Where Do I Take The Measurement Of The Facing?

Here are some of the methods used by different masters:

Method 1: Find the center spot of the house using the floor plan. Stand in the center of the house and face the same direction as the house faces. Take the measurement from here.

Method 2: Stand in the center of the house, draw an imaginary line from the center of the house to the center of the main door to take the reading.

Method 3: Stand at the center of the facing side and take the measurement from here.

For a landed property, this is done standing along the façade of the house outside.

For an apartment unit, stand near along the inner side of the wall of the facing side (there’s no way you can stand outside!). In Hong Kong, some masters even go to the extent of sticking the Luo Pan out of the window to reduce magnetic influences from metallic objects inside the unit!

Another variation is to take the measurement of the facing side on the ground level. Those who use this method believe that measurements taken indoors are never accurate due to the metal framework within the walls. They also claim through experience that all units above ground level will have the same Qi field as the ground floor.

There is also the difference of practitioners who only take only one reading at the center and those who take multiple reading along the same wall / side and take the average. The disadvantage of taking one single reading only is that you can never know if there is a bundle of power cables or the city’s pipeline running subterranean right beneath your feet when you read your Luo Pan, thus the risk of inaccuracy. A practitioner also mentioned that “we look for a clean compass reading, rather than magnetic distortion.” But still some practitioners think otherwise.

Method 4: Stand at center of main entrance and face outside. This is used by practitioners who take the door facing as the house facing. Some schools even go to the extent of placing the Luo Pan against the door for measurement.

In situations where measuring the facing proves to be difficult, we can take the reading of the sitting direction of the house instead.

Finally, the way the Luo Pan is held also is another factor of consideration. Most modern practitioners just hold it naturally but those from some traditional lineages insist that the Luo Pan must be touching the navel or Dan Tian (the acupuncture point two inches below the navel). The Dan Tian is regarded as the centre of the human body and is connected to the Heaven energy and the Earth energy. Thus, reading done this way will yield the most accurate reading. The Luo Pan is so sensitive that you can try holding it at different level of your body, standing at the same spot but the reading can deviate a lot.

Regards

Alvin Chua

文昌位

Below are techniques taught in the book 智慧的泉源 – 文昌位 by 宋英成

宅向不管是透天厝或公寓、办公大楼以受气面最大为主。单位向是以大楼向为主。

度坐向是在房子的中心点。

[玄武低深坑，枉死好人丁]，后面没有靠，对人丁不利。

年命配卦与文昌位：

以命卦入中宫，飞至四巽星就是文昌位。

例如男命坤卦，坤入中宫飞至四巽星就是兑宫，正西方即是他的文昌位。

或例如女命震卦，震入中宫飞至四巽星就是乾宫，西北方即是她的文昌位。

宅卦文昌位：

以宅卦入中宫飞至四巽星就是文昌位。例如兑宅的文昌位就在西南方。

本命文昌位：

日干	甲	乙	丙	丁	戊	己	庚	辛	壬	癸
文昌	巳	午	申	酉	申	酉	亥	子	寅	卯
文曲	亥	子	寅	卯	寅	卯	巳	午	申	酉

在文昌位可摆放文昌笔。

厕所永远避免在宅卦文昌位。对读书不宜，工作升职也受阻碍。若有此问题，在厕门边挂一支洞萧和摆一盆黄金葛吸臭气。

卧房宜配合个人的命卦的四吉方。

书桌宜坐向本命卦的四吉方。

沙发不宜向屋内背向门，容易犯到小人。

泄气方：震宅，以宅卦入中宫飞至大门的位置。如开在坤门，而飞星至此方是九紫火。此位是泄气方因震木得生离火。这大门不宜开在坤位。

如果此位是克宅卦的五行，便称杀方，不宜开门、设厕所或为动位。

注∶此法据苏民峰说是伪法，不用为宜。

入门见梯：会破坏进门的气。

入伙没有择日可能会导致诡异现象。应找吉日补办一次入伙仪式。

在书桌上的文昌位（小太极）可放一笔架悬吊四支文昌笔来催动文昌。

如果水路从宅前右边流向左边，要开门在虎边以便收[水头水]。若开门在龙边则是[水尾水]，收不到财气。

Regards
Alvin Chua

To Play Tic-Tac-Toe Or Simply Eat The Pie?

Overlaying The Flying Stars Chart Over Your Floor Plan: Different Feng Shui Masters' Perspectives.

DIRECTIONAL QUADRANTS METHOD (ALSO KNOWN AS NINE GRID METHOD)
The method: The floor plan is equally divided into nine parts.
Use by:
1. Larry Sang (he uses the Pie Method also but only when locating personal directions and external features).
2. David Twicken

EIGHT PIE WEDGE METHOD
The method: The center point of the house is located; the eight compass directions are then overlaid.
Use by:
1. Joseph Yu
2. Vincent Koh
3. Raymond Lo
4. Dong Nong Zheng
5. Pak Hok Ming
6. Heluo (a.k.a. Roel Hill)

BLOCK SEGMENTATION METHOD
The method: The house is divided into nine parts but the walls of the house are taken into consideration. Thus each area will not be equal in size.
Reasons: Since Qi enters by doors and windows, and that it is blocked or guided by internal walls. It is a mistake to think that the theoretical lines of Qi are stronger boundaries than the physical walls already present.
Use by:
1. Eva Wong
2. Lillian Too
3. Joey Yap (he uses the Pie Method also but only when locating personal directions and external features).

One thing to note is that if the Sitting / Facing of the house is on a Tian Yuan Long (center Mountain within each trigrams, e.g. Qian Mountain); the sectors demarcated using one method will coincide with the other method more or less. However, if the Sitting / Facing falls on a Ren Yuan Long (e.g. Hai Mountain), the charts will be the same as the Tian Yuan Long chart and the sectors will most likely not coincide among the two methods. That means a bedroom maybe under the influence of a palace but another method will mean it is in another palace.

Regards Alvin Chua

Written by Alvin Chua. All rights reserved. Copyright @. Not for commercial use of any kind.

Is the color of my main door or gate important?

Yes, the element of the color should match the directional element where the door or gate is located. Or else, the occupants will face health problems or general bad luck. The color used must also be suitable based on the Flying Stars chart. All these are applicable to the color of doormat also, if any.