Upon consulting a book on Feng Shui, I think that the main entrance of an apartment I am moving into is positioned in the area of "Five Ghosts" - What does this mean exactly? And what can I do as a cure?.

Under the Eight House Theory of Feng Shui, one can in general consider a house which is :
- Not suitable but not less `serious'
- Not suitable and a real mismatch.

A real mismatch occurs and is ranked as follows:-

1. Death line flowing from the main entrance door. (Ranked First worse)
2. Disaster line flowing from the main entrance door. (Ranked Second worse)

Not suitable house but less `serious'.

These are the Irritation and Spook or 5 ghosts. (not ranked in any order).

Five ghosts is a direct Chinese translation and has no equivalent meaning in English. Many of Chinese terms also do not have a `real' meaning on this and you do not have to be concerned about the Five ghosts but merely it means that whatever you do, there is some hinderance or obstruction in your path.

For a house with `less serious' intangible forces flowing to your main entrance door, you can still continue to keep the location bright and not leave the door open all the time.

More importantly, `map out' all the intangible force for you and your family especially locations that you and your family spent time at e.g. bedrooms etc.

Hope that helps.

Cecil Lee
Center for Feng Shui Research
March 1999