In our regular feature ‘Ask Madam Lee’ we’ll take your most puzzling questions or persistent problems and ask our resident Feng Shui ‘expert’ Madam Lee to advise and guide you. So if you have any Feng Shui or Chinese Astrology questions email them to us at madam.lee@fengshuitoday.com and we’ll publish her response in our next edition.
Dear Madam Lee, so often I read and hear about the benefits of having a water feature placed in my home according to Feng Shui principles. However I must confess that I find all of the guidelines to be quite confusing and just don’t know where to put my fountain. Is it really necessary to have a water feature placed in my home in order to achieve the personal and professional success I seek? Furthermore no-one seems to speak much about Fire in the home, except to give general recommendations such as the stove should not be located next to or opposite the sink as this creates a conflict between Water and Fire. As I am about to renovate my kitchen I would really appreciate some guidance in this area. Jessie M. Atlanta USA
In the last ten years I have seen an increasing emphasis in Feng Shui on water and the pursuit of wealth. People have swimming pools, fountains, water features, aquariums and often huge fishponds in their home. However as much as water is important, excess of and poorly placed water contributes to excessive emotions, drinking, gambling, affairs, scandals and often the loss of money.In Traditional Feng Shui there are 3 rings on the Lopan which are used to calculate good fire placement; in conjunction of course with the occupant’s date of birth and their individual relationship to the placement of fire. These were taught to me over many years by my mentor and teacher, Master Henry Liu. Each lesson would be followed by him saying, “Please observe and work with this information and understand it deeply before we move on”.
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The tile is Water Feature Placement. Did I miss the answer?
Hi Chris, fair comment. The problem is the answer will be specific to your house, both its facing direction and year of construction. We we look to see if we can improve on this information going forward. For annual information on where to add a water feature watch this video https://www.fengshuistyle.com/year-of-the-metal-rat-2020-feng-shui-tips/ Regards Editor