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Dear Jez,

Thanks for your reply. I like to share with you what is the rationale for
not having a fish tank in the bedrooms. The main reason is that a bedroom is
suppose to be a YIN location (or for `peaceful' rest). A fish tank is
considered to produce `yang' energy e.g. the fishes swimming in the tank and
the air bubbles etc...

Similiarly, many Feng Shui Masters also say that plants should not be placed
in a bedroom as plants grow and thus produce `yang' energy. For children's
room however, it should instead be more `yang' but also should not have fish
tank or plants but rather, bright coloured walls, musical instruments, hi-fi
etc...

You asked the question whether is it OK to still have the fish tank there if
someone is sleeping in that room. Well, it should not be a permanent
solution i.e. it is ok to have it in a guest room where guest occassional
stay but avoid `permanently' sleeping in this room.

It is quite common for houses to have a swimming pool at the back of the
house. This is still acceptable. What is more important is that preferably,
there should be a protective barrier at the back of the house (after the
swimming pool). You can plant creepers or use brick walls etc.... to create
the `tortise' effect.

Cecil


>From: "Jez Tan"
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>On 1/29/99 1:56:32 PM, Cecil Lee wrote:
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>Yes, Cecil, you were right about rearing fishes. It is a hustle to clean
it too. I was told some time ago to place 6 black fish in a fish tank in my
kitchen window and another one in a spare bedroom. From my understanding
after reading your site is that fish tank should not be placed in the
bedroom. I am going to convert the spare bedroom into a guest room. Is it
Ok to still have the fish tank there if someone is sleeping in that room?
Also, I forgot to mention that outside the North area of my house is my
backyard with a swimming pool. Is that good or back. My front door faces
East.