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 Have you been suffering with a continued sickness, problems with the mouth, sore throats etc, bankruptcy, loss of wealth, legal problems, car accidents, accidents involving metal and just an overall feeling of bad luck?  

 Flying star Feng Shui known also as Xuan Kong, is a very powerful form of Feng Shui that all good professional Practitioners use. Although it is called “Flying stars” it is nothing to do with astrology. The flying stars are the Trigrams (Trigrams are the 3 broken or un-broken lines you may have seen on a Ba Gua) from the I-Ching (the I-Ching is one of the oldest books on Feng Shui) and each one is good or bad and have their own element (earth, fire, water, wood and metal), i.e. the five yellow is a bad earth star, which would need six metal Chinese coins to cure it (made that sound really easy didn’t I) the reason you use metal is because metal weakens earth, many Practitioners would use wood as they think because wood destroys earth this would be better. You should always weaken a bad star and not try to destroy it, as this will cause conflict and your troubles would be greater. The reason you use 6 Chinese coins or six metal wind chime is because 6 is the Trigram Ch’ien, which is a metal Trigram, this enhances its controlling effects.  

 

Sample of a Flying Star report

 

Because the 5 yellow is an earth star, if you place fire element in this area you will increase its inauspicious effects, so you need to be very careful not to light too many candles in the south or east unless you have been told to do so in a Flying Star consultation.

Believe it or not this is never taught in the majority of books you buy in a shop, this form of Feng Shui is very secretive and little known.

So how do I find these bad 2 & 5 stars?

The 5 yellow this year is located in the east of your home this year, this is an annual visiting star and changes every Chinese New Year (beginning of February) we will keep you up to date where it will be next year. The 5 yellow is the worst star, it causes sickness, problems with the mouth, sore throats etc, bankruptcy, legal problems, car accidents, accidents involving metal and just an overall feeling of bad luck. This one is really bad, as the year goes on it gets stronger.

The 2 black is residing in the south of your home this year, this is the second worst star and will cause sickness, throat problems, stomach problems, if it is in your bedroom or main doors as the year goes on you will generally feel run down, waking up in the mornings feeling like you need another nights sleep or again it can manifest in the way of legal problems, loss of wealth, bankruptcy or just overall bad luck.

Unfortunately every home and office in the world has these two bad stars in the east and south of the property. The best way to locate them is by finding the centre of your property and then using a compass find south and east and then follow the instructions below.

 

So how do you cure these bad stars?

 

I have seen a couple of sites recently that are trying to sell the information and instructions I am giving you here which I think is disgusting, not only have they copied some of our newsletters they have also copied the mistakes that I have made in them, as you know my grammar is not the best, this I do find funny and I think bad karma is due their way soon.

Finding the right cure can be a little trial and error; first of all you place a hollow six metal rod wind chime in the east and six Chinese coins tied with red ribbon in the south. In both these areas you should also add some metal ornaments, rounded items are best (a metal rice bowl or even a metal dog bowl is a good cure) or metal Dragon figurines, something that is symbolic. YOU MUST NOT ADD ANY FIRE into this area so do not burn candles or have strong fire colours like red, as fire feeds earth.

If you still find that you are getting sore throats or constant sickness you will need to place a little known cure called a “salt water cure” in the east and south or any other area that has a 2 or 5 in it.. All the coins we sell are coins that come from a good Dynasty and have been cleared of negative energy and empowered with positive energy, this is important to make the cure more effective, as you may know we have been doing this for many years with all our products. In the special instructions box just type in salt water cure and we will send you full instructions, even though they are printed below. If you have your own coins already and you want to make the salt water cure just follow the instructions but make sure if they have red ribbon attached to them be sure to remove it.

 

You will probably find you have the coins and wind chime already there is no need to buy new ones. Just make sure the wind chime have six hollow metal tubes and the coins are made of metal and not imitation as sold on some sites.

 

How to set up your salt water cure:

 

1 Fill up a glass jar, a jam jar will do with table or rock salt about three quarters to the top.

2 Place six coins on the top of the salt. Make sure the coins are Yang side up; this is the side with the four Chinese characters.

3 Fill to the top with tap water. It would be a good idea to place a mat under the jar to protect furniture or flooring.

4 Place the coins and jar in the east and south or if you have a full flying star consultation anywhere else that you have the 2 & 5.

5 The jar will form crystals over time; this shows that is working to absorb the negative energy.

6 Mare sure the water is always topped up.

7 Try not to touch or move the jar to much as it stores a lot of negative energy.

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This is because you have 2 other fixed stars in each palace (a palace is a 3x3 grid which is placed over your floor plan) and they may be controlling or making the accompanying stars better or worse, this part is extremely complicated  so I leave   it entirely onto you either try it yourself or consult a  Fengshui expert  

 

** TIP ** When using water features in or outdoors, make sure the flow of water is pointing in towards your home, if you place the flow of water going away from the home or office this means your wealth is draining away.

 

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You will find many articles on learning traditional and authentic Feng Shui. They teach you how to use cures and enhancers that nature provides us with, mainly the five elements. As many of you long time subscribers will notice some of the articles are taken from our monthly newsletter. I hope you enjoy them, we will be adding to the resource on a regular basis.

 “Your life cannot go according to plan if you have no plan”

Feng Shui tips on what to look for in your present home/office or a new one if you are thinking about buying.

 

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1: This will be the best advice you will ever have, the first thing you should look at is the history of the home and also the previous occupants, this will tell you so much. If you find the home has had many owners and only held it for a short time and the fate of the previous owners has not been good, i.e. divorce, bankruptcy, health problems, problems with children, suicide and so on, I think you get the idea.

If it ain’t broken don’t fix it.

2: Check the surrounding of the property; is it supported in Form school Feng Shui? Has it got a Tortoise behind you? This can be a mountain, another house, a row of trees, a building, a fence anything that is considered support at the rear.

Has it got a Dragon to the left? (Looking out from the front) this can be another house, tree or even a large fence line.

A Tiger to the right (looking out from the front) this can be a smaller house or tree etc.

A phoenix to the front, open ground, road, a roundabout even a circular flower border.

3: Are there any poison arrows directed at the property? Lampposts, telephone poles, corner of house pointing at you, prison, hospital etc. If so you will need a Ba Gua mirror,

** TIP ** Knickers, yes you heard right (not the sort of tip I would normally give but so many people swear by it), they say if you wear red knickers to a job interview, your chances are greater of being offered a position, even a visit to your bank manager. Now I have to say this only applies to the ladies, I don’t want any men saying to their partners, that Jo from the Feng Shui Store told me to wear them. I suppose red Y fronts or boxers would have the same effect. Just to clarify, you don’t just wear the knickers; it would be advisable to wear other clothes on top, although maybe that’s why I am getting such good feedback on this advice.

 

4: The back garden should be larger than the front, look for balance.

5:  Try and avoid having a long narrow path leading to your front door, try and have a windy path and not straight. Do not plant trees too close to the front door, this will not let Ch’i enter the home freely. If you already have a straight path place some plant pots or statues along the line to break up the line of the path. 

6: Avoid a house or office with a spiral staircase, it turns positive energy into negative, if you have one already hang a faceted crystal sphere at the top to try and slow it down. It won’t cure it but it will help. A shame really because I really like this type of staircase to look at.

7: Avoid swimming pools, gazebos, patios, ponds or any other structure in the garden that dwarf the house, try and do everything in proportion to the house, garden or room, having a fireplace in a living room which is far too big is not good Feng Shui.

8: Michael recently did a consultation on a very large Manor house with 17 bedrooms and 6 reception rooms, the original part of the property dated back to the 13^th century, naturally the property was riddled with beams, these are not considered good and although I love them to look at I would not like them in my home, they carry a lot of weight and cause many problems in Feng Shui. You can hang a pair of flutes over them to lessen the effects but you should never sleep or sit under them.

Faceted Crystals can also be used in place of bamboo flutes, i.e. hang under a beam to help deflect the energies that have an oppressive effect on the people in the room. They can be used in hallways to slow down or activate Ch’i. Crystals are ideal for energising dark or lifeless rooms or areas of rooms such as alcoves, as they will encourage more light and energy. Neither of these two cures will completely cure the problem but they will help.

9: When buying a new house or office try and go for a regular shaped property, avoid properties that have odd looking designs, the best shape is the good old rectangle or square, if it has a few extensions sticking out here and there don’t worry too much as they can be easily rectified.

** TIP ** Do not have clutter in your office; desks must be kept tidy and clutter free. This is so important, an office in China would not have paper trays on desks, and many UK and USA companies now employ the same approach. I have just looked at my desk, oops, how does that saying go? “Practise what you preach” that’s why I love writing these newsletters, it reminds me of what I should be doing, I just had a good clear out.

10: Can you remember the last time you looked up at the clouds in the sky and saw the shape of a tiger a dog or your Aunty Ethel; it is amazing what you can make out of the clouds in the sky. When looking at a new home or office, try and look at the building as if you were looking at the clouds, I see so many homes on my travels that resemble creatures or certain structures (makes me sound a bit crazy that statement), a house I saw last week in Essex reminded me of a ferocious animals mouth, the brickwork around the two main windows in the centre gave the impression that they were animals teeth, or a house recently I saw looked like a prison tower on one side. Also check shadows that are cast on the house, do they resemble anything hostile?

Try and choose a regular shaped property and let your imagination run wild when viewing it, try and look for any resemblance to anything bad in the shape of the building but don’t forget to look for the good points.

                     

11: Take a look at the ground around the property, a good house with good energy will have healthy trees and plants around and plenty of wildlife, even if it is in the City you will still see some birds in the garden. Obviously I am talking in general as I am sure you will not see much wildlife in the middle of Bombay or New York, or maybe you do I don’t really know. Don’t be put off though if you see one or two dead trees or a couple of dead rose bushes, there could be any other reasons just look overall.

12: If you have trees at the front of the house or office make sure they do not grow too high, a good height is about six foot, less than this is better although I am aware some people would prefer higher as it offers seclusion to the home. The reason it should be no higher than six foot is because not only will it cut out valuable light it will also block Ch’i entering the home.  The rule is the further the tree from the house the higher the tree can be, the example above is for trees that are approximately 15 – 20 ft from the front of the house. Trees at the front should never be higher than the house though.

13: Avoid a house with a straight road running towards the front of your house or the end of a T-junction, if you have one already you should hang a Ba Gua mirror outside the front. 

14: Another mistake many people make is to calculate their facing directions using the front door. Because your front door faces east this does not mean you have an east facing Tui Trigram house. As an example our front door faces east, on this side of the house we have our main door and a small window, this is not the facing direction, our facing direction is north Li Trigram because on the north side we have the most windows, it faces the road, the street sign etc. If you follow this link you will find more details on Sitting and Facing directions, this is so important if you want to use Feng Shui and get results.

15: If you can see the back door from the front door (in a straight line), ideally you should place something in between or if there is a door close it. This point causes much confusion, it is only considered bad if the front door is in a straight line with the rear door, if you can see your rear door from the front and it does not run in a straight line that is OK. Windows or doors should not be too big or small, look for a balance. Avoid ceilings that are too high or irregular shaped; flat or domed ceilings are best. 

    The best example I can give is try and imagine you are Ch’i and you need to walk about your home/Office and also round the garden. Can you walk freely without obstruction? Do this little exercise inside and outside your home. Is the large storage chest in the hallway slowing you down? Is the clutter in the office making you do a detour around it? Oops did you trip over the books in the study? Remember Ch’i is like air it needs to flow freely around a property inside and out.

There are literally hundreds of things to look for when buying a house or taking a new office, the few I mentioned above are the obvious things you should look for and believe me the perfect house does not exist (not unless you have a few million pounds to spend and build from the dirt), and you will always find something that is not right. Our house is L-shaped and it has a triangular shape rear garden, theses are not considered good Feng Shui but by adding a few simple cures they can be easily overcome.

Do not get paranoid; if you have a straight path or a triangular plot do not worry about it, there are simple and effective cures you can use, you will find we have covered many of the problems that are encountered in most homes.

** TIP ** If you own a shop try and place the till in your wealth corner, even your petty cash tin  3 coins tied together with red ribbon (a very powerful cure we always use in our business). Your till should have a solid wall behind it for protection and support and it is said that if you place a mirror beside it, this represents a doubling of turnover, also hang a crystal faceted sphere over your till. I was not so sure about the last two until I spoke to a good friend of ours who tried it out in their jewellery shops and it worked as far as they were concerned.