Joey Yap Talks About Haunted House

Joey Yap's FaceBook : Thursday, September 17, 2009 at 12:16am

Joey says : Thanks for the feedback on my previous post. There are many so called haunted houses around. And there are many Feng Shui theories that could possibly explain why a house is "haunted". Ghosts, from the Classical Feng Shui standpoint, could be a type of Qi in the home. This Qi is perceived/felt/conceived differently by ...different people. Hence, some people may 'see' it while some people don't.
A house may not need to be completely yin to be 'haunted' if that's what you like to call it. As we are talking about a form of energy or Qi - ANY house with imbalanced, negative Qi flow could cause this phenomenon. Especially when this negative Qi impacts and reacts specifically to certain BaZis.

Theoretically then if the Feng Shui is changed, the hauntings should also disappear. Well - we normally don't have any complaints of hauntings from people who live in good Feng Shui houses. In good Feng Shui houses, at most some of the residents would talk about are visits from Angels, deities or happy spirits. Well again - this is could be how they perceive the positive Qi in their home.

Now I'm not saying that ghosts and spirits don't exist. I've heard enough stories that tell me that they do. And I believe they do. I've heard and seen houses where people have suffered a violent death and their souls continue to haunt the house. But let's ask ourselves here - why would there be a violent death in the first place? Surely the place MUST have really bad Feng Shui before such an incident like this could have happened.

So how do we know that a house could be haunted (through understanding its Feng Shui)? You need two things:
1. You need to be very familiar with the classical texts.
2. You need common sense

For instance, from 玄空秘旨 :

巽宮水路纏乾，為懸樑之犯。
兌位明堂破震，主吐血之災。


Very loosely translated as:

4-6 (Xun Water entangling Qian) Committing Suicide by Hanging
7-3 (Dui Palace with Zhen broken Bright Hall) Disaster leading to Vomiting of Blood
(the actual meaning of thees verses is much more deeper but that, perhaps, we'll leave for another post)
So in general, when we see a 4-6 combination with extreme negative landforms - AND this is an old, old house - we can deduce that someone could have hanged him/herself in that room. And since it is an old house with extremely yin and negative forms - (we could deduce that) it could be haunted with a ghost of the man/woman who died there.

Well, it helps if you know a little face reading as well. A person who is troubled emotionally and spiritually would have 'black qi spots' surrounding his chin, jawbone and mouth area. And his pupils would look dull and lifeless.

Joey Yap : How Fast Can We See Results?

Joey Yap's FaceBook : Thursday, September 17, 2009 at 12:16am

This is a common question many people ask when you give them a Feng Shui solution. My answer would be - “Well, it depends on how fast is YOUR fast.”

The answer, according to the classical texts is – within a couple of hours! This is what is recorded in the old books about Yang Yun Song's (the Great Grandmaster of Feng Shui) ability.

Can we replicate the same kind of results today? Yes and No.

Yes – if you’ve met the criteria of Heaven-Earth-Man for your Feng Shui set-up.

No – if you haven’t met the criteria.

‘No’ here doesn't mean you don’t get results. It just means you don't get the ‘instant’ results you expect or you don’t get the exact desired result. But if you apply the Feng Shui correctly, you will get some results. (And if you apply incorrectly, a bad result is still a result:-) )

So what does Heaven-Earth-Man mean here? It basically means this: understanding the Feng Shui of the property (the ‘Earth’ component of the equation), taking into consideration the Person (the ‘Man’ component) and choosing the right Time (the ‘Heaven’ component) to activate your set-up. Easy.

But then, you ask, if it’s so easy, why can’t we get instant results all the time?
Because, just like anything easy in life… it’s always easier said than done.

Let me give you an idea of what it is you actually need to do in order to get those instant results:

1. The Landform

You need to assess the “type” of landform in the surrounding area correctly, using the correct method. The ‘correct method’ here means – firstly – you must know how to recognize what type of Water Formation, Mountain Formation, and Land Formation that exists in the area, and subsequently, use the appropriate formula/ Feng Shui system to qualify/assess it.

For instance – is this a White Tiger Opening Mouth Formation, or is this a Reversal Dragon Facing It’s Ancestors Formation? Is it a Green Dragon Crossing the Bright Hall Formation or is this a Lotus Formation? You need to know how to recognize this. Or at minimum, know how to recognize the basic 9 Stars Mountain and Water forms in the vicinity of your property– meaning you can see the location of the Greedy Wolf Star, the Huge Door Star, etc. You also need to recognize where the natural Qi mouth is located. You also need to consider the orientation of the land and the Qi flow direction.

If you can’t identify this, your Feng Shui will sometimes work, or sometimes not work at all. Doesn’t matter what SCHOOL of Feng Shui you’re using – San He, San Yuan, Xuan Kong, or the zillion years of experience you may have. Doesn’t matter if you’ve been practicing Feng Shui from the womb. This is a BASIC requirement. You MUST understand your environment in order to tap into its natural Qi. Without knowing the natural forms, you are guessing, at best, what Qi exist in your property. If you don't know what's there, how are you going to tap the Qi?

The environment governs the magnitude of your end results. The better your natural forms, the better your results.

Naturally, it becomes trickier when you are applying this in the city. It’s not ‘harder’ to do in the city. It’s just a little confusing to the beginner. The landforms are still recognizable despite the many buildings and roads. One needs to train oneself to be able to see this. For the beginners, this is what they tend to ‘miss.’


2. House / Property

You need to know how to connect the Landform to the property via the most appropriate formula or method. You need to know which is the best method to use for that particular house or property within that particular Landform (that you've identified). Do you use Xuan Kong Da Gua, San He, Flying Stars or do you simply use Eight Mansions? Which tool works best for your set-up?

There is no right or wrong method. There is also no ONE SYSTEM that rules them all. Any practitioner who claims he has THE method that rules them all is a complete idiot. Completely ignorant. If you come across one, slap him (or her). There are so many systems of Classical Feng Shui. Each with their own strength and weaknesses. Some formulas work faster, while some are steadier but slower. Some are long term based, while some produce instant results based on your available setup.

Keep in mind that there is only the method that works best for THAT immediate set-up based on the landform you have. A wise practitioner will choose his or her method of assessment wisely. You do need to be able to make an accurate judgment call, based on the facts and information gained from your observations. So while there’s no one magic formula to solve all problems, fumbling around in the dark will also not be very effective either. Combining judgment and knowledge… this is the key to the vault.


3. The Human Factor

It’s obvious that different formulas/methods have different approaches to calculating the Person’s Gua or element. Which will you use? That’s something else you need to take into consideration.

4.Time

Now that you've studied the environment (natural land formation), the house/property and the person - it's time to select the TIME where you connect all these factors and activate the Qi. This is the Heaven factor in the equation. Each day and hour - we have different daily and hourly stars. Each affecting the home, people and land formation differently.

5. End Result

What is it that you want to achieve? What are the specific results you want? If you don’t know what you want, how will you know your Feng Shui is working? How do you measure the results? (This is the most subjective part of Feng Shui. Because ‘wealth luck’ for instance, is so general and it means different things to different people).


Can all of the above be done? Sure. I’ve done it many, many, many times. Many of my students have also done it many, many, many times. But I cannot say we can do this EACH AND EVERY single time.

I do it for myself as often as possible to help me achieve my goals. Even then I humbly say – I cannot “create” positive results ALL the time. I can get it MOST of the time... but sometimes I get some side effects too. (I will tell you more on this in my next post. Haha …many funny stories.)

This is because there are so many variables to consider. Some results may not be instant because not all the desired components are ALWAYS present. And our goals change from time to time.

For instance, in the Feng Shui set-up – the required natural Mountain or Water Form is missing or simply unavailable. This means the end result that you desire may not be achievable simply because there is no environmental ingredient you can tap into. So here, you need to change your desired end result you wanna achieve. Or maybe, it’s just a matter of not being able to get ‘exactly’ what you want to get. But Feng Shui still works. It just doesn’t work the WAY you intend it to work. (Let’s face it: even YOU don’t work the way you always want yourself to work!)

So let’s say that you have the right Feng Shui set-up. But the timing is not right at that point. The desired date is a month from now. Then – you simply don’t get instant results. You get a one-month-from-now result.

And at other times, it could be that your client just screws it up. I get this sometimes. When you tell them to effect the change (activate the FS set-up) at 12.25 PM, they will do it at 1.25 PM instead or they simply, somehow, miss the time. Or even activate a different sector. Then they blame you for not making it clear despite the fact that you have written it CLEARLY in your email or fax.

Yeah. Shit happens. What can I say? Maybe it’s karma. Maybe it’s heaven’s will. Or maybe, they are just dumb. Who knows.

So … CAN we guarantee results? Sure thing.

But can you guarantee that you do exactly as we say? Can you guarantee that the desired environmental forms are definitely present?

If so, then no prob. Feng Shui always works – 100%.

What if you don't have the required environmental forms? Then what? Then the Feng Shui's effectiveness would drop. Not that it doesn't work at all. Any components that are missing in the equation above decreases the effectiveness of your Feng Shui or the speed in which you will obtain your results.

2010 Bad Feng Shui Sectors

Mastery Academy published today:

Star 5 Yellow will fly into Southwest sector and that means no renovation (or activate) for SW sector of house or office throughout 2010. If the Southwest room needs some fixing, drilling, or hammering, got to do it before Feb the 4th.
SW is my main door and my master bedroom.....aiiiiiii

Properties that SIT on the 5 Yellow (meaning, facing Northeast) next year have the extra disadvantage of not being able to perform renovations to the ENTIRE property. This is because the 'Sitting' governs the entire body of the property, hence when a property 'sits' on one particular Star/Qi, the entire property will be affected.

Luckily, my house sits on NE

Additionally, the Illness Star 2 Black in the Northeast sector is especially potent in 2010. Instead of the usual cough-cold-fever, ill-health can escalate to growth, paralysis, and even cancer. Hence, try to avoid activating the Northeast sector, or move INTO a Northeast room after Feb 4th 2010.

Here's a TIP: If you are ALREADY in the Northeast room now, try to position your bed in the East small Tai Ji - the annual 6 White is a Metal Star that can weaken the effects of the 2 Black.
Not enough? Okay, here's a trade secret: Using auspicious METAL dates can severely diminish the powers of the #5 and #2 Earth Stars!

Of course, there are exceptions to the general rules. Houses facing Southwest 1 or Northeast 2 have a good chance at wealth prospects, especially when the property market is concerned.Hey, my house sits on SW1. What does ''property market' mean? Sell the house for good price?

The 3 Killings in the North should not be activated by renovation. Keep still and you should be fine. Otherwise you might risk encountering accidents, robbery, or health complications - add in the annual Star 4, there might even be Peach Blossom scandals and illnesses.

The Grand Duke at Northeast 3

Year Breaker at Southwest 3 should not be 'disturbed'.

Basic guide to buy or build a house

Joey Yap says....

If you are a Feng Shui practitioner, you are going to get this one question asked of you all the time, in the most inconvenient of places and quite frequently, by people whom you have never met till that very moment of their question: "Can you tell me if the house I am planning to buy has good Feng Shui or not?"

I am sure you will agree with me that being a psychic would usually help in these circumstances since you, the Feng Shui practitioner, will usually not be presented with any information at all with regards to the property.

Prevention is better than cure - so it is always better to undertake a Feng Shui consultation of your property prior to buying a house. So, what I will try and do today is give you one or two guidelines that will help when you are out hunting for your dream home.

One other thing before we proceed, certain houses need no cure (I will elaborate more on this later) and with other houses, there is simply no cost effective way to make them Feng Shui compliant; it would simply cost too much. A great deal (i.e. of running into either of such houses) depends on your luck. Fortunately, finding a totally disastrous house is quite a rare possibility, so don't get ahead of yourself with worry just as yet.

Feng Shui - The Real Thing

Location
Your immediate environment exerts the largest influence in the overall Feng Shui of your home - where you are LOCATED is one of the key factors to consider when buying a new home. When engaging a Feng Shui consultant, assuming you have some leeway in this, ask him or her where in your town or city is a good spot to build or purchase a home.

Different areas of a city or town have Qi (energies) that are sourced from different mountains (we call these dragon veins in Feng Shui). The real study of Feng Shui revolves around how to locate the 'correct' spot where the Qi will support your endeavors. Keep in mind that one man's meat is still another's man poison - a spot may not be as suitable for you as it would be for your neighbour.

Obviously, the structure and formation of mountains and Qi flow in the environment (meaning Classical Luan Tou Feng Shui) is out of reach of the average Feng Shui enthusiast at this point in time. However when you engage your consultant, you need to check with him your area's Landform Feng Shui and which choice plots you are able to tap to these Qi.

Many people are under the mistaken assumption that landform Feng Shui is primarily about looking out for "poison" arrows and "Sha Qi" features from your neighbors. To some extent, these are the basics to look out for but keep in mind that we are taking into consideration the MACRO Feng Shui of your property - the WHOLE area. It only makes sense to pick an area that is good from the beginning to work with.

Land And House Selection Criteria
Let's take an example of an area, you arrive to find that the area is extremely windy - BAD Feng Shui. Why? Because wind disperses the Qi. In Kuo-Pu's Burial Book, known as the main source book of all Feng Shui studies today, it is clearly stated that the Wind disperse the Qi. So, if your area has very strong winds, you can be sure that the Qi in your area is not very positive, so give this area a miss.

Merciless Tiger and Dragon Embrace
"Merciless what?!", I can already hear the worried cries for help now. The Tiger and Dragon refer to the left and right surrounding hills or even houses. If they do not 'embrace' your land area and instead is outward moving, this land is one that will not be very suitable. The Qi in this area cannot be contained and you are better off looking elsewhere.

Piercing Water
Water in the practice of Feng Shui can help enhance Qi and can just as well do the exact opposite and cause harmful Sha Qi. If the water path (usually in the from of drains or gutters) directly in front of your main door rushes in a straight line, it is known as "Wu Qing Shui" -Merciless Water. This type of water not only drains the Qi of your house, but ultimately emits Sha Qi. If you see such a structure, it would be futile to try and fix this property.

Bright Hall
The bright hall refers to the generous space in front of your property. Check that you do indeed have a bright hall and that it is not TOO tight or TOO spacious. If it is too tight, no Qi can accumulate, if it is too broad, then Qi disperses without having a chances to collect. When faced with such structures, move on and keep looking.

Hills at the Back and Water in Front
Contrary to popular belief, it is not always necessary to have mountains at the back and a water feature or a lake at the front. This really depends on the overall structure of your landform. Sometimes it can actually be better to face a good mountain to receive Qi directly from the dragon veins.

Xuan Kong - Double star combination in July 2009

Mastery Academy says....

In the system of Xuan Kong Feng Shui, one of its key usages comes from the ‘9 Stars’ - each with its own unique name and function:

The three ‘White Stars’ #1, #6, and #8 are the general positive Stars: #1 governs nobility, #6 governs power, and #8 governs wealth.

The most feared Star is the #5 Yellow, known for bringing mishaps and illness once activated (either by renovation or by long-term exposure). This is followed by the illness Star #2 Black, the Robbery Star #7 Red, and the Argument Star #3 Jade.

Each of these Stars can meet to form combinations as well, bringing more diverse results.

How does the month of July fare this year?
The monthly stars are the same with the annual stars - which means all positive effects are doubled. All the negative effects are also doubled. The intensity of these effects, of course, depends a lot on your external forms.

Watch out if you have a North sector door or bedroom - go for a holiday. Use this sector as little as possible. Do not sign your contracts here. Remember, less exposure time means less chance for committing mistakes! The #5 being an Earth Star is also strongest now in July, the Goat month. Do not activate this sector by renovating or even nailing here. Once activated, mishaps will normally occur within 3 to 7 days. People are often curious as to what ‘mishaps’ mean. Common mishaps are car accidents, suffering from a fall, or injuries that require hospitalization. In some cases, there can be immense financial losses instead.

The double #8’s in the Southeast (SE) sector again brings potential for wealth - but don’t expect quick gains or money through liquidation. Earth in summer tends to harden. Look toward consolidating finances and increasing internal stability instead, if your main door is in the SE. If there is a hill to the SE, then the positive effects of the #8 will not be seen. There is too much Earth and as such, everything is buried and hidden. You should be looking at old unresolved issues coming back from the dead to haunt you now.
Aiyah! my SE sector is my whole staircase at home, and the pantry at my office....

When Earth is too thick, it requires Water to moisten. As such, a natural lake here would bring out the maximum wealth potential of the #8 White.

The repeating #2’s in the West palace, another Earth element Star, brings about additional stomach and skin-related problems. The only exception to this is when there is a visible hill or mountain to the West. Then the double #2’s is able to generate immense wealth from property-related ventures. How so? The #2 Black belongs to the element of Yin Earth - soft, fertile soil. It generally causes illness because soil contaminates water, resulting in viral/bacteria attacks. On the other hand, this is also the kind of Earth that can produce minerals and grow plants. As such, a nice green hill in the West would bring out the positive wealth-generating aspect of the #2 Black. Sigh... i seriously need to consider either to postpone my IVF procedure or move to sleep in the TV room. Can't risk my RM14,000 for another heartbreak. Or, move to TV room (a sector 1 - new beginning) maybe can enhance twin leh...

If you’re thinking that the month of the Goat will enhance the positive effects of the double #6’s - think again. While Earth (Goat) supports Metal (#6 White), too much Earth buries it instead. (Did you also notice that the #6 is already in the Southwest (SW) palace - an Earth palace?). This month sees a deadlock in authority if you have your office in this sector. Old rules will not work. Try something new and out-of-the-box. What’s the exception? A body of natural water in the SW external area. Water softens the Earth and makes the Metal shine. Great! i already have a nice big bubbling fountain in SW. Hope we can seal the China bird nests and palm oil mega deals...faster come faster come

There are multiple factors to consider when reading Xuan Kong Star Combinations. First there is the individual nature of each of the 9 Stars, and how they interact. Then we look at the external landforms to determine the quality of these stars. To further ‘read’ the outcome of star interactions we can also consider the Palace the Stars reside in, as well as the Season, and the occupants involved. That's why got to pay RM20,000 to learn from the Yap Master loh. If i can pay 20K, i don't need to study fengshui la. I rich already what....