The effectivity of the Feng shui reading will often depend on the depth of knowledge of the Feng shui consultant that you employ. A Feng shui consultant who can provide readings and cure in a whiz may not often be the right consultant. When the readings are done without the aid of a Feng shui compass, start asking questions because the effectivity of Feng shui designs hangs largely on the accuracy of the reader. Do not be impressed outright with a consultant because he has ready answers for everything immediately. This also goes to someone who tries to impress you with the array of charts at his disposal. Remember that you may have no or very little understanding of Feng shui aside from the tips gathered here and there. The zone that is appropriate to you during the time of reading may not be the same several years from now. Your kua number though is your personal number and it is a fixed guide. Your zones could change but your kua number does not. The following are kua numbers and the directions that they are most appropriate in gathering the chi that is generated by your surroundings. People who have a good working knowledge of Feng shui will need no more egging on, they know. Still, for the uninitiated, Feng shui crystal is a good and inexpensive starting point to feed that curiosity. It also gives an assurance to start with something that is closely similar to what a person currently believes in. Even if cleaning maids are available, over stuffing the house disrupts a sense of balance. It could also endanger harmony and interrelationships of the objects and the symbol it represents. It is also for this reason that you should not keep furniture and have them getting in the way for the reason that they are expensive and are a waste to keep them in the storage. While the European way would prefer definitive answers like a yes or no or a black and white, Orientals would try to seek compromises. Because of this, European gardens would tend to be a statement of achievement in all its manipulated grandeur while a Chinese garden would be more spiritual and more in the flow of the landscape, not seeking primarily to improve it as to breath the natural experiences from it.