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Dear Anon,

1. If you can try to provide a sketch.

2. Firstly, a screen is not just about blocking qi (although) it is one of the reasons.

3. There are two other reasons:

FIRST:-
A.1 For an `L' shaped living cum dining room, it will give each rooms additional rectangular form.

A.2. Even if the living cum dining room is elongated, it will also try to make it `more rectangluar' i.e. two rectangles.

SECOND:-
A.2. If properly positioned, it can help to further `meander' qi or seem to encourage to flow towards the centrepoint and often on to the `other side' which is often the bedrooms and vice versa.

I am very concerned about your statement below:-

>You have said repeatedly that
>Qi flows straight from the
>main entrance through a
>hallway out of the sliding
>glass doors in the back of the
>house is a major leakage.

I like to clarify that what I had mentioned cannot be taken as a blanket cover for all homes to use screens.

It has to be based on individual homes. As no two homes are alike.

If in doubt, please sent in a sketch of one's home to confirm.

The reason for saying so is:

In your `fix' you used a screen. If the main door area is already dim. And if the screen cuts out further light to the main door; sometimes it may not be favourable to do so.

Sometimes, panel glass can be used to allow light to flow towards the main door area. At times, if the screen is placed wrongly, it would seem as a knife `cutting' into the room door(s).

The maxim is often true: " Too much knowledge is (or maybe) a dangerous thing.

Warmest Regards,
Cecil

On 2/26/2003 6:33:00 PM, Anonymous wrote:
>Dear Master Cecil:
>
>You have said repeatedly that
>Qi flows straight from the
>main entrance through a
>hallway out of the sliding
>glass doors in the back of the
>house is a major leakage.
>
>I have used a piece of fabric
>(no holes) and made a drapery
>like screen that is at least
>as high as the front door and
>at least as wide as the front
>door. In addition, there is
>no space between the floor and
>lower edge of the screen. I
>put this screen at the end of
>the hallway. Standing at the
>entrance of the house, one is
>unable to see the glass doors
>in the back even the front
>door is fully opened.
>
>I have also made a drapery
>that covers the sliding glass
>doors in the back of the
>house.
>
>Does what I did block the
>leakage of Qi? Thanks.
>
>Regards,
>Anon