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On 4/9/01 8:53:00 PM, Miss Quiss wrote:
>Dear Cecil
>Thank you for your kind reply.
>This is all very frustrating.
>I read so much about FS,
>trying to cut through the New
>Age nonsense and stay with the
>basics, but even then I find
>out I'm way out in left field.
>Frankly, I'm ready to close
>the book on Feng Shui and not
>give it another thought.

Actually, the problem here lies here in that you associated the wood finishing or funiture directly to thwe NW sector.

And also assumed that since NW sector is Metal it destroy Wood.

Also, you are refering to Mentor Luck which belongs to the Eight Associate Directions.

All these are very static theories and usually in Feng Shui we put very low priority in such problems.

By fixing such "low" priority issues, it will not bring leaps and bounds of improvement to your life. And that is why it is materializing slowly.

What Cecil has tried to point out to you is that Flying Star theory is the one which you need to focus on to help you change influence more quickly as it is usually the interaction of these stars which are usually creating problems for you.

Often, in Feng Shui you will only enjoy leaps and bounce when you fix up all the problem areas affecting you. For example, if you know that a sector in your home is not so good, you should correct it, by correcting a problem sector, it reduces the inauspicious impact on you.

In this way, it makes you more auspicious. So the way to apply Feng Shui is not simply just to take very generalised issues and hope that they will turn around. It is identifying problems areas and fixing them.

Only by doing so will you find your luck much better.

>From your reply, I would think
>that unless I set out to
>become an expert at
>traditional Feng Shui and
>learn about Flying Stars and
>all sorts of things I will
>have no other options but to
>spend a lot of money every
>year and hire someone to do
>this for me.

Actually, that is not necessary, what we are simply pointing out to you is the use of the correct theories for the correct analysis of whether certain is good or bad for you.

You can get use the free flying star analysis to help you determine if there are problem sectors in your home.

>If these stars change all the
>time, should one constantly
>change furniture, sleeping
>positions, rooms, walls,
>fences, roads, houses, rivers,
>roads, just to stay reasonably
>successful?

No, that is not true. The stars does changes constantly, but more importantly that is why in the website we normally do a Flying Star for the 20-year period which the house is in. This is because the 20-year period problems usually affect the people staying that all the time.

The yearly stars, monthly stars etc also change every day, but these affects mostly the that year or month or day only. That is why in life there are always some Ups and Downs. There is NO SMOOTH sailing scenario for even the most lucky person. He will bound to feel a little ups and downs.

But what is important here is to fix up the 20-year period which affects you in the longer period of time. These will reduce the influence even if an unlucky star comes into the year or month.

Also, usually we do and cure up to the yearly star as a limit, as do make changes every month or day is ridiculars.

So often when a Flying Star is done once for the house so that you can fix the problems found and enhance good areas. No further assessment is actually needed until you make a major renovation to the house which alters the period of the house.

>Why do some people have good
>luck all the time?
>Why do some people have bad luck all the
>time?

When refering to a person's luck, this involves usually the Pillars of Destiny of a person.

If you find that 90% of your luck period for each 10-year period is falling under your auspicious element, this is like travelling through a time which belongs to your favourable element. So generally, you will seem to be extremely lucky.

On the other hand, if you find that 90% of your luck period for each 10-year period is falling under your inauspicious element, you will feel extremely unlucky. As no matter what you do you will always find obstacles.

This is why there are those very lucky person who happens to be always with luck on their side. And luck can be in the form of favourable elements which help you along the way.

But no matter what, whether a person is lucky or unlucky, there are still ups and downs as there are always changes in luck every day. So you cannot expect smooth sailing for a lucky person, and for a bad sailing for an unlucky person.

>Surely sometimes your
>luck is good, sometimes not if
>these stars keep bouncing from
>one place to another, causing
>trouble.

Yes, that is always the case.

>Why do people even bother
>printing all these books and
>putting up all these web sites
>when, in the end, no one is
>sure about anything happening
>in any part of one's house
>unless one pays a consultant
>(who isn't likely to agree
>with any other consultant)?
>I'm sorry for sounding
>frustrated but I most
>certainly am at this point.
>There doesn't seem to be any
>straight-forward way for the
>average person to create good
>Feng Shui.

Actually, the problem here does lies with many authors putting up generalised theories and using it to advise everyone. This is bad, as without some personalised Feng Shui assessment, you will not be able to help a person. Instead it will cause more harm than good.

Just imagine, that just because say the Flying Star of a sector (south) is star 5, and that means an inauspicious sector. If the author simply assumes this and tells everyone that they must put up this cure etc, this is bad. Coz, yes although star 5 is bad, but it also depends on how it interacts with the rest of the 20-year.

It is also just as bad to say that say south-west is marriage sector and you must put a this cure etc to enhance it.

These are generalised statements and usually should not be followed.

Instead, what we try to do is to provide all the personalised tools available on the website so that users can at least know their personal element (eg. wood etc), some knowledge about their house good or bad and also favourable elements.

Actually with many of the information from the website, you will be able to improve and enhance your home in a wide variety of ways:-

eg. knowing your birth element = wood

You will know that favourable elements to you are water (blue, black, gray), wood (green/brown). You can use these to enhance yourself already by having personal object being these favourable elements, paint your home in these colours, get a job which is your favourable elements, a house which suits you etc.

These helps you answer your final question on creating a home that is pleasant. As you are creating harmony.

Actually for Feng Shui, what you need to really bother is your home and your personal self.

- Remove any poison arrows which from areas around you and in the house etc.
- Have a home which is suitable to you, and fix any problem sectors in the house.
- Locate a bedroom which is good for you and sleep in that sector.
- Enhance yourself by following your favourable colours which are favourable to you.

Once you accomplish these, actually in regards to other things such things about the house where to place this and that, what kind of furniture to get, etc. All these can be left to you so long as you feel comfortable with it.

Feng Shui contains many topics and theories, knowing which one to use which is how you get the best out of it. More importantly it is to help you find out problems that might affect you and how to fix it.

If you can do that, there shouldn't be much worry at all at other areas.

Hope that helps:)

Warmest Regards
Robert Lee