Where is the best direction of the front door

[Betong]

If my best direction is Southeast.
Should my house be sitting at southeast and my front door is at northwest? That is the explanation of one practitioner? It contradict with those I read from the books?
And can feng shui help make the children obedient and good at school too???

[Cecil Lee]

Dear Anon,
1. I always like to "caution" everyone to accept information on a `total basis' and not on a piecemeal basis.
What this means is that if one reads a book and follow the `method' used to derive the result, try to follow the method used `totally'.
2. It is not wrong for the practitioner to say that `sitting' should be the location to determine the front door.
This is because, based on the original or traditional method, under the Eight House, if the sitting position is South-East, this house is considered a `South-East' house.
Where else, if you take the `method' used under this site e.g. http://www.geomancy.net/fs/house1.htm
Here, when we say a South-East house, it means that the main door is at the South-East (i.e. when u stand at the centrepoint of the house, and use the ordinary compass to check, the main door is at the South-East).
3. So which is right or wrong?
As mentioned under Para 1, there is no wrong answers. Both methods if used correctly, will come to the same conclusions especially if the template used are similiar.
4. We must remember that under the `first' method based on the `sitting' position, this is usually done (sometimes) with a Luo pan or Chinese compass where there is a sitting and facing position.
5. However, I believe, practitioners must keep up with times. The reason why, I `devised' method used under http://www.geomancy.net/fs/house1.htm is to cater to those who use an ordinary compass and this model has been "copied" by several book authors and now becomes a defacto method.
6. If you have used the method first devised by me and posted on the website, it is simply the ease of use and one do not need to remember either a formula etc... This method has thus stood the test of time as it remains unchanged till today.
Warmest Regards,
Cecil

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On 2/19/00 8:18:00 PM, Anonymous wrote:
If my best direction is
Southeast.
Should my house be sitting at
southeast and my front door is
at northwest? That is the
explanation of one
practitioner? It contradict
with those I read from the
books?
And can feng shui help make
the children obedient and good
at school too???

[lightsong]

Dear Cecil,
If the direction of the house is determined by the location of the front door, does it matter if the front door is not the entrance that you use? For example, if you mostly use the back entrance.
Cheui May

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On 2/20/00 8:06:00 PM, Anonymous wrote:
Dear Anon,
1. I always like to "caution"
everyone to accept information
on a `total basis' and not on
a piecemeal basis.
What this means is that if one
reads a book and follow the
`method' used to derive the
result, try to follow the
method used `totally'.
2. It is not wrong for the
practitioner to say that
`sitting' should be the
location to determine the
front door.
This is because, based on the
original or traditional
method, under the Eight House,
if the sitting position is
South-East, this house is
considered a `South-East'
house.
Where else, if you take the
`method' used under this site
e.g.
http://www.geomancy.net/fs/hou
se1.htm
Here, when we say a South-East
house, it means that the main
door is at the South-East
(i.e. when u stand at the
centrepoint of the house, and
use the ordinary compass to
check, the main door is at the
South-East).
3. So which is right or wrong?
As mentioned under Para 1,
there is no wrong answers.
Both methods if used
correctly, will come to the
same conclusions especially if
the template used are
similiar.
4. We must remember that under
the `first' method based on
the `sitting' position, this
is usually done (sometimes)
with a Luo pan or Chinese
compass where there is a
sitting and facing position.
5. However, I believe,
practitioners must keep up
with times. The reason why, I
`devised' method used under
http://www.geomancy.net/fs/hou
se1.htm is to cater to those
who use an ordinary compass
and this model has been
"copied" by several book
authors and now becomes a
defacto method.
6. If you have used the method
first devised by me and posted
on the website, it is simply
the ease of use and one do not
need to remember either a
formula etc... This method has
thus stood the test of time as
it remains unchanged till
today.
Warmest Regards,
Cecil

Quote

On 2/19/00 8:18:00 PM, Anonymous wrote:
If my best direction is
Southeast.
Should my house be sitting at
southeast and my front door is
at northwest? That is the
explanation of one
practitioner? It contradict
with those I read from the
books?
And can feng shui help make
the children obedient and good
at school too???