The key to use feng shui chart is to learn to differentiate between the different types of harmful energy. It is not difficult to learn to read the feng shui charts and luck maps created by the different formula. In the eight mansions formula, the most harmful energy in one house is the dead and killing energy. There is a different between chi energy that is dead and chi energy that is killing.

Dead Energy
Dead energy brings growth awareness to a dead stop. It is usually identified as the sector of the home that is afflicted by the bad luck chi energy. Those who reside in the dead chi sector will suffer from the failure syndrome. Whatever they attempt to do they will find it hard to succeed. Dead energy deprives them of strength. Make an effort to identify the place of intangible dead chi. Use the table to identify this sector in your homes and the apply the suggested method to transform the sector’s chi energy so that it comes alive to benefit people in that sector.
| House Facing Direction | Sector Where Energy Is Bad | Best Way to Transform Energy of the Sector |
| SE | W | Display a Victory Banner here |
| S | SW | Place a large plant in the SW |
| SW | S | Place an urn of water in the South |
| E | NE | Place a large plant in the NE |
| W | SE | Place flowers in the SE |
| NE | E | Place a large plant in the E |
| N | NW | Display a Victory Banner in the NW |
| NW | N | Place a large plant in the North |
Killing Energy
Killing energy is very harmful and unless you are aware of this affliction in the affected part of the house you will not know the reason for the misfortunes of those living there. Killing energy brings severe misfortunes that can sometimes even prove fatal. In many homes, the killing energy is neutralized without residents ever being aware of it because when you look at the indicated method to transform the killing energy, the technique is not that difficult. Use the chart below, check the facing direction of your house and then look in the third column to see what you need to do to neutralize the killing energy in the afflicted sector.
| House Facing Direction | Sector Where Energy Is Bad | Best Way to Transform Energy of the Sector |
| SE | SW | Place an urn of water in the SW |
| S | W | Place a bright light in the W |
| SW | SE | Place a bright light in the SE |
| E | NW | Place a bright light in the NW |
| W | S | Place a bright light in the S |
| NE | N | Place a water feature in the North |
| N | NE | Place an urn of water in the NE |
| NW | E | Place a bright light in the East |
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The following article is taken from the "Feng Shui World (July/August 2008)". To subscribe, please click here.













