Questions Regarding Consultations:

What is the difference between an on-site and off-site feng shui consultation?
Is the on-site consultation more effective than the off-site consultation?
What is the difference between "Guidelines" for buying a home and Consultation?
How do I prepare for a feng shui consultation?
How long does a consultation take?
How soon can I get an off-site analysis from the time you receive the information?

Questions Regarding Annual Adjustments:

Why are annual feng shui adjustments important?
When can I start my 2012 feng shui adjustments?
How effective are annual feng shui adjustments?
How do I find my room's direction?
Can't I just buy a feng shui book and do my own adjustments?

Miscellaneous Other Questions:

What are the 60 energy factors?
What does facing direction mean?  What does sitting direction mean?
Can my birth chart predict the future?
Is feng shui a superstition?

What is the difference between an on-site and off-site feng shui consultation?

An on-site feng shui consultation is a first hand experience by the feng shui consultant, while an off-site consult is based on second hand information provided by the client. When a feng shui consultant is on-site, he/she can gather all the pertinent information.  Also, being personally present, he/she will get a good sense of the vibrations that are in the house and on the property. She/He will receive information that a client may miss. An off-site consult is based completely on the information provided by the client. The accuracy of the floor plan, site map, the magnetic north arrow, and the clarity of the photographs the client provides will influence the accuracy of the feng shui analysis and recommendations. For the most part, clients provide efficient floor plans and photographs to allow for a good general feng shui analysis and recommendations. However, whenever possible, an on-site consultation is always preferable. Off-site consultations are usually for clients who are located abroad.  The consultation fees for an off-site consult will be less than an on-site consult.

Is the on-site consultation more effective than the off-site consultation?

Due to the personalized first hand information that a feng shui consultant can gather, an on-site consultation is usually more effective compared to an off-site consultation.

What is the difference between “Guidelines” for buying a home and a Consultation?

A personalized feng shui guideline for buying a home is based on all the birth dates of the family members who will be living in the new home. It gives the client or his/her real estate agent enough information to look for a house that is compatible to the family members. It lets the clients know what orientation the house should be in, what side of the street the house should be on, and where the main entrances, bedrooms, kitchens, and bathrooms should be located. It also provides a general list of environmental factors that should be avoided. This guideline helps the client and his/her real estate agent to rule out houses that do not match the client. Though guidelines help, an on-site feng shui consultation should be done prior to purchasing a house as often there are many aspects that one may not see without a trained eye. The general guidelines will provide you the basic criteria for a house that is compatible to the family, it does not include the recommendations of what to do in circumstances when there are negative conditions or the types of adjustments to make in the house to enhance the feng shui.

How do I prepare for a feng shui consultation?

It is best to leave your house in its natural day-to-day state so that the feng shui consultant gets a good feel of your real living environment. You need to have the birth date information (month, day, year, hour-optional) of all residents, approximate year your house was built, when you moved in and the time of the latest renovation. The feng shui consultant will gather all of the other information on site.

How long does a consultation take?

In general, a consultation takes about 2 to 3 hours for a typical 2000 sq. ft. to 3000 sq. ft. house.  For a larger home it will take longer, and for a smaller home, shorter. For a business consultation, time also varies depending how large the business is and how many employees there are.

How soon can I get an off-site analysis from the time you receive the information?

Depending on our schedule, the turnaround time will vary from 1 to 3 weeks.

Why are annual feng shui adjustments important?

Annual adjustments are the fine-tuning you do to maintain progress in your life as your personal goals change and the planetary energies shift year to year. Knowing how to prepare yourself and making the proper feng shui adjustments in your environment gives you a head start toward reaching your goals in 2012.

When can I start my 2012 feng shui adjustment?s

You can start your 2012 adjustments now as the current energies are closer to the new year than the current year. The adjustments will become more effective as the Lunar New Year begins on Jan. 23, 2012. Please realize that annual feng shui adjustments are usually done when the feng shui of your house has already been evaluated in a consultation with a master and initial adjustments have been made. You should already know your compatible orientations and which rooms you do best in. Your furniture should already be optimally located according to your compatible orientations and floor plan. Any existing negative elements inside and outside your house should already be neutralized.

How effective are annual feng shui adjustments?

When you have had an initial feng shui consultation and have made the initial adjustments recommended by a master, you will find that annual adjustments are more effective. Keep in mind that there are many different types of feng shui adjustments that can be made, each with a different level of result. This article series is a based on general forecasts for a direction and offers simple adjustments anyone can do. Adjustments personalized to you and the specific orientation of your home or office are more accurate, meaningful and most effective.

How do I find my room's direction?

Use an online map such as Google Maps or MapQuest to determine in which direction each room is located. To start, print out the site map or draw a floor plan of your building. Divide the width and depth of the building into thirds. Once you have imposed a 3x3 grid on your floor plan, locate the north direction and fill in the remaining directions of the grid to reveal the direction of each room as shown in the following floor plan sample to the right.

Note: Be aware that the orientation of your house will differ from the orientation of the house shown in this floorplan, which is on a north/south orientation.

Can’t I just buy a feng shui book and do my own adjustments?

In some instances, it is possible to buy some well-researched books and do some adjustments. However, with the popularity of feng shui today, there are many books available and depending on which one you happen to pick up, you may or may not select one that is compatible with your particular case. Feng shui books generally provide information that applies to people on a mass level. It is rarely information that is going to be catered to your personal needs, nor will it be based on your personal situation and birth chart. So, when you do a feng shui adjustment on your own based on books, you are taking a chance of perhaps of making things worse. There are people who are lucky and manage to pick up the right advice and improve the energies of their homes, but there are also those who pick up the wrong information, or interpret the information incorrectly, and end up doing the wrong thing and making matters worse.

What are the 60 factors?

Please go to Energy Factors.

What does facing direction mean?  What does sitting direction mean?

When you are standing in front of the house facing the street, that is known as the facing direction. It is important to remember this is not necessarily the orientation of the front door. The sitting direction is usually the opposite direction of the facing direction. It will be the direction behind you, when you are facing the street.

Can my birth chart predict the future?

Your birth chart is called the Zi Wei Do Shu. Based on your month, day, year, hour and place of birth, it can. It will forecast your future in 10-year cycles, annual cycles and monthly cycles.  As with all things in the future, if one is aware of them, they can make changes to avoid negative situations and make plans to better attain goals.

Is feng shui a superstition?

Superstition is a belief based on chance due to lack of understanding of the laws of nature. Feng shui is based on the laws of nature. Anyone who studies feng shui seriously will see that there is a system of natural theories behind it. Once a person understands these theories, they will understand that feng shui is not a superstition. Today, feng shui has become popularized and many tips are given without explanation because the theories are often too complex for the lay person to understand. This results in many questionable tips, and has placed feng shui in the realm of magic. It is important to understand the mechanism - the reasons for the feng shui application - so that it does not become merely a superstitious belief. There is a reason behind every single adjustment. It is a matter of understanding why the adjustments  work, and how they work.  In fact, this understanding actually empowers the adjustments.