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Yesterday we looked at the rooster. Today we look at the positive and negative characteristics if the dog.

The positive characteristics of the dog are honest, intelligent, straightforward, loyal, sense of justice and fair play, attractive, amiable, unpretentious, sociable, open-minded, idealistic, moralistic, practical and affectionate.

The negative characteristics include cynical, lazy, cold, judgmental, pessimistic, worrier, stubborn, quarrelsome.

Are you a dog or know someone who is? Tell me if you agree.

The next posting is on the Pig

“I know that Roosters are showy and opinionated. My ex-husband and a couple of friends are roosters and they display the same characteristics”, said a close friend of mine. “However my brother who is also a rooster is quiet, soft-spoken and likes to keep a low profile. Why the difference?” she asked.

The observation about the rooster is made by simply looking at the year of birth. In practice, a person’s character and fortune is affected also by his month, day and hour of birth. All serious systems of fate prediction such as Ba Zi and Zi Wei Dou Shu take them into consideration.

Nevertheless, it is possible to generalize the characteristics – the positive and negative features - of those born under a certain animal sign (of the year). A high percentage of those born under the same sign, tend to display characteristics of that sign.

Do you agree? Nope?

Okay I am going to put this to the test starting with the Rooster. I will list a set of generally accepted positive and negative traits of the rooster and you tell me if you agree or disagree.

The positive characteristics of the rooster are acute, neat, meticulous, organized, self-assured, decisive, conservative, critical, perfectionist, alert, zealous, practical, scientific, responsible.

The negative characteristics are showy, over zealous and critical, puritanical, egotistical, abrasive, opinionated.

Tell me.

Tomorrow we look at the Dog.

The next time you meet anyone, take a good look at their eyes. Do you see a shine in their eyes or do they look dulled?

Most people have eyes that are in-between. However, now and they, you will meet one who has a natural shine, or has eyes that look dull.

Carefully observe if the ones with the sparkle in their eyes are naturally attractive to the opposite sex – like bees to honey.

You see, in Face Reading, those with a sparkle in their eyes have a kind of magnetism that attracts the opposite sex.

So, what if you have dull eyes? Is there is a solution? You can try eye drops though seriously doubt if it will help. A better bet is to make the first move and win them over with your personality – or whatever else you have.

As a consolation for the dulled eyes, have a sparkle is not necessarily a good thing especially if they are already hitched – and have a jealous boyfriend or husband!

It is quite easy for the over zealous Feng Shui Consultant to overstep his boundary (and his limitation) when it comes to decisions on the interior design of a house. The overly rigid Interior Designer can also cause roadblocks for the Feng Shui Consultant.

Find out my thoughts on the roles of the Feng Shui Consultant and the Interior Designer in the interior design and decorating of a house.

There is a Chinese Feng Shui saying, “Three persons living in the same house walk a different path”.

This saying explains the belief the occupants of a house are affected differently by it. The ancients believe that this is due to the different natal charts (or Ba Zi) of the occupants.

For example, for an occupant whose ‘yong shen’ (useful god) is fire, a south facing house will do him a lot of good. For another occupant whose useful god is wood, he would benefit lesser.

Feng Shui and astrology are intricately tied together and in my opinion a comprehensive Feng Shui consultation should include a study of the person’s (at least the head of the household) natal chart and how the Feng Shui of the house will affect him.

The 12 Day Officers date selection method forms the basis of the auspicious and inauspicious day calendar in the Tong Shu (Chinese Almanac).

Read more on the 12 Day Officers date selection system here.

Many Feng Shui practitioners use the wind chime as a counter for the dangerous Five Yellow ‘qi’. You see, the Five Yellow ‘qi’ is earth in nature, while the wind chime is metal. Earth produces metal in the productive cycle of the Five Elements. In the process of producing metal, earth (Five Yellow) is weakened.

Many of clients ask me whether it is mandatory to use the 6 rods version. Will the 7 or 8 rods version work? I believe any number of rods will work as the theory behind it is to use metal (the wind chime itself and the metallic sound that it produces) to weaken earth.

But why do many practitioners recommend the 6 rods version? This belief stems from the Later Heaven Ba Gua and Lo Shu.

Six (6) is the number of Qian Gua which is also Yang Metal. Many believe that it is the most effective counter for Five Yellow. You can also use the 7 rods versions as seven (7) represents the Dui Gua which is yin metal. Why not the 8 or 9 rods version? Eight (8) and nine (9) are earth and metal respectively which either assist or produce the Five Yellow.

So now you know. Still want to use the 6 rods version? You should if it gives you peace of mind!

Your neighbor moved into the house across the road approximately eight years ago. During this time he has been promoted some many times that he almost has to apologize for it.

He has also grown visibly wealthier, changing from his single compact to a luxury car and a sports car.

And now, he plans to move out to his new fully detached house in a high end gated community.

Should you buy his existing house? Can you capitalize on the good Feng Shui of your neighbor’s house? The answer may surprise you.

Click on the link below to find out.
“Tapping on the Feng Shui Luck of the Previous Owner”

In a Chinese funeral, the dearly deceased is always placed with the feet pointed towards the door or the facing of the house.

I suppose - due to this practice - the Chinese have a taboo against placing their beds with the feet pointing out of the house.

This creates some inconvenience in Feng Shui, especially practitioners of the Eight Mansions system. What if ‘Sheng Qi’ or ‘Tian Yi’ direction means having the legs pointing out?

Personally I think it is alright. But if the client is very superstitious or is uncomfortable with breaking taboos, it will give him or her a better peace of mind if we recommend an alternative bed direction, one where the feet is pointed anywhere except out!

Do you agree?

Last weekend, some friends and I met at the local Kopitiam (equivalent to a Deli) to study natal – astrology - charts.

From the charts, we observed that one of them has a ‘flower of romance’ opportunity in 2009. It means that he will meet someone who will fall for him (and most likely vice-versa). It sounds good but not for him as he is happily married – so he says.

What can he do about it? He can do a lot.

He can remain true to his wife when the opportunity arises. Of course this is easier said than done.

From a Feng Shui perspective, I advice him to make sure that his ‘flower of romance’ is not activated. He is a Snake and his Peach Blossom location is south. If the south sector of his house is busy e.g. main door or have a water fountain, then the chances of it happening is enhanced.

I also remember what an old master once said. Avoiding ‘luck’ is difficult. Letting it happen (in a controlled manner) and getting over it (without letting your wife know about it) is easier! Oops.