Cecil Lee

Dear Angel and Bernard, Please see below:- For NE30 degrees, avoid placing the crysals and amethyst at the location where you are considering placing your dining table. That location should preferably be avoided. For the collection of 50+ pieces, you can place it at the location (previously the altar of the previous owner). Avoid placing it when you first step into the home i.e. at the divider of the room. The above is the better location. Preferably, your fridge be placed just after you step into the kitchen area (to the right) or next to the washing machine). Avoid, placing the frige facing the stove in the SE sector. Yes, you can use Metal i.e. 6 metal coins in this location. Cures are used to cure a sector and it does not have a direct influence on your youngest daughter (Strong Fire). The `location cure' is used specifically to neutralise that sector. If you are renovationing the whole house, in my opinion, it does not really matter. And where possible:- 1. Do not choose a date to move in before the renovation 2. Especially on the day of renovation of the EAST wall, do not enter the premises. 3. Based on the auspicious date report, choose a good date for the contractor to start work. In the SW You can do this. But make sure that adequate light do get into the bedroom and into the toilet. Avoid a situation where, the area within the double doors is `dark' and perhaps impact on the lighting within the toilet even if one wall is an external wall. The lighting has to be visualised carefully. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Bee Cheng, Most of the time, majority of `cures' required has to do with the use of metal element especially to cure bad earth i.e. #2 and #5 and bad wood e.g. #3 & #4. Thus, it is less of an issue with regards to finding a location for a metal safe. If one wants to go into further detail, Flying Star would provide better `fine-tuning' but otherwise, I personally feel, try to place it in a room especially at one corner. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Damodar, Our reports and analysis are customised to show the North direction on the top. Therefore all calculations done have been changed and correctly reflect this. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Simon, Please see below:- Generally, the free reading you get is based on the version 7 where it only takes into account the 4 main pillars (hour, day, month, year). It does not yet take into account the two additional houses (House of Life and House of Conception) as in the version 8 reports. So it DOSE NOT provide a full reading. Also, because it is free, we did not fully analyse the various combinations/joins and clashes/harms/punishmens/self punishments. And lastly, it is all defaulted to the "weak" element. So you will only a basic reading but the fact that you are say a weak element (eg. weak wood). Means that your true element is a wood for example is 100% correct and provides a fairly basic analysis for the luck pillars. Otherwise, it is not a complete reading as stated. It is a limited Pillars of Destiny reading. However, it is accurate enough for many general analysis. You can read up more on the following URL:- http://www.geomancy.net/help/pod.htm Anyway, I have extracted a small section from the help which helps you answer some of the question you asked in the extract below:- Take note that in the Traditional Pillars of Destiny, this location factor was never calculated. It was only recently that such factors was introduced. And how was it done? Simply obtain the location factor and adjust the GMT timezone to get the current location factor. However, the true way is to apply the location factor into the changing influence of the Moon. This is the true correct way to apply if you really want to apply the location factor. However, personally, this is actually not needed. Reason:- 1. The HOUR OF BIRTH only helps to further determine whether the birth element is weak or strong if found. Thus, it would at least be best to be able to have this information. 2. The HOUR OF BIRTH does help to provide an additional House Pillar for advance analysis. Otherwise, it is no longer used when analysing your 10-year, 5-yearly, yearly, monthly or daily luck pillars. This means that ultimately the determination of whether a day is good or bad depends very much on the interaction with the birth element and the 10-year, pillars for example. So the only usefulness of the HOUR OF BIRTH is to hopefully provide a more accurate determination of the birth element strength and the balance of the five element in your chart. 3. The pillars of Destiny was designed to work with our without the HOUR OF BIRTH. This means that if you read several of the books written by other authors or masters, and you hear them commenting on the birth chart of famous people, they often do not even have the HOUR OF BIRTH and NEVER apply the location factor and yet get an accurate reading? Simply because it is never really needed. The location factor if done incorrectly can in fact make your reading even more incorrect especially for those of the location factor online calculator we have seen developed or applied to the Pillars of Destiny. They get your location and Plus or Minus the GMT timezone to get your so call true birth element. But I can tell you that is wrong as the Plus or Minus GMT timezone only affects one direction of the change of the influence. Also, if this shift is applied to Xia Calendar or Seasonal Calendar calculation system of the Pillars of Destiny, this is again wrong. As the location factor is actually mentioned by very old traditional master to calculation the changes in the MOON location. Xia Calendar or Seasonal Calendar does not have directly connection with the Lunar System as it is based on the 30 days of a moon. It already is unable to determine the BLIND DATES which is missing for certain years. It is because Geomancy.Net understands all these reasons plus the fine details about the analysis of Pillars of Destiny that we have safely and deliberately left out the Location faction which can really cause a headache to many people especially if they get it wrong. A good reading of a Pillars of Destiny requires a good understanding of the various interaction of your chart and the years etc. With that solid understanding and applying the correct analysis techique, a pretty accurate reading can be done. This can be seen from the many people who we have done a reading for based on the system developed on the Geomancy.Net website. Please continue to read the extracted FAQ on the matter for further details:- ---- Begin Extract ---- Do we really need to take the location factor into account? Well, it is said that if we do have the location factor, it will make it more accurate in the analysis. However, personally, geomancy.net finds that this is absolutely not necessary. Why? This is because if you really understand the Pillars of Destiny as we really do, there is no need to worry about the hour of birth. Remember that most of the analysis done by the Pillars of Destiny is for 10-yearly, 5 yearly, and at most yearly. Normally, we do not recommend monthly analysis (although it is possible.) So is there really a big difference if the chart is several hours off? The Hour factor will help determine one of the additional pillars in the version 8. But does not have much additional effect on the version 7 report. The hour pillars will provide 1 additional pillars to the day, hour and month. And it will to some extend have some effect on the final analysis of the strong or weak element. But that is the main key influence. It does not influence the Month or year pillar all. And since it does not affect that two, which happens to be the deciding factor of the 10-yearly and yearly analysis. It has very little impact in terms of the final analysis, unless the element of hour pillar is determined to the change the basic element strength. Pillars of Destiny was designed with the concept that it helps to chart your heavenly luck. And all that is really needed is the DAY, MONTH and YEAR. If these three pillars are inaccurate your entire analysis will be wrong. The hour pillar, house of life and house of conception which is considered the additional pillars can be ignored and a basic analysis can still be done. So what these additional pillars do is to try to provide more accurate analysis, but is not 100% necessary. Thus, even if it miss a little, it will have little impact. So should I take the GMT timezone into account? Our answer is no. You should not take the GMT timezone (+0800) etc to adjust your date of birth. This is because due to the many simplification in the GMT timezone, it only takes into account a shift in one of the location factor in the world. The more accurate way is to take the timezone in accordance with the moon location. However, for most cases, it is different to provide the actual location where you are born. Thus, if you provide an inaccurate location factor, you risk the chance of making the report LESS accurate than NOT adjusting anything at all. As mentioned, the initial pillars of destiny is already so flexible and forgiving in ignoring the hour of birth, thus it has already put in some possibility of mistakes in the hour of birth. Thus, we feel that you can safely ignore or do not concentrate so much on this factor. -- End Extract --

Dear Anon, Usually, these are decorative items even if it is dragon and in my opinion, should not have a major impact on your boyfriend or yourself. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Jen, In order to `destroy' or neutralise " Five Yellows " or #5 (Misfortune): 1. Some FS practitioners avoid recommending 5 rod wind chimes. This is because, no. 5 is associated with #5 or Five Yellows. Secondly, where possible, use hollow metal rods instead of solid metal rods. 2. Some wind chimes are made of several materials. 3. Given the controversy and the `complications' of not only buying the type of wind chime: no. of rods? 3, 5 or 6 or more? In my opinion, it is preferable to use a 6 rod wind chime : where 6 represents Big metal. 4. Under the Five Element concept, 6 = Big metal. Big metal is used to destroy or neutralise " Five Yellow " (earth element). 5. One must also pay more attention to the placement of a metallic wind chime at: North-East (Devil's main gate) and other metal element directions e.g. West... 6. If there is no `wind' the wind chimes do not make any sound. As a wind chime is suppose to make sounds... it would be rather `odd' that it remains silent. 7. During the 7th month or the month where the belief that the hell of gates are opened and `hungry' ghosts are let to wonder on earth, certain wavelength (metallic sound) may cause these ghosts to be attracted to the particular home. Alternatively playful imps may cause nightmares to particular residents in the home. 8. Given, that there are so many issues surounding the use of wind chimes; in my opinion other better alternatives include:- 8.1. The use of 6 coins (I-ching) tied with red string. Where 6 represents `Big Metal' and the 6 metal coins is used to control earth. 6.2 The use of a pendulum clock. The `tick-tock' represents the constant ticking of metallic sound (provided the pendulum clock is made of brass/copper material. 6.3 Some FS practitioners in the Far East, sell their copper rulers which they felt is a subsitute to the 6 metal coins. These costs more but is considered the equivalent of the 6 coins. Depending on the #?? mountain and #?? water in relation to base number, if there is a need for metal cure to neutralise Five yellow, then any of the cures as mentioned under Para 6.1, 6.2 or 6.3 can be used with certainty without resorting to moving the bed. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Jose, Unfortunately, " Feng Shui " has been highly commercialised and this gives it a really bad " after-taste " or bad reputation. I can quite understand that many people have purchased books or even convinced that they must buy, buy and buy commercialised items "in-exchange" for better luck .... But after-a-while, after having seen no results and yet money gets drained off; many of us would go into dispair and may end up worse - in a vicious cycle of poor finances which affect family relationships etc... The concept of buy, buy, buy and place, place, place may sometimes create more problems also. As the saying goes " Rome was not built in a day". Similarly to understand proper Feng Shui, it cannot be understood in a day. To `rush' into Feng Shui is like the understanding that a little knowledge is a dangerous thing. Perhaps, you can start by reading some of the resources here. Or read thru, some of the questions posted here. Unfortunately, my advise is for you and your family to withdraw what was placed in the home e.g. bamboo.... and start a fresh. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Anon, 1. For wooden floors, it is not so much of what is considered `best' in Feng Shui but more of "commonsense" or rather experience of using wooden floors. 2. For example, it is felt that it would be better for wooden or parquet floor tiles be used in a bedroom. This is because of the belief that: 2.1 when one wakes up, and gets out of the bed, it would be better to step on wooden floors. This is because wooden floors have less conductivity i.e. one do not feel cold or suddenly feel cold as the feet touches the floor. 2.2 Many people, work in their bedrooms i.e. study table. Therefore, it would be better for their feet to be in contact with a neutral floor i.e. wooden floor. Imagine, placing one's feet constantly on cold tiles. This is considered `unhealthy'. But of-course, one can place a carpet or rug under the study table. 2.3 Many Asians sleep on the floor i.e. family members and children and it is felt that a bed placed on wooden floor tiles would be better than placing it on `cold' ceramic/marble/homogenous tiles. 3. From what I understand, many homes do have bedrooms with `wooden' flooring and the living room / dining room/ kitchen/ toilet area as having ceramic/marble/homogenous or mosaic floor tiles. Thus, it is acceptable to have other floor tiles in other areas of the home and this does not necessary equate with `bad' Feng Shui. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Ernesto, To help you better understand the Chinese 60 year cycle, you can visit:- http://www.geomancy.net/fs/calendar.htm and find out more about the Chinese Calendar system which consists of the combination of:- The Ten Heavenly Stems + The Twelve Earthly Branches. You will then be able to understand the " 1 Cycle " of 60 years which is further broken down into Upper, Middle and Lower periods. Happy reading... Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Wasis, For flights, it would depend on the direction of travel and transit through countries. As the flight usually lasts not more than 15 hours, nowadays, in modern times, less concerned of many people of the travel from and to a particular destination with the advent for `heavy' globalisation and travel. Which is frequent. Please see below:- Usually, if the house has brought in `luck' the advise is not to `change' it including the frontage if we can. I believe, the change from a garden to pavement stones would have affected the Feng Shui of your home. Many Chinese who stay in Indonesia were not allowed to use Chinese/Mandarin names but instead to take on such names. For many years, Chinese culture or the Chinese community in Indonesia were for example not allowed to celebrate Chinese new year or associated with Chinese culture or belief. In my opinion, this would explain why we have never heard of practising Feng Shui practitioners (a practise associated with the Chinese) in Indonesia. In my country, the fee depends on the nature of work carried out and the type of building or house that is analysed. For houses, especially in my country FS charges are based on say the number of rooms of a house. For example; different charges for a bungalow house; semi-detached; terrace house and for apartment buildings; it can be classified as: `Five room flat'; `Four room flat' and condominium buildings. For commercial buildings it can be based on negotiation for the entire building or by per square feet area of the site analysed. Depending on the extend of services required; if it requires many follow-up sessions, this can range from say a package audit of approximately US$3,000 to as little as US$288. It varies with the reputation of the FS practitioner. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Anon, Further to what I had mentioned earlier, please accept my sincere apologies. Earlier, I just realised after reading your message again that you had mentioned that your bed is a `wooden' bed. In such a situation, I can understand why the `suggestion' was made for you to place 4 coins. Where 4 represent SMALL WOOD. Since the bed is made of wood, and not to overkill by placing 3 coins (where 3 represents BIG WOOD); usually based on Five Element concept, the " 4 coins with the wooden bed " would equate = 3 or Big Wood. Again, I feel that the above is based on `Beliefs' and I find it really no harm if this `process' is continued. But based on the concept of applying the Five Element concept, it `looks technically' correct. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Anon, In a recent reply to the same or similar question, I personally feel that this is a non-issue since you are normally not sleeping under the portion of the `beam'. In a situation where there is indeed a beam `pressing' on the body; I feel that this is a real concern. But, yes, do rest and relax as usually, a portion of the pillow would `occupy' or be below this beam and in fact, more often, the head is further away from this `beam'. In case of a further paranoal; of feeling that there could be a poison arrow from the beam towards, the bed, in my opinion, this is usually a non issue since the distance of this `beam' is relatively far away and in most instances, aimed 45 degress and usually away from the body. Again this, I felt is a non issue. Therefore, this round; it is good to `listen' to your boyfriend's advice:) Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Anon, For this lunar metal snake year, the position of Tai Su is at South-South East or exactly falling at compass degree 150 degrees. And not South West. However, the location of conflict is at EAST sector. -- Extract from Flying Star report at www.geomancy-online.com:-- Tip on Renovating Your Home If you are doing renovations for your home, check the location of Grand Duke, first. What is the Grand Duke's Theory? The Chinese hold the Grand Duke in great esteem. The Grand Duke refers to the position of Jupiter in relation to each of the Chinese calendar year. For example in 2001, the year of the snake, the grand duke is at 150 degrees or South-South-East:- What's the benefit about knowing the position of the Grand Duke for each year? You can improve your Feng Shui or take advantage of the Grand Duke by knowing the position of the Grand Duke for each year. This is because sitting opposite or facing the Grand Duke will bring you misfortune, calamity, disaster or defeat. Try to avoid renovations or repairs in the location opposite the Grand Duke. The Grand Duke Theory can be applied to renovations and repairs to a house, office, building, a site, a city or country. In addition, Chinese generals in the past made use of this knowledge in battle. In recent times, for example, during the Gulf war in 1991, which is the year of the ram, the grand duke was at the South West. Saddam Hussein's troops were at the North East while the Allied forces were advancing from the South West. Saddam's forces were facing the Grand Duke! The Grand Duke was with the Allied forces. The morale of the story is not to confront the Grand Duke (facing him). Let the Grand Duke support you from behind. How to improve your environment after knowing the Grand Duke Theory? 1. Avoid sitting in a direction facing the grand duke as this will bring disasters and grave misfortune in that year. For example, if the grand duke is in North Direction, then sit facing North. 2. Once you know where the Grand Duke is located for the year, avoid disturbing him by having any renovations or repairs in his location. For example, if the grand duke is in the North, avoid renovations in the North of your home/office. What is the location in conflict? This is the location which is in conflict. For 2001, this is EAST. This location also changes from year to year. How to improve your environment after with the knowledge of the location in conflict? You should NOT have any renovations or repairs done opposite the location in conflict. For example, if the location in conflict is East, do not have any renovation done in the West Location. Looks like the locations you mentioned below; most likely does not conflict with the Grand Duke. But do follow the above to confirm and if possible avoid: 1. Touching the grand duke. 2. Disturb him. Touching implies such situations as painting the wall. Distrubing him is like knocking wall or disturbing the earth. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Anon, In my opinion, what you have mentioned can at best be based on intuition or feelings as Feng Shui looks further than just the toilets. Feng Shui should be used at a holistic level to look into various areas or sectors within and external of the home ... Thus, just by looking at the toilet and giving a brief comment on it is can be quite a difficult task. It is like doing guess work. Although I agree that, for the toilet, if you can; why not close the toilet door without placing wooden wind chimes. The placement of objects are usually looked at using proper FS tools such as Flying Star to analyse the praticular sector. Thus if we are not using these tools; we would have to use guess work at best: 1. Close the toilet door when not in use. (If so, do not need to cover the toilet bowl). 2. Since you have already placed the wooden wind chimes and since there are no adverse effects till now; it looks quite `neutral' although I do not see how it can neutralise Sha qi. This is because, toilet positions are usually fixed and only a phyical relocation would be useful if it is at a very bad sector. (Here, many times, this cannot be done due to the plumbing etc..) Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Anon, Let me help you understand the use of 4 coins or even 3 coins:- 1. Coins under the Five elements concept represent METAL element. This is perfectly logical since coins are usually made of metal (copper /gold ) etc... 2. Under the Five elements concept; the numbers 4 and 3 represent WOOD element. 3. For the METAL element, it's wealth is WOOD. As metal destroys WOOD to create `wealth'. 4. Thus, coming to your question of why 4 pieces of metal? Well, since we understand that 4 = Wood element and coins = Metal; some FS practitioners or Five Element practitioners would want to use 4 coins to signify creation of `wealth'. 5. Another point to note is: Should one use 4 coins or 3 coins? Under the Five element concept: number 4 is repesented by SMALL WOOD or take it as a growing plant. While number 3 represents BIG WOOD. Take this to signify a large tree. 6. Thus, some FS practitioners may prefer that one use: 3 coins (Use Metal to destroy BIG WOOD) thus creating `bigger wealth'. 7. Therefore, you can find (rather) some FS practitioners advice:- 7.1. Place 3 coins in one's account book (for a business) 7.2. Or place 3 coins under the floor mat at the main door. Here, each time one steps on the floor mat; one is considered as stepping on `gold'. 8. Thus, 4 or 3 coins? Not that I recommend using them but if one uses them (with a `strong belief' should instead subsitute 4 coins with 3 coins). 9. I am not postulating that one follow the above; but rather, what I am trying is to allow readers to understand why 4 or 3 coins are used. And not 5 coins, 1, 2 coins etc... 10. In my opinion, placing the above does not give a magical formula in accumulating wealth. To make, take it as part of decorative piece or simply a `personal' belief. Whether it actually works.. well... it is up to the believer... to hope? Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Erika, 1. Frankly, there are two `ways' at looking (placement of a mirror). 2. Some would do some Feng Shui analysis e.g. using Compass School i.e. especially using Flying Star to analyse whether a sector is auspicious or inauspicious. 3. If the sector is inauspicious, it is not ideal to place a mirror e.g. on the wall of this inauspicious sector as it is considered bad luck as it may bounce back twice the bad luck. 4. In your case, since we are fully applying the above concepts; you may have to rely on your instincts or feelings. If you personally feel nice having a mirror in the room; do so. 5. For the mirror, it would be good as you had mentioned to keep (at least the head and neck) of the person within the mirror. It does not matter if the full body has been covered. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Agnes, In my opinion, the beam(s) you had mentioned is not an issue since many bedrooms I am aware of in Singapore, have such indents. Usually, it wold be good to have a headboard with cupboard space for placement of e.g. phone set or alarm clock. Even if there is no cupboard space, this would generally (in my realistic opinion) not a main issue. Usually, when we sleep, on a pillow, part of the top portion of the pillow would certainly occupy the `beam' portion. Best to sleep away from the beam. As for hanging wedding photos etc... you should still hang the photo as the `benefits' outweigh the disadvantage. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Lupi, Please see below:- Basically, Pillars of Destiny takes into account: Heavenly stems and earthly branches. For example, what is looked at is a person's Year, Month, Day and Hour of birth. In the above, each of these periods Year / Month / Day and Hour is considered a pillar each. Thus, there are 4 Pillars : Year Pillar; Month Pillar; Day Pillar and Hour Pillar. Withing each pillar, there is the earthly branch and heavenly stems. Thus this would make up `Eight Characters' or 4 pillars x 2 (1 earthly branch & 1 heavenly stem each). Pillars of Destiny takes into consideration the interaction of all eight characters. Of which, the main influence is due to: 1. The day pillar. 2. The combinations or clashes of the rest of the pillars in relation to the day pillar. 3. For each individual, the strength of the pillar or element would depend on the season that they were born under. Thus, a person may end up as a STRONG WATER person if his pillar has water and it so happens that the season he is born under is strong. This results in the person; for example as having STRONG WATER. You will notice that Pillars of Destiny is independent on the Flying Star or Luo Shu grid which is a totally different method to derive the Flying Star. Therefore, there is no direct relation between the Luo Shu grid and Pillars of Destiny. Luo Shu grid; depends on the period e.g. the house is contructed and is used to produce the `Birth Chart of the house'. While Pillars of Destiny; is a destiny map or the Heaven's map of a person. It can be changed through a person's experience; education etc... An accurate Pillars of Destiny analysis takes into consideration many factors and output and can be quite complicated to calculate. When a house is analysed; a professional Feng Shui master would draw a 20 year Flying Star chart of the house. A monthly chart is used; more for fine tuning cures or enhancements. Likewise, a day chart is used in the same way. Do take note that the 20 year Flying Star chart can be considered as a `full analysis' as it takes into account all three numbers i.e. #mountain star #water star and #base number to analyse a sector and check for imbalances (if any). A monthly chart cannot do the same as it takes into account just the #base number. Thus, a monthly or daily chart has to be used in conjuction with the 20 year Flying Star chart. Usually, for example a sector under the 20 year Flying Star chart could show an imbalance ie. requiring a metal cure. But because, the base number has e.g. #6 or big metal under the month chart; for that particular month, the cure could be taken out. But need to be placed back again the next month. This may be very tedious. Usually, such cures are done when one pays a Feng Shui practitioner a substantial amount of money to provide such an analysis and to constantly visit the site. Pillars of Destiny can be as detailed or can be as shallow. For example, a detailed Pillars of Destiny chart takes into consideration: Year, Month, Day and Time. A more detailed Pillars of Destiny chart takes into consideration: Year, Month, Day, Time; House of Life and House of Conception. With more variables or elements to analyse, only in such a situation; triple combinations or clashes can occur and it is through such clashes or combinations that a Pillars of Destiny chart can be very accurate. Here, the TRUE element can be determined i.e. as the resulting clashes or combination can result in either WEAK or STRONG element. A simple Pillars of Destiny could take into consideration only the DAY pillar. But, one has to guess whether the TRUE element is strong or weak. It depends on what one is analysising. If one is analysing a building, then we take into consideration the main entrance of the building. If we are analysing a home, we take into consideration, the door of an apartment. Flying Star analysis can therefore be used at a macro (building) or micro (apartment) level. What is common is that both 9 Star Ki and Flying Star uses the Luo-Shu grid. However, Flying Star is used mostly for analysing especially a birth chart of a house. It is specific tool and does not include divinity portion. It is used inconjuction with other Feng Shui methods such as Compass School: Eight House and other separate `tools' need to be used. 9-Star Ki is more like a package and it combines various packaging such as personal luck; wealth etc... This is not the end of the world. I am not sure how true it is that " opposites attract ". There are many people who have gua numbers that are dis-similiar to their spouse and have good or excellent relationships. I personally feel that one should not be too worried about this. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Niki, In my opinion, it is good to hear that your house has good Feng Shui in many areas. The door (especially bedroom door[s]) should not be moved unless they do not `adhere' to shapes and form Feng Shui. Although it would be nice to had an added bonus of having good `Eight house' fit for everyone; usually this may not be the case. The main consideration is still on the sitting of the bed based on good Shapes and Form techniques. If a house has excellent Feng Shui, it would give a significant leap (or quantum leap) in Feng Shui and would have added more than 50 percent or more `luck' towards the residents of the house. It is good to move in; (and if you are not going to use other FS theories such as Flying Star) than, usually, if you had moved in for more than 3 months; usually everything would be fine or smooth. Only when situations where family members e.g. fall sick occassionally during this period, that perhaps; one may need to see if there are any sectors that may need to be neutralised. This situation may or may not happen - so do not be unduly worried. Many people have lived a wonderful life not knowing about Feng Shui -> especially if they are lucky to stay in a good house blessed with `good feng shui'. I believe, from what u mentioned, your home sounds nice... Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Anon, In my opinion, I believe that; the middle east talks is a complicated process especially since, the Palestians were unfortunately `chased' out of their land when Jews settled to form their country with the blessing of the West. As Israel and occupied settlements (land area) is small, and where many Jews had settled in occupied territories... I believe peace can be a complicated process. With the escalating crisis; I think, "Feng Shui" has to take a `back seat' as it may not be of help in such siuations. But of course, picking good dates.. (if we consider the concept of Chinese divinity methods) may be help... Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Ernesto, The Chinese astrology is based on the five visible planets: Mercury Mars Venus Jupiter Saturn Each of these planets are related to an element: Mercury = water element Mars = Fire Venus = Metal Jupiter = Wood Saturn = Earth These five elements x the 12 Chinese zodiac signs represent = 60 year cycle. You are partially correct in that this 60 year cycle is reinforced by what we call the planet cycles or their full obit: Here, mercury takes 10 years to complete a full orbit; Mars = 15 years; Saturn 30 years and Jupiter = 12 years (other than venus) this approximately gives us around 60 years. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Hendra, Yes, the metal pig in a metal snake year is not favourable. Two things you have to becareful:- 1. Investments and finance 2. Injuries and accidents You have to take extra care in both of the above areas. The only reprieve is in June where you would have better luck. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Norma, Since you are occupying only one side of the house, the centrepoint should be taken only on your side of the house. As for the breadwinner, although both roughly earn the same salary, with regards to Feng Shui, usually, if this is the case, the `male' or your husband should be taken as the breadwinner. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Agnes, Nowadays, due to the highly commercialization of Feng Shui, every object that can be sold has been given a `tag' as a Feng Shui enhancer or cure or neutralising agent. For example, even in Chinese beliefs such as the three legged toad has been said to bring `good fortune'. Sometimes these objects are sold for more than US$50 or more and I am not too sure who has the better fortune? The seller or the poor buyer who had just departed with US $50 or more? Please see below:- Alternatively, some FS practitioners advise the use of grand father clock i.e the tick-tock.. effect (as adding the sound of metal). Wooden wind chimes can be used to enhance a sector that requires the wood element. Here, it is simply looking at the Flying Star of a sector and finding out which element is needed to control another element. The red string helps to bind the 6 coins together or control it. Alternatively, some FS practitioners would sell their clients a piece of copper ruler. The COPPER RULER represents `Big metal' and is used in similar cures. For all the above objects; avoid a similar concept such as `over eating' or over indulgence... If he liked a wind chime and already `eyed' a location to place it, usually, this is acceptable. But, if one purchase wind chimes or several wind chimes in the hope of enhancing the home, this is a different thing all together. Placing several wind chimes is like trying out one's luck or the chances of placing it at a wrong location ... is a higher risks. Warmest Regards Cecil

Dear David, Please see below:- Ideally, more importance is placed on the placement of the stove. The placement of the oven takes second priority. If the kitchen is at the South compass direction, it can still be considered facing `out' of the house i.e. towards the entrance. Can you confirm whether you meant the oven or the stove in the above. Warmest Regards, Cecil