Cecil Lee

Dear Deidre, If your daughter is frequently getting injured or sickness, most likely if a Flying Star chart is done, there should usually be bad #numbers such as #2 or #5 in your daughter's bedroom. Please see below:- Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Ali, Under one of my websites http://www.lovesigns.net - In the above site, you can find that a Rooster is characterised as:- Overview of a Rooster:- Roosters have keen sense of observation and likes to be noticed and flattered. It is not easy to fool a Rooster and they make good trouble shooters. They are conscious of their appearance and what they wear. What's good? Funny, witty, brave, enthusiastic, efficient and honest. A Rooster person is very intelligent, a good thinker and has an excellent memory, alert and organised. They are intelligent, entertaining and strong willed but generous to friends. Roosters are clever at finance, confident and an outstanding performer. They make great hosts and enjoys entertainment. They always keep their promises. What's bad? Roosters are boastful, easily critical and have their strong opinions. They are Notoriously picky and easily misunderstood. Paring best avoided with Rooster:- Rabbit, Dog and another Rooster partner One can also find out more about the Rabbit at the site.. However, finding out and `learning' about these `traits' may lead to `auto-suggestion'. If one continues to find out more of one's characteristics - described above, it may perhaps end up with a person adopting some of the characteristics. On the first page of http://www.lovesigns.net , I have this quotation: "The nature of love is one of the great mysteries of life. One way you can improve your relationship and love life by understanding one another's personality." Alternatively, if one believes the characteristics of say a Rooster or a Rabbit, one can perhaps understand each other's characteristics and one's own characteristics better. The above is based on basic Chinese Astrology as it only takes into account a person's year of birth. In fact, I believe there are many couples with excellent marriage lifes even if the Astrology says that they are `incompatible'. Try to make best use of your situation for a win-win situation for both of you. And since we are on this earth for a limited time, have more fun, happiness, trust and respect for each other. Equally important is a good listening ear. Warmest Regards Cecil

Dear Alice, A windchime can be used without an attached crystal. A windchime can be used especially if it is used against a bad earth element i.e. #5 or bad earth / bad yellow. A windchime (especially if it metallic) can help to reduce the impact of the #5. If the porch falls under the influence of #5, then it can be used there. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Anon, 1. In general, it is best to determine which location is the kitchen in? 1.1 If the kitchen is located at the South (compass direction); then overall, a stove/cooker is able to face a water position. The consideration here is that South = Fire element and a stove/cooker can face a water position (to cool down the `south' / fire sector). 1.2 But if the kitchen is at the North (compass direction): then it is advisable as the Feng Shui book suggest; not to let the stove/cooker face the water position. Here, since North = water (the fire of the stove/cooker can easily be `extinguished'. For other sectors, in my opinion, if there is not much choice, Para 1.1 can still hold here. If there is really not much you can do, then close the toilet door when not in use. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Alice, I must sincerely apologise as I am unable to provide advice based on *Black Hat Sect* type of questions relating to "illumination bagua" or "wind bagua". If you have a sketch of the specific room, I can take alook based on Shapes and Form theory to see if it is optimized for the above. Otherwise, I am really not much use in " Black Hat Sect aka... type of modern ideas. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Arthur, 1. In order to know which cure to use it is very important to determine whether a person is a weak or strong earth. 2. Geomancy.Net's calculation takes into account 4 main pillars (day, month, year and hour) plus House of Life and House of conception to determine your final element. 3. Here, based on how your elements combinations and clashes the proportion and changes in strength for the elements will affect whether you are a weak or strong earth person. 4. If you have used the Pillars of Destiny v8 and above to determine that you are a strong earth, then you are strong earth, as it takes into account many factors before coming to that conclusion. 5. For weak earth person:- FIre and Earth are used to strengthen it. For strong earth person:- Metal - exhaust strong earth Wood - destroy strong earth Water - destroy fire which is the production element for strong earth. This happens also to be Strong Earth's wealth element. 6. Therefore, a cure or enhancement is different for a person who is `weak' or `strong'. 7. These are three ways to help reduce strong earth. However, depending on your current situation. You can use a combination of these elements. 8. A strong earth is usually made up of either lots of Fire / Earth or both. So usually the way to cure it is to reduce the Fire or Earth directly. 9. So usually the recommended cures are Metal being the strongest way to reduce Earth directly, Wood to destroy earth (but in the process it also creates Fire, so this is considered a double edged cure). Water (indirect cure which attacks the Fire which produces Earth, and also it is a wealth provider for Earth). Frankly, it is not advisable just to know one's element e.g. earth. But as you can see from the above explanation; there can be lots of difference when applying cures or enhancements for either a weak or strong earth person. Warmest Regards Cecil

Dear Phyu Phyu, Based on your description, it looks like if your house is much higher than the back, usually it is not affected by the dead end. In addition if you have bushes inbetween the house and the dead end. With `proper care' of the slope to avoid soil erosion is ideal. In my opinion, you need not do anything at this stage. However, if there are sufficient lighting (external) this would be great. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Rosaline, Under Flying Star, one should look at the interaction of the #mountain / #water and base # for each sector. :"Depends on Star 5 and Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Sandy, I am not sure if you have any contraints i.e. rented room where you may not have sufficient storage area. In my opinion, it is always best to see if you can explore any possibility of stacking the boxes e.g. in a cupboard or ar a corner rather than placing it below your bed. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Rosie, Perhaps you can generate a Free Flying Star report. Most probably, there is an influence of sickness star #2 or even #5 within the sector of your son's bedroom. A metal cure depending on the level of imbalance at the sector could be used if the above analysis is correct. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Evelyn, With the little information provided, it is difficult for me to give you proper advise. Usually, if one practises or applies sector Feng Shui; may have to use personal feelings i.e. not because; of `Feng Shui' related reasons but simply because one `fell in love' with an object of decoration e.g. metal windchime and wants to place it. Here, one may have to use personal feelings to see where it can be placed in the home. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Anon, Please see below:- My advise is that if (one really wants to hang a windchime) it would be better to hang a 6 rod (hollow) wind chime instead of 5 rods wind chime. Symbolically 5 rods could invariably; represent "bad earth #5 element). A six rod windchime symbollically represents 6 metal or `Big metal'. You could hang the wind chime 1/2 feet away from the door. In my opinion, it would not be advisable to place an altar facing the main door. Or exactly facing the main door. The rationale is that it may be considered `disrespectful' as this may imply that the altar `gods' are tasked to look after the home. Much like a `security' guard. It would be advisable instead to move the altar (away) from or directly facing the main door. Since the wind chime is outside the house, it would not have a major impact on the altar (if u continue to place it there). Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Michelle, In my opinion, it is always (first choice) to place the bed based on good Shapes and Form Feng Shui. 1. Whenever one can, the bed should be on the opposite wall of the bedroom door. 2. If possible, it should lean against a wall. 3. If there are windows on the side of the bed; one should preferably leave a gap (or walking area) between the bed and the window. I am not too clear, about the position of the closet door you mentioned below. But you can `treat' it as a wardrope. Where there should be a gap (walking / movement) area between this location. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Barbara, I believe many of us are in the same situation as yours "exactly opposites". What is more important is to: 1. Understand the purpose / objective of each concept and what is can or cannot do. For example, under the Eight House Theory:- 1.1. It can be used in general to find out how suitable a house is to the "breadwinner." 1.2. Other than this, there is not much one can do; if e.g. North = death or health. If the bed is located here; perhaps, you can sleep closer to the North while your husband sleeps further away from the North direction. (He can be `shielded' by you). 2. The depth of application of Traditional Feng Shui depends on your level of participation or non-participation. 3. For those who are interested in-depth Feng Shui could perhaps look at the following:- 3.1 Pillars of Destiny Knowing one's element and strength. For example not only whether one is earth or fire but i.e. either strong or weak element. Here, there are three uses of this concept: - With knowledge of your element and strength and spouse or family members one can find out the `binding' element. This binding element e.g. can be used to plan for the interior design of the bedroom or other locations family members spent time together. For example, if the binding element is `metal' for both of you, then, you can work towards eg. the type of colour of the walls / furniture in the room and in the living/dining room. - Your element and strength can then be related to the current season. For example, if the current `Luck period' is dominated by earth element and if you are already a strong earth person, then, it would be good to add metal in the present period. Flying Star Here, the birth chart of the house can be analysed to the lowest common denominator i.e. 5 elements. Each sector can be looked at: is this sector currently out of balanced? If so, a cure can be used here. 4. The above are some of the concepts that are used in Traditional Feng Shui. As I mentioned, it is entirely up to an individual to either want to look into the use of the above or do not want to go into these concepts. 5. Overall, in my opinion, one may still get away with all the points mentioned above; especially if the home has - namely have excellent Shapes and Forms. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Anon, Please accept my condolences. I believe many of us share your grief and understand what you are going thru. Life has to basically go on in his memory. Hope that you can continue to enrich your life and make him proud. Life is also a yo-yo and there are ups and downs. Certain aspects of Feng Shui can help to reduce deaths due to `accidents/disasters' but if it due to the process of old age, all of us are not immune to it. I am really short for words at this moment but..Do take care of your health! Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Jessia, Under the Eight House theory, there is not much one can do on this matter. Whenever, one spents time at.. However, it is best to take the view that the position of the table / chair should try to conform to Shapes and Form Feng Shui. And avoid any poison arrows `aimed' at it or sitting under a beam. Other considerations depending on your level of `application of' Feng Shui may include checking the sector for any imbalances using Flying Star and correcting it if any. This depends on whether you just want to use the basic " Eight house " or Shapes and Forms. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Thanh, 1. Based on the Compass School method of Feng Shui, it is best to avoid (especially the toilet bowl - sewerage pipes) located exactly at `defined positions'. 2. Under Eight House theory: it is best not to have the toilet bowl at true compass directions i.e. North 0 degrees, NE 45 degrees, East 90 degrees, SE 135 degrees etc.. 3. The rationale here is that should one of these sectors is a good sector, this may not be auspicious. 4. If we go `deeper' using the Flying Star analysis; then; it is best to avoid having it at 15 degree intervals e.g. 0 degrees, 15 degrees, 30 degrees, 45 degrees etc... 5. I personally feel that using a small round mirror (may not be effective). The rationale is that such a small mirror cannot be considered effective. 6. To use a larger mirror may involve more detailed analysis: it is considered bad if the particular sector is inauspicious as one may bounce back twice the bad luck. 7. If not sure, try not to do anything with mirrors etc... 8. Presently, it would be nice to have one of the external walls sharing an external wall i.e. implying that the toilet is not at the centrepoint of the home. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Lori, In the Chinese zodiac sign; rooster is the 10th animal in it. The significance is that it is highly regarded. Symbollically, a rooster (with red mane) coming into a home signifies that it is a `protector' of "fire". Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Astrid, Thank you for your sketch. I have a better picture now. 1. It is preferred to `close' the toilet door when not in use. 2. From the layout plan, it seems that a partition cannot be errected as it may make the passage narrow. 3. For a mirror, one may have to becareful - as we did not look at the sector; and if under Flying Star, it is an inauspicious sector; one may inadvertently bounce back twice the bad luck. Thus, if you want to place a mirror, here, you can still do so; but you may have to monitor for the next three months.. on this. Warmest Regards, Cecil A warm welcome to the forum. Just moved into apartment in Munich/Germany, where the main door faces the toilet door (guest toilet). The entrance is quite spacy and bright, however to small for a screen between the two doors. I heard that a mirror on the toilet door could prevent our wealth being flushed away - but it would reflect the main door, which is also not good. Do you have any advise for me please? Can u clarify further.. i.e. is your toilet next to the main door. The main concern is the toilet door and toilet bowl position. The most effective for such a situation is to simply close the toilet door when not in use. Or since this is the guest toilet, perhaps, you may consider not using it at all. The purpose is to keep it dry and clean. It is good that your entrance area is bright. You can on the same wall (but at the main entrance doorway, place a mirror); rather than placing a mirror on i.e. the door of the toilet either inside the toilet or outside it. As mentioned in other messages, if you have a simple sketch of the toilet viz-a-viz the main entrance, I can take a better look at it. Warmest Regards, Cecil Thanks, Astrid Dear Cecil, Thanks for taking care of this. I have attached a sketch in a word document. The toilet door is opposite the main door. So if I would hang a mirror on the toilet door, it would reflect the main door. However, if keeping the door shut helps already, of course we keep it closed. Hope this help, best regards, Astrid

Dear Users, 1. For those who are new to Feng Shui, Cate Bramble of ( www.qi-whiz.com ) is a strong advocate denouncing *BTB* or Black Hat Tantric Sect. 2. If you have the time, do visit her website where she has some interesting articles and she even expose `fake / bogus ' FS sites. 3. Please always keep an open mind about `Feng Shui' and what it can or cannot do. And also to becareful of new wave " Fast Food " Feng Shui. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Angelina, For a 3 / 2 base 6:- Although there is a base 6 metal element. After it exhausts #3, it will become too weak to exhaust #2. Yes, you can add metal or a wind chime here. Do note that it would be `disasterous' to use a wind chime if it happens to be in the following combination:- with 2 / 3 base 6 For such a combination, quietness or stillness is required as this combination can result in " severe " quarrels even between family members and if left uncured may result in lawsuits even within family members. This combination is particulary worse if it is in the bedroom area. It is why, if in doubt i.e. for those who try to apply cures - use 6 coins instead. Better be safe than sorry. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Anon, 1. In my opinion, it is difficult to redress a sloping ceiling unless one physically remodel it to a flat roof or use a four poster bed with cloth or lace hanging on the top of the 4 poster support. 2. Usually, a full FS audit would be used to check on the house and there are certain interpretations of the mountain/water star combinations which in some cases reflect "romance" or show an interpretation of romance. Some houses when Feng Shuied may reveal good romance while others bad. Some houses do not reflect any combinations of romance sector. Therefore, Flying Star may or may not reflect these. 3. I therefore, cannot say for sure if the house has any effect. However, it is always not advisable to apply " general " Feng Shui. 4. I would not like to comment on Lillian Too's comments on `purple' as each of us have to take into account; perhaps her personal rationale for the use of `purple' colour. 5. In my opinion, many a times, her advice may be too general; especially if it is written as a book. 6. I usually prefer authors who `teach' the essentials of Feng Shui. Here, the author would state their observations and analysis of a situation. 7. For example: the author would help or aid one to learn about an item and what element it may belong to. After this, state several views or opinions. Instead of asking people to `apply' wholesale their recommendations. 8. If one has the opportunity to purchase books from authors such as: Evelyn Lip (Dr) or Derek Walters (He wrote few, but excellent books) on FS. 9. One would then realise that they do not give off the `cuff' recommendations but rather their books are rich in concepts which one then may or may not want to apply them. 10. Thus I feel (again in my opinion) some books do more harm than good. Many times, these authors give contradictory statements in their books. 11. Please note that `purple' is actually a colour associated with the `Fire' element. Where fire element is represented by pink, red or purple. 12. Even if a person is considered a `weak fire' person, the advise from many FS practitioners is to avoid furniture that is of that element. For example, although one may be of the `weak fire' it may not be advisable to purchase a `red sofa'. As this may represent fire and may not be suitable for a location especially in the South. The rationale is that `red' especially at the south may lead to more frequent arguments. 13. In my opinion, purple is associated with `fire element' and if perhaps, one has frequent quarrels; it would not be ideal to enhance a sector with `purple = fire element'. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Anon, I have thought about this issue many times and I feel that it is quite `unethical' to do so... even when I was tempted to do so. Previously, although I had analysed several dates... "fortunately ' or unfortunately", the date of birth did not materialise as the birth was natural. I would at this point in time not make such analysis available. Hope you understand. Overall, for general info, for such an analysis; it would usually involve:- 1. analysing especially the parent's Ba Zi. 2. The child's ba zi. Sorry, I am not able to help you in this area. I do not want to be seemed to play / temper with one's destiny. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Ann, You can visit: Cate Bramble's " Ultimate Fen g Shui site " to find out more about Black Hat Sect Feng Shui:- http://www.qi-whiz.com/confess.html (For info, Black Hat Sect School was started by Lin Yun - who has been mentioned in the above article.) The Luo Pan is a summarised tool; which is helpful to the Compass School practitioner. It is used by Compass School practitioners to do an onsite audit. I use such a tool on onsite audits. I believe, if you read most of the messages in this forum; it usually relates to:- Yin and Yang and more importantly the Five Elements concept. In fact, Ba Zi Feng Shui uses the common denominator "the Five elements concept". For Flying Star books, you can still buy books even by Lillian Too on this topic. If you want to buy books on the Luo Pan, currently most of the authors have written such books in Mandarin either (Taiwan or Hong Kong). Do note that even for the Luo Pan, thre are several versions of the Luo Pan. Warmest Regards Cecil

Dear Ann, Thank you for bringing up the question of crystals. 1. It is thought that like mirrors, crystals may be considered as bending light or `manipulating' lighting. This is where, some advise include: If there is a stair-case landing, some FS practitioners may advise one to place a mirror at this landing. In the hope that `Qi' can flow more smoothly. 2. Unlike, `water qi' there is currently no scientific proof that light is effective. For watercourses, reference can be made to " Dangers of underground water " ref: http://www.geomancy.net/fs/under.htm Here, some scientists have found that too much negative ions in water e.g. the negative ions created by waterfalls. I watched the National Geographic documentary on Negara falls and I believe one scientist in the show mentioned the harm of too much `negative ions' . 3. Many people are facinated by light as those `manipulated' by crystals. Please see below:- In order to add more crystals, may inadvertently create an imbalance (if one considers crystals = earth element). If one goes to or read messages from any other Flying Star Feng Shui forums, metal is still the "dominant cure" because of its ability to destroy both `bad earth' and `bad wood' elements. For your case, you may have to look out for bad elements such as #5; #2 (both bad earth) or #3 (bad wood) elements. In my opinion, if we were to `play with' light, such as letting the crystal show a varied range of colours; it would be more of a `water' cure i.e. fluidity. However, water cures are less used (only occassionally, when a sector can use it). but less often. This is why for metal cures; one can list out many types of cures: 1. 6 coins 2. brass/metal ruler 3. pendulum clock 4. 6 coins with salt water 5. wind chimes As opposed to the use of crystals. Warmest Regards, Cecil