🛋️ Feng shui indoors
8 entries · fortune encyclopedia
Interior feng shui says that simply moving furniture and objects changes the energy of a space. The core principle is a single line: energy stays where it is bright and orderly.
The entrance — the mouth energy comes in by
Bright, uncluttered, shoes lined up
The entrance is your home’s first impression and the mouth energy comes and goes through. Keep the light bright and the shoes tidy. Shoes rolling about that nobody wears will trip the good fortune on its way in, as the saying goes. A large mirror directly facing the door is avoided — it sends the incoming energy straight back out — while a mirror to the side is fine.
The bed — where you put your head is most of it
Head to a wall, body diagonal to the door
Put the head of the bed against a solid wall, and place it so that the door is visible at an angle when you lie down. Sleeping with your back to the door, or with your feet pointing straight at it, keeps the unconscious mind on alert and disturbs sleep. Avoid putting your head against a wall shared with the bathroom too — damp and noise.
The desk — the indoor version of the classic formula
Back to a wall, door in view
A solid wall behind you (the mountain), an open view in front (the water) — desk placement is the classic formula in miniature. Sitting with your back to the door scatters concentration, so the “boss’s seat”, back to the wall and door in view, is also the best seat for studying. Put the window to the side rather than in front and you get the ventilation without the glare.
Mirrors — objects that reflect energy
Just don’t put one facing the bed
Mirrors make a space feel larger, but a mirror that shows you sleeping has always been avoided. There is a practical reason too: a movement caught half-asleep startles you and ruins the rest. Avoid only the bed and the front door, and a mirror is an excellent thing — it spreads light and brightens the room.
The kitchen — making peace between water and fire
Don’t let the sink and the hob face each other
The kitchen is where water (sink, fridge) and fire (hob) live together. In the Five Elements water governs fire, so they are in opposition — avoid placing them directly facing one another. Offset them, or put a wooden board or something green (wood) between them, and water feeds wood while wood feeds fire, bridging the two.
The bathroom — managing water energy
Lid down, bright and dry
The bathroom is where water energy pools, so if it is dark and damp it was read as a breeding ground for bad energy. Three things are enough: the habit of closing the toilet lid, ventilation and light, and a dry towel. The custom of keeping the bathroom door closed comes from the belief that money luck drains away down the water.
Plants — a living way to shift your luck
Round leaves in the living room, spiky ones outside the window
Plants with round, thick leaves — a jade plant, a money tree — carry the energy of wealth and harmony and suit a living room. Spiky plants like cacti are traditionally kept on the outside of a window rather than indoors, working as sentries against bad energy. Above all, never leave a dying plant sitting there.
Electronics in the bedroom
A phone by your head is fire energy
In feng shui, electronics are small fires. A bedroom — especially a bedside — crowded with a phone and a television lets fire energy disturb the water energy of rest. Putting the phone outside the bed thirty minutes before you sleep scores full marks by feng shui and by sleep science alike.