Cecil Lee

In managment studies, the familiar term is: Situtational Approach. Here the familiar word `It depends' is used. Under the above management concept, it is said that not all situations are the same. Thus it depends. We can easily apply this concept to Feng Shui and when we replace the word `management', we get the " Situational Approach to Feng Shui'. And the key word is `It depends' Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Elena, 1. Where possible, if we can reduce the concentration of Yin elements than this is fine. 2. Here, the children are themselves belonging to Yin elements. More importantly, the sector itself has too much concentration of Yin elements. It is the combined effect of these two factors that create the situation. Furthermore, amongst all the rooms, this room is `dark' as compared to the rest. 3. When I walked into the room, I can immediately feel the coldness of the sector and this is confirmed by counter-checking with the Flying Star analysis. 4. As not all situations are the same, it need not necessarily mean that all SW sectors are not good for children. Similarly, the other sector i.e. North East or devil's gate can easily be prone to this. 5. Thus, we can say that usually, if there are too much concentration of Yin elements especially at NE or SW, we have to be more careful. 6. Thus if there are a balance or more of Yang concentration in NE or SW, it should be fine. 7. This is why, placing trees or too many trees especially NE, is believed to increase the Yin of that sector. 8. On our part, if we are not sure whether it is too yin is to keep the room `bright'. Do not install thick curtains or pull them all the way. Where possible, such rooms should have natural sunlight... 9. Thus, where possible, we should avoid, having a `fixed' rule and label the rooms. It depends on the situation and circumstances. Plus keep in mind, the `sensitivity' of NE and SW especially when giving advise or placing enhancements such as advising a homeowner to place metal windchimes. 10. As mentioned earlier, it is usually the `unfortunate' concentration of Yin elements that will create an inauspicious event, and very often it is firstly under NE and on occassions SW and even West (Yin sectors). Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Kaushal, I hope you will find this resource page useful: http://www.geomancy.net/fs/pakua.htm Warmest Regards, Cecil

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Dear Cheui May, Please see below:- Wishing you all the best. Is the poision arrow a table or an edge of the cabinet. What is the distance between it and the bed. What part of the body (imagine) that you lie down on the bed on your usuall sleeping position. Do you cover yourself with blanket or sleep without one. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Anon, Further to what I mentioned earlier: 1. In real life, our inclination is not like extremes: hot or cold continuum. 2. Most of us are somewhere within the continuum. 3. For persons (or those who want to be FS practitioners) who are more abstract, or love more of drawings or graphics, can build on Shapes and Form and closer to this area. 4. For those who are more `mathematical', logical, should go for e.g. Flying Star Feng Shui. For example, one Western School Feng Shui, if you read the `Masters' credentials, he graduated from Bachelor in Mathematics or this close to this area, for quite sometime practises only Flying Star Feng Shui. If you were to visit the site, the site eats and sleep only on Flying Star Feng Shui. 5. In my opinion, sometimes, these people have difficulty or totally no feelings with the use of more abstract Feng Shui like Shapes and Forms and Sixth sense Feng Shui. 6. So, my advise is to examine yourself closely. To see if you are more Right or Left brain person. 7. I am fortunate because, in this site, we have the best of both worlds: While my specialisation is Shapes and Form and `sixth sense' Feng Shui, Robert is highly skilled in the mathematics of Feng Shui. 8. I usually use his very advanced programs as a counter-check when doing Feng Shui audit. Thus we use both `Shapes and Form/sixth sense' and the mathematics portion of Feng Shui. 9. To me, all I am interested in is the final analysis. To be provided with the facts and what are the imbalances caused as a counter -check of my surveys. Here, it is an excellent use of both tools. 10. I am not interested in how the calculations are done but the final results. So, I hope many users can understand why, I really `hate' it if users start to reproduce Flying Star numbers like those freely generated on the site and expect me to go and analyse for them! Hey, I do not even want to do calculations even for myself yet, someone expects me to do it for them. 11. Thus, all the highly evolved charts on this site which have been pre-analysed and laid out for me to look at the entire picture and provide the final comments. So, for those who simply wants to reproduce charts like 1 5 3 and expect me to analyse or comment, would understand my situation. I hope to be very frank with you on this. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Anon, 1. My speciality is more of Shapes and Form and through feelings. 2. For example, if I visit a site, I can generally, have a feel of the various sectors e.g. good or bad. When I compare my findings with e.g. the Flying Star Charts, they are usually quite close. 3. The only time when I have to fully depend on a Flying Star chart is if the units are side-by-side, especially commercial shops of hte same shape and design and usually the main doors are of the same location. But a Flying Star chart, may differ in the degree of compass direction. Here, since both units are close, I would have to depend more on the charts. 4. Thus it relates more to feel. Futhermore, I am a weak wood element person and my senses are more yin and perhaps, for sometime, have developed more of the senses and feeling. Sometimes, I can feel it can be physically draining after analysing a not so good house or building. I am not sure why. If the house is quite bad, and if there too much yin elements, I do have this `problem'. This year, I was evaluating a house, and it happens that the main door is at the NE or devils gate. It happens that the two children in the diagonal room are at SW or devil's backdoor. Out of curosity, I had this feeling that something had happened in the room. And true enought something had happened there. Thus, to be frank, I do not have the ability to see the future. Being of the Yin element, I tend to in my opinion, have acute senses and use it more for FS audits. 5. It is also my belief that everyone has their strengths and weaknessess. Like the right and left brain person, certain tools are more useful to one group than the other. 6. In the past, I have mentioned that even in the US, Harvard University speciality is in the Arts or Humanity area. While those in Berkely or University of California etc.. specialises in the mathematics side. Thus, if one is more inclined to mathematics would most probably use e.g. the Flying Star Theory. One reason because, if they were to access a site, some do not have the acumen or feelings related to the use of the Shapes and Form School. Thus they have to fall back on analysis based on mathematical models for example. Warmest Regards, Cecil

To help better understand the relationship of Korea and China, here is another extract of Korea-China relations. Credit and Source: Britannica.com Yi Dynasty also called CHOSON DYNASTY, the last and longest-lived imperial dynasty (1392-1910) of Korea. Founded by General Yi Song-gye, who established the capital at Hanyang (present-day Seoul), the kingdom was named Choson after the state of the same name that had dominated the Korean peninsula in ancient times. But the regime is also frequently referred to as the Yi dynasty, after its ruling family. General Yi established close relationships with the neighbouring Ming dynasty (1368-1644) of China, which considered Korea a client state, and Chinese cultural influences were very strong during this period. Choson's administration was modeled after the Chinese bureaucracy, and Neo-Confucianism was adopted as the ideology of the state and society. Under the previous dynasties, ownership of land was concentrated in the hands of a few high-ranking bureaucrats, but Yi Song-gye and his successors redistributed the land throughout the various levels of officialdom, creating a new aristocracy called the yangban. Scholarship flourished under the Yi dynasty, and in 1443 the Korean phonetic alphabet, Hangul (han'gul), was invented. By the time of the Yi ruler King Songjong (1470-94), a bureaucratic system for government administration was established. In 1592 Korea suffered an invasion from Japan. Although Chinese troops helped repel the invaders, the country was devastated. This was followed by the invasion of northwestern Korea, in 1627, by the Manchu tribes of Manchuria, who were attempting to protect their rear in preparation for their invasion of China. Many cultural assets were lost, and the power of the central government was severely weakened. By the reigns of King Yongjo (1724-76) and King Chongjo (1776-1800), the country had largely recovered from the destruction of the wars. With an increased use of irrigation, agriculture was in a prosperous condition, and a monetary economy was burgeoning. In an effort to solve administrative problems, a school of learning called Silhak, or "Practical Learning," arose. Korea maintained an isolationist policy until the 1880s. Starting with the conclusion of a treaty with Japan in 1876, doors to the West were opened for the first time in Korea's long history, and the country soon became an arena for competition among the powers. Japanese influence in the area became predominant, especially after the Japanese victory in wars with China (1894-95) and Russia (1904-05). In 1910 Japan formally annexed Korea, bringing the Yi dynasty to an end. Credit and Source for the above article: Britannica.com Warmest Regards, Cecil

An interesting thing is that Koreans love tigers. Their peninsula or country has a profile of a tiger i.e. one can literally imagine that the image of a tiger fits into the entire island with the two paws at the top of the peninsula and the body and tail flowing downwards. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Anon, Yes, Koreans do practise Feng Shui. Please read the article extracted from: Credit & Source: Britannica.com p'ungsuchirisol (Korean: "theory of wind, water, and land"), in Korean religion, geomancy, a belief that the natural environment of a particular location can influence the fortune of its inhabitants and descendants. It derives from the Chinese notion of feng-shui ("wind-water"), which developed from observation of chronic catastrophies wrought in China by winds and floods. Also implied is the Chinese concept of yin-yang (two contrary but complementary principles that explain all change) and the doctrine of the five elements that constitute all reality. According to p'ungsuchirisol, each plot of land possesses two of four attributes: that which has wang ("prosperous") and son ("right"), for example, is fit for graves, houses, and important buildings; that which has shoe ("decay") and yok ("reversion") is propitious for temples. A good site for buildings and graves is marked by a majestic mountain linked to smaller mountains trailing off into the distance. The site also should be flanked on the left by a mountain shaped like the Blue Dragon (protector of good fortune) and on the right by one shaped like the White Tiger (expeller of evil). Finally, a mountain behind the site should face another distant mountain. A hill that resembles a cow lying down to eat fodder will secure a life free from worry about food and lodging. A site resembling a hen sitting on eggs will be the birthplace of great men. Three types of sites are to be avoided: a place close to a road with heavy traffic, a town whose ditches overflow during the rainy season, and a spot where dragon- and tiger-shaped mountains come together. Yi Song-gye, founder of the Yi dynasty (1392-1910), moved the national capital to Seoul because the site was said by a monk to fulfill all the requirements of p'ungsuchirisol. (End - Credit, Britannica.com ) Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Anon, 1. I agree with you on your definition of more than one water position below. 2. What I find highly unusual is not so much of what you mentioned below, but I literally understood or thought that the earlier posting to mean that there are two water positions outside the main door i.e. on each side. This is what I felt. 3. The context of water positions so close-by side-by-side is in my opinion highly unusual. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Roxanne, 1. Thanks for sharing with us information about yourself. 2. Since, the store has always been there and if you have already choosen a house, my advise is that, you can at your own pace, `incorporate' Feng Shui into `your life'. 3. I am not familiar with any Feng Shui practitioners within Chicago. Perhaps you have to check around and the best is to hear from friends or word of mouth. 4. Since you have been always kind with your grandmother, I am sure, you will always be blessed and carry on with her work. 5. In several of the postings, you can always move in and later `catch' up on Feng Shui as it will go not `go away'. Frankly, many people, have not even heard of it and are doing just as well. Do take your time to digest Feng Shui. Overall, if all the fundamental concepts are in place e.g. good shapes and forms, this is acceptable. 6. In my opinion, time should be well spent on adjusting to the new environment etc... Wishing you all the best! Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Jolanta, Please see below:- It is best to avoid `fixed' template Feng Shui as it is not based on Traditional Feng Shui. When we consider a toilet, the more important concern is where is it located. Here the location of the toilet is more important: 1. Where possible it should share an external wall. 2. Not be located above the main door 3. Next to the main door. The above are some of the considerations. Thus the concept of the wealth sector at 3/4 wall of the toilet is if one looks closely, a flawed concept. `Fixed' templates is easy to follow but it does not have any merits under Traditional Feng Shui. Can we for sure say that this spot is our Wealth sector, another spot our luck and mentor sector. This type of theory is `myopic' and does not look at the external environment, the landscape and the site. Thus if the foundations are not right in the first place, no matter how one tries hard to enhance, it may not work. In several messages, I have mentioned that there people, who have never even heard of Feng Shui, find a house they like, and (most probably) the Shapes and form is good, live a very happy life... The Earlier Heaven Sequence Trigram is not ncessarily used for burial places only. Ref: http://www.geomancy.net/fs/pakua.htm It is also used for `protection' as those common found above doors. It is also used as a talisman as what you are currently wearing. Warmest Regards, Cecil

For those who are interested to find out what the `Fu' graphic illustration looks like, this link will show a picture of an upside down `Fu':- http://www.geomancy.net/on/about.htm

Dear Anon, 1. I also have read somewhere, quite sometime ago of the Japanese decended from the Chinese. 2. Sometime back when I took some classes on Japanese language, I was amazed to find that the numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 have similar sounds to the Chinese Hokkien dialect. Exact pronounciation. 3. If you were to ask a Japanese, they would most probably `kill' us for saying so as the Japanese is a `proud' race and in my opinion, some of them think themselves as higher class than Chinese or even other races. 4. For those who are interested, I have attached an extract from the Reader's Digest. Please wait for this 100k file to load:- Basically, this article tells of the " Mongoloids " who live in central Asia and northern China. Plus the American Indians and Eskimos are their decendants. In the world map, you can see that the Japanese, Thailand and especially Asia is populated by the Mongoloids. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Anon, 1. The most famous legend of the peach is its association with immortality. Here, the story is that the immortality peach ripens only every 1,000 years. Here, this tree stood in the famous Kun Lun mountains. On this day that the fruit ripened, the Goddess of Heavn invited immortals to her palace for a feast. On this day, the Monkey called Sun, wondered into the garden and ate the peach. He later became an immortal because of this. Thus, the peach is associated with longeivity. 2. The colour of the skin of the peach also brings to mind `peach blossom spring'. Here, it is compared to the skin of a young girl. Some people associate it with a flirting or easy to be seduced girl. Thus because of the above, it is associated with young girls. 3. `Green peach blossom' refers to a secret meeting place of lovers. 4. As for single people who are fed peaches to enhance their marriage luck, in my opinion, here are not much truth in this. Warmest Regards, Cecil

There is this saying from ancient Chinese. Here goes:- That man is ruled by the numerology Eight: 1. At 8 months, we get our milk teeth. 2. At 8 years, we lose our milk teeth. 3. At double Eights (2 x 8 = 16) we become a man. 4. At 8 x 8 we age...and ... most of us wait for our turn... Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Anon, 1. A `popular' painting is an eagle perched on a pine tree. This is considered a suitable gift for an elderly person: 1.1. the eagle represents strength. 1.2. the pine tree represents longevity. 2. Thus the significance of the painting is symbolic of strength and longevity for the elderly. 3. Given the above combined significance, it should not be considered inauspicious to keep `an eagle' inside that house because it is a predatory bird. Thus, with many books comes various opinions and on the final analysis, each of us have to form our own judgements. In my opinion, such a painting, with its combined significiance should not be considered inauspicious. In Europe or in Christianity, the Eagle is a symbol of ascension or a symbol of victory. It is also sacred to Zeus and is commonly used by the Roman legions. Warmest Regards, Cecil

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This is an interesting article on how the Japanese make use of: 1. Mirrors in the MRT as a deterence... 2. Painting a location `bright' Yang... Read on... Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Anon, 1. In my opinion, there are far too many variations of what a mountain star looks like. 2. Therefore, as there are many human beings on earth, there are many Feng Shui practitioners with their own ideas of what the mountain star is. 3. Those who, perhaps sell crystals or used them before, would say that mountain star must be made of crystal etc... 3. While others sell `smooth' or beauty rocks would say that theirs is a mountain star. 4. Thus, it is always unproductive to argue over the shape and form of what a mountain star should be. 5. To this day, no one can claim that his or her mountain star is the only one that works. If so, surely there must be a book written that says clearly by an author. And then, all the controversies start to follow. If someone claim that the 3 legged toad is the only mountain star to use. (Assuming that it can be a mountain star). Who ever markets the idea and copyrights it will gain tremendously. 6. In general, the main consensus is that, it has to: 6.1. Has mass (avoid being hollow) 6.2. Not on wheels or rollers that can be moved i.e. it should be stable and e.g. a flat base where possible. Thus ideally, a solid paper weight can be used. 7. One interesting point here is that today, the reason why there is `no clue' as to what it looks like is because, in the past, it has not been `activated' with small objects. 8. A real mountain star is really a hill or a landscape that offers a solid protection. Thus, activating the mountain star is in truth, activated once, the profile e.g. of a mountain is there. 9. It is like activating the water star. Water reminds us that the land is flat. So with or without water, does not matter because, what the END RESULT is to achieve clear space. 10. Based on what I mentioned above, some I believe, some practitioners may or may not agree and it may open to controversy. Therefore, what I want to mentioned is based on the logic behind how, we seldom ever come across standard definitions or have really seen, a traditional piece of object that can be associated with the `mountain star'. Here, since, nobody can fully describe or explain it. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Anon, 1. Generally, it is very unusual to find water positions on both side of the door. Thus there can be some truth in what you have mentioned. 2. What I mentioned by some truth is that we can still analyse if we want to the effects by looking at the Flying Star Chart of that sector. 3. Another important clue is: 3.1 That too much water creates a too yin environment. 3.2 Traditional Chinese are not infavour of having too many wells at a home or around it. One is bad enough. Although water is a necessity, one major fear is that someone may fall into etc... Therefore, many traditional Chinese belief in spirits in wells. 3.3 Water position where possible at the frontage of the house or building should be one full area and not divided into a few or in such a case, two pools of water. I have so far not come across such a situation as mentioned by you. 3.4 As mentioned earlier, it is highly unusual to have two fish tanks on both side of the main entrance. Perhaps, is the house an aquarium? *JOKE* Two Water positions of fountains are equally highly unusual. Usually, it occupies a central position and clear space around it. 3.5 You mentioned of two water pictures on both side of the door. The question asked is: 3.5.1 Is this recommended by someone or is it because you like it so much. 3.5.2 If you like it so much and if it has been there for sometime without any `problems' then it is usually ok. 3.5.3 As mentioned above, the best method to check if it is ok on a more `scientific' method is to use the Flying Star analysis. Avoid, too much yin elements. For example, if the chart is already too yin for that sector and furthermore, if assuming that there a bad yin influences, the `additional ' water may cause more harm than good. Conversely, it may be good. Thus one should check further on this if one wants to. Else, base on `feelings' or sixth sense. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Users, Conference: Photo Tours of Interest (with Pictures) 1. The conference: Photo Tours of Interest (with Pictures) is no longer read only. 2. If you have an interesting photo, you can now post it to this conference. 3. All conferences are still subject to moderation. After the message is review and accepted, it will be posted immediately to the forum. File Attachments 4. File attachments are now available for the Free Advice (General Topics) and several other conferences. Warmest Regards, Cecil Lee

Dear Anon, Fortunately or unfortunately, Chinese Valentine day is seldom known by the Chinese. I believe many Chinese are not aware that there is such a date especially the young. Often than not, if their parents do not celebrate an event, the child, from a young age to courtship age would have never known of it nor its existence. Thus, only commercialisation can create such an awareness. In Singapore, because of western influence and many of us study English, (ENGLISH) Valentine day is commercialised to the extent that restaurants, boutiques etc.. publish it widely. And fortunately, they will try to get a pie of the business. So, if one day, many companies start to publise the Chinese Valentine Day, it may perhaps take off. For now, since no one is aware of the date, I have yet to see anyone celebrate this date. *Perhaps* I am too old to be romancing. *JOKE* to be aware of such a thing. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Anon, In my opinion, it is difficult to give a precise location for placement of a good luck symbol. As there is no specific literature in the past to say that it must be placed strategically at a location like SE. If so, this is a modern `invention' as to the exact placement. Many people, after seeing others place such a symbol may, go out and buy and place it either at the same location as what they have seen. So, I have come across, some people who place it behind the main door. While others display it prominently on a wall facing the door etc... There is no evidence to say that placing it at one direction is better than another. More importantly for those who want to do so, can, place it at a position that `like' after looking around the home. Where possible, commonsense would have it that one should not place it inside the toilet door facing the toilet seat. Otherwise, if a person like it, do what they please. I believe that this would be a more sensible approach. Warmest Regards, Cecil