Western Guide to Feng Shui

[mickeymouse]

Dear Robert
Congratulations on a fabulous website.
I am (another) beginner in Feng Shui.
My reasons for learning about Feng Shui is that my husband and I are planning to commence build a house early in 2000.
My introduction to Feng Shui was the Western Guide to Feng Shui - which initially excited me, but then worried me because I became sceptical about simply using the location of your front door to map the rest of your home.
Then I purchased Lillian Too's illustrated guide to Feng Shui (may not be correct title as I do not have it with me). This book, while a little more daunting, seemed more authentic. However, since visiting your site, I have begun to have doubts about this book (ie comments about "static", "applied Feng Shui" etc)
I would welcome your advice.
Also, could you advise whether the year 2000 is a good time to be building a new home.
Thank you.
Wendy Gomersall
Adelaide, Australia

[Administrator]

Dear Wendy,
Based on Feng Shui guidelines, there is a difference between `building' a
house and finding a good date or year to build a house.
Let me elaborate: You can usually find a good date in the year 2000 as there
are 365 days in a year and even if it is in December 1999, you can still
find a good date the next year. Another point is that Chinese New Year does
not follow the English New year.
For those who are very new to Feng Shui, please take note that when we
discuss Chinese New Year, in short it is CNY or for this year Earth-Rabbit,
Chinese New Year is from 16 Feb 1999 to 4 Feb 2000. Here you will notice
that Chinese New Year 1999 only ends on 4th February 2000. Therefore, it is
wise not to offend the Grand Duke up to 3 February 2000 on the East side of
the house.
To be frank, in Singapore or Malaysia, it is easier to find a Feng Shui
Master to look at your project and majority are able to provide you with
professional
advise :
1. the date of starting the construction.
2. the survey of the site, land and layout.
In your case, I am not sure you can find an a true Traditional Expert. The
expert even looks at the type of sand on your construction site etc...
Anyway, what you can do is:-
1. Apply the Shapes and Form School of Feng Shui for the site and the land
e.g. using the Four Symbolic Animal concept url:
http://www.geomancy.net/fs/four.htm
2. Eight House theory e.g. where best try to avoid the death and disaster
line on the main entrance or bedroom. But priority goes to Para 1.
3. Pillars of Destiny
4. Flying Star
I am unable to list out more situations. You have to understand that you can
invariably find a suitable date and it does not mean that Year 2000 is a
good or bad year for construction.
To refresh some users memory, do take a look at this url:
http://www.geomancy.net/fs/lunar.htm
What is the significance of seeing this table?
You will be glad to know that we are now in Period 7 and onwards. So you
may ask `what is the big deal' about it?
Period 1 refers to the birth of a new period; Period 2 to 5 are one of the
worst periods because as you are aware, No. 2 and 5 are bad Flying Star
periods and it could account for World wars etc...
What is so significant about Period 6, 7, 8 and 9. In general, these
`Stars' are considered Auspicious because, after all the toll in Period 1 to
5, the generation under period 6, 7, 8 and 9 reap the `so called ' rewards
(in general).
This is similar to some business. For example, the grandfather build a
business, it grows from a retail to a wholesale business (PERIOD 1 TO 5),
the son takes over, inturn, he enjoys the fruits (PERIOD 6, 7, 8 AND 9) but
after his lifetime, his son perhaps overspends and what happens? This
company may go into bankruptcy and returns to Period 1.
The Nine Stars 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 goes in a circle.
Therefore, what I am mentioning is that most houses according to the Luo Shu
or Flying Star numerology implies that number 6 to 9 are `better' periods
than 1 to 5. Again this is just a general summary. You still have to be
careful because no matter how, each house will still have to content with
the Flying Stars of 2 and 5 (x2) as the mountain and water stars each have
a 2 or 5.
Warmest Regards,
Cecil
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Dear Robert
Congratulations on a fabulous website.
I am (another) beginner in Feng Shui.
My reasons for learning about Feng Shui is that my husband and I are
planning to commence build a house early in 2000.
My introduction to Feng Shui was the Western Guide to Feng Shui - which
initially excited me, but then worried me because I became sceptical about
simply using the location of your front door to map the rest of your home.
Then I purchased Lillian Too's illustrated guide to Feng Shui (may not be
correct title as I do not have it with me). This book, while a little more
daunting, seemed more authentic. However, since visiting your site, I have
begun to have doubts about this book (ie comments about "static", "applied
Feng Shui" etc)
I would welcome your advice.
Also, could you advise whether the year 2000 is a good time to be building
a new home.
Thank you.
Wendy Gomersall
Adelaide, Australia
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