London, Apr 13: Every time you move into a new house (or shop / office) your life and luck is going to change for you. Similarly, every time you renovate the premises you're in for a change. Whether the change is - positive or negative - depends on several factors.
I know of an instance in Santacruz that brought a windfall within days of renovation. The windfall was a legacy worth several lakhs from an old aunt of a client of mine.
There is also a case when a Punjabi businessman went bankrupt after lavishly renovating his office. His blunder was that he depended on his interior decorator for Feng Shui advice. And, like I came to know after he went bankrupt, the decorator had `annoyed the Duke` and also violated the rules about Saram Saat (The three killings) - two directions that should be left untouched as per Flying Star School of Feng Shui.
Before starting any renovation that involves banging and breaking down walls, it is necessary to take note of the Grand Duke Jupiter. He must not be annoyed with loud noises of the hammers and drilling machines. Upsetting the Grand Duke brings bad luck.
It is necessary to locate his direction in your house, to get his support for the changes. To avoid any confrontation with him you should never sit facing that direction. Even if the Duke is in your best direction, you must avoid it like plague. It would be worse than facing your Death direction! The Chinese have always believed in it. They never let their army advance if their enemy was approaching from the direction of the Grand Duke Jupiter. How very true!
In 1947, Kashmiri Pathans attacked from North-north-west, where the Duke was located in the year of the Boar. UN intervened at the request of India to end the war in the Jan 1949, before the end of the year of the Boar on 29th Jan.
During a major Pakistani attack in the Southern sector of Punjab, in 1965, India won. The Duke, during this period was in South-south-east.
The story repeated itself when the Duke was in North-north-west during the year of Boar March 1971 and Bangla Desh was created, earning Indira Gandhi the title of Durga.
And yes, earlier during the war between India and China in 1962, the Grand Duke was in the East-North-East! And our jawans couldn't win the war against the Duke and Chinese.
In 1991, Iraqi President Saddam Hussein's forces were in confrontation with the Allies. The Allies advanced from the South-west, the direction occupied by the Grand Duke during 1991.
Saddam's army advanced towards the direction of the Grand Duke and thus suffered heavy losses. The Duke aided the Allies' victory.
According to Flying Star School of Feng Shui, the Duke changes position every year and in this year of Sheep (2003) he is in South-South-West. US-led forces are sweeping north from Kuwait towards the oil fields in Basra and Baghdad.
This time too, whether we like it or not, the Duke is on the side of US President George Bush. This is the end for Saddam Hussein. To return to Feng Shui and renovation, always make it a practice to hire two different persons, one each, for Feng Shui and interior to avoid the vested interests. Better still is the practice of getting Feng Shui advice before even talking to the carpenters, contractors and interior decorator.
A competent Feng Shui consultant can take into account the taboos according to Flying Star Feng Shui and the principles of Compass School of Feng Shui, Form School of Feng Shui and Black Hat Sect School of Feng Shui and give an integrated Feng Shui advice about the placement of furniture, colors on the walls of various rooms, where the temple should be located, the remedies if the toilet is in Wealth & Good Fortune area or South-east, the placement and direction of the children's work tables, computers, kitchen platform and where the micro-oven, fridge, gas-stove, toaster and various other items should be located. The placement of dining table, its shape, the number of chairs around it and the sitting position of every member of the family is as important as the number of burners in your gas stove!