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Is my new house Period of 7 or Period of 8 if it is ready by 2003?

Published on November 7, 2007 in Uncategorised. 0 Comments

One reader wrote to me saying..

My new house is under contruction now in year 2002 and would be ready in 2003, so is it a period 7 house or period 8 house? My present house is a period 7 house, can I change it to period 8 house by doing some minor renovations, like breaking a wall?

Your new house will be a Period of 7 house. Tell your contractor to leave a small part of the roof unclosed until Feb 4 2004. Then close it up after that. As for your current house, unless it is a very major big wall, no – you need to either renovate the whole house, or symbolically lift the roof and replace it. Some masters recommend banging rituals that you can do that will change the period of the house.

Does the Sum of 10 override all other flying star afflictions?

Published on November 7, 2007 in Flying Star. 0 Comments

One reader wrote to me saying..

My house is sitting facing North (the front door is approx. 2deg North.) Based flying stars (the period, mountain and water stars) the house is a perfect 10 on all palaces. The sum of ten brings excellent decent luck and that it override all other rules of the flying star system, including the five Yellow. But annual and monthly stars continue to give some inauspicious reading that were bang on. Am I missing something?

Honey’s Answer:

No, the Sum of 10 rule does not override the annual and monthlys. Sum of 10 means that generally everything is good, and all the quardrants are in harmony and the quality of the chi is better than normal. But you still need to activate sectors that have good stars and suppress sectors that have bad stars – this is especially true for monthly and annual stars. Do not underestimate the annuals and monthlys as those are the most potent and have the most effect on your life. A room that already has the 5 natal/mountain/water star will become doubly worrisome when the annual and monthly 5 star flies in.

Noisy Apartment Near Main Road!

Published on November 6, 2007 in Symbols & Numbers. 0 Comments

One reader wrote to me..

Recently, we just moved in to a HDB or government flat in Singapore which is near to a main road where the traffic is quite high during the peak hour. Also in the night where it is quiet and some buses and motorcycles movement can be very noisy. How we can we improve such a situation?

Honey’s Answer:

Noise can be a good thing as it brings yang energy into your apt – unless – the noise is very quarrelsome – such as non-stop horns blaring on end or people arguing. However, if the noise carries on and on without stopping at night, it starts to overpower the house with Chi, and cause difficulty in resting. Bedrooms are where noise is discouraged. Too much noise in the bedroom will make you quarrel with your partner! Try using thick drapes to cover your windows or keep your windows closed. This will minimise the noise coming from the road at night.

Are House on Stilts Good Feng Shui?

Published on November 6, 2007 in Landscape Theory. 0 Comments

One reader wrote to me saying:

I have an unusual problem – I live in a house on stilts – about 50 feet off the ground. There are not any beams that send energy into this small living space – all of the beams are on the corners of the house, which is attached to the top of the ravine. Any suggestions for living in a de facto tree house, cautions, warnings, remedies? I would appreciate this very much – 8 years of semi-casual reading about feng shui and I haven’t come across any mention of this situation..

Honey’s Answer:

I’m afraid that living on stilts (where you can see a wide gap between the house and the ground) could be considered inauspicious. The idea of a house having no land beneath it represents NO support from below and all around. A house on the hill has the same problem but even a house on a hill has land directly beneath it. If the gap were quite small I’d recommend gibbing up around the stilts to give the appearance of land. Paint the gib a stone colour or better still, use real bricks instead of gib board.

Land behind lower than front!

Published on November 6, 2007 in Landscape Theory. 0 Comments

One reader wrote to me asking:

We have bought a house (facing South East from the main door). Our land is hilly in the front of the house and at the back our neighbour’s house is lower than ours. Our front garden is bit higher that our house if we look at it front the main lounge looking outside the window. Is this a good house if we have this kind of landscape? On my left house I have a passage to park the car towards the workshop and if it is raining the water runs towards our workshop/garage.

Honey’s Answer:

Congrats on your new house! It’s really hard to judge landscape formations without viewing it firsthand but from your description, it appears that the land in front of the house is a little higher than the land behind. If this is only a slight elevation then don’t worry. However, if your back of the house has a steep fall, then unfortunately this is considered quite inauspicious in feng shui as it symbolises your back being exposed and obstacles in your undertakings. Also, with rain water flowing into your house all the time, it indicates that obstacles can overwhelm the household when times get a little tougher. I would recommend planting a row of very tall trees in your backyard (perhaps pine trees) and place a heavy garden porcelain turtle/tortise at the back of your house to symbolise support from the Black Turtle. Dig a trench or a small drain in the front so that the water won’t flood the house.

Are black roof tiles considered good feng shui?

Published on November 6, 2007 in 5 Elements, Colours and Symbols & Numbers. 3 Comments Tags: .

When judging whether an object is good or bad in a particular area, consider the make and colour of the object. This will give you clues to whether its placement is suitable. 

One reader wrote to me asking:

I would like to know if it is ok to have silver black roof tiles like the roofs I see in homes in Suzhou. Does the colour of the roof have any real impact on the energy of the house?

Some feng shui masters consider silver black tiles to represent water and symbolically, having water above the head means you’ve drowned. The same intepretation is applied with the use of blue roof tiles. I personally subscribe to this belief – and prefer gray, red, green or brown tiles. However, it is a matter of debate in the feng shui world and I leave it to you to decide.

Remember that Colours used in feng shui are associated with the elements they represent. Here’s a simplified version for colours as a guide:

  • Water – Blue, Black
  • Wood – Green
  • Earth – Yellow, Mustard, Brown
  • Fire – Red, Orange
  • Metal – Gold, Silver, Gray, White

Kitchen in the Northwest

Published on November 6, 2007 in 8 Aspirations and Career. 0 Comments

One reader wrote to me about kitchen in the Northwest.

We recently bought a town house and my kitchen is placed in the NORTHWEST sector of the house. What should I do? I also want to start a promising career but have no luck. Please help me.

Honey’s Answer:

If you are a man, then the kitchen in the Northwest is affecting your luck. The NW is the palace that governs the luck of patriarch of the house. When afflicted with a kitchen, it normally affects the luck of the patriarch through unfavourable health, inability to hold down a successful job or both. however, remember that feng shui only accounts for 1/3 of your luck. You still have your human luck! First, reduce the feng shui problem by activating the NW of the living room with metal and earth energy  – place a big crystal and a metal windchime there. Then, exercise dilligence and perseverance in seeking out job ads, send out your CVs and make calls! Perservere – hardwork and discipline overcomes many problems. Remember that setbacks in life are temporary!

Bathroom in my career sector

Published on November 6, 2007 in 8 Aspirations, Career and Symbols & Numbers. 0 Comments

One reader asked me:

Our bathroom is located in the North sector of our home and I got truncated in my company. Do you believe that the bathroom placement has something to do with it ? Can a 5 rod wind chime correct it ? how should i place it ?

Honey’s Answer:

The career sector of one’s house is in the NORTH and having a bathroom potentially washes away career luck. Over the years i’ve noticed that clients who have bathrooms in the North and northwest tend to have issues progressing their careers.  One way of making up for the energy in the north is to activate the North of the living room instead with a moving water feature. A terrapin (small tortoise) inside will help too. Keep that bathroom door closed at all times and toilet seat cover closed.

Husband’s Office Desk Facing Front Door and Toilet

Published on November 6, 2007 in Career and Defensive Feng Shui. 0 Comments

One reader wrote to me and said…

My husband’s boss has rearranged the office and now my husband’s desk is facing the front door and toilet which is in the west (one of his best directions). What remedies can he do to avoid the shar chi coming from the door and toilet? Please advice. Thank you.

Honey’s Answer:

From a defensive feng shui perspective, it’s probably not great that his desk directly faces the main door. It is also worse if he is directly facing the toilet. Perhaps he can appeal to his boss to let him move to a different location. Or appeal the the boss to place a screen just outside the toilet. If his boss believes in feng shui, then screening it off will benefit the entire office as well! Otherwise, device a clever excuse to move to another area – read the story of how one my readers moved his office desk by making up an excuse! If all else fails, buy some plants and screen of the door between him and the door. Or try placing a small mirror on the desk pointing to the toilet. Don’t point it to the main door.

Fibre Optic Light for Love and Recognition at Work

Published on November 6, 2007 in 8 Aspirations, Fame & Recognition, Furniture Placement and Love & Marriage. 0 Comments

One reader asked me:

I have recently bought a fibre optic decorative piece. It has a small base and many fibre optics emerging from it. It runs on electricity and rotates,with the edges of fibre optics emitting light. This decorative piece emits lights of different colors. Please tell me if this piece is a good feng shui and whether I should continue keeping it in my home.

Honey’s Answer:

Yes! I would recommend placing this in the south sector as a fire energiser for fame luck. If you want to gain recognition for your work in the office, place it on the south sector of your office cubicle. Fiber optic lamps are also great love energizers – place it in the southwest to activate relationships/love luck. The rotation action acts as a very effective Yang energiser so if it is being used in the bedroom, keep the lighting low as the bedroom should be a very yin place – too much light will cause you to be very tired and cannot fall asleep! Read my Directions article on how to find the South Sector.