Dear cecil,
What is the purpose of inscribing the Kun - -
- -
- -
and the che'in ____
____
____
symbol of I-Ching on the walls of the house. and can one paint the walls of room with malicious star 5 a light yellow color. Can we paint the back wall of our house a light blue or will it be considered having water at the back of house. Thanks.

Hi,
The Traditional understanding is that only when one uses the `entire' formation of the Eight Trigrams based on Fu Xi or The First Heaven sequence Trigram than can it be said to be `activated'.
For example, the Tai or Peace symbol used by Geomancy-u.com cannot be said to be `activated' as it does not represent a formation i.e. Heaven to Thunder etc... where the entire First Heaven Sequence Trigram also represents a Family unit.
Reference: http://www.geomancy.net/fs/pakua.htm
We may activate the Earth element i.e. the Five Star by painting e.g. the room yellow representing the Earth element.
It is still acceptable to paint the backdoor blue but this is best avoided. Symbolically if you look at it at another angle, the back door usually is usually a solid piece and often for protection against thief, it does not have a frame for glass panels etc...
The solid back door is equavalent of representing a solid backing.
Warmest Regards,
Cecil

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On 8/15/99 1:30:02 AM, Anonymous wrote:
Dear cecil,
What is the purpose of
inscribing the Kun - -
- -
- -
and the che'in ____
____
____
symbol of I-Ching on the walls
of the house. and can one
paint the walls of room with
malicious star 5 a light
yellow color. Can we paint
the back wall of our house a
light blue or will it be
considered having water at the
back of house. Thanks.