Introduction of Business Fengshui

1. Introduction of Business Fengshui Lili, PhD

2. Outline What is fengshui and what is not fengshui Analytical tools in business fengshui Benefit of knowing and using business fengshui A real fengshui story in 1990s in Hongkong Picking location and orientation of the building Personal fengshui—calculate personal favored orientations

3. What is not covered in this presentation Underlying physical mechanism of fengshui, five-element theory, Yi-ching History of fengshui Different schools of fengshui Details about how to use tools in fengshui such as how to use fengshui compass, etc

4. What is fengshui * • Fengshui is the art of analyzing the impact of environment to human being • The goal of fengshui consulting is to create a comfortable and favored living and/or working environment for individuals a) Living environment—Home fengshui b) Working environment—Business fengshui

5. What is not fengshui * • “Culture superstition”: fortune cookie, decorating the room with “good-luck” objects including crystals, little stones, all kinds of doohickeys and figurines, etc • Displaying arts, sacred geometry • Auspicious numbers • Spiritual practice, rituals, religions • They may work to some extent to some people • “Believe in” v.s. “Aware of”

6. Analytical tools in business fengshui • “Forms” ( environmental study, 峦头 ) • a) exterior: mountain, buildings, roads, traffic flows, wind, sound, light, river, lake, pylon, gas station, etc • b) interior: wall, ceiling, column, door, window, desk, chair, bookshelves, couch, computers, printers, air conditioning, etc • Formula( 理气 ) • a) Eight-Mansion system • b) Flying Star system • c) Advanced methods

7. Benefit of business fengshui * Comfortable and healthy working environment Enhance staff performance and productivity Improve staff relationships Revive unprofitable companies

8. A real fengshui story Bank of China HSBC Cheung Kong Center

9. Case review Negative fengshui features from exterior How to remedy How to determine the height and orientation of the building

10. Negative fengshui features from exterior

11. Negative fengshui features from exterior 天斩煞 ( Tian Zhan ) Facing the narrow space ( slit ) formed between two high buildings 反弓路 (Fan Gong ) A bow-shaped road with huge traffic flow curving towards the target building      枪煞/路冲 ( Qiang )  At the end of T-shaped road     尖角煞/刀煞 ( Jian Jiao )  Facing sharp edges of other buildings or constructions from any directions 阴邪煞 ( Yin Xie )  The target building is near the hospital or funeral parlor or whatever deserted constructions.     电磁煞 ( Dian Ci ) The target building is near  high-voltage tower, electric pylon, telegraph pole or lightning rod, etc 污煞 ( Wu )  The target building is near the factories or garbage dump or gas stations or sewage or there are garbage packed around the building. 官门煞( Guan Men ) The target building is near the police office, court, military camp, prison or government building, etc 声煞( Sheng )  It’s too loud outside the building, could be from constructions or kindergartens. 光煞( Guang )  Strong beam reflected by the glass of the buildings near the target building 孤峰煞 ( Gu Feng )  The target building is way too taller than all other buildings surrounding it. 压迫( Ya Po ) The target building is way too lower than all other buildings surrounding it. 三煞 ( San Sha ) Construction or main door at the yearly “San-Sha” spot of the building 五黄煞 ( Wu Huang )  Construction at the yearly “Wu-Huang” spot of the building     道具煞 ( Dao Ju ) Facing Feng Shui products from other buildings

12. Fengshui remedies Block—fengshui consultant uses this method all the time Absorb—usually requires some amount of space Fight—only apply under special circumstances, usually only used in business fengshui Escape—sometimes the most effective way Case-by-case remedy

13. Orientation of the building * Orientation—sitting and facing directions of the building How to determine which orientation of the building is favored for a business Common sense as always Flying star system—calculate auspicious and inauspicious orientations of the building Note: Flying star system can also be applied to calculate locations inside the building that are favored for your wealth, health, relationship, etc

14. Formula: Flying star system * 3-cycle 9-period: 60 year per cycle, 20 year per period. 1984 – 2003 is period 7; 2004 – 2023 is period 8. Stars, mountain stars ( sitting stars ), water stars ( facing stars ), active stars, inactive stars Example of a flying star map for a building sitting east and facing west in the year between 1984 and 2003

15. Four basic structures of flying star map Mountain star south • Words of caution: • Works ~70% of the time • ± 7.5 degree for each direction east west Water star Mountain star of period number at sitting direction; water star of period number at facing direction—good for gaining support and accumulating wealth ( both favored, NW<->SE for period 8 ) Both mountain star and water star of period number at facing direction—good for wealth ( wealth favored, N->S, E->W for period 8 ) Both mountain star and water star of period number at sitting direction—good for gaining support ( support favored, S->N, W->E for period 8 ) Mountain star of period number at facing direction; water star of period number at sitting direction—that’s ok ( both unfavoured, NE<->SW for period 8 ) SENW north

16. Cheung Kong center Mountain star Support favored with taller building south north east west Cheung Kong center north Water star, Wealth favored with road embracing or lower building both favored structure Built in 1999, sitting southeast facing northwest, 2004 - 2023 )

17. Examples of flying star system (1) Water star, with water embracing Mountain star south north east west Johnson & Johnson north both favored structure Johnson & Johnson ( sitting west facing east, 1984 - 2003 )

18. Examples of flying star system (2) south wealth favored structure with road embracing north east west north Mountain star Water star Walmart support favored structure Walmart ( sitting north facing south, 1984 - 2003 )

19. Examples of flying star system (3) Mountain star south Water star north east west north wealth favored structure Legend bar & restaurant ( sitting north facing south, 2004 - 2023 )

20. Formula: Eight-Mansion system * • Assist in selecting locations ( inside a house ) and personal orientations that are favored for the target person • Orientation determined by life trigram—you can do it yourself!

21. Eight Trigrams * Trigrams are the basis of Eight-Mansion system Almost everything has a trigram reference Each direction is governed by one trigram

22. How to determine life trigram? Life trigram determined by birth year Male: 1982  1 + 9 + 8 + 2 = 20  2 + 0 = 2  11 – 2 = 9  Li Female: 1982  1 + 9 + 8 + 2 = 20  2 + 0 = 2  2 + 4 = 6  Qian

23. 8-mansion reference table auspicious inauspicious avoid

24. Forms ( Environmental study ) * Identify and fix negative fengshui features. Negative features mostly cause health issues or mental problem ( fatigue, hard to focus, impulsive, agitated, etc ) Remedy case-by-case Avoid negative features is taking a positive step towards success Forms should not contradict with commons sense and physics

25. Formula • Select favored location and orientation to improve productivity and working efficiency • Improve business prospect and increase the chance to seize business opportunities • Avoid negative features and create positive features • Formula should not contradict with Forms

26. Personal reading • Fengshui analyzes impact of environment on human being • Chinese Five Arts: 相—fengshui: analysis of dwellings and human beings • For business fengshui, personal factor is much more important than in home fengshui • Right person, right time, right place

27. Procedure of Fengshui consulting • Discuss with the client to understand the goal that the client would like to achieve • Do the exterior and interior form analysis. Identify any negative features and fix them case-by-case • Apply formula analysis to do the appropriate layout and arrangement. • Personal reading

28. Summary What is fengshui and what is not fengshui Analytical tools in business fengshui Benefit of knowing and using business fengshui A real fengshui story in 1990s in Hongkong Picking location and orientation of the building Personal fengshui—calculate personal favored orientations