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Dear Anon, If the pair of hands are stretched out in a `receiving' position, it would not be `auspcicious' unless the hands hold something. A pair of `empty' hands symbolises e.g. begging, and if they are really in this `position' then, best not to display it at all. Thus as you have not exactly described what posture it is, the above are my immediate comments. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Ann, Thank you for the information. Currently, it is difficult to know what is the actual cause. This is because, only a full audit and especially a site survey would be able to pin-point what is actually `wrong'. There are a few points: 1. Usually, due to time dimensions, unauspicious stars could have `flown' to that sector of the bedroom. 2. An indirect result could also be the clearing of trees. I am not suggesting anything but, if dogs become `noisy', without apparent reason, more observations may be required on this. 3. Do stand at the window, and see if there are any poison arrow aimed at the house. Especially, a lone lamp post which may now become prominent, b…

Hi Cecil! Sorry about bad illustration. The garage is at the apex of a large "L" formed by the two alleys.

Hi users For those who do not login to the forum but participate thru the mailing list, here is a real life example of an apartment with excellent Feng Shui:- More pictures are available in the forum under the conference: Photo Tours of Interest (with Pictures) which is not available under the mailing lists as it contains pictures. Warmest Regards, Cecil (C) Cecil Lee, 2000, Real life Shapes and Form Techniques

Dear Anon, In my opinion, there are four `sources' of such spirits: 1. Wondering imps. These imps, I believe are playful imps that perhaps are `attracted' to the home e.g. where they pass by a house, found the sound of the windchime. In my opinion, these are quite harmless, but can give nightmares to people. 2. Spirits or souls that could not rest easy. For example, they were brutally murdered, hanged or some other events of such nature. I believe, these spirits soul were not laid to rest and perhaps, the event somehow still continue to be `trapped' in the particular area. 3. The Seven Lunar Month. Since ancient times, the Chinese believed that during the first day to t…

Dear Anon, Please see below:- Generally, it is acceptable to plant the additional flower bushes. Like all plants, they need frequent trimmings (especially, if they had grown / mature). Usually, there is no specific plants that one should keep, but rather, plant plants that are commonly found to thrive and flower in my specific country. It would be nice to see the flowers bloom. Yes, we live in a practical world. Where, we do have things that we keep near our bed. Usually, one do not need to shift it. The only thing is if we can try (where possible to avoid) a sharp corner (if we can). But as you mentioned that it is a small cupboard, it is still acceptable to lea…

Dear Aimie, Proper Pillars of Destiny to obtain a person's true element i.e. weak or strong, takes much effort to calculate manually. As mentioned, in earlier postings, time is precious and I concentrate only on helping users to further interpret reports, if necessary available at www.geomancy-online.com Thus, I hope you understand, imagine if I were to do manual calculations, it may take up to two or three days just for one person. Life is short and I feel available time should be used wisely instead. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Steven, For a clear glass or see thru glass, such as those in modern shopping units, can be threatened by a `poison' arrow from a distance. Frosted glass or opaque film, would do the `trick'. Here, if one cannot see, it no longer becomes a threat is `half-true' i.e. half-solved. The treat has still to be neutralised outside the building to take effect. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Elena, 1. In terms of priority, beds are considered the least concern. For example, more concern should be placed on the position to the bed relative to the room. 2. Thus in my opinion, of secondary importance are the beds. However, as you have described, colour do represent the element. Thus, for a weak metal child, metal bed or an alternative e.g. white or bronze bed (the colour of metal element is white or gold). 3. It is still acceptable thou, to use neutral colours or other colours for the bed support. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Anon, 1. In my opinion, in the West, it is more common for Feng Shui practitioners to advice their clients to place Ba Gua mirror to counter-act Sha Qi. 2. In the East, or Hong Kong, Taiwan and the Far East, Feng Shui practitioners either advise on: 2.1. For many Feng Shui practitioners who have a religious background e.g. Toaism or Buddhism, would often advice their clients to place a Ba Gua mirror for `protection' on their door or many doors. Here, they even ask their clients to place certain `charms' above the doors. The charms are usually written on yellow paper and with red wordings or drawings. Alternatively, many use a Ba Gua with the twin picture of the two d…

Dear Anon, Usually, the Japanese Lucky cats figurines with their hands raised on either side is often used by business, both Chinese and Japanese establishment especially food eatery. There should not be a problem displaying these `lucky' cats at home. Figurines to avoid include ferocious animals that look hungry or on the prowl. Or animals with hands outstreched and `empty handed.' Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Anon, The best `cure' would be to use a screen. For such cases, the screen or a partition need not reach up totally to the ceiling. It merely needs to `hide' the door. Here, `if one cannot see it, it no longer becomes a threat'. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Manoj, One must look at it in relation to the layout plan for a home and place the bed, that best adhere to the `Shapes and Form' plus Eight House, plus Flying star. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Gwen, 1. Currently, the main concern is to allow Qi to meander gently into the house. So clear or transparent is acceptable. 2. One characteristic of Qi flowing directly from the front door to the back is a broken marriage, which in many cases, lead to divorce. I have personally seen a few cases, of such characteristics for some homes. 3. Taping plastic wrap as you mentioned is only a temporary solution. It would be best to cover it e.g. a decorative plywood laminate as an example. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Larissa, I reproduce a previous message posted in this forum. I reproduce the whole text. So that you can find that the user had mentioned that she had being using a water bed for a long time and had no adverse effects to her. Here goes.... Dear Jane, Most users are aware to avoid digging up the earth especially at the East. This is based on the " Tai Su " or Grand Duke Theory. Grand Duke actually refers to the `gravitational pull' of the largest planet circing the Sun i.e. Jupiter. Did you dig earth at the East side of the house. if so, one way to neutralise this is to use `metal'. For example, if it is possible place the car between the digging and the house. For w…

Dear Greg, A warm welcome to you:) Currently, the reason why it is considered inauspicious to have a bedroom above a kitchen is more to do with `safety' than Feng Shui. The `worry' is that there is a remote chance of the kitchen catching fire as opposed to other locations. As fire `moves' upwards, most likely, the first room to be affected is the one above it. Other than the above reasoning, it is thus considered of `secondary' importance in Feng Shui. We should continue to find out the rationale for a specific reason i.e. auspicious or inauspicious as many a times, Feng Shui is based on commonsense:) More serious theories, such as Shapes and Forms and Flying Star are use…

Dear Elena, 1. Where possible, one should avoid `open' water at the centrepoint. But if it is a hotwater heater, not much can be done and this can still be located here as it is `sealed'. Not ideal, but, still `acceptable'. 2. Where possible, if this is a storage area, if there are shelves, items can be placed on the shelves. But avoid, turning on e.g. vacuum cleaner or create a `disturbance' at the centre location. Static objects can be placed on shelves. Objects such as mobs should be dry before placing it in this location. It is thus advisable to leave the space clear as possible. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Daniel, For the sitting position, the direction your (front) faces should be the `auspicious' direction. For example, if you are sitting on a table with your face facing North, and North is your excellent sector under Eight House, then this is considered `auspicious' under this theory. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Anon, 1. The priority should be given to balance the inauspicious Flying Star sector. Once it is balanced, it is considered neutralised. 2. Between the two, Flying Star takes priority. But once the imbalance has been neutralised, it should no longer come under a `threat.' 3. Thus, you can still sleep in the room which is one of your auspicious Eight House sectors. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Anon, If one has a recurrent medical problem, it would be advisable to do a Flying Star analysis, to find out further if one is really sleeping under a sickness or misfortune sector. If there is a sickness sector, usually the appropriate cure, should reduce the problem or eliminate it. This is because, the Eight House, cannot tell you about it even it happens to be one of your good sectors under this theory. As for a magnetic pad, it would depend on the nature of the magnetic properties (intensity) and the claims made by the producer of it. If the `claim' is that it can cure arthritis but after sometime, you still have this problem, or instead, giving other problems…

Dear Anon, Frankly, we have conducted at least greater than 9,000 Feng Shui audits based on the influence on China timing. We still feel that this is accurate for the following reasons: 1. Many Masters use Pillars of Destiny use only the Year, Month, Day and Time of birth. Furthermore, time of birth can even be left out if not known. 2. Some people give the false notion that it must be based on GMT time. But GMT time even has been changed in 1980 or other periods for some countries. 3. Chinese timing is based on two hourly timings unlike the 1 hour time we are used to. 4. Even if we want to consider latitude, we must also consider longitude in such a senario where GMT ti…

Dear Anon, 1. No usually, the garage should be left out as it is not a `living' space. 2. If the house has separate owners, it is best that it can be differentiated. And readings can be taken for each apartment. For the shape of the house, one can treat it as a whole apartment when doing the Shapes and Form analysis. One can thus do an environmental scanning for the landscape, the site and the home. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Kumari, 1. Based on the Eight House Theory, it is good to study, by sitting facing a good direction. 2. In the Flying Star, there is a education sector but this is difficult to determine given the small room you have. 3. Under the `penmanship peak' theory, one could place a `Pagoda' figurine on the right side of the study table. Best wishes in your studies:) Warmest Regards, Cecil