Determination of actual bearing

[cjho]

Dear Cecil:
It is my first time visiting this website, and I do enjoy it very much. I wish I knew about it earlier.
I have a very fundamental question. When I am arranging furniture in my office, should I use the real bearings in an open area or should I use the bearings indicated on my compass? I believe the structure of the building and the furniture are affecting the compass readings. This kind of lead to another question whether Feng Shui is based on electromagnetic fields as some people may have suggested or whether it is based on some ancient guidelines passed on for generations.
I look forward to your insightful inputs.
Regards.

[Cecil Lee]

Dear Anon,
I am glad you find this website useful.
If you want to just understand Feng Shui `lightly' please do not hestitate to view the caricatures at http://mypictures.geomancy.net
Most of them are educational and makes understanding Feng Shui Fun.
Usually, it is best to use the compass readings based on an empty site. However, even in a empty site, make sure that the ground below also does not have metal.
The best method is to walk the ground and take compass readings from several locations outside the building.
For the Compass School Feng Shui: The Eight House Theory and Flying Star, as the name suggest, it is truly based on the Compass readings
But if one is more inclined towards intutition or Shapes and Form, some people or practitioners can have a `feel' of the interior, based on just this `intutition.
I mentioned in several messages that based on the Right and Left brain, some of us are more inclined towards intution e.g. spatial, graphic, diagrams while others are more factual, mathematics.
Thus, those who are more factual, mathematics inclined.. etc.. would go for the Compass School of Feng Shui.
While others may have developed a more keen sense of relating to the environment without looking at the Compass School of Feng Shui.
But in my opinion, it is best to apply both.
Under the Compass School e.g. Flying Star, if there is too much magnetic deviation: a good Flying Star practioner will use the Formula method to compensate for this. While if the regular readings are used, for normal non magnetic deviations.
The above is the refinement in the use of the Compass School of Feng Shui.
A much easier method, is to use a better compass with good mass. This has less magnetic influence especially in an office environment especially since there are lots of `metal' e.g. partition walls, computers, flooring, wires criss-crossing etc...
Warmest Regards,
Cecil

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On 6/3/00 12:26:00 PM, Anonymous wrote:
Dear Cecil:
It is my first time visiting
this website, and I do enjoy
it very much. I wish I knew
about it earlier.
I have a very fundamental
question. When I am arranging
furniture in my office, should
I use the real bearings in an
open area or should I use the
bearings indicated on my
compass? I believe the
structure of the building and
the furniture are affecting
the compass readings. This
kind of lead to another
question whether Feng Shui is
based on electromagnetic
fields as some people may have
suggested or whether it is
based on some ancient
guidelines passed on for
generations.
I look forward to your
insightful inputs.
Regards.