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In describing different parts of a house, feng shui teachers and authors often like to use analogies and metaphors related to the human body. For example, the back of a house is frequently referred to as the spine and the front side the "facing." One of the most important areas of a house is the entrance, which is called the "mouth" of the house or the chi-gate. Chi means energy, so the door is the gateway of chi flow from outside to inside and inside to outside. It is the portal to and from private energies and public energies. Sometimes people use a side door or garage door more frequently than their front door and the door most frequently used should be given more emphasis when evaluating the whole house. Rarely does any part of the house compare to the importance of the bedroom where most people spend a third of their lives. But the entrance most commonly used ranks a close second. From the outside, the front door area can be evaluated based on physcial features surounding it. Is it inviting, clean, with a nice landscaping surrounding it? Or is it drab, dark, without any architectural or landscaping embellishments? A hidden front door, such as one with a fence or gate in front of it does indicate that the occupant can be a very private person. This is also true for homes with an entrance on the side of the house. Is the front door above or below street level? This says something about occupants and their ability to save or lose money. Many years ago the American Feng Shui Institute went to a property in a canyon area of Los Angeles. The house was below street level and there was a puddle of dirty water pooled around the front door. Based on this feature and other calculations based on the house's age, Master Sang made a little joke about how this can indicate that the occupant is involved in some enterprise related to sex. We later learned that the occupant was a writer of steamy "romance" novels. When you enter your home, the ideal entrance should be bright, tidy and cheerful. A legitimate feng shui remedy is to bring in artificial light, if natural light is not available. It is best to enter into a foyer or a living room, and not the kitchen or a bedroom. There is a Pavlovian affect with regards to the first room we see when we enter. If you habitually enter through a kitchen door, you may feel like eating whether you are hungry or not. Most entrances are rather ordinary at a glance. What is fascinating to discover is the non-obvious, unseen influence of an entrance and it can often be remedied accordingly with natural elements in the decor. Let's use an arbitrary example of a series of houses that all face exactly North at 0 degrees and the front door is smack in the middle of the North facing wall of these houses. For the one built in 1924, that entrance is one which nurtures creative people, including those in the entertainment industry, such as writers, actors and musicians. What often makes that entrance even more powerful is a water feature like a fountain in the entry way. For the same exact north-facing house and north door, built in 1954, that entrance will have an energy field that can cause the occupants to have problems with the back, legs, thighs or skin. Having metal at this entrance would lessen the negative health risks. A wrought iron entry table is one way to bring in metal to this area. Another example of the non-obvious: a North-facing house and North sector entrance for a house built in 1974 has an energy field related to problems with the teeth, mouth or breasts. Here also the metal element can be used, as in a metal sculpture or wall hanging, a metal lamp or other metal decor item. The same North house and entrance built in 2004 would have created a front door emanating energy that could cause the occupant to be vulnerable to deceit, deception or theft. In this instance, the earth element is needed, which is anything made of clay, stone, brick or marble. Even a potted plant, for the sake of the soil, could be used at an entrance like this one. These are just a handful of examples of how totally invisible energy fields can have a powerful and specific affect on people. Then, whatever is going on surrounding that entrance will further activate or subdue the influence. As an example, if a front door implies a certain health problem and that door is aligned directly with an on-coming street, the chi flow towards this entrance would exacerbate the situation. Even the constant flow of traffic whipping past an entrance will stir up the inherent energy, making it more positive or negative depending on a combination of the front door's features. As well, the color of a painted front door, (be it white, black, green, red, etc.) can also enhance or weaken the inherent and unique energies residing there. To find out more about consultant Kartar Diamond and her company Feng Shui Solutions, go to http://www.FengShuiSolutions.net
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