Recently I have received some emails from my readers, all voicing their frustration that feng shui is
not working for them, even they have already hired feng shui "masters"
and applied all the cure that has been "prescribed"! Well, I have
decided to share my comments for those who are facing the same situation. [G1]
The first significant factor that I want to
point out is the "proper" approach to feng shui. We must approach Feng
shui with an attitude of flexibility and an open mind, and understand that it
is not magic, nor it cannot make us become a millionaire overnight!
Nonetheless, if we know what we are doing and can apply the appropriate and sufficient
cure, it will undoubtedly improve our situation and reduce the harm to us to a
certain degree (催吉避兇). I have witnessed this
effect through many years of personal and professional experience.
The second factor is which type of feng
shui that we are following as there is a various school of feng shui in the
current market. I believe that the so-called "Western" or "New
Age" Feng Shui is quite popular among Western societies where one can find
in most of the books and websites and interesting enough this is what most of
the complaints of no results stem from my readers. In general practice, most
of the practitioners of this type of feng shui will be mixing up the BSTB
(Balck Sect Tantric Buddhist) feng shui and the traditional Chinese feng shui,
which has caused much confusion to many people.
Since we are on this topic, I want to share
a story that I read somewhere regarding this type of feng shui and let my readers
decide whether it makes sense or not. Let look at the following floor plan of a house which is asking nearly one (1) million dollars; and how a BSTB or Western
feng shui practitioner will do when he/she was sent by a client to access the
feng shui of the house.
We can see how this practitioner
superimposed the "famous" ba bua map (which was invented by the
BSTB's founder, Lin Yun) on the floor plan. The result is fascinating! For
example, it shows that the entry in the "career" sector, the master
bedroom is in the "knowledge" sector, and the kitchen is in the
"helpful people" sector, etc. Thus, some likely feng shui
interpretations of the house will be "they are sleeping on their
knowledge," "their career is in the closet," "part of the
wealth is missing," and "all the helpful people work in the
kitchen"!
Joking aside, I really can not see how the practitioner can know that this house is right for their client? Let say if the
client is already living in the house, what are the feng shui reasons that have
been causing problems to the occupants (most of the time, people hired a feng
shui practitioner only when they are having problems both in terms of fortune
and health).
On the other hand, let us look at the
different approach by a practitioner who is practicing the authentic Chinese
feng shui (Xuan Kong Flying Stars Feng Shui). First off, he/she will also plot
the traditional ba gua on the floor plan (as indicated in the following diagram).
Then he/she will calculate the natal chart
based on the info of the facing compass reading and the construction time of
the house. Now with this info on hand,
the practitioner can provide a detailed assessment to the client (based on the
sitting/facing stars' combinations in each sector). For example, this house is auspicious
for making money but at the expense of poor health. There would be some
conflicts between husband and wife etc. The more proficient and seasoned the
practitioner is in Xuan Kong Flying Star feng shui, the more info he/she can
relate to the client. Furthermore, based on the pattern of the annual and
monthly flying stars, the practitioner can also predict when problems are most
likely to occur and how to apply feng shui cure to rectify the situation.
By the way, if any of my readers want to
know more about the interpretations of the flying stars' combination, they can
read the article regarding this topic. http://netgent1-creativelife.blogspot.com/2013/11/the-eighty-one-81-divinations-in-xuan.html
So, which practitioner will the client hire
to look for an expansive property?
Even though we can hire a capable "master"
to check the feng shui of the house and follow through with his/her
recommendation of feng shui cure, there are still a few crucial steps/ procedures
to follow so that feng shui will work for us which I listed below:
One critical step is we must apply feng
shui cure on an auspicious day and time to be effective. The reason is by
doing the above, and the feng shui cure now uses in the most optimum and ideal
conditions. In feng shui, this refers as "the combination of auspicious
time, place and people luck" (天時, 地利, 人和). Sadly, I have seen many so-called masters have omitted this critical
step in their practice! That may be one of the reasons that many people do not
see a noticeable improvement in their situation.
Another essential condition that made feng
shui work for us is we must "own" it, i.e. we must pay for the feng
shui service because feng shui is very personal. In my professional practice, even
that I am helping my family members or best friends in feng shui matters, I
will insist that they will pay for the service even in a minimal sum like $10
or $20 in a red envelope. That is also the reason why I have received kind donations to my blog
site from many readers when they are following my feng shui advice, and after I
have explained this vital concept to them!
The final step for feng shui cure to work
for us is we must "activate" the effects of the items that we used.
For instance, we have to "induce" the role of the feng shui items
through the combination of its physical form and our visualization and positive
thinking (呼形喝像). Let say you are using eight old Chinese coins to counteract the
vicious number 2 illness flying star
(as I always recommend in this blog site). You have to visualize that they are
sending out golden lights and driving out all the yin energy and make the place
bright, clean and healthy.
To conclude, I hope the above will shed
some light on the proper approach of applying feng shui cure. To help some of my
readers to improve their situation and start to appreciate and benefit from the
powerful and effective Xuan Kong Flying Stars Feng Shui!