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Further to what I had mentioned, for those who are not aware of the Chinese culture, ringing bell etc... is performed as a `rite' for someone who has died.

Chinese monks who perfom the last burial rites use bells etc.. to guide the dead to their burial place.

Here like wind chimes, one may inadvertently call some wondering `spirits' to the home.

Warmest Regards,
Cecil


On 7/10/99 9:35:16 AM, Cecil Lee wrote:
>Hi,
>
>In traditional Feng Shui,
>there is no such practise.
>
>In my opinion, (if I am not
>mistaken) `creating scared
>space' sounds more like the
>Black Hat Sect (BTB). This is
>mixing " religious " practises
>with Feng Shui.
>
>In some Western `rituals',
>salt is used to placed at
>corners etc... as you have
>mentioned to `activate' stale
>energy.
>
>In Tradtional Feng Shui, Qi
>(or Ch'i) has many
>descriptions. For example such
>Dead Qi / Suffocating Qi. Feng
>Shui tries to address mainly
>Sha Qi (poision arrows) and
>enhance beneificial Qi.
>
>Feng Shui is used mainly to
>redress Sha Qi and enhance
>beneficial Qi.
>
>If you are new to Feng Shui, I
>sincerely suggest that `drop'
>books on BTB or its practises
>and learn Traditional Feng
>Shui.
>
>If you go through the messages
>and replies in this forum, you
>can see a constant mention of
>the 5 Elements and Yin and
>Yang Principle.
>
>For example, I have in a few
>earlier messages mentioned
>that Derek Walters had written
>books on Feng shui. Frankly he
>had written TWO books on Feng
>Shui but both are classics:
>Book 1: Feng Shui Book 2:
>Feng Shui Handbook and each
>topic he writes relates to Yin
>and Yang and the Five
>Elements. Unlike new authors
>who out of the blue advise one
>to use a fountain etc...
>without full relevance to the
>above.
>
>The only point to note is that
>under Book 2 of Derek Walters:
>The Feng Shui Handbook, his
>Eight House Model is a
>combined personal Flying Star
>and Eight House. Frankly, the
>Eight House should not be
>`mixed' with the Flying Star.
>The Eight House is
>specifically used to determine
>a person's good / bad
>locations thats all.
>
>Otherwise, I advise all new
>users to have a solid
>foundation in Feng Shui. Not
>Fast Food Feng Shui.
>
>You will understand that like
>houses, there must be a solid
>foundation and what better way
>to do so is to learn Feng Shui
>correctly.
>For example, if a Feng Shui
>book asks one to place a wood
>in the toilet, this cannot
>work for some and infact may
>do more damage if the person's
>element clashes with the wood
>element.
>
>If you can relate every
>enhancement to Yin/Yang and
>Five Elements, you are on your
>way to learning or applying
>proper Traditional Feng Shui.
>
>Warmest Regards,
>Cecil