According to my guru Taoist Master Ch'ing Chen, "After living in the same house and having been subjected to the same environment and magnetic field for a long time, a person will gradually take on the characteristics of his house."

In The Secrets of Earth Magic, the following comparisons are made between a house and the human body:

• The front of a house is analogous to a person's facial features
• The left and right sides are like the upper and lower limbs
• The living room is analogous to the heart
• The bathroom is like the kidneys
• The kitchen is analogous to the liver
• The bedroom is like the lungs
• The dining room is analogous to the spleen

Based on the above analogies, defects in certain areas of a house can imperceptibly influence the health and fortunes of the head of the household. Of course, correlations between specific parts of a house and those of a human body cannot be one hundred percent accurate. Just as some people use the living room for dining purposes and others have a bathroom installed inside their bedroom, there is sometimes not a clear-cut division between the various functions of the rooms.

Yet, Taoist Master Ch'ing Chen told me that a feng shui expert can indeed, after a careful assessment of the house, determine what are its problems.

In the past, when I did feng shui readings for others, I often pointed out to my students structural features which constitute risks for "surgeries" and "abnormal growths." Shortcomings found in houses which would present "surgical risks" are: incomplete enclosure around the house, a skylight in the roof, unbalanced windows in relation to the house, casual positioning of doors, too many doors leading to the outside, inappropriate and unbalanced positioning of doors inside the house. All these are characteristics of "surgical cases."

Which structures pose risks for "abnormal growths," such as tumors or cancers? During the surveying of the house, pay attention to any "protruding features" which clash with the rest of the house. Look for things which do not match the house, and look as if they were attached or added on (like a person carrying a backpack). The mismatch may be in size or in symmetry. One has to pay attention if such "protruding features" exist because they constitute a risk for abnormal growths.

I, Living Buddha Lian-sheng, am rather opposed to the idea of reconstructing or adding extensions to an existing building. For example, often there is originally nothing wrong with the inside of a house, but suddenly one gets a notion to have a certain part of the house pulled out and rebuilt. Or, one decides to build a little house adjoining to the back of the big house. Once the little house is added on, it will completely change the feng shui of the whole structure.

One should know that structural renovations inside a house indicate "surgeries," while adding extensions to the outside of a house indicate "extra growths."

Sometimes, structural demolition and rebuilding of a house are done too casually. If the rebuilding and additions are appropriate, then they do not matter. However, if new clashes are created, they become risks for surgeries or growths. This is because any demolition and rebuilding cause changes in the feng shui and magnetic field of the house. If the changes create a better feng shui and magnetic field, then it is fine. Otherwise, bad changes could be followed by great disasters.

Before going ahead to do any structural renovation or extension, it would be best if one could consult with a feng shui expert. The selection of an auspicious date from the Chinese almananc for the commencement of the construction is very important. Structural renovations or extensions, like surgical operations, can do great harm to the body if they are botched.

I personally pay careful attention to house repairs. If a window is broken, a pipe is leaking, a wall is cracked, water or electricity is not running, or any household appliance is broken, one should have them repaired as soon as possible. These minor repairs do not cause any change or threat to feng shui. However, if they remain unrepaired inside the house for a long time, they can affect one's psychological well-being and, consequently, one's fortunes. Therefore, try not to store any broken things in the house. When there is any problem with water or electrical supply, have them repaired as soon as possible.

There is an analogy between house repairs and preventive health care. A minor cold, if not take care of, might get worse land develop into secondary pneumonia or even kidney problems.

I was once visiting with a friend. And I told him curtly, "Everyone in your family will undergo surgeries."

"Why?" asked the host.

"Because a hole has been dug right next to the stomach."

The owner of the house had wanted a shortcut from the street to his house, so he had had the wall closest to the street demolished, creating a special driveway while keeping the second level of the house intact.

Strangely, in each of the three years since the new driveway was built, one family member had undergone surgery. The host asked me if there was any resolution to the problem without taking out the driveway.

So I picked a "man" [meaning full] date from the Chinese almanac and performed a "repair ritual" to put back up an invisible wall. As expected, from then on, no one in the family has required surgery. The "repair ritual" indeed works wonders.

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