myfs_80889 Posted December 11, 2002 Share Posted December 11, 2002 Hi Cecil,I am building a two storey with stairs leading to the basement. Is the no. of steps important too? As of now, I have 14 steps but total of 15 when you consider the landing. Is this a good no.? Please help. Thanks Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff Cecil Lee Posted December 11, 2002 Staff Share Posted December 11, 2002 Dear Anon,Introduction:1. In Feng Shui, there are two traditional methods of determining the number of steps.2. The first method is a 3 number combination. Where the first two steps are Auspicious but the last step is inauspicious.METHOD 1 - THE THREE-STEP CYCLE========3. Thus under the `Three-steps formula' step No. 1 (Auspicious), Step No. 2 (Inauspicious) while Step No. 3 is considered inauspicious. Usually this 3rd step is known as the `death' step.3.1 Thus:-Following this method, one should be able to work out the number of steps:- 3.2 Auspicious steps are:-1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10, 11, 13, 14, 16, 17, 19, 20, 3.3 Inauspicious steps:-No. 3 is the third stepNo. 6 is the following third stepNo. 9 is again the following third stepNo. 12 is again the following third step...etc...METHOD 2 - THE FOUR-STEP CYCLE===============================4. However, Method 1 should be used in combination with Method 2 below:-4.1 What is the four-step cycle:-Step 1: AuspiciousStep 2: AuspiciousStep 3: InauspiciousStep 4: Inauspicious4.2 How to calculate under this method:Step 1 is AuspiciousStep 2 is AuspiciousStep 3 is inauspiciousStep 4 is also inauspicious4.3 Next 4 steps:-=================Step 5 is auspiciousStep 6 is auspiciousStep 7 is inauspicousStep 8 is inauspicious4.4 Next 4 steps:-=================Step 9 is auspiciousStep 10 is auspiciousStep 11 is inauspicousStep 12 is inauspicious4.5 Next 4 steps:-=================Step 13 is auspiciousStep 14 is auspiciousStep 16 is inauspicousStep 17 is inauspicious etc...4.6 One can do similar calculations for 17 or more steps.....5. After finding out the numbers for both Methods (1 and 2) we now derive the following sets of steps:-5.1 Under Method 1: The Three-Step Method:-1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10, 11, 13, 14, 16, 17, 19, 20, 22, 23, 25, 265.2 Under Method 2: The Four-Step Method:-1, 2, 5, 6, 9, 10, 13, 14, 17, 18, 21, 22, 25, 26Thus we have to eliminate the following numbers which are considered inauspicious in either one of the above methods:-Number 4 - inauspicious under method 2Number 6 - inauspicious under method 2Number 8 - inauspicious under method 2Number 11 - inauspicious under method 2 Number 16 - inauspicious under method 2Number 18 - inauspicious under method 1Number 19 - inauspicous under method 2Number 20 - inauspicous under method 25.3 Thus the final result are the following numbers:-1,2, 5, 10, 13, 14, 17, 22, 25, 26 etc...6. Steps LandingYes, the number of steps is important.Each step including the steps at landing is included as a count.Warmest Regards,Cecil Quote On 12/11/2002 5:41:00 PM, Anonymous wrote:Hi Cecil,I am building a two storeywith stairs leading to thebasement. Is the no. of stepsimportant too? As of now, Ihave 14 steps but total of 15when you consider the landing.Is this a good no.? Pleasehelp. Thanks Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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