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Dear Cecil,

Yes, I agree with you that the feng shui practice worldwide is very much peppered by each community's cultural/religional belief. My question is what is real feng shui, what is not? How do you separate out the real thing from the made-belief?

Warmest regards,
SL


On 5/31/01 8:23:00 AM, Cecil Lee wrote:
>Dear Eng Choon,
>
>1. Please note that what you
>had mentioned has to do more
>with `beliefs' than Feng Shui.
>
>2. Under the Five Elements
>Concept - destructive cycle:
>it is where metal destroys
>wood to create wealth.
>
>Ref:
>https://www.geomancy.net/fs/5el
>ement.htm
>
>2.1 One interpretation is as
>follows:-
>
>Use 3 coins to be placed under
>the floor mat:
>
>This is where 3 represents =
>wood element
>and the metal coins represent
>metal.
>
>Here, symbolically metal is
>used to destroy wood element
>(represented by the 3 coins).
>
>Result: When one steps on the
>3 coins; it is like one
>stepping on or touching gold.
>
>2.2 Another interpretation:
>
>6 coins represent metal.
>
>Since metal = gold or in the
>Five elements concept: instead
>of the `western'
>interpretation of METAL; METAL
>in mandarin refers to or is
>called GOLD.
>
>Here, since 6 coins represent
>BIG GOLD (METAL); the belief
>is that if one steps on "6
>GOLD" one is stepping on large
>amounts of gold.
>
>2.3 Some other FS
>practitioners or book authors
>indicate another version:
>
>Place 8 or 9 coins under the
>floor mat.
>
>Here, they believe that the
>number 8 or 9 are lucky
>numbers.
>
>2.4 If one follows the above;
>these are generally beliefs
>rather than Feng Shui.
>
>3. There is even one School of
>Feng Shui which beliefs in
>asking their clients to bury "
>the Eight Treasures " for
>example at each corner of the
>house and under the
>centrepoint or even below the
>main entrance.
>
>The idea is the same: when one
>steps on the floor of the main
>entrance... one is said to
>step on gold.
>
>Warmest Regards,
>Cecil
>
>On 5/30/01 9:54:00 AM, Eng Choon Yeo
>wrote:
>>Recently I have heard of a
>>friend telling me to use 6
>>gold colour coins( either 5
>>cents or 1 dollar coin ) to
>>place on top of a place which
>>i usually walk in and out.He
>>had done so and his luck began
>>to turn good and also wins 4D
>>fews times with recently
>>strike a 3rd
>>prize. I had read on the FREE
>>Advice ( General Topics ) and
>>came across an item regarding
>>this 6 coins. I have use 6
>>5cents coins and place it
>>evenly apart between the 6
>>coins on top of my main doors
>>recently and I hope this will
>>bring me good luck since i am
>>on the bad side for nearly 2
>>years. Will this methods works
>>well with me. Here are my
>>personal details:
>>1. Animal Bone fortune : Horse
>>Bone
>>2. Twelve creature : Stag
>>3. Career Star :
>>Independence Star
>>4. Yearly Gods :
>>Broken Year
>>5. Nine Stars : Chi
>>Tu
>>
>>My Kua no. is 5 and i belong
>>to one of the West group Gua
>>and my Gua element is EARTH
>>elememt.
>>My birth element is WEAK WOOD.
>
>Since the above is relatively simple to
>do; and as it is based on beliefs, I do
>not see any harm in anyone trying it
>out. (I am not sure it will work for
>everyone though).
>
>But as mentioned in past forum messages;
>the use of metal element at various
>places in the house is `less harmful'
>then the danger of activating bad earth
>element or bad wood element. Since metal
>is used as a cure.
>
>Warmest Regards,
>Cecil