FACING and SITTING
Always remember the importance of the external environment in Feng Shui. The area around a property accounts for
something like 70% of the quality of energy (Qi) that enters and influences the
internal.
One of the many systems of
traditional Feng Shui is Eight Mansions and is one of the more straightforward
to understand. There are eight types of
house in Eight Mansions and each one is named after the Sitting direction of a
property. Each sector around the Luo
Shu Grid : North, South, West, East, Northwest, Northeast, Southeast and
Southwest also represents a member of the family. For example a LI house faces North and sits
South. LI relates to the middle daughter
in a family; a QIAN house faces Southeast and sits Northwest. QIAN relates to the head of the household,
the father.
So what is the Facing and
what is the Sitting direction of your property?
Easy huh? The front is Facing and
the back is Sitting - right? Well, in
theory - yes! However many people
wrongly assume that the direction the main door faces automatically represents
the Facing direction. In the past this may
have pretty much always been the case however modern homes and housing
developments tend to be a little more imaginative in their designs. Main doors are located at the front, side,
hidden in the corner next to the garage and so on...
So when determining the Facing
direction of your property what do you look for?
You are seeking the direction
of the most Yang energy; the direction of the best view from your window; the
direction of a road or a river passing by your property.
What is the view you
naturally gravitate towards? You are
probably going to find that is the right Facing direction for your home.
Facing is Yang, it is generally
the place where the most activity is identified. Sitting is Yin, it is the place of quiet and
signifies protection for your property.
It is important to choose
carefully because the Facing determines the Sitting direction and it is this
Sitting direction that identifies the good and bad sectors of your property
based on the Eight Mansions system of Feng Shui. From this information it makes it easier to
choose the location for the best areas of key rooms such as the kitchen,
bedroom and home office (if appropriate).
To the fulfillment of your dreams
LynC
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