Streets & Waterways

Waterways play an important role in Feng Shui for it freezes the chi emanating from the mountain. Its juxtaposition in relation to the plot determines the fortune of the occupants of a property. In Feng Shui, streets are considered to be quasi-waterways. There are two types of water, beneficial water and harmful water.

Beneficial water or streets, are streets that gently cascade in a meandering manner towards the property where the chi generated by the water flow or by the traffic is neither strong nor destructive. Waterways or streets that embrace the property bring fortune to its occupants

Harmful water or streets are streets that rush strongly towards the plot and turn abruptly at an angle to the plot. The momentum of the energy propelled by the sudden turn of direction still continues to travel and hit the plot. The strong sha can 'trigger' accidents and mishaps to the household.

The house that bears the brunt of the cutting chi of the river that could adversely affect the fortune of its tenants. While the house being embraced by the river can facilitate the accumulation of wealth by its tenants.

In modern days, when the building is being embraced by the road, it will be easier for the tenants of this building to accumulate wealth. The building cut by the road suffers from the cutting chi generated by the traffic flow. It is believed that the tenants of this building will encounter difficulty with their finances.

Another type of harmful water or street is a straight road leading to a house at a T-junction. The strong and harmful chi generated by the traffic could cause loss of business opportunities and family disintegration This type of sha is called a 'chiong'.

The remedy is to relocate the door so as not to be directly facing the road and in its stead put up a wall to block the sha. If this is not possible tall shrubs planted in front of the door can soften the 'chiong'.

A flowing fountain installed in front of the door could also disperse the sha. Hang a hexagram Ba-gua and a convex mirror on top of the door to deflect the sha when any or all of the above-mentioned cures are not possible to implement.

A house that is situated at the dead end of an inverted T-junction connotes that its tenants will suffer undue financial expenditures. This is due to the depleting chi generated by the traffic on the main thoroughfare that continues to 'siphon' the chi from the house. The cure is to install a concave mirror on top of the door.

Avoid selecting a house that faces the entrance of a residential subdivision. The house is being subjected to two different types of sha generated by the oncoming and outgoing traffic. One is a stabbing sha (oncoming traffic) and the other a depleting sha (outgoing traffic). The energy pattern of the house is aberrant and does not enhance family unity and fortune. The remedy is to transfer the main door to the side of the house and plant shrubs to act as a buffer to the sha.

People residing in a house located at a Y-junction suffer the same consequences as that on a T-junction. The cures are also the same.

A river in front of a house is considered beneficial if the water is clean, free flowing and not noisy. If the water is stagnant or foul smelling and noisy it becomes harmful water.