bluemoon_IHB
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At this point in the RE game- I think Feng Shui should be the least of our worries.
Feng Shui and Communities
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IrvineRenter_IHB
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<em>"Long and straight roads that defined cities have bad feng shui."</em>
What do you think of the Feng Shui of the new urbanist communities where we are going back to the traditional neighborhood design with straight streets and regular blocks?
In good new-urbanist community design, there is attention paid to the length of the streets to try to eliminate long, straight streets. The small grids tend to be tilted and joined together at "T" intersections and other techniques to avoid very long straight streets. Woodbury is a good example of this kind of design. If you drive around Woodbury, the streets are all straight, but they are never very long. Nothing ruins a sense of community like a straight street with 100 houses on it.
I have always been sensitive to these elements of good community design. Half of the classes I took to get my degree were urban planning. We studied what makes for good communities, and living in Irvine has been a great case study, but nowhere in the curriculum for urban planning do they give theories as to <em>why </em>these elements make for good communities. Feng sui, for whatever predictive or explanatory power it has, is at least an attempt to explain <em>why </em>certain elements impact us the way they do.
What do you think of the Feng Shui of the new urbanist communities where we are going back to the traditional neighborhood design with straight streets and regular blocks?
In good new-urbanist community design, there is attention paid to the length of the streets to try to eliminate long, straight streets. The small grids tend to be tilted and joined together at "T" intersections and other techniques to avoid very long straight streets. Woodbury is a good example of this kind of design. If you drive around Woodbury, the streets are all straight, but they are never very long. Nothing ruins a sense of community like a straight street with 100 houses on it.
I have always been sensitive to these elements of good community design. Half of the classes I took to get my degree were urban planning. We studied what makes for good communities, and living in Irvine has been a great case study, but nowhere in the curriculum for urban planning do they give theories as to <em>why </em>these elements make for good communities. Feng sui, for whatever predictive or explanatory power it has, is at least an attempt to explain <em>why </em>certain elements impact us the way they do.
jcaraway_IHB
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I don't think any of Irvine's communities reflect true new-urbanist theory, rather they seem to fit the "new-suburbanist" mold. See Joel Kotikin's article on new-suburbanism.
bkshopr_IHB
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<p>Great observation. The new urbanist theory is all about creating neighborhoods that have curb appeal and encourages pedestrian activities and leave that car in the garage. Shorter blocks allow for easier walking connection to destination at the sametime alleviate the long repetition of cookie cutter houses. Feng Shui theory although did not explained the real reason behind it but it is so still valid today for visual beauty and safety by calming vehicular speed. Feng Shui was generated before the Bible and both still apply today in a very different societies.</p>
<p>Great observation. The new urbanist theory is all about creating neighborhoods that have curb appeal and encourages pedestrian activities and leave that car in the garage. Shorter blocks allow for easier walking connection to destination at the sametime alleviate the long repetition of cookie cutter houses. Feng Shui theory although did not explained the real reason behind it but it is so still valid today for visual beauty and safety by calming vehicular speed. Feng Shui was generated before the Bible and both still apply today in a very different societies.</p>
i asked my father once why it was bad to have a house at the end of a T-intersection, and he gave me a historical rundown:
1- if the house sits downhill of a long street, water would hit it first during a flood.
2- when sewage system didn't exist, folks used to throw their waste/p^ss/sh^t out their front door. when rain came, it would wash it all to the house facing the end of the street.
3- out-of-control horse carriages and, later, out-of-control vehicles could bring trouble to your front door. remember hydraulic brakes weren't invented until, methinks, the 20s or 30s.
1- if the house sits downhill of a long street, water would hit it first during a flood.
2- when sewage system didn't exist, folks used to throw their waste/p^ss/sh^t out their front door. when rain came, it would wash it all to the house facing the end of the street.
3- out-of-control horse carriages and, later, out-of-control vehicles could bring trouble to your front door. remember hydraulic brakes weren't invented until, methinks, the 20s or 30s.
bkshopr_IHB
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Very few owners lived very long in a house at the T intersection. 44 Arcada in Northpark changed 3 owners in 5 years. Even the occupant in 1600 Pensylvannia at the "T" intersection moved every 4 years.
bkshopr_IHB
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Almon, Blackbird Canyon in Laguna Beach is extremly close to the path of drainage. Angie feng shui several properties there and said the same thing regarding the locations. She even said to me Feng (wind) Shui (water). The 2 most important elements in sustaining and destroying lives.
tulip_IHB
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BKshopr,
Do you also notice, most of the REO are facing South? We were told never to buy a house facing South, because it is not good feng shui. I noticed all the REO home which we see are all facing south.
What about cul-de-sac street? I remember my cousin brought her first home in the cul de sac, and it was a no no with grandma. Can you explain why?
Do you also notice, most of the REO are facing South? We were told never to buy a house facing South, because it is not good feng shui. I noticed all the REO home which we see are all facing south.
What about cul-de-sac street? I remember my cousin brought her first home in the cul de sac, and it was a no no with grandma. Can you explain why?
TimHume_IHB
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Never face south?! I guess you never lived where it snowed and wanted the sun to melt the snow from your driveway!
bkshopr_IHB
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<p>Tulip,</p>
<p>Read my intro I mentioned a bad location eventhough it is at the cul de sac. I think it is a coincidence that most REO properties are facing south. It is not feng shui related.</p>
<p>Read my intro I mentioned a bad location eventhough it is at the cul de sac. I think it is a coincidence that most REO properties are facing south. It is not feng shui related.</p>
darsh09_IHB
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Our house has the front door and back door in one line, bad feng shui. Any suggestions on what to do?
waiting2buylater_IHB
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tulip, My wife and I went to a Feng Shui Master this past weekend in Texas and she told us that we need to buy with the house/entrance facing South. The direction is determined by your birth date and hour.
On a side note, she took our age, dealt some cards and started talking about my personality, my wife's personality and also my children's. I must have sat there with my mouth opened because she was extremely accurate. Then she started talking about my job change and it was accurate too. I was never a true believer in this stuff but after that experience, I am a believer. Amazing!!!
On a side note, she took our age, dealt some cards and started talking about my personality, my wife's personality and also my children's. I must have sat there with my mouth opened because she was extremely accurate. Then she started talking about my job change and it was accurate too. I was never a true believer in this stuff but after that experience, I am a believer. Amazing!!!
bkshopr_IHB
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My first experience was shortly after my graduation. I had just received my science degree and this at first sounded like superstition. It was extremely accurate in predicting my life. Feng Shui Master said that I will not work in the field of science and other accurate prediction of my private family matters. I have studied it for over 25 years now.
blackacre-seeker_IHB
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Hey bkshopr! I don't want to take up a ton of your time, but I really enjoy reading your posts and I was wondering if you have a particular opinion about the Oak Creek neighborhood. I'd be interested to know what you think! Thanks in advance!
WestparkRenter_IHB
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[quote author="waiting2buylater" date=1206237317]tulip, My wife and I went to a Feng Shui Master this past weekend in Texas and she told us that we need to buy with the house/entrance facing South. The direction is determined by your birth date and hour.
On a side note, she took our age, dealt some cards and started talking about my personality, my wife's personality and also my children's. I must have sat there with my mouth opened because she was extremely accurate. Then she started talking about my job change and it was accurate too. I was never a true believer in this stuff but after that experience, I am a believer. Amazing!!!</blockquote>
I agree the direction of Fengshui relates to your birthdate and hour.
On a side note, she took our age, dealt some cards and started talking about my personality, my wife's personality and also my children's. I must have sat there with my mouth opened because she was extremely accurate. Then she started talking about my job change and it was accurate too. I was never a true believer in this stuff but after that experience, I am a believer. Amazing!!!</blockquote>
I agree the direction of Fengshui relates to your birthdate and hour.
WestparkRenter_IHB
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[quote author="darsh09" date=1206123327]Our house has the front door and back door in one line, bad feng shui. Any suggestions on what to do?</blockquote>
I've heard to lock this door put a plant or screen or chair, basically cover the back door. I almost bought a house in Woodbury with this floorplan(Plan 2, I think).
I've heard to lock this door put a plant or screen or chair, basically cover the back door. I almost bought a house in Woodbury with this floorplan(Plan 2, I think).
GraceOMalley_IHB
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LOL for the love of God. He has to move. Its required, but it is a T intersection and perhaps they would move less if it wasnt. Or you know if the american people decided they wanted their presidents to live there longer.
bkshopr_IHB
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[quote author="NancyBotwin" date=1222616958]LOL for the love of God. He has to move. Its required, but it is a T intersection and perhaps they would move less if it wasnt. Or you know if the american people decided they wanted their presidents to live there longer.</blockquote>
She responded to my 3/16/08 comment on the White House situated at a "T" intersection.
"Very few owners lived very long in a house at the T intersection. 44 Arcada in Northpark changed 3 owners in 5 years. Even the occupant in 1600 Pensylvannia at the "T" intersection moved every 4 years"
The war of 1812 led by Andrew Jackson our White House was burned and the ground was modified. The site plan had bad feng shui. Most of the presidents after Jackson performed poorly.
During the 1860's the White House was situated at a "T" intersection without the grass mound blocking the bad "chi" Lincoln was assassinated at the neighboring theatre. Several lack luster presidents after Lincoln were also short lived and died from sickness while in office. Because of bad feng shui Presidents after Lincoln performed poorly and only a few people today actually knew their names.
Frederick Law Olmstead (Landscape architect for Central Park and an advocate for Yosemite National Park) was hired during the 1890's to redesign the landscape master plan. Although the Parisian style axial planning by Pierre-Charles L'Enfant's was grand and stately for our White House and Capitol Olmstead recognized the visual vulnerability of the White House positioning and he reshaped the front with grass mound and circular roundabout to create a much better defensible entrance.
<img src="http://images.barnesandnoble.com/images/24790000/24793605.jpg" alt="" />
Theodore Roosevelt was the president who was the president during that era after the modification and he led our nation into the 20th century with miraculous projects such as the Panama Canal, Preservation of Yosemite, created health regulation and labor and safety law. He put children in schools away from the factories. He also opened door to foreign policy starting with South America. He is being remembered by having a "Teddy" bear named after him.
She responded to my 3/16/08 comment on the White House situated at a "T" intersection.
"Very few owners lived very long in a house at the T intersection. 44 Arcada in Northpark changed 3 owners in 5 years. Even the occupant in 1600 Pensylvannia at the "T" intersection moved every 4 years"
The war of 1812 led by Andrew Jackson our White House was burned and the ground was modified. The site plan had bad feng shui. Most of the presidents after Jackson performed poorly.
During the 1860's the White House was situated at a "T" intersection without the grass mound blocking the bad "chi" Lincoln was assassinated at the neighboring theatre. Several lack luster presidents after Lincoln were also short lived and died from sickness while in office. Because of bad feng shui Presidents after Lincoln performed poorly and only a few people today actually knew their names.
Frederick Law Olmstead (Landscape architect for Central Park and an advocate for Yosemite National Park) was hired during the 1890's to redesign the landscape master plan. Although the Parisian style axial planning by Pierre-Charles L'Enfant's was grand and stately for our White House and Capitol Olmstead recognized the visual vulnerability of the White House positioning and he reshaped the front with grass mound and circular roundabout to create a much better defensible entrance.
<img src="http://images.barnesandnoble.com/images/24790000/24793605.jpg" alt="" />
Theodore Roosevelt was the president who was the president during that era after the modification and he led our nation into the 20th century with miraculous projects such as the Panama Canal, Preservation of Yosemite, created health regulation and labor and safety law. He put children in schools away from the factories. He also opened door to foreign policy starting with South America. He is being remembered by having a "Teddy" bear named after him.