Cecil Lee

1. Please note that symbolism is important. Thus if one does not use REAL water usually classified as "Yang water"; "Yin Water" in the form of a koi fish painting can represent the water element (or to be exact it is a combination of metal-water element.) The painting can be used instead of a "miserable" glass bowl - as it may be a breeding ground for mosquitoe lavae - still water. 2. Fire element can be represented by "lighting" instead of using the alternative red colour. For example, the most effective way of neutralising #3 bad wood is to turn on e.g. a red led light. 3. Thus the Five Elements Concept is very flexible in that one can use colours / colours with shapes etc... And do not need to fully depend on "made in China" products - kind of thing! Anonymous wrote: Dear Master Lee

Please note that this is a Free GENERAL advice forum. What you are asking goes beyond general advice.

In my opinion, recommended:- Wooden door but colour of door should range between: Pine wood tone to not darker than teak wood tone. (Maple wood tone) is acceptable.

1. I would assume that perhaps the magazine use the generic Tong Shu "book" to find out good dates. Tong Shu is not personalised to anyone; and it is just like a general directory: it has recommendations like which day not to do this or that or good day to do something or more specific activity. 1.2. One usually can use the generic Tong Shu or a more personalised one: best - "either use this or that" kind of thing. 2. Best to move-in even your Thai altar during Yang timing. Chinese yang timing starts early but for practical reasons: from 6.30am onwards to no later than 3.00pm (as usually after 3pm this is the yin timing - thus generally considered not as auspicious time). 3. Some can even further fine-tine using personalised report but you need access to the timing. 4. In general, if one intend to say move "it" in; can even look at timing like 8.38 or 8.39 am or 9.38 or 9.39am or any timing by adding .38 to the last two digits of the move-in. As 3 is considered a good number as the phonetic sound like "UP" or "mountain" and the number 8 = sounds like prosperity and number 9 = sounds like longevity.

Sample report showing suitable careers: Career with weath; Career with power & authority and so so careers for an individual. Reference: Page 58 to 59 of the attached paid report.

1. You can use the free calculator(s) on my website:- http://www.geomancy.net/reports/reports.htmand specifically this report: http://www.geomancy.net/reports/reports-list/perlist-personal-element.htm to find out your element. 2. This link provides a guideline as to the various careers and their association:- http://www.geomancy.net/talknotes/talknotes.htm 3. The more detailed report on one's career with wealth; one's career with power and authority are paid reports under the detailed ba zi report(s).

Photo showing the "Red Banner" some Chinese place above their main entrance door. 1. Some Chinese place this red banner across (in-front) of their main door all year round. 2. Some place this red banner (some with wordings) a week before Chinese New Year and remove the banner roughly in two weeks time. 3. Red signifies auspiciousness to the Chinese. 4. There is an Indian temple facing this home and it is one reason why this Chinese home place it all year round at their main entrance area. 5. The RED banner is more popular with the Hokkien (Fujian) Dialect group.

Of course, Chinese New Year (CNY) to any Chinese is considered an auspicious day. It is obvious that most people, move-in before CNY not especially on the first two days.

One more important point is that nowadays, governments and individuals are trying to reduce as much of their carbon footprint when we are around. And adding two lights and worse a spot-light especially if they are turned on 24 hours... is being truly unkind to the world today... It is best to re-think the senario. I am truly afraid, current LED technology, especially the low wattage ones cannot "act" like the spot-light.

Anonymous wrote: 2) For Chapter 2 of 5 elements. If a person is belong to wood, then their occupation is gemstone biz(Earth) and Jewelry Biz (Metal). I understand that "Metal" destroy "Wood" and "Wood" destroy "Earth", that means that thisis not a suitable for business right? if yes, anythings can be done to protect? Sample: The Personal Career Elements of a Strong Wood person:- There are several types of careers. Below are careers represented by your own personal elements based on your Pillar's Ten Deities. Career with Wealth Element representing a career represented by your personal wealth element. Description Element representation Total Earned Wealth Earth 0 Unexpected Wealth Earth 2 Explanation Since Earth represents your wealth, this means that a job representing this element would bring you wealth. This is because you will be creating more opportunities with your Wealth Deities. If you have a job with this element, you will likely be able to accumulate wealth. Analysis According to your Pillars, you will be able to enjoy the benefits of these deities if you have a job relating to Earth. This type of Career is highly recommended for you. Earth Elements Related Career Building Management, Customer relations, Civil engineering, Clothing, Construction, Customer Relations, Employee Relations, Estate Agency, Farming, Food industry, Games, Pottery, Real Estate, Recruitment, Sports , etc Career with Power & Authority Element representing a career represented by your personal power and authority element. Description Element representation Total Authority Metal 1 Determination Metal 2 Explanation Since Metal represents your power and authority, this means that a job representing this element would mean that you will command great authority and power. This is because you will be creating more opportunities with your power and Authority Deities. If you have a job with this element, you will likely hold a top or influential position in this job, or will likely be managing it. Analysis According to your Pillars, you will be an influential person with this career. This type of Career is recommended for you, but only if you like challenge and authority. Metal Elements Related Career Accountancy, Banking, Coin mintage, Entertainment, Finance, Hardware, Investment, Jewelry, Loans, Management Consultancy, Mechanical Engineering, Money, Organisation, Perfume, Politics, Railway , etc Suitable Favourable Career Here are careers (not leading to Great Wealth, Power or Authority) but are more beneficial for you if you are unable to find a suitable Career with Wealth or Career with Power and Authority. Chemical process, Fashion, Housewife, Law (prosecution), Livestock, Marketing (sales), Oil, Public Relations, Sales , etc Reference: http://talk.geomancy.net Study or examine the Destructive cycle closely. In fact, the "destructive" cycle is what determines one's Career with wealth and/or Career with power and authority.

Susan J. wrote: Dear Master. Thank you for the advise. My main door is facing north(isnt it that the North is an element of water?), if I paint the main door and the perimeter wall to be red, will it be clashing with the water element? Huh? I strongly recommend you to read this most recent posting:- http://forum.geomancy.net/phpforum/article.php?bid=2&fid=1&mid=26874&new= D. While the "method" where North = water element ; thus paint the door blue or South = fire element etc... are too general - and is like applying Kindergarten type of Feng Shui. Also, if i put in a light at both sides of my main door, should I still have a spot light flashing over the neighbor's door opposite our house? Frankly, I think it is already an over-kill. It is akin to I recommend e.g. eating an apple a day. And you come up with eating two apples and even a pineapple a day.Don't you think it is an over-kill.Especially placing a spot-light aimed at your neighbours door. Hope you don't mind - no offence: it is like many of the more thrifty people would say "Toorich is it? Nothing else better to spent or save the money".

Anonymous wrote: 1) I study your course note that you mentioned about Yin and Yang. May I know that for Chinese Temple and Muslim Mosque, is consider Yin or Yang? In my opinion, some temples may be yin while some may be yang. It has to do more with how much lighting goes into a temple. Some temples, like the Lama Temple in Beijing - the interior of most of the buildings can be yin - dark. Many mosque depending on whether they get direct sunlight or not can also be yin - dark or brighter. For example many mosque or Surat at outskirts of cities can be yin. Frankly, some temples can be bright and brightly lit. The morale of the story, here is that it does not really matter. What is more important is the concept of "depository". Many Geomancers felt that especially temples are depositories of people's wishes, some sorrows, pain, heartache etc... So it is a "depository" of even confessions and sins (Catholic Church - have confession - booths). So, it is the concern that a home is close to such "depositories" is felt to some Geomancers not too good. And some temples can be clean and some can be "dirty". As there are good monks; there are also bad monks; for example, some even "play" with "captured small ghost souls" etc.... Using a Luopan can be used to detect such anamolies. However, one school of Feng Shui; compass school of Feng Shui uses the magnetic signature of the earth to detect qi. BUT if a house or temple or a place gets HAUNTED; such entities have their own "signatures" that you cannot just dial for a Geomancer's help. One has to get the "Ghost busters" or select priests / monks for that kind of job. For the Roman Catholic; this must be sanctioned and approved by their higher authories - and even exercists.

1. Frankly, for us Chinese; it is considered as easy as ABC. 2. For example, being a culture of more than 5,000 centuries old; Chinese consider both RED colour auspicious. And in addition, RED is considered the most yang colour amongst all other colours. 3. Thus, in a situation where a home; for example faces a cemetry, red brick wall does the trick or hanging an "ang chai" or a lovely red "flowing" cloth a the main door is considered both auspicious and during Chinese new year, the act of lighting up fire-crackers at the main entrance area is to create yang qi and ward off "evil or bad luck!". 4. Reference: http://forum.geomancy.net/phpforum/article.php?bid=2&fid=23&mid=7286&new= 5. But for other races or non-Chinese; these are not part of your culture, so perhaps, if you are able to control a light directly outside your main entrance, could turn it on most of the time. For example, nowadays, there are more and more commercial LED lights: Philips Decor brand to Ostram to Powerpac etc... 6. And I checked one of the Philips Decor light that I had bought a year ago, it only consumes 1 (miserly) watt - so a great way to using "yang" energy for this purpose. 7. For non-Chinese, if para 5 is feasible, this would be the most effective by turning on an LED be it cool day or warm day light coloured lights - OK. 8. Alternative, if this.. Para 5 cannot be done or Para 3 is kinda odd for non-Chinese then... these are the least "intrusive" - and no need to use such things as a ba gua mirror which is equally totally non-Chinese. 9. Usually, if there is nothing "unusual" you could always remain status quo : the saying goes: "If it ain't broken, don't fix it"

A. In this sample Feng Shui audit report; the Flying Star numbers is used to determine what is the best or better colour(s). And even what colours should be avoided at the Main entrance area. B. In this attachment; the Main Entrance door is located at:- SW Dining / Main Entrance area Best Elements(Colour): 1. Metal (White or light pastel colours) 2. Water (Blue, black or grey) 3. Earth (LIGHT cream or beige) Neutral: Wood (Wood or wood tone or brown) And the Caution is avoid Earth (BRIGHT YELLOW) colour. C. This is based on Flying Star numbers at that sector. D. While the "method" where North = water element ; thus paint the door blue or South = fire element etc... are too general - and is like applying Kindergarten type of Feng Shui.

1. The Rikshaw is a Japanese invention of around 1800's. 2. In Singapore, this Jinrisha Station was built around 1903; at a triangular plot of land between Tanjong Pagar and Neil Road. This fork road is still visible today in Singapore. Where traffic can go either towards Tanjong Pagar or Neil Road. 3. In fact, the actual Rikshaw station at 1 Neil Road is still around but converted into commercial premises. 4. At that time, there were two stations: the first was at Middle Road. The second Rikshaw station is at this 1 Neil Road. 5. Today, we have major taxi operator: Comfort & Yellow Cab that hires out taxis to taxi drivers. And majority of these taxis are regulated and have two shifts. 6. In the 1900's the Jinrisha as they are called; see attached picture; also operate the same way: there are the licensing operator who leases these rickshaws to the "poor" with limited or no education. Many of these rickshaw pullers come from Southern part of China. 7. And they work two shifts: one shift is in the morning around 5.30am to 3.00pm while the 2nd shift works from 3.00pm to around 12 midnite. Can you draw a parallel with today's taxi operators / taxi drivers with these rickshaw pullers? 8. Many of these rickshaw pullers stay in housing quarters along Neil / Tanjong Pagar Road - close to their livelyhood.

1. The common denominator is the Five Elements concept. 2. The very general concept like: South is fire element; thus earth element is not so good. While colours like white (metal element); for example; are very simplistic models. Widely used by many Geomancers to generalise what colours to paint the main door. 3. The more specific method isthe use of the Flying Star Feng Shuiby examining a sector's flying star numbers and it's association with the common denominator: The Five Elements concept. 4. What you havementioned isthe widespread"estimation" of best colours by applying general ideas underPara 2. 5. The Eight House or Four Good/Bad : East/ West Group should not be confused with the colour association. As it is not linked to the Five Elements concept. Thuse even if south is your worst direction: this concept if one wants to apply to colours is like: "So what?" There is nolink between your worst direction vis a vis south sector. 6. Many professional Feng Shui practitioners and even discerning DIY users usethe method as mentioned under Para 3 to determine the best / optimiumcolour andif used properly can even fine tune and say whatis best,2nd best and worst colours to paint. 7. Drawing a parallel, what you had mentioned- under Para 2 is like ancient technology. It is like using the X-ray machine to peer into a body. What one sees in the past are cloudy imagines on X-rays for those suffering from TB. 8. Using method as mentioned under Para 3, is the equivalent of the MRI machine that can do cross-slice of the body giving a 3D colour high resolution perspective. While the association of "South my worst direction and what to paint based on this - is like trying to compare an apple with an orange - if it can be compared at all.

If you or your family has frequent dreams or nightmares, do contact your Geomancer for a solution!

My grandfather's retail shop was located at 4A, 4B Change Alley. Change Alley is a row of shop houses facing a medium sized alley much like those still found in Egypt. A very popular tourist belt: the equivalent of the Collyer Quay/Funan square of the past: selling everything from radios, electric items. A must visit as it is facing the Collyer Quay wharf - for embarking / disembarking ships.

One of the oldest departmental store: John Little's at Raffles Place, Singapore circa. 1930's - PRE-WAR

No two homes have the same Feng Shui: It depends!

What is the difference between a criminal robber and a home with Quantum Leap? A home with Quantum Leap sucks wealth "rob" the environment for wealth. While a robber, tries to hold up - often gets caught and shot to death or goes to jail. This is the main difference. Can I fall in love with a robber? Yes, Why not? Especially one who employs Quantum Leap in Feng Shui! No one can catch him doing so! Why is it that the Rich gets Richer, and the Poor? Look at it this way: Do you want to end up as the poor robber, shot-to death or a non-discrete Rich guy? With a nice property?

1. In the west, there were studies / reports that GREY cars are prone to greater accidents on European and Western countries. 2. The study suggests that grey cars "blend" with the road especially during dusks and low light conditions; and the fog. 3. In Singapore, once upon a time; RED cars were considered accident prone especially when these cars did not have the compulsory third brake light and their brake lights were rather dim. It was felt that when such cars brake; the brake lights were less attention getting. 4. Nowadays, in Singapore, it does not matter! In my opinion, a high number of so called Sonata taxi drivers drive like Formula One racers... And many Singapore drivers not only drive fast : speeding but like to weave in and out of traffic. And they also think that they can brake in a dime... : tailgating...

1. What is the difference between a Geomancer and a Singapore Politician? A Geomancer has jet black hair (myself included). But for a Singapore Politician; compare their photos: before and after entering politics. When a politician enter politics; they start-off with jet black hair like most of us. But usually after three to five years; somehow, their hair turned magically greyish or white! 2. Thus it makes no sense for us Geomancers to be embroled in a clients: Can or cannot buy frenzy! Firstly, Geomancers are not real estate agents. We don't go around house hunting or follow clients to view each and every home. 3. More importantly, we like to keep our hair as black as possible. In fact, there are cases where some lawyers enter politics and as a result loose their home: e.g. landed property to renting / become bankrupts or having to "escape" Singapore. 4. The morale of the story: "If it is yours, it's yours" If it is not yours, it is not yours". And never believe agents when they say " Let me know by yesterday!".

1. Life is rather peaceful for Geomancers - as often, we don't want to get unnecessary white hair or age unduly. 2. But there are always those who: love to bring up their problems: " My agent says, if I do not reply by YESTERDAY, the property would have been sold". 3. But when you mention this to the client: They will say, don't worry, I will never hurry to review the property for me. Yet, one call, will follow-up by another or an e-mail. 4. Once an e-mail was sent; expect a call or an sms in the next few hours asking... 5. Look at it this way, it is not like we can drop everything or fixed appointment and look at such cases...