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Dear Kyra,

1. In my opinion, usually if we are not too sure if an advise will or will not work; it would be prudent to avoid placing the object in the location.

2. Under the commonsense approach to Feng Shui.

3. For example, some of us have read that it would be `inauspicious' to have a bedroom above a kitchen. The rationale here is commonsense. In the even that there is a fire outbreak in the kitchen; smoke and fire travels upwards and it would not be favourable thus (in the event that there) may be a fire in the kitchen.

4. Similarly, if we were to place a mirror e.g. made of glass/silicone close to heat, the glass may not take the heat and could break and broken into pieces.

5. Worse, if there is an explosion in the kitchen e.g. gas leaks etc... glass in the kitchen can shatter and become flying missles.

6. Of-course, one may instead use stainless steel panels that could have `some' reflective qualities of a mirror here.

7. One rationale for some FS practitioners giving advise to placing a mirror facing a stove is that; for them; IF the stove area is considered AUSPICIOUS; some FS practitioners may consider it good as one can BOUNCE BACK TWICE THE GOOD LUCK from such mirrors.

However, this can be a two-edged sword and could invariably bounce back twice the BAD luck.

8. Sector Feng Shui or Feng Shui based on general statements can be quite general as it has not being personalised for an individual. Such statements are like telling everyone that my career sector is at the North. My romance sector is at SW.

9. It is interesting to note the analogy; where there are three guys in an office. They are attracted to this attractive colleague.

10. All three males have read that South-West = the romance sector. And Feng Shui book authors suggest that one CAN enhance your Romance sector.

11. What happen was that person Male 1 placed 12 roses on his SW office table. Male 2, saw that and try to outdo his rival by placing 24 roses on his SW office table. Male 3, became jealous and wanted to outdo all three.

12. He placed 99 roses at the SW of not only his office table but at his home.

It could be that as three of them became complacent; that is instead of geniuinely pursuing this lady colleage, they simply only depend on such enhancements.

13. Instead, a prince charming from out of the blue or someone she may have met in say a Disco, was able to woo her.

14. The biggest person to gain is the florist shop and none of the 3 males had got the girl!

15. This is thus the fallacy of `sector' Feng Shui where it is too general to be said to be applicable to everyone.

16. If everyone also assumes that North = Career, does it mean that everyone, enhance their North sector? What if 100,000 people, 1 million enhance this sector? Statistically, it is not possible that all 100,000 people or 1 million people get promoted at the same time. In the real world, there is no such thing as everyone getting promotion in the same office.

17. Many firms adopt a bell curve and `force' their managers to appraise staff from excellent, good, average etc... If one gives every staff high ratings; he/she could then be viewed as being too lenient in their rating and their rating could perhaps being moderated by their higher superiors.

Warmest Regards,
Cecil


On 8/24/2001 12:16:00 AM, Kyra Quenan wrote:
>I have been told that by
>placing a mirror reflecting
>the stove would bring luck.
>But after reading Lillian
>Too's book, I am confused
>because she says a mirror in
>the kitchen is bad luck.
>Please advise.