Cecil Lee

Dear Dianne, 1. In my opinion, currently the web is relatively new and one can say that " Feng Shui site design " has never been proven to work or if one claims that a site is based on Feng Shui, it could either be a modern invention. 2. However, as many (many) FS principles or concepts are based on commonsense approach, one can safely use easy to navigate menus etc... 3. The Ba Gua symbol 4. Several FS practitioners and even authors may feel that the Ba Gua symbol especially the First Heaven Sequence (ref: http://www.geomancy.net/fs/pakua.htm ) 5. This symbol should not be used on the pages as displaying it is like display on the person surfing the page. 6. In the past, when we had the First Heaven Sequence Ba Gua on some of our pages, we (also had this belief) and had an inverse or upside down (wrong symbol) based on the above premise that the First Heaven Sequence ba gua should not be `activated'. 7. For those who had logged into Geomancy.net since the beginning, we had revised our pages from what we feel was in 1997 (first few versions) to many many revisions todate. Out of curiosity, we `coloured' our various sites for example:- Resource pages -> Green in colour (East or Yang) This forum (help and support) -> Water element For other sites, it has a different element colour. The above is how we (Geomancy.net) has intrepretted colours based on activity on this site. As mentioned, the above are what we personally feel and has adopted based on our interpretation which I personally feel is based on what we `liked' and associate with. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Anon, In my opinion, there is some truth in what you had mentioned although it does not have to do with auspicious or inauspiciousness. The reason is because, as many villages and places have abundance of wood (material), it is natural to obtain common and cheap objects (yet strong and sturdy) such as bamboos etc... At the same time, objects especially display stands are usually made of wood as they can easily be carved with intricate designs. Many homes usually display e.g. an elaborate vase with a wooden stand. Few if any of such stands are made of metal. Under the Five Elements concept: Wood destroys or control Earth. Thus, in terms of balance, one would realise that since we have an object e.g. a vase (EARTH element), it is always good (harmony) to use a woodedn stand (WOOD ELEMENT). Thus, traditional Chinese furniture or display unit are made of wood e.g. rosewood etc... and porcelian (EARTH) element are placed onto these furniture. Since Wood controls Earth, this provides some balance. Even under conditions of Bad Earth such as Misfortune #5 or Sickness #2. Hope the above helps those who have porcelian objects and make use of either a vase stand or if one displays a porcelian plate, one should use a wooden display stand to help create a balance. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Spring, I have also done some research and trying to see if I can find something. But currently, I have not found subject relating to webbed feet. Will let you know if I found anything on this. Anyway, what is beautiful in life is in our `heart' and what we make full use of our life:) Overall, for the feet, based on the outline, it can also be classified under one of the five elements: Fire (pointed...especially the pointed toes) , Water (wavy), Earth (squarish) and Metal (roundish feet). Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Anon, Yes, usually, chopsticks (for eating) i.e. placed on a dining table should preferably be placed on horizontal. In restaurants and some home, a small chopstick stand e.g. a porcelain shaped fish or other objects is used. The front portion of the chopstick is resting on this `stand'. As for placing chopsticks vertical on a dining table, so far, it usually cannot be done unless it is placed in a cup or glass. But this seems `rude' and so far never in my life, did I see such a thing before. Usually, in a restaurant, a porcelian recptacle is used where many chopsticks are kept prior to `displaying' them on dining tables. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Majorie, Have you an account for the online reports. If you do not have one, please create one at:- www.geomancy-online.com 1. And sent a private mail to Robert-lee@geomancy.net for him to credit u with a Free paid report. 2. If you have your boss's date of birth: Year Month Date (Time optional) after you have been provided with the credit for this month, generate the report and you can find out which is the most suitable dates for each day of the month. Wishing you all the best! Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Denise, This url shows how two flutes are `tradtionally' hung to neutralise a beam:- http://www.geomancy.net/mypictures/cgi-bin/imagesearch.cgi?img=0&search=flute&cat=all&x=9&y=7 In your case, for a long hall, usually, potted plants along sections of the hall are used instead to `break' the `long' hall rather than the use of flutes. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Silvia, I understand your problem. It is currently difficult to have FS onsite consultation in Italy other than to source for the nearest neighours such the UK. At the moment, I believe there is no other choice but to use offsite consultation services. If you a sketch of how your `L shaped' house and need to find the centrepoint... feel free to upload to this forum i.e. The conference for attaching layout. For your information, we are currently collaborating on an the Italian version of GEOMANCY.NET run by reputable professionals who is also one of my students. More details in the future.. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Denise, Generally, the fish tank is placed in a `water' star position (Under the Flying Star Theory). Not to sound too technical, usually, without doing detailed FS assessment, the acceptable locations is in the living room area (where there is clear space i.e. water star position. Water star implies flat space so for the living room area, generally, it should have low furniture area and acceptable for water position. But since this is a fish tank, it has to be against a wall especially in the living room. Since the toilet already has a water position, it is still acceptable to keep the fish tank in your case in the toilet provided it is reasonable size to accomodate it. If you feel comfortable ( And the fishes feel comfortable *JOKE*) then it should be OK. But do avoid placing the fish tank in the bedroom or kitchen area. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Anon, 1. Is it possible to draw a sketch using any drawing program or scanned image of the relative size and position of this `poison' arrow in relation to the door. 2.Is the cement block corner pointed towards the door or `parallel' to it. 3. When you mentioned that your toilet is at the SW corner: 3.1 Is it sharing an external wall of the house. 3.2 Is it at the True compass degree SW i.e. 184 Degrees direction. Usually, I believe, in your case, the toilet is not (1) at the centre of the house (2) What made you `concerned' about the toilet at SW i.e. is next to your masterbedroom i.e. bed against it? ... Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Albert, There are several considerations in choosing a suitable house based on the Eight House Theory:- 1. The Eight House Theory is more towards finding out:- 1.1 How suitable the house is for the breadwinner. In your case your most suitable house is one where the main entrance door faces SW (Excellent sector). Three other acceptable door positions are at: West (Health); NW (Longevity) and NE (Prosperity). 1.2 In addition, you should also look at what is the intangible force affecting you and your spouse in the bedroom. 1.3 Similarly look at each family member's Gua number (Eight House Theory) to see which room fits them and "visualise" where they can sleep (bearing in mind Shapes and Form FS techniques. 1.4 Shapes and Form techique mention undera Para 1.3; for example, the placement of the bed should where possible not be on the same wall as the door to that room or your bed should not be on the same wall of the toilet. Here, Shapes and Form previals over the "Eight House". That is one should not simply move the bed to a location that is `good' under the Eight House. 1.5 Under the Eight House concept, it is only applicable to where one spends most time at that sector. 1.6 And additional bonus is that if one can face a good direction e.g. for studies (children) this would be an added `bonus'. 1.7 Other than what is mentioned above, the Eight House Theory, cannot do more than this. 1.8 Other FS theories such as Flying Star is used to look at the birth chart of the specific home. Initially, when we search for a good (suitable) home, the eight house theory is a relatively simple and good tool to use. Good Luck in your house selection. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Anon, 1.Overall, one has to check to see where is the `frontage' of the house. In most homes it is usually where the `living' room faces a direction. As it is difficult to say that one model fits all, if say the `frontage' of your house is facing the direction i.e. at the `back patio room' then a water position may still be acceptable. 2. In Traditional Feng Shui, we usually look at two other factors: 2.1 The breadwinners true element and strength. For example, if one is a weak fire and strong water person, it is best to avoid having a water position in the home. For a weak fire person, the addition of a water element may `extinguish' one's `fire'. While too much water (strong water) person may be unfavourable. 2.2 Depending on how `deep' one wants to go into analysis, the other tool used is the Flying Star to check on that sector. Here, the mountain # ; water # and base numbers are looked at together to see if there are any adverse effects of a water position at this sector or that it could be beneifical for the sector (bearing in my Shapes and Form FS also). 3. If the above sounds too complicated, the other method is still the `trial and error' method or intution FS i.e. one may simply try it out. If nothing happens after 1 or 2 months, then ... go ahead with the water position. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Susan, Yes, I do agree with your comments. It has nothing do with Traditional Feng Shui. As this is not based on Traditional Feng Shui practises. Some traditional Feng Shui Practitioners (with a religious flair) would instead `protect' the main entrance e.g. with charms or the traditional Ba Gua mirror. This is the first time, I have heard of such a `practise' also. Perhaps, new wave " FS ". Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Cheui May, Yes, since you have quite a large amount of `metal' in your Pillars of Destiny, it would not be adviseable to use `silver' with water. You can: Method 1:- 1. Try to find which element that you are lacking and see if there are any `auspicious' sounding words /meaning /significance attached to the name. Method 2:- 2. Use `Shui' but try to add a good meaning in your name. For example, for intelligence, `Bright' - Kwan or `Dragon' - Loong. These names are choosen more for clever, intelligent, brave... Alternatively, for wealth, look for names that can make you prospher... I believe Method 2 (above) is simplier to follow where a name is associated with a good meaning and the addition of `Shui' compensates for the `lack' of water. It is my opinion that the significant meaning of the name can outweigh the element that is choosen. (Other than for `shui' = water). Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Lyn, Under Shapes and Form Feng Shui, your house should not `sit' lower than the frontage i.e. front yard. Is it possible to reverse this? Having the house lower than the frontage can have a negative effect on the homeowners. The house is equally `entrapped'. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Kim, In this area, in my opinion, it is best to utilise the best of other `disciplines' such parent/child relationships etc.. In Chinese `arts', it usually involves looking at: 1. The relationship of each member's element and strength and how they `react' to each other. For example, a child can be a strong fire element and the parent e.g. a weak water element thus `weakening the parent. 2. The use of Yin and Yang harmony in the various rooms. Colors etc... Although Para 1 and 2 can be looked at; as I mentioned earlier, other human / personnel or relationship studies/developments would (I fee) be more valuable in solving your problems. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Dovie, One way of looking at things is: " I see, I like, I buy". If you find the tabletop water-point, nice, you can go ahead and purchase it. The above is based on `feelings' and intuition as opposed to the more complex analysis that one may do based on Traditional FS such as Flying Star (to check that a water position at a specific sector is acceptable or one's element and strength is suited to the above.) Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Cheui May, 1. Since you are aware of your element and strength, using it is more accurate means of looking at the compatiblitiy of the home and the individual sectors of your home. 2. The reason is because, when one looks at the Eight House Theory, we generally use only the YEAR of birth to derive our personal GUA (KUA) number. However, under Pillars of Destiny, we use the YEAR; MONTH; DAY and (if the TIME of birth is available) use all 4 Pillars = Eight Elements (Stem and branches) to deduce our true element and strength. 3. Since the common denominator is the Five Elements, we know that each element or each sector represents an element e.g. North = Water element; South = Fire. Thus, in this context, when we apply our Ba Zhi or Pillars e.g. element and strength; with each sector and or the main entrance of the house, we are in effect, practising basic Ba Zhi Feng Shui. 4. My personal advise is that `Excellent' houses are hard to come by or sometimes by luck we have the opportunity to acquire one. `Excellent' house is one which has really good Shapes and Form; from a Feng Shui Master's perspective can accumlate and retain wealth. Thus sometimes, it can be quite elusive to find such a home. 5. But rather, majority of the time it is much easier to find a `GOOD' home. 6. Frankly, it takes years of understanding and `weightage' to be able to pick a good home. Thus, for those who are not FS practitioners, try, (try) to as I mentioned, score on many points related to the various FS theories. 7. Some excellent homes may have poison arrow aimed at it but this is usually curable. Contrast `poison' arrow with fundamental problems e.g. lots of missing corners especially in the North etc... or toilets located wrongly. These are fundamental problems and difficult to solve unless in my opinion; one "knocks them down". Warmest Regards, Cecil

1. Development known as: The Abode at Devonshire, Singapore 2. In my opinion, this development reminds me of the glass frontage of the Fortredale, another Singapore high rise building with glass surrounding the building. 3. The Abode at Devonshire, is 15 storey high a small development comprising of 26 units. Based on the developer's description it is based on interescting planes of glass, concrete and aluminium. 4. Although it does not have as much as the `revealing' glass surrounding half of each unit, nevertheless, in my opinion, the frontage with `enclosed' glass is not appropriate for Singapore, a hot and humid country. 5. In my opinion, for a house, Qi cannot flow freely in and out of the house `freely' unlike `normal' windows. 6. Other cons include what I believe can be an eye-sore where for privacy reasons, the residents use different lengths of curtains. 7. This is what the Fortredale looks like today.. in my opinion, like a `refugee' camp of `inconsistent' height of the curtains in some units and different colours. 8. Till today, I still see many units unoccupied under the Fortredale development. 9. Again in my opinion, the open glass winodws is equally `unsightly' if one places grilles for safety of children behind the windows. Furthermore the windows open at an angle downwards, and in my opinion, a child may accidently fall off. Let's hope not. 10. To find out more on the Fortredale, you can do a Search in this forum for some pictures of it which has been `featured' in this same conference: Photo Tours of Interest (with pictures). 11. Otherwise, in my opinion, its overall shape i.e. relatively no missing corners is good Warmest Regards, Cecil

Attached please find a layout plan where the toilet (toilet bowl) is next to the main entrance. This layout is considered inauspicious under Shapes and Form Feng Shui. Best to avoid... purchasing such a unit.

Dear Oleta, 1. Frankly, and in my opinion, there are no hard or fast `rules' with regards to the color in a child's room. 2. But rather, it depends. Here, it depends on the location of the bedroom. For example, if the bedroom is facing a west location e.g. windows with direct sunlight that comes into the room. Then use cooler colours or a neutral colour such as white. Here, pink etc.. is not quite appropriate. 3. Some Feng Shui practitioners believe that the bedroom should (I use the word can) be painted to suit the child's Ba Zhi or element. This is quite a common advise provided by many FS practitioners. However, as I always believe, it depends on the level of participation or non-participation in Feng Shui. If one considers Feng Shui as a passing `fad' and do not really want to go indepth into using FS tools; need not paint the bedroom based on a child's Ba Zhi element. 4. Here, what one can do is to briefly understand the Yin and Yang concept. As mentioned ealrier under Para 2, one important factor is the amount of natural light that goes into the child's room. In relation also the windows in the room and the type of curtain used. 5. For a growing up child, his / her room can be more Yang than say an adult's room. One can still have the room painted in neutral white and paste colourful posters say for a child at the age of 3 years or more. As the child grows up, their study table can be more Yang, e.g. the wall or even the table / chair can be more Yang, to encourage activity. For example, the table can still use neutral white (Yang). While, the sector where the bed is can be `more cosy' or more Yin. Thus, there is no hard and fast rule to this. As a parent, I believe, one can make a good judgement and create the right balance:) Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Timothy, 1. The `concept' of having a bed facing one of a person's worst direction is considered of `secondary' importance or ranking. 2. What is more important are: 2.1 Proper position of the bed in terms of Shapes and Form School of Feng Shui. For example, when you open the bedroom door, where possible, the bed should be on the opposite wall. It is equally important to see if the bed does not share the same wall as a toilet. If it is facing a toilet e.g. the door of the toilet `looks' at the "head board" or the head part of the bed, a remedy is to place a side table and place a lamp on top of it. This side table with a lamp on is symbolic of a `partition' between the bed and the toilet door. 3. Only after considering the Shapes and Form Feng Shui, you can then consider sleeping (where possible) at a good intangible force sector (based on Eight House) such as the longevity, health, excellent .. sector. 4. After having considered Para 3 and as an added `luxury' see if your head can face a good direction when you sleep. 5. Therefore, if one can see the series of steps as shown above, having a person's head facing a good direction is less important than those points mentioned under Para 1 to 3. Hope that helps. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Anon, No, in my opinion, it is best not to give `blanket' approval for sites and `declare' them as Feng Shui friendly even if they are `advertisers'. Caveat emptor. Let the buyer beware. Only if I feel that the site has good Feng Shui qualites, I would `dare' to comment. In my comments, I would usually indicate what are the salient points of the development by relating it to certain FS concepts. Thus, in this case, unless, I have personally provided some comments on a specific site or review page, all other advertisments does not necessarily have a blanket endorsement from us. If you have a house of interest e.g. at a site and can provide the URL and further information, I could give some comments. However, if the information is `scarce' or I do not have a `full' picture, may be difficult to comment on say the overall Feng Shui of the location. But if one needs some clarifications as to say the interior layout, can post it as an attachment to this forum. The latest review of a local housing condominium which I have a good feeling on is at:- http://www.geomancy.net/review/gardens/ In this brief review, I also indicated, what I believe are salient points of good Shapes and Form Feng Shui of the site and had related it to concepts on good FS. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Elena, Yes, once a Triple Combinations has been fullfilled, no cure is required as the Triple Combination exists and that location is in balance due to it. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Cheui May, Ideally, since you are a Chinese, you can as a guide: 1. Do not `touch' your Chinese Surname or given name. 2. Since your Chinese name has three characters: " Cheui "; " May and " Heui " you should continue to have a three character name and not reduce it to TWO characters. 3. Since you are lacking water, you can use the Chinese character (in romanized Chinese as ` Shui '). In the English translation, you need not necessaryily use " Shui " but use the name based on the phonetic sound of your Chinese dialect group. For example, a Chinese Hokkien can use " Chwee " rather use the word " Shui " which is a Mandarin word. 4. If one lacks `water' element, avoid having the name with two `water' elements such as Shui Shui. This is usually not advisable as it may seem that your name may become unbalanced with too much water. This is the same for other elements. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Jo Yong, Yes, a major renovation will change the birth chart of a home. For example, if a home was constructed under Period 5 to say this current period i.e. Period 6. As the term suggests, it has to be a major renovation. Examples of major renovations include:- 1. Alterations in a home such as hacking of walls especially the bedroom walls. 2. For a landed property housing, removing the roof of the house changes its birth chart. 3. Combinations of Para 1 and hacking of floor tiles / replacing them. 4. More `technical' method such as repainting the ceiling is symbolic and used by some FS practitioners as a `cheap' alternative which was felt to `symbolically' alter the birth chart of the house. 5. What you mentioned below: In my opinion, the above is not considered a major renovation. Warmest Regards, Cecil