Feng Shui for the guest bedroom

I study the Black Sect Tantric Buddhism School (BTB) of Feng Shui.

All bedrooms follow the same rules but the guest room is a little different because this room usually  serves more than one function.

Our guest room serves as the business office on a daily basis, so I had to find a way to separate the two areas without making the room feel smaller.

Some things to look at when using a room for two activities:

• Check out the life areas with a Bague and place the desk in the wealth or Creation area and the bed in the Marriage or Health area.
•  Separate the areas with a low wall topped with a living healthy plant or a curtain hang from the ceiling to the floor.

Here I used two bookcases – one facing towards the sleeping area and the other towards the office area topped with a very healthy spider plant, aloe plant and African violet (odd numbers are always best).

General bedroom rules:

• Clear the room of all clutter. Clutter is a sign that the chi is stuck.
• The bedroom door should open at least 90 degrees, anything less than this is considered restrictive and symbolically may prevent good luck or good opportunities from entering your life.
• The room should have a “greeter ” this is first thing you see when you enter the bedroom, the focal point of the room – it could be anything from a large painting, photograph, fireplace or striking piece of furniture.
• Mirrors brighten a space and can leave you feeling unsettled if you wake in the middle of the night  and see reflections in the mirror so it is best to not have any mirrors in the bedroom.  If you have mirrored closet doors, hang a curtain in front to cover them in the evening, especially if they can be seen from the bed.
• Chi  travels between the door and any windows, so avoid positioning your bed under any windows.
• A television and other  electrical  devices in the bedroom makes it difficult to sleep. They should either be removed from the room, covered or separated from the bed with a low wall or curtain so that they can not be seem from the bed.
• Bedrooms should be as far away as possible from the front door. The master bedroom should be in the commanding position of the house and all other bedrooms should be positioned either in line with the master bedroom or towards the front of the house. The master bedroom should also be the largest bedroom of the house. (Command position is  the far corner from the front door and near the back of the house.)
• Home offices are okay in a guest bedroom but never have your home office or exercise equipment in your master bedroom. They  bring the energy of hard work and exertion into your sleeping area.
•  You should never wear your outdoor shoes in your bedroom areas.
• The bed should have  a solid headboard that touches the wall. The mattress should be around  18 inches from the floor and not resting on the floor.
• The bed should be a solid bed twin, full or queen size. King size beds are not recommended as they are too big and usually are split in the center.
• The bed should be in the commanding position of the room – as far from the door as possible and never with your feet pointing directly at the door ( called the “coffin” position. If you are lucky to have two commanding positions in the room place the desk (guest room) in the other commanding position.
• Have a night stand with lights on both sides of the bed, especially in the master bedroom.
• Balance the furniture – do not place the bed up against the corner wall with only entry possible from one side. Also do not place all the heavy furniture together but balance it out around the room.
• Do not place chandeliers over beds  this creates a “poison arrow”  poking at you while you sleep.  Hang them anywhere else in the room. Also chose furniture without pointy corners.
• Bright red,orange or other primary colors on the walls can create too much YANG energy which can infer with sleep. Likewise black, deep solid colors can create too much YIN energy which can also infer with your sleep patterns.
• Overhead ceiling fans should not be over the beds and are best avoided if possible because they are slicing the energy above the bed.
• Do not place a bed under an exposed ceiling beam.
• Don’t store “junk” under the beds.
•  Antique, day, tumble, Fulton, bunk, and King size beds are not recommended. Also do not use a bed that someone has died in.
• Beds should be replaced after a death or serious illness.

Do not worry if you can not follow all the above rules. One of the nice things about Feng Shui is that there is a cure for things that you can not physically change.

Enjoy the restful sleep that these small changes can help you achieve, in the meantime I have a closet to paint.