Outlook 2012: The Black Water Dragon

Hi there,

Its another New Year again! Welcome to 2012.

They said that this year marks the end of the world. Do you believe them?

Does it matter if it is really the end of the world when you have lived life to the fullest each and every day?

Live today right.

You may download the Outlook 2012 in our other website: www.onetreeconsulting.com or www.onetreefengshui.com

Enjoy...

Outlook for 2011!

Time flies. It has been one year. We learn much. Truly there are big fat wolves in sheep's skins preying on the weak and innocent. I am glad we saw through those lies and deceptions.

We are active again in OnetreeConsulting.com and OneTreeFengShui.com. We have compiled an 'outlook for 2011' and hope it will bring a different insight/perspective for the year.

In late Feb/March, I will write on my failed resolutions. These perhaps helped me wise up!

I am glad that the betrayal in my chart is over and done with. BaZi does not lie but the way it manifested itself is amazing.

Ultimately, to seek success, one must accept the fact that there is no compromise for hard work, sincerity and respect.

We wish all a very Happy Holidays!

Common Feng Shui Mistakes

‘It is bad karma to teach based on what people say and not based on personal experiences and empirical evidences’

Face reading

Eyes belong to Li Gua therefore eyes belong to the fire element. Wrong.

Nose belongs to Gen Gua therefore nose belongs to the earth element. Wrong.

Mouth belongs to Dui Gua therefore mouth belongs to the metal element. Wrong.

You must first know the difference between Gua and element. These are some of the wrong information that was taught.

Flying Star

This is a divination technique. It is used to predict events happening in a given location and in a given year. It is NOT a Feng Shui technique. It uses the dynamic elements and not the static elements.

Xuan Kong Da Gua

This is a date selection technique, disguised as a Feng Shui technique. It doesn’t matter whether you are using water or fire to activate. Date selection techniques can produce results but not in the Feng Shui way. Choosing the right date to match will create results.

Direct and Indirect Spirit Locations

Did the classics say the above are split between the Periods 1, 2, 3, 4 and the 6, 7, 8, 9? While reading the classics, please differentiate among the author, the annotator and the interpreter. They were different people from different backgrounds, mindsets and eras. The annotator and interpreter often do not convey what the author intended. These are assumptions.

When you plan to continue in the Feng Shui studies, please get your foundation right.

Producing Immediate Results?

Yes, it is possible. Otherwise why was it known that Great Grandmaster Yang produced results within hours [寅葬卯发]? He was that great. However with all the recent self promoted ‘Grandmasters’ title, the word is either abused or redundant.

If producing immediate result is not possible, why bother learning Feng Shui at all? You are asking to be conned for wanting to learn more Feng Shui after you have not seen results as promised. These ‘Grandmasters’ are not responsible for your ignorance because you choose to stay on.

What do I mean by results? If your child failed in his grades, use Feng Shui to up his performance. He should be within the top 10 in class after placing the pagoda/water features/crystals in his Wen-Chang[文昌位] position. You may try saving a marriage with a pair of mandarin ducks as recommended in many websites. If these placements work for you, it is your good fortune. If not, move on… These are specific performances that must be achieved if agreed upon. As practitioners, we must first try it on ourselves; see the results as promised, before you go out in the world to try it on your clients.

How about seeing a shop up their sales by 30% after you did a Feng Shui audit for results or create a fully packed restaurant? If Feng Shui cannot make a stroke victim recover and walk, don’t waste time on Feng Shui. Stick to the medical route. Obviously the genuine art of Feng Shui is lost.

These are all possible results. If not, what are all the practitioners doing all these centuries? Conscientious practitioners will follow up to as many times as required and record each and every case to make sure the Feng Shui applications create the desirable results.

Architecture Marvel, Feng Shui Nightmare?

 

I attached these very interesting pictures of a building in Japan. At the first glance, I thought it was a mass mover. It actually has an encased highway passing thru the building! They must have difficulties going round the building. Or the building was meant to build over the road. Perhaps the road was there first.

Is this good or bad Feng Shui? It is commonly taught that this is bad Feng Shui. It is like an arrow piercing through the abdomen. I guess this is where the theory of open book shelves becomes Sha Qi [Killing Force] comes from. I assure you that this is crap theory.

Practicing Feng Shui is likening to an investigator. You need to investigate if the building has a full occupancy rate or there is little demand. When the occupancy is full, are the companies doing well? The result speaks for itself, doesn’t it? Good Feng Shui must tally with good results.

When practicing Feng Shui, you cannot take any given answer for granted. It must be proven. Every answer comes with a sound fundamental. You have to ask for the fundamentals to the answer or search the classical texts for some reasonable explanations and then think and think and think… to find out how it work.

That is how I learn Feng Shui.

Yearly Feng Shui Audit?

This question lingers on the mind of every believer in Feng Shui. Not that you cannot audit your house’s or office’s Feng Shui yearly but because it is really unnecessary. You require a Feng Shui audit only when you are facing a series of unfortunate events; business becomes bad; or starting out a business; or when there are health issues. Specific Feng Shui deals with specific requirements. When you plan to do ‘General Feng Shui’, it can only mean that the Feng Shui practitioners must up the capacity of the said subject.

A good Feng Shui house works wonders for everyone living in it. It has everything to do with harnessing the energy. It really has nothing to do with placement of ornaments. Once your house or office has harnessed the right energy, you need not do any more Feng Shui audit until there are constructions in your vicinity that may affect the energy flow. The truth is that simple.

The sad truth is that there are many apartments with many restrictions from the management that nothing much can really be done. Therefore selecting a good unit from start is the best prevention.

Sha Qi [杀气] 2

Sha Qi or loosely translated as ‘Killing Force’ is one of the negative vibes in the art of Feng Shui. It can be visible or invisible but it does extreme damages to a family unit if not properly taken care of. It can be directed to one member or the whole family. It can bring down a whole company. Not that our forefathers were unwilling to teach; if the art goes to the wrong hands, it is detrimental. Just look at the mass commercialism rampage in the current market. You can only sigh! If only carrying or displaying a jade carving would make you rich; the merchandiser is first to benefit; the salesperson would keep it and not sell anymore; work becomes redundant… even well trained doctors cannot assure you longevity.

Sha Qi depends on the location and the direction around the building. The most potent are those you can see when you stand at your door; and that includes your back door and balcony. Therefore the Sha Qi usually comes from the external environment. So you can be rest assured that open book shelves do not emit Sha Qi. This is one of the silliest creations I have heard. The other concern is beams in the ceiling. All high rise buildings have beams. Beams are not Sha Qi. It is just oppression. Not all beams cause oppression. It depends on how the beams are distributed within that space. Yes, you can sometimes sit and sleep under beams. Otherwise the tiny apartments in Hong Kong cannot be slept in. Yet these are the most hardworking entrepreneurs.

Examples of Sha Qi obstacles are pylons, abandon buildings, stagnant pools of water, foul smell, howling winds, wind gaps, and sharp edges. So is Effiel Tower a Sha Qi obstacle? Sure it is. It is a pylon, isn’t it? It would be plain ignorant if you say that it is not an obstacle because it is beautiful. Beauty lies in the eye of the beholder. Unfortunately, nature is unbiased in her judgement. Now, it is your duty to find out why the Parisians are not affected by it negatively. We shall discuss that in the next instalment.