🪑 How do I place furniture?
Pick a room in the Furniture tab, tap a piece to select it, then tap a cell on the Layout grid to place it. Tap a placed tile to remove it. Start with the Door and the room's anchor piece (Bed, Sofa, Desk, etc).
🔥 Will adding 3 lamps make my Fire element stronger?
No — it works against you. Five-element balance is about presence, not quantity. One Fire piece already represents Fire chi in the room. Placing three doesn't triple the effect; it pushes that element into excess, and the score treats 3+ of the same element as a penalty ("Too much Fire — add water or metal to cool it"), not a bonus. If an element is missing, add one piece of it — don't stack several.
☯ What is the Chi Harmony Score?
An average of four factors: Energy Flow (door/window placement), Command Position (is your anchor piece backed by a wall and able to see the door?), Element Balance (Five Elements present without excess), and Conflict Avoidance (room-specific clashes, like stove next to sink).
🧭 Why is North at the bottom of the grid?
This app uses Southern Hemisphere orientation for Australian users — North is sun-facing here, unlike the Northern Hemisphere convention. The compass, bagua zones, and all directional advice follow this. Tap the badge in the header any time to switch hemispheres.
🎴 What does the Birth Chart tab do?
Once unlocked, enter your birth date to see your personal Five Element balance (based on classical Bazi 八字 calculation — year, month and day pillars). It shows your single strongest and weakest element only, and suggests specific furniture in your current room to help balance the weakest one. No birth time is needed.
🚪 What's "command position"?
Your room's key piece (Bed, Sofa, Desk...) should have a solid wall behind it and a clear view of the door, without sitting directly in the door's line of sight. This is one of the oldest and most consistent feng shui principles across schools.
🧩 What are the Puzzles?
Each puzzle loads a scene with one classic feng shui mistake already in place — like a bed lined up with the door, or a kitchen and bathroom sharing the same space. Find it, fix it by dragging things around, then check your solution. "Within a Room" puzzles use the same furniture grid as the Furniture/Layout tabs; "Between Spaces" puzzles use a simplified 3×3 map to work with the placement of whole rooms — and outdoor spaces like the garden or garage — relative to each other, instead of individual furniture.