we have to aviod windows on the south side of the house?
therefore shouldn't the "water" in tha bagua be in the south for us southern hemispherians?
i've heard weather also effect feng shui?
for us, the sun rises on the east to north and sets in the west. why can't my fire face north? because it doesn't make sense when cold wind is blowing in the fire direction if i changed my bagua around?
my feng shui pillar goes anticlockwise, because if you convert to northern hem. to sothern hem methods, it works better that way. this is like saying why does the water drain differently in each hemisphere???
i am not disrespecting feng shui, i'm just real curious because curiosity is my name.
thanks again!
-Daniel

[Cecil Lee]

Dear Daniel,
I am glad that you brought up your viewpoints.
What you have mentioned in general is what some Feng Shui practioners practise:
" Generalised Feng Shui ".
One good thing about generalised Feng Shui is that one do not need to explain and analyse Feng Shui based on e.g. The Five Elements relationship.
It is so easy to `preach' Feng Shui based on our feelings and to be on the safe side, use a fixed template. Anyone can practise such Feng Shui in hours. Each of us can write a book based on our experiences. To speed up things, one person writes about the Career Sector in the North. Invert the template for the South and this becomes a sensational book on Feng Shui for the Southern Hemisphere.
Here, one can come up with `models' for the South but the onus is on those who come up with the model to proof it.
Anyway, if you follow the discussions here, we sometimes talk about the rationale of why e.g. like you mentioned the cold winds from the north and thus usually windows are at the South.
But, here you do not see us talk frequently that windows must be at the south or the door must be at the South. This is only a passing comment and it is noted that this is not meant for every location.
There are kindergarden Feng Shui and more advanced Feng Shui or Destiny.
All these principles are related to Yin and Yang and the Five Elements Concept.
The five element concept talks about the Productive and Destructive cycle. There are are concepts behind the five elements.
Here, no one can show proof that for example, the productive cycle and the destructive cycle is `reversed' for the South Hemisphere. For example, Fire extinguishes water is appled both in the Northern and Southern Hemisphere.
Advanced studies had shown that there is a hole in the ozone layer in the North. There is also the Northern Lights. These are not present in the Southern Hemisphere.
It is always good to reflect on the differences but as I mentioned one must provide the onus of proof to substanitate their claims.
If you do not mind me saying so, the `Feng Shui' that you had mentioned are not high level Feng Shui.
Only if one can show proof or substantiate their claims on e.g. Flying Star Feng Shui or Pillars of Destiny, then will be able to draw attention to the World of Feng Shui. Else, talking about fixed template feng shui, changing their directions sounds complicated but of no value to anyone.
Warmest Regards,
Cecil

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On 12/7/99 9:23:59 AM, Anonymous wrote:
i would like to bring up some
of my points about the
southern hemisphere.
for one example.
the devils gate-
the forbidden city has it's
main gate facing south to
avoid the northern cold wind.
are we basically talking about
the wind from the north pole?
in the southern hem, the cold
wind comes from the south
pole. do we have to aviod
windows on the south side of
the house?
therefore shouldn't the
"water" in tha bagua be in the
south for us southern
hemispherians?
i've heard weather also effect
feng shui?
for us, the sun rises on the
east to north and sets in the
west. why can't my fire face
north? because it doesn't make
sense when cold wind is
blowing in the fire direction
if i changed my bagua around?
my feng shui pillar goes
anticlockwise, because if you
convert to northern hem. to
sothern hem methods, it works
better that way. this is like
saying why does the water
drain differently in each
hemisphere???
The simplicity of Pillars is based on a person's Year, Month, Day and Time of birth and even the time is `optional.'
At the moment, there is no relevance to whether water drains differently in each hemisphere unless one says that the Year, Month, Day of birth are reversed?

It is nice to say water drains differently. No one has however, provided proof that the Year/Month/Day or Time of birth are so directly linked to `water' that a Pillars analysis is thrown off balance.
The question asked is where the link between the two?

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i am not disrespecting feng
shui, i'm just real curious
because curiosity is my name.
thanks again!
-Daniel