Regarding the explanation of the 81 Star Combinations given or explained by most practitioners, one will find that when it comes to a few of the Star Combinations, such as 7-9, they uses the He Tu Five Elements as the reference to explain certain events (or a combination of both He Tu and Later Heaven Five Elements), whereas for most of the other Combinations, they uses only the Later Heaven Five Elements as the reference instead. Why is this so? Have you give a thought on this? Is it a case of “forced” explanation in order to fit the circumstances?

In many instances when assessing the Fengshui of properties, there are many who are unsure of the proper steps or approach to be taken. Is taking the measurements (e.g., facing, junction, etc.,) of the property the first assessment step? Or is it the assessment of the interior situation (e.g., kitchen, bedroom, living room, etc.,)? Or is it the assessment of the physical landforms? Do you know what is the correct steps and approach in a Fengshui assessment?

Recently, I have encountered people saying they were told that houses with a particular facing (e.g., North facing) is suitable for him or her, and asked me if that is correct. Sad to say, this is a rather common query, and I should also say, a case for concern these days, on the general public’s understanding of Fengshui.

Since the beginning of 玄空 legacy in ancient times, the Fengshui principles and methods are based only on 《法诀》 and 《眼诀》. Thereafter, in order to prevent the lost of knowledge over time, and to allow later generations to validate their Fengshui principles and methods against, Classics are written and passed down.

In the application of Xuan Kong Liu Fa (玄空六法), Ci Xiong Jue (雌雄决) is of foremost priority. This is reflected in the first sentence of the Fengshui Classic Qing Nang Xu (青囊序), where the Classic has also pointed out the usage sequence of the 四诀 of Xuan Kong Liu Fa, namely Ci Xiong Jue (雌雄诀), Jin Long Jue (金龙诀), Ai Xing Jue (挨星诀) and Cheng Men Jue (城门诀).

Often, the focus of many Fengshui practitioners is on Li Qi (理气). However, such focus is wrong. Why is this so?

《周易参同契》 (Zhou Yi Can Tong Qi) is a Taoist Classic regarding the principles and methods of self-cultivation for enlightenment and longevity. On the surface, one may think that the Classic has little or no correlation to Fengshui.

杨公养老看雌雄，

天下诸书对不同。

The opening of all classics is evidently the most important. Qing Nang Xu is no different. However, the emphasis from most annotations on the first sentence of Qing Nang Xu is wrong. Most commented on the reason for the choice of the word Ci Xiong (雌雄) over Yin Yang (阴阳).  In fact, the emphasis actually should be on the word (看) or See.

It is common for some to understand Xuan Kong Liu Fa (玄空六法) as six different methods of Fengshui, comprising Xuan Kong (玄空), Ci Xiong (雌雄), Jin Long (金龙), Ai Xing (挨星), Cheng Men (城门) and Tai Sui (太岁).