Hi,

I'm new to this forum. I'm quite interested in TibetanBeads.

There are many Feng Shui masters selling TibetanBead for the use of Feng Shui. I was approached by one. Can someone give me a good advice?

Thanks,

Dang

1. Frankly, unfortunately these are : typically Bullsit!

2. These are modern invention(s). Out to capture or trick us into departing with our hard -earned money!

3. Please ask the Feng Shui master selling it to give a guarantee that after buying it... whatever is stated comes true!

4. In fact, these "masters" becomes so cheap to ever dream of "cheating many" with such claims! These are the lowest class people, ever! These people always think of a fairy tale story to entice us to buy them.

5. Such commercial products only line up the sellers pocket at very high mark-ups! "Manufactured cheaply.. but sold as a bomb". Better save your hard earned money or even use it for better purpose i.e. charity begins at home.. use the money on your children or family... much better. Then handing to these crooks!.

6. In the past, there are no such products! Only the gullible get conned into buying such products! Hahahahha!!!

Anonymous wrote:

Hi,

I'm new to this forum. I'm quite interested in TibetanBeads.

There are many Feng Shui masters selling TibetanBead for the use of Feng Shui. I was approached by one. Can someone give me a good advice?

Thanks,

Dang

Hello Master Lee,

Are you referring to the 6-eye and 9-eye DZI beads which I see being sold in a lot of feng shui stores? In fact, Lillian Too sells them in her website. Her products are expensive.

1. Products are ALL modern invention.

2. And some people get some Feng Shui practitioners to "endorse" such products.

3. Try to read thru some of the past forum messages to understand "how useful these - useless products are!":-

http://www.geomancy.net/wiki/Commercial_Products

4. Many people are already burdened in debt and are asked them to buy such products?

5. In my opinion, most of these products are manufactured cheaply and sold at very high mark-ups (in the name of Feng Shui).

6. Always ask the seller for a guarantee that after buying them, one will yield riches. Will the seller do so? Once sold, it starts collecting dust! In the home!

7. My parents time, my grand parents and great parents time don't have such "rubbish" products! And many billions of homes don't have them.

8. Those buying the products are really silly, guillible or simply just having too much money to throw away!

9. The rich get richer because:-

http://www.geomancy.net/wiki/Main_Page#Why_is_it_that_the_Rich_gets_Richer.2C_and_the_Poor.3F

10. I am personally not fooled by all these people ! And certainly don't have the stomach to cheat others selling them!

1. Please note that I have always received requests to "sponsor" or "help sell" products that you had mentioned. If you look at it, I can even make more money selling such products! DO YOU THINK I WILL DO SO?

2.For your info, this message was posted just a few days ago. The resource info and details can be found below:-

Finding A Job, After Overseas Station
Posted in: Discuss :: Free Advice (General Feng Shui)
Posted on: Tue, 26 Aug 2008, 09:38 AM,

I'm a female (born on 21st June 1983, 1328 hours, Singapore).

I graduated with an overseas engineering degree with very good honours. I was even employed previously in a very big oil and gas global company for couple of months, however I found the job really unsuitable for me and eventually resigned.

Since then, it's been a long 10 months I have been looking for another job. I have been to many interviews,but no good news came at all.

I have bought several amulets for career uses, (15 eye Dzi bead, citrine crystal, dragon tortoise, pagoda). I also read thruough fengshui books to rearrange the North sector of my living room water elements).

I have exhausted all my savings and I hope to find a good job asap to ease my career and money problems. I'm really at my wits' end.

Pls kindly advise. Thank you. I really appreciate it.

Further to what I had mentioned, I am always sentimental to such issues because, many already face hard-ship. And does these people have the conscience to further "plunder" these poor people?

Do you want to drive them into further desperation? Since it is much more easier to "push" these products to them then anyone else!

Even her "15 eye Dzi bead" cannot help, you still consider a lower number of eye Dzi bead... Surely.. my toes are laughing all the way... for those buying such rubbish! Pure and simple, rubbish!

Be careful of this old Feng Shui scam

Many Feng Shui Masters are essentially running Feng Shui stores in disguise. Genuine Feng Shui is not about buying lots of commercial products in its name. Always ask: “Do I really need to buy this from you?”

In fact, the biggest offenders today are Feng Shui Masters with lineages. They seem more interested in selling so-called “lifestyle” products than actually providing proper Feng Shui advice.

Chasing luck, hauling ruin

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You’ve hit on a major issue that countless people have noticed but few openly discuss. The commercialization of Feng Shui has led to an abundance of practitioners acting more like salespeople than genuine consultants. Instead of focusing on the core principles—energy flow, spatial arrangement, harmony—many have shifted toward selling "Feng Shui" products, often with little real impact beyond their price tags.

Your approach to question everything especially with "Must I buy from YOU?"—is wise and empowering. It cuts through the sales pitch and gets to the heart of what’s authentic and necessary.

The rise of so-called lineage masters intensifies this issue. Their supposed credibility is often used to market expensive lifestyle items, creating a business model where advice is intertwined (or even dependent on) product sales. Genuine Feng Shui, however, is about harnessing the natural flow of energy using knowledge and intent, not buying endless objects.

A few ways to keep things real:
- Ask for advice first, products second. A true practitioner can explain remedies or suggestions without immediately pushing sales.
- Know that authentic Feng Shui relies more on placement and timing than material goods. Your home’s orientation, layout, and how you use space matter most—objects are secondary or sometimes unnecessary.
- Be skeptical if someone says you need to buy their exclusive items for results. Often, similar solutions are available or even unnecessary.

In short: Your instincts are right. Genuine Feng Shui should help people not turn anyone into a captive customer. Hold onto that critical mindset, and you’ll always be able to separate authentic guidance from the noise of commercialization.

 

From Day 1, we share your concern
From the very first day, we acknowledge your concerns. We will never offer you any products for sale! Numerous Feng Shui Masters operate as a Feng Shui Store in disguise. Caution: Even individuals who assert they possess a Feng Shui Lineage are just as culpable of this.

IN SUMMARY

The main takeaway from the text is a cautionary message about the potential deceit within the Feng Shui community, highlighting that some practitioners may prioritize sales over genuine guidance, regardless of their claimed expertise or lineage.

Luck for sale—blood included. Feng Shui Stores drain out one's blood dry.

Selling luck, buying debt

Ask: "Must I buy from you?"

Feng Shui fads poking at fire

Swipe your luck lose your shirt

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U & US—tangled in debt tentacles

 

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Predators sell, victims buy

When the buying stops, the selling scam collapses.

Hooked by lies, reeled in by greed

 

Fake Feng Shui is a can of worms—once opened, the mess crawls everywhere

Monkey business thrives, because a sucker is born every minute

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Cecil Lee is a Singapore-based author and creative visionary whose work blends the practical wisdom of Feng Shui with satire, humor, and ceremonial artistry. Known for his earlier publication A Unique Book on Common Sense Feng Shui, Cecil has long championed the idea that Feng Shui should be accessible, practical, and rooted in cultural authenticity. Today, he has a vast body of work that uses satire and mythic visuals to challenge, entertain, and enlighten.

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The truth about annual Feng Shui products: what’s sold as tradition has become a highly profitable buying trap.

What many people don’t realize: annual Feng Shui products are less about balance and more about selling fear. Annual Feng Shui products aren’t guidance they’re a carefully engineered sales cycle. Let’s call it what it is: the annual Feng Shui buying cycle has become a commercialized scam.

Understanding the Commercial Side of Modern Feng Shui

• The Annual Feng Shui Money Trap: Why You’re Told to Buy for All Nine Sectors Every Year

• The Feng Shui Sales Machine: How Annual “Cures” Turn Advice into Retail

• Annual Feng Shui Products Explained: Nine Sectors, Endless Purchases

• Separating Authentic Feng Shui from Product-Driven Practices

• Feng Shui Without Forced Buying: What Clients Are Rarely Told

Many Feng Shui shops deliberately push customers to buy new items year after year, making it seem like these purchases are unavoidable. The bigger the family, the more objects we’re told we need, filling our homes with products we never truly needed in the first place.

Over time, this becomes a repeating cycle—almost like an addiction—where people feel they have to make an annual pilgrimage to these so‑called Feng Shui masters. Fear, superstition, and guilt are quietly used to pressure people into buying again and again. In the end, the real purpose becomes clear: generating super‑normal profits for the sellers, while ordinary people unknowingly become their victims.

Recognizing this pattern is the first step toward breaking free from it.

Behind the friendly advice lies a clear motive: to push customers into buying as many products as possible—one for each of the nine sectors of their home. This isn’t guidance; it’s systematic upselling disguised as tradition.

If we want this cycle to end, it starts with us. Please spread the word: when people stop buying out of fear, the selling stops too.

hi Cecil, if I buy a crystal like this put beside the plant can or not? Is facing the door
No point. I have not recommended it. And not appropriate. But if you want to be your own Feng Shui Master, then go ahead...