DIY Feng Shui – Something the Feng Shui Masters will not reveal to you

Part One – Entrance Door

There are many conditions surround us that will affect the feng shui of our house, for instance, the surrounding environment, the entrance door, location of the master bed and study desk etc.  Among them, the most important one is the main entrance door. The reason is every day the family will come and go through the entrance door, which is similar to the mouth of the human body. As soon as it has problem, we need to heal the problem as soon as possible to prevent major illness. Thus, if the entrance door is properly designed accordingly to feng shui ideas, it will surely bring us tremendous luck both in terms of monetary and health.

So, does it mean that the roads or open space in front of the entrance door the wider the better in feng shui? The answer is not exactly!  For example, if the entrance door of a single detached house is facing a vast open space without any fence or vegetation in front of the door, it is not considered auspicious in feng shui because the chi got scattered by the wind and cannot be retained. This implies the occupants in the house will not have any intent to stay in the house and always like to wandering away from the house. On the other hand, this has less effect on a housing complex or high rise condominium.

1. The size of the entrance door must be in proportion with the total area of the house. It is not auspicious to have a big house will small entrance door and vice versa. For instance, if the house is small and the entrance door is big, this implies that the house cannot contain the chi when entering the house, in other words, the household will have difficulty saving money.

2. It is not auspicious to have the edge of the roof from other buildings or roads directly facing the entrance door. If the entrance door is directly facing a road (which is referred as "pistol sha" in feng shui), we can plant some trees to protect from the sha chi of the road or we can relocate the entrance door as countermeasures.

Note: In some cases where the timely facing star is located at the entrance star, and it is facing a road or "pistol sha", it will instead enhance the feng shui of the house. This is referred as “charging the joyful palace and creates precious treasure or [沖起樂宮無價寶] under the Xuan Kong Flying Star feng shui. This explains why some houses where the entrance doors are facing directly at a road are enjoying good feng shui. Nonetheless, the luck will change after the facing star becomes untimely based on the Three Eras and the Nine Cycles time span [三元九運].

3. It is not auspicious to have the entrance door facing a temple as it is believe that these buildings contain gods and spirits (yin energy). In feng shui, it is also not auspicious to have the back door facing a temple. This will cause the presence of spirits, drunkards, unconsciousness and idle behaviour in the household.

4.  When the entrance door is facing any knife-like sharp edges, for example, the edge of the roof of another building etc., this will cause health problems, conflicts and argument to the household.

5. If the entrance door is blocked by a large tree, this will affect the circulation of air and light into the house, furthermore, it will also block the negative energy from exiting the house; this will result in the culmination of too much yin energy in the house which is not auspicious.

6. It is not auspicious to have the entrance door facing an electric or light pole. The electromagnetic fields will affect our body and if facing it for a long time, it will affect our health and most likely the brain.

7. When an entrance door is facing a dead end alley or a solid wall, this will block the chi entering into the house. This will affect the promotion luck in work and passing of examination in study.

8. If the entrance door is facing a broken house, or a house with no windows and with no people living in it, it will cause spirits entering into the house, strange diseases and legal disputes.

9. If the entrance door is facing the same direction of the flowing water (roads) in front of the house, it denotes the difficulty of retaining money in the house.

10. If the entrance door is facing an alley way between two buildings, it will bring bad luck to the family, most likely thefts and accidents. If the alley way is facing the back door, it denotes internal thefts in the house. This effect will not be too strong if the alley way is wide, on the other hand, the effect will be very strong if the alley way is long and narrow.

11. If the entrance door is facing a river or a “Y” intersection of roadway, it will bring poor health and money luck.

12. It is not auspicious to have the entrance door directly in line with the back door. This is referred as “needle hanging sha” in feng shui.

13. If there is a high mountain in front of the entrance door, this will cause the happening of servant deceiving master, neurasthenia, unsuccessful career and poor promotion luck.

14. If there are large landscape rocks and waterfalls at the front of the house, it is not considered auspicious in feng shui. This may cause tumours in the body.  In fact, this kind of landscape features is more appropriate to locate at the sides of the house. If the landscaping feature is at a fair distance away from the entrance door and the occupants cannot hear the noise of the waterfalls, then the harmful effect is not as serious. Nonetheless, If the occupant can hear the noise of the waterfalls because it is very loud, then it implies arrogant and wasteful behaviour in the family.

15. There is one feng shui myth saying that the entrance door must be installed on the “green dragon side” (which is the left side of the house facing out), claiming that it is not auspicious to have the entrance door installed on the “white tiger” side (which is the left side of the house facing out). This saying is absolutely folly and without any feng shui grounds. If this is the absolute rule, then why do we still have to hire the feng shui professionals to decide the auspicious facing direction of the facing door?

16. Lastly, when deciding the feng shui of the entrance door, it is better to measure with the Lo Pan and the consideration of the outside environment, for example, the route of the water (roads), chi movement etc. It is not appropriate to base on the kua number or BaZi of a person to determine the facing direction of the entrance door. In other words, the kua number of the BaZi system is more appropriate in applying to the furniture layout inside the house.

Is a Murder Home Suitable For Living?

Is a Murder Home Suitable For Living?

According to an article on the Toronto Star dated November 20, 2012, they were reporting that a couple who bought a house of a previous double homicide 15 years earlier are suing the real estate firm, the agent and the previous house owners for allegedly failing to reveal the home’s history; citing that the husband felt stress at work and less companionship at home and the wife suffered panic attacks, severe depression and am still on anxiety medication after living in the house. The couple are seeking $450,000 in damages plus costs, but the claims have not been proven in court.

In feng shui, it is generally believe that the negative energy from the previous owner and pasted events will remain in the house and will affect the future owner. Nonetheless, I have seen many real life examples that it has no effect to the new owners at all. Therefore, it is very difficult to justify the claims form the couple that the horrible experience likes heart palpitations, shortness of breath, faintness, nervousness when sharp knives are not out of sight when not in use because of the murder revelation and living in the house. In reality, I believe it is mostly caused by the psychological effects.

Since this case involves a grey area in common law on the issue of “duty to disclose” – and how to assess what information that entails as commented by some lawyers, that means this will also happen to some of us when purchasing a new home, as the agent or the seller may not reveal the part history of the house. That is the reason why I always recommend my clients to perform a ritual to cleanse the negative energy in the house before moving in.  Since we are in this topic, I will explain the procedure of this ritual in detail for anyone who is interested:

Firstly, seek some professional help to choose an auspicious day and time for moving in and to perform the ritual. In this ritual, we will burn three incense and say some prayers to the four corners of the house. The idea is to use the heat energy generates by the burning incense to cleanse away the negative energy. The proper sequence is we will start with the center of the house, leaving the incense burning and then doing the same to the four corners of the house in this sequence: NW, SE, NE and SW.  Make sure that all the incense must be completely burn out before concluding the ritual. The same procedure has to perform in each floor of the house.

Of course, at the end of the day, since purchasing a new house is one of the major investment in our lifetime, it is always make sense to seek professional advice to check out the feng shui of the house before buying it.  One advantage of hiring a seasoned feng shui consultant is they will know immediately if there are any negative “spirits” in the house, because they will find the needle of the Lo Pan moving erratically inside the house.

 

 

 

Feng Shui 2013 - Annual Flying Stars

In 2013 (the year of the snake 癸巳年), the annual number five earth star will fly to the center palace. Since this star (五黃廉貞星) is referred as one of the most vicious star in Xuan Kong Flying Star feng shui, it will brings all kinds of natural and man make disasters, for example, the eruption of volcanoes etc., and explosions which implies warfare. This will most likely happen  in the eastern and western part of the world. The number five earth star also associated with poisoning, for example, food and chemical poisoning etc., and deadly disease like cancers; unfortunately, that means cancer will be again the number one killer in 2013.

Since we are in this topic, I will advice people to reduce using the cell phone and computers, because the fire element associated with them will enhance the earth element of the vicious number two and number five earth star! Amazingly, recently Italy's supreme court has upheld a ruling that said there was a link between a business executive's brain tumour and his heavy mobile phone usage!

In 2013, the flying pattern of the annual flying stars which the number five earth star starts from the center matched exactly the pattern of the Later Heaven Ba Gua; this is referred as fu yuan (伏吟)and not considered auspicious in XKFSFS. Therefore, feng shui cures is required to counteract its effects.

Nonetheless, since the number five star ( 五黃廉貞星)is flying back to the center palace where it belongs based on the Later Heaven Ba Gua, (like the Emperor Star flying back to the throne seat), this means everything will be back to normal and orders restored. Thus, I will predict a rocky start for the world at the beginning of 2013 and things will settle at the end of 2013.

Listed below are the forecast of the 2013 annual flying stars:

East

Base Star = 3          Annual flying star = 3 (三碧)

If the main entrance or bedroom is located at this sector, the household will likely encounter law suits, conflicts and arguments both at work and home. The feng shui cure is to place a fire element colors (purple, orange or red) carpet at this sector to counteract its effects.

The number three star is wood element, which is associated with earthquake, conflicts and warfare. Be careful when travelling to the countries in this direction.

Also, the three sha (三煞) star is located at this sector, thus it is important to avoid major construction works, because it will cause law suits, conflicts, serious accidents and operation.

South

Base Star = 9            Annual Flying Star = 9 (九紫)

Under XKFSFS, the number nine star is associated with the fire element. This star will bring happiness, romance and wealth star especially in Period Eight (2004-2023) and Period Nine (2024-2043).

If the bedroom is located at this sector, no feng shui enhancement is necessary because the bedroom is considered as the enhancing interior luan tao for the star. If the main entrance is locate at this sector, placing a running water feature will enhance the auspicious effects of this star.

On the other hand, since the number nine star is fire element which will cause fire hazards. Therefore, caution has to be taken when travelling to the countries in this direction, or the kitchen is located at this sector.

West

Base Star = 7              Annual Flying Star = 7 (七赤)

The number seven metal star fly to the west sector in 2013, this implies the opportunities of robbery and thefts. If the main entrance or windows are at this sector and facing a mountain or tall building, it will enhance this effect. Therefore, security measures are required for the doors and windows facing this direction.

Since the base star and the annual flying star are the same number seven metal star, this implies two metal stars fighting each other (交劍煞), which will cause arguments, thefts, law suits, and accidents caused by knife or sharp objects. It also implies health problems in the head, breathing, mouth and teeth, especially affecting the female members or the youngest daughter in the family if the bedroom is located at this sector. The proper feng shui cure is to apply water element objects or colors, for example, placing a black or blue color carpet, a water feature or even a container with clean water at this sector.

The number seven star is also associated with war and conflicts; this implies the countries in this west may face war and riots. Therefore, caution has to be taken when travelling to the countries in 2013.

North

Base Star = 1               Annual Flying Star = 1 (一白)

In 2013, it is not auspicious to have water feature at this sector. If there is water feature in this sector, it will cause misfortune caused by improper romance or extramarital affairs. People with the main entrance and bedroom in this sector and facing water feature have to be careful about their marriage.

The number one star is associated with the water element, which is related to the kidney, excretory and reproductive system and ears of the human body. Therefore, feng shui cure must be applied if this sector is the main entrance and bedroom and there are water features located inside or outside of the house. In this case, we can apply wood element objects or colors to dissipate the energy of the number one water star. For example, place a green color carpet or green plant at this sector.

The number one water star is also related with the scholar luck. Thus, placing one Chinese feather pen on the left side of the desk or four bamboo plants in water at the North sector will enhance the scholar luck in 2013.

South East

Base Star = 4                    Annual Flying Star = 4 (四綠)

In 2013, the number four wood star is located at the SE sector. This star will bring scholar luck. If the main entrance or the bedroom is located in this sector, placing a green color floor mat outside the door will enhance its effects. Also, placing four bamboo plants in water at this sector will also enhance the scholar luck in 2013.

Since the wood element of the number four star will destroy the earth element of the number five star at the center palace, it implies the opportunities of earth quake, collapse of buildings, land slide and typhoon. Therefore, be careful when travelling or taking trips to the south eastern countries.

Lastly, the grand duke (太歲) will position at the south east sector in 2013, therefore, avoid construction works in this sector; otherwise, it will cause serious misfortune and health problems.

North East

Base Star = 8                      Annual Flying Star = 8 (八白)

The number eight earth star is the most auspicious wealth star in Period Eight (2004-2023).  In 2013, it fly to the NE sector (艮卦), which represents the youngest son in the family. This star will brings happiness, good fortune and money luck especially true to the youngest son. If the main entrance is at this sector, placing a running water feature and a yellow or brown color welcome mat outside the door will enhance the effect.

South West

Base Star = 2                      Annual Flying Star = 2 (二黑)

In 2013, the number two earth star flies to the SE sector. This star represents illness under Xuan Kong Flying Star feng shui. Since its element is earth, which is associated with the stomach, digestive system, excretory system and skins of the human body. Therefore, if the main entrance or the bedroom is located at this sector, feng shui cure must be applied to counteract its effects. As a matter of fact, I will strongly recommend applying feng shui cure at the SW corner of every bedroom, so that the whole family is protected from this vicious star in 2013. The most effective feng shui cure is to hang 8 Chinese coins and metal Wu Lo at the SW corner of this sector; and avoid earth and fire element objects and colors.

North West

Base Star = 6                        Annual Flying Star = 6 (六白)

The number six metal star will fly to the NW sector in 2013. This timely star is associated with the metal element; it represents money luck and promotion luck. If the main entrance or bedroom is already located at this sector, no feng shui enhancement is necessary. Of course, if possible, placing a running water feature or a container with water at this sector will further enhance its auspicious effects.

Also, the year break (歲破) star is located at the NW sector in 2013; therefore, it is good to avoid major renovation works at this sector as it will bring accidents and even death.

 

The above are the general feng shui forecast and the recommendations of enhancements and feng shui cure for the 2013 annual flying stars. Due to the fact that every house is different in terms of facing/sitting direction, outside environments (luan tao) and internal layout, the seriousness of the effects caused by the annual flying stars will also varies. Therefore, unless the annual star is located at the main entrance or in the bedrooms, I will suggest not worrying too much about it.

One important thing to keep in mind is the annual flying stars are considered as guest stars in Xuan Kong Flying Star feng shui. Therefore, by applying the appropriate feng shui cure or items is more than enough to enhance or counteract its effects. Do not follow the advice from those self-proclaimed experts such as to re-paint the room or re-arrangement of the furniture to suit the annual flying stars. This will only cause disruption and new problems to the existing feng shui or chi pattern of the house!

Conclusion: I will reiterate  that since the annual flying stars are considered as "guest stars" in Xuan Kong Flying Star feng shui. Its effects are determined by whether there are supporting "luan tao" (exterior and interior) to enhance  its effects,  and its interactions with the host stars combination at the sectors of the house. However,  I will strongly recommend to apply feng shui cure at the sectors where the annual #2 and #5 star are located, especially the #5 earth star; because they are very powerful and vicious in Period Eight (2004-2023) and will always cause serious accidents, misfortune and poor health and illness.

Happy and Prosperous 2013!

 

 

Part One - Eight Mansions Feng Shui - How to Apply Feng Shui for Opposite Kua Number?

Question: What do you do when the best direction(s) (door, sitting etc.) are different for your spouse? How do you select the right door placement/ colors etc. for the best energy?

Answer:

This is one of the frequent asked questions from many feng shui beginners, especially those who follow the Eight Mansions feng shui. Basically these people have difficulties figuring out the proper feng shui solution when two people belong to the opposite Groups (East and West) and with different Kua Numbers  living in the same house; and apparently they can not get any logical explanations from most of the feng shui web sites and books in the market!  As a matter of fact, this problem applies to other type of feng shui as well like the Xuan Kong Flying Star feng shui where the occupants have different birth elements. One exception is the BTB feng shui where they did not consider these kinds of important aspects of feng shui, namely the compass directions of the ba gua or the birth element/Kua Number of the occupants!

Most of the time, I believe many people have been confused and misled by some of the so-called feng shui experts, as they mostly only showing people the concept of the four (4) auspicious and four (4) in auspicious directions based on the Kua Numbers. They have totally disregard the main principle of the Eight Mansions feng shui, which is  the feng shui application for the eight different “mansions” or houses based on the facing/sitting direction of the front door. Under this type of feng shui, it divides all houses into eight different Groups; each has its own house chart showing the four (4) auspicious and four (4) inauspicious sectors  where the eight stars are located, namely, “sheng chi”, “nien yen”, “tien yi”, “fu wei”, “ho hai”, “wu kwei”, “lu sha” and “chueh ming”.

 In fact, the house chart is showing the overall feng shui or chi pattern of the house; which is similar to the natal chart of the Xuan Kong Flying Star feng shui. This will affect all the people living in the house in general. Therefore, when we are following the Eight Mansions feng shui, the first thing that we need to do is to calculate the house chart based on the facing/sitting direction of the front door. From the house chart, it will define the eight sectors (ba gua) of the house.

Let us look at the example of a “kan” house (south facing front door/north sitting) which is an East Group House.  We can see that the entrance is at the auspicious “nien yan” sector, which means good feng shui for all the occupants in the house, it doesn’t matter East Group or West Group person; and those who belong to the East Group will enjoy the benefit more.  Under the same logic, if the kitchen (common area) is located at the inauspicious “ho hai” sector, it is not good feng shui to all the occupants even for the East Group people. This is what we refer as “big tai chi” in feng shui, which is basically the overall feng shui of the house.

So, how can we apply feng shui to benefit the occupants with different Kua Number? This is the time when we will apply the concept of “small tai chi” in feng shui; that is to superimpose the house chart (ba gua) onto each individual room. We can then arrange the furniture to face the auspicious directions based on the Kua Number of the occupant, such that they can tap into the positive chi.  Now let us use the master bedroom of the above “kan” house to further illustrate this idea. Let say the master bedroom is located at the inauspicious “chueh ming” or the SW sector, which is not considered good feng shui under the Eight Mansions feng shui; and due to whatever reasons, the couple cannot move to another room. In this scenario, the first thing we have to check is the facing direction of the master bedroom door. If it matches one of the auspicious directions of the husband, then the bed shall be placed such that it is facing one of the auspicious directions of the wife and vice versa.

Now the second most common dilemma for this type of feng shui is what we are going to do with the common rooms (used by all occupants) like the living room and the dining room? Well, my recommendation is to apply the concept of the “big tai chi” to apply the feng shui remedies. This shall benefit all the occupants in the house even with different Kua Numbers.  For instance, if the living room is located at the inauspicious “chueh ming” sector, we will place a square shaped ceramics at the “tien yi” sector based on the guidelines form the classical text: “Ba Zhai Ming Jing” [八宅明鏡].We can also apply additional feng shui cure based on the element of the star. For example, since the “chueh ming” star is associated with the metal element, we can apply fire and water element feng shui cure to counteract its effects. On the other hand, if the living room is located at one of the auspicious sectors, then it will benefit all the occupants in the hoiuse even with different kua number.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

孤峰獨聳 – “lonely Tall Mountain”sha in feng shui

In Xuan Kong Flying Star feng shui, “luan tao” (outside/inside environment) is very important. For example, if the outside environment is not auspicious, it will affect the “li chi” or feng shui inside the house. Most of the time, these unfavourable conditions are considered as “sha”.

One of the most common “sha” is when a tall building is surrounded by low buildings. This is referred as “gu feng du song” or “lonely Tall Mountain” sha.  The occupants in this building will have little support or conflicts with others, lonely and poor marriage luck.

Now let us look at an example in Toronto, Canada. In an article on the Toronto Star dated August 7, 2012 tilted “Condo project leaves bad taste with restaurants”, it is reporting that a strip of low rise Victorian buildings in the heart of the Entertainment District, dubbed “restaurant row,” is facing off against a 47-storey condominium project. The owners of the restaurants oppose the development, and not only on esthetic grounds, they also concerned about blocking of sunlight, wind tunnelling and affordable housing. Well, if we look at the picture of the building, it really seems out of place with the surrounding buildings.

The most interesting thing about this example is even the proposed building is still on the planning stage, it is already experiencing the effect of the “lonely Tall Mountain” sha. I am just wondering what will happen to the occupants when the building is actually build!

 

 

How to Change the House Period in Xuan Kong Fei Xing feng shui

                                          

In Xuan Kong Flying Star feng shui, the most important factor to consider when we are calculating the natal chart of a house is the construction period; because this will define the natal chart or the chi pattern captured when the house was erected. There are times that someone might want to change the house period. For instance, a Period Five house's luck will only last for 20 years (1944 - 1963), now the owner want to change the luck period to the current Eight Period (2004 - 2023) which has a more favourable natal chart, how can he do it?

Answer:

We can apply a procedure which referred as "Replacing the Heart of the Heven" (換天心) in Xuan Kong Flying Star feng shui that enabled us to do this. The proper procedures are as follow:

1.  The family first move out from the house,

2. Dismantle the front door,

3. Replace new floor finishes at the center area (中宮) of the house,

4. Replace the interior ceiling at the center of the house if any, or replace a new roof (shingles),

5. Carry out major renovation works like painting the whole house, dismantle of walls etc.,

6. Pick an auspicious date to re-install or replace the front door,

7. The family move back in to the house.

 The house will now become a Period Eight house with a new natal chart accordingly.

Note:  In real practice, this may be a good option to improve the feng shui of the house if someone doesn't want to or afford to move to a new house.

 

 

 

Fu Yuan Feng Shui

Fu Yuan Feng Shui [福元地支三合局]

Let say you have been following some kind of feng shui, have spent a lot of hard-earned money buying books or taking on-line courses from the so-called “celebrities feng shui masters”;  faithfully following their advice and tips, making the house looking like a feng shui artifact’s museum; and at the end of the day, things still doesn’t improve!  So, besides frustration, you decided to give up feng shui and believe it is just another Chinese superstition.

If you are one of these poor victims, let me show you another type of feng shui that might work for you…J This type of feng shui is known as “Fu Yuan” feng shui and had been practised since the Han Dynasty (206BCE-220CE).  As we all know, twelve of the 24 Mountains (directions) on the Lo Pan are represented by the 12 Earthly Branches, with each Branch associates with a Chinese zodiac animals (see below diagram).

 

Fu Yuan feng shui is simply to find the directions that represents our Chinese zodiac animal’s birth sign, then add and subtract 120 degree. The resulting two Mountains will be the auspicious directions for us.

For example, let us look at the example for a people born in the year of the monkey (shen).  From the Lo Pan or compass, the shen Mountain shows 240 degree. So, we add 120 degrees and subtract 120 degrees from 240 degrees, the results are 360 degree and 120 degree respectively, therefore:

360 degree = tzu Mountain represents the rat

120 degree = chen Mountain represents the dragon

Simply put, this type of feng shui is just applying the concept of the “three compatible formation of the Earthly Branches” [地支三合局] from the Four Pillars System or Ba Zi. 

Using the above example, the person born in the year of the monkey can place a rat figurine at the tzu Mountain (360 degree) and a dragon figurine at the chen Mountain (120 degree). These two compatible Chinese zodiac animals will help to create a favourable feng shui environment for this person.

In fact, besides finding the auspicious directions, Fu Yuan feng shui can also use to find the right partners in business operation. Using the above example, a person born in the year of the monkey, shall look for people born in the year of the rat and the dragon as business partners.

The Directions of the 12 Chinese Zodiac Animals (12 Earthly Branches) on the Ba Gua

Rat            352.5 - 7.5
Cow          22.5 - 37.5
Tiger         52.5 - 67.5
Rabbit      82.5 - 97.5
Dragon    112.5 - 127.5
Snake      142.5 - 157.5
Horse      172.5 - 187.5
Goat        202.5 - 217.5
Monkey  232.5 - 247.5
Rooster  262.5 - 277.5
Dog         292.5 - 307.5
Pig           322.5 - 337.5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is Wind Turbine bad feng shui or good feng shui?

Wind Turbines – Is it Good Feng Shui or Bad Feng Shui?

Wind turbines have become one of the popular means of green energy in recently years, wind farms are popping up in many parts of the world. As more wind turbines are being built near to the living communities, objections and even law suits are started to emerge. Most of them are from the anti-wind turbines groups and the “not-in-my-back-yard” reactionary property owners near to the wind farms. The main complains they have are people living close to the wind farms are exposed to health risks, many people claimed they are suffering from the so-called “wind turbine syndrome” like heart disease, tinnitus, vertigo, panic attacks, migraines and sleep deprivation. As from the property owners, they are concerned that their property value will be affected.

There has been a lot of scientific studies and research done by both the anti- wind farm groups and the wind energy industry’s lobbyist, each claiming they are right. Recently, as reported from the Toronto Star dated July 11, 2012, Health Canada says it will launch a national study into the possible relationship between wind-turbine noise and health problems as reported by people living near wind power development. I have been following closely to the above development with a lot of interest, since there are still no concrete scientific proofs regarding its effects on the health of people living near to them; I have decided to present my thinking of the wind turbine from the perspective of feng shui.

In authentic feng shui, external physical objects are referred as “ luan tao (外巒頭)” which will affect the feng shui of the house, especially if the entrance door or windows are facing at them.  In general, when it is considered an unfavorable “luan tao”, it is referred as “luan tao sha (巒頭煞)”.  Accordingly to the guidelines of the “form school” of feng shui, wind turbine is considered as a wood element due to its tall structure and shape, rather than fire element as some people may think, as they envision that the wind turbines are generating electric power.  Furthermore, the turning (movement) of the blades of the wind turbine is considered as “agitator” to the phenomenon of the “wood element sha chi” generated by the wind turbine.

Let us now look at some of the possible health problems of the people living near to the wind turbine. As reported on the Toronto Star‘s article, many people  in Kingston, Ontario  living near to the wind turbines  are reporting suffering from symptoms of tinnitus and trouble in sleeping. 

http://www.patriotledger.com/news/x1222858958/Kingston-neighbors-of-wind-turbines-complain-of-ill-effects 

Well,  it is just common sense and easy to comprehend that living very close to the wind turbine will affected by its noise and shadows of lights casted on the house. This is demonstrated in the article  that an elderly couple living just 1 kilometer away from three wind turbines are experiencing the “ wind turbine syndrome”.

This phenomenon can be explained by  the theory of Xuan Kong Flying Star feng shui.  When the entrance door or windows are facing an outside “luan tao sha”, in this case the wind turbine, it will acts as an enforcer of the ill effects to the house. For example, if there is an untimely flying star combination, for instance [6, 4] at the sector, it will cause health issue like tinnitus and vertigo, which is the common complaint from the people living close to the wind turbine. Another scenario causing the above health issues is most likely when the NW sector (metal element) of the house is facing the wind turbine (wood element), and at the same time the annual and monthly #2 star fly to the  NW sector.  In short, I believe the critical factor that is causing all the health problems is the distance between the house and the wind turbine.  In fact, an Ontario government commissioned study conducted a review in 2012 that look at more than 100 papers and reports; and concluded that there was no health risk posed by wind turbine sound if the structures are located at least 550 meters away from people’s house; which is the Ontario’s regulated setback distance. Looking from the perspective of feng shui, it does make sense because based on the authentic feng shui principles, "chi got scattered in open air". Simply put, the sha chi of the wind turbine get dispersed when it is far away from the houses and thus will not affect the occupants of the house.

So, what is the feng shui cure for this problem? Well, there are a few things that the onwer of the house can do to counteract its effects:

1. Install curtains or blinds on the windows or keep the windows closed which are facing the wind turbine. This is based on the feng shui idea that “if you do not see the sha, you will not affect by it”.

2. As we captioned above that wind turbine is considered as wood element, therefore, placing metal element objects on the doors and windows is also a very effective feng shui cure against the wind turbine. This is based on the destructive cycle of the Five Elements – metal chops wood.  Examples of metal element objects which can be used as cure are 6 old Chinese coins or a pair of metal Chi Lin. Furthermore, if the wind turbine itself is painted with white or silver colors (metal element), it will further reduce the energy of the sha chi from the wind turbine.

3. Fire element objects are also good feng shui cure to counteract the sha chi of the wind turbine, as fire element  will dissipate wood element. Example is painting the door in red color which is facing the wind turbine (s).

To conclude, the critical factor that we shall concentrate on is the finding of the safety distance between wind turbines and the houses.  The further away it is from the houses , the less chance that it will  cause any health issues. I believe this can be justified by the ongoing scientific studies. Hopefully the results that will soon come out will put to rest a lot of the objective voices on wind turbine!

One last thing I want to point our is under the Xuan Kong Flying Star feng shui, in some scenario the moving energy generated by the wind turbine will serve as an enhancement to the auspicious flying star combinations of the house facing them. In light of all the negative things being said about the wind turbine, after all, it might be a good thing for some!

Good Architecture Bad Feng Shui

Sexy Architecture, Bad Feng Shui

Recently, there is an article in the Toronto Star reporting that the Mississauga’s Absolute Towers building project were awarded the prize of Best Tall Buildings in the Americans by the Chicago-based Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat, a non-profit group of architects and engineers.  This is based mostly on the merits of its unique high curves design of the façade of the building; which has a “sexy” appeal; and even compared it with the late Hollywood movie star Marilyn Monroe!

I really have no objection to their taste and judgement of the aesthetic appeals on the buildings itself because they are all well trained architects and engineers. However, since the buildings are supposed to be a habitat for humans, I do not see any detailed explanation of the excellence in the interior layout that justified for the award. Function follows form, anyone? Does it provide a comfortable and auspicious living environment to the occupants? Well, judging from the authentic feng shui perspective, I do not think so!

First of all, a tall building is considered a wood element structure, but with its curving façade, it is also associated with the water element. In feng shui, this means the chi of the building is not “pure”.  Furthermore, because of the round shape of the structure, it means most of the rooms in the building will most likely in irregular shape, which creates one of the common deficiencies in feng shui”: missing corners. This indicates the possibilities of unstable luck for the occupants and they have difficulties in furniture arrangement.

Another important factor for high-rise condominium units is the entrance door of each unit is located inside the building, most of the time in a long and enclosed corridor. Therefore, the overall feng shui of the unit is very much depends on the exposure to the sun and air through the windows or balcony; where the outside chi can enter into the unit. In feng shui, every direction of the ba gua is associated with an element and chi pattern, and it has significant implications on the feng shui of the room.  Since it is really difficult to identify the proper facing direction in a curved façade; this constitutes the same problem of “the chi is not pure” as mentioned above.

Under the Form school of feng shui, people living in a tall building (in this case 50 storeys and 56 storeys tall) while the surrounding buildings are much lower, this indicates that they will have little support from others! As a matter of fact, there are many examples that when a city has erected a tallest building in its region, the economy will start to decline. A good example is Dubai. Ironically as reported in the article, many buyers of this building project are from Dubai!

Anyway, based on the above, in contrast to what one councillor of the city of Mississauga, who boast that the city is "not afraid to try something different and daring";  I will predict that the economy of the city of Mississauga will start to decline after the project is completed.

Of course, if I can able to study in details about the design and layout of the buildings, I am certain that I will find some more feng shui deficiencies in this project. Another concern I have is its effect to the surrounding buildings. Just imagine what will happen if a "massive curve mirror" is facing at your unit! The reflection of heat and light from the curve glass will form a "luan tao sha chi" to the surrounding buildings.

Another concern I have is the safety of the pedestrian below. As recently, there are many instances in Toronto that the glass panels from a few of the high-rise condominium buildings shattered and fell to the streets below. Luckily, so far there are no serious injury reported.  Due to the curvature design of the buildings, it is  become a real engineering challenge to make certain that the glass from the exterior curtain wall is reinforced and secured that it will not fell to the streets below!

Meanwhile, this building project is definitely not on my recommendation list to my feng shui clients!