Master Ong
answers FAQs on Feng Shui
(EXCERPT FROM "MAKE A
DIFFERENCE" PUBLISHED BY HUNTER DOUGLAS & WINDOW FURNISHINGS, SINGAPORE- ISSUE 6,
JANUARY 2001 )
Question: Is Feng
Shui an art or a science?
Master Ong:
Feng Shui is a form of Quasi-science and also an art and skill. It can be defined as:
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A study of the relationship
between man and the environment.
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An art that ensures the right
selection of building materials and a skill that enables the placement of items or objects
in the right place, to create harmony with the living or working environment.
Question: Why is
Fang Shui necessary?
Master Ong:
Architects design buildings that are safe, that meet the client's requirements, whereas
Feng Shui promises happiness, wealth and health to the dwellers. An ideal shelter fulfils
two main conditions. It provides shelter against the sun and rain, as well as against
strong winds (Feng), and gives importance to the source of water, as a means of survival
and as a requirement for the cultivation of crops and the raising of livestock (Shui).
Question: As
Fengshui originated in China which is in the northern hemisphere, do the rules of
application have to be modified, when applied to a location in the southern hemisphere,
with different climatic conditions, seasons and orientation of the sun?
Master Ong:
Yes, certainly! The following points need to be taken into consideration when applying
Feng Shui outside China:
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The effect of time and space
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The differences in geography and
environmental conditions.
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The different habits and cultural
characteristics of different civilisations.
Question: To what
extent is Feng Shui superstition and to what extent is it determined by functionality in
architectural design?
Master Ong:
Especially when Feng Shui principles are not applied rationally and correctly in
accordance with their fundamental theories, it becomes superstition. In terms of
functionality, when design can incorporate good Feng Shui values, it will ensure, apart
from a safe and appealing building, also a balanced and harmonious environment that
promises happiness, wealth and longevity to the dwellers.
Question: As
the owner/developer has no control over adjacent projects, does that mean he has to make
adjustments to his building, as and when new developments are launched in the surrounding
areas?
Master Ong:
Rightfully speaking, the answer is 'Yes'. That is why Feng Shui masters are engaged by
their clients, to conduct periodic checks.
Question:
How does the materials used for building construction affect the Fend Shui?
Master Ong:
It is not so much the materials that are being used. Feng Shui is more concerned with the
material surfaces, designs and colours. The basic architectural materials are mud, clay,
concrete, wood, metal, glass etc. These can influence the transmission of sunlight into
the building in different ways. The designs and colours of the materials have a
significant effect on the five elements, the owner, and on trade and industry.
Other logical concerns include
budget, privacy, energy consumption, health hazards, climatic condition, proneness to
earthquakes etc.
Question: How does
the building form, especially the roof, affect the Feng Shui?
Master Ong:
The different roof formations in different -buildings, can be categorised as representing
auspicious or inauspicious designs, based on the tenets of Feng Shui.
Question:
Does a change in the ownership of a property affect the Fang Shui which is calculated in
relation to the original owner?
Master Ong:
Yes! One man's meat is another man's poison!
Question:
How do you orientates a bungalow in a triangular piece of land? The back of the plot ends
in a sharp angle.
Master Ong:
First and foremost, a triangular piece of land is usually located on a 'Y' junction and is
considered to be an inauspicious plot. Even though the building should be orientated to
face the sharp corner, and not the other way, a well-trained Feng Shui master can still
correct such situation, after studying the actual site conditions and their environment
context.
The following are excerpt
of CNBC interviewed -1999
Question: What is Office
Geomancy?
Master Ong: Office
Geomancy is actually part and partial of Commercial Fengshui. Traditionally speaking,
there are only two types of Fengshui. Fengshui for the dead body known as the Yin Dwelling
and Fengshui for the living person known as the Yang Dwelling.
In the Yang Dwelling or Fengshui
for living man, it can be then be further sub-divided into two main categories, that is
the Residential and the Commercial Fengshui. And Office Geomancy is usually and used to be
associated with the commercial aspect.
Nonetheless, in our modern city
Singapore, or even Hong Kong and Taiwan. We also notice a great significant growth and we
had attended to many of this so-called Home-Offices, which are very practical and also
convenient.
Question: How does
Fengshui apply in the office?
Master Ong: Be
it residential or commercial, the objectives are still the same, that is to bring harmony,
growth and prosperity to the dwellers. By and large the working mechanism is also the same
that is to orientates the entrance, so that it bring good energy into the various room.
The arrangement of the working desks or sleeping bed, the usage of colour and picture
theme in accordance to the user birth data and placement of furniture and equipment, so
that they are all in harmony with the yin yang principles and also the 5 elements. The
only additional consideration for Office Geomancy is the trade and business nature of the
company.
Question: How to
determine whether your office has good or bad Fengshui?
Master Ong: Good
or bad Fengshui environments are usually the result of two main factors. That is the
exterior influences that can be detected by visual inspection, such like sharp edges, road
junction, trees, lamp poles, river mouth, etc. Which many viewers have some general
knowledge. The other aspect is the internal influences, which is more complicated and
needed the instrument known as Luopan or Compass to guide in Fengshui orientation.
