In the previous article about the Main Door, we learn about the three different ways to ensure your Main Door is fulfilling its purpose in embracing incoming Qi. To recap, the three ways were to ensure that the Qi flow into the house from the Main Door is unobstructed, is not blocked by objects such as lamp posts and pillars from outside, and that it does not face directly to an alley or T-junction as those will bring Sha Qi (Killing Qi) into your house. Now, let’s explore more ways to ensure a good Qi flow based on the Main Door.
Bright Halls for Qi to Collect
Example of a good Bright Hall
It is important for homes to have Bright Halls in front of both sides of the Main Door. ‘Bright Halls’, despite the name, are not created by lights, whether they are porch lights or even numerous street lights. The term ‘Bright Hall’ refers to a spacious area in front of the Main Door that helps to collect Qi in the area. Without the Bright Hall, Qi wouldn’t be able to settle and collect, limiting the Qi flow into your house.
An internal Bright Hall immediately after the Main Door also helps, as it would allow the Qi to collect in the house before circulating into the rooms. Again, the only way to have a Bright Hall, even indoors, is to ensure that the place is spacious and clear enough. The presence of lights, or even a chandelier would not help.
Unobstructed Qi Flow into the Indoor Bright Hall
The whole purpose of the previous points was to ensure that beneficial Qi flows through your Main Door into your home, from which it can disperse into other areas of your house. In order to fulfill that purpose, the Main Door must be able to ensure the smooth flow of Qi into the indoor Bright Hall.
However, there are some design elements that could lead to suppressed Qi flow into the house. One of the biggest mistakes is to position the staircase so that it is facing the Main Door. The Qi from the staircase pushes against the Qi entering the house, leading to suppressed Qi. Similarly, having beams or even the staircase positioned on top of the Main Door will also lead to suppressed Qi flow.
Avoid ‘Wetting The Head Water Sha’
There is a concept in Feng Shui called Wetting the Head Sha. Generally, this is caused by having Water features, such as the toilet bowl, bathtub, swimming pool, or aquarium directly above of the Main Door. This is an extremely detrimental formation that can lead to significant loss of wealth, including bankruptcy. Thus, avoid having water features directly above the Main Door. Either that, or move the Main Door or offending Water feature so that neither are directly above or below the other.
On a similar note, try to avoid having water features directly above the stove, bed, or dining table, as all of these can lead to Wetting The Head Water Sha. However, this is easy to fix by simply moving the item below so that it is not directly below the water element.
If you’re interested to find out more about Feng Shui for your home, you may take a look at the other Feng Shui articles at Creative Home, or check out Joey Yap’s Feng Shui for Homebuyers.
Article and images courtesy of Joey Yap.
