Cecil Lee

Dear Anon, Feng Shui refers (in general) to the Earth Luck of a home. Feng Shui is about trying to increase the Earth Luck or trying to harmonise the home. Feng Shui thus cannot be done by `remote control'. For example, if one does not live in a particular house e.g. Smith Street, USA and say he/she resides in Trafagar Square, UK. His `earth luck' (the breadwinner's) would then be based on the house that of the home he currently resides i.e. Trafagar Square, UK. And not the house in Smith Street, USA. If the breadwinner stays in the UK. Then the person who earns the most and staying in Smith Street, USA; would instead be consider the breadwinner of this house. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Benjamin, 1. Currently, I understand that you are applying the Eight House Theory. 2. The most popular use of the Eight House Theory is:- 2.1 To find out how suitable the house is to the breadwinner. If the main entrance direction happens to be the death/disaster sector - particulary to the breadwinner than, this house is considered the `most' unsuitable for the breadwinner. 2.2 Do note that under the Eight House Theory one clue is that one must spent time at a sector in order to get the influence. Thus, it does not matter (as much) if say your death sector is in the toilet. Especially if one does not spent so much time there. 2.3 It is good to find out what is the intangible force affecting each member of the family in the bedroom. Other than the above; the Eight House does not mean more. Or one cannot extract more from the Eight House than the above. 3. Do note that the Eight House Theory cannot be further reduced to the Lowest Common Denominator i.e. The Five Elements Concept. This is thus it's inherent weakness. 4. One must take note that in Traditional Feng Shui practise; The Five Elements is the basis of it. For example, under Ba Zi or also known as Eight Characters or Pillars of Destiny; it takes into consideration - The Five Elements Concept. So does The Flying Star Theory which also uses the Five Elements Concept. 5. Thus, both Ba Zi and The Flying Star Theory have as a powerful tool the common denominator = The Five Elements concept to compare and be used for `horizontal' and `vertical' analysis. 6. I usually do an full audit combining the two i.e. Ba Zi and The Flying Star Theory. The summary found under http://www.geomancy-online.com - The report called " Group Analysis " is the means which the two are `combined' and provide a very detailed analysis taking into consideration the above two plus the Eight House Theory. The salient points or important `exceptions' are highlighted in the above report providing what we call a `Helicopter' view of both the Earth Map and Heaven Map combination. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Jyoti, You can understand more on how to use an ordinary compass at this url:- http://www.geomancy.net/fs/cecilcompass.htm Useful information on step-by-step guide in finding the 4 good and 4 bad directions:- http://www.geomancy.net/fs/house1.htm To generate your free Eight House Report and other reports:- http://www.geomancy-online.com Warmest Regards, Cecil

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Dear Jonathan, Currently, we are looking at it from the point of view of Shapes and Form Feng Shui. As `corner' or `sector' Feng Shui e.g. South-West = Romance/relationship sector can be quite misleading. This type of `sector' Feng Shui; in my opinion is too general to be considered applicable to everyone. However, if we use Shapes and Form, (as a `replacement' to this `sector' Feng Shui; we are concerned with the placement of the bed in-relation to the bedroom. It is always best to place the bed on the opposite wall of the bedroom door provided there is not a window there. If there is a window, there; then there should be a gap between the bed and the window. In Shapes and Form Feng Shui; one consideration is that two bedroom doors should preferably not face each other. (Best avoided as; it was felt that the parties living in either of the bedroom may `clash' or quarrel. For example, the son and say another sibling. Other FS theories and concepts can be applied further. But, this depends on the level of participation or non-participation into the use of them. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Beng Swan, 1. For Feng Shui in business, the most vital question asked is: 2. Is my business doing as well as those IN the SAME industry? 3. For example, if one owns say a provision shop in a neighbourhood. One shop is doing well and the other is not doing as well; Feng Shui can help. 4. But if one's company is e.g. in the Dot Com industry; where there is a high rate of `cash burn'; no amount of Feng Shui can help in such a situation. 5. For businessess, it also involves many factors e.g. 5.1 Marketing / Competitiveness of the good i.e. pricing 5.2 Is your market a niche market? or entry into the market is easy/difficult? 6. Is your marketing channel adequate? Advertising? Acceptance of your product and service? Are you marketing your project in new channels such as the internet - this can be quite an uphill task especially if people want to touch and feel the product and buy it immediately from a shop rather than the internet. The above are some of the diverse issues or considerations that you have to make. They are not the least, the final questions that need to be asked. Other factors may be involved. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Melody, 1. The most common `neutral' colour is white. Or pastel shades of white. Locally, many condominiums like to paint the interior e.g. beige or tones of it. 2. White is an acceptable colour because it is considered or represents - the metal element. Metal element is one of the best colours to use because; it can be used to cure both " bad earth elements e.g. #2 sickness and #5 misfortune and others such as bad wood e.g. #3. 3. When Ba Zi is applied, we look at the element and strength of the person living in the particular room. For example, if the person's element is weak wood; a FS practitioner may advise the breadwinner to paint the room to suit this person e.g. either neutral white (if there are some imbalances where green (wood) or blue (water) element cannot be used. 4. The `Binding' Element In a further example, assuming that this is the master bedroom where: 4.1 The husband's element is Strong Wood while 4.2 The wife's element is Strong Earth. We can introduce a `binding' element to benefit both of them i.e. to benefit Strong Wood and Strong Earth. The element that can benefit both elements is = Metal. Thus, in their bedroom, one can e.g. consider painting the room white and since one of them is the breadwinner, areas where both spent time at e.g. the living room and the dinning room can use more of `metal' element to help bind their relationship. Reference: The above report is available under www.geomancy-online.com (Group Analysis Report). For those who do not want to use a binding element could perhaps, as usual, apply `trial and error' or use their instincts or simply choose white colour for the entire home. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear SY, Thank you for your layout plan. Yes, the layout is pretty `unique' and sometimes it may not be feasible to simply divide it into shapes such as eg. Two `L' shapes as they may not be such. In your case, the preferred option is to make a photocopy of the layout plan or print it. Paste/glue the photocopy on a cardboard. Next `cut-out' the outline of the layout plan. You use a nail to balance the layout. When you are able to balance the entire `cut-out' layout, i.e. centre of gravity then use this point as the centre-point of the home. You can then from here determine the direction to the main entrance. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Students who have completed your course in the last few months, We will be posting your Certificates this by weekend. Warmest Regards, Cecil Lee

Dear Benjamin, Please see below:- Yes, it is prefered to have a water fountain at the frontage of the house. Usually, the water fountain should be low and this would represent clear space at the front. And a fountain can help to circulate `vibrant' Qi at the entrance. In your case, you can still leave the fountain there but consider other water element e.g. in colour such as grey, black or blue. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Anon, Thank you for your layout plan. 1. Based on Shapes and Form FS (without consideration to other Schools), in my opinion, I would prefer bedroom 1, which is above the laundry area as opposed to bedroom 2, above the kitchen. 2. Attached please find the layout plan: house.jpg which shows the preferred position of the bed in bedroom 1 and 2. Marked by a rectanglar in RED and in BLUE. Depending on the window position, the head of bed if possible is preferred not to rest against a window. 3. I have marked the centrepoint of the home. Even if you are just renting a bedroom, you can take a compass reading of the house and check the `Eight House' of your room to see whether Bedroom 1 is better or Bedroom 2. If Bedroom 2 is auspicious under the Eight House, then, you should try to use this room instead of Bedroom 1. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear SL, When the Flying Star course starts, in early October, you can find out more about how to draw the Flying Star Chart. It uses a formula and is not directly related to the I-Ching. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear SL, Thanks. The Flying Star Course will be launched on the first week of October 2001. Warmest Regards, Cecil For the Ba Zi course, I will look into it after the launch of the Flying Star Course. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Aiyoo, Please see below:- Unfortunately, there is not much one can do that is not so obvious. However, under the Five Elements concept, Fire element can be used to neutralise metal. Here, e.g. a red packet with $2 can be hung below the lighting. But this can be quite obvious as it can be seen. Alternatively, if you have a PC monitor, you can alternatively place this on it or on your desk. One should not clutter the table unncessarily especially, if the motive is for `Feng Shui'. But if you do have some interesting or some other decor that you really, really like, by all means. Warmest Regards, Cecil In the past, we use to broadcast as a backup to another site. But more often, one by one of these sites eventually closed down or become absorbed by others e.g. Yahoo.com. In my personal opinion, sites like Yahoo.com nowadays, has nothing else to `absorb' and like they say..the bigger you are the harder you fall. Perhaps, the site may not close down so soon...yet Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Benjamin, Please see below:- http://www.geomancy.net/fs/cecilcompass.htm 2. The above analysis of the door direction using an ordinary compass will help or assist one to determine compass direction of the main entrance door. This info is required as an input for generating the Flying Star Chart and/or the Eight House Chart. 3. For the Flying Star Chart, accuracy must be in the range of + or - 15 degrees in order to get the correct orientation e.g. North 1, or North 2 or North 3?. 4. With the above information, then a chart such as the Flying Star Chart can be drawn and items placed within one of the 9x9 grid or a pie chart of 8 sectors under the Flying Star Chart can help you analyse or diagnose the sector. 5. I am not sure, if I got your question correctly as we do not need to identify the position of each time. But rather need to follow the above points as mentioned under Para 2, 3 and 4. For placement of fountains etc... there are many considerations and it depends on your level of `participation' or `non-participation' in Feng Shui. For example, what kind of tools you want to apply in Feng Shui. It ranges from the use of one's instincts to the use and application of Shapes and Form Feng Shui particularly, concepts on `clear space' and `solid backing'. Other concepts, can be applied e.g. Flying Star to diagnose the sector to see if water position is/are suitable. Therefore, it depends on what tools you want to apply in Feng Shui. It is not for me to `sell' FS concepts or applications. It is more for the individual to see what sort of tools he/she wants or do not want to use. Basically, if one simply wants to use one's instincts or sixth sense, I always ask this question: What is your purpose of placing a water position? If one uses instincts, and found a particular water position lovely or interesting, by all means go and buy it and place it in your home. But if one's ( MOTIVE ) is that I read a book or two and it seems that WATER = Wealth, then, one may still need to use instincts if one does not want to use any other further FS concepts or theories. Treat it as any other decor items. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Anon, Please see below:- Usually, without much analysis in Feng Shui, as you have mentioned, it would be preferred not to use red carpeting in a room especially in the bedroom. 1. Red is considered th most yang colour and bedroom should usually have more yin (rest) than yang (activity). 2. Depending on the sector, or compass directions, it would not be too ideal to have red at the South side or sector as it represents the `fire' element. 3. It should preferably not good to use a blue colour for the bedsheet as there would be an extreme contrast of red and blue where both can easily clash. Perhaps, you can try to use a lighter shade of blue or grey. Thank you. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Rebecca, Usually, we should take the shape of crystals based on various shapes that we like and thus wear them. Overall, there are so many different shapes and designs and it is quite difficult to place them into specific categories. The shapes you mentioned, heart, star are usually worn symbollically as a decor linked perhaps to `romance' or love. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Slides showing what happens if we `trust' men to raise their children single-handedly...erh... *Joke*

Dear Rochelle, In a very recent message in this forum under this same conference, a user has asked for advise on this issue. If your apartment is small, there is usually a constraint in correcting a spiral staircase. If you have a sketch, I would be happy to take a look at it. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Belen, Thank you for your encouraging words on this site. I always try continue to respond to questions as possible in an objective view or provide users with a based view or cite other practises available. Hopefully, it can act as a catalyst for anyone reading the messages to - form their own opinion afterwards. Please see below:- Regarding your first question i..e can we consider artifical plants as wood element? In my opinion, it is still best to use real plants (if possible). But based on well held views of artificial plants, there is no problem in considering them as being `wood element' as symbolism in Feng Shui is a powerful tool and I feel that many good FS practitioners will agree with this. As to your second question, I would prefer to place as you had mentioned `artificial' plants or flowers especially in the bedroom than real plants or flowers (if given the choice). As for the toilet, a picture may get damp especially if the toilet is constantly wet... so a commonsense approach need be taken on this issue. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Elaine, Sorry to learn about your plight. Since, Feng Shui is quite a wide topic and problem resolution involves many holistic approach (usually, a good FS practitioner) can diagnose it onsite; but if you want to; Please sent a private email to: Robert Lee at robert-lee@3dmail.com to provide you with the necessary reports to help you D.I.Y.; to identify problem areas in your home. Here, if you have an ordinary compass, you can input the variables and my customized reports would help you to immediately identify the problem areas. Most of all, since we am unable to help you onsite; you can use all the avialble `Paid' tools free of charge. For your home, please also stand at the main entrance looking out of the main entrance, and each window to look out for any possible threats. Please provide Robert with i.e. No. of persons in the home so that he can give you free paid credits for the relevant amount of reports. If you have already an account at www.geomancy-online.com, privately email the account name that was created so that he can credit it to the account. Warmest Regards, Cecil Lee cc. Robert Lee

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To find your love attitude number, add your birth month and your birthdate together. Keep reducing it until it?s a single digit. Example: January 28 = 1 + 28 = 29 = 2 + 9 = 1 + 1 =2 Your love attitude number is = 2 Read on below to find out what your love style is supposed to be. ~~~~~ You?re charming imaginative and independent. Usually your style is ahead of others, you know what?s in and what?s way out. Sometimes you?re a little too aggressive when it comes to pursuing a love interest. You?ve a way of drawing attention wherever you go,and this dramatic flaire usually attracts the strongest guys. Your competitive nature either draws or repels guys/gals but those who can?t handle your power aren?t your type anyway. At times you can be possessive, manipulating and demanding with your friends and in love relationships. You like guys/gals with lots of intelligence and knock them dead good looks don?t hurt either. ~~~~~~ Your love nature is sentimental, romantic and kind. Your easygoing,mild manner allows almost everyone to feel very comfortable with you -especially shy guys/gals. Your modesty and tact enable you to get along easily with both sexes. You?re a natural peacemaker and can be very persuasive with words, which helps you to gain the respect of your classmates. You can also be too sensitive at times, and your greatest drawback is a lack of confidence to stand up for yourself in conflict. Your favorite type of guy is a gentle, affectionate one who is also strong and playful. A great sense of humor is also a must. A guy/gal who loves to listen to music and dance should rank high on your list of favorites, too. ***** 3 ********* You?re imaginative, fun-loving, trill-seeking and expressive. You?re so charming that you attract many friends and you?re almost never lacking guys/gals. In your earlier years, you maybe totally shy and self-conscious, but you?ll lose those qualities in the high-school years. You can be sort of vain or even a bit of a show-off when you get caught up in exciting events in your life, but you usually redeem yourself in some playful way before you lose a friend. Jealousy shows its ugly head sometimes, but generally you aren?t affected by it unless your guy tries to provoke it. In the guy department, you refer the athletic or artistic types. You?re in absolute heaven when you find both of those qualities in the same guy. When you?re looking for love, a guy who can make you laugh scores points, big time! ******* 4 ******** You tend to be loyal, dedicated and good-hearted. You?re one of the most diligent students when you really try, and you tend to make your schoolwork a priority. You also express those same qualities in your love relationship. No one is more faithful and trusting than you. In fact, those tendencies can be a little negative in your romantic life. give you the respect and love you deserve. You can be stubborn and a bit of a troublemaker if the mood strikes you but you can usually dig yourself out of that hole just in time to stay out of major trouble. You usually fall for extremes when choosing a love mate - he/she is good-looking, too, but that?s not a major consideration for you. ****** 5 ****** Your love attitude is adventurous, charismatic and spontaneous.You?re creative and adaptable, and you can come up with the most exciting and sometimes daring things to do. Your quick intelligence and way with words help get you out of the problems that come with being flirtatious and laying hard to get. You need to pay close attention to your personal values because you love to try new and different things and easily go along with the crowd and the consequences can put extra strain on your r/s with a boy/girl. You like guys who have great bodies and good looks, along with exceptional brain and high grades. It helps if they?re highly athletic or invoved in as many activities as you,otherwise you might get bored! Variety is the key to your love attitude number. ********** 6 ********* You?re warm, loving, devoted and affectionate.Your outgoing,thoughtfulnature attracts many girlfriends to you, and usually some of the nicest guys too. Because of your need to care, you can end up in a relationship that requires too much care-taking to make it balanced. Since home and family play important roles in your life, you?re unlikely to be attracted to guys/gals who your parents wouldn?t like. Sometimes you?ve a slight jealous streak but it doesn?t last long. Some people with this love attitude number are prone to making harsh judgements of others, especially when others don?t share your set of values. You?re especially attracted to the good looking, boy-next-door type who is smart as well as a gentleman. *********** 7 ************ Your love nature is thoughtful, poetic, mystical and mysterious. A few people with love attitude number seven are class clowns, and they usually attract guys/gals who like to be given a hard time. But most of you?re the quiet, reserved types who dislike calling attention to yourself. Your type generally attracts guys who feel the same way you do. Your defined,independent and secretive nature is very alluring to certain guys/gays. At times, you can also be somewhat fault-finding and a little demanding in your love r/s and with friends. You?re mostly attracted to guys/gals who aren?t like all the rest; a loner easily attracts you. And, if he/she reads alot and enjoy learning, he/she is especially perfect for you. ******** 8 ********* Your love attitude is confident, powerful and exciting. This number usually makes for a very conscientious student, someone who puts schoolwork ahead of a social life. However, you also enjoy being a leader among your classmates and will seek offices or other positions that enable you to use your leadership skills. Because of this, you can be somewhat intimidating to certain guys/gals. You can also be a little too intense, bossy and jealous for your own good. Your love match is definitely someone who is smart, handsome and popular. You like quality over quantity and will usually wait until the guy/gal with the best attributes comes along. ******* 9 ********* You?ve a sophisticated attitude that?s also generous and considerate.Your responsible, charitable nature may find you attracting guys/gals who want someone to confide in or who makes them feel secure. At a very young age, you developed the type of personality that makes others feel safe and protected. You?ll carry these qualities into your adult years and,down the road, you?ll be a good mom because of them. On the negative side, you can be argumentative and overly emotional, and you usually possess a temper that can make everyone run for cover. You like the kind of guy/gal who is responsible and impeccably dressed and has gorgeous eyes and a great body. Charm, with and (of course)brilliance could make him the perfect guy/gal for you.