I was born February 3, 1956. A book said that I must use the year 1955 in figuring my Kua number. Do I add 5 + 5 to get 10, then add 1 + 0 to get 1 and then add 5-meaning I'm a 6?
Also, which is the correct direction for my desk in my office? The door is in the southwest corner, windows in the east.
How do you use the cats with one paw raised? I am trying to boost our business. Sales have fallen significantly.
Can some one recommend a good book? I have Lillian Too's Fundamentals of Fen Shui, but I get really confused while reading it.

Dear Kathleen,
I have mentioned several formulas in my Applied Feng Shui book on manual calculations.
A faster more accurate method is simply to go to:
1. http://www.geomancy-online.com and create a free Eight House Report.
2. Or simply goto: http://www.geomancy.net/fs/house1.htm and under one of the steps select the date of birth to generate the Eight house chart.
Please see below:-

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On 8/15/00 10:19:00 AM, Anonymous wrote:
I was born February 3, 1956. A
book said that I must use the
year 1955 in figuring my Kua
number. Do I add 5 + 5 to get
10, then add 1 + 0 to get 1
and then add 5-meaning I'm a
6?
Also, which is the correct
direction for my desk in my
office? The door is in the
southwest corner, windows in
the east.

Under `good' Feng Shui practises:
1. Priority should go to placing the desk to benefit from good Shapes and Form Feng Shui.
Here, the desk should be place where possible against a solid support e.g. a wall or alternativly against a partition and others such as the desk in relation to the office door...
2. Only after doing the above, then place the table (if possible) at your good sector i.e. intangible force.
3. If you still have the luxury, place the table facing a good direction. For example if East is your prosperity sector, then place the table facing `East' bearing in mind Para 1 and 2.

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How do you use the cats with
one paw raised? I am trying to
boost our business. Sales have
fallen significantly.

This is based on Japanese beliefs. Here, one buys a pair of the cat. Where for each cat, a paw is raised e.g. right paw and left paw.
These dwell more on beliefs then Feng Shui.

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Can some one recommend a good
book? I have Lillian Too's
Fundamentals of Fen Shui, but
I get really confused while
reading it.

Many books are available on Shapes and Form and those on more specialised form of Feng Shui e.g. Flying Star are either difficult to understand or quite general.
Ultimately, it is my belief that one should combine the best of all available FS theories as none of them are superior than the other. Instead, selective FS theories and include Pillars of Destiny need to be used.
It is not the amount of information that we obtain that provides good result but rather the end result is based on the ability to `summarise' and interpret the data and the secret ingredient is proper implementation of it.
Many people, face the problem of using piecemeal FS theories and go into a vicious cycle when things don't turn out.
Alternatively, if one has the opportunity to consult a good FS practitioner, this would be better.
Warmest Regards,
Cecil