Master Lee, First of all, thank you for answering my other thread regarding staircases placed in sectors with bad stars. I have a new question. Some feng shui practitioners say that staircases in the North and NorthEast is not recommended and unfavorable. What do you think? A staircase in the North is unfavorable because the Yin energy emanates from the North, which is said to be the dwelling-place of spirits and immortals. Consequently, a stairwell, toilet, drain, garbage chute or any whole or passage should not be located here. A staircase in the NorthEast is also known in feng shui as "the Devil's gate" because it is here that the energy deviates from the norm. The chi becomes harmful if a malefic sar moves to this direction. To avoid having problems of this nature, and to protect the sons of the family from being affected by negative placements, or any other problematic feature, in the Northeast.