It will also be very helpful if you should learn first the general precepts of Feng shui. Having a good working knowledge of Feng shui will be of invaluable help when you choose experts, since what you know will be a good gauge in determining the level of expertise of the Feng shui consultant that you wish on your payroll. Television inside the bedroom should be avoided. If it can't, cover the tv with materials that are made of plastic, not cloth. Never face water and fire related fixtures opposite each other. For example a refrigerator should never be placed opposite a stove. They are ruled by opposing elements, which is believed to be contributory to the discord that could be suffered by the members of the household. And yet these are the entry points where the chi passes. In English, these are ventilation passages and are only logical to clean these passages very well to insure entry of clean air and allow the stale ones to escape. Do not allow your house to be overwhelmed by accessories and other stuffs. These are not only dust gatherers, they also makes cleaning more cumbersome. Unlike the ancient world where there is so much time in the hands to enjoy and relax, today, living has almost become synonymous to being active. Where time is almost always budgeted to fit to a schedule where the next activity could be filled in. Where most live to work to earn the money enough to get a vacation knowing that during that vacation the thoughts would inadvertently be revert on unfinished work. The bottom quadrants represent zones for wisdom, career and helpful people. The movements, intentions, activities and even the decorations in the house should as much as possible be in harmony with these zones so as to derive the benefits of the energy that it emits. The following are the following zones with its corresponding numerical value and its energy association. For some it would mean very little and with the passage of time it will amount to nothing. While it is true that there are eight basic compass direction, a Feng shui compass reading goes far beyond that. For example, a Feng shui reading is dependent on time. There are 24 hours in a day and so there are 24 main divisions.