pirbid-- I totally agree with you on "Essential Feng Shui" I can't believe I forgot to mention that one. One other thing I forgot to mention is that Lillian Too has a lot of Chinese folklore and superstition mixed with her remedies. She believes a lot in the use of symbolic objects. (It also helps when you own your own megamall that sells them.) I personally try to just stick with the 5 elements and use symbols that fit my environment.  

BTW, what is your take on LT vs. Eva Wong's comparison of star combinations? LT compares water star with mountain star but Eva compares water star with base star. If I use Eva's method, the outcome in some of my sectors vary greatly from LT's method and I'm not sure which one feels right. Which method do you feel is correct?  Anyone....

Oh, Silk, I would not dare contradict any of those eminences but, if you must know, the one time I bothered to make the calculations for both my homes, I used Eva's book and method. I don't know, she looks so serious and professional in the picture on the back cover...  

However, I usually cannot be bothered to recalculate every aspect of my home for every year and month (I used to, and then I forgot to keep track of the information even though I had a chart posted in each room!). I just make sure the views from the windows are nice, the water where it should, seats against the walls, bed correctly positioned in regard to doors and windows...

Actually, I find the school of Shape to be the easiest to take into account the whole time, i.e. keeping the center of the house and each room clear so that one can comfortably move about! I enjoy using pakua elements and directions when choosing colors and materials because it narrows down my choice of options and makes it easier. Other than that, as long as I feel happy at home, I do not worry overmuch.

One thing I fear a little about LT is that she does not make very clear which are the priorities: she seems to believe you must have everything absolutely right, lest you attract terrible misfortune upon yourself. But I find that unrealistic, so I decided which were "my" priorities: healthy home environment, the best possible sights, sun and light all over and comfortable, cozy but uncluttered spaces.

Btw, my kitchen, toilets, bedroom, etc are situated exactly as Vastu recommends, so I am not bothering too much with things that are so hard to change.

Nice to meet you, Silkconcepts!  

Same here pirbid  

I don't know about Vastu. I'm going to have to check it out. The journey with Feng Shui is such a frustrating one and life's hard enough as it is. Guess that's why you should know your BaZi. (heehee) Without growing up with an oriental background it's that much harder to pick up. It's like trying to learn a foreign language for the first time after you're like 60 something.

Hello there,

I would suggest a Malaysian author called Lillian Too if anyone is interested in studying feng shui. She is very famous in Malaysia.

Here's an interesting article from Lillian Too's site  www.wofs.com
Vaastu & Feng Shui - Similar Sciences or Worlds Apart?

pirbid mentioned this topic and I thought others might want to check it out.