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Dear Anna, Please see below:- -----Original Message----- From: Listmanager To: Recipients of 'feng-shui-tips' suppressed 'feng-shui-tips' suppressed> Date: Tuesday, June 01, 1999 11:36 PM Subject: entrance facing line of death 1. My advise is that the next thing you should do is to also look at which intangible force affects you in your bedroom. Hopefully, it is one of the auspicious intangible force. 2. Today, another user also faced the same problem i.e. main door is at SW and an inauspicious intangible force. Currently, I cannot really advise you futher as we are currently working on only the Eight House Theory. Other theories such as the Flying Star (birth chart) and even your element and its strength would be a better tool. This is because, a Professional Feng Shui Practioner will usually look at the entire house auspicious or inauspicious sectors to countercheck or fidn an integrated solution. However, this depends on an individual. In your case, you have to keep the location bright and remember not to have too many potted plants at this location. You can use some defense mechanisms like placing a semi circle carpet radiating outwards are some of the `passive' solutions. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Emilio, Under the Eight House Theory, frankly there is not much you can do if your bedroom is located in the Death area. The only way is to sleep close to the prosperity sector (if possible) or any other good intangible force. As for the main entrance door area in the `irritation' area: 1. The house is under the Eight House Theory considered an unsuitable house. But is is not as bad as having the death or disaster line located at this area. If so, the house would be considered a very unsuitable house. 2. As the main entrance is located at the South-West or we call this the devil's backdoor. This location is considered a YIN location and avoid planting too many plants outside the main entrance area. Too many plants will create a very YIN environment. Too YIN an environment may unduly attract `spirits' to the location. 3. Since the main entrance door opens to a narrow corridor, best keep that area bright e.g. walls are painted neutral colours (except if you e.g. you a strong Metal person.. then white is not that adviceable. Warmest Regards, Cecil -----Original Message----- From: Listmanager To: Recipients of 'eight-house' suppressed suppressed> Date: Wednesday, June 02, 1999 6:16 AM Subject: main door and bedroom

Dear Jason, I have done away with manual calculations of Pillars of Destiny as a true analysis is a tedious process. Unforunately, the book you are referring to does not allow you ultimately analysis the strength of your element. I am unable to ascertain by just looking at the information provided. Assuming that you are a Strong Earth element person:- ========================================= What can help you is: to use Metal element. to exhaust your Strong Earth thus balancing you. Here avoid introducing the Fire Element. Assuming that you are a Weak Earth element person:- ========================================= You would have to introduce Fire element to strengthen your Weak Earth element. Here a crystal in the shape of a pyramid or triangle helps. Your Wood House (SE main door) helps as it strengths the Fire element. Reproduce below the recommended colours for a person with Strong Earth element:- Your Element and its Suggested Avoid or strength Bedroom colour Bad for U ============ =============== ======== Strong Earth Light Green | Red White (neutral) Your Element and its Suggested Avoid or strength Bedroom colour Bad for U ============ =============== ======== Weak Earth Red, Pink, Purple |Green White (neutral) Note: 1 . For a `Weak' element person, your colours are the reverse of a `Strong' element person. 2. White (Is considered a neutral but best avoided for a person with Strong Metal element) Warmest Regards, Cecil -----Original Message----- From: Listmanager To: Recipients of 'free-advice' suppressed suppressed> Date: Monday, May 31, 1999 3:13 PM Subject: Re: Main Door

Dear Jason, Please see below:- -----Original Message----- From: Listmanager To: Recipients of 'free-advice' suppressed suppressed> Date: Monday, May 31, 1999 1:54 PM Subject: Main Door As you have not mentioned whether you are either a Strong Wood or Weak Wood person, the advice can go half-half i.e. Assuming you are a Strong Wood person, ================================ 1. The main door of your house is facing South-East. The main element of a South-East house is considered as a " Wood " house. 2. What happens is that the South-East house strengthens a Strong Wood person causing an imbalance. In such a situation, ideally, if you are a Strong Wood person, you should not add Water element to strengthen your Strong Wood element. If so, such a person may develop health problems or face competition e.g. in work. Here, you may have to avoid placing a `collection' or a few pieces of crystals (of the Water element) depending on the shape of the crystals. One "small" crystal e.g. less than the size of a small apple does `no harm'. Assuming you are a Weak Wood person, ================================ 1. The main door of your house is facing South-East. The main element of a South-East house is considered as a " Wood " house. 2. What happens is that the South-East house strengthens a Weak Wood person helping his weak wood to grow. In such a situation, ideally, if you are a Weak Wood person, you can add Water element to strengthen your Weak Wood element. (But avoid doing it excessively.) Here, you may consider placing crystals (of the water element). Alternatively, if you are not considering whether, you are a Strong or Weak wood person, most probably have to use your personal `intuition' or Feng Shui by Intuition. (If you feel comfortable, then that's fine). Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Kelly, Under the Eight House Theory, the only way that you can minimize is (where possible) try to sleep closer to the longevity intangible force sector. If this is not possible, at least sleep with your head facing one of the 4 good directions. Other than this there are no known " cure " under the Eight House. To understand the `angle' of influence better, you can check out this page: http://www.geomancy.net/fs/house2.htm For the mirror closet, again, if possible not to sleep facing it. But if you really do not have a choice there are a few things you can do:- 1. If continously, you can sleep soundly, then no problem you can `leave it' as it is. Some of us are more Yang or Yin and have varing degrees of `tolerance' to the mirror. However, some FS practioners or even authors raise the concern that when we sleep our souls leave our body and get a `shock' when it sees itself in the mirror. This has not been proven yet and at the moment, more a `superstitious' belief. The current more realistic view is that mirrors reflect Qi and a normal mirror is considered YIN and depending on the location can either reflect sha qi (poision qi) or shen qi (good qi). 2. Alternatively, if it is a permanent thing i.e. you are going to stay in this house / bedroom for quite sometime, you can get someone to use an opaque film or if you know how to Do it Yourself (D.I.Y) go and buy such opaque film e.g. those used for shower glass screens and do it yourself. 3. Alternatively, you may paste some posters around the doors immediately facing the bed. As for electrical equipment, there are varing views on this:- 1. Some Feng Shui Practioners/ Masters / Authors consider it as belonging to the water element i.e. electricity behaves like `water'. 2. Electrical equipment depending on the equipment and the `quality' of the product can produce high levels or low levels of radiation e.g. most newer Personal Computer (PC) montiors are low radiation while older ones have higher radiation. In general, it is a well known fact that when we place a compass close to a electrical wire, the North arrow is attracted to the magnetic field generated through the wire (current). However, there is no direct research done in this area e.g. the strength of the magnetic field etc.. Older model handphones were found in some studies show that it was unsafe for human beings as the antennae emitted high levels of microwave. Studies have shown that underground water can be dangerous as it emits some form of `radiation'. To find out, check out this short article I wrote: http://www.geomancy.net/fs/under.htm 3. A few Feng Shui practioners " shrug off " the idea that electricity was not invented in the past and since there are no known documentation on this area, it is not correct for `us' to invent some new `theories'. I feel this view is quite narrow minded. As new technology evolve, there may or may not be some truth in Para 1 or 2. only time will tell. Whether it is in our life time or sometime in the future. Therefore, currently, there is a Question mark as to how we chose to interpret " electrical appliances ". However, some electrical appliances e.g. are `clear cut'. For example, many current washing machines can rotate vigurously and if for example it is placed at an auspicious location, symbolically, it is considered by some FS practioners as inauspicious as this action `shakes' away the luck in that location. However, there are newer brands of washing machines e.g. those that use `bubble' technology that do not make so much noise or run `quiet'. Anyway, such controversies continue on and on.... Do take note that at the end, all these are of Secondary importance to Feng Shui. What is more important is finding the right home e.g. bear in mind the Shapes and Form School e.g. the exterior of the home, suitability of the owner to the home and other additional analysis e.g. Flying Star and Pillars of Destiny strength of element would be good. Warmest Regards, Cecil -----Original Message----- From: Listmanager To: Recipients of 'free-advice' suppressed suppressed> Date: Saturday, May 29, 1999 11:48 AM Subject: Longevity/Death lines in bedroom. Help!

Dear Ewa, Here are some guidelines as to the placement of the stove and water elements (water elements include the sink & fridge):- If the Kitchen is located at the South (Fire), East (Wood) and South-East (Wood) ,W (Metal) and West (Metal) In the above situations, the `fire' in the kitchen will not `die' out and even if you have a water position opposite the stove, it is fine. In fact, a water position opposite the stove at the above locations can help `cool' down the fire. If the Kitchen is located at the North (Water), North-East (Earth ) and South-West (Earth) In the above situation, where there Water and Earth, the fire can easily be extinguished, you should NEVER have a water position too close to the stove. Especially avoid a water position opposite it in the above situation. Hope the above helps. Warmest Regards Cecil Lee -----Original Message----- From: Listmanager To: Recipients of 'free-advice' suppressed suppressed> Date: Saturday, May 29, 1999 12:12 AM Subject: Advice for the kitchen

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From: "Camilla Hougaard Kennedy" Hi Ewa - and all. I am very, very new to this list. Ewa wrote: >I know that having a stove directly face a kitchen sink is "bad." I recently purchased a house with the stove installed in an island in the center of the kitchen. This faces the sink.I do not think, a stove facing a sink is bad, it is important, though, that there is some space (at least two feet) between the two (fire and water). Have you taken other elements into consideration? Warm regards, Camilla

Dear Debrah, 1. Best is that the ceiling is high. The higher the better as this will have less impact on you. 2. Avoid sleeping `dead center' (immediately under the) " V ". 3. One permanent way to counter act this is to use a `poster bed' i.e. with four pillars. One can use a cloth material overhead. (But this depends on your budget etc...) Sleeping under a slop is not as bad as sleeping directly under the " V" or a pillar. Depending on the material of the " V" e.g. if it is wood, one way is to use `metal' element to counter this. As there is not much information on your personal element or its strength is available, you may have to forgo this option. As for the aircon vent; you can always redirect the air con vents to one side and not blow directly into the bed. Overall, this is less of a problem as it is not really considered inauspicous but rather more on the " practical " side where, we may or not feel conscious e.g. the slight noise of the aircon and the `cold' air blowing into our face. Warmest Regards, Cecil -----Original Message----- From: Listmanager To: Recipients of 'free-advice' suppressed suppressed> Date: Saturday, May 29, 1999 5:15 AM Subject: Slopped ceiling & aircon location

Dear Luna, --Quoting Luna-- We will try our best to make the course easy to understand. Yes, you will be able to analyze a site based on this theory. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Rose, You will be surprised to learn that Plastics (in my opinion) is considered of the Metal element. (If you only consider the material NOT the form or shape). The reason is because plastic is considered " hard " material e.g polycarbyte. This includes the wood laminate found on cupboards. (My definition of plastic is not the flexible type but those you commonly see i.e. seats or stools. Warmest Regards, Cecil -----Original Message----- From: Listmanager To: Recipients of 'five-element-cures' suppressed 'five-element-cures' suppressed> Date: Friday, May 28, 1999 12:52 PM Subject: Plastic Products

Dear Luna, I sympathise with you. Amongst the books written by Lillian Too, the is one of the " hardest " to understand. In my personal opinion, she is a better writer of " Shapes and Form School " as I believe, she is more a "Right Brain person" or YIN and does better with illustrations combined with words. As mentioned, this is based on my personal opinion only. Warmest Regards, Cecil -----Original Message----- From: Listmanager To: Recipients of 'flying-star' suppressed suppressed> Date: Thursday, May 27, 1999 10:05 PM Subject: Flying Stars Book/Course course.

Dear Eve, I am very glad that you are very observation:) Please see below:- -----Original Message----- From: Listmanager To: Recipients of 'free-advice' suppressed suppressed> Date: Friday, May 28, 1999 1:06 AM Subject: Re: Placement (Objects of Respect) -- Quoting Eve -- Yes, point 1 to 3 are `standard' Feng Shui points. Point 4 is based on an opinion. The rationale is that normally, when a person studies, his work space should not be `cluttered' with display items especially those of " Dieties ". I can understand if a small picture frame or some other decorative displays are placed on the table. Otherwise, a study table should be `clear of such things'. Normally, common in most homes, the seats face e.g. a T. V. set. So far, correct me if I am wrong, we do not have " Dieties " directly facing us when we sit. More commonly, these " Dieties " are placed facing the side of the seats (as an example). Some of us are more conscious of our surroundings and would prefer not sitting `facing us' directly. Therefore, my interpretation of `the facing you' implies `Facing Directly' a person. This is different from sitting at a position where the Buddhist decor is at one corner (facing us) or facing our side. As you have mentioned correctly, this is only an opinion. Yes, I believe, the position is acceptable ie. OK to place it there. I am very happy, you pointed out the above. In fact, I always believe that one should question another person for the " rationale " of why they mentioned such a sentence:) It shows your Maturity in Applied Feng Shui:) Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Jason, Please see below:- -----Original Message----- From: Listmanager To: Recipients of 'free-advice' suppressed suppressed> Date: Thursday, May 27, 1999 10:39 AM Subject: Fengshui Of a un-occupied new house. Yes. As long as the building has four walls and a roof up, a Feng Shui assessment can be done:- 1. Shapes and Form School to look at the exterior and interior can be used anytime even before the building is ready (particularly the exterior) or the site. 2. Under the compass School of Feng Shui once the house is up, you can do a survey i.e. using a normal compass. In Feng Shui, you should be staying `there' in order to enjoy the " good " Feng Shui. This applies to Yang Feng Shui i.e. us human beings as well as Yin Feng Shui or Feng Shui for the dead. Even in Yin Feng Shui, the decease has to occupy the burial site. Here, if it is a good resting place, it is said that the decendants can benefit from this. Therefore, if you look at the two " situations " both the Living (Yang Homes) and the Dead (Yin Burial sites): Both, the `occupants' must live in. There is no such thing as " Remote " control in Feng Shui. We do up an excellent Feng Shui house and not stay there. If the house is excellent but if you are staying in an unsuitable house, the `excellent' luck cannot be passed to a person staying in the unsuitable house. If one rents out the house e.g. most likely the tentant gets lucky. Warmest Regards,

Dear Fred, Ideally, my advise is that you should not display it in your dormitory. This is because, the pewter plague of Dieties where possible should not be displayed in a bedroom. If you really must, you should let it face the dormitory door. Do not let it:- 1. face the bed, 2. share the same wall as a toilet 3. face a toilet 4. face you ie. study table. Warmest Regards, Cecil -----Original Message----- From: Listmanager To: Recipients of 'free-advice' suppressed suppressed> Date: Thursday, May 27, 1999 7:29 AM Subject: Grand Duke placement

Further to my earlier mail, please note that it should instead be:- No, re-hanging some pictures or moving some plants is not considered `renovations' in assessing the Flying Star date of birth of a house. Thanks. Cecil

Dear Glyn, There are no known written documentation on the use of water beds. However, I remembered one or two FS Practioners/Masters are not infavour of the use of the water bed. Perhaps, this is a general comment by them. In my opinion, I am not infavour of a water bed. Not sure why... maybe I have not slept on one before. However, do take note that a circular bed is considered not auspicious or two single beds joined together. Warmest Regards, Cecil -----Original Message----- From: Listmanager To: Recipients of 'flying-star' suppressed suppressed> Date: Thursday, May 27, 1999 6:54 AM Subject: WaterBeds

Dear Emilio, No, re-hanging some pictures or moving some plants is considered `renovations' in assessing the Flying Star date of birth of a house. Where possible, for this year (Chinese calendar year) avoid:- 1. Distrubing or (renovations) 2. Touching (painting) the Grand Duke of Jupiter or Tai Su on the East compass director or sector of a house or office. Warmest Regards, Cecil -----Original Message----- From: Listmanager To: Recipients of 'flying-star' suppressed suppressed> Date: Thursday, May 27, 1999 8:01 AM Subject: Renovations

Dear Glyn, Either the chimney be left alone or at the most cover the top and the ground level. Avoid filling the chimney fully as this will involving adding more `earth' element in the house i.e. if you are using earth element e.g. sand etc... Warmest Regards, Cecil Lee P.S. Congratulations Glyn! I believe, you are the first to incorporate Chinese Numerlogy as an additional tool combined with other tools such as Earth Luck: Feng Shui, Heaven Luck: Pillars of Destiny. Furthermore, you had `predicted' in two instances using Chinese Numerology very accurately:)) -----Original Message----- From: Listmanager To: Recipients of 'free-advice' suppressed suppressed> Date: Wednesday, May 26, 1999 6:47 AM Subject: Fire Place

Hi, It is best to have the airconditioning blow from the side of the bed rather from either above the head or blowing towards the legs to the head. It is considered not inauspicious to have the air conditioning vent immediately on top of the bed. The rationale for this has more to do with sleep as cold air does not immediately blow against our face. What you can do is to deflect the aircon to the side and not blow towards your face. Here, you will find sleep more relaxing. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Rose, Please see below:- -----Original Message----- From: Listmanager To: Recipients of 'flying-star' suppressed suppressed> Date: Tuesday, May 25, 1999 7:57 PM Subject: Re: Meanings of the Base Star Numerals Frankly, the computation of the base numeral is a standard format. You can ask anyone who has taken at least a course in Flying Star. You can even ask any of the students who had taken any course Contrary to what you had mentioned that different Masters teach their students differently. I like to clarify that if the Master is teaching Traditional `Authentic' Feng Shui, the calcuation of the base numeral is the same for all Feng Shui Schools both the Traditional Western (English teaching) Feng Shui or Eastern (Mandarin speaking) Schools. All Feng Shui Schools teach the same method. Therefore, if you have not taken a course, it is definitely hard to make a judgement. Even students who had taken the Applied Feng Shui Course at geomancy-u.com can confirm that the base calcuation is a standard method. The only thing that may `vary' is the way, the North to South or South to North template is placed. At Geomancy.net, we prefer to use the North to South template, to make it easy for users to use the reports. Therefore, the saying goes " a little knowlege is a dangerous " thing. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Michelle, Feng Shui although is not a religion has to be understood in a `holistic' way. This encompass two main Schools: 1. The Shapes and Form School and 2. The Compass School. Since you are new to Feng Shui, you can tour the website especially this url: http://www.geomancy.net/fs/theory.htm or start a tour at http://www.geomancy.net/fs/map.htm and at the same time, you can explore the many tools available at www.geomancy-online.com particulary the Free Eight House Chart. As you are aware Feng Shui cannot be `digested' in a day and you can if you want to, read the various messages in this forum. For selling a house, it may take time and other factors include the price etc... Warmest Regards, Cecil -----Original Message----- From: Listmanager To: Recipients of 'feng-shui-tips' suppressed 'feng-shui-tips' suppressed> Date: Tuesday, May 25, 1999 3:44 PM Subject: House on the market...help!

Dear Rose, As the Flying Star Theory implies, it is based on the `birth chart' of a house. For example, we know that the current period 1984 to 2003 is under Period 7. If lets say you purchase a house e.g. built in 1999, and during this time, did renovations and move in. this house will be considered a Period 7 house. Here under the Flying Star Theory, the base star 7 occupies the centre position of the numerals. What happens if we move into Period 8? in 2004? Well, if you do not do anything to a house built in 1999, it will always remain under the influence of Period 7 calculations. But, if you had done major renovations, then this house no longer retains Period 7 influence but period 8 influence. The birth chart of the house now comes under Period 8. Similiarly, a house built before 1984, lets say this house was built in 1980, Period 6. If no renovations had been done since 1980 to today, it is still called a Period 6 house and the Flying Star calculations would be based on Period 6. Hope that helps. Cecil -----Original Message----- From: Listmanager To: Recipients of 'flying-star' suppressed suppressed> Date: Tuesday, May 25, 1999 2:42 PM Subject: Meanings of the Base Star Numerals

Dear Evelyn, Please see below:- -----Original Message----- From: Listmanager To: Recipients of 'free-advice' suppressed suppressed> Date: Tuesday, May 25, 1999 1:18 PM Subject: Balcony Otherwise, the rest should be acceptable. This is acceptable. This is acceptable. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Joe, A staircase facing the bedroom door is considered inauspicious because of Sha Qi. This is because of the negative flow of Qi of the staircase that flows directly into the bedroom (if the door is not closed). No matter if the stairs is facing the bedroom i.e. upwards movement or at the main entrance door, you see the staircase, both are considered inauspicious. A staircase should not go straight up but have a turn or landing is better to reduce Sha Qi. Placing a mirror at the landing or turn is not compulsory. Normally if space permits, a plant at one side of the steps (at ground level) is useful. Warmest Regards, Cecil -----Original Message----- From: Listmanager To: Recipients of 'free-advice' suppressed suppressed> Date: Tuesday, May 25, 1999 10:15 AM Subject: Re: What if the staicase faces a bedroom? on or near where the staircase "turns"-- thereby catching the chi?