Our house has a 7 Earth Base a 5 Mountain Star and 7 Facing Star. I understand this is a really bad combination. What cures can you suggest?

In what area of a bedroom should wind chimes be placed?

I and my boy friend are getting married on June 19, 1999. He was born 2/14/58, supposedly the element of FIRE. I was born 8/28/53, the element of WATER. Are we a good match? Or is the wedding date a lucky date for us?

I live in a one room studio. There is a ceiling fan in the center of the room. How do I keep it from blowing everything I have created away? Red dots on the blades perhaps?

My bed is situated near a exposed beam. Reading from a Feng Shui article, I have noted that I have to either place wind chimes or flutes in the shape of Ba-Qua at the two corners of the beam. Can you elaborate or give me your remedy to this beam? How do I actually go about with the flute. Hanging just two flutes and both corners?

First of all, I was touched by what I read about you traveling with Guru Muktananda. I was just recently introduced to Siddha Yoga and Gurumayi. How do the teachings of Muktananda and Gurumayi relate to Feng Shui, if at all? I am a single mother born 8-8-51; my address is 31. What types of things should I decorate with and what colors should I use? This is a newapartment and I am trying to change my life and get on a healing path. What career choices should I consider at this stage of my life?

My birthday is October 21st, 1965. I'm currently living in Switzerland and want to improve my career possibilities. What should I do? Also, I'm a little confused about how to figure out the eight locations of the house/apartment. Do you have to locate North with a compass first?

How did Feng Shui start? Can you explain in detail, please?

I have read through all of the questions you have shown, and I would appreciate a clarification on two things. We have a "great room" which includes our living room, dining area, and kitchen. This room has 5 exposed beams. Is there any solution other than two 45-degree flutes on each? I would love a solution that might be a little bit more unobtrusive. I am also confused about the direction the house sits. We live on a lake so we consider the lake side to be the front and the road side (facing the East) to be the rear. The main door is on the side of the house facing the North. Does the direction the house sits even matter or is the location of the main door our main concern? Thank you so much!

I am a female born on 5/01/64. I have dark br. hair and eyes. I'm married for 15 yrs. My husband is born on 12/0458. His hair is blk and eyes are br. He works in as a furniture installer. We don't have the best marriage. We have had a lot of misfortune. We lost two businesses, have been in constant debt and we don't seem to be very compatible. I think he makes too light of things he should have more focus on. He's a great talker, but doesn't follow through. Many empty promises. He has no luck at work. He can't seem to advance at all. Even when we think the job looks good, it lacks in either health coverage, retirement plan, advancement, stability, bonuses.... you get the idea. He is not very patient. We have two children, a girl born 6/20/87 and a boy, born 5/31/90. They have been the best blessing. Although, since the end of summer, they have been continuously sick, battling viruses, asthma and bronchitis. I am literally just learning of Feng Shui. I haven't begun a thing yet, but I ameager to make the necessary changes. Please, if you can give us any advice, we would appreciate it.

In your write-up you stated that when one enters a property. they enter via the "career" area. All of my books on Feng Shui indicate the career sector is North. One must orient the Ba-Qua to the home as situated in accordance with the proper compass directions. If one's front door faces West, the owners enter the home in the Children's sector of the Ba-Qua. What version of Feng Shui do you practice?

We are losing our magnetic field on the earth. We have changed the headings to most of the airports in this country since last year. You will set your magnetic field for your home by orienting from your entrance.

I am in the midst of a debate and would appreciate some clarification. Is it pronounced "Fung Shoi" or "Feng Shwee?"

I need help with my bedroom. From the living room, it's on the Health/Family side. The doorway is South facing, the West wall is one long closet with wooden shutter style sliding doors. North wall is one long window (bed faces south from this wall). East wall has one average window in the new knowledge corner. My question is, I was thinking of putting my bed caddy-corner in the wealth corner. My head would be facing caddy-corner to the door. Is this okay? Also my birthday is Aug. 8,1975; 4:10 a.m., Dallas, TX. What color would be good for the bedroom to attract love?

I am a Virgo born on 9/7/56. My home is located at 1822 Maryland Avenue East and faces North. I believe my house is draining my finances and health. What can I do to increase my finances? My wealth corner is located in a spare room where I keep a desk w/computer and sewing machine. I've tried placing live plants, a small aquarium, wind chimes and crystals there. I just don't know what else to try increase the money flow in my home. Also I read in one of your questions and answers that you have an article regarding Feng Shui life stations, but I did not have any luck locating it. Could you tell me where I can locate the article?

If you have a fish tank and you have 8 fish in it (not 8 red or gold), is that not good luck? What if one of the fish had babies (7 babies)? How will that affect me?

My husband and I just bought a new house which has a lot of dark wood, especially in the bedrooms. I am rather worried about the master bedroom, which has overhead beams. I know that it is bad Feng Shui to have beams dissecting the bed, but our bedroom has crisscrossing beams, so that whichever way you place the bed you cannot avoid the beams! (Although, the cross beams are thinner than the main beams). Is this very bad, and if so, what can we do about it? It would not really be possible to get rid of the beams altogether.

I was wondering what do you do to get passion back into your marriage?

Hi Tony -- Our B.C. economy is doing just awful, and I'm worried about my store, going in to financial mayhem. Can you give me any positive advice on how to make my business brighter and more prosperous? Thank you.

Can you please give me a quick reference as to what the general outcome is for address numbers: 1 thru 9 and how about an address that ends 11 or 12 (do you leave it as a master #?), i.e., 5= change in your life, 7= spiritual lesson, 4= hard work & struggle, 8= prosperity, etc.I would like to know the rest of the #'s. My mom and I are trying to get a business going (a patent we have), and it is taking a long time to get off the ground (6 years). I know our product would help many people. My birthday is 9-17-69 and my mom's is 7-7-46. Any ideas to help it get off the ground soon? Thanks.

I just purchased my first home and after some major renovations I would like to design my home with good Feng Shui principles. I am not rich and can not afford to have a consultant work with me to do it properly, so I have been reading books and searching the web for good sites to help me with this process. After reading the information at your site, I must say you do make it easier to understand and work with people.

Having just recently purchased a Chinese Money Plant, also known as a Happy Plant, I am interested in where to position it in my rented home. Can you help me as this plant has appealed to me in a way no other indoor plant has before, hence being a Happy Plant, I feel good about having it and am interested in getting the best possible Feng Shui as I can? Do I need to send you a plan of the house and where the furniture is positioned and any personal details? Any information would be greatly appreciated.

I was born January 25, 1962, and a Filipino. Will I have a chance to marry someday? Will I be successful and prosperous? Should I decide to live in the United States or Canada? Anticipating your attention.

I have a fireplace in my children's/creative area. should I block the opening somehow? Are there any books, resources on how to Feng Shui my appearance? I'm petite, dark haired, Aries - March 25, 1956, born 5:00 a.m. I'm intense, a lot of planets retrograde, people always pick up my energy when I walk into a room although I'm not a flamboyant dresser, nor physically out of the ordinary. I'd like to be light, unobtrusive.

How do you figure out a Feng Shui number of your birth date? Is it adding up 03/25/56....without adding the 19 for this century? Is Feng Shui numerology? Is it different from Western numerology?

Get "The Handbook of Feng Shui" (Derek Walters) by calling us at 520-284-2961. It shows all the numbers and dates.

I understand that my address, 5+3+5= 4, is an unlucky number in Chinese ... is there anything I can do short of moving to redirect the bad energy?

Where is our wealth corner? I was born on the 15/09/1955; wife born 13/02/1948; children 24/09/1988 (very good child) and 24/11/1991 (he has us worn out).

We have recently purchased a raised ranch with detached garage. Our wealth corner is in our bedroom -- is it okay to enhance this corner? Also from our front door the stairs are right there going down and up, neither being centered. From the front door going up, you can see right through to the patio door in the kitchen. I have chimes hanging outside the front door, a small fountain just off center at the top of the stairs, and a crystal hanging in the part of the patio door you can see from the front door. Is there anything else I can do to stop money from flowing out the back door? During the day I like to keep the blinds open on the patio door and the front door open to allow in as much natural light as possible. We also use the patio door to enter and exit the house more then the front door ... which would be considered the main entrance at that point? If the door is considered the main entrance, do I have everything backwards?

I have only recently heard of Feng Shui, and to my great good luck, I stumbled on your web page. I found it fascinating! Thank you for the informative question and answer section, as well. I have been working my way through your web site and have been overwhelmed by the amount of information you provide, so I've been reading it, a little at a time, as time allows. I have a few questions, that may or may not have been addressed in your Q & A. (Please forgive me if they have, and point me in the right direction to read them, please?) In any case, here goes... I understand, topically, how Feng Shui works, I think, in relation to placement, but, how do I handle placement in a two-story house? Does that mean I have two money corners, two health corners, etc...? How would the arrangements work in such a situation?

Yes, you have two of all corners. You are undermining yourself. Get a picture of you in your Money corner, and write on the back about what a successful artist you are.

My street address is 1150 apt. # 46. It should add up to 8 which is great. However, my front door is to the very right of the Career wall and as soon as it is open, you can see a stairway to upstairs where the bedrooms and bathroom are. I've been advised to put a mirror at the top of the stairs and, also, a wind chime at the bottom stair. Is this correct? My daughter is very hyper-active and hard head. Someone told me to consult with a color decorator since color sometime affect children's behaviors. Her bedroom is all white right now, and the entrance is a cut corner, so one corner (New Knowledge corner) is completely missing, instead, the door. Her bed is at the corner of the Relationship side and children’s side, and all of her dressers are along the Career wall and into the corner of Helpful People. What is your advice on decorating her room so that she will mellow down and start to listen to us? (She is very smart and lots of time smart-mouthed, which I know someday will get us in trouble.) Also, something keeps wondering me. How long do we keep the Red envelope in the Wealth corner? When we move, do we have to start the process all over again?

I wish to know how would I be able to determine if the facing of my office table and chair is good for me. Or is there a specific facing that I have to align my table? What are the factors determine a good facing? Please enlighten me.

Since I moved into my new house, I've done everything I can think of to create a harmonious environment. There's just a few things I'm uncertain about. For instance, I use the back door of the house exclusively and only open the front door if I order a pizza or somebody is delivering something. Does that flip flop the whole house? Then, I'm not sure if I should consider the kitchen and living room as one big area or two separate areas. I put an artificial vine across the ceiling between the two rooms to differentiate, but I'm not sure that works.

Since I put a fish tank in what I think is my Money area, I've gotten a new job with more money, so that area is ok. I would really like to determine where my Relationship area is because the stuff I've put in the area I think is relationship isn't working at all.

I was born 6/5/1953. have been married 26 years and have one married daughter. I have numerous severe medical problems and am in chronic pain as a result. Am just learning about Feng Shui. My walls will soon be all painted white, and I have multi-colored accessories in every room with lots of flowers and plants. Also use a lot of yellow, although I am not particularly comfortable with that color. Are my white walls with multiple bright colors good for me? They do make me happy. Thank you for your help.

My husband and I lived abroad for five years. After we returned home (to Canada) in July 1995, our marriage fell apart (there were signs of it crumbling while abroad), my three children and I lived in a small apartment for six months on social assistance (my ex-husband refused to make support payments) and struggled to rebuild our lives. Things have improved since moving in August 1997 to a nicer house, and, particularly, since January 1998, when my career picked up considerably. As a single parent, however, I find it overwhelmingly fatiguing to work full-time and raise three children. How can I improve our situation, physically, financially, and emotionally (against my ex-husband who continues to be bitter towards me, and generally takes it out on the kids) and work towards moving into a bigger, nicer home, perhaps, in a couple of years? And how can I attract a new (better) relationship in the future? My birth date is 3-15-51. Kids’ birth dates are 1-24-88 and twins 1-22-90. Our house number is 93 -- is it favorable? What would be a good house number?

Will I find the perfect mate to live with in peace and harmony? Or alone? My birthday is 3/31/31 born in Atlanta, GA at 5:19 a.m.. Also I would like ideas for the best colors to surround myself with.

Ever since I moved into my new condo, my career seems to be at a standstill. My address is 1908 Magdalena, #65. Is this good or bad? I am most concerned with my career and what I can do to improve it.

Hello, I am very new to this. I was born in Viet Nam on August 29, 1970, approximately 6:30 a.m. My fiancé was born July 29, 1948 -- I don't know the time of the day. Will our marriage work out? He's very anxious to get married.

I am very impressed by the works of your home page. I have a few questions on Feng Shui: How do you determine the kind of business according to an individual’s birth date? What a the different meaning of the 5 elements and what are the connections of each element towards different types of businesses? What are the best suited businesses for each element?

I bought a house just over a year ago. In the past few months, one thing after another has gone wrong with it or broken down. About the same time, my 19 yr. old son started getting stressed out over everything. His birth date is 2-20-79. My house number is 112. Can you offer any advice?

We are four 9th graders conducting a research project for our high school, concerning concentration in the classroom. We feel our school is very cold and uninviting because of a lack of greenery and the fact that we have open classrooms. (Our school has very few walls, and it is very easy to be distracted by the noise made from other classes.) We are curious to find out how Feng Shui can positively affect learning in classes. We need information about plants, lightning, and other things that can be added to our classroom to improve student concentration, without getting too carried away. It would be wonderful if you could give some suggestions regarding relevant references that would aid us in applying Feng Shui to our school. Thank you very much.

I live in Australia, and my house is number 22. My birth date is 25/9/55, and my husband's birth date is 30/8/54. Could you advise me on colors to paint our small I-shaped lounge/dining room. Is blue and yellow OK? Also could you advise our Wealth and Career corner? We have a mirror directly facing the front door. I would love to be added to your mailing list.

If my main entrance door is located on the right hand side of the house (i.e. not at the center), where is the Wealth corner then?

Hi, I'd like find a way to concentrate in a room where I'm working with an older lady who has a very noisy voice and who talks all the time. We are working together and it's impossible to change rooms. I like her but I can't stand her manners. In our rooms there is a very strong echo, too. How could I improve living in this situation for both of us? I believe in Feng Shui.

If you may, I had a tormented childhood life and married for 17.5 with years more downs than ups -- born 30th January 1956 at 6:30a.m. Our house is in chaos, and the number of our house is 24. My career including my wife is in shambles (I am a motor mechanic with my wife/secretary trying to go back to work. She has done up to date courses. Thank you once again, any suggestion may help. The House is on a busy road with no gates --open driveway.

Hello, I am a 14 year old female, and I’m redecorating my bedroom. I was born on the 25^th of June, 1984, in the morning around 10 o'clock. I am curious of what colors will be best for my room, and how it can be set up to allow relaxation and comfort. The door to my room faces East, and I have windows located on the West and North walls. This room is also in the basement of the house. I have a fish tank in my room, but am wondering if there is any specific fish I should purchase. Thank you.

I have read the 1997 questions and answers from your site and found out that the best place to put an aquarium is near the entrance. I have a follow-up question to that. Should the aquarium be directly seen upon entry? The entrance door of our house is beside a window. Is it okay for the aquarium to be placed near that window where you can directly see the aquarium from the outside through the window? Thank you very much and more power!

I have a collection of elephants, mostly with trunks pointing down, and one in particular has a tear drop. Are they good luck, where should I place them.? Thank you.

I recently been introduced Feng Shui by a friend. My husband and I have found this very fascinating and we started applying this to our home and to our work. Personally, I have felt the lightness in my daily activities and harmony is getting much, much better in our home. I have one question right now, and I do hope you can help me. We have a good size powerboat, in mint condition. The inside cabin still smells brand new! It is dry docked at the side house. We have been trying to sell it for more than three years now because we can't use it as often as we want to due to our busy jobs. Everybody says the price is very reasonable, if not low. There have been interested buyers but none really offered to buy it. What can we do to sell this boat?

You have a fabulous site...I've appreciated reading your information. My question is this: For those of us who celebrate Christmas, does decorating the home act in the same way as activating or energizing a life station? For instance, will setting up the Christmas tree in say, the relationship area, have a similar affect as would candles or flowers, even though it is only there temporarily? If not, what might the effects be? Thank you!

I have been trying to have a child for nearly 3 years. I have fallen while pregnant 4 times but each time has resulted in a miscarriage. How can I use Feng Shui to improve my prospects of having children?

I live in Australia and am confused about Ba-Qua directions. Can you help?

The Wealth and Prosperity area of our home is located in the bathroom to the left of our bedroom. The furthest left corner of this area is located in the tub/shower area. I would also like to add that the tub is sunken. The towels in the room are purple/eggplant. Our plan is to remodel this bathroom in the next 6-8 months. At that time the tub will be lifted and another window will be added. In the meantime, what can we do to enhance our personal wealth and prosperity?

I was born on November 4, 1963, in Singapore. Will I be in a relationship that will lead to marriage?

My birthday is October 29, 1956, a Scorpion, monkey sign. By nature I notice that I am not approached by many, and money is elusive. My wife’s birthday is August 30, 1952, a Virgo, dragon sign. How can I cure this problem?

I am just beginning to learn about Feng Shui. I live in a double-wide mobile home, which is on a permanent foundation. My front door is on the South, near the West corner of the building. It faces a wall. The back door is on the North, directly opposite the kitchen window and also near the West wall. However, the front door is rarely used, except by strangers. Family and friends all use the back (North) door. Should I define the Ba-Qua Life Stations from the door we actually use, or the front door, which faces the road?

I have a spiral staircase in my house. It is in the living room opposite the kitchen and adjacent to the South wall. It has 13 steps, is wooden and is in the Relationship corner. Incidentally, I have been married for ten years, and we have a lovely marriage. So far I have hung two flutes in the corner which is horizontal to our front entrance and hung a chime before you go down the stairs - since doing this the stairs have become a lovely feature of the house -- I have also put photographs up of myself, husband and family in the relationship corner. The stairs lead down to a rumpus room, and the stairs finish up in the prosperity corner. What can I put here, bearing in mind that also in the Prosperity corner is a door leading into a bedroom?

My birth date is 10-01-63 and my spouse’s is 2-27-61, and our address is 4240. I am an actor, and my spouse is in another business. Our daughter's birth date is 10-10-88, and our son’s is 1-27-90. The front of our house faces East -- it's one story. and we are adding on to the back of the house. What are your suggestions?

I have been studying Feng Shui on my own for almost 4 months. I find it really interesting, fascinating. I have activated some parts of my little apartment. I think I quite managed on the work -- I have a very interesting mission (I think I have missed something, because I did not obtain any raise of my salary, but I am working on it) -- my entrance door is on the North direction. My problem is that part of my toilets are in my marriage best direction (in this direction I have also a missing part of my apartment, (I am divorced for 3 years - and still alone) which is West (my number is 8; I live in a West flat, and I am a West person). My bathroom is in another part (North East). I have also another problem: the North direction and part of the West one are out of my flat -- they are missing parts. The apartment is not a square, but a kind of irregular U. What can I do? I really would like to find someone to love (and be loved !), and I really would like to have a very interesting and well-paid work.

I had a few questions. In Christianity the number seven means perfection and six is a bad number. Is Feng Shui a religion or just a practice that all religions can use?

Please, could you place me on your Feng Shui mailing list? I am just discovering the art, myself, but am gradually trying to work more of the principles into daily life. Any information would be of great help.

Are you ever in New England? We live in New Hampshire and would like to learn more. I am intrigued by your offer of classes over the Internet. When are planning to start?

My mom and I are trying to get a business going (we have a patent), and it is taking a long time to get it off the ground – 6 years. I know our product would help many people. My birthday is 9/17/69, and my mom’s is 7/7/46. Any ideas to help our business get off the ground soon?

I’m having difficulty developing the Career area of my apartment – I have placed two red plants outside my front door and have a mirror hanging over the doorway on the inside. In the doorway to my bedroom, I have a hanging crystal with a 9" Red rope. I’m working on my Relationship corner, too. I’ve got the pink candles and one crystal in my bedroom; a hanging chime in my living room Relationship corner, as well. Help!

A short question from Denmark – where is it possible to study black hat Feng Shui here in the West and in the East? I want to know some locations I can contact for further information.

I would like to be added to your mailing list. I live in Brooklyn, New York, and would like to have someone see what needs to be added or changed in my apartment to bring in greater harmony.

I have done some reading into Feng Shui – there are various cures, such as crystals and plants that I’ve used. I work from home (research, writing, consulting), and have been working on two large projects for quite some time – they seem to be going on forever with delays and other difficulties, and now I’m having some difficulty in getting motivated to finish them. This also makes it difficult to pursue other types of work until they are complete. What can I do to help these projects wrap up quickly and successfully? What adjustments could I use to help bring in other contract work and money, as well as decrease the spending? My animals and I have been experiencing various health problems. Is there anything from a Feng Shui perspective I should be considering to help improve these issues?