Foreword xi
Preface xiii
How To Use This Book xv
PART ONE: The Basics of Feng-Shui
1. Evaluating The External Environment 3
Finding Protection 3
Avoiding Destructive Energy 14
Receiving Benevolent Energy 30
2. Evaluating The Internal Environment 41
Shape of a Building 41
General Appearance of a Building 50
Floor Plan 53
Architectural Features 61
3. Taking Readings with the Geomantic Compass 67
Learning How to Use Your Homemade Geomantic Compass 71
Multiple Orientations and Readings 74
4. Setting Up the Geomantic Chart 80
Constructing a Geomantic Chart 80
Types of Geomantic Charts 91
Special Geomantic Charts 91
5. Superimposing the Geomantic Chart onto a Floor Plan 100
Superimposing the Geomantic Chart onto an Entire Building 100
Houses Divided into Distinct Sections 102
6. Interpreting the Geomantic Chart 117
Conditional Interactions 117
Unconditional Interactions 120
Additive Effects 121
7. Evaluating and Planning the Usage of Space 128
Entrances, Hallways, and Stairs 128
Bedrooms 133
Kitchen 133
Family Room 134
Study/Home Office 135
Living Room 136
Dining Room 137
Bathrooms, Utility Rooms, Storage Rooms, and Unfinished Attics and Basements 138
8. Matching Occupants to a House 142
Determining the Guardian Stars of Individuals 142
Matching Heads of Household to the Earth Base of the Front Entrance 147
Matching Occupants to the Bedrooms 147
9. Placement of Furniture 156
Superimposing the Geomantic Chart onto Each Room 156
PART TWO: Special Topics
10. Installing Countermeasures 173
Countermeasures for the External Environment 173
Countermeasures for the Internal Environment 176
Countermeasures for the Stars and Elements of the Nine Palaces 180
11. Installing Enhancers 201
When and Where to Use Enhancers 201
Types of Enhancers 201
12. Renovations 210
How to Deal with Existing Renovations 210
Using Renovations as Countermeasures 213
PART THREE: Specific Projects
13. Building a New House 229
Choosing a Plot of Land 229
Choosing a General Orientation for a House 238
Choosing a Specific Orientation for a House 247
Designing a Site Plan and a Floor Plan 244
Placement of Furniture 249
14. Choosing an Apartment 262
Evaluating the External Environment of a Building 266
Evaluating the Internal Environment of a Building 270
Evaluating the Internal Environment of an Apartment Unit 274
Setting Up the Geomantic Chart for an apartment 276
15. Choosing and Designing a Business Office 290
Choosing an Office Building 290
Choosing an Office Suite 309
16. Choosing and Designing a Retail Space 343
Choosing a Retail Building 343
Choosing a Retail Site 352
Appendix: The Nine Cycles Diagrams 379
Index 385
