The three most important areas of a house or apartment
In Feng Shui, as in life, certain factors or areas must take precedence over others. In Feng Shui, the three most important areas of a house or apartment are:
– the main door
– The kitchen
– the bedroom
If positive energy (chi) builds up outside and flows into these spaces, it will bring money and opportunities into your life. If these areas are affected by a lack of negative chi or chi, any other positive changes you make won’t have as much of an impact.
This article explores basic ways that you can use Feng Shui for these three areas.
Feng Shui your front door
The front door represents the way life comes to us: our opportunities and possibilities. It represents the yang dimension of the experience. It is important to have a good front door and entrance to allow money, wealth and opportunity to enter your space and life. If chi or life energy cannot enter your home to circulate freely, it will not matter much what is happening in other areas of space.
The front door is the chi mouth of the house. Make sure nothing repels, drives out, or blocks the chi from entering the home. Also, make sure that no objects exuding Sha chi (killer chi) are pointed at the front door. This can include a corner of a building across the street, a T-intersection, an item blocking the door, or directly in line with the front door. The question to ask yourself regarding these items is, how far are you from your property?
To evaluate your input:
– Stand at the front door and look outside. Check that there are no trees, streetlights, mailboxes, pillars, planters, or other items in direct line with the door. These elements can affect your ability to tap into incoming chi and can negatively affect the health of your home.
– Stand in front of your front door and look inside. This area directly in front of the property is the Bright Hall (Ming Tang). Chi settles here and collects before the residents receive him. Make sure the chi can accumulate and circulate. Avoid putting anything here that repels, squeezes, or blocks chi from entering the space. You can learn more about how to do Feng Shui in your post here.
Feng Shui your kitchen
The kitchen, specifically the stove, represents our source of food and our ability to obtain food through our work and careers. The stove has a lot to do with our public life, our career, the recognition we receive, and our ability to manifest our goals and dreams. As a result, make sure the top of your stove is clean and all burners are working properly. Use your stove regularly, if only to boil water for tea. And try to use all burners instead of just your favorite burner.
If there is little chi in the kitchen, this could lead to career problems, financial hardship, and poor health. Take a moment to observe the distance between the stove and the sink; if there is a gap of less than two feet between the two, this can create a clash of elements between fire and water.
Feng Shui your bedroom
We spend a third of our lives in the bedroom. It is a space to heal, rejuvenate and relax, improving our health and vitally. Our bed is energetically connected to each one of us. Sleep is a yin condition: the fact that the bed protects us, comforts us and allows us to truly rest illustrates its great importance.
When evaluating this space, observe not only how Chi enters the room, but evaluate where your bed is located in relation to the incoming chi and place the bed in a command position.
Your bedroom should be square or rectangular; this represents stability and makes the room suitable for sleeping. Avoid round, L-shaped, triangle, or other odd-shaped rooms as they don’t allow for a balanced flow of chi. Learn more about turning your bedroom into a sanctuary of peace.
