There are no Trade Secrets in Feng Shui

In our sharing economy today, any Feng Shui practitioner or teacher who espouses the idea of keeping secrets so that he or she could possess the last card must be living in a world of paper filing (no disrespect to some who truly need it still).

Metaphysics evolve with time and the dynamics that goes with it. Everything moves at the speed of technology and one can only adapt, innovate, improve or be left behind.

Teachings, methodologies, thoughts, information and applications must be brought up to date and the way to move forward is to do better than what we are today. Most will be redundant if we do not update and make all these that were left behind by the great teachers and thinkers.

Noteworthy developers and inventors of today's products and services rely on an open mind to understand the validity of his or her own creations. Since there is a run-out date to everything, to think that there are still secrets to protect one's industry, work, business or creativity is a one-way ticket to being obsolete.

Feng Shui has evolved and few of the teachings, if not none, remains relevant if they are not updated to the world we live in today. Just like purists in any discipline, there remain groups who stick to strict observance of practices in a bid to keep traditions alive. While I dread the day when the traditional compass (Lo-pan) may be replaced by Google maps, satellite measurements and Artificial Intelligence, the reality cannot be dismissed as a wild imagination. If this happens and makes our lives better, streamlined and get us results quicker than ever before, changes may just take their course.

If Feng Shui is about aligning our lives to the flow of energies that exist around us, would it be justice enough to inconvenient our daily routines with such applications that do not synchronize with time ? The wisdom of great teachers of Feng Shui have always factored in the time dimension with different spaces.

So, the next time you hear one saying he cannot divulge more information than what is meant to be given, tell him that box files have long been replaced by digitization.

'Death and Emptiness' Lines in Feng Shui

Does it mean one will encounter paranormal activities when one's home is facing these directions ?

Death and Emptiness (DE) lines fall along the main axis of absolute North (0 degree), South (180 degrees), East (90 degrees) and West (270 degrees), Northeast (45 degrees), Southeast (135 degrees), Southwest (225 degrees) and Northwest (315 degrees) directions.

Because the Feng Shui division of sectors are equally distributed, lines that fall absolutely between the sub-sectors are also considered minor DE lines. For example the line separating South and Southwest. See the 24 Mountains Compass here.

The assumption is that we are able to ascertain that certain properties are built upon such orientations. The truth is, many places of worship are deliberately built upon this condition to fulfill their 'spaces' between worshipers and the spiritual dimension and to demonstrate their resilience towards the crossing between Yin and Yang in the human world.

What is Death and Emptiness ? It is a state of void and a condition when energies entering a premise are confused and erratic. Think of this as a situation of being 'lost in space' when you get 'teleported' into another level.

After all, Feng Shui is about identifying and bringing the benefits of positive energies into a space or property for the interaction with its occupants. It is thus observed that such homes or offices affected by the DE lines are subject to poor health, financial issues, disharmony and disorientation. In extreme cases, occupants are believed to be prone to disillusion, hallucination and may encounter 'ghostly sightings'.

In 'Xuan Kong Da Gua' studies, the script describes DE lines as the inability to decipher the main carriage of energies specific and unique to each of the sectors (Gua) within the 24 mountains of the compass.

无中中藏有，空者实不空。 识得此中秘，天下任横行。 该正用兼线，房份必不均。 该兼用正线，家中难安平。

The quick-fix and fondly adopted solution is to tilt one's entrance and main door.

However, we must not forget that the human factor of our mind, soul, senses, faith and belief systems cannot be underestimated in our approach towards things paranormal. The fact is, there are different dimensions in one single space. These dimensions run parallel within a single given space. As long as we remain in our own dimension, our paths shall not cross. Just as there are conditions to fulfill when we wish for positive energies to our benefit, it is not every home, office and space that will immediately start experiencing 'strange things', bad health, poor financial situations and divorces when sitting on the DE lines.

One must observe its potential problems DE lines can bring but we should not fuel the psychology of those who succumb to fear and assumptions easily.

Filming for Fuji TV Japan

Feature Filming for Fuji TV

I was to explain the Feng Shui advantage of Marina Bay, relocation of the Merlion, the Esplanade and the Singapore Flyer.

Outdoor filming proves to be as challenging as a radio interview. — at Marina Bay Sands.