Dearest Cecil,
I have 5 water star and 7 palace star in the main room of our home. Plus 9 mountain star. We are experiencing a slow but steady money leak.
Would it be proper to use moving water to weaken 7 metal star with wood to control 5 earth star?
Jan 2012 stars add 6 & 5 to this already afflicted sector.
Please advise. Thank you so much

In my opinion, #7 is acceptable given that it there are two worst combinations if I get you correctly.
You have a #5 WS and a #9 MS. Here, fire #9 fuels #5 and further inflames it. In general #7 no need to disarm since it is the palace star and at the same time; although it is "bad metal" but it is a weak metal as #7.
This #7 is not the main actorin this sector. #9 fuelling #5 is.
Wood: here, there are "two classifications of it".
1. Wood : wood or wood tone or brown
2. Wood : Green colour (and artificial potted plants with greens).
Wood under Para 1 is often considered neutral given that it in many homes, it is almost "everywhere". For example: parquet flooring or laminated flooring; all doors are often made of it.
Here, It is not the best choice to introduce Wood as there is a #9 = fire.
Under the productive sequence, Fire supports or inflames or fuels Wood. And Fire fuels or support #5 Strong Earth. Thus, as you would like wood to destroy the palace star #7; it is under this explanation; not the best choice; since it adds a three combination flow at your expense:-
Wood

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Fire
> Earth
Your idea of introducing wood, in the above example actually inflames it.
What is missing in the above. The two other elements Metal and Water.
Metal helps to reduce Earth. And Water directly destroys "fire" and "earth".
Thus, your "water" idea is overall both a safer and better choice.
Introducting metal into the equation is not an issue if you introduce water element.
As metal supports water; as mentioned in many past messages; Your water feature can especialy have both metal (circle) and real water...

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On 1/28/2012 12:40:49 PM, Anonymous wrote:

Dearest Cecil,
I have 5 water star and 7
palace star in the main room
of our home. Plus 9 mountain
star. We are experiencing a
slow but steady money leak.
Would it be proper to use
moving water to weaken 7 metal
star with wood to control 5
earth star?
Jan 2012 stars add 6 & 5 to
this already afflicted sector.
Please advise. Thank you so
much