Antiques and the feng shui

[moon88]

Dear cecil,
I read somewhere that it is bad feng shui to keep antiques at home. Is it true. Thanks.

[Cecil Lee]

Dear Anon,
1. Whenever, we buy a piece of antique, it is best to find out more of it's history if we can.
2. It is not necessary that every piece of antique(s) are bad.
3. If one has an antique furniture, it may still have (absorbed) the Qi from its previous surroundings.
4. If it is only a single piece of e.g. wooden antique furniture, usually, the impact on its new surroundings is not that great.
5. But, if you do have a roomful of such antique furniture, for example, the whole house cluttered with it, the Qi from its old surroundings may still be present.
6. Some Feng Shui practitioners believe that by keeping too many antique furniture etc.. it may `change' a person's mindset such as becoming more `rigid' in thinking etc...
7. Some believe that as mentioned earlier, especially wooden furniture, it would have absorbed the Qi of the previous location. Time would be required to allow this to dissipate. Here, I am not too concerned if it is true or not as one furniture, unlike several furnitures, would make me more `concerned'.
8. I believe that most antique furniture are `clean'. There are some practitioners that believe that, if something had happened (or horrible) had happened to the past owner, especially a favourite piece such as their wardrope or bed, such `spirits' may come together with it.
Anyway, Para 8, is in my opinion, very rare and should not happen most of the time.
Warmest Regards,
Cecil

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On 4/14/00 5:50:00 PM, Anonymous wrote:
Dear cecil,
I read somewhere that it is
bad feng shui to keep antiques
at home. Is it true. Thanks.

[Cecil Lee]

Beware of bringing home dubious antiques.
By chance, one may accidentally bring home something in addition of the antique..

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On 4/14/2000 6:31:00 PM, Anonymous wrote:
Dear Anon,
1. Whenever, we buy a piece of
antique, it is best to find
out more of it's history if we
can.
2. It is not necessary that
every piece of antique(s) are
bad.
3. If one has an antique
furniture, it may still have
(absorbed) the Qi from its
previous surroundings.
4. If it is only a single
piece of e.g. wooden antique
furniture, usually, the impact
on its new surroundings is not
that great.
5. But, if you do have a
roomful of such antique
furniture, for example, the
whole house cluttered with it,
the Qi from its old
surroundings may still be
present.
6. Some Feng Shui
practitioners believe that by
keeping too many antique
furniture etc.. it may
`change' a person's mindset
such as becoming more `rigid'
in thinking etc...
7. Some believe that as
mentioned earlier, especially
wooden furniture, it would
have absorbed the Qi of the
previous location. Time would
be required to allow this to
dissipate. Here, I am not too
concerned if it is true or not
as one furniture, unlike
several furnitures, would make
me more `concerned'.
8. I believe that most antique
furniture are `clean'. There
are some practitioners that
believe that, if something had
happened (or horrible) had
happened to the past owner,
especially a favourite piece
such as their wardrope or bed,
such `spirits' may come
together with it.
Anyway, Para 8, is in my
opinion, very rare and should
not happen most of the time.
Warmest Regards,
Cecil

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On 4/14/00 5:50:00 PM, Anonymous wrote:

Dear cecil,

I read somewhere that it is
bad feng shui to keep antiques
at home. Is it true. Thanks.