49 nights

[Guest Anonymous]

First I want to thank you for such a wonderful Feng Shui Website. I will be moving to a new apartment in August and as soon as I do I will buy your Flying Start Report. I have several questions. I really appreciate you time and help.
1. Is it ok to practice several types or Schools of Feng Shui? I am familiar with Flying Star, Eight Houses, Water Stars, Black Hat and Four Pillar Theories. Can I combine all or some of them?
2.I have heard of the use the three transcendental secrets (prayer, mudra and visualization) of Feng Shui with writing 49 nights what you want to receive or achieve in a notebook, it will come true. Is this accurate?
3.Also, I have bought numerous feng shui articles or decorations (like the ones advertised on Lillian Too's website, to improve my wealth and career luck but nothing has happened so far. Do they really work used with the correct applications of forms and shapes of Feng Shui.
Thank you very much for your advise.

[Cecil Lee]

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On 4/19/2002 3:23:00 AM, Anonymous wrote:
First I want to thank you for
such a wonderful Feng Shui
Website. I will be moving to a
new apartment in August and as
soon as I do I will buy your
Flying Start Report. I have
several questions. I really
appreciate you time and help.
1. Is it ok to practice
several types or Schools of
Feng Shui? I am familiar with
Flying Star, Eight Houses,
Water Stars, Black Hat and
Four Pillar Theories. Can I
combine all or some of them?

In my opinion, all the above are acceptable EXCEPT for the Black Hat.
There is always a rationale as to why Black Hat is not "welcomed" or acceptable. You can find out more of Lin Yun's confession at this link:-
http://www.qi-whiz.com/confess.html

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2.I have heard of the use the
three transcendental secrets
(prayer, mudra and
visualization) of Feng Shui
with writing 49 nights what
you want to receive or achieve
in a notebook, it will come
true. Is this accurate?

Frankly, if one is determiend to achieve something, go for it.
I believe, it is all in the mind. If one notes down on a notebook, perhaps, consciously, it may help some people in becoming focuse.
I am not saying to do it, but, it is akin to some teaches who ask their students to write e.g. 1000 lines as a form of punishment.
Therefore, there is really no harm doing so if one feels like it. Often, many of us, carry a notepad to record our thoughts or actions i.e. Things to do. Perhaps, this is why Palmpilots are so popular `reminder' tools.

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3.Also, I have bought numerous
feng shui articles or
decorations (like the ones
advertised on Lillian Too's
website, to improve my wealth
and career luck but nothing
has happened so far. Do they
really work used with the
correct applications of forms
and shapes of Feng Shui.

Yes, I could'nt agree with you more.
This is why, in my opinion, she is hurting more people than helping them.
I cannot seem to believe the number of books she can churn out from just simple themes like SW = romance, North = career.
I feel that she has that sort (perhaps) the wrong sort of creativity to curn out tons of books and evey 101 tips etc...
If you ask me, just take alook at many of the authors who write books. They don't sensationalise objects or give the false expectations.
For example, I would like to quote books like authors e.g. Evelyn Lip (Dr) or Derek Walters.
When they write books, they do not sensationalse e.g. sector feng shui or get us to go and do all sorts of things.
In this forum also, you do not see me reviewing material goods or promote them in anyway. I feel that this is wrong.

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Thank you very much for your
advise.

Many of the Feng Shui practitioners learn Feng Shui from books. Even many of great masters in the past, learn from books.
What makes one a better Feng Shui practitioner is always to look at all the various tools or concepts. And apply only those that have repeated, a good chance of success and discard the bad practises.
I mentioned that many of the past Great Feng Shui masters learned Feng Shui widely especially from books is because, of the human tendency of not `passing' down either all the information or miscommunication of some of the concepts.
In fact, if one looks at history, there were some Chinese emperors who jeaously guard their Feng Shui and also planted false information. Some of them are still found today.
It is good that you use the varied concepts (tools) as:
1. Each tool or concept has it's strength and weakness. And it is best to use each for a specific purpose.
2. Each concept has a specific objective.
3. Feng Shui is all about Earth Luck. And by using all the available known tools, we are trying to increase luck in all compartments of Feng Shui.
Contrast this to just paying homage to a single sector. Even if we get 100 percent correct here, what about other areas? We still can fail the examinations.
Assuming that it is an essay type examination. We are suppose to answer 4 questions. If we answer 3 very well but did not answer the fourth? We can still jolly well fail.
Warmest Regards,
Cecil