Cecil Lee

This article I wrote around 1996 (thereabout) shows the danger of underground water. (Underground water may include underground water channels or even sewerage running below a bedroom:- http://forum.geomancy.net/resources/art/art-under.php For those who are building their dream home should take serious note of it. And for those who stay in landed property, it is good to find out where your sewerage pipe is running on the ground level. Hopefully, it is not running below your living room sofa, or even a specific bedroom in the ground floor!

1. Please refer to this link:- http://www.geomancy.net/resources/art/art-pakua.htm 2. All Ba Gua (Pakua) mirrors should be using the First Heaven Sequence Trigram. 3. Your neighbour's Ba Gua is also using the First Heaven Sequence Trigram. And it is often (said) used as an amulet. To scare away "Chinese , Mongolian spirits" Not sure, whether it can be effective with a "christian or other race - spirits, thou".... So far, no one should be using a Ba Gua mirror (with the Later Heaven Sequence) as this is used more with Yang Geomancy or for the living only. 4. In addition, your neighbour's ba gua mirror, usually should have a "talisman or charm" on it. 5. Therefore, your neighbour's ba gua mirror is said to serve two fold:- Protection (8 trigram symbols on the outer side of the ba gua)and Wealth Enhancement (Luo Pan in the middle). 6. Normally, older greenish ba gua mirror comes with a centre flat mirror. This centre mirror is an added insurance, for protection. As it is suppose to let the "spirit" see an image of itself, get scared and run - off! Sucks! 7. In the 1960's to 1970's, the tone of the mirror is greenish. In modern times most of the ba gua mirror comes in the shade ofyellowish (golden) like your neighbour's one. 8. Some homes use this type of semi-circular floor tile area to act as a modern "Ba gua". Symbolic if a curved knife (top down view) slicing away from the home - as a protection. Thus even if the neighbour places a ba gua mirror, you already have a protection. (However, this addition may be considered "illegal" as it does occupy some of common corridor space. (Don't get caught or some one complaint will do). Reference link:- http://wiki.geomancy.net/wiki/Semi-circulating_entrance_feature 9. Better still, there is another "technique" known as a "nose" or "protuding nose", please check out the attachment "CIRCLED in RED." Here,if ONLY thicker material(s) like granite or marble is used at the front entrance area, it can protude out a little i.e. a "nose" much like a "an edge of a knife" or symbolic of a "karate chop" below the main entrance area. This serves as a "silent" protection in-case a neighbour places a ba gua mirror of any kind above their door. This"straight" method can be combined withthe "illegal" Para 8, or simply used alone ... in a straight line "nose" effect. These are modern symbolic methods of "stealth mode" protection... coupled with a slight raised "platform" as shown in the attachment.

1. To clarify, the Luo Pan on the centre of the ba gua is meant more to generate "auspicious wealth" for the owners. One good point is that it does not have a mirror especially a conCAVE mirror which is suppose to "suck wealth". Thus, you have roughly sum up what I had mentioned earlier. 2. I did not mentioned fully of the entire Ba Gua mirror on the whole, as I was focusing just on the Luo Pan in your neighbour's ba gua mirror. 3. In fact, the FULL mirror with the Ba Gua Trigrams on the outside serves to "protect" the owners from so called "evil or wondering spirits". Thus if we put both the Luo Pan and the ba gua mirror with the trigram, then it serves TWO purposes:- 3.1 Suppose to create wealth (Luo pan in a vertical 90 degrees angle). And in addition, the Trigram on your neighbour's Ba Gua mirror is meant as a "protection" from so called evil spirits. My earlier message was focused was simply to explain the Chinese luo pan (on it's own). Quote: Jes L. wrote: Based on your reply, the ba gua my neighbour is using is meant more for the purpose of auspicious wealth. It is not meant to detect and deter evil spirits. As such, it will not be inauspicious for my family and will not cause any harm to us. We do not need to take any further measures against it for protection.

1. Please note that the House Number report is based on the concept "Vertical Flying Star Feng Shui". 2. This is where, it is considered that the qi for all apartments are not the same at different heights. 3. Thus, if or should your homeis a landed property, you should not even use this report at all. Since it is above "vertical qi". 4. Is there is a cure? If it is inauspicious? 4.1 Do take note that it is meant more as a TOOL to analyse which apartment is better to get say within a block of flats. But once, one has already purchased the apartment (flat), nothing else can be done here. For example, currently, there is NO CURE for AIDS or advanced stage of Cancer. 4.2 Simply, Look elsewhere! 5. Look where? 5.1 Key Success Factors in D.I.Y. Feng Shui * The Concept of Maximizing Marks * The Concept of Feng Shui by Exception * The Customer Engineer Concept * Fix-the-Leak, First! * The Three-Step-Approach * Commonsense Approach Fact or Fiction? * Fast Food Feng Shui * Situational Approach The above are some commonsense approach to best practises in making your home /office more Feng Shui friendlier! The complete resource can be found under http://wiki.geomancy.net and under the above heading: Key Success Factors....

Further to what I had mentioned, other than what I had described or illustrated, from a technical point of view, a toilet below a staircase is NOT as bad as a kitchen (or stove or anything that can catch fire). As the staircase is an important emergency exit, at least if (touch wood) there is a fire, maybe the pipes may burst and it is still water, as opposed to inflammable objects. The above is only my silly argument (as one of the good) reasons for the toilet below a staircase. Otherwise, please see my earlier comments. The above is to PACIFY those who already have a toilet (powder) room and cannot change it. Thus making those with these feel easy about it!

1. These are some of the considerations:- 1.1 Sewerage pipe ============= Most toilet or powder room often have a toilet bowl. And even if it does not have one, the "drainage" e.g. the wash basin in a powder room often has to drain into a sewerage pipe and not into the home's rain water catchment drain. Often, a good designed home often always have a toilet or a power room, sharing one EXTERNAL wall. If so, it almost guarantees that the sewerage pipe often would not run from a "critical" area of a home to the toilet (or powder room). Imagine, if we have a guest or a study room at the rear of the home. And often, a sewerage pipe need to reach the toilet (perhaps as you had mentioned) close to the staircase. It has to run somewhere from the exterior and cutting thru be it a bedroom (guest or study) or the dining area or even living room area - the shortest cut to it! "In a very old article of mine" something like "Dangers of Underground water", there was a real life situation where, in Germany, it was found that there was a higher incidence of cancer especially for those bed is immediately above a sewerage pipe! Thus, it makes more sense to have a toilet SHARING one external wall. Here, it is hoped that the sewerage pipe can run from the exterior wall rather than intrude into the interior of the home. In addition, ONE EXTERIOR wall will ensure sufficient ventilation for a toilet - air / or gas or german gas to dissipate out of the home! If so, make sure that family members don't eat too much garlic or onions or else they will pass off too much gas... and certainly your toilet will end up a "stinky" place! Yucks!! 1.2 The "thirsty Hippo" In Singapore, the TV ad says to buy the "thirsty Hippo". It is a dehumifier where it is sold with crytals to absorb humidity or moisture! Imagine, if one has a toilet smack below the staircase, without ventilation (assuming) it does not share an external wall! And imagine if family members have a habit to wet the toilet, and no amount of "thirsty hippo" would help as many of the items e.g. store room closeby would be mouldy! Imagine storing your precious Luvi Vitton or Channel leather bags! They would be useless in no time! Thus, honestly, only lousy "architects" would dream of such a configuration for our home! Please put a stop to this!

1. This can be "explained" from a "Commonsense Approach" to Feng Shui. 2. Why is it that many Feng Shui practitioners say that a toilet or near to a toilet is no good? In the past, many Chinese homes do not have a toilet in the home, the toilet is a distance away from the home. 3. I have mentioned this many times: 3.1 One day, while driving along a highway, there was this radio feature, where this fella, says that where-ever one place one's toothbrush in the toilet, there sure to be "germs" on it. This is especially true, if we flush the toilet (bowl) and the fine mists shoots out all over the place. 3.2 And his solution? Buy his disinfection tablets much like those for disinfecting false teeth! 3.3 Come on! Many or ALL of us, always use the same toothbrush for at least a few months! Surely a little bit of germs makes most of us resistant. Unless we are suddenly weak, then it may be an issue. 4. The idea is that "worse-off" are those that have a toilet door opened towards say the stove. And if we do not close the toilet door and if we place the toilet bowl sit flat, when we flush the toilet bowl, the "mists" would fly and even reach areas like the stove surrounding. More - of a hygiene consideration. 5. That is why also, it is advisable not to place a fridge facing a toilet door (particularly) facing a toilet bowl. Here, if the fridge does not have those uv or baterial inhibitors, when we open the fridge door and at the same time flush the toilet bowl, some of these germs may just get into our fridge. Thus, fruits, vegetables would "decay" earlier. 6. In your case, the fortunate thing is that the toilet door is not directly facing the cooking area or the kitchen (from what I understand) from your message. Thus it is still acceptable! 7. Thus all these can be related more towards "Commonsense" and here, "simply commonsense Feng Shui". That is why, simple things like using separate cuttingboard for vegetables and fruits vs another cutting board for raw meat etc.... All these has to do with cleanliness and hygiene! You can still say it is still "Feng Shui" good or bad...

1. If you are DIY or doing "Trial and Error" Feng Shui of the placement of a water position, then, best to read the information especially Para 2.1 to 2.12 under this link:- http://fountain.geomancy.net 2. Contrary to popular belief, placinga water feature (WRONGLY)can certainly lead to broken marriages etc... 3. No choice, for those who don't apply proper Feng Shui tools like Flying Star Feng Shui, better count your luck or avoid placing a water feature at all. As I had recently mentioned in a forum message that under Flying Star Feng Shui:- Mountain Star #8 or Mountain star #9 or #1 = Placing a water feature here may be detrimental to relationships and even luck! If you are "damn" lucky and hit on the right spot where th Water star #8 is = this is good for you! In addition, try placing a water feature at locations with #3 (bad wood = lawsuits, quarrels and conflicts) and there, you have the break-up or divorce! Again if the above, sounds GREEK, then, refrain from placing a water position especially for an apartment or flat. Quote: Anonymous wrote: Hi My kua no is 7 and element is metal. what i want to buy an aquarium . I have a disastrous marriage and career to have a better career what fengshui item should I keep to keep the aquarium please advice me the direction, and no. of fishes, and decoration material etc

1. Yes, the authentic Chinese "pin yin" (romanized character) should be Qi. While the dialect or non-authentic version is Chi. 2. Chinese characters are all consolidated in Mandarin. 3. In Singapore, when I started my primary schooling, more than 40 years back:- My Primary One and Primary Two Mandarin lessons were in the "Big Five" or "traditional Mandarin" characters. While in Primary Three, had to learn both this "Big Five" and "Pin Yin" or the romanized verson which is simply "English character" Mandarin and also had to learn the "simplied Mandarin" characters. 4. Thus, officially, if you go to China and use the pin yin "Chi", most may not understand what you say. But in actual "Pin Yin" it should be "Qi" (Chi). 5. Similarly, some say Gua (correct Pin Yin) while Kua is the "dialect" form. Andalso things like BaGua (correct Pin Yin) while Pakua more of a "Hokkien" dialect. 6. If one were to study in Singapore during my time, you have to be multi lingual! As often, we (students) at that time had to:- 6.1 At home usually most speak family dialect and maybe mandarin or English 6.2 In School, we had to learn: Mandarin ( Big Five - long form; Pin Yin - romanized mandarin and simplified mandarin) 6.3 And in Singapore, it was compulsory to learn basic Malay at my time. So, imagine, we also have to understand and many Chinese shows are in the Cantonese dialect (produced in Hong Kong). Many Singaporeans, end up conversant with at least 5 or more types of "languages". Quote: Katrina L. wrote: Is the Qi Lin also known as the Chi Lin?

1. Attached please find an illustration (sample) of a typical home where there, if drainage out of the home, can result in either: Wealth or Power and Authority for the owners. 2. In this example, if drainage out of the home is under Exit 1 and Exit 3, then it would mean wealth for the home-owners. 3. For those who are in politics or want to have a high position in their company, may consider Exit 2. 4. Sometimes, we cannot chose an exit point as it may drain towards a neighbour's home. That is why there are often a further two other directions to consider. Any other drainage out of the homes will often mean "poverty" or "loss of wealth". 5. In this illustration, one can also see the PURPLE arrow directions, where water may drain from LEFT-to-RIGHT or RIGHT-to-LEFT depending on the exit point. 6. As there are a total of 15 facing directions (under the Flying Star Feng Shui), this cannot apply universally for all 15 facing directions. For info, this example is meant only for a Flying Star N1 direction. (No need to consider the period e.g. Period 6, 7 or 8).

1. Firstly, I don't have a good idea or picture of how the layout of your home looks like. I won't know how far or the distance between the North or NW .. the main entrance... 2. If your facing direction is NW2, then, usually, there should be unobstructed areas where "wind" would come from the NW direction towards the home. Thus it is in-material if the door is slightly to say the North. 3. For a terrace house, in theory, Qi or Chi can only come thru such a house from say NW2 or SE2, since both sides of the home is attached to another terrace home. 4. However, if the home is a semi-detached home, then, there are usually three sides of the home where windows and/or doors and or sliding doors could be placed. And for these homes, qi can enter such a home from three directions. Usually, the qi from the frontage is most likely as it is often unobstructed. While, the back-yard area - depends on whether there is another home behind yours and for the side, again, another home is obstructing the qi? 5. For a bungalow home (4 sides) can have wind or qi coming in. 6. Please note that many experienced Feng Shui practioner would often say that re-locating the main door e.g. to North can only be "temporary" since this is not the true facing direction. And subsequently, qi will end up comig from the areas with the most yang (lighting or bright areas - clear space). Therefore, it is a waste of time and effort in most instances to try to change the door. Quote: Anonymous wrote: Dear Master Cecil, It often is confusing regarding the affect of flying stars of any year on the main entrance direction and location. My house faces NW2 and the main entrance also faces NW2 (same wall) but located on the right side at the North sector. My questions are: 1) Is the main entrance affected by the flying stars residing in/coming from NW or N of any year? 2) If I tilt the door to N (my sheng chi direction), still as per answer for Q1 above? Thanks in advance.

1. It's a pity that only in this "crazy" world of Fast Food Feng Shui would someone want to change the bed-head position annually. Think about this! 2. Who in their right frame of mind has ever considered moving the bed, and re-arranging, say the bed room console, and internal arrangements in a bedroom? Again, only those too free or nothing else better to do. 3. Chinese Beliefs: Pregnancy VS Moving Bed - Annually Many Chinese believe that if one is pregnant, one MUST never move the bridal bed, else there could be a likelyhood of an aborted birth. Thus all these talk about moving bed-head to "cater" to the whims and fancies of the Grand Duke or the three killings is but an unfortunate mis-conception. Furthermore, many bedrooms are constrained by having a bedroom door, attached bathroom (door), windows and other "obstacles". In fact, those who think that they can practise Annual moving or changing bed-head directions should think again! Else, normal sane persons would call these people "SIAO" (Hokkien phrase) for MAD!

1. Please note that the three (or sometimes two) drainage exit points is dependent on the facing direction of a home. Thus a home (landed property) facing Flying Star SW 1 would have it's drainage totally different from a home with say facing direction NW 1 etc.... 2. And this left-right or right-left is again dependent on Para 1.

Further to what I had mentioned:- 1. What has the Eight House (Eight Mansions / East/West Group or Ba Cai) Feng Shui to do with annual afflictions of the Grand Duke / Five Yellow and Three Killings?. 2. First and foremost, the Eight House concept is one of the TWO compass school theories. The other compass school theory is the Flying Star Feng Shui. 3. Frankly, too many are either having a phobia or simply don'tmake an effort to understand concepts like the Eight House properly.I wonder how did one ever link this concept with Grand Duke / Five Yellow / Three Killings? And not sure why some are so free to move their bed (bed-head) annually? Don't you have better things to do than to move your bed (bed positions?) 4. I like to emphaise that Grand Duke / Five Yellow / Three Killings are based on annual afflictions.Recent posting, can be found, here:- http://wiki.geomancy.net/wiki/Grand_Duke_%26_Three_Killings

Please check my recent message on the same subject and type of question asked. Clue: The Eight House concept is not like the "Grand Duke" concept! Again, try to find out what is the Eight House concept:- http://wiki.geomancy.net/wiki/The_Three-Step-Approach I really don't understand why this year, (and only) this year so many confuse the Grand Duke with the Eight House?? Quote: Theresa K. wrote: I am sleeping with my head pointing to East which is one of my good direction. However for this year East is afflicted should I still sleep with my head pointing to East?

1. Please note that the link has been fixed, it should be working. 2. Since both of you intend to stay at both homes, your earth luck or Feng Shui will be influenced by the two homes and even the place of work. Frankly, there is no scientific accountability as to how much luck or influence comes from which home. However, logically, if you were to stay at a home from Monday to Friday (5 days) vs Saturday and Sunday (2 days) then the weightage may be mathematically divided based on this ratio. But, really, must life be so calculated? 3. In my opinion, your existing home or the Monday to Friday home should have the highest influence. 4. As to missing corners, very recently, I had mentioned a few ways and methods used by some Feng Shui practitioners on this matter. Quote: Anonymous wrote: Dear Master, Happy New OX Year 2009! Here I would like to thank you for your advices all this while and how wonderfully they have helped our life. Our new apartment will be ready in a couple of months time. The new apartment is facing NW2 sitting SE2. Our current apartment faces S1 and sits N1. My brother and I belongs to the East Group and respectively kua 3 and 4. Both males. Please find our questions below: 1) We decided to stay at both apartments maybe 1 during the weekend and the other during weekdays. How will this affect our feng shui? 2) The new apartment has missing W and E. As E represent Eldest Son, will this affect us? Also what is the best cure for missing W and E? 3) We also read in one of your reply to new house, info for shifting in, etc are located at info.geomancy.net. However the pdf link to "getting key" is incorrect. Can you please update the link? Thank you so much again.

1. Thank you for the sketch. However, you did not state where is the frontage of your home. 2. For example, I have marked in RED: A, B, C, D. 3. If the frontage is at A and "sitting-back-of-home" is at B, this is acceptable. 4. If your frontage is at B and "sitting" at A, then this is OK. 5. If your frontage is at C or D, then it depends on the road parallel to the frontage. P.S. Please note that if you do want to post a sketch, be more specific with where the home is in relation to the plot of land. Else it is very unproductive for me to ask more questions as I consider this, the final reply.

1. Please re-read my previous reply. 2. If you are DIY Feng Shui, then, try to see if you can apply Flying Star Feng Shui. As Flying Star Feng Shui maps out the "birth-chart" of a home. And things like water star #8 is a good location to place a water feature (distinct from whether you are a weak fire or not). If your water position is placed on a water wealth location, then it is fine. (A water position may also be placed at a water star #1, location) 3. In general, from now to 2023, avery good location to activate water position MAY be the South-West sector. Which is in general, known as the "water-wealth-spirit" location of a home. 4. Under Flying Star, what could be worse than to place a water feature at the mountain star #8 or #9 or #1 location. 5. If the above soundsgreek, then either you "jolly-well" have to learn more or get professional help or as you had mentioned, simply remove the water feature, first. Please don't ask me what is "Flying star / what is water and mountain star." Do a search - and read and learn more.

You should read this FAQ to understand more:- http://forum.geomancy.net/phpforum/article.php?bid=2&fid=2&mid=23906&new= As for the extra lunar month, it will occur in a Lunar Year (or a Leap Year).

1. This is one of the most asked questions (for the past 10 years) of forum resources. Why don't you use your fingers to do a SEARCH. 2. First and foremost, there are sufficient info for these three "steps":- http://wiki.geomancy.net/wiki/The_Three-Step-Approach 3. It is also applied in a home:- http://wiki.geomancy.net/wiki/Master_Bedroom:_Which_side_must_I_sleep_on

It depends! Resources on Facing Direction of Homes & Apartments:- Part I:- http://forum.geomancy.net/phpforum/article.php?bid=2&fid=6&mid=15672&new= Part II:- http://forum.geomancy.net/phpforum/article.php?bid=2&fid=6&mid=15673&new=

It does not matter as both belong to the category known as "Modern commercial invention" invented by unscrupulous vendors to burn a hole in one's pocket. Stop that buying!"- http://wiki.geomancy.net/wiki/Commercial_Products Chinese Hokkiens call it "Pi Sai" (Nose shit)

Check out this link:- http://www.geomancy.net/resources/yearly-forecast/fortunes-2009.htm

1. For reference, most types of ba gua mirror can be found under this link. 2. Your neighbour's ba gua mirror is different from the rest of the mirrors found under Para 1. 3. Before we go into your neighbour's ba gua mirror, more about the use of the Luo Pan or (Chinese compass) as found in the middle of your neighbour's ba gua mirror. 4. As most of us know, the Luo Pan is used mainly by Geomancers like myself. There are chiefly two types: The "San He" which has the 24 directions and is used in harmony with Heaven-Earth-Human. While there is another type known as "San Yuan" - more towards the I-Ching (64 combinations of hex symbols). 5. Can the "Luo Pan" be placed in a home? 5.1 Here, there are two ways to place a Luo Pan : Horizontally or Vertically. 5.2 When placed horizontally, it is often used to detect and deter evil spirits. 5.3 When placed vertically, it is meant to "absorb" or meant more for "auspicious" wealth. 5.4 In fact, in ancient times, some Feng Shui masters practise the installation (burying) of a ba gua mirror especially in the middle of some homes. (Based on certain calculations used). 5.5 In the past, some Feng Shui masters even ask their clients to place a luo pan below the altar. This is said to increase the "strength" of the God e.g. akin to taking viagra ! 6. Your neighbour's ba gua with the Luo pan in the middle. It does not matter if the Luo pan is either the San He or San Yuan or other variations. The fact that there is a luo pan in the middle and as mentioned under Para 5.3, ie. the Luo Pan is in the vertical position, it is meant to create auspiciousness for the owners (neighbours) and not used so much as to deter "deflect" evil spirits. Only Luo Pans placed horizontally is meant more to deter "evil spirits... 7. Ba Gua "mirror" war. It is a double edged sword if you were to place a ba gua mirror especially if both your unit (apartment) doors are directly facing each other. 8. By placing the ba gua mirror WITH the Luo pan in the centre, is technically to your neighbour placing an equivalent "concave" mirror to suck wealth. Since I had mentioned that the Luo Pan placed vertically is suppose to "create auspiciousness" for the owners as it faces your unit. 9. Unfortunately, it would be better if your neighbour had those normal ba gua's e.g. with qi lin (chi lin) or no mirror more for protection. 10. Frankly, no matter how, if you were to place a "similar" mirror, above your door it will be a lose-lose situation:- You could place a Concave mirror. You could place a Convex mirror. In your home, either can be used. But the concave would be better choice given that it is a REAL mirror vs a symbolic Luo Pan (that sucks wealth). Thus in a ba gua war, the concave mirror would overall be ahead of the Luo Pan. However, if you place a convex mirror, it may prevent good qi from coming into your home, while it takes care of the neighbour's ba gua by deflecting it. This is more of a lose-lose for both. When your neighbour decide to change to a convex mirror and you are using a concave mirror, then both will neutralise each other - square 1 situation. If both use concave mirror i.e. you keep your concave and your neighbour replaces his/her bagua luo pan with a concave, then this is a lose-lose situation. If so, you can change to a convex mirror instead. Thus Yin and Yang in balance so long as both mirrors are of the same size. If one is larger then again the complication of which is "stronger" follows! Honestly, these are some of the repercussions, you have to consider. Else, if you don't often open your door, then, may just "bite the bullet" and leave it as it is.

1. Please note that BOTH Eight House (Eight Mansions or East/West Group) and Flying star Feng Shui belong to the Compass School of Feng Shui. 2. In a very recent reply, I had mentioned that : 2.1 we human beings have a birthday. 2.2 a home also has it's birthday. 3. You are "arguing" on the basis of what suits your birth-chart and imposing this to a home. 4. Instead, of "arguing" about how you can impose your "will" of Feng Shui on the home, think about this: We humans have to harmonise with our environment, FIRST! 5. Thus, the clue is that a home has it's own birth chart. This would depend on where is your proposed facing and sitting directions. 6. Little things like where or drainage of your home - right to left or left to right out of your frontage is more important! 7. So, why impose your will on the home's Feng Shui? You must instead harmonise your home to the most optimium facing direction and from there work out the rest.... 8. The saying goes " A little knowledge is a dangerous thing". And furthermore, from your message, parts of it looks more like Kindergarten Feng Shui. 9. If you truly want to have a flavour of what really, really Feng Shui is about, and your dream home:- http://wiki.geomancy.net/wiki/Want_to_build_your_dream_home%3F Many, simply DIY and later find that Feng Shui does not work. Who is to blame, here? Especially for those who have thinks that Feng Shui is so so simple.... "simpleton"...