Feng Shui Tips & Guidelines

If a building is narrow at the frontage (main entrance area) and the back is broader, an inverted U can be used to `catch' or symbolically neutralise this deficiency. This is particularly useful, or a good situation is where plants can be lined up in this `u' shaped trout along the parimeter (less plants along the frontage) of course. Attached please find a sample illustration. Warmest Regards, Cecil

The `Water-gate' Effect 1. `Water-gate' was a term notorius with the Nixon presidency that had caused him to resign from the US presidency. 2. In Feng Shui, it is considered not good to have a watery or wavy designed main gate. 3. The implication is wealth cannot be retained and drained off. Warmest Regards, Cecil

There are two important points to note:- 1. Never change the position of the bed during pregnancy. 2. New Home? House Moving? During pregnancy, avoid moving house. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Type of figurine ================ Lions - preferably should be placed as a pair facing out of the main door Rooster - avoid placing this in the master bedroom. (Rooster symbolises quarrels) Dragon - peferably placed in the living room Dog - preferably it should face the main door. Water poster/paintings should not be placed at the head of the bed or in the bedroom location. Bird - If the painting has too many birds, avoid placing it at the dining area. Warmest Regards, Cecil

1. In Professional Feng Shui, the true determination of a wealth or multiple wealth corners depends on the assessment done using Flying Star Feng Shui. 2. As many of us are aware, sector Feng Shui or paying homage to just a particular sector may not work at all. 3. Especially, if a Feng Shui practitioner has a routine of telling every of his/her client that e.g. the wealth corner is e.g. `diagonal to the main door'. The probability is that out only 1 or none of his clients can ever achieve wealth using such a method. 4. Feng Shui is about earth luck. And it is best therefore to try and increase luck in all sectors. Rather than, paying homage to just one sector. Another Q…

When we discuss fire element, usually, lighting is not taken into consideration in this caution note! Although Red is considered an auspicious colour, the following need to be taken into consideration:- If one is not sure, or had not properly consulted a Feng Shui practitioner, it is best not to use fire (red, pink or purple) liberally because: 1. Fire element will fuel or help earth element. (For those who are aware of Flying Star Feng Shui, it will further fuel bad earth e.g. #2 sickness or #5 misfortune, sickness. 2. Fire element is also a destroyer or the metal element especially if it is used as a cure. Besides, this, there are more considerations with regards to fir…

1. Can Condominium Apartments facing buildings take advantage of water positions? Yes and No. 2. For condominum units it would normally not be advantages to take up units at ground level to the 3rd level as Qi flow will normally not be vibrant. Please that this is just an average statement and does not take into account each individual site or location. 3. For condominium units, it is best to take up floors at the middle to one unit before the top unit. 4. Such condominium apartments level 4 or more by themselves have `virtual water' element and normally may not be able to take advantage of `pool' water. 5. The top or highest floor is not advised because usually after sev…

The Ming Tang or semi-circular water positions is again a protective form of Feng Shui. And used more by traditional Feng Shiu practitioners. Picture below showing, the semi-circular water position radiating outwards of the Hyatt Hotel. Hyatt Hotel, strongly uses black (representing water element) in the interior decor. There is also a vibrant water fountain at the car park lobby area. Water is used extensively in this building. And it also employs the Yin and Yang concept of water (YIN) pouring out of rocks (YANG). This is typical of the type of concept used by Chinese monks when asked to Feng Shui a site.

Apologise for the "misleading" title of this tip. Actually, this is a quote from Singapore's Minister of State (Trade and Industry and Foreign Affairs), Mr Raymond Lim. " I think one of our problems is that we are very impatient people and that it is the instant tree approach. You know, in Singapore, when you want to have a tree, you don't sort of grow it slowly. Just take a tree and plant it and get an instant tree" Mr Raymond Lim Many of us can draw a parallel, in " Fast Food Feng Shui "! How true his statement for everyone in the world indeed! Warmest Regards, Cecil Lee

In this tip, you will understand that proper Feng Shui practises can help a business in:- 1. To improve a business or let it remain healthy. 2. Promote harmonious relationships in the office. 3. Improve `clarity' and purpose i.e. the focused objectives of the company. The other indirect benefits would include the following:- 1) minimise on accidents, fire and other misfortunes or disasters including theft or burglary. 2) reduce high staff turnover and absenteeism. 3) legal entanglements. Applicable also to a home office environment Warmest Regards, Cecil

Subject: How to properly place a pair of Chinese Stone Lions We have seen many pictures of buildings with the Lion figurines. In many of the ancient Chinese buildings, one hardly notice that:- 1. The Male Lion 1.1 This Lion sits on the left side of the building. 1.2 The Male Lion will have it's mouth open. Showing in traditional Chinese society, MALE is `dominant'. 1.3 It is holding a ball. 2. The Female Lion 2.1 It sits on the right side of the building. 2.2 It has it's mouth closed. Here, the FEMALE is considered submissive. 2.3 The Female Lion holds a lion cub. You can view the pair of MALE and FEMALE lion under this URL: http://www.geomancy.net/mypictures/cgi-bin/myp…

From: Glyn Hezakiah Subject: "Landed" in Singapore Date: Tue, 16 Apr 2002 19:44:27 +0800 To: Cecil Lee ------------------------------------- Cecil and Robert I am so thrilled that you have made your stamp on the tiny island. There is so much bullshit out there in FS land, finally I am happy to know that your brand of FS prevails. The following is a heartfelt endorsement of your success. Should you see fit to publish it on your website please do so. Cheers Glyn --------------------------------------- I have had the absolute priveledge of studying Feng Shui under the guidance of Masters Cecil and Robert Lee. Apart from learning the traditional method of this system, …

Dear All, It is very common to use a pair of Lions (on both sides of the main entrance or gate) of many Chinese buildings. Under the Five elements concept, Lions are considered as of the Metal element. If you have read some of the messages in the forum, Metal element is overall, a good element as opposed to the use of `Earth' or `Wood'. Where in certain circumstances, these two elements i.e. Earth and Wood would not be suitable. As they may cause additional inauspiciousness. Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank is indeed `famous' for using a pair of Bronze Lions on each side of many of their buildings. Lions made of concrete and white are still considered as Metal element. Since …

Dear All, Besides accessing the exterior of the building (the environment, the site and the building/interior), for business: 1. Sole Proprietorship/Partnerships/Private Ltd Companies The date/time of birth of the Sole Proprietor/Partners are also looked at. 2. Public Listed Companies Often, in addition to accesing the exterior and interior of the building, the assessment is also made with reference to the I-Ching. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear All, 1. I have often been asked the question: My new home/apartment was built on land that was used to be a burial site. Is this inauspicious? In my opinion, I would say " It depends ". Here are some of my thoughts on this: a. If you are staying in Singapore; in the past, many of the sites chosen for burial of loved ones are the choicest sites in Singapore! Here, there is an inherent belief that when one bury's one's ancestors in good sites; it will bring forth goodluck to the decendants of the dead. b. If you are staying in any other country which has Chinese cemeteries, most likely it has been feng shuied many (many years) back and these sites should be excellent…

Dear All, The Tropica, Singapore Case Study of Applied Feng Shui in action at the Tropica Condominium. URL: http://www.geomancy.net/review/tropica/index.htm 1. The above condominium is a good example of macro Feng Shui. 2. Feng Shui is not just about our little `private' corner i.e. for those staying in an apartment; but rather the bigger picture also of the landscape, the site and the apartment blocks. 3. Some sites also take advantage of what we refer to as the beneficial effects of "negative ions" to our health. For example in the above case study, the water course at the frontage of this condominum project has a river that flows from auspiciously from west to east t…

Office Warming (like Home warming) is considered an essential part in bringing good Qi and luck for the occupants in the new premises. Another major consideration (or superstition) is to `ward' off evil spirits. 1. First, an auspicious day and time is chosen for the move. If one does not consult a FS practitioner, than a good date is usually the 15th day of each lunar month. up. (Full moon). 2. On that day, all windows, openings, grilles or opening in the walls and if there is skylight into the building, it has to be be covered up e.g. with black paper. The duration of this `black-out' is for an hour before the Office Warming Starts. 3. Make sure that all electrical light…

I personally recommend to those who want to take accurate readings can use the following brands of compass:- Brand A: SUUNTO of Finland Link to Suunto's Website can be found under: http://www.geomancy.net/fs/recommendcompass.htm Brand B: SILVA of Sweden Models to look at include their: SightMaster model or Mark IV or Precision M80 or Ranger series... Their website can be found under:- http://www.silva.se This page is particularly interesting as they have various models to choose from:- http://www.silva.se/outdoor/products/prof_intro.htm I personally feel comfortable using either SUUNTO's or SILVA's brand of compass as the professional `series' compass have mass and are no…

Many of us are already aware of the various types of "metal" element cures such as: 1. metal windchimes 2. grandfather pendulium clock 3. 6 iching coins string together with a red string and some comes with a red tassle. 4. Personalised copper ruler (sold by some FS practitioners at a marked up price.) Which is still valid as it is still considered as a metal cure. So, what about the use of "metal in salt"? Here, some FS practitioners advice placing 6 iching coins in a container especially a glass container and add water / salt to this combination. Is this valid? Well I personally feel that this is more of a Western practise rather than in the East. It is still valid to d…

Step furniture - Does it cause poison arrows because of its `jagged' shape? Step-furniture Does this step furniture cause poison arrows? Yes, I think so. No, I don't believe it can. Not Sure Current Results

Another `secret' ingredient in Feng Shui is the application of Shapes and Forum to provide us a quantum leap. This `secret ingredient' is hard to `apply' for many people. Basically, it is about using Shapes and Form to find the dragon vein i.e. a location where houses or office can accumulate wealth. What an expert FS practitioner does is to do an environmental scanning of the landscape and site/home/office and see if the overall site/home/office can retain "wealth". It can be a site where it is `blessed' with good overall Shapes and Form that allows `wealth' to be retained. It usually takes a keen eye to spot these. Usually, those specialising in or are experts of Shapes…

This is the standard way we understand of the effect of a building at a `T-junction'. This layout either for a One-way or Two-way road where traffic flows towards the house is inauspicious due to Sha Qi.

Dear Elena, This is an illustration of a `Four combination house' which comprises two Sets of `Two houses' which are out of balance:- Please see below:- Yes, you are correct. One cannot place a water feature on a public road in front of such houses. Thus, this is overall considered a `bad layout'. To lessen the blow, it is utmost important for the main door to be `protected'. Another method is to place a water feature (if there is sufficient space in the frontage of each house to balance the house. This should reduce the `impact' for a specific house but not for it's neighbours unless they do the same. Another method most commonly used is to use the Ba Gua mirror (…

1. Whenever you have three houses facing each other, it is best to balance this with a third house or a water position. 2. The Plus Equilbrium ensures that four houses are always facing each other or three houses and a water position forms a `PLUS' sign. This is considered an auspicious layout. Here goes: