OCTOBER 2016
SPECIALS
12 EMILY BLUNT THE GIRL ON
THE TRAIN
Paula Hawkin’s bestseller book gains a cinematic audience with talented actress Emily Blunt as the leading lady! Big things are coming for this scintillating Boar actress!
16 FENG SHUI FEATURES
ADORN TRUMP’S MANY DOWNTOWN CIT Y TOWERS Lillian Too visits Trump Tower in New York and points out all its awesome feng shui features!
32 WATCHING ADELE LIVE IN
NEW YORK
Lillian Too shares the soulful energy of singing front row with the glorious Adele in New York!
FEATURES
22 CAPTURING THE CHI OF
INSTANT PROSPERIT Y Wealth creation peaks during the Autumn Ǩͥ͝Ƥ from the vibrations of prosperity!
28 TEENAGER’S LUCK GOES
DOWNHILL AFTER MOVING INTO NEW APARTMENT Hanni Lim shares a case story of how this teenager’s life went sideways after his parents moved into a new apartment. Here’s what to watch out for, and how to remedy such a problem.
38CONNECTIVIT Y SEQUENCE
OF NUMBERS
Lillian Too gives her brilliant review on the new ƪDz dz massive technology paradigm of our times.
40 MELINDA LOOI QUEEN OF
ǧƬǧ RETRO
Dato Kee Hua Chee throws the limelight on Malaysia’s top designer – Melinda Looi – whose looks and distinct style is making headlines across Asia’s fashion world!
78COMBINATIONS OF 5
GHOSTS IN YOUR CHART CAN BRING GOLD OR THEY CAN BRING BAD LUCK! Phillip Lim reveals yet another foreboding star that can either bring grave misfortune or glorious good luck! Find out if you have this star in your chart!
LIFE & LIVING
21 LUCK MAGNETS: DON’T
LEAVE HOME WITHOUT THEM Four lucky 2017 hangings you won’t want to miss! They usher in good luck and protect you from bad energies! Just clip them on your bags and you’re on your way to brighter days!
31 TOD’S NOD TO CHINESE
MYTHOLOGY DRAGON
Fashion powerhouse borrows the energy of the Dragon in its newest collection!
31 QIANLONG TEAPOT
INSCRIBED WITH POEM SELLS FOR MILLIONS!
Good feng shui often means strong money luck! We admire the majestic imperial teapot that sold for US$3.5 million!
34 CREATING BEAUTIFUL
IMAGES OF THE 21 TARAS Lillian Too unviels her latest collection of the 21 Taras, in full colour and powerful implements!
36 HALEY BENNETT NEW STAR!
Move over Jennifer Lawrence! There may be a hot new starlet in town! Lillian Too adds Haley Bennett to her watch-list of fame and tells us to do the same!
44 BANGKOK: THE CIT Y OF
ANGELS AND CHIANG MAI: THE ROSE OF THE NORTH
Helen Oon sojourns to Thailand and brings us on a journey to some of the city’s most iconic buildings and tourist spots in Bangkok and Chiang Mai!
50 CHINA’S MEANDERING STEEL
DRAGON
China builds the world’s longest double-headed dragon sea-bridge to connect three of the country’s wealthiest cities! Find out how this transforms the luck and economic situation for Hong Kong!
52 ALBERT TEO: THE GREEN
MAN OF BORNEO
Helen Oon meets environmentalist champion Albert Teo, CEO of Sukau Rainforest Lodge, who boldly takes on the mission to introduce sustainable tourism in Sabah!
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58BAAN BORNEO THE HOUSE OF 137
PILLARS
Helen Oon discovers the completely revitalised House of 137 pillars nestled in the upscale neighbourhood by the Ping River at Northern Thailand.
64Dz dz
EVERYDAY
powerful tips on using the tapping method to release anger and negative emotions in everyday situations!
68WHAT KIND OF DRAGON CHI DO YOU
HAVE?
ǡơ accessing our inner Dragon Chi to plan and take action for success to enter our lives!
72AGEING GRACEFULLY: FINDING
MEANING AND INSPIRATION IN LIFE
Dato Halimah shares golden advice on making life meaningful Dz dzǨ
75THE CHONG YANG FESTIVAL DAY OF
THE DOUBLE 9!
Lim Han Jin reveals the secret behind Zhuyu Leaves and Chong Ȃơ Nagas!
80ALWAYS DESIGN IN CONTEXT
Feng shui architectural designer Chris Yeo shares his tips on Dz dzȂ of the space.
94BE BOLD IN GOLD
As we enter the autumn season, surround yourself with Gold! spring and summer! Bring gold into your life this season!
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84 FLYING STAR UPDATES FOR OCTOBER
85 LIFEST YLE PL ANNER FOR OCTOBER
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86 ASTROLOGY READINGS FOR OCTOBER
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88 SIGNIFICANT SPIRITUAL DAYS FOR
OCTOBER
90 ASK AUNT AGGA
Aunt Agga answers questions about reading signs in clouds, where to put your garbage bin, dealing with gossipy friends and ƪǤ
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FLYING STARS FOR THE MONTH
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FENG SHUI HIGHLIGHTS IN JULY
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JAN 30 - FEB 5 Element of the day : Fire Bad Day for : Boar Best Day for : Dragon, Snake
Element of the day : Earth Bad Day for : Rat Best Day for : Rabbit
Element of the day : Earth Bad Day for : Ox Best Day for : Sheep, Monkey
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From birth to death your life is infl uenced by Chi energy. Your birth informa on contains many clues to what brings luck and good fortune and there is a unique combina on between the ming of your birth with the direc ons of the compass.
FOCUS OF THE WEEK
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PRIORITY THIS WEEK
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s we move into the last quarter of the year, our October issue marks a major milestone for us here at FENG SHUI WORLD. It is our 100thissue! We fi rst launched this magazine as an additional tool for feng shui practitioners to stay updated with the changing energies because in feng shui, as in life, the only constant is change. When one has learnt to master and manouever the changes, and to stay in sync with the energies that permeate our living spaces, that is when one can enjoy true happiness and harmony. Feng shui is not a static science written in a pre-historic book. Indeed not; it is a dynamic practice that needs to evolve and adapt to our modern and fast-advancing way of living. A hundred years ago, there were no skyscrapers to contend with; just twenty years ago, there was
no Internet. Today, everything happens at lightning pace, and increasingly, there are science-based discoveries that hint at everything being interconnected. Of course we do not yet know all the interconnections, or even what they mean, but fabulously entertaining TV shows like SCORPION and TOUCH, which tap into the minds of pure geniuses, point towards
omniscience not being the purview just of the Gods. Lillian Too shares her thoughts on all this within.
Lillian also touches on Taoist Feng Shui, which has not been given enough credence in modern feng shui literature. When learning feng shui, one can get caught up in the formulas, the countless charts and the numerological sequences, but it is always vitally important to go back to basics and notice also the simple stuff . She addresses this in her article on “Capturing the Chi of Prosperity”, encouraging her readers to develop the feng shui eye and to sometimes allow intuition and instinct to play a part in feng shui analysis. Some call this developing psychic ability, a skill that lays latent in all of us. How psychic one can be depends on how much practice you focus on this ability, but like any other ability, with the will and the eff ort, it can be acquired and mastered.
From Hollywood, we await the next bestselling book adaptation, THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN by Paula Hawkins. Emily Blunt stars as the movie’s lead, and from the trailer, it looks good stuff indeed. Opening on October 7th, it features a stellar supporting cast including Luke Evans, Justin Th eroux and newcomer Haley Bennett. But after reading the book, the movie has a lot to live up to! We also look at Emily Blunt’s Paht Chee and discover a chart full of DOUBLES.
Hanni Lim, from her trip last year points out some modern-day Dragons rising up from the South China Sea, connecting Hong Kong to Macau to Zhuhai. Th ese mammoth steel structures that can count as modern day wonders of the world truly look like Dragons frolicking in the oceans, designed in a deliberately meandering fashion – perfect feng shui for a country that is increasingly embracing its luck-bringing heritage. Phillip Lim’s Paht Chee column talks about the 5 Ghosts Star, which can bring either 5 types of good fortune or 5 types of misfortune. If your chart happens to have this
feature, do be sure you know how to bring out the positive aspects of this star, and how to suppress its flip side.
D a t o H a l i m a h M o h d S a i d contributes a piece that gives much food for thought, on how to age gracefully and how 137 Pillars
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to ensure life after retirement holds even more meaning than life before that. She is a living breathing example of someone who has grown even more since formally quitting the “job market”, now championing causes close to her heart and saving quality time to spend with those nearest and dearest to her.
Our Tapping guru Shahreen Kamaluddin highlights all the ways you can use this technique to ensure that each and every day turns out to be a satisfying and happy one, and demonstrates in a series of photographs the exact meridian points to tap on. Katherine Kuan asks “What kind of Dragon Chi do you have?” because the kind you choose will have much bearing on how quickly feng shui can work for you, and by what means.
Dato Kee Hua Chee this month interviews Malaysia’s very own celebrity fashion designer Melinda Looi, whose personality is as big as her designs. This unique lady has developed a distinct signature style, and like the fashion greats of the international stage, she embodies her art in every breath of her being, from her big hair to her boho chic. Helen Oon our travel correspondent takes us to Thailand, land of splendid Buddhas and dazzling temples, eventually finding herself in 137 Pillars House, a historic homestead turned boutique hotel hideaway with links to Louis Leonowens, the son of Anna Leonowens, made famous in THE KING & I. Another personality who deserves
promotion is Albert Teo, who is championing the cause of Eco Tourism – i.e. responsible tourism that does not deplete the land of its resources; instead, he approaches tourism as a means to educating and employing the local tribes and peoples, while as far as possible, preserving their rich culture and heritage.
Lastly, but most definitely not least, we are super thrilled to announce our Fortune and Feng Shui 2017 books are now out! We have produced these books annually for over ten years now, and year after year have happily had such great feedback on how accurate and helpful they are for forecasting and preparing for the new year. We have worked at making updating your feng shui as easy as possible, and hope you continue to enjoy the books. They are also deliberately priced economically (the price of a Starbucks coffee!) to make them accessible for everyone, so do get them as Christmas and New Year gifts for all your friends and loved ones as well!
And don’t forget to book your tickets to Lillian Too’s Feng Shui Extravaganza to be held Sunday Nov 20th in Suntec
Singapore and Sunday Dec 11th at Hotel Istana Kuala
Lumpur (www.wofs.com). If there is one event this year you MUST NOT miss, it is this. Invest one day with Lillian to lay the groundwork for a most fabulous year ahead! Happy reading!
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Create a journal, then look back at all you have written.
Observe the quality of your days and watch patterns
emerge. Learn feng shui the intuitive way! When you
start recording all the good things that happen to you,
there is nothing that brings better feng shui.
Make this your indispensable personalized
Book of Days!
use this
Diary
to make an
exciting record of your 2017 days!
FULL OF IMPORTANT
Day-To-Day Information!
N
o stranger to the silver screen, Emily Blunt h a s b e e n m a k i n g major movies for well over a decade now, but her latest starring role in one of the most anticipated murder mystery movies of the year promises to catapult her into a whole new league. THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN, the bestselling novel by Paula Hawkins became a sensational success when it was released in early 2015, debuting on the New York Times Fiction Bestseller list on the Number 1 spot, and remaining there for 13 consecutive weeks. The movie rights were almost immediately snapped up by DreamWorks Pictures, but then came the challenging task of finding the right heroine for the lead.To date, the novel has sold well over 11 million copies. Coming hot on the heels of Gillian Flynn’s GONE GIRL, Paula Hawkins’ tale covers a similar topic - of a girl gone missing but with a totally different and entirely original approach. In Girl on the Train, the reader follows Rachel Watson as she boards her commuter train from the suburbs to the city each day, watching the world go by from the window of the train. Rachel is unemployed, newly-divorced and an alcoholic, in short, a
By JENNIFER TOO
EMILY
BLUNT
THE GIRL ON
THE TRAIN
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character on the edge of falling apart. Th e reader is made to empathize with her through her everyday challenges of coping with depression, gaining weight through comfort eating, and having to tell friends and family white lies to hide the fact she is slowly but surely slipping away to somewhere possibly very dangerous.
A dream tale to make into a movie, but characterization in a book is very diff erent from characterization on the screen. And the movie will open to audiences, of whom many who have read the book will already know the outcome. While there will still be plenty of mystery and intrigue, the challenge to live up to a page-turner and one-sitting read is enormous. Th e lead would have to go to an actress whose celebrity would
not overshadow the character. Emily Blunt could well turn out to be the perfect casting choice, and if she can pull it off , this role could well snag her movie Awards and other accolades, but more than that, properly stamp her on the world’s consciousness not just as an actress who acts in A-list movies, but one who opens these movies.
Says producer Marc Platt, “Emily possesses tremendous craft, but at the same time she feels like somebody you know.” Rachel Watson needs to be played by someone the audience can relate to because she is not a superstar. She is a nobody, or compelling herself through her actions to becoming a nobody. And yet at the same time, she needs to convince you that she is capable of terrible things,
even murder. She is a girl not fully in control of her actions, although she wants to be. Another big factor when it comes to whether a movie c a n b e c o m e a blockbuster or not, is how good the lead looks – and here was another challenge. Rachel Watson is a drunk, disheveled and overweight. How do you put together a lead that embodies all that yet remain appealing?
Emily Blunt has that kind of look; she can be beautiful, but not in the conventional sense. Not by a long shot. She is no glamour puss. Her beauty comes from the charisma and the characterization. Think Meryl Streep, Susan Sarandon, Isabella Rossellini… all great beauties whose looks grow on you as you watch them. Emily Blunt made her debut more than ten years ago in THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA, playing a supporting role to Anne Hathaway, where at moments she steals the scene from her much bigger co-star; this won her a BAFTA and Golden Globe nomination for Best Supporting
Emiily Blunt plays the role of Rachel Watson, in Paula Hawkin’s bestseller “The Girl on the Train”
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the fourth decade of her Ten Year Luck Pillars, which indicates she has only just entered her big fame period. Th e next fi ve years predict more success coming her way, so astrologically, Th e Girl of the Train could well be her big break. Actress. And in the last three years,
Emily has been slowly edging her way into bigger and bigger roles.
She played the female lead opposite Tom Cruise in EDGE OF TOMORROW (2014) as the “Angel of Verdun”, poster-child for victory for the war against aliens hell-bent on taking over Earth. Tom Cruise never stars against leads who are bigger names than himself, but she more than held her own, and most certainly got the world watching her. In the Stephen Sondheim musical INTO THE WOODS (2014) which also starred Meryl Streep, Anna Kendrick and Johnny Depp, she plays the Baker’s wife, which earned her another Golden Globe nomination, this time for Best Actress in a leading role; there, she proved she could not just act, she can sing as well!
DOUBLE WATER
Analysis into Emily Blunt’s Paht Chee reveals an interesting fi nd. She was born in the year of the Water Boar, which makes 2016 very lucky for her. 2016 is a year that is sorely lacking in Water, so her DOUBLE WATER in her Year Pillar - the pillar that holds most weight in astrological analysis - puts her at a great advantage. 2017 also promises to be very good for her; Water continues to be in short supply, so her Year Pillar continues to help her. She will also enjoy the Star of Golden Deity, which brings Qui Ren luck - people in powerful positions willing and wanting to help. In the movie industry, this can be almost more important than even talent. Looking at the other pillars in her chart, her Month Pillar features DOUBLE WOOD, and her Hour Pillar features DOUBLE FIRE. She has 3 pillars where the elements are aligned and doubled, which can be good or bad depending on external factors and alignments, but in her case, it is all now coming together. Her Day Pillar, which features her self-element of WATER, is the only pillar that is clashing, but in this case, the clash is between FIRE and WATER, which in the right amounts results in STEAM, i.e. POWER.
While she has an evenly distributed
Metal Earth Wood Fire Water
Element Areas of Life
RESOURCES
RECOGNITION, FAME INTELLIGENCE, CREATIVITY WEALTH, FINANCIAL SUCCESS FRIENDS, FOES, COMPETITION
Unique Paht Chee birth chart where the PILLARS are element-aligned. (MATCHING ELEMENTS)
HS + EB of each pillar match each other. Except DAY PILLAR - which decribes the “self” = this has CLASHING ELEMENTS of FIRE + WATER but combines in some
instances to make steam.
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Yang Metalʷ
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Yang Fire Horseᦜ
Yin Metal Roosterˈ
Yang Fireܣ
Yang Water˲
Yin Woodᣬ
Yin Metalӽ
Yin Wood Rabbitᣴ
Yang Earth Dragonੂ
Yang Earth DogTEN LUCK PILLARS
mix of Water, Fire and Wood, she is missing Earth and Metal in her chart. Based on a self element of Water, this indicates that Metal brings her resources, and Earth brings her fame. She is 33 years old, putting her in
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Flower Power
Just outside Trump Tower on 5th Avenue. Han Jin, Wan Jin, Lillian, Lily and Ed Noon.
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On Trump Tower glass wall is this image of a pineapple, which means “great luck has arrived.” Just above that, “aliens bringing diamonds.” The graffiti art has been here since Trump became a US Presidential candidate. Good feng shui or what?
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TRUMP’S
Many Downtown City Towers
T
rump Tower New York City has a most unique and auspicious frontage. It has obviously benefi tted from excellent feng shui advice. Th at it is set back into the building and the entrance rising some three levels high notonly protects the frontage and thus the whole building from the negative energy produced by the busy traffi c, it also allows Chi to gather gently before entering the building. Th e Tower’s subdued golden coloured glassy exterior refl ects surrounding skies and eff ectively absorbs all the negative energy caused by surrounding winds causing the building to sway.
Next note the unique metal clock, which features four faces. Th is is a clever feng shui feature to attract good chi from the four directions and throughout the 24 hours of the day! It is placed to the right side of the building (looking out). Th en there are the row of planted potted shrubs that line the frontage pavement in such a way as to defl ect away all bad energy, while generating excellent growth Chi. Th ese plants breathe wonderful yang Chi energy into the Tower for residents, and for the Trump Tower name to spread far beyond the city.
Finally, observe how strongly the name itself is placed on a golden beam across the entrance, and etched subtly into the facade is the icon of
a tree. Th is is a powerful symbol of growth so lacking in all the cities of
the world.
FENG SHUI FEATURES
ADORN
Donald Trump is the biggest
international newsmaker today.
Everything he says, tweets
and talks about makes instant
headlines, not just because he
is a potential President of the
United States, but also because
the Trump name has become
synonymous with luxurious
apartment living, not just in New
York City but also in other cities
of the Americas. FSW takes
a look at the different TRUMP
TOWERS in some of major cities
of America and we are excited
to look at some of the iconic
feng shui features that have
been so brilliantly placed that it
is obvious that Trump real estate
developments have benefited
from excellent feng shui
advice. Here is a sampling of
some of these features, which
have obviously made Trump a
powerful international brand for
wealthy auspicious living.
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his is TRUMP TOWER at Fifth Avenue at the corner of 56th Street also in New York City. Such a clever way to design a building to absorb all the good chi generated by the crossroads. And once again, the use of Wood element energy is cleverly generated by the healthy growing plants amidst dark coloured reflective glass that not only absorb the winds that blow around the building, it also symbolizes Water element energy to ensure healthy growth is forever present.Once again note the use of dark reflective glass covering the facade of the Tower. This is so beneficial for deflecting all bad energy away. The step effect is another clever feng shui touch much favoured by the landscape feng shui masters of Hong Kong.
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ere is the famous metallic globe of the world strategically placed at the front of Trump’s most posh address, 1 Central Park West. The building absorbs all the bright hall Chi from the park. Its many celebrity residents have made the Tower an icon of the city itself but in recent years, its grandeur has been overtaken by more recent and newer TRUMP buildings.B
efore Donald Trump started his foray into politics and signed up for the race to become President of the USA, he had signed his name to all the buildings he built. And there are lots of buildings that carry the TRUMP name. No other Presidential candidate has such an amazing real estate empire and many have described his buildings as gilded phallic structures built to reflect his big ego. No question about it. Trump thinks BIG, so his name gets emblazoned across the streets and avenues of major cities. Actually, there are Trump Palaces, Trump Residences, Trump City Centres, Trump National Golf Courses, and Trump Parks in New York City alone. Indeed, the name has become so big that many buildings that now carry the TRUMP name are not even owned by him, but they do create the illusion that his TRUMP Empire sure is large.w w w . f s w m a g . c o m | O C T O B E R 2 0 1 6 | F E N G S H U I W O R L D 19
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rump International Tower and Hotel in downtown Chicago benefits from amazing landscape feng shui, as can be seen in this perspective picture showing how the building has so wondrously captured the Chi of the river. It is built at exactly where the river curves gently so that the water “embraces” the building like a jade belt, bringing the best kind of Chi energy for prosperity and growth. Once again we see the fullest use of reflective glass to absorb the winds of this windy city and also the architectural treatment of the step effect capturing the Chi of steady growth.T
his golden coloured building is TRUMP TOWER in Las Vegas, the city that never sleeps. Here we see another treatment of the basic feng shui features so beloved of Donald Trump – the use of reflective glass, except here it is golden to absorb the energy of the environment of the Nevada desert amidst clear blue skies, with the strong branding of the name high above the building, and the presence of trees surrounding the front of the building. Revolving doors are used at the entrance of this Casino Hotel to keep the Chi turning.20 F E N G S H U I W O R L D | O C T O B E R 2 0 1 6 | w w w . f s w m a g . c o m
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he TRUMP International Hotel and Tower in Toronto has a less fl amboyant façade, although in Canada, the feng shui features seem to be less evident. Since his Presidential rhetoric however, the TRUMP name seems to have become very unpopular, and some have described the name as an eyesore with a couple of key downtown buildings bearing his name. Canada is a multicultural city and Donald Trump’s comments do not sit well with this proud city. Inside, the Toronto Trump Tower’s décor is also not as ornate nor as luxurious as his American Trump properties. Shown here is the penthouse suite of the TRUMP TOWER TORONTO done in subdued colours of grey and black – not surprising, as this is a “franchised” TRUMP property, as the Donald does not own this hotel.T
he signature look of all TRUMP properties is the lavish use of glass, reflective facades and chrome gold. Inside, there is a feeling of space, while chandeliers create the ambience of luxury and wealth amidst wide brightly-lit halls. It has been reported that Trump uses themagic ratio when designing the size and
dimensions of all the lobby areas of his hotels.
WEALTH &
SUCCESS
AMULET
The new wealth and success amulet features the Victory Banner and the Success Syllable, together with a Chi Lin carrying lots of golden ingots bringing you prosperity and good fortune luck. It also has the Ru Yi, the scepter of authority, to boost your power and influence luck in the year 2017. Great for the go-getters and achievement-oriented among you!
EDUCATION
& SCHOLASTIC
AMULET
For the student from College to prep school age, this amulet features the Carp that becomes a Dragon. As well as bringing scholastic and examination luck, it is also very good for fresh graduates just entering the job market. The artwork features a Dragon Horse with 4 Scholastic Objects for all-round skills. Perfect for children and young adults looking to make a success of themselves in this world.
TAI SUI 2017
AMULET
For the student from College to prep school age, this amulet features the Carp that becomes a Dragon. As well as bringing scholastic and examination luck, it is also very good for fresh graduates just entering the job market. The artwork features a Dragon Horse with 4 Scholastic Objects for all-round skills. Perfect for children and young adults looking to make a success of themselves in this world.
VICTORIOUS
UMBRELLA
PARASOL
This hanging protects you from all forms of catastrophes, diseases, spirit harm and
misfortune. It shields you from anything that can disturb your peace of mind, and keeps you safe from being at the wrong place at the wrong time.
Each year, Lillian Too and the WOFS.com team get to work to
design brand new keychains and bag tags that embody the
symbols and elements needed to sync seamlessly with the
energies of the new year. The 2017 hangings are now here, and
more beautiful than ever! But more important, they promise to
enhance your good luck and shield you from mishaps...
CAPTURING the Chi
of
INSTANT
PROSPERITY
LILLIAN TOO brings a power-packed exciting exclusive
to this issue of FENG SHUI WORLD magazine that opens
up mystical wish-actualizing Taoist feng
shui to readers. Here are some
simplified ways to actualising
incredible good fortune Chi…
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LIGHTING THE EYE OF
THE DRAGON
Look for a lively active Dragon that captures your fancy, a three dimensional Dragon to remind you that the coming year 2017 is when the Dragon gets activated as it is the year of the Rooster, for the Dragon is the Rooster’s secret friend. Next, take a Chinese paint brush and have some black ink or paint nearby. Recite 21 times the syllable mantra of Om Mani Padme Hum and with
a clear motivation in your heart, dot the eyes of the Dragon, visualising the eyes opening and bringing your Dragon to life. Th is is now your wish-fulfi lling Dragon!
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YIN & YANG TO
GET ALL THINGS
BALANCED
Th is is a fundamental aspect of good feng shui. Always ensure there is good balance of these two primordial forces within your environment. For instance, always make sure there is a lamp lighting any dark corner of the room, have a yang energy growing plant where there is too much yin of stone and flooring. And always have light yang
c o l o u r s b l e n d with darker yin
colours when decorating, t o o f f e r a nice balance i n y o u r interior decor.
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EVERYTHING
MOVES IN CYCLES
This is truly the most basic of Taoist thought, and indeed, the circle that signifi es the cycles of time reminds us that for every beginning there must be an ending, for every start there must be completion. Th us respect the changing of the seasons, the pulsating cyclical nature of energy, and be assured that life is always a series of highs and lows, ups and downs. Th rough it all, stay calm and the transformations of the seasons must surely bring you only goodness. Just as the elements of the Universe have a cyclical overriding aspect to their infl uence. To actualise the power of the circle, display at least six items that are circular in your living space, such as mirrors or crystal balls.
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THE POWER OF
LIKE WITH LIKE
Taoist feng shui always stresses the incredible good feng shui of like with like. So when you are born on the 2nd day of the month,
then the number 2 brings you luck. Th e number that refl ects your birth day when repeated in your home address or telephone number will bring you good fortune. I was born on the 11th day of the month and all
my life, the number 11 has brought me great good fortune, even to the extent of
striking it all the time at the roulette table. Whenever I place my bet on #11, it is sure to come up within the fi rst 11 rolls! Plus of course, for the past 40 years, I have lived in a house with the
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AWAKENING
THE COSMIC QI
Th is means activating all the things around you. Your home must always enjoy Chi that is alive. Th us every year, clean out the stagnant Chi that has settled in dark corners, behind cabinets, or withered away in the gardens. It is impossible to list out all the instances when Chi can stagnate or die. You have to set about going through the rooms of your home and the diff erent sectors of your garden and re-awaken energy that has gone to sleep. Awaken the cosmic Chi and you will feel a revitalising in your energy. You should also wake up Chi energy in your home when someone gets suddenly seriously ill!
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FLOWING WITH THE DRAGON’S BREATH
It is a good idea to consciously create a moving fl ow of Chi inside the home, allowing it to travel along a winding trajectory. Using a combination of light and heavy furniture, create natural pathways that everyone usesTry to change the fl ow of Chi each year, as this will awaken hidden stagnant energy. Th is will allow the Dragon’s cosmic breath to fl ow naturally within the home.
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LUCKY NUMBERS
Everyone has a number that is unique to themselves, and this can be a single number or a two-digit number. Th is number can be related to your birth date or to the numerology patterns derived from the alphabets of your name. Whatever it is, once you know the number that brings you luck, consciously use the number so that it constantly gets activated e.g. for your car, as your phone number, or as your password. You can activate lucky numbers in many ways. Th is will also reaffi rm the luck associated with the number.
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MAGNIFICENT RATIOS
Th is is one of my absolute favourite aspects of mystical Feng Shui and I have used it, recommended it and written about it many times before. It is from the magic ratio that I have derived my own personal lucky number. Th e ratio is 1:1.618 . Th e size of rooms, halls, foyers, windows, tables, rugs, carpets, book covers, calling cards, even logos and so forth that follow the dimensions of this ratio can lead to a shape that is certain to create absolute good fortune.
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SENSING THE QI
Th is is diff erent from smelling the wind. Sensing the Chi is your awareness of good and bad energies in the environment. All of us are sensitive to energies. Just go into a sad house and then enter a happy home, and you can immediately sense the difference. The energy of environments is influenced by the Chi exuded by residents. This is because the environment comprises the energies of
Tien Ti Ren, i.e. the energies
of heaven, mankind and earth, with mankind at the centre of the whole. It stands to logic then that you are able to sense your own Chi, and when this needs fi xing, you must attend to it as soon as you can.
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SECRETS OF THE SEASONS
There is plenty of weight given to the feng shui implications of the seasons. In the China of the old days, the luck of mankind is related to when one gets born, so that everything associated with the season of one’s birth strongly infl uences the path of destiny one treads through in life. Knowing how to unlock the secrets of the seasons brings absolute good fortune always.
Th ose born at the height of winter will always benefi t from warmth and from the colour red which signifi es fi re. But if you are born in winter, the colour associated with you is black, so wearing black with a dash of red benefi ts you even more, because you refl ect your season of birth while still staying warm. Th ose born in Spring will benefi t from being surrounded by the colour of Spring, which is light green; those born in summer always benefi t from all shades of red, while those born in the Fall should wear the purifying colour of white!
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THE SOIL OF YOUR EARTH
Looking below, observe the quality of your soil and you can see instantly if it is fertile soil or arid soil. Naturally, it is the soil on which plants can grow in that is the best kind of soil. But observe also the colours, composition and amount of water the soil contains. Also,
look to see if the soil is tight like clay or light like sand. Th e soil of our lands can contain much treasure or it can be barren. It is always benefi cial to be able to feel
the earth beneath your feet at least once a day, so when you live in high-rise buildings, make it a habit to connect with the earth on the ground
in the surrounding gardens as often as you can. Th is maintains the trinity
of tien ti ren in your life and within
your living space.
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LIFE FORCE ROCKS
I am such a believer of life force stones that over the years I have collected many such stones, or rocks that have directly spoken to me. Th ese have come from many diff erent holy pilgrimage places that I have been to. I never pick these from mountains, rivers or beaches, because I do not like taking rocks from Nature. It is not a good habit, as all such places have Guardian entities that act as Protectors, and they never like it when people take their rocks. So I prefer to purchase my rocks, usually from local vendors, and then I go through elaborate purifying rituals before displaying them in my garden shrines and ponds. Th ese rocks exude wonderful life force Chi and they also channel the diff erent kinds of Chi from the soil and air of my own space. This aspect of spiritual feng shui is very beneficial, and h e l p s y o u w i t h o u t y o u e v e n realising!
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CLOUD SENSATIONS & SYMBOLS
Remember that clouds always mean good luck. Skies without clouds are unlucky skies! Looking above and seeing the patterns of the clouds is incredibly useful in measuring the feng shui of your part of the Universe. Often, looking up, you can sense the Lord of the heavens trying to tell you something, because cloud formations often reveal symbols that hold meaning for you and you alone. Th ese are the signs from heaven.
See if you can make out some of these good fortune signs, such as deities, gods and goddesses, celestial creatures like Dragons and Chi Lins, chariots, horses, carriages, and auspicious symbols of the Gods’ implements and tools such as tridents and vajras. Th ese all portend good things. Cloud images never last very long, and when you ask someone else to see them, usually the winds come and disperse them. Be observant!
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ABUNDANCE CHI WITH WATER
Th e Chi of WATER always brings prosperity and wealth accumulation. Hence air and soil that is laden with water is always auspicious. When it rains, collect some of
the rain and bring the rain water into your abode. Pour the rain water into your indoor ponds and potted plants. Th is brings the air of abundance into the home. Likewise, bring some of the rain soaked soil into the home and share it with your plants, as this brings the soil of abundance into the home. I do this at least once a week during the current rainy season. Th ese water rituals unite the trinity of Tien Ti Ren most eff ectively.
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SMELLING THE WIND
Th is is a skill that gets better with practice and doing it with awareness on a daily basis will heighten your psychic abilities. When you start to smell the winds you will soon begin to catch the subtlest of scents that come with strong winds and likewise with gentle breezes. Soon you will become sensitive to the winds that blow from diff erent directions. Smelling the winds is a practice that awakens your deepest senses. Good feng shui homes always smell good!
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WEALTH &
LIFE TREES
In all the spiritual traditions of the world, trees have always been honoured as the life-giving source of the most amazing growth Chi. When you surround yourself with nine varieties of trees, they bring the completion of every kind of aspiration luck. Taoist Feng Shui Masters have always been very fond of Wealth Trees and Life Trees, to the extent that trees have become immortalised in feng shui lore. Every part of the tree – from the root, to the bark, to their branches to the tips of their leaves, even their seeds – all these can make powerful feng shui talismans and cures. I
would write an entire book on the feng shui of trees, but for now, let me recommend that you fi rst invite into your homes my Trees of Wealth energized by the presence of six birds – these will create the cause for you to start a powerful connection with the growth energy of trees.
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MYSTIC CODES TO WISH FULFILMENT
Since ancient times, the wise men and sages of China have known that the quality of our lives , our good fortune and our destinies are ruled by the mystical codes of the Universe. Th ey
also know that there is a red string connecting all the people of the world and that these codes aff ect the actions and fate of every living being on the planet, including the animals and the plants. Everything on earth is connected by these mystical codes.
Th ere is a mathematical equation that pulls these codes together, and I am not surprised that the software geniuses of our generation are building larger and more powerful computers than ever before. Indeed, coding is the method of working through the algorithms of all of today’s
technological breakthroughs. In Taoist Spiritual practices that impact on our fortunes, t h e re a re b re a t h i n g techniques, exercises, postures, visualisations and meditations that e n a b l e u s t o access these codes, and over time, to apply their u s a g e e v e n though we may not understand how they work.
Th is is the key to unlocking a great deal of wish-granting actualisation that seem to off er results like magic. Perhaps we are at the edge of discovering how this Taoist magic actually works, but for now, what we have are methods of capturing the Chi energies that unlock the mystical codes that can nevertheless benefi t us.
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CAPTURING THE CHI OF MOONLIGHT
Th e Taoist Masters work with both the Chi of Sunlight and Moonlight. For soft magic that is gentle and all-embracing, we work fi rst with the power
of moonlight, which is in actual fact refl ected sunlight. Moonlight is yin,
feminine and pacifying. And it is extremely powerful. It is also subtle and can be channelled into our bodies through strong visualisation on a quiet moonlit
night. Th e best time to do this is during the Hours of the Rat between 11pm and 1am, the time when the old day gives way to the new day.
Stand with feet about one foot apart in the Chi Kung stance, hands hanging relaxed
by your side. Th en look up at the moon and visualize the light of moon shining down and entering the centre of your body directly into the spot that is just above the navel, about three inches below the breast. You need to capture a good
amount of moonlight Chi to empower your ability to create wish-granting magic. In the old days, disciples would do this every month during the nights of the waxing moon until the moon reaches full moon. Th is is the start to practising
Taoist magic!
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HEAVEN &
EARTH
UNITING
A l m o s t a l l a s p e c t s o f Taoist Feng S h u i a r e b o u n d b y the trinity of Heaven, E a r t h a n d M a n k i n d . This trinity is t h e u n d e r l y i n g p h i l o s o p h y t h a t emphasizes the idea of the energies above blending with the energies below, that of heaven uniting with earth. Indeed, according to Taoism, clouds in the skies reveal what lies beneath the earth so that soil that is rich in some particular mineral will refl ect their colours upwards into the skies. Th e Chi of heaven wafts downwards through the air and is carried by the winds. Th e Chi of earth rises from the ground channelled by the trees and plants that bring the goodness of the earth to the surface. Good feng shui must thus be channelled upwards from the ground, and downwards from the heavens. Meditate on this and use your mind to visualize the fl ow of cosmic Chi into your body and into your home. So benefi cial!(]HPSHISLH[HSS>VYSK6M-LUN:O\P)V\[PX\LZ^VYSK^PKLVY]PZP[www.fsmegamall.com/oct2016 (\Z[YHSPH(Y\IH*LU[YHS(TLYPJH*HUHKH1HWHU4H\YP[P\Z4HSH`ZPH5L[OLYSHUKZ5L^*HSLKVUPH
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Place him in the centre of your home to enjoy happiness and victory throughout the year! The Laughing Buddha removes
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f e w ye a r s a g o , w h i l eattending a wedding dinner with my husband, I was seated next to a lady and throughout our 8-course Chinese dinner, we chatted about all the horoscope forecasts of everyone in her family. Finally, when the final course was being served, she lowered her voice to a whisper, “Actually I have a personal problem I want to ask you. My youngest son is giving me some headaches... but I don’t know if feng shui can solve this kind of problem.”
I asked what her problem was, and she heaved a big sigh and said “Well… all my children are doing really well except my youngest boy. My eldest girl is already married; she is a dentist in Australia. My eldest boy is working as an engineer for a German firm - he’s about to get married end of the year. My other daughter lives in the USA and works for a technology company; she’s doing really well and getting a high salary. But my youngest son… aiyoh… for some reason, he is just
not like his siblings.”
Mrs Liew’s son Marcus* was now already 17 years old, and she continued to explain, “I don’t know what happened, he wasn’t always like this. He was a very bright student until a few years ago when he started losing interest in his studies. He became involved with a girl at school and since then has gotten very distracted. They have broken up… but now I suspect he might even be dabbling with drugs, but I don’t have proof. He’s always coming home late and always asking us for money. One time when we didn’t give him the money, he stole money from our wallets. So I’m not sure if this is something feng shui can solve?” Mrs Liew invited me to her place
the following week to take a look at the feng shui of her apartment. She explained that three years before this, she and her husband moved into this upmarket apartment unit in the heart of KL. As all her children (except for her youngest son) had already settled down nicely overseas, Mr and Mrs Liew wanted to scale down to a smaller and newer space, with less maintenance. But since moving into the new place, they’ve noticed a big change in their son Marcus’ behavior and performance at school.
“At first we thought he was adjusting to being in a new neighborhood, and perhaps a little depressed that his
brothers and sisters are now living so far away. Then he met this girl whom we didn’t like (her expat father was deported back to Europe for some offence but her mother lives here) and since then, his grades started going downhill. Marcus has become very rebellious and these days we hardly even see him at home.” Mrs Liew sounded so helpless about it all. But nevertheless, she brought out her floor plan and we took some directions at her main door. Immediately, it became obvious why her son’s luck had gone downhill since moving here. The feng shui of this apartment was so bad for Marcus, it was as if the entire layout was designed to completely destroy his personal luck!
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MISSING CORNER IN
THE NORTHEAST
Take a look at the floor plan of this apartment and you’ll see that it has a big missing corner. This missing location happens to be the Northeast location of her apartment! The Northeast represents
Education Luck, but not only that, it
is also the palace of the Youngest Son. Thus in this apartment, it would be very difficult for anyone to excel in school, and especially the Youngest son of the family. Poor Marcus!
by Hanni Lim
casestudy
TEENAGER’S LUCK
GOES DOWNHILL
AFTER MOVING INTO
NEW APARTMENT
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NE
NW
South
North
East
West
SW
bedroom 10’2” x 10‘2” bath kitchen living and dining 11’4” x 17” bedroom 7’10” x 10” West location (Palace of Descendants) has a bathroomNorthwest has a kitchen. This is destroying Marcus’ luck as he is born in the year of the Boar. Northeast location
(Palace of Education & Youngest Son) is missing.
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It’s easy to gain blessings when you have a prayer wheel!
Turning the prayer wheel just once generates the blessings
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WEST LOCATION
HAS A BATHROOM
Note how the West location is occupied by a bathroom! Th e West is
the Palace of Descendants, and having
a bathroom here affl icts the luck of all the children living in this house. The Palace of Descendants ensures one has many future generations and that they bring good fortune to the parents. When this location is affl icted, newly wed couples will have trouble conceiving, and those with children will have diffi culty controlling their children. Since Mrs Liew’s other children are already living overseas, they are less aff ected by this problem, but for Marcus, the bathroom here impairs his luck and causes him to bring disgrace to his family. It is no surprise that he would be mixing with the wrong kind of people and making poor choices in selecting partners and best friends.
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NORTHWEST LOCATION
HAS A KITCHEN
As if the two problems above weren’t bad enough, Marcus, who was born in 1995, is a Boar. Note how the Kitchen in the Northwest of this apartment is burning away his personal luck, as the zodiac location of the Boar is Northwest 3! When I noticed this feng shui affl iction, I explained that the kitchen here was also likely to cause her husband’s health and personal luck to diminish. Mrs Liew confi rmed that since moving into this place, her husband has developed a strange skin problem, and experiences regular chest infections. One time it was so bad he had to be hospitalised for a week!
A DIFFICULT CASE
TO “FIX”
Unfortunately for this family, all the feng shui fl aws of this property were quite diffi cult to “fi x” through renovation. Living in an apartment means there is no way one can renovate or move the bathroom or kitchen. I advised Mrs Liew to move out of this place, or move back to her old house if it was still available. In the meantime, her only choice was to use the small tai chi method to activate the luck of these
affl icted sectors in her son’s bedroom and in the living room.
I advised her to:
t )BOH XJOEDIJNFT JO UIF Northwest to strengthen the luck of the Boar and the Patriarch. Th e element of the Northwest is Metal, so this location benefits from having strong Metal energy. She should do this in the NW of the living room and also the NW of Marcus’ bedroom.
t 1MBDF DSZTUBM CBMMT JO UIF Northeast. Th e Northeast is an Earth location, which benefi ts from strong crystal energy. To enhance this further, she should place a light shining onto the crystal balls so that luck here is magnifi ed. Th is is crucial to activate Education Luck and also to strengthen the luck of the Youngest Son. Again, best to do this in the living room and also in Marcus’ room.
Recently I bumped into Mrs Liew at the supermarket and asked about her son, and she told me that he is now studying in Manchester University (in the UK) and doing well.
“After implementing the feng shui remedies, things improved over the years, and in the beginning, we noticed that Marcus came home more often and made a new set of friends from College. But we also thought it was too great a risk to stay in that apartment, so we bought another apartment. Th is time we made sure it did not have all these problems! Marcus fi nished his A-levels last year with good enough results to get into a good Uni… and is now in his fi rst year at Manchester!”
For those of you having diffi culties with your children’s performance at school, do check the locations in your home that represent your child’s position in the family unit, and also their animal location. If you cannot renovate or move out, you can still improve the luck of your home considerably by placing suitable feng shui enhancers in all the correct sectors of the house.
bedroom 9’4” x 13” closet closet closet
SE
NE
NW
South
North
East
West
SW
bedroom 10’2” x 10‘2” bath kitchen living and dining 11’4” x 17” bedroom 7’10” x 10” West location (Palace of Descendants) has a bathroomHang lots of windchimes here in the Northwest corner of the living room. Place lots of crystal balls here
to activate the Northeast corner. It would also be useful to place a light here to increase the effectiveness of the crystals. Hang windchimes here in the Northwest corner of his bedroom. Place crystals here in the Northeast corner of Marcus’s bedroom
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he fashion industry is constantly looking for ways to reinvent their brands and collections, each season trying to outdo the last, and to capture the imagination of shoppers and fashionistas who are becoming more discerning than ever. With online shopping allowing anybody to become a retailer, the walls of competition have come down, putting more pressure on the big houses to come up with items that one can really covet. Tod this year turned to celebrated tattoo artist Saira Hunjan for inspiration, commissioning her to design a tattooed art piece of the Chinese Dragon, which was artfully inked onto Tod’s Double T messenger bag.8IJMF 4BJSB )VOKBO JT NPSF BDDVTUPNFE UP JOLJOH celebrities like Kate Moss and Sadie Frost, she has always wanted to break into the world of fashion. She counts among IFS JOTQJSBUJPO +FBO 1BVM (BVMUJFST UBUUPPFE DMPUIJOH )FS collaboration with Tod’s features what she calls a mystical beast
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t is always heart-warming to read about a perfectly preserved piece of royal heirloom surfacing and selling for some incredible sum of money. Last month, a particularly stunning teapot from the Qing Period belonging to the Qianlong Emperor was sold to an Asian buyer for the incredible sum of US$3.5 million at Sotheby’s Auction in New York, demonstrating once again how rarely a piece like this comes on the market, and also how highly-prized these kinds of pieces are, FTQFDJBMMZBNPOHTU"TJBODPMMFDUPSTGSPN$IJOB )POH,POHBOEBMTP4JOHBQPSFBOE.BMBZTJB Th e teapot was coveted by over 10 bidders, and is one of only two known to be an ode to Emperor Qianlong’s adoration of tea.Th e teapot has an Imperial poem inscribed on one side and a restful idyllic outdoor scene in the style of classical Chinese scholar paintings on the other side. Th ere is a partially hidden pavilion, an overhanging pine tree, a meandering pathway, a view of water, rocks signifying mountain, a wall with a moon gate, a scholar - very likely the Emperor himself - admiring an open handscroll with writing implements nearby. An attendant serves him tea brewed by a second assistant some distance away.
Th e whole painting is reminiscent of excellent feng shui, where an Imperial scholar can sit in silent contemplation. It is a happy scene and for sure, the beautiful light green teapot is likely to bring good fortune royal energy to whoever displays it for daily viewing. Th e poem memorialises the Qianlong Emperor’s visit to the Hui Mountain Temple, a popular place frequently visited by scholars. It can be interpreted that the teapot symbolizes here a life
of easy leisure and demonstrates the Emperor’s desire to live a simple life of occasional reclusive retreat, a state-of-mind pursued by all those seeking wisdom.
TOD’S NOD
with a lion’s head and a Dragon’s body; but the lion head is more akin to the Chinese lion or “Si Chi” than the African ones we see in real life, and the Dragon body is that of the auspicious Chinese Dragon. To the Chinese, the lion always signifi es protection, useful to embody in a bag in which you keep your valuables. And the Dragon always symbolizes good fortune. Something to save up for this season! 4BJSB )VOKBO JT OPUFE POF PG UIF XPSMET CFTU UBUUPP artists, and isabout to become a whole lot more famous with her Tod’s collaboration.
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efi nitely the highlightof my short holiday to the city that never sleeps was watching Adele live at Madison Square Garden. We were SO lucky to get six tickets to Adele’s show in New York. We had seats on the fl oor right next to
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WATCHING
ADELE
LIVE
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sing 28 of all my most popular songs.” We went with Lily, Ed and Jose, who fl ew in from San Francisco to chill out XJUINF 8BO+JOBOENZOFQIFX)BO Jin. Adele sang non-stop for over two hours. 28 songs to a capacity crowd of 20,000 people. I am awed by her huge talent and was very taken with how sweet and sensitive she was to what her audience wanted. She is endearingly down to Earth and also very chatty. Confiding to the audience how she used to swear like anything in the early days, she says she is working on cleaning up her act, and apologized in advance for any lapse in her resolve not to swear. But throughout the show, she kept faithfully to her word!
Adele has a powerful voice and I can see she needs to get water and rest awhile. Somewhere through the show, she talked about the announcement that came out that morning, and she feels sad about the forthcoming divorce of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt, saying “I don’t know them... but I feel sad for them.”
She shared her love of Angelo, her son of three years. She said, “I never realized I could love another human being the way I love my son,” before proceeding to sing the song she wrote about him.
Adele has declared she will stop touring as soon as she fi nishes this tour. She has six shows scheduled for New York, but could consider a residency at Las Vegas in the future. We were mighty lucky to catch her, and oh wow, her performance was amazing and utterly mesmerizing. Really loved her. One of today’s greatest talents for sure!
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There is something very beautiful about Goddess energy.
The Buddhists of the countries bordering the mighty
Himalayas from snow-capped Tibet to tiny Sikkim, Nepal,
India and into the kingdom of Bhutan... and these days
also Vietnam, Cambodia and China have embraced the
Goddess energy of TARA, the beautiful green Buddha.
From her emanates twenty other forms of Tara, in
colours of red, yellow, golden, white and black – each
carrying a different implement with which to sprinkle the
specific blessing that each Tara manifests.
Many thousands - including I - who have prayed to
the 21 Taras regularly invoking her blessings can attest
to the wondrous compassion of the TARA Goddesses.
We recite the 21 Tara Praises and make seven kinds of
offerings on the 8th day of every lunar month, and Tara
always bestows the blessings we seek.
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