Dear Sir:
I just want to seek advice and clarification on matters regarding the number of steps on the staircase. I have read your replies on inquirieswritten here and have been browsing related topics about this in the internet but only your siteexplained in more detail how to identify the auspicious number of steps. I understand that there are auspicious number of steps such as 1,2,5,10,13,14,17,22, etc.
Firstly, my apologoies if I would be comparing it with the book I have whichwas written byProfessor Charlie Chaoentitled Practical Feng-Shui. I just want to seek clarification with regards to landings.
I am currently doing my own layout plan of my simple house. I got stuck, confused and kept on erasing when I have to consider the steps of my staircase. Then finalyy I found my misplaced book of Prof. Charlie Chao. In his book he mentioned the auspicious number of steps the same way you did mentioned here. However the difference betweenboth of you is that he wrote, I quote, "To observe this as to the auspicious number of steps for the staircase, RECOUNT steps where there is a landing along the staircase." Therefore as per my understanding, I made my drawing (Please see attachment).
In my readings of your replies, I found one illustration on how to count the steps. I now got confused because you included the midway landing in the total number of steps. You didn't recount therefore I now don't know that what I did is right. If I would include the midway landing then the total number of my steps will be 20 and it would no longer be auspicious. I learn that having a midway landing is good for the chi flow and it would be convenient and untiringfor my mother to walk up the stairs with a midway landing.
Can you please help me clear up my confusion? Do I have to revise my staircase to 22 steps? I can't reduce to 17 steps because the distance of my floor to ceiling is 3.5 meters and 17 steps would make the height between steps high and inconvenient. How do you define a landing to be able to recount the steps when it comes to stairs inside the house because your reply on your previous discussions focus on outside staircase wherein you can change the designs of the steps to be able to recount.
Thanks and I hope I would be able to hear from you soon.
Anne
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