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Dear Bless,

Thanks for your kind comments on geomancy.net and are very glad that you find the forum very useful. Equally, we encourage you to participate and make this website more interesting. I was so happy to read your advice to one of the users in the forum!

What do we consider as a missing corner?

If it is more than 1/3 of the corner or 33.3 percent of the corner is
missing.

Under Feng Shui, a missing corner at a specific location has a particular
`meaning'. If you have the time you may like to review this short write-up
at this URL : http://www.3dglobe.com/fs/building.htm In this short
write-up, a missing corner at the North signify " will meet with accident ".

Can I confirm whether are you living in an apartment or a landed property?
If it is a landed property, this can easily be corrected by any of the following:-

1. If the "cut-out or missing corner" is on the ground floor, do some landscaping by planting bushes to create an outline of the missing corner outside of the house.

2. It is also good if you can place a lamp post at the edge/corner of the
garden.

As for a flat or apartment, other than mirrors, unfortunately there are no
known cures other than the use of mirrors. Frankly, there are no other
`effective' cure against this. This is the limitation of `real' Feng Shui other than to keep the place `bright'

The tortise:-

Overall, I am not sure what you mean here. As there are two main areas with
regards to the tortise:-

1. The Four Symbolic Animals Principle url:
http://www.3dglobe.com/fs/four.htm

There is a detailed write-up on the four symbolic animals principle
where the princple is very simple, for the tortise, it represents `rock
steady' or a `solid backing' or support. The purpose of this principle is
that for a home / office etc... there should be a `solid back' and it is
inauspicious to have a water course / canal etc.. behind's one house.
Artificial `tortise' behind one's house include a brick wall, a fence with
creepers/ bushes/ plants or simply planting trees.

Another important concept here is that the Phoenix or bird should be
always `in front'. What this means is that a bird should be able to fly
freely in an open space. Water is also good at the front (but not stagnant
water). Since there is water at the front, nothing can be built over it so
the space in-front has a good view... this promotes good ch'i.

For more information, do go to the above url to read the article.

2. Tortise objects

I am not sure if you have read an earlier article at this url :
http://www.3dglobe.com/fs/tortise.htm The title is " The Lo Shu Square :
The legend of the Giant Tortise " If you have not read it, do find out more.

In fact, the magic square written on the back of the Lo Shu Square is
the basis of how both the Flying Star Theory (dynamic considers
time dimension) and the Eight House Theory is applied using it.

You can also find torises swimming in Chinese Temples as tortise
represent longevity.

But do becareful of rocks with undefined shapes in the garden which may
represent `bad influences'. Particulary, if it is shaped with an open mouth
aimed at your house.

Similiarly, if one places rock tortises in the garden, do not have them
with open mouths unless the open mouths have something in them e.g. a `gem
stone' etc... such objects will bring calamity to the people living in the
house.


3. Eight Associations or Eight Asspirations or Life Associations

Under this general theory, the career section is considered to be at the
North. If there are no inauspicious Feng Shui stars e.g. under the Flying
Star theory, some people place living tortise or teripins at either the
North (water element). If there is a `need' to enhance the wood element at
South East or East (wood element). An aquarium or tortise is used at these
locations. ( Note: Under the 5 elements concept, Water helps to produces
Wood). Again, I like to caution that this is a very GENERAL theory of Feng
Shui.

Some do not want to rear tortise, so one can also buy paper weights of a
tortise and if under the Flying Star Theory, there is a mountain star (the
condition is that there must be a solid wall at this location) , one can
place a tortise `paperweight' to represent a `mountain'. Remember the 4
symbolic animals theory?

Hope the above helps.

Cecil







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Date: Tuesday, March 02, 1999 12:06 AM
Subject: Career (North) Corner Missing


>From: "Bless Lee"
>
>This message is sent from "free-advice" Mailing List.
>
>First I would like to thank Cecil Lee and Robert for giving us such a
wonderful website in fengshui. I never fail to visit this web page daily.
>My house has most of its North corner missing. The little part left of it
is a bedroom. I cannot extend the corner by putting a mirror in the bedroom.
What should I do about it?
>Also I would like to know more about the tortoise which is supposed to
improve our fenshui. Thanks in advance.