Cecil Lee

Dear Anon, Apologises, forgot to reply the first question:- As I have little information on your situation, I am unable to comment on this. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Anon, Please see below:- One must understand that 6 coins is not a cure all. It is not a `mother of all cures'. It is meant only to cure a specific problem or to destroy a wooden beam above the head. For a concrete beam, two flutes shaped in the profile of a Ba Gua is used. Here, wood destroys (the outer part e.g. earth or concrete). YOu do not need to neutralise a beam if one does not spent time directly below it. You can always try to shift the table and sit in positions such as away (directly below) the beam. Even if one is seating below a beam, if it is only for a short while, this is still (acceptable). Ideally of course if, one can, one should not seat there at all. So, it is a case of trying to avoid an `over-kill' which many have made a mistake on. It is the same as eating food. We should eat moderately. Feng Shui should also be practised `moderation'. Sometimes, this `over-kill' may cause more harm than good. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Anon, Where possible, try to allow Qi to meander. It is better to `avoid' multiple "layers" of open areas (if you can). Since you are more familar with your home, can you feel a rush of air when standing at your door i.e. at certain times? If you have windows on the other walls of the room, this would lessen the effect. For example if you have windows only at the North and South of the house, wind depending on the time of day will blow from e.g. high pressure zone to low pressure zone and vice versa. And if you only have windows at North or South or ( East and West ), then you may feel the gush of air pressure flowing directly from North to South or vice versa. I hope u understand what I mean. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Anon, 1. This arised because a user asked whether to cover the shoe rack. Earlier, I posted that it is of course much better to remove the shoe rack if it is at the main entrance area. 2. The correct way to practise Feng Shui is to manage the entire house e.g. make sure that everything is inbalance first. I merely mentioned that whether to cover or remove the shoe rack is secondary. I believe what you have asked was, can things be changed by removing the shoe rack or covering it. I mentioned that, it is not the most important thing to do in Feng Shui. For example, if there is a hole in a ship. Even if it is a small one, there will still be leaks in it. So, it is in this situation i.e. that one should first `plug' the leak rather than think of improvements. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Marianne, 1. For a house `characteristic' of divorce, do check out the Qi does not flow directly out of the main entrance door to the back door. I am not sure if this is a `coincidence' but I happen notice, quite alot of times, this direct flow of Qi from the main entrance door to the back door causes problems. However, this is just a personal observation. 2. Frankly, without much details, it is difficult for me to comment in details. 3. Since, you mentioned that your house is at the end of a road (the part on the curve is not too clear); since you have placed a metallic windchime and it is acceptable, I believe this is ok. Please see below:- As you mentioned that you used a plant to `block' the flow of Qi, I hope that it acts a screen provided it is tall enough. Without proper analysis using Feng Shui techniques, it is hard to say for certain where the wealth point is. If, one does everything right, have an excellent Shapes and Form, good exterior and interior, one is already enhancing one's Earth luck. We should try to maximize our wealth by doing everything `right' rather than just focus on one `spot'. I remember one user here mentioned that she has seen someone purchasing a `lucky buddha' which suppose to bring luck. But instead it turned out to be a `lucky' spot for a neighbour's dog as it lifted its leg each time it passes this figurine. What a `wet' figurine. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Connie, Please see below:- If you are in doubt, please do not hang the picture. Else, you have to go by "trial and error" especially if you are not relying on Feng Shui analysis. Although, generally, north is not `good', it does not mean that the immediate cure is a wind chime. Usually, one has to look at fully analyse that specific sector in relation to a person's home as it depends on the degree or direction of the main door. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Anon, Water fountains can generally be placed in a living room especially, if one based it on intuition. If based on `investigative' Feng Shui, these are some of the considerations: 1. for the breadwinner who is a weak fire or strong water person, it is advisable not to have a water position in the house. 2. Under the Flying Star analysis, for example you have mentioned a specific sector or compass direction. Ideally, one should look at the elements e.g. water & mountain star plus the base and check to see if it is acceptable to add a water position. The above two concepts are important in Feng Shui. There is another concept called Ba Zhi Feng Shui which Robert will be `launching' this year. This is another powerful Feng Shui concept based on triangulation i.e. adding a water position if there is to form a triangle. Therefore, based on general FS concept, you may have to use your intutition and sometimes `trial and error' Feng Shui. This is a case, where you try out, if no `problems' leave it there. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Anon, I agree with what you have mentioned. 1. In the past, I have mentioned book authors like Derek Walters who if you notice explain concepts rather than `give' false hopes to their readers to place this or that in their home. 2. I believe an author must behave responsibly to their readers. For example, Derek Walters, he wrote only two books on Feng Shui and he stopped there. I believe he had written a few more e.g. on Astrology. 3. I cannot thus imagine an author churning out tons and tons of books. 4. I believe, strongly that general theories like: Eight Associations or Life Aspirations are too general and not personalised for an individual. 5. Even the straight forward approaches e.g. Shapes and Form, if we see it properly, is also personalised to the e.g. home. For example, if there happens to be a sharp edge of another building aimed at an individual's main door, this is `personalised' to the specific home. Thus one cannot say that because one's home has such a poison arrow aimed at it, it automatically means that everyone has to `protect' their main door from this specific Sha Qi. 5. Similiarly, one can be a weak water person or strong fire person. Here, water position does help. But if a person is already a weak fire or strong water person, adding water, will extinguish the `flame' of a weak fire person. While adding water to an already strong water person would create problems to this person by creating an over imbalance of the situation. 6. Thus, if one properly knows how to apply Feng Shui, which is cross referenced to the various concepts e.g Shapes and Form, Compass Schools and Pillars of Destiny, and applying the Five Elements properly. 7. I believe we will see more situations of either it works or does not. Hopefully, it does not turn from normal to giving people `serious' problems.' Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Anon, The size of the diameter circle can be between 2.2 cm to 2.8 cm. For the star, can be slightly larger, from tip to tip at around 3 cm. Need not be larger than the above per `foil'. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Carina, In Feng Shui, the compass direction North or 0 degrees is represented by the Water element. This is the rationale why many Feng Shui practitioners relate the link between water positions and water. `North' therefore refers to the true compass direction i.e. at 0 degrees. North therefore does not mean relative north positions. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Pei Yee, 1. This is based on another aspect of Pillars of Destiny Theory i.e. Follow the Leader Theory. This is a different aspect of Pillars. This is useful, only in very rare situations when certain ruleset fulfils. Where one follows the Follow the Leader Theory or Missing element concept. Other than this, your default cure is still based on the Five Elements. This is the basic fundamental for all Feng Shui theories. 2. Essentially, you still need to follow the Five Elements Concept. Where one needs to seek a balance. Warmest Regards, Cecil

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Dear Alex, 1. In Japan, the Feng Shui practitioners usually practise `9-Star Ki'. 9-Star Ki is one and the same as Flying Star Feng Shui. The only difference is that because of the way, information has been collated, one should not mix the two together. 2. My recommendation is that you either follow one or the other but not use both. 3. Usually, a holistic approach in Feng Shui i.e. if properly used i.e. to enhance the Earth Luck thru Feng Shui and Heaven Luck thru Pillars of Destiny, may help in this area. Warmest Regards, Cecil

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Dear Anon, 1. Can u let me know roughly the distance between your door to the neighbor's door. 2. Are the two doors directly facing each other? Do you know, why your neighbor placed the two large cactus plant (or no clue on this). The above would help me understand the situation better. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Anon, 1. Priority should be given to Flying Star Analysis rather than lessen the `irritation' of the Eight House Theory. The Eight House Theory offers no cure with respect to Feng Shui. 2. Either you sleep further away or stay away from that sector or use the spouse as a `shield'. For example, if that sector is his health sector, he sleeps closer to this intangible sector. 3. In any event, irritation is not as worse off as the `death or disaster sector'. 4. The better method of enhancing your room is not to just look at your personal element and enhance based on this but to look at both husband and wife's element and strength and find a `binding' combination i.e. an element that can bind both parties together. 5. Under Geomancy-online.com, there is such a report called `Pillars of Comparison' meant to analyse those using Pillars of Destiny version 7.x. What this does is to find the element that gels the two person together and at the same time benefitting both parties. Here, we say, `Kill two birds with one stone'! No, this is not the correct way to do it. If you want to use alumnium foil, there are two alternatives: 1. Some Feng Shui practitioners advise cutting into the shape of 6 stars. 2. I prefer that it is cut into 6 circles. (Here, you do not have the sharp edges of the 6 coins `flying' all over). I can understand why a star shape. This is to `cut' into wood. But a round circle can still do this. An important point is that what you are dealing should be WOODEN beams and not a cement beam. In such a situation, you do not need red paper for the above purpose. You do not need to `overkill' by placing so many 6 circles on every beam in the room. What you should do is to place them only when they affect you. No, as mentioned above, to prevent over imbalance, one should not place too many 6 coins = strong metal in the room. If the beam is close to the wall where you are suppose to place the 6 coins, then it is not necessary to place another set at the wall. Where possible avoid placing more than two sets of the 6 circles/coins in the room. Although metal does help your metal element, as I mentioned, not sure what effect it may have on your husband's element. Again, the `binding element' would be a better method for assessment. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Anon, 1. Yes, it is good feng shui to have the kitchen share an external wall. 2. It can be the wash basin. 3. `Rooms' that do not share an external wall would imply that they are somewhere in the interior of the house (not necessary centrepoint) but somewhere in the `interior'. This applies to other `four walled' rooms such as a bedroom. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Anon, There are two `issues' here: 1. Usually, we do not look at your element e.g. weak fire or strong water with external water positions. 2. Priority should be given to balance the exterior of the house. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Anon, To help you understand better, I have drawn a sketch of two layouts which are considered good staircase layout plans. There are more, but these two are, in my opinion, the most common ones:) Two sample layouts: Layout A and B of auspicious location of a staircase. The advantage of staircase: Layout A is that if one can imagine, a storeroom can be built below the stairs. Secondly, there is a private corridor to go upstairs.

Further to those who are new to this forum:- In the past, I have posted the following information: 1. Use the 5 elements concept (Ref: http://www.geomancy.net/fs/5element.htm ) Under the destructive element: Example 1: If you are a strong metal person, in order for this person to create wealth, he `destroys' the element wood. If you are a strong wood person, by destroying `Earth' you create wealth If you are a strong earth person, by destroying `Water' you create weath etc... Under the above condition, you must be STRONG in order to destroy the element `in-front' to create wealth. What happens if I am a `weak' ____ person? For example, if you are a weak metal person, you are just like a butter knife trying to chop down a tree. You will not be able to do this. Thus, the good thing about Pillars of Destiny (the proper Pillars of Destiny, as there are all sorts of Pillars of Destiny some even only consider the Year of birth), if you can properly determine your element, use this to your advantage. If you are a weak person, you can enhance yourself using the productive cycle e.g. if you are a weak water person, enhance yourself with metal (strongest help) and water (if you can). 2. 3 coins As I mentioned in the earlier reply, some Feng Shui practitioners like to use 3 coins nearly for everything e.g. 1. Placing it in an accounts book, 2. Placing under the floor mat As analysed, 3 represents Big wood and what the metal in the coins try to do is to use metal to destroy wood thus creating `wealth'. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Anon, 1. The number 3 represents `Big Wood' or Strong Wood. 2. Under the Five elements concept: Metal destroys wood to create wealth. Thus, the perceived idea here is that `it does not matter' if there is such thing as a wealth sector. 3. What this actually means is to induce such a reaction of placing the 3 coins (big wood + metal) to destroy wood thus creating wealth. I wonder how many readers here will start to place three coins on as many plants or trees they have in the home or outside the house. 4. For those who are facing problems or have imbalances in the house, I cannot say for sure how badly or how much further complications you may get if you do apply the above even if it is `moderately' applied. For example, if you already hang a 6 coins as a cure and after reading this get `excited' also follow suite. 5. For those who do not have a problem, if you can avoid inadvertenly creating problems for yourself (if you can). 6. My personal advise is the safest `bet' for worry free Feng Shui is to use the Flying Star (after properly analysing all three variables: Base star, Mountain Star and Water star) and if there are no `adverse' reactions with the three, then this is "acceptable" but in moderation. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Anon, 1. Ideally, it should be on one side of the house such as sharing the same wall as an external wall. 2. It should not go all the way but should have a turning or staircase landing where there is a turning. 3. Besides these, where possible, it should be enclosed i.e. not pieces of steps that have `holes' or like planks where you can downstairs. 4. Avoid having a circular set of steps in the house. 5. Avoid facing the main entrance door. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Anon, Please see below:- 1. This is considered `peanuts Feng Shui'. No one is going to get a quantum leap by removing a shoe rack. There are many other considerations: It can be the individual, the home etc... 2. When we do a full audit, e.g. if you see cases of helping those with problems, we use all the available methods to map out the situation and then tackle the various issues. 3. If one thinks that changes such as closing the toilet door can also change things this is where, it is wrong. In the first place, in the example of the toilet door, if the toilet is already at a bad location, what more can one do? 4. If there is lots of water behind the house and unprotected, removing the shoe rack will not help. Or if there is a poison arrow aimed at the house. This would not help either. 5. How suitable is one to the house. This is another important question. 6. Usually, quantum leap, would not occur if one already stays in the house for a few years and life is relatively much the same. This is possible. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Anon, This is quite subjective and there are differing opinions on this. You have added a further `twist' by indicating that it can be seen from the side. If you MUST do it, `try it' and willing to share with us your findings, that will be great. Warmest Regards, Cecil

[HDB stands for Housing and Development Board or Government Development Housing for the masses in Singapore. I believe, 90 percent of Singaporeans stay in these flats]. Dear Anon, 1. Even under Feng Shui, there are priorities and importance. Threats of serious importance are e.g. sharp corner of another building aimed at the house. 2. Secondly, usually, if I am not mistaken: 2.1 These service yards, are not aimed against the door of another apartment. Perhaps, the window of another block's service yard. 2.2 In my opinion, these are `weak' threats or no threats at all. Frankly, I have yet to come across or seen a `neighours bamboo poles aimed at another's main door. Maybe, a window but these are in my opinion, and depends on the situation (case-by-case) basis, not threats. Many of the `older' flats are quite a distance away e.g. at least a badminton court away. Warmest Regards. Cecil