Residential feng shui holds significant importance; dwellings of this kind should be avoided!
A dwelling blessed with good feng shui can enhance the owner’s flourishing career and financial prospects, ensuring smoothness in all endeavors. Conversely, residing in a home with unfavorable feng shui or one that drains wealth will detrimentally affect your fortune and the well-being of your family. One cannot simply choose a home based on personal preference alone. Let us explore together the types of residences one should avoid!
1. **Piercing the Heart**
If your front door aligns directly with a corridor or passageway, a chilling sensation pervades upon opening, as if the entirety of your home is laid bare. In terms of form, it resembles a “sword,” directly piercing the heart of the dwelling in terms of feng shui. Such a layout, known as “piercing heart sword,” is a type of ‘road rushing’ arrangement where the corridor directly faces the front door. This layout leaks energy and ventilation, grossly violating the feng shui principle of “harboring wind and receiving qi,” leading to a significant mismatch. Moreover, in some cases, the corridor is longer than the residence itself, penetrating its very core. Energy flows out ceaselessly, and upon stepping out, one is immediately subjected to sharp winds, disrupting the body’s energy field. Energy cannot be sustained, leading to continuous loss and financial decline.
*Remedy:* To counter this, place large items such as screens or position large green plants outside the front door to block the rushing energy.
2. **Inhaling Elevator**
This pertains to elevators in urban apartments where the front door aligns directly with the elevator. When the elevator operates, it seems to inhale, slowly absorbing the energy of the home and taking it away, disrupting the principle of harboring wind and receiving qi once more.
*Remedy:* Ideally, avoid choosing such homes. If the layout is already fixed, a large screen inside the door or placing large-leaved plants like money plants and fortune trees within can attract wealth and negate the negative effects.
3. **Through-and-Through Door**
Upon opening the front door, an internal pathway becomes visible, extending to the lowest point of the residence. First, regarding the flow of energy, and secondly, privacy becomes a challenge. According to feng shui, extramarital affairs or elopements are likely, and tranquility is hard to maintain. If there is a back door that directly aligns with the front door, they should not be on the same straight line. Otherwise, the prosperity cannot extend.
*Remedy:* Screens are the best option in this case. Ideally, avoid living in such homes.
4. **Narrow Gateway**
While a residential front door shouldn’t be as expansive as that of a shop to prevent energy leakage, it should not be overly narrow either. A too-narrow door creates a sense of oppression, hindering the inflow of wealth. The mouth, as a symbol of energy, cannot intake enough with a narrow entrance, obstructing the flow. For urban homes, a reasonably broad entrance is essential, ensuring a flow of positive energy and financial prosperity. Though on a smaller scale, having an expansive entrance, known as a “bright hall,” positively influences wealth and overall fortune. However, if the entrance is overly narrow, it obstructs the energy flow.
*Remedy:* Unless you can reconstruct and widen the entrance, avoid choosing such homes.
Homes should not lack corners!
Regardless of whether it’s an apartment building or a standalone villa, the layout must be rectangular. Avoid knife-shaped, pistol-shaped, concave-shaped, or convex-shaped buildings. In feng shui, each direction represents different family members. Only a fully filled rectangular residence ensures each family member’s proper placement, guaranteeing their safety and health. Otherwise, missing corners will harm the corresponding family members.
Homes shouldn’t be excessively elongated!
Whether it’s long front-to-back and short side-to-side or short front-to-back and long side-to-side, overly elongated layouts are extremely unfavorable. Houses with a north-south short axis and an east-west long axis lack depth, hindering qi flow and preventing the birth of descendants. Conversely, homes with a north-south long axis and an east-west short axis often suffer from poor lighting and ventilation. Additionally, long and narrow corridors waste usable space.
Good lighting in residences is essential!
In modern urban settings, where space is at a premium, many layouts lack windows facing south or have insufficient or improperly placed windows, leading to poor lighting and damp, dark interiors—an epitome of Yin energy. Prolonged residence in poorly lit, Yin-heavy rooms inevitably damages the homeowner’s financial prospects and health.
The southeast corner of the home should be expansive!
The southeast corner signifies the best lighting and ventilation. In feng shui, this area is termed the “wealth gate.” A dwelling where this area is dim or blocked by other structures experiences stagnant energy flow, closing the “wealth gate,” leading to financial stagnation.
The orientation of the kitchen is crucial too!
The kitchen, being the area with the most fire element, requires careful consideration. In feng shui, kitchens in the northwest (Qian palace) and west (Dui palace) are highly discouraged. Kitchens in the northwest harm the health of male family members, while those in the west adversely affect marital relationships.
Pay attention to the orientation of bathrooms as well!
Bathrooms, being water-related spaces, should not be located in the northwest (Qian palace), west (Dui palace), or north (Kan palace). A bathroom in the northwest affects the mental and physical health of male family members, while one in the west invites unfavorable romantic entanglements. A bathroom in the north disrupts the financial fortune of male family members.
Avoid excessive indoor greenery!
Some individuals love to adorn their homes with various plants, but balance is key. Excessive indoor greenery can lead to increased indoor Yin energy and dampness. This dampness hampers the indoor Yang energy. Vines, in particular, when mature, block sunlight, causing darkness indoors. This unseen effect enhances indoor Yin energy.
Excessive indoor greenery not only causes financial loss but also hampers the homeowner’s fortune, affecting family members’ health. Common symptoms include insomnia, nightmares, fear, and restlessness during sleep.
