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My layout review recommends Fire as a remedy in the north, which is also my bedroom. Leaving aside the issue that many frown upon red as being too Yang a color for the bedroom, how much red is too much? I understand you have to be very careful with that color. So, would a red bedspread be complete overkill, unlit candles not enough? I was thinking that the best solution would be a bright lamp left on all day, as actual light is more effective than the color red. Thanks, Regina Cohn

Is there any value in using a house's trigram number for comparison withthe annual star? (Using the number associated with the sitting/facing direction of the house, placing that number in the center of the grid, flying the numbers in the usual fashion, and then comparing those base numbers (based on direction only!) to the annual flying stars. I would assume that this might be valuable if a person had absolutely no idea when their house was built. What is the origin ofthis type of house analysis? It appears in many books that don't go into any detail about Flying Star Feng Shui. Regina Cohn

I'm aware that one remedy for a jailed period star is opening the room to other rooms, and letting in fresh air, etc. However, that would seem to be in conflict with "shutting away" the annual 5 in that room. No one is particularly using the room, so we could go either way. Any suggestions? Regina Cohn

The annual 5 is in my daughter's bedroom. The other numbers are 1, 7, 4. Should we hang a windchime just outside her window, or place 6 coins somewhere inside the room? The layout review noted "balanced sector" without suggesting a cure for the annual star. Thanks, Regina Cohn

How exciting to find my house has improved under Period 8! Unfortunately, however, W is the sector to activate a Mountain Star. West is in a bedroom, but our house is set on a NE/SW axis, so actual West is in the corner. Is it possible in any way to activate the Mountain Star if I can't hang a picture in the corner, or place an object of mass there? See attached photo - a closet takes up most of the SW wall. Thanks. Regina Cohn

I can't speak for the rest of the world, but in the U.S., Feng Shui is becoming, in some circles, sadly, a fad. It is being lumped in with every other New-Agey fad. It seems to be a matter of: "Well, I tried channeling, and that didn't work, I tried bodywork, that didn't work - I know---Feng Shui!" I was rather horrified to learn that an acquaintance who wasn't making a living a Reiki massage took a weekend Feng Shui workshop, and is now offering her services as a practitioner. Her logic is: there's no one else in the area. One watered down book is being cited as a "good reference," and lots of walls in town are being painted pink! A few people (the lucky ones) have ended up with better furniture placement. I have spent the past few years reading, learning, and self-doubting. I wouldn't begin to believe that I have even scratched the surface! I still post very "beginner" type questions to the free advice forum. I mentioned flying stars to this new practitioner. She gave me a rather startled look, and said "she didn't know about that." Please make sure of the background and experience of anyone you intend to hire. 40 years experience in China would sound good to me!!!! Students new to Feng Shui can learn more on their own, with the help of a few good books and this website, than many "practitioners" can teach them. Regina Cohn

Dear Master Lee: As you can see from the attached photo, our fireplace sends a serious poison arrow to anyone sitting in its path. I have temporarily disguised it with a plant. (I obviously have to go get a tall silk plant to disguise the whole thing.) Is a plant on a fireplace a problem, as wood fuels fire? We have a mirror over the fireplace, representing the water element. The stars in the room (the center) are 1, 7, 4. Is there a conflict there with the plant? If the plant is a completely bad idea, are there other things that can be used, such as a statue, and, if so, what element would be most compatible? I hope the answer is that a plant is okay!!!!!! Thanks, Regina Cohn

Master Lee: Excuse this question - I am still learning. I have done a (I'm pretty sure) thorough search, and have not found the answer. If a metal remedy is needed in say, the N or the E, should the cure be positioned in the extreme N of the room, or the extreme E, rather than in the center of the room? I have read that sometimes one should "spread the wealth", i.e., put the cure in the center of the room, so as to make sure the remedy is effective. I have also read that being a few degrees off can nullify the cure. I would think that a cure for N placed in the N would be the more effective option (especially as I am using coins, which, obviously, cannot be "hung" in the center of the room. I have read in the forum, that the coins should be visible. What if the N of the room in question is inside a closet? Thanks, Regina Cohn (strong fire)

Dear Master Lee: Master Lam Kam Chuen says that the front and backyard of one's house should reflect the energies of the four animals. He states that the center should be kept clear. Do you agree with this? We recently planted an orange tree in the center of our backyard - from a visual perspective, it seems to make sense there. Should we move it?

Hello: As I mentioned previously, from my Flying Star chart I notice that most of my remedies must be metal. In two rooms, however, fire is suggested as an alternate remedy based on the year's annual star. It seems I should only pick either fire OR metal based on what I am trying to accomplish--- otherwise, wouldn't the fire remedy destroy the metal? I take it the double 7 will no longer be auspicious at the start of the new year as it will no longer be timely? For my SE and C directions, even though remedies are proposed, at the bottom there is a box stating that these triple combinations are auspicious. Even though remedies are needed? How does that work? Thank you, Regina Cohn

I live in a southwest-facing house. The breadwinner is weak metal, I am strong fire, and my daughter is weak water. We have a birdbath (without fountain) in the backyard (in the east.) Is this considered water in the back - and if so, should it be moved to the front of the house? The birds seem to be depending on it being somewhere! Regina Cohn

I am Strong Fire. My bedroom is in my longevity sector, N, and I sleep with my head pointing toward SE, my health position. So far, so good, as far as the Eight House Theory goes. However, I understand from my Flying Star report, that this sector represents quarrels and conflicts. I have to sleep here, so I am thinking taking advantage of the colors favorable to my personal element might help that situation some. I have tried different bed directions, and find sleep to be the most restful here. I have no option in this direction but to sleep with my head under a window. I have a headboard, keep the blinds shut, and feel secure, as the room backs onto our patio. Any suggestions on this arrangement, let me know. In the five-element analysis, this room is compromised by a 5, 9 combination - metal is needed. On a yearly basis, it is compromised by 3, 1, but that would involve a fire remedy - I have decided that metal is more important. (Fire might also disastrously produce more earth). Health comes before wealth, and I do not want to give #5 any leeway, given the magnifying characteristics of #9. Water is associated with the North. I know that one should not place aquariums or plants in the bedroom as they are too Yang. This makes sense, but some go so far as to say no blue or even pictures of blue in a bedroom, as these represent water. I find blue to be a restful color. Is light blue appropriate for the room, in keeping with my Strong Fire element, or will the ?water? of the blue-colored fabric have a detrimental effect on the Metal cure I have placed?. I wouldn't think color alone would have any effect - if anything I am thinking that water could drain earth. It's probably more useful to bring in a filing cabinet from the closet than to bother with white blankets. A an aside, I have read that the Chinese avoid white blankets (shrouds). I assume that has no basis in Feng Shui; it certainly has no impact on my cultural outlook.. P.S. My remedy is kind of home-made----- my grandmother?s giant coffee urn. That?s as good as it?s going to get, until I do more research into the more specific type of remedy needed. Maybe the filing cabinet. Thanks, Regina Cohn

Mr. Lee: From my initial read-through of my Flying Star report, I note that 7 out of 9 rooms need metal remedies! This is quite a general question, as I do not have a floor plan drawn up yet, but trust me, we have a small house (1,200 sq. feet.) An American Feng Shui consultant I hired a few years ago was obsessed with moving metal. That was the only remedy she was willing to discuss. (I nixed the idea of a chiming clock - all the remedies in the world are not helpful if one is awakened every hour of the night.) She said a ticking noise would be just fine. Theoretically, then, I could just place a clock in each room, but finding a nice one, without a wooden case, or whatever is really hard on any kind of a budget. The practitioner said that anything that ticked would be fine, as obviously, the important "moving" parts of the clock would be made out of metal, regardless of the case. But in one of your replies to a question re wind chimes, you stated that no more than two of the elements should be present in a remedy. Am I being too picky when I suggest that unless the case of the clock were metal (hard to find), then there would be three elements to the clock: e.g., metal, glass, wood??? And that I should go for a strictly metal clock? So much for the clock issue. Wind chimes. We already have one hanging up so that the tag brushes the front door when the door opens. It makes a pleasant sound, and as my piano students walk in and out - I feel secure knowing when the door has been opened. Is this acceptable for a room needing metal? The door it is on does face the Southwest, which you indicated might be a problem. Chinese coins........saltwater. How to keep the cats from drinking the saltwater. You indicate these are effective cures. Why, since they are not moving? What is the origin of the moving metal idea. Did the ancient Chinese have moving clocks, or is the clock idea a Western version of the wind chime? If moving metal is more effective, then moving metal it is!!! Please explain this fascinating concept. Moving metal seems related to the idea that a water cure should have movement, to avoid stagnant Qi. Am I somewhat on track here? But again, coins do not move. Another idea which has troubled me is the balance of the elements in one room. Americans have STUFF. I'm sitting in a room looking at metal picture frames, clay pots, a ceramic bunny, a huge rock my daughter brought in and won't take back outside, well - you get the idea - an awful lot of ceramics and miscellaneous metal. If a room needs a metal cure, and one is placed, is there then any reason to cart out all the clay, ceramics, red candles, glass vases, wooden candlesticks? (It's beginning to sound like I run a second-hand store.) Or does the remedy placed stand on its own. I do know that under the production cycle, earth produces metal, so I wouldn't think that the clay pots are a bad thing. Lastly, does a computer, stereo, etc., count as a moving metal remedy. Or is that pushing it? It has been suggested to me that keeping a radio on all days works as a remedy. Thanks so much.

Note Appended by Cecil: Dear Regina, It would be best if you can attach a sketch to your message. Hope you understand that it is quite difficult to visualise, what has been mentioned - with certainty. Warmest Regards, Cecil Mr. Lee: You demonstrate in the Flying Star report how to place the grid over a rectangular house, and you also show how to place it over each section of an "L"-shaped house. What should one do with a shallow "U"-shaped house, where the two arms of the U are single rooms, with a patio filling in the missing space? Is the patio figured in? If the template is not put over the entire U, why not? Thanks. Regina Cohn