I have read some book by so called modern feng shui masters and they all have different interpretations for even the period 8 (1996 versus 2008) let alone which is your good directions etc. There are so many person staying in a house and all have different favourable directions. I know we have to follow the breadwinner best direction but it could be unfavourable for other people and won't this defeat the purpose of feng shui?
There are also interior house design that in conventional feng shui terms is deem bad but I see the occupants doing very well while some people who have feng shuied their house to death are doing very terribly.
Enlighten me please!

Dear Rozrokz,

Yes, Fengshui is "for real", but just as you have your personal preferences of what look feels comfortable for you, so Fengshui (in my opinion) should be adapted to what resonates with your energies.

A paralel example could be that "Fengshui Experts" dictate the basics of how a layout should be, the same way as Fashion Guru's dictate what clothing is "in", but you don't see everyone walking around with the same clothes now do you?....LOL

I believe that within the scope of Fengshui there is enough room that you can adapt these guidelines and principles (and that is exactly to my mind what they are - not dictations and law), to suit your own personal preferences and therefore the harmony you create will carry your own personal stamp.

love and rainbows

Raka

Just a clarification here...

Even if Fengshui experts may "dictate", like I said to MY mind I would consider these "dictations" only as guidelines and principles, not hard and fast dictations or law.

Sorry if that sounded like a contradiction at first glance...

love and rainbows

Raka

Thanks for your reply. With so many different school on feng shui alone, I have gotten very confused . Liu fa, xuan kong, etc etc. Who is right!!??!!!

I was given a book and tried out Feng Shui in my last flat.  I cleansed everywher from top to bottom, threw out loadfs of unnecassary stuff, placed the things I had that represented some of the items recommended, stones, fish tank, coins in a red purse etc. My house was transform and the clutter of my life was cleaned up a bit to.

A few days later my cooker, which was as about as central to the flat as it could be (Just coincidently, I hadn't moved that) caught fire and my kithchen was quite badly smoke damaged, we had to evacuate and call the fire brigade.  

Not sure if I had done something drastically wrong or it was the power of fire doing an intense cleansing! as a result I got a whole new kitchen. I also made friends with my after months neighbour who had took me in while I was waiting on the fire brigade.

Good or bad you decide - but definately a wake up call.