Cecil Lee

Dear Pam, 1. There are two types of Flying star charts: 1.1. Vertical Flying Star Charts 1.2. Horizontal Flying star charts 2. For those who have been using the free House number report under http://www.geomancy-online.com should understand that it uses the vertical flying star analysis to determine which floor or level is good or bad. Thus in the same block or unit, certain floors or storey are good while others may not be that favourable. 3. However, for the common 20 Year Flying star charts, it is a horizontal flying star chart. Thus, even if the mountain stars arelocated at NE and W: check to see whether the mountain star(s) can be activated in the garden. For example, outside of the home garden, create a mountain landscaping. If so, the sum-of-ten can still be effected, here. Thus, sum-of-ten can still be effective. Please see below:-

Dear Hock Chuan, Yes, for many of us, firstly we do not have an individual room to work in. And many of us work in an open office concept with system furniture. Because of this, there are restrictions as to where we can or even want to sit. It is good that you can sit facing a good direction. Yes, because of other constraints such as colleagues sitting with their backs againsts us etc... We don't really have much control over this. More importantly, since we cannot really truly change our earth luck, we should therefore look into the human or man luck aspects like feeling confident and good team /work plus networking etc... to offset some of these issues. This is like drawing a parallel with the homes which we live in. Some of usmay not have homes that have fantastic Feng Shui. But some of us are "blessed" with good human luck e.g. good family bonding and relationships. There are many cases where some have "lousy" Feng Shui, so what, but they have an excellent family support. This family togetherness can transcend even the "lousy" Feng Shui luck! Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Hoa Luong, Please see below:- For example:- - water in the water fall is = water element - do try to add some plants inside or out of the water feature = wood element - fire element can be in the form of lighting (turned on automatically with a timer at specific time e.g. 7.30pm to say 10pm. (or fishes with red colours also account for the fire element). - metal can be in the form of fishes e.g. koi etc...

Dear Anon, 1. Since your home isWest 253 it is consideredunder Flying star Feng Shui as West 1 facing. 2. For many homes; it is always goodfor a Period 6 to analyse the variousFlying star chartsof Period 7 and also Period 8. Given that Period 7 is over; yourhome is best evaluated on thebasis of:- 3. Period 6 vsPeriod 8 Is Period 8 better than Period 6? Or is it better to try to remain as Period 8. For a West 1, home based on both Period 7 and Period 8; the Flying star charts are not too good. Thus, in general, it is still preferred to seriously consider boosting the earth luck based on a Period 6 chart. If your wealth star is locked in the centre, it is difficult to enhance the current prosperity wealth. Since #9 is with #5 and #5, this can be quite explosive or lead to loss of wealth. Since #9 is the future prosperity (fire element). If the breadwinner is a weak fire person, then one consideration is to introduce wood element to this sector. Here, under the destructive cycle, wood destroys earth (#5 x2). A combination of metal, water and wood at this sector can create a productive three-cycle flow of Metal -

Dear Anon, Actually, you can make full use of the free reports available at: http://www.geomancy-online.com to generate the various free reports for the best bed-head placement and also the best sitting directions for your work-office. In addition, you can review how to plot the Eight House chart, here:- http://www.geomancy.net/resources/theories/fs-house1.htm Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Peggy, It is always best to remove the old ba gua (pa kua) mirror between 8am to 12pm but before 3pm. Just get a set of "old" clean newspaper and simply remove the old mirror and immediately transfer it to this old newspaper. Wrap it up and either use a string e.g. red string or white also can. In modern times, scotch-tape can do also. And simply, afterwards, throw it away in the rubbish bin or chute. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Anon, Frankly, there is really no harm leaving it until after the 22 February 2005 -- anytime after the last day of CNY. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Anon, Please refer to my previous posting on the same subject of lion dance. In the past, the traditional lion dance was performed on the last day of lunar celebrations i.e. 15 Lunar day i.e. since CNY officially starts on 8 February 2005 this year; then 22 February 2005 is suppose to be the last day and lion dance performance. However, in modern times, and for practical purposes in my opinion, it is particularly good or meaningful to usher in the lunar new year especially on or before the 15th day of celebrations. This is to allow for the troupe to be able to perform at your home. If one lives in a landed property, the challenge is to hang a lettuce vegetable with the hong bao in it and place it high e.g. hang out of the balcony. The challenge is to get the lion to climb up and devour the lettuce and ang bao (hong bao). *Joke* but of course for such a stunt, one cannot expect to place a $50 red packet as this considered too little! Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Sophia, The main key consideration in a kitchen is the stove placement. And it should normally be suitable facing direction for the spouse or the woman of the house. For the kitchen sink, this is often not a major issue and it is acceptable for it to be placed in the position mentioned by you. Thus it is not necessary to close the toilet door even when not in use. You are right that one should not have too many partitions or screens in the home. Partitions if placed wrongly may act like a knife slicing into the other parts of the home. For those staying in the Rosewood condominium (Woodlands), please take note of the following:- Because the kitchen door is next to the main entrance: Stand at the main entrance looking towards the kitchen. Most often, many family members do not close the kitchen door. And many utensils especially forks or knives can be seen from the main entrance. If so, remove them as it can result in frequent heated quarrels amongst family members.

Dear Kee Foong, The best place is the living room area facing the sofa set, the entrance areaor on the dining hall wall. Avoid placing it on the same wall as the toilet. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Anon, Don't be unduly concerned over the #5 so long as avoid bright yellow colours such as for the curtains and bedsheets. In addition, also try to avoid bright red colours. This is because #5 represents strong metal. And under the productive cycle of the five elements concept: Fire inflames or fuels Earth. This try to avoid Fire element (red, purple or pink) and Earth (particularly bright yellow colours). Since the bedroom is in blue - this is favourable, metal element such as white can be introduced into the room. Together with this, you can still keep the 6coins in this bedroom. Yes, you can introduce the 6 coins towards the main entrance. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Paris, Under the Five elements concept, it is even better if we understand whether we are either : Strong wood or a weak wood person. In general, without taking into consideration strong or weak:- 1. Careers associated with wealth for a wood person is earth element careers. 2. Careers associated with power and authority for a wood person are metal careers. Since you are a wood person, wood careers are generally acceptable (although they are not classified under either serial no. 1 to 2 above) i.e. a wood career is favourableespecially to a weakwood person. In real life, do go for what one personally feel like going into. This is because of the Holy trinity of Luck:- Heaven Luck = what we are born with Earth Luck = Feng Shui of home /office Human Luck = this is where are feelings and choice and commitment to what we want or our aims are. Do what one feels happy to go into. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Melissa, Firstly, this procedure is not meant for a large office where the walls are entirely of glass. As one of the procedures is to cover the entire office to pitch-black. Secondly, these are quite standard procedures:- Select an auspicious date & time for the Office Warming Day. 1 On this day, make sure that all windows, ventilation must be covered up - usually with black paper or cloth. So that when one enters the room, it should be in total darkness. 2 Hang a red banner across the banner of the business. 3 During this time, all electricty to the unit should be off. No equipment is to be turned on. 4 Before the auspicious time, the owner or manager would have to light up a charcoal stove. 5 Next, once the stove has been lighted up, the owner place it a few feet away from the main entrance door i.e. in the middle. And he raises his left foot then right foot and removes the red banner and opens the door. If he has staff, then all the staff do the same.. ie. raise their left foot over right foot and walk into the office. 6 Get help to peel off all the coverings to windows to allow light to come in. And then switch on the lighting in the room and all electrical devices there. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Anon, To Chinese, the red banner symbolises good luck. Actually, the best "counter" is (for the Chinese) is also hang a similar red banner on your front door. There is no religious implication especially if it is a plain read cloth (no issue with the elaborate tassle). Ideally, both parties hanging it - will equate to "square-one". Under the destructive cycle of the Five elements concept: the most effective element to control fire is water e.g. blue, black or grey. But it would be inauspiciousto haveespecially black coloured e.g. carpet matetc.... But blue carpet can be considered. Under the productive cycle of the Five elements another element that can help draw or diminish Fire element is the earth element such as : Yellow, cream or beige (especially Yellow) Warmest Regards, Cecil

Further to what I had mentioned, the key to understanding "LUCK" in Geomancy is the Holy Trinity of Luck: Here: 1. Heaven Luck (day we were born) - what we are suppose to be born with. 2. Earth Luck or Home or office Feng Shui. 3. Human (Man) Luck 1. HEAVEN LUCK Some people are born with a silver spoon thus, we say that they have a very good Heaven Luck (or excellent Ba zi) 2. EARTH LUCK Others gain significantly from a good or excellent home. Many of these homes have a "quantum leap" in Feng Shui. And money literally pour in because of the good Feng Shui coming from their earth homes (earth luck). 3. BOTH generally can be considered as "Money falling out of the sky to these luck people" Many people consult Geomancers is to try to help improve their earth luck. 4. A SALOON CAR OR AN MPV? Can we improve our earth luck? YES / NO? We can draw a parallel of our homes to a specific car or model. For example, if our house or apartment is not so fantastic i.e. our home is equal to a 9 year old 1,000 cc car. We all know that no matter how, even if there is a miracle, a 1,000 cc car cannot or can-NEVER turn into a Porche or Rolls Royce or even a Mercedes benz 2,000 cc car. In addition, imagine, we have a family of 7 members. And if our car is only a normal saloon car. It is not possible for us to squeeze all family members into this small saloon car. Other than to tie one member onto the roof, place another into the boot and tie another member to the front of the bonnet. If we have 7 family members, than we should consider purchasingsay a 7 sitterMPV like Toyota Picnic or Mitsubishi Grandeur etc... 3. HUMAN OR MAN LUCK Actually, this luck is "FREE". What is most important here is good family bonding and relationships. A good family relationship can transcend any plight or issues. Sometimes, even if a home does not have good or fantastic Feng Shui, a good family unit or bonding can infact rise up the luck of these people. For example, many people need not be filthy rich but they are rich in their hearts and minds. In fact, filthy rich people have their own unhappiness. Thus the saying " MONEY CANNOT BUY HAPPINESS". 4. ABUSE OF THE HUMAN LUCK FACTOR Many people understand that they can try to induce a feeling of getting others to buy products. And because of the commercialisation of Feng Shui, many of these people ended up, trying to squeeze as much money or hard earned money from all of us. Thus, these people give "hope" or rather "false hope" to many people to buy products, enrich the sellers pockets and buring a large hole in ours. And this category of so called "Human Luck" in my opinion, can be considered as ONE of the most important ILL's since 1980's to the unknowing.. enticing them to buy these useless products. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Anthony, 1. The basis of so-called Feng Shui website selling products is simple: Feng Shui has become too comercialised. 2. Unfortunately, to the consumer, we end up paying so much for products in the name-sake of "Feng Shui". 3. The clue here is that many sites or owners of these sites decided to sell such products because of the huge / exhorbitant profits that can be made of the "lay person" or anyone guillible enough to buy them. 4. For example: a three-legged toad figurine can easily be made in China for less than US$20 dollars. But, is sold in the market for as much as US$288 to as much as US$588 dollars. 5. Thus, 7 years back, I coined issues like this as " CREDIT CARD FENG SHUI". 6. Many people are already in debt e.g. roll-over credit on their credit card but yet; they got "conned" into buying these products. 7. And in-fact, a few years back, there was this posting on the internet from a very unhappy ex-husband. Who had no choice but to divorce his wife because she (quietly without his knowledge) spent all her savings buying or (got conned) into buying "Feng Shui products". 8. If a Feng Shui product is that good. Then how come it does not come with a guarantee card. For example: The purchaser of ABC's God of Fortune would be guaranteed that within 6 weeks of purchasing it, will be guaranteed a winfall else, you can return it to the shop and get both a refund and interest rebate. Did any of these shops do this? YES/NO? 9. In my opinion, these people (who sell such products) don't pity those in distress. They not only do not help them, but in-fact, lead them into greater debt! The seller continues to become wealthly at our expense! (FULL STOP). 10. If one evaluate many Feng Shui sites or authors, one may perhaps realise that when they started off, most likely (in my opinion) they are geniune in providing a service. But selling products is like a strong magnet; and these people (I believe) find it more fruitful to make huge profits. 11. Just take a look at all the product offerings. And one can realise that profit margins are huge in the name-sake of "Feng Shui". 12. In the next installment, I will explain why products should be treated more as a decorative item much like any other decorations. 13. Imagine this, prior to commercialisation of Feng Shui, very few people (unless they are crazy enough) to endow their homes with silly decorative items like God of Wealth, Chi-lin etc... 14. In fact, many rich people other than finding a good home site, did little to place such things as figurines etc... in their homes. Only the silly fools are enticed into it. Warmest Regards, Cecil

When applying the Compass School of Feng Shui or taking reference of each direction; one should locate the center-of-gravity of the home. From this centrepoint, locate the west compass direction (270 degrees). This will be the direction of The Grand Duke/Tai Sui of a site or home. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Pam, Since the Chinese use the lunar calendar to find out the year, CNY this year only begins on 8 Feb 2005. Thus, the year flying star chart should normally start around this time instead of 1.1.2005. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Sophia, Please see below:- Often, if such a painting is drawn, the fishes should be in their elements i.e. water. This is because under the productive cycle of the Five Elements concept, Metal - Your three fishes paintingwith chillies, onion and tomatoes etc... looks like the fishes are close to being cooked? This is really an odd painting. It seems very cruel type of painting. Fortunately, you did not present it to the Shaolin Monks! Else, they may take you to task! Firstly, they don't eat live "animals" andif such a painting is presented to them, they may perhaps scringe with agony at the thought of this painting. Frankly,hope you don't mind me saying, you do havelots of highly unusual paintings.

Dear Anon, I hope you can understand that since no two homes are identical or similar, it is quite difficult to place an exact percentage to a home. But often, especially in Asia the concept "the rich gets richer" remains very true for the fact that they often can buy beautiful sites to build their homes. The ideal type of homes are considered to have a "quantum leap" in Feng Shui. Which I had already shared some of the information. These types of homes usually have the characteristics of excellent external shapes and forms. While some others "borrow" or rather "rob" luck from others. Under the second category "rob" luck, here, you will often see a Geomancer scanning the environment looking at other built up areas or distinct landscapes. And advise their client(s) to build a building based on the Five elements concept to try to "steal" wealth from the neighbourhood. For example, if the neighbourhood has rectangular shaped buildings, the geomancer could perhaps, advise his / her client to build their building in the form of a wood element. Here, wood (with it's roots is/are capable of crushing "earth".) Distinctively, we often hear these three words echoed "Location, location & location" and NOT "Interior, interior and interior". Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Adeline, The best approach is breakdown luck into three categories: 1. Heaven Luck (what we are suppose to be born with) 2. Earth Luck (our home /office environment) 3. Human (Man) Luck (our relationship with each other) Commonly known as "the Holy Trinity of Luck". Each type of luck can either help boost or remain unchanged or degenerate depending on specifics. Our home/office (earth luck)usually can make alot of difference in wealth retention. However, for Man Luck, such as a person's ambition or non-ambition, this is difficult to change .. especially one's character. For example, there are many who continue to work for others but can be at a lost or find it too much a hassle being one's own boss. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Timothy, Since this is a rented place, one option is to "cover" it up e.g. some type of a poster/paper-sheet where it can easily be removed once you moved-out of the home. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Mac, There are two sides of the coin to this:- 1. Naturally from a Feng Shui point of view - under symbolism, it is not favourable to display animals such as wolves. In the Chinese history, wolves are not revered because these animals are considered as both cruel and greedy. In addition, a wolf-in-sheep's clothing is also considered as a lecter or sex-stalker. 2. However, in many other countries or customs, it is perfectly alright to have (in the past) rug skins. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Sophia, Actually, many of the beliefs centres around the Grand Duke of Jupiter or the concern of Tai Sui. In fact, this year Tai Sui resides at SW sector until after the 15th day of the 1st lunar month. And because of this, this is why the idea of not "confronting Tai Sui" at SW on the 1st day of Chinese New Year. For next year i.e. in 2006 before the 15th day of the next 1st lunar month in 2006, Tai Sui will be at the West direction. Thus the belief is that one should not antagonise Tai Sui during the new year. There is no harm in playing safe. But one has to be practical, here. Imagine! if this is the only door, then looks like one should'nt leave the house for whatever reason on the first day. Imagine this "bad luck": A fire and need to exit the home! Unfortunate also, the tomb-stone on this silly person's grave reads: " To scared to offend Grand Duke (Tai Sui). Refused to run-out of his home with windows or main door at SW." In italics .... " Silly Fella - Father Tom Dick n Harry" Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Sophia, One of the methods or "conditions" that can help change a home to a Period 8 home is (besides renovations) is to invite the lion (lion-dance) into the home. This act of the lion "threatening" the home and in return, the owners hang a red-packet or hong-bao is traditionally done on the 15th day of the 1st month of the lunar calendar. Thus since this year's Chinese New Year (CNY) starts on 8 Feb 2005, traditionally the lion-dance is held on the last day of CNY or 22 Feb 2005. The lion dance actuallycame from Western Asia to China during theTangdynasty. For those with private business, do take note that for start of business, one shouldopen business either on the 2nd day of lunar new year or 4th or 6th or 8th or 10th day. Thus forthe service industry, you may have to start work on e.g. 9.2.2005. While for other business (which can afford to close for many days may startto open their business on15.2.2005); this year. Warmest Regards, Cecil