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Avoid Living in Odd Shaped Lots

by Grand Master Lu

Translatedby Janny Chow [1]

What are odd shaped lots? Odd shaped lots are incomplete or fractional lots. In terms of the five elements:

• round shaped lots are associated with metal
• rectangular lots with wood
• broom or irregularly shaped lots with water
• triangular lots with fire
• and square lots with earth

In urban areas, most of the odd shaped lots are triangular or irregularly shaped, and neither of these is suitable for residence.

It is difficult to design floor plans for triangular shaped houses, and the disorderly and asymmetrical pattern of irregularly shaped houses also poses problems to the design of a harmonious floor plan. In selecting lots, one should stay away from odd shaped lots, even though they may be cheaper. These kinds of lots invite noxious chi, and people living in them are gradually subjected to the same kinds of influences and may develop fragmentations. A comparison may be made between the shape of a house and that of a human being. An incomplete lot is analogous to a deformed person with missing limbs or facial features.

A triangular lot with one of its apexes positioned in the front invites "huo sha" [noxious fire energy], and its two sides, the left and the right, invite "feng sha" [noxious wind energy.] An irregularly shaped house, due to the presence of too many angles, invites harm to oneself, or may cause harm to others. Therefore, in purchasing a lot to build a home, one should look for a square, rectangle, or circle, and stay away from odd shaped lots. An odd shaped lot may be considered for the construction of commercial buildings, as long as no one lives there.

A common element shared by most odd shaped lots is the presence of one or more protruding features. Protruding features or objects are associated with extremely strong energy forces, and inhabitants who live for a long time in such houses come under these influences and become extreme in their personalities. The magnetic or subtle energy field of such sites is "strong and chaotic" and may also increase the risk of accidents for the inhabitants.

People living in houses with strong magnetic forces do not experience peacefulness. If it is a commercial building, such as a bank, hospital, supermarket, or department store, (where there is a great deal of foot traffic,) then a strong magnetic force might actually be beneficial. An expert feng shui master would know the method to divert the excessively strong energy in an auspicious direction and thus bring more business to the merchants.

On the other hand, if the excessively strong magnetic force of an odd shaped lot is not directed in an auspicious direction, the strong force would attract scoundrels with ill intentions resulting in bank robberies, medical disputes, thefts and burglaries, and frauds which are most abhorred by businesses. A "dynamic force of vitality" indicates auspiciousness. In contrast, the occurrence of crimes such as arson, murder, rape, and lascvious behaviors at such properties is an indication of the presence of noxious energy.

If the strong subtle energy can be guided in an auspicious direction, it would result in a "dynamic vitality." If it is led, instead, to an inauspicious direction, it would result in horrible crimes. An expert feng shui master would be someone who knows how to direct the earth chi.

I did a feng shui reading for a family who had built their house on an odd shaped lot. When I met them, the family was extremely down on its luck. The inhabitants had already been involved in five different car accidents, some of which were quite serious. Also, every member of the household displayed some kind of neurotic behavior. I noted that these harmful effects were caused by the triangular shaped house in which they lived.

The family members had hot tempers and were easily provoked into anger. The owner and his wife quarrelled every day, and their children were involved in gang activities. Such extreme behavior develops over time under the influence of noxious fire energy from the apex at the front, and noxious wind energy from the two sides of the triangle. The house was built in a triangular lot formed by roads intersecting on angles.

I noticed that the bedrooms were all pointed in the front and wide at the rear, due to the constraints of the house shape. I told the owner, "Your daughters will become men's mistresses."

"Master Lian-sheng, your psychic reading is extremely correct."

"It is not from my psychic reading. When one's bedroom is lopsided, one, of course, cannot become a legal wife but only someone's mistress," I responded. The owner's two daughters, who were quite beautiful, had both fallen in love with married men. Besides getting involved with gang members, they seemed especially attracted to married men.

"What is there to do?" The owner was quite sad.

"Do not continue to live on an odd shaped lot. It is better to move. Find a nice, quiet house somewhere else and convert this house into a shop. This would benefit both you and the house."

I, Living Buddha Lian-sheng, believe it is best to stay away from odd shaped lots because they possess both the characteristics of "fluidity" and "extremeness" which embody violence and chaos. Basically, if such lots are used for commercial buildings, an expert feng shui master should be consulted to ensure the proper guiding of the "chaotic chi" in an auspicious direction. If the "chaotic chi" is not carefully handled, it may bring violence instead of harmony. Such noxious disharmony can be extremely fierce - just thinking about it can make one shudder.

Footnotes
[1] Translated from the fourth chapter of Grand Master Sheng-yen Lu's Household Geomancy: A Detailed Explanation, published in March, 1987.