Before embarking on learning the formulas it is fundamental to understand the importance of the compass. In the old days Feng Shui practitioners used the Luo Pan — the ornate and extremely complex master’s compass. Today, you can use a good modern compass. Select one that gives you readings in degrees — many of the formulas require very exact readings. These readings are usually related to the direction of the main door. The direction the door faces looking out plays a very big role in determining the suitability of the Feng Shui of the house for particular residents. Read the rest of this entry »

Some Key Bedroom Taboos

Mirrors in the bedroom are generally regarded as a very major taboo. Mirrors that reflect the bed will cause the marriage or relationship between the occupants of the bedroom to sour — often because of infidelity and the entry of a third party. Mirrors situated in front of the bed or behind the bed are equally bad. It is strongly recommended that if you have mirrors in your bedroom you should cover them with a curtain or simplyremove them altogether.

• It is also unfavorable for the bedroom to be directly above a) the kitchen, b) the garage, or c) a toilet. Anyone of these three positions creates the bad luck of emptiness and lack of substance. You must never sleep above anything that is empty or harmful. For exactly the same reason, the door of the bedroom should not face a) a staircase, b) a bathroom door, or c) the kitchen.

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There are many bedroom taboos of which you should be aware. There should be a full length, solid wall behind the bed, providing you with support and a sense of security. This is an important rule, but sometimes you will want to tap a particularly auspicious direction, and then you must weigh up your options. It is not possible to get the Feng Shui of the bed 100 percent correct.

If your bed is immediately underneath a window, support is said to be sorely lacking. If you cannot reposition the bed against a solid wall, close the windows and draw the curtains when you sleep. Read the rest of this entry »

It is also possible to energize the personalized success corner by incorporating the theory of the five elements in your practice. Thus, for instance, if the success direction according to the formula is east, you should energize the east corner of the room with wood, which is the element of the east. However, because we are dealing here with the bedroom, it is not advisable to put plants in the east corner of the room. Much better simply to use wooden paneling, wood furniture, or incorporate the color green or brown into the decor of the east corner. My suggestions for energizing the various corners of the bedroom are as follows: Read the rest of this entry »

The Feng Shui of the mainbedroom, the one occupiedby the father and mother of the household, has an enormous effect on the harmony of the home, on its well-being, and on the finances of the household. Thereare several aspects of bedroom Feng Shui. Shapes are important, as are positioning of bedroom furniture and decorative objects. The balance of Yin and Yang is also important and good balance of these two cosmic forces is as different for bedrooms as for other rooms. In bedrooms the Yin components, which suggest calmness and quiet, should ideally prevail because the bedroom is a place of rest, recuperation, and relaxation. The layout of your bedroom thus has important Feng Shui implications but this alone does not make for good Feng Shui. Sleeping directions are also vital and suggest the importance of the use of the Compass Feng Shui formulations when deciding on the exact placement of the bed. Read the rest of this entry »

Students in college or at boarding school can benefit enormously from Feng Shui. Although their rooms are usually small and might be bachelor apartments, the clever positioning of the bed and the desk alone should take care of two vitally important factors in getting good Feng Shui: the sitting and the sleeping directions. It is not necessary to energize the college room with too many decorative or symbolically lucky objects since these will serve to create imbalance in a small room. Also college students should not try to focus too much on wealth energizers since they have not yet entered the job market. Instead the Feng Shui of students‘ rooms should be aimed at ensuring that they enjoy good health and that they study, work, d sleep well. With good FengShui their grades will benefit and, when interviewing for scholarships and jobs, good Feng Shui will bring them success in all their endeavors. Read the rest of this entry »

Because children are always growing and they are usually full of energy, Feng Shui experts recommend that young children’s bedrooms should have more Yang than Yin features. This means more light and more noise; rooms should be brighter and generally more lively in terms of color and energy levels. Thus if your child pins up posters of pop stars, plays loud music, has the television or radio blaring through the day — all this spells good Feng Shui. Not only will the children’s health and energy levels generally be strong and vigorous but their share of good luck will also simultaneously be enhanced. Read the rest of this entry »

Your Kua number offers you your most auspicious direction for ensuring that your personal happiness is safeguarded. It also identifies the luckiest compass location for your love life. The luck referred to here is marriage and family relationship luck. When you activate your personal family direction and location, you will be effectively enhancing your relationship luck.

Try to locate your bedroom in your marriage/family location and try to sleep with your head pointed in your marriage/family direction.

Never sleep with a mirror facing the bed. A television is alsoregarded as a mirror as it reflects your image as well. If you have a television in the bedroom, make sure to cover it when it is not in use. Read the rest of this entry »

The Location of Your Bedroom

While the Kua formula prescribes the ideal location for your bedroom according to specific compassdirections, other factors also have to be taken into account. Thus,irrespective of where the bedroom is actually located in the home, thereare certain guidelines which should be observed to safeguard your health. Much of this has to do with ensuring that you are not attacked by SharChi, or killing breath, hostile energy that brings illness, bad temper, and depression. Be aware of the following bedroom locations: Read the rest of this entry »