| Normal 0 | | | | cause health problems. If your house has such |
| Whether you are buying a new home, or have been | | | | exposed beams on the ceiling, hang some wind |
| living in your house for decades, it would be useful to | | | | chimes or a flute from the beam to soften its |
| be aware of feng shui dangers that can lurk in familiar | | | | negative effects. |
| places in and around your house. Small details in the | | | | Another important thing to do is to take notice of |
| structure of your home, or its surroundings can make | | | | your home’s surroundings. Sharp and pointed |
| a lot of difference to the feng shui of your home. | | | | building structures such as telecommunication towers |
| For starters, as a general rule, pillars located in the | | | | or electrical grids are very bad feng shui. The sharp |
| middle of the room are bad feng shui. It represents | | | | structures represent poison arrows and if they are |
| an arrow or a knife stabbing through the home or | | | | located near your home, can cause illnesses and |
| the room. Don’t fret if relocating that pillar is not | | | | misfortune. If relocating is not an option, at the very |
| an option for you, as there some feng shui remedies | | | | least, make sure such structures are not visible from |
| which you can use to counter its negative effects. | | | | your main door. |
| The general rule is to make the pillar as discreet as | | | | Water towers and reservoirs are also extremely bad |
| possible. Place some potted plants around the pillar to | | | | feng shui, especially if you are living directly below it |
| make its appearance less visible. Alternatively, you | | | | or in its vicinity. Having such a large body of water |
| can install mirrors on the pillar. From far, pillars | | | | above your home is inauspicious as the home may be |
| completely covered with mirrors would seem | | | | ‘drowned’ by the excessive yin energy |
| ‘invisible’. | | | | from the water above. |
| Another thing to take note of are exposed beams | | | | As much as possible, try to avoid staying near |
| on the ceiling. Do not sleep, work, eat, or do anything | | | | industrial or commercial areas and also busy roads |
| important under these beams as they can cause | | | | and highways as such places emit excessive Yang |
| headaches, restlessness and in the long run, even | | | | energy that is not good for the home. |