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Dear Jocelyn,

Please see below:-

On 10/14/99 10:45:42 PM, Jocelyn Yu wrote:
>Dear Cecil,
>
>Thanks for your quick reply.
>
>On my first question--the
>reason i said mine was a SW
>house was because I've also
>read some theories (Lilian
>Too, etc.) that the type of
>house is determined by its
>sitting position (e.g.
>direction you face as you go
>into the house from the main
>door). In my case, I have 2
>doors into the house. The
>door from the garage into the
>main house faces NE (if I
>measure from inside of house,
>looking out) but its sitting
>position then is SW (if I
>measure from out of house
>going in). The other main
>door faces NW (from center to
>outside) therefore its sitting
>position then is SE. I guess
>bottom line question is do i
>need to worry about the
>sitting position of the
>house--if not, I'm ok since NE
>or NW are good directions for
>myself & my husband. If yes,
>then, I should just use NE
>entrance since sitting
>position SW is favorable.

In traditional Feng Shui, the original Eight House Theory is that if the main door is facing north, but you are sitting South, Eight House calls this a South facing house.

Nowdays, with majority of users familiar with the ordinary compass direction and layout, when we talk about a `South' facing house, most people would assume that the main door is at the South.

This is why when the Xuan Kong Fei Xing (Flying Star Theory) it is no longer called a South house etc.. but in Chinese, it is called `Sit South' and `Face North'.

Under this description there is no way one can make a mistake as it is clearly `spelt out'.

Under the umbrella of www.Geomancy.net www.Geomancy-online.com etc.. all the theories has already been simplified and related directly to the ordinary compass. You can understand that the audience here is universal. Thus us objective is to make it easy for everyone.

If you have need tried this compass method, feel free to check out this link: http://www.3dglobe.com/fs/cecilcompass.htm

Therefore, in this website, when we talk about a South house, it is assumed that the main door is at the South.

Even when one is using a Chinese Loupan and if you are standing outside the main entrance door (facing it), one should remember that the direction that you are facing the main door is the Sitting direction. You should instead take the `opposite' which is the Facing direction.

Since many users are reading many different books, my personal advise is to take the concept provided by each author `totally' and not `piecemeal' i.e. if you read a book you should try to apply the author's method in total.

Usually, if the author uses traditional theory, it should match any other methods unless one or the other has made a mistake.

>For my second question, the
>kitchen range is against a
>solid wall. However, I've
>also read from Lilian Too that
>the direction of the fire
>mouth (direction of energy
>flowing into range) is very
>important. The energy should
>not flow from an inauspicious
>direction (e.g. S, SE, E, N
>for me & husband).

You can take the above advise. Usually, it would be more important for the spouse or the wife in this aspect (if you can).

In applied Feng Shui, it would be more important or relevance to check the Flying Star numbers at this locationto see if there is a `balance' in the flying star elements.

In addition, the shapes and form school should also be looked. Since the kitchen has both the water and fire element, these two elements has to be in harmony. Water is also eqiuvalent of Yin (cold) and fire (Yang) or hot.

Warmest Regards,
Cecil