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Dear Tina,

A warm welcome to you:)

1. Under Compass School Feng Shui; (especially Flying Star Feng Shui) one can either take readings based on the building or an individual apartment like your house.

2. However, under the Eight House Theory or East/West Group of persons; usually the orientation is taken from the centre-point of your individual apartment to the main entrance door.

3. You can view this url:-

https://www.geomancy.net/resources/art/art-cecilcompass.htm

to confirm how to take compass readings from the centre-point of your individual unit.

4. Please note that the above method(s) are based on the use of an ordinary compass.

5. In Feng Shui, if one knows how to use the Chinese Luopan; the readings is based on the `sitting' position and facing (frontage) of the house. As you have mentioned, it could be the main entrance or the location where the windows at the frontage are. But usually, this is done (best) by a competent FS practitioner. If you are using method (Para 5).

6. Otherwise, you should follow the advice mentioned under Para 3 (above).

>I'm also assuming that the
>straight path west from the
>front door to the bathroom is
>not advisable. Will a
>partition or screen or even a
>large tall piece of furniture
>like an armoire be enough to
>redirect the qi?

7. Yes, it is considered inauspicious for the main entrance door to face the bathroom. Yes you can place a partition or screen. The screen need not necessarily be of full height.

If you place a tall piece of furniture, it should be as tall as the height of the toilet door. Lower than that is not advisable.

Warmest Regards,
Cecil

On 2/4/2002 5:03:00 AM, Tina McDonald wrote:
>Dear Cecil & all,
>
>I am very new to feng shui,
>and I am trying to research.
>But I am stuck very early
>on:<) Some of the books I've
>seen tell me to determine the
>orientation of my apartment
>based on the entry door to my
>apartment unit, and some say
>to base it on the way the
>majority of windows are facing
>(which in my case corresponds
>to the main entry to the
>building). I have a three
>foot wide door facing north
>into a courtyard, and 13 feet
>wide space of windows facing
>south (and 2 feet window
>facing west). All the foot
>traffic is on the south side.
>So, am I in a Li House, or Kan
>house.
>
>I'm also assuming that the
>straight path west from the
>front door to the bathroom is
>not advisable. Will a
>partition or screen or even a
>large tall piece of furniture
>like an armoire be enough to
>redirect the qi?
>
>Thanks, Tina