My address is 2402 Albert Avenue. We live in a basement suite, so our entrance is in the back. When you walk in, you go directly downstairs. Do I use this as my main entrance? Is there a problem with the stairs? Is there anything wrong with the address? If I have to add numbers with clear nail polish, does it matter if they are in front of the others or at the end, and do I put them together if there is more than one to add. Thank you so much for your help – you have a great website.

I live in a 2-bedroom bungalow. The window is sealed shut in one bedroom. What can I do to bring good Chi into the room and what colors are best for a man born June 4, 1947, and a woman born April 15, 1951? I love your site – your questions and answers are wonderful.

The shape of our house is rectangular with the Relationship/Marriage corner located in our laundry/storage/mess area. My sister and I are past the marrying age and have never had any serious relationships. My brother is divorced and, likewise, does not have any lasting relationship. I live in our house with my mother and two of my divorced brother's kids. I want to marry someday and have a happy family. I was born January 25, 1962 at sunset in the Philippines, and would be very thankful for your advice on how I change things for the best.

I have just bought a small patch of land and want to build a workshop on it to carry out aircraft engine inspections and repairs. What would be the best direction to have the door, office and window facing? The building will be square on a quiet road beside an airfield; I can put the doors, windows and office on any of three sides – East, South or West. North is blocked by a hanger. I am a Virgo, born September 15, 1955. Can you do a consultation over the Internet?

My husband and I (2 children plus one more on the way) live in a busy apartment complex. Our street number is 6697, and our apartment number is 36. Since we moved into this apartment almost a year ago, we have all become frequently sick, grouchy, seem to lack creativity and inspiration, and we all have had trouble sleeping. On a few occasions, when we have gone out of town and slept somewhere else, such as a hotel, we slept pretty well. None of us have the foot of our beds directly across from the door; my husband and I have our bed's headboard on the North wall (same with the baby). Our 9-year olds room has a closet on the North wall and a big window on the East wall, so we have the head of his bed on the South wall for now. We are miserable in this apartment in spite of our best efforts, and we are not sure why. In case you need to know our birth dates, mine is February 22, 1969; my husband's is December 7, 1966; our 9-year old was born March 10, 1990, and the baby's birth date is 7/25/98.

I hope you can help me with my bedroom, which is presently in turmoil. I moved the bed from the Northern wall (same side as door) to the Eastern wall under a window that boasts a view of fields and mountains. I have a good view out the doorway now, but moved my bureau, which has a mirror attached, so it didn't reflect the bed. It now reflects the door. My husband (Kua 2) wants the Eastern view back, instead of behind him, whereas, I (Kua 6) enjoy the present setup with the open space at the foot of the bed. The room is more rectangular than square. I need marital harmony in my life and hope you can set me right.

I was born August 9, 1928, and my wife was born November 24, 1932 – that makes me from the year of the Dragon and her, the year of the Monkey. My understanding is that my front door should face South, hers should face North. What should we do? Our front door faces North, and our address is 222; the house was built in 1950.

I have been living in my house for two years with a roommate. I have always enjoyed my small room and feel good about the layout. However, a new housemate will be moving in October 1st, and I will be switching to the bigger room. The shape and size is complete different to my present room, and when I try to envision how it will be, I can't seem to come up with the right scenario. It's twice as big, and the windows are up higher. As you walk in the door (facing South), there is a long wall to the Left with no windows, a short wall in front with one low window, a long wall to the Right with two high windows, and to the immediate Right around a corner, there is the closet. I have a queen bed, small bedside table, large dresser, a bookshelf, one round mirror, many photos, and plants. I am wondering where to place my bed and other items to make it feel like a sanctuary for sleep and peace. My dog will also be sleeping in the room.

I moved across country to follow my job with my significant other. Since that time our love life has changed for the worse and so has our financial situation. Our townhouse faces NE, and the number is 181. I was born May 4, 1947. Is there something that we can do to change this situation?

I was born on February 2, 1947. Some books say if a person is born in January or early February to use the previous year as your actual birth year. Should I use 1946 or 1947?

If the number of a house has a letter after it, e.g., 33a, would that add up to 7?

My question is about my sister and her children. She's a single mother living in Brazil with her two children, ages 5 and two. My sister's birthday is September 12, 1969; her son's is January 13, 1994, and her daughter's is August 3, 1998. They live in a one-bedroom apartment and all sleep together in a king-size bed. They are having a difficult time since her divorce months ago. Any suggestions?

I am new to Feng Shui. I have lots of problems where I currently reside. My son, husband and I have lived with my parents the last three years. We cannot seem to get enough money together to move out. I recently found out that our bathroom is in the worst possible place in the house – the toilet is located in the Left corner. I was told to put a bottle and glass of rice on top of the toilet. Does this help? How do I keep money from flowing right out of my hands? I need to move out soon.

Recently, I sent a question regarding my husband and his sister's business. I believe an answer was sent, and I mistakenly deleted it. Would you please re-send the answer?

Thanks for a great website! I was born on October 6, 1967 in Brazil, and my husband was born on November 15, 1964. We rent a house – address is 3563 – and the outside is being painted White and Blue. Is this OK?

Our house faces South but is located in front of a "T" in the road. The house is slightly elevated about the "T." The door faces a straight road. What should be done?

One year ago, my husband (February 13, 1969) and I (May 5, 1967) and our two daughters (March 23, 1994 and July 2, 1996) bought our first home at 2507 Knighthill Lane. Was this a good choice? Is there anything we can do to promote good health and good fortune to be more in tune with life?

I was born February 2, 1957 at 6:14 p.m. in Atlanta, Georgia. My boyfriend was born April 11, 1955 at 5:50 p.m. twenty miles East of Atlanta. He has moved to the Caribbean to take a very good job and wants me to move to be with him. I found him after placing some specific cures and affirmations in my Relationship area. The relationship is fairly new but very intense, and I believe that we are soul mates. Is the move a good idea for me? What kind of a relationship will we have? I am very happy with the Feng Shui in my house right now, and I am worried about what may happen when I start to pack everything up to move.

I was born on March 31, 1951, and my former boyfriend was born August 5, 1945. I want to know if there is hope for restoring our relationship and what I can do to help it along. Or should I let it go?

I recently purchased a home and the main stairs lead/face the master bedroom door, which also faces a bedroom window. I cannot remove the stairs without extreme cost and remodeling. In reading about Feng Shui, authors often refer to wind chimes and crystals, but I don't understand how they work to correct Chi. How do I remedy the situation and promote healthier Chi in the master bedroom stairway and landing?

I have been reading your Questions and Answers. I find them very interesting. I would love to do a correspondence course, if possible, as I am hoping that I can solve some of my family problems. I don't have any knowledge of Feng Shui. One of my problems is that my son doesn't have enough confidence to work on his own, and that worries me. It causes lots of arguments between my husband and my son because they work together. My son's birth date is April 24, 1996. I hope you can help.

I am attending college, and the classroom has two doors. They are diagonal from each other. There is a hall that runs by each door. I can't determine how to place the Ba-Qua to Feng Shui the room. When I asked which door was used most, I was told both. Where is the power corner and which door is the entry?

My partner and I just moved to a new home. The address is 7720, and our front door faces North. We haven't been sleeping well. Our bedroom is in the Southeast corner of the home; our bed is on the North wall (only place to put it). The kitchen is in the Southwest corner, and the stove is in the Relationship corner. We have a large floor mirror beside the stove. Our birthdays are September 15, 1967 and January 9, 1968. We need sleep and don't seem to be getting along so well. What can we do?

Thank you for such a wonderful website. My birth date is October 24, 1966 at 6:15 p.m. My street address is 692. I have recently started applying some Feng Shui cures to my apartment, particularly to my Relationship corners. I've added hearts, crystals, a fountain, plants, affirmations, etc. Will my love live improve?

I've lived in this house for 5_ years now. There is water É water É everywhere water from leaks in the terrace to plumbing problems. I am currently dealing with a water main break and lawn sprinkler break. This house has had its share – got any clues as to how to stop the flow of water, as well as money, to fix it?

I live in a studio apartment – the address is 1117, and the apartment number is 519. I have a fan above my bed/living area, and I already put red dots on the blades. I also put red dots above the drain in the bathroom, and have always shut the toilet before flushing. I would really like to make the most of my Prosperity and Relationship corners, which are located on either side of two windows. I am planning to put a mirror between the windows, so that is what you see when you walk in the door. My birthday is March 16, 1971. I would like to do more to enhance my Health wall É like a huge mirror with some candles on the sides. Any other ideas?

I am looking to purchase a 1500-1800 sq. ft. house with living room, dining room, eat-in kitchen, two full baths, 2-car garage, deck, and a decent size piece of property. I've been looking for nine months (no problems with a mortgage) – I have a green signal to purchase but have had problems in succeeding to have an offer accepted on a house. I am being realistic and staying within a specific price range. I realize it's a seller's market, however, there must be a wonderful home waiting for me. What's the problem in my purchasing a home?

Please advise if there's a difference between putting a plain octagon-shaped mirror outside the front door or the Ba-Qua mirror.

I was given a large picture of Mount S. Helens in full eruption. It is framed and ready to hang. Where in the house would be appropriate to put such a picture?

I plan to migrate to Canada and work there by next year (2000). Do you think my career and life will improve there? I was born January 25, 1962 at approximately sunset in Manila.

Several friends of mine told me that it is protective to hang an 8-sided mirror in your home and office. I recently bought two little ones. For the office, I've hung one on my bulletin board, which is behind me and over the back of my head facing the other wall. Where should I hang the other one at home?

We live in the Southern hemisphere, and my birth date is October 9, 1971. My partner's birth date is October 18, 1971. I have been having very good career/financial luck for the past two years. He, however, has had the complete opposite. He is very hard working but has just had bad luck in career and money. Any ideas on how we can change this for him? We live in the same house, so why the opposing forces?

My house number is 17. My husband and I are not getting along. My birth date is July 27, 1972, and his is September 21, 1973. Where is the Marriage corner? What can be done to improve our relationship and his relationship with our 2-year old son?

I love your site, especially all the questions and answers. I am trying to increase my prosperity. I live in a modular home and have put a rounded rock at each corner to anchor it. The street address is 4000, and the space number is 100. I have added a "7" to the space number. The ceiling slopes down over my Relationship corner, but I have ordered the flutes from you to cure this problem. I have a lot of plants in the room with a silk White and Purple Orchid plant sitting on a glass table in the Wealth corner. There is also a Myrtlewood bowl with three pennies in it and eight Purple rocks. There is a Purple candle in the corner that I light frequently. I have also written my affirmations for increased prosperity and placed them in a Red envelope in this corner. There is a large window facing South by the Wealth corner that lets in a lot of sunlight. I have also started to treat the Wealth corner in my bedroom with a glass bowl/coins, Purple candle, and a picture of a waterfall. There is a North facing window by the Wealth corner that lets in sunlight only part of the year. What else can I do to improve my financial situation so I can move out of here?

I live in a cul-de-sac but my house is in a corner, not exactly at the end of the street. The land where the house is located is irregular, wider in the back. The house is rectangular, and my address is 1202 139th Court. Can you give me some advice?

We bought a house facing South one year ago. The address is 5835. My birth date is October 21, 1956, and my husband's is December 9, 1954. Is this a good address?

I live in a building in Coronado CA that spans two blocks and curves down the main street of this small town. My street is a highway through town. The top floor houses apartments, and the bottom floor is stores, restaurants, and a playhouse. My apartment (#1124) is the top Western corner. My home is more like a loft with open archways and doors only on the bathroom and two 9x9 rooms – one a walk-in closet, the other is where I have my desk and computer adjoining the bathroom. When the building was remodeled, my area was split into two separate apartments. My only entrance is what used to be the back door, which opens into a laundry room, then the kitchen. Since I am in the end unit on this side of the building, there is a very narrow alley down the side of my area where I park, and my stairs are in the back of the building. I read that the alley is bad for relationships. I love this place – except for the alley and parking in back – and love all shades of Red and antiques. So where is the front of my home?

We, personally, do not use the front door of our home because it is in-between floors and does not have much entry space. We – and most visitors – use the rear, lower entrance, which has a nice entryway. Should the Ba-Qua still be placed on the front door entrance as this, undoubtedly, makes quite a difference?

My birth date is May 29, 1969 at 6:25 p.m. My address is 255, Apartment #1A, and the door to my apartment faces East/West. The door to the building faces Southwest. My door faces a blank wall. My front door opens immediately into he kitchen and the back of the door when completely open touches the stove. What should I do?

I understand that "4" is a death number. My address is 4440 No. 3 Road. What can I do to improve it?

My birthday is March 19, 1960, and my ex-husband's is August 17, 1958. Although we are not a couple, we own a home together. We have three children, and our house number is 36-6547. Our house faces the ocean, but I'm not sure what direction. What can I do to improve my financial/relationship situation, since I will be single after he moves out due to a job relocation?

I enter my home 99% of the time through a laundry room. My house is a perfect rectangle with the actual front door on the West side. On the back of the house to the North is a small additional laundry room with a door opening to the North. This is where my driveway is and where I enter and exit most of the time. As this forms an "L" shape, it adds some interesting aspects to my house. I'd really like to determine once and for all, which should I consider my "front" door?

My birth date is February 7, 1943. My address in Los Angeles is 1539. I live in a small apartment building on the ground floor with the door facing South. I have had a small mirror on the wall opposite the door for several years. My neighbors change frequently, are frequently noisy and troublesome. I would like to live in (rent, own, or receive) a modest house with gardens for my two cats and myself. How can I bring this into reality?

Is the direction the office or home faces the direction of the front door or is it the direction in which the door opens? Specifically, the door to our office is located at the SW end of the office, slightly to the Left of the centerline, which is a rectangle (1269 sq. ft.). The door opens inward. Is our facing direction NE (direction the door opens) or is it SW (location of the front door)? How is a Feng Shui consultation done and what is the cost? Can we just send you our office plan, or do you need to come here in person?

I am an Aries male about to marry an Aquarius female partner. Do you have any suggestions so everything goes well between us?

I just rented a house that has its bathroom in the center. I keep the door always shut, according to your advice. What else can I do? Since I've moved here, have gotten lots of expenses and bruises, blows and cuts to my legs. My boyfriend is uncomfortable in this house, and I discover that I have an uncooperative landlord. House number is 7010, and it faces North.

Why according to different Feng Shui books I am either an Earth person or Wood? I love reading on the subject and just recently purchased a home. I am trying to create a harmonious space for both myself and my husband.

Our daughter has been quite ill physically, depressed and "lost" since her divorce four years ago and years of domestic abuse prior to that. Can Feng Shui help her? She still resides in the same house.

I am just starting out and had a question about the Ba-Qua. Career is at the front door. Do I stand at my front door and face into the apartment and use that as my left, or do I face outward, which puts the left on the other side?