Cecil Lee

Dear Anon, Thank you for your query. Just like to let you know that the question you have posted is actually very interesting and we would like to re-post your message into the forum (As an anonymous user to present it as learning resource). The reason why you had difficulty in finding answer to this is not many people are aware that Eight House is a Compass Theory derived from the Flying Star concept. Anyway, just to answer your question:- The later heaven sequence has a different method of presenting the 8 trigrams. It is actually derived from the Flying Star Theory. where you get:- 4 9 2 3 5 7 8 1 6 or 4 9 2 3 ? 7 8 1 6 Which is exactly the layout of the later heavenly sequence trigram use in one version of the bagua. Please see the graphic base1.gif (THIS IMAGE IS COPYRIGHT, EXTRACTED FROM Geomancy.net The Flying STAR COURSE, YOU ARE NOT PERMITTED TO USE IT UNLESS WITH OUR EXPLICT PERMISSION.) It is used here in this e-mail for your information so that you can better understand how it flies without having to explain in text. (c) Robert Lee, Geomancy.Net - Center for Applied Feng Shui Research The only difference between the base1.gif and the eight trigram you used is that the 5 is missing as it is not necessary in the 8 trigrams. This forms the new eight trigram layout which is termed the later Heavenly Sequence which helps to explain the 24 Mountains concept in the Flying Star Theory. Therefore, it is nothing to do with what you had mentioned that it flies in odd or even number, but rather derived from the same flying star theory that presented the 8 trigram in a Heavenly Sequence. This layout is used frequently with a Flying Star 24 mountain sequence. As for the yin & yang issue, just refer each of the trigram to the moon which you had, and you will know which is yin & yang etc. Hope that helps. Warmest Regards Robert Lee

-- Extracted from a messaged posted to us privately via e-mail seeking help from Geomancy.net on the Compass School Feng Shui -- 1. Attached please find graphics: Graphics of 2B.GIF, PAGE4A.JPG, PAGE4B.JPG scanned in by the user to make it easier to understand the question, credits to whichever book it originated from.) -- Start of Message -- To: Support @ Geomancy.Net Subject: Re: Questions about the yijing-Loshu square Date: On Tue, 8 Jan 2002 13:30:06 +0100 From: A User - snipped - Hello :-) Saw information about you and your work about the loshu square/ yijing ,would be nice if you could help me with my questions, its difficult to find an answer , i searched in the internet very extensively and in books.. but with no success and when there a not one but several answers.. My question is as follows: in relation to the i Ging cycle later and earlier heaven : earlier heaven: the movement is the following: (FU HSI TRIGRAM, FILENAME: PAGE4A.JPG). Refer to graphic The movement is determine by the following (FILENAME: 2B.GIF) where the lowest line determines the movement left site is counterclockwise and the other v.v in the fu hsi arrangement. What about the later heaven ? (KING WEN, FILENAME: PAGE4B.JPG) 1 = Kan; 2 = Kun; 3 = Chen; 4 = Sun; 5; 6 = Quian; 7= Tui; 8= gen; 9= Li; a) is it that the left site ( 9,4,3,8 ) is counterclockwise and right site is clockwise ( 2,7,6,1) or that 3,6,8,1 is counterclockwise and 7,2,9,4 is clockwise ? b) is there also a movement for numbers and not only for triagrams or are the mixed together polarity of numbers (black and white diots of the luo shu ) and triarams? c) and when--- numbers are mixed what then is the result clockwise or counterclockwise movement ? e.g. 8 (gen) yin and 9 (li) yang ? or 4 is yin and 6 is yin ? Hope you can give me a bit clarification :-) Be well, hope to hear from you! Best wishes and have a good time Kindest Regards, -- user name removed --

Dear Users, 1. The users in this forum has grown quite huge. To-date there are more than 10,000 members in this forum and growing. 2. As this is a heavily participated forum, please consider selecting digest mode under " Edit your Profile " setting in this forum to receive only ONE summarized digest instead of multiple e-mails. (If you had selected participation thru " Mailing List " instead of logging to the forum.) 3. This forum is moderated and questions posted are not immediately posted to the forum. As I personally look at each message before posting it into the forum. 4. Normally, I log in every day to the forum; and you should receive all verified messages everyday or if it is a weekend i.e. Saturday or Sunday; then it may get posted later (on Monday or a few days later), if your message is relevant to all members, it will be posted into the forum for all users to see. But some messages as mentioned under Para 6 - may not be answered at all as it asks to analyse their Date of Birth. 5. What is more important is the frequency of answers. We always give top priority to answering all questions usually within one to three days unless it is a weekend or if the question needs more time to look into. However, some questions are either more difficult to reply to; I may `KIV'. Sometimes, due to the continous stream of messages sent into the forum, I may unfortunately missed replying to them. For this, I sincerely apologise for it. If so, your recourse is that you can remind me about it e.g. sent me a private email. 6. Recently there are many questions where users simply give furnish their and/or their family member's date of birth and other information (Pre-analysied) and expect me to do all the homework for them. This is not the spirit for which this forum was started for. 7. As much as we like to help users, we seek your understanding that; there are so many questions coming into the forum and we are unable to help those simply post e.g. their Date of Birth and expect in future logins to find their case done for them. Users can, if they want to, free to engage anyone to do the readings for them. 8. Due to the huge number of requests for help or assistance (sympathy and other hardship cases) we will continue to see where possible we can help them. But, as mentioned, this is an international forum and there is unfortunately only 24 hours in a day. Thus, our help or aid (unfortunately) has to be selective or we would provide users support by giving them Free paid credits for various tools here. 9. Thus, I strongly appeal to users here not to post questions relating to their "personal self" e.g. My Date of Birth is ....... tell me more about myself. Such questions only benefit that specific person and no one else as it is based on that particular person's DOB only. 10. I am always very happy to answer questions or clarifications or queries that benefit everyone here. I also like to act a facilitators role or a `catalyst' in your personal quest to understand better - where possible all sides or key issues to or varying opinions. The end result is not to `spoonfeed' but rather, at the end of it, it is entirely up to each individual to form their own opinion after reading a message. 11. And if you post a relevant question and if it promotes learning, you will be guaranteed of a lengthly and detailed answer to your question. 12. With the `spirit' of promoting learning, I therefore seek everyone's co-operation and understanding on the above. 13. I am currently drafting a " Forum Etiquette " page to allow users to better understand why some questions were not moderated i.e. appear on the forum after a user had written the message or certain message remain un-replied to. Warmest Regards, Cecil Lee Center for Applied Feng Shui Research

Dear Ben, Yes, if it is a Ba Gua mirrior, it is indeed octagon shape and not round. But, the one that is normally used for your rental home, should be red/green in colour - (usually with a flat mirror). Alternatively, try to get one with the ba gua mirror and the picture with a door god below it. For the time being, you can use a circular mirror. The best time to hang the mirror is:- 1st choice - the 1st day of any lunar month. (Preferably on any months other than the 7th lunar month). The good dates to hang the Ba Gua mirror is:- January 27, 2002 - 12th Lunar Month The 1st of each Lunar Month is also considered a good date to hang it. Alternatively, a more personalised date is using the Auspicious Date at www.geomancy-online.com Care of the items hung:- ======================== Due to the weather/ UV light and exposure to outdoor, these items should be:- 1. Checked every one or two years. If faded or in poor quality, be replaced. 2. To remove these items, best to wrap it in an old newspaper and discard it and tie it with a red string. Throw it away in the bin. (The red string is optional, thou). Warmest Regards, Cecil Lee

Dear Susan, You can check out a recent message in this forum under this (same) conference - Free Advice: Message title: House at the end of a private street - 12/18/2001 and the various exchange of messages. Short info: This type of house has to be `cured' if not there are repurcussions for those staying there such as Financial problems. In my personal opinion, if one has the money, try to sell the land and look for another location to build. Feng Shui can help to correct it but since it is not built up yet, my advise is try to sell it and find another plot of land to build a `trouble free' home that does not require any correction. (if possible). Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Susan, Thank you for your sketch of the location. In my opinion, since this house is at the end of the road, it is more important (more than ever) for the Feng Shui of the house to be correct. As more attention should be placed in the layout to neutralise the Sha Qi that comes from a house at the end of the road. If you can avail yourself to a Feng Shui practitioner in your country would be good as it would be worth the while spending more time to get the Feng Shui of your new house correct. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Susan, Thanks for the information. Looking at the house, and since it has not been built yet here are my observations: 1. If you can, I would really recommend not having a center courtyard in the home. This is because, a three `sided' court-yard which you mentioned in your `revised' proposal is equally not ideal as it creates an imbalance in Sha Qi and bad feng shui. 2. It is very (very) inauspicious to have the toilets at the frontage of the house with maids/laundry area - is very bad feng shui. 3. To relook at the location of the pool as currently it is at the back of the house. If the pool is still at the location, then, it is best to have a wall e.g. or retaining wall/fence at the back of the house to provide a `solid' backing. Alternatively, the area behind the pool should be `landscaped' with `mountain effect' 4. I am sure not sure, how is the weather in your area but if one look carefully, your living area is located at the West (afternoon sun) while your work area is located at South-West (with the pool) at Devil's backdoor. 5. Currently, the plus point is the main gate meandering sideways to the car porch. 6. It is not ideal to have a store also at the frontage. 7. The house also do not look favourable with a main entrance door (at the frontage). 8. Good homes usually allow for qi to meander and the house also seems (from a top down view) to be uneven i.e. missing or some protusions that is not ideal for `luck'. A more rectangular shaped and compartmentalised (rectangular) shape for each room will be an advantage. Currently, the car porch, and the narrow interior covered walkway, don't look good. I hope you don't mind my comments but honestly, I really do not like the entire layout plan. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Deepti, Frankly, I am not too familar or aware of any good Feng Shui practitioner in India. Perhaps, you can try to check your yellow pages and see if there is a Chinese practitioner in your country and find out more if he/she is willing to teach you. Warmest Regards, Cecil

One Fact About Chinese Burial Days On the other hand, the opposite applies when opening for business during Chinese New Year – this is usually done on even lunar days, such as the 2nd, 4th, 6th, or 8th day of the lunar new year. Dear Users, I’ve received quite a number of emails asking about the meaning and importance of Kong Teck, so I’d like to share a simple explanation here. Chinese Traditions: What does “Kong Teck (Gong De) 功德 Funeral Memorial” mean? 1. This ritual is believed to bring blessings and merit to the soul of the person who has passed on. 2. Traditionally, it is considered most ideal for someone to pass away peacefully, without pain or struggle, rather than through a tragic or painful event. 3. It is also believed that the guardians of the underworld are kind and compassionate beings who quietly come to guide the soul into the afterlife. 4. Kong Teck, also known as 功德 “Gong De” in Mandarin, is a traditional ritual that helps the deceased move smoothly and peacefully into their next stage of existence. Ritual items are crafted from paper and thin bamboo strips, carefully tied together with string. These offerings are usually quite large and elaborate. 5. Because of this, families often spend a considerable amount of money to carry out this meaningful and important ritual. 6. The main ceremony is usually held on the 49th day after the person’s passing. 6.1 The highlight of the ceremony is the burning of detailed paper offerings, including a large paper mansion. 6.2 As part of the ritual, there may also be a bamboo and paper model of a luxury car, such as a Mercedes Benz, which is burned as an offering. 6.3 These creations are made to look impressively life-like. Together with them, “hell money” or “hell notes” — printed paper that looks like currency but has no actual monetary value — are also burned. 6.4 The reason for burning these items is to present offerings to the departed, with the belief that these new possessions can be enjoyed in the afterlife. Family members are often seen gently folding gold ingots, which are then burned as additional offerings for the deceased. 7. The overall intention behind all these rituals is to help the departed soul have a smooth and peaceful journey, free from illness or suffering. Traditional silver and gold paper notes, known as “Jin Zhi” (silver notes) and “Yin Zhi” (gold notes), are also included in the ceremony. 8. In this way, Kong Teck is carried out with the hope of bringing blessings and peace to the deceased. In modern times, some families choose to buy ready-made gold ingots in bulk instead of folding them by hand, and they simply stack these ingots in the burning vessel. 9. During the event, which takes place on the 49th day, monks or Taoist priests are usually invited to recite prayers and mantras. 9.1 These monks or priests are often regarded as “lawyers” who present and plead the case of the deceased before the Hell Judge or King of Hell, known as 阎罗王 (yan luo wang) – Yama, King of Hell. 10. For those who attend or visit the ceremony on the 49th day, it is customary to maintain a pleasant, happy, and peaceful demeanor. It is also considered important not to bring up or dwell on the illness of the deceased. 11. In the past, I have shared images on the Picture Resources website that show the intricate paper houses and lanterns prepared for burning on the 49th day, as part of the Kong Teck rituals. Warmest regards, Cecil Lee Postscript: In earlier times, there was a shophouse in Joo Chiat that specialized in crafting detailed scale models for funeral memorials, including grand mansion houses, cars, and even boats for the deceased. The former shop, marked in red, was located here: Now, shop no more - permanently closed. Currently, the funeral memorials have decreased in size and can be seen in many Chinese stores that specialize in selling incense supplies. These shops offer a wide range of products including clothing, shoes, Rolex watches, iPhones, tablets, and more. Related to burning memorial... It is possible that a construction supervisor managed to gather foreign workers to assist in burning the offerings for him. It could be that he is utilizing the principles of Tai-chi or delegation in this situation. More... -- --

Dear Susan, Thank you for the detailed layout plan. Is it possible to let me of the following:- 1. Are u the bread winner. 2. I can see that you use the home as a home office. Is it possible to share on the state of business i.e. good or bad or any financial difficulties (at the moment). 3. Can you describe your land e.g. flat and surrounding elevation. For example, is the abandoned plantation same level? The main gate is flat or slopes into your home? If it is slopping, is it a gentle gradiant or steep. Do you have say a scanned image showing the "wider" picture of your home in relation to the surrounding homes around it. 4. Apologies, if I asked too many questions. As this means much to me as the input will help me to understand better your home - condition. Thanks in advance. Warmest Regards, Cecil Lee

Dear Christina As mentioned in the earlier e-mail; sometimes we may need to move out especially if the house is not as suitable to the breadwinners. However, we try not to comment further. A competent FS practitioner can usually help to identify the situation. If it is due to some things that can be corrected, then, it may help. As no two situations are alike; it is hard for me to mentioned it. I can recall, situations where; if it is really due to the location and `normal' FS is unable to "cure or correct this "; especially in situations where people face real situations of financial problems. In this situation, they are prepared to `swallow' the bitter pill such as selling their home e.g. a Five Room HDB (govt, housing and development flat) and buying smaller unit i.e. 3 or 4 room flats. Overall, each case depends and what I mentioned was just to (in my hope) to allow you to understand better that Feng Shui is a holistic method involving both a macro (the landscape and site) and micro Feng Shui (the building and interior of the home). Warmest Regards, Cecil Lee

Dear Christina, Thanks for the detailed information. If you have contacted a doctor and most likely he/she has confirmed that everything seems OK, if properly applied Feng Shui can help. Especially using the Flying Star Feng Shui to look at the overall situation. Other disciples includes analysing you and your husband's Pillars of destiny to improve on the " Heaven Luck ". Currently, the Horse Year is not favourable in particular especially to the Rat person. Who is born in the years - 1936, 1948, 1960, 1972, 1984 and 1996. In the Chinese animal signs "zodiac" from the attached picture, it is interesting to note that the animal opposite each other has the `greatest' mismatch. For example, in the Year of the Horse, this is considered `bad' for a person born under the Rat year and vice versa. You can read the general Forecast for Year of the Horse (2002) - 12 Feb 2002 to 31 Jan 2003 at this URL: http://www.geomancy.net/resources/yearly-forecast/forecast-2002.htm Yes, bedroom should be properly analysed to increase the chances of fertility. In my opinon, for your case, there is a very high chance that Feng Shui, can certainly help you in both conceiving and improving the luck of the family in the Horse Year. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Isabel, Thank you for your clarification. 1. Yes, you should stand at the centrepoint or use the template from the centrepoint of the house. 2. There are some resources at this URL to further help you how to do so:- http://www.geomancy.net/fs/house1.htm Warmest Regards, Cecil Lee

Dear Susan, 1. Attached, please find a graphic illustration of the " rectangular " court-yard + the Chinese (mandarin) character for tree. 2. The two combined is called " KUN " or trapped or imprisoned. 3. This is another aspect of Symbolism in Feng Shui. 4. For such a court-yard, it would be tempting to have some trees in this centre-court yard and thus - one has to be really careful of the implication of it. Warmest Regards, Cecil Lee

Dear Christina, 1. The reason why sometimes we cannot `find' an answer to our `luck' is because Feng Shui should be considered a holistic method. 2. Good Feng Shui analysis normally would help in problem identification such as yours and if done properly would result in good fixes to increase one's luck. 3. What you had mentioned, is more of a case of micro Feng Shui. 4. Here some of the interesting questions are: 4.1 If one is staying in Singapore, a good example are locations. If one pass by good locations or considered auspicious locations generally they are locations where there are many landed properties. Or a constant renewal of new homes and condominums built on these land. 4.2 For example: One excellent site in Singapore is the " Seletar " area. If one drive past this seletar area (along Yio Chu Kang Road) one cannot help notice the number of landed properties and (few if any) government housing boards in sight. 4.3 Why is this? If one drives along Yio Chu Kang road and travel down some of the roads leading to such excellent " Seletar " estates; one notice that the roads are somewhat on a `hill' while these estates are gradient and lower than the Yio Chu Kang Road. 4.4 The secret here is - Does one's property or home sits on a location that can `COLLECT WEALTH'? 4.5 Usually, these locations are lower and somewhat may be described as (if one looks carefully) in a basin. 4.6 As one knows, a basin can collect .. (something). Here, it can be considered as Wealth. 4.7 If an other development happened to be on the fringe of this `basin' and it's wealth seems to drain into the basin, here it is considered " Your wealth is drained towards another or beneifiting others ". 4.8 Such a "basin" is under Shapes and Form Feng Shui considered ' YIN ' but rich in habitat like insects. 5. Thus one can without proper Feng Shui advise, do a million things to enhance one's house but for many years, simply ` no luck'. (Feng Shui refers to our " Earth Luck " which is the luck of our house - land or earth) 6. If luck in the above senario can be cross reference to Destiny (Pillars of Destiny) or `Heaven's Luck' this is even more potent and the combination of this is called " Ba Zi Feng Shui ". A proven and effect method if analysed correctly. 7. Thus, we should not be simply "myopic" or just pay attention only to our interior of the house. The sayings goes " We can do everything for your home but if the surrounding crumples... then... it is all the more worthless to do so. " Warmest Regards, Cecil Lee

Dear Susan, 1. A rectangular shaped court-yard represents the Earth element. 2. Quite a coincidence that you had asked this interesting question. Let me relate a past story. This is a true story. I had one client who had lived house similar to what you had mentioned i.e. with a rectangular court-yard. Before he consulted me, he was in financial difficulties and further more had a serious car accident (nearly lost his and family's life) and lost money in his business. 3. Furthermore, the main entrance door of this house (with rectangular court-yard) faced north direction. (Later under Para 4, this was found not suitable to the breadwinner who is a "weak earth" person. 4. I was asked to analyse his house and I found the following:- 4.1 His Pillars of Destiny element is " Weak Earth ". 4.2 As mentioned under Para 3, his main door faces " North " (water element). Since he is a weak earth person, although water is suppose to be his wealth BUT to a weak earth person IT BECOMES a financial burden to him. 4.3. I had thus asked him to change the door of this house to South (Fire) where Fire element will help his weak earth grow. 4.4. He had placed a tree in the court-yard and several plants. This is considered highly `inauspicious'. Symbolism is important in Feng Shui and the tree with the resulting outline of the earth (rectangle) over it represented = Mandarin character for " Imprisonment ". All these spelt bad news for the owner. 5. After, I had advised him and since the changes made by him; he has turned around all the early problems and I understand that he is doing well now. In my opinion, I would strongly advise you not to do so or if you want to do any of these, do try to consult a competent FS practitioner to help you in this area. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Alan, 1. The first approach is to use the Eight House Theory. This theory is quite interesting because: 1.1. It is used to find out " How suitable a house is to the breadwinner ". 1.2. Next, we look at the layout plan of the house and where the location of the bedrooms are for each person i.e. Husband, wife and children. For example, we try to find out what are the "intangible forces" at each bedroom. Thus, it would be advantages if the sectors in each room e.g. Master bedroom (Husband and wife) and other bed rooms suit each indivdual members of the house. 2. The various reports which you can generate under: http://www.geomancy-online.com are totally Free. This includes the:- Free Eight House Report Free Sleeping Position Report and there are many other Free reports relating to the above. 3. There is another specialised report called the " Good House Report " under http://www.geomancy-online.com Sometime back, my elder brother wanted to choose or purchase a new house. We were rather late in helping him to choose the `first' house that he liked. What happened that, because of this `missed opportunity'; together with Robert Lee, we designed a tool to help him secure a new home. The Good House Report, provides a full 360 degree analysis (based on the 24 directions of the Flying Star) to quickly aid him to look at and purchase the house - almost immediately. In Singapore, during this time, condominiums are always snapped up and we used the report with good effect to locate a good home suitable for him based not only on the Eight House but rather the more powerful Flying Star analysis. This report was originally tailor-made for our use and I use it to search also for my own new home and subsequently for many of my clients. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Isabel, Thanks and Seasons Greetings! 1. I am not sure whether are you referring to the application of the `Ba Gua' i.e. the Eight House Theory or The Flying Star Theory. 2. In fact for both the Eight House Theory and Flying Star Theory, these two concepts are based on Compass School Feng Shui. 3. And in general, it is based on the location (determination) of the main entrance door. 4. The logic here is that there is only one main entrance door. If so, for a house with 2/3 or more storeys, it is determined by looking at the direction of the main entrance door from the centrepoint of the house. Therefore, the " Ba Gua " map as you mentioned should be applied for both ground and upper levels taking into consideration the centrepoint of the house. Warmest Regards, Cecil Lee

Dear Wendy, Please e-mail robert-lee@geomancy.net privately and where possible let us have information about both you and your fiance's time of birth also. Wishing you all the best! We will certainly be glad to give you a compilmentary analysis of which is better date(s). Give us some time to analyse it and revert to you. Warmest Regards, Cecil Lee

Dear Charles, It is best to look at two charts and see which is the better chart. As the Flying Star or the birth chart of the house differs in each door direction. Yes, if you are `changing' the door or using a backdoor to become a main door, then, you can do so. 1. However, this existing backdoor should not be smaller than your present main door. 2. It should open inwards, 3. If the main door has two doors (left and right) - it is best to have this configuration. 4. The new `main door' should also have the house number placed on it. 5. Preferably an auspicious date be chosen for the work to be carried out. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Bam, 1. Frankly, I have not read any books from Terah Kathryn Collins. But it the `Feng Shui' is based on fixed template then, it may not be relevant to authentic Feng Shui. 2. Nowadays, the market is flooded with (many, many) books on Feng Shui. 3. If you are in a book shop, take the opportunity to browse thru the books. It is preferred that one should purchase books that make us `learn' or understand. Rather than many books that `sensationalises' Feng Shui. For example, books that may cause more harm then good: where the author, says .. play 3 coins in the accounts book or ehance the SW or romance sector. 4. It is because of such books, some published in the early 1980s that give the `wrong' signals and unfortunately give Feng Shui a bad name. 5. Two years ago, I read in a newsgroup; that a husband posted on the internet. He said that his life was ruined because, his wife, `kept' the secret of her FS consultations - as she had unfortunately consultated those who use a `marketing' ploy and inject some mysticism on the use of FS. The end result is, she spent a considerable sum on FS and the family got into financial difficulties. 6. Recommended Book authors:- 6.1. One good way to look at books are how many books did the author publish? Especially for one topic. One classic book author, I would recommend is - Derek Walters . 7. Author: Derek Walters For Feng Shui books, as far as I am aware, he wrote only two books:- 7.1. Title: " Feng Shui " Perfect placing for your happiness and prosperity In this richly illustrated and highly informative account, Derek Walters unravels the mysteries of traditional Chinese geomancy and presents simplified version of the ancient Chinese compass or Lo P'an to calculate fortunate locations and placings. 7.2. Title: " The Feng Shui Handbook " This book gives a good understanding of the Five Elements Concept. 7.3. Although these books are written sometime back (one of the first books) on authentic Feng Shui, nevertheless, they are in my opinon `classics' for the beginner. 7.4. I like to caution that these books (really) teach or makes good grounding. If one is looking for " Fast food Feng Shui " or spoon fed tips, then these books are not for them. 8. Dr Evelyn Lip Her books are always academically correct and has rich illustrations and most importantly ... facts and facts. For those who are doing research for e.g. school projects on FS, can look up several of her books. Titles like : Chinese Geomancy and other titles. However, her books are (in my opinion) although contain history and facts, these books are more for reference. But if one reads them carefully, there are some good materials. By the way, what led Dr Evelyn Lip wrote her first book was for her thesis when she first studied architecture in university. 9. Some of the `older' Lillian Too's book like " Basic Feng Shui " is acceptable especially for the understanding of Shapes and Form Feng Shui. But, I am not too keen to recommend other books as some of them do not really teach but as mentioned earlier, "sells" tips that may be too general and may ultimately cause damage. 10. You will not have a problem finding other FS books especially from authors who do not have associations with Lin Yun. 11. Nine Star-Ki It is said and many confirm that Feng Shui started in China. There was a time where, Japan, which was close to China adopted another `holistic' method ie called Nine Star-Ki. Today, Nine Star-Ki is popular in Japan and in the United Kingdom. Essentially, Nine Star-Ki and The Flying Star Feng Shui are one and the same. As they use the Luo Shu Square. But, Nine Star-Ki can be seen as a holistic `package' that looks more at personal " Flying Star. " Unfortunately, it is difficult to `mix' Traditional Feng Shui e.g. The Flying Star FS with Nine Star-Ki. So, it is best to learn one or the other. If you decide to go for Nine Star-Ki then some of the authors include: Jon Sandifer and Simon Brown 12. Since you have alrady bought a few books on Feng Shui, I personally feel quite bad about it. If you like to, please e-mail to Robert-Lee@geomancy.net so that we can give you a complimentary FREE download each of my two books: a. Fun with Feng Shui and b. Applied Feng Shui (which is derived from the course here). Gives a solid grounding in Feng Shui. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Users, I promised to post the pictures showing the type of wind chime used in Feng Shui as a cure. Description of wind chime: 1. The 6 rod (brass) metal wind chime. This wind chime is used particuarly as a cure for #5 (misfortune stars). 2. If you carefully of some of the pictures (especially - bottom up) you will find that each of the 6 rods are hollow. 3. In some of the pictures you will also find the i-ching coin hang at the bottom of the rod. Look carefully at the pictures.... 3. The rationale for using the 6 rod (brass) wind chime is for the following reasons: The number 6 represents - " Big metal " or `strong metal'. Brass (made of metal). The rods are HOLLOW and not full metal. This wind chime uses rods of various lengths. Warmest Regards, Cecil Lee

Dear Bam, 1. In my opinion, Black Sect Tantric Buddhist (BTB) appears to have been a modern "invention" fabricated in the mind of one person: Thomas Lin Yun. It has no basis in or connected to Traditional Chinese Feng Shui. 2. BTB is not recognised by many practitioners of Traditional Chinese Feng Shui. Traditional practitioners also consider BTB to be Psuedo-Feng Shui. It is based primarily on a marketing scheme derived from superstition and profit. Hear the founder of Black Sect Lin Yun's confession. (You will be transported to Kate Bramble's website:) http://www.qi-whiz.com/confess.html 3. The above article will certainly share light in the `marketing ploy'. 4. You are `correct' to say that BTB can be considered as a `western version' or rather western `invention' as the founder of BTB, has been populating this BTB in particular in USA. 5. For those who are staying in Asia, in particuar, Hong Kong; China; Taiwan and Far East i.e. Singapore, Malaysia, I can assure you that as far as I know, I have yet come across a BTB practitioner in such countries. 6. Thus, how can it be that, so many countries in Asia, does not even come close to such `teachings' or un-Feng Shui practises. This is thus a strong `signal' that we should not follow such methods. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Cheli, Thank you for bring up this interesting question. Many of us may become quite confused with `differing' concepts or theories. Usually, a concept or problem need to be redressed (without first taking into consideration - personal self). Let me take a parallel:- In Flying Star Feng Shui, if a location has bad #5 (misfortune) and further more the year chart also has this #5 - we need to really redress this problem (no matter if the sector in question is considered "unfavourable" to the individual). Here, there is a real need to neutralise the problem at this sector. If the requirement is to use a metal windchime, then, we need to use it. Using a wooden windchime - is no solution to the problem. Once this sector is neutralised, it thus considered as neutralised. Similarly, if under the 3killings, there is a real need to use metal windchime, do use it rather than find another "alternative" such as wooden windchime. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Per, In my opinion, for a small that is shared for livingrm cum office cum bedroom, more importantly the placement of the various furnitures. And avoid `clutter' where possible. Under Feng Shui, the most appropriate concept used here is the Yin and Yang concept. Where, there should be a `balance'. In moments of rest (sleep), a more conducive yin environment is good. But while working, too conducive of such a yin environment is not favourable. I believe, that your room should have a window. And, depending on the direction also i.e. if the window area faces directly west, then, it may be quite hot (depending on your country - season). Overall, try your best to balance your environment. Warmest Regards Cecil