Dear Master Cecil:
Are trees in the back of the house detrimental to the Feng Shui of the property even the trees look like slicing into back windows?
In addition, I am told that one single stand alone post in the back is inauspicious. There is no post around my property. However, there is one single stand alone "very high" tree in the back of my house. This tree is in my back neighbor's property and is only about a foot from the property line. Nonetheless, there is also a fence, which is about four feet high, separates our properties. Is this tree a threat? Please advise.
Regards,
Anon

Dear Anon,
1. For a threat towards the interior of the home:
If one looks out of the window, one should not see a lone tree slicing thru the window. If so, a simple day curtain to screen or a blind would be useful.
2. Yin and Yang concept:
Often, a large tree is not advisable especially if it has lots of branches and leaves. The rationale here is that, because of the tree, what is underneath the tree becomes `dark' i.e. no sunlight penetrate thru. And it is because of this; that we consider the location or area `yin'.
Too yin, or darked area, is not really too good.
3. Often, it is said that spirits (or for those who believe in spirits); a spirit may harbour or hide inside the tree trunk. Not too ideal also.
4. At your end, as mentioned under Para 1, so long as the trunk of the tree does not slice into your house, this is acceptable. Often, we do not have control of our neighbour's action or property. But if the tree i.e. it's branches or leaves encroch into our property, we can, as a last resort take legal action.
Warmest Regards,
Cecil

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On 4/9/2003 3:38:04 AM, Anonymous wrote:
Dear Master Cecil:
Are trees in the back of the
house detrimental to the Feng
Shui of the property even the
trees look like slicing into
back windows?
In addition, I am told that
one single stand alone post in
the back is inauspicious.
There is no post around my
property. However, there is
one single stand alone "very
high" tree in the back of my
house. This tree is in my
back neighbor's property and
is only about a foot from the
property line. Nonetheless,
there is also a fence, which
is about four feet high,
separates our properties. Is
this tree a threat? Please
advise.
Regards,
Anon