Everything posted by Cecil Lee
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Sleeping Position
1. Priority is based on Shapes and forms Feng Shui. Where the bedroom arrangement should "flow" with the bedroom door, attached toilet - if any and the location of the window in the bedroom. 2. Sleeping with the head facing a good direction is considered as Nice-to-have and not a must-have. 3. Another concept to remember is "If it ain't broken, don't fix it". If the previous bed-head arrangement was fine or acceptable, don't change things unnecessarily. Or revert to the "original-previous" position. Anonymous wrote: Hello, My house faces the west and my bed is placed in such a way that I my head faces the north. Of late I haven't been experiencing lack of sleep. Is this the right position ? My bed cannot be moved as that is the only convenient place? Any solutions? Thanks
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house number
#5 = misfortune, sickness. while #9 (fire) inflames #5 which implies making #5 worse-off.
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Is Shanghai Oriental Pearl Tower a poison arrow?
1. In order to be "attacked" by a poision arrow, it is often the sharp corner of another mega building close-by. 2. At sixteenth floor; so long as especially your unit living room window does not over-look at a "pole" like structure that directly slices the living room, then it does not pose an issue. For bedrooms, also, so long as it does not slice any of the rooms thru the bedroom, this is not an issue. However, a simple day curtain especially for a bedroom can easily help to "cover" it. Thus if it no longer is seen it no longer can create a poison arrow. 3. This tower is significant especially if one has a child studying in a bedroom. For example, if the tower is to the right-hand side of the study table view, it implies that the child can achieve scholarly highs in his/her studies. The pearls are another thing. Polly K. wrote: Dear Master Cecil, My partner and Ilive in an apartment in the northern part of Shanghai, and as we are on the sixteenth floor, we have a clear view of the Shanghai Oriental Pearl TV Tower and the other skyscrapers from the South-facing windows of our living room (South-Southwest sectors) and bedroom (East sector). Does the tower count as inauspicious, since it is sharply pointed at the top, or auspicious because it has the two round 'pearls' on it? There is also the Jinmao Tower which has a square hole in the top, and other skyscrapers, but then again on smoggy days we can't see any of them anyway! : ) If there are poison arrows coming towards our apartment, should we hang bagua mirrors outside both windows, or only one (which window?) or do something else entirely? We will only be living in this apartment for two more years so we'd prefer not to have to make costly changes to it. Thank you very much for any kind advice
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Courtyard as main entrance?
1. Please note that traditional Feng Shui uses the Flying Star Feng Shui. And a "pie chart" or a "9 box grid" is used. 2. Some areas are known as protusion(s) and others are missing corner(s). 3. What bagua chart are you referring to? Hopefully not the modern invention of a bagua chart where North = career, etc.... this is a modern invention. 4. From your rough sketch, it looks more like a protusion. And can easily be looked at using a "pie chart" method of drawing out a Flying Star chart.
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Courtyard as main entrance?
So sorry, you might want to rephase your question as I don't really understand it. Especially this statement: "Is the courtyard sufficient to bring the bedroom into the house or should I hang mirrors as well?" Aryn L. wrote: I'm buying a house that has a garage converted into a master bedroom. There is one step down into the room from the main portion of the house. To enter the house, you pass through an enclosed courtyard. The master bedroom is on the left with French doors leading into it from the courtyard. A covered carport is on the right. The front door is at the back of the courtyard and leads into the main part of the house. Is the courtyard sufficient to bring the bedroom into the house or should I hang mirrors as well? -------------------------------------- l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l----- -------------- --------- l l l l l l l l l l l l ---------- - - - - - - - l l
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Backing of a stove
1. Thanks for the description. In my opinion, since this pipe is concealed within the concrete base, it is considered acceptable. And do not pose a major issue in-terms of the Feng Shui. 2. Once concealed, it is considered as neutral. 3. More importantly, based on commonsense approach to Feng Shui: this is where if there is especially a water pipe running 6 inches or closer to the stove, then when the stove is in use, the water pipe will begin to heat up. In such a situation, it is because of this that we considered having a water pipe running below a stove inauspicious! Fire - vs water in-conflict.
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Strong Metal Person
If purely based on the Five elements concept,metal destroys wood to create wealth. Thus, if we consider a pilot as belonging to the wood element, then it is considered as auspicious for a strong metal person.
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Bamboo plants
1. The best method is to plot a flying star chart of a home. And use this flying star chart to analyse each sector. 2. For example, if a sector has a water star #3, then this is considered as a bad wood element and planting bamboo or plants can even further create "harm". As #3 is associated with scandals, conflicts, lawsuits. The above is just one simple illustration to show that it is more prudent to apply Flying star in such a situation. Not withstanding, the dragon and tiger etc...
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Is July 11, 2009 auspicious day for moving house?
Frankly, it is often difficult to select good dates in a specific month especially if we look at the brith charts of two persons. Thus it is perfectly all right to use a date e.g. V. Auspicious and mix blessings combined. So long as it is not an inauspicious or very inauspicious date for any of the two persons, this is fine! or OK Anonymous wrote: Dear Master, We are siblings and will be moving to our new apartment soon. According to your 30-days Auspicious date, July 11 is Very Auspicious to me (Dog) but mix blessing to my brother (Rooster). Additionally, it is an Open Day according to 12 Officer Day. Pls advise should we proceed with this day or better to select another day? Thank you very much for your valuable advise. Anon
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Is a home with two streams (small rivers) good?
Thanks for the sketch. However, from a scientific Feng Shui point of view:- 1. So long as one is able to have the drainage from the property outwards towards the drainage, one can make it an auspicious home. 2. For example, for every landed property, there is such thing as drainage exit from the landed property outwards, as shown in the sample below:- Example. Landed Property Water/Drain Exit Point Facing Direction: N3 and NE1 Default Water Direction: Depends on Layout 1st Exit Point (Wealth) Between 307.5 to 337.4 Degree Water Flow Direction: Right to Left 2nd Exit Point (Wealth) Between 37.5 to 67.4 Degree Water Flow Direction: Left to Right NOTE: Water Flow direction is taken from inside your house looking out towards the main door/frontage. 3. Thus even if currently the drainage from a Shapes and Forms point of view seems to - in my opinion, not as auspicious because water flow is away from the home from both "sides"; but if one is able to tap the internal drainage of the property e.g. from left of right between 37.5 to 67.4 degrees etc.. 4. For those who are building a new home from scratch can greatly benefit from good Feng Shui consultation advice as it can make or break the wealth of the owners of the home. Thus if the flow seems not correct, can make an internal correction. 5. However, if the external drainage is all covered up (cannot be seen) then this is a neutral position.
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Tilting Main Doors
Anonymous wrote: Dear Master, I am bit vague about tilting main doors as to make it face an auspicious direction and of course to avoid the Devil's gate (Northeast direction). I have a northeast facing door and it is one of my inauspicious location. My concerns: * Does making it a defunct/dead door and otherwise use the east facing backdoor as our main entrance can help substantially and further avoid renovation expenses? * Is hanging a mirror and a bagua above the Northeast facing main door resolves the problem. * If tilting is really required, how can it be done? Will it not create poison arrows, for chance in walls and jambs? I am planning to change it before Hungry ghosts festival on August. Thanks for the guidance and more power. Frankly, it is best that if you are not familiar with lots of Feng Shui concepts; do get yourself a competent geomancer. And not be obessed with your home being a NE facing. There are many other considerations.
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Inauspicious Void line/ Emptiness line under Flying Star Feng Shui
1. Usually, for such instances, it is best to get professional help especially if you are uncertain whether it is True or not. 2. Sometimes, your measurement(s) are not accurate - i.e. false alarm. 3. If it is true that your home falls on the void line, then it is best to get professional help to assess the situation and provide further advise. 4. If you want to DIY, then one of the most common methods is to purchase a "copper" ruler; re-do the front door floor tiles and embed the ruler strategically at an angle from the void line. This is one of the most common methods.
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Using House Number Report
1. More importantly; the year the home was stayed-in. Thus most likely, the TOP date. 2. Do take note that it is meant for a high-rise: flat/condo/apartment and not a landed property such as a terrace/semi-detached or a bungalow. Anonymous wrote: Just need to know when using the house number report, do we enter the TOP date as the year ? or the year the 99ys lease starts ?
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Is a home with two streams (small rivers) good?
Safer if you have a sketch as such explanations can easily be misunderstood - wrongly.
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Tree facing main door
1. In order for it to be a sha qi or poison arrow:- 1.1. It must be a tree trunk (not a bunch of leaves or growth covering a trunk or tree trunks) 1.2. It must be directly facing the main door. Not "sidewards" or slanted as many people often wrongly felt so. 1.3. Remedies range from: - A wind chime - A convex ba gua mirror These are the two most common "cures" for this situation.
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Auspicious color for altar
Your friend is correct.
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Tree in front of rental property
1. Yes, Feng Shui cannot be done by remote control. If you don't stay at the (that) home, you will not be affected by it. 2. I understand that bamboos grow in clusters. And does not have a single tree TRUNK. If so, there is no impact with the clusters of trunks and branches of a bamboo plant on the Feng Shui of your home. 3. As we are not privilege to see what it is like, you may consider making a decision to keep or remove it especially if "darkens" the main entrance vis a vis covering the piping.
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Inauspicious Bed placement in Auspicious Room
1. With two major variables: bed is quite large and a bedroom has windows, bedroom door and often an attached toilet. This implies that it is very difficult to angle any bed to our best suitable direction. 2. Thus the rule of thumb is:- 2.1. Best it that the bed layout should "flow" with the bedroom based on Shapes and forms Feng Shui. 2.2. It is good to have the bed (located within a person's good sector). For example, the bed is within west which is a good sector for a west group person. Sometimes it can never happen as the bedroom is not in our good sector. If so refer to Para 2.1 then see if 2.3 may apply or not. 2.3. So long especially as Para 2.1 is satisfied, then it is considered as NICE-to-have our bed-head facing a good direction.
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Direction of stove
1. Please note that NW has two concerns:- 1.1. The trigarm at NW represents Head (male breadwinner) of the house. And a stove there can symbolise "Fire at Heaven's gate". 1.2. NW also represents Heaven Luck. Thus a stove there symbolises "no luck" (lack of luck from heaven). 2. Based on the eight house concept (ba cai or 4 good or 4 bad (East/west group), the best stove directionsfor the lady of the home is where the stove faces one's good direction. 3. Thus, if one is a West group person, it is favourable for say, theentire stove to face Westwith a supporting wall atthe East.
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Born with a silver or golden spoon? Who cares!
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Formula: E= MC2
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Small commercial unit frontage facing stairs
1. This shop is located at Pan Pacific Hotel - linked to the Marina Square Shopping centre. It has been operating at this location for several years already. 2. This shop is in full view of the up and down escalator...
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Advice on bedhead position
1. Please note that us human beings have our ba zi (or individual and combined ba zi) elements. 2. In addition, a home also has it's own "birth chart" or ba zi. Usually, it can be evaluated using Flying Star Feng Shui. A proper Feng Shui audit uses both Para 1 and 2 to determine the best colours for an area. This is normally how it is done, today. In the past, Feng Shui was not so "sophisticated" then and some either apply Kindergarten type of Feng Shui; where north = water, south = fire etc... Unfortunately, there are some who still uses this type of Feng Shui.
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Obstacles in life
There are two major dimensions, here:- 1. The Holy Trinity of Luck Have mentioned many times that the Chinese system is based on:- Heaven Luck (born with) Earth Luck (Feng Shui) & Human or Man luck (often family support, bonding and networking) 2. Earth Luck or Feng Shui The rich gets richer because they can afford better homes and especially homes that give them a quantum leap i.e. homes that have superior Feng Shui. I had always mentioned, previously that for some, their homes may be equivalent of a 10 year old run down car. Thus realistically, even how much the home has been Feng Shuied - cannot turn the home (equivalent of the car) into a gem or a mercedes benz or bmw. 3. Thus so what if you have a Feng Shui assessment? Location, location and location is important. While some homes can truly benefit from a proper Feng Shui audit, some homes, simply cannot be improved. 4. For your friend, the main "controllable" item is his/her human or man luck. Often, many of us don't have good Feng Shui nor blessed with good born with luck. But, if we have good support especially from family members or relatives, then this is indeed a plus point.
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Moving in Ritual
1. Yes, it is very common to bring in items into the home before move-in. 2. If it is not the 7th month, it is not the 7th month. As mentioned in a recent forum message, the elderly just don't like the 6th month. Not because it is the "7th" month (how can this be) BUT rather, the elderly don't like it because it symbolises 50-50. Neither here nor there as the 6th month is half-half (between the 1st and the 12th lunar month). This is the rationale behind why some elderly reasoned as no good - 6th month, that's all.

