A Trigram, or 'Gua', consists of a set of triple lines, where each line is either solid or broken. The solid lines denote the polarity of Yang (active, positive, bright) while the broken lines are Yin (reactive, negative, dark). Yin and Yang complement each other, and by no means are one better than the other.

Before attempting to define 'good luck' it would be wise to consider what category of luck that is taking effect. The very crucial Cosmic Trinity explains that a person's total Destiny is influenced proportionally by 3 kinds of luck factors - Heaven luck, Man luck, and Earth luck.

8 Mansions Feng Shui, or ‘Ba Zhai’, is well known for the allocating of favourable and unfavourable locations and directions for a house and its people. By utilizing a certain location and facing a certain direction, we are able to ‘tap into’ a specific type of Qi. There are eight different types of Qi (thus the name 8 Mansions) and they are collectively termed as ‘The Eight Wandering Stars’.

Very often, I come across clients who are unhappy with their present situation in life; either with work, family or with their marriage relationships. They feel like the whole world is against them and nothing they do seem to go their way.

Not everyone has the luxury of selecting his or her own office building or work room. Unless you own your own company, chances are, we take what we are given – in this case, sit where we are allocated. Placing your door in the right sector, using the right room, facing the right direction – ideal as it may be; what happens when your boss has not heard of Feng Shui or does not subscribe to it?

A fairly large amount of emails I receive are from people asking about the use of objects, colours, and numbers in the practice of Feng Shui. This is understandable as there is still a lack of resources available dedicated to the study of classical Feng Shui.

Kuala Lumpur , where the Mastery Academy if based, is a wonderful city. And it has interesting Feng Shui features as well. It is not uncommon to find properties with irregular shapes and missing corners, especially some of the more modern designs that cater to slightly more contemporary tastes.

Many people are concerned regarding one particular area that is present in any house or property - the toilet. Many are worried that their washrooms may be emitting 'Sha Qi', or unknowingly 'flushing away their own wealth'. These worries are no laughing matter and now is the time to straighten things out as far as toilet Feng Shui is concerned.

A few weeks ago, in this column, I put forth the view that Classical Feng Shui is a scientific practice. Now, I have espoused that view of Feng Shui all over the world, when I teach Feng Shui, BaZi and Mian Xiang at seminars. So I was very pleasantly surprised to find out that my comments had created a buzzing debate over the question of what creature Feng Shui is - is it scientific practice? Pseudo-science? Or purely belief? Hence, I thought I would address this issue in more depth and explore the scientific side of Classical Feng Shui.

Recently, a student forwarded me a copy of an article that appeared on the Internet from AFP, detailing how people in the US are turning to Feng Shui to help improve their love lives and their ability to meet someone, despite this being the era of Internet dating and online-romance. In the article, romance apparently can be yours with this simple method: "The formula for stirring up romantic energy is simple enough. Fresh flowers are placed in water in a wide-necked vase. The colour of the flower and the vase must be the same and can be determined by checking a person's birth date on a Feng Shui chart or by having a reading done."

Recently, a student told me some enterprising individuals have thought of an "easy and fast way" of selecting property for investment – just follow the Feng Shui guys, buy where they buy! It seems having a Feng Shui practitioner as your neighbour is the best way to be sure you’re buying into a good neighbourhood!