Hi, Cecil,
I was about to design my own bedding with a abstract Chinese character "Shou." Thanks to your adviser web site and the person who asked the question about "Fu Lu Shou." I now understand that not every auspicious symbol is great for every place in a house. My questions are:
1. Since not every auspicious symbol is good to be placed in any room or place, how do I make a decision about where to place the auspicious symbols?
2. Besides water features, "Fu Lu Shou," TV set, and mirror, what are other things and symbols that I should not place in a bedroom?
Thank you. Your advice and web site are always give me inspiration and keep me learning.

Dear Judy,
Please see below:-

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On 11/12/00 5:06:00 PM, Anonymous wrote:
Hi, Cecil,
I was about to design my own
bedding with a abstract
Chinese character "Shou."
Thanks to your adviser web
site and the person who asked
the question about "Fu Lu
Shou." I now understand that
not every auspicious symbol is
great for every place in a
house. My questions are:
1. Since not every auspicious
symbol is good to be placed in
any room or place, how do I
make a decision about where to
place the auspicious symbols?

In general:-
1. Auspicious symbols e.g. each of the mandarin characters Fu Lu Shou can be carved a string of auspicious character as borders e.g. say outside the building or on a piece of furniture.
I personally have a table lamp that has carved piece of "Fu" character table lamp.
Here, these are auspicious symbols, that are part of the furniture or fittings.
2. The `taboo' or `superstition' is that if it is a figurine of one of the deities etc... it should be `treated with dignity and respect'.
Thus, for objects that are `alive' or figurines, try to avoid placing them at locations I had mentioned earlier such as next to a toilet wall.
Or If one has an ancestor altar, there should at least be a gap or separated by elevation or different heights should they be placed on the same table top.
3. For caligrapy symbols, it is preferred to be hang e.g. on walls or at staircase landing. Usually, these are hung in the living room or dining area. It can be hung in the study room.
There is really no hard and fast rule with regards to this. But it is obvious that these should not be placed in the toilet or kitchen.
2. Besides water features,

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"Fu Lu Shou," TV set, and
mirror, what are other things
and symbols that I should not
place in a bedroom?

The double happiness symbol is very common and can be placed in the bedroom.
Another `ruleset' is to remember this IN PAIRS.
It is always essential that e.g. in a married couples bedroom, if we place an object it should be in pairs.
This is why the "double happiness" symbol has to 'halves' that are in pairs. But this is not necessarily for a painting or picture.
For a picture of the wedding, it is OK to place say the married couple's photo in the room. But for a group photo of family members, it should (preferably) not be placed there.

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inspiration and keep me
learning.
Thank you. Your advice and
web site are always give me
Thanks for your words of encouragements:)
Warmest Regards,
Cecil