Monday, September 15, 2008

Feng Shui Tip II: Bedroom

Adults crave for deep relaxing sleep while children need vitality and invigorating energy to keep them active. Thus, a bedroom facing west that receives the relaxing rays of the setting sun is better for adults while a bedroom facing east that receives motivating and bright rays of a rising sun is suitable for kids. A bed facing the window is said to attract bad 'Sha' energy and glare of sun and a Bagwa mirror or wind chimes can help fend it off. The bed facing the door is a strict no-no as it is said to be the 'death position' in which the deceased are carried out of the room. A bedroom should be quiet, serene and peaceful and thus, dim lights and relaxing colors are advisable here. Similarly, more than two mirrors in the bedroom or vibrant colors are said to over-activate Chi.

Never place a mirror at the foot of the bed or facing a window in the bedroom. The ideal Feng Shui position for a bedroom is next to a living room or directly above the lounge room in a two-storey home. Bedroom denotes serenity, auspiciousness, new opportunities and forthcoming growth. The main focus points in the bedroom for Feng Shui are placement of doors, mirrors and bed. A bedroom door opening at a full right angle means that several opportunities have room to come in, while the door that does not open completely, restrict their entry. Place your favorite photo, quote, flower vase or sculpture as the Greeter in the bedroom or the first thing that you see while entering your bedroom from the doorway.

An uncluttered and organized bedroom provides more serenity, efficiency and functionalism. It symbolizes progress. So, get rid of things that you do not use by organizing your drawers and closets. Any obstruction as you enter the bedroom is unsafe and does not allow free flow of Chi, so remove shoes, furniture and electrical wires in the way so that no one trips on them accidentally. If your bedroom door and window are directly opposite to each other, you need to hang a multifaceted crystal from the ceiling midway between them to aid the energy to stay for sometime in the room.

If there is a wall facing the door and distance between them is less than your height, then hang a mirror on the wall. The bed should not be in direct alignment with the door but should allow you to see, who is entering from the door, when you sit up on the bed. You can use a mirror for the purpose. Place the mirror behind the bed or to the side of the bed but never at the foot of the bed. Sleeping under an exposed beam means oppression but if you cannot move the bed, place Chinese flutes on either side of the bed to counter the harsh energy. Similarly, there should be no sharp corner with a tangent aiming at your head, which is known as 'poison arrow'. Moving the bed or hiding the sharpness of the corner can cure it.

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