[where to place the altar]

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

[Chen house double facing]

Hi Cecil,

Question 1

I'm a East Group person, with gua wood 3 chen. I thought I should live in an East Group house, preferably of the same trigram - Chen. I just bought a house built in period 8, facing W2, hence a double facing Chen house. But the house faces West, how is it possible to have my main door to face East?

Question 2

The double facing house has both the ruling stars (mountain and water) in the West section. But isn't the West section the "Death" direction to a Chen person? Important sections of the house like living area and master bedroom are usually in the same section as the Main Door?

I would be most grateful if you could enlighten me on this matter.

Thanks.

Regards,

Kah Yew