Translated by : Janny Chow
According to my guru Taoist Master Ch'ing Chen: "After living in the same house and having been subjected to the same environment and magnetic field for many years, a person gradually takes on the characteristics of his house."
In The Secrets of Earth Magic, the following comparisons are made between a house and the human body:
The front of a house is analogous to a person's facial features. The left and right sides are like the upper and lower limbs. The living room is analogous to the heart. The bathroom is like the kidneys. The kitchen is analogous to the liver. The bedroom is like the lungs. The dinning room is analogous to the spleen.
Based on the above analogies, defects in certain areas of a house can imperceptibly influence the health and fortunes of the head of the household. Of course, correlation between specific parts of a house and those of a human body cannot be one hundred percent accurate. Just as some people use the living room for dinning purposes and others have a bathroom installed inside their bedroom, there is sometimes not a clear cut division between the various functions of the rooms.
Yet, Taoist Master Ch'ing Chen told me that a feng-shui expert can indeed, after careful assessment of the house, determine its problems.
In the past, when I performed feng-shui readings for others, I often pointed out to my students structural features which constitute risks for "surgeries" and "abnormal growths." Shortcomings found in houses which present "surgical risks" are: incomplete enclosures around the house, a skylight in the roof, unbalanced windows in relation to the house, casual positioning of doors, too many doors leading to the outside, or inappropriate and unbalanced positioning of doors inside the house. All these are characteristics of "surgical cases."
Which structures pose risks for "abnormal growths," such as tumors or cancers? During the surveying of the house, pay attention to any "protruding features" which clash with the rest of the house. Look for things that do not match the house and look as if they were attached or added on (like a person carrying a backpack). The mismatch may be in size or in symmetry. One has to pay attention if such "protruding features" exist because they constitute a risk for abnormal growths.
I, Living Buddha Lian-sheng, am rather opposed to the idea of reconstructing or adding extensions to an existing building. For example, when there is nothing wrong with the original design of the inside of a house, owners often get the notion to have a certain part of the house pulled out and rebuilt. Or, they suddenly may decide to build a little adjoining house to the back of the big house. Once the little house is added, it completely changes the feng-shui of the entire structure.
One should know that structural renovations inside a house indicate "surgeries," while adding extensions to the outside of a house indicate "extra growths."
Sometimes, structural demolition and rebuilding of houses are done too casually. If the rebuilding and additions are appropriate, they do not matter. However, if new clashes are created, they become risks for surgeries or growths. This is because any demolition or rebuilding causes changes in the feng-shui and magnetic field of the house. If the changes create a better feng-shui and magnetic field, then they are fine. Otherwise, bad changes may be followed by great disasters.
Before initiating any structural renovation or extension, it would be best if one consulted with a feng-shui expert. The selection of an auspicious date from the Chinese almanac for the commencement of construction is very important. Structural renovations or extensions, like surgical operations, can do great harm to the body if botched.
I personally pay careful attention to house repairs. If a window is broken, a pipe is leaking, a wall is cracked, water or electricity is not running, or any household appliance is broken, one should have them repaired as soon as possible. These minor repairs do not cause any change or threat to feng-shui. However, if they remain un-repair inside the house for a long time, they can affect one's psychological well-being and, consequently, one's fortunes. Therefore, try not to store any broken items in the house. If there are any problems with the water or electrical supply, have them repaired as quickly as possible.
There is an analogy between house repairs and preventive health care. A minor cold, if not taken care of, may worsen and develop into secondary pneumonia or even kidney problems.
I was once visiting with a friend, and I told him curtly, "Everyone in your family will undergo surgeries."
"Why?" asked the host.
"Because a hole has been dug right next to the stomach of your house."
The owner of the home had wanted a shortcut from the street to his house, so he had had the wall closest to the street demolished, creating a special driveway while keeping the second level of the house intact.
Strangely, in each of the three years following the creation of the new driveway, a family member had undergone surgery. The host asked me if there was any way to resolve the problem without taking out the driveway.
I picked a "Man" [meaning full] date from the Chinese almanac and performed a "repair ritual" to erect an invisible wall. As expected, from then on, no one in the family has required surgery. The "repair ritual" indeed works wonders.
Source:
http://www.padmakumara.org/books/book69/chap7.shtml
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