FENG SHUI FUNDAMENTALS with T. Raphael Simons

Finding a New Home

Feng Shui consists basically of Chinese astrological and compass methods in addition to many rules which can take a long time to learn and confuse a person looking for a new home. The following tips will help you.

While compass methods are very elaborate, there is a tradition that tells us that the best orientation for the main door is to the element of one's season of birth. In other words, if your were born between 2/5 and 5/6 your doorway would face out to the East or Southeast; if your were born between 5/6 and 8/8 your doorway would face out to the South; if you were born between 8/8 and 11/8 your doorway would face out to the West or Northwest; and if you were born between 11/8 and 2/4 your doorway would face out to the North. When you are more than one, you may or may not wish to use the more sophisticated Chinese astrocompass methods.

Always find out the history of the previous tenants. All houses have memories. Good luck attracts good luck, and vice versa. It is always fortunate if the land rises behind the house and, when standing at the doorway looking out, if it is seen to rise up higher on the left hand side than on the right. Conversely, it is unfortunate if the land rises up in front and falls away behind the house, and if it is higher on the right hand side than on the left.

Be aware of how your body feels. Your body can feel the Chi, its strength, evenness and quality of flow. Does it feel life-giving or draining? Does it feel good, or does it make you nervous? When you let your body read the Chi you can ascertain the influences to and from the building and land, and will be able to have a pretty good idea how it affects those living there.

Note whether the house is rectangular or not. Activities outside the rectangular part of the house will tend to separate from normal household routines. This may or may not be desirable. It is undesirable to have a bathroom at the center of the home; to see a bathroom door from the front door; to see the kitchen stove from the front door; or to see into a bedroom from the front door. It is always desirable to have your bedroom windows looking to the morning sun. The living room should be adjacent to the front door. The kitchen sink and stove may be adjacent to one another provided they don't touch. They are best positioned 90 degrees apart, and worst positioned 180 degrees apart. Check the plumbing. Leaks spell leaking finances. Long narrow hallways send secret arrows through the house. When several doorways open into the same hallway they should never directly or partially face one another. If they do they will prompt interpersonal conflicts.

Articles by T. Raphael Simons:

Harmony of House & Doorway

Indoor Shars

Secret Arrows

Underground Shars

Positioning Yourself for POWER

The Balance of Your Relationship: Who Goes on Which Side of the Bed?

Spiritual House Cleansing

The Year of the Firedog

The Number 10 in Feng Shui

Peace in Your Home

Finding a New Home

Money Point

2005 in Chinese Astrology and Feng Shui

Feng Shui and Healing

Equilibrium

Mirrors in Feng Shui

Form Methods in Feng Shui

Feng Shui and Recreating Oneself

Interview with a Feng Shui Expert