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Dear Toni,

I believe there are two schools of thought in considering a microwave oven:-

1. One school of thought is that microwave ovens were never invented in
ancient times and some Feng Shui practioners may argue that since this is
the case, there is no standard way to say whether it is good or bad Feng
Shui. This camp will usually be not sure and can either give you a Yes or No
answer.

2. The second school of thought is that a stove is different from a
microwave. Under the Five Elements concept, the characteristic of a stove is
that the fire flows upwards and thus this is considered a `Fire element'.
However, if you are only using the microwave, it implies energy that `flows'
inwards which has the characteristics of the metal element. Therefore if you
are only using the microwave and not the `oven' feature, then in this case,
it no longer represents the fire element.

Currently, it is my belief that the microwave represents the `metal' element
and not fire element which has no effect on the water element unless you use
the `oven' feature. In such a case, there is no longer a clash of Water and
Fire element or a clash of yin and yang.

As I mentioned earlier, the microwave is new and in my opinion, I will
classify the microwave as belonging to the metal element based on the
reasoning in para 2. In such a situation, there is no effect of the
microwave on top of the water element i.e. the fridge.

However, can I ask you a question?

Which direction is the microwave located and whether do you have a stove?

1. If you have only the microwave in the home, this is not favourable in
Feng Shui as one should ideally also have a stove in the kitchen to
represent the fire element.

2. If you only have the microwave and if it situated at the North sector of
the home, this is equally unacceptable as the North represents water element
and worse still if you do not have a stove, your kitchen is considered
`cold' and thus you most unlikely can retain the warmth in your home.

3. It is acceptable to have a stove and a microwave in the home. But
remember not to have two set of stoves in the home. This is considered very
inauspicious.

Like I mentioned, earlier, a microwave is a modern `invention' and based on
it's characteristics of energy moving `inwards', it can be classifed as a
metal element. If you are using the oven feature, then the heating element
will (glow... unseen inside the microwave) and it is considered a Fire
element. If you are using it more often as a fire element, then, it is best
not to place the `oven' on top of the fridge as this is a real clash and
very inauspicious.

Hope that helps.

Cecil





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Date: Thursday, April 08, 1999 4:57 PM
Subject: Re: stove next to fridge??


>From: "Toni Pedro"
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>Dear Cecil
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>Thanks for a great forum!
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>I have my microwave oven on top of my fridge. I know this is not ideal,
but it is difficult to put it anywhere else. I have however, placed a block
of chipboard/wood approximately an inch thick between the fridge and the
microwave so that they are not in direct contact with eachother. I was also
hoping that the wood element would bridge the contrasting fire and water
element. Do you think this is completely unacceptable?
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>Best regards
>Toni Pedro
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