Hi Cecil, I'll be moving in to a new house in a few months' time. My gua is wood 3-chen. I wonder where is the best location for the altar. I'm a Buddhist and I worship Kuan Yin, also the Earth God. My new house faces West and the Main Door too faces the West. Briefly I describe the layout as follows: - Main Door faces West Immediately entering the Main Door is the foyer, with a wall facing the Main Door, about 10 feet away from the door. My second convenient location for the altar. Behind this wall is the staircase. Immediately on the right is the living area, which is connected to the dining area. I intend to have a divider to separate the two areas. In the middle, between the living and dining areas on the right and the wall and staircase on the left is the aisle, thatleads me to the kitchen Before reaching the kitchen there is a wall (facing the front of the house, not directly at the Main door but a wall next to the Main door and a sliding glass door. This is my first convenient location. However, behind this wall is a powder room (i.e. a guest toilet). You mentioned somewhere in your response to the others that the altar should'nt share the same wall with a toilet. Instead of a handrail, my staircase has a solid wall banister, also possible to serve as a solid backing / wall for the altar. This faces south, the dining area, also a sliding door that opens the dining area to the garden. This is probably the 3rd covenient location. I would be very grateful if you could give me some help here. Thanks. Regards, Choy Kah Yew
