By Jane Dempster-Smith

Buying a home for investment or to live in is a major investment for us all. How do we know that the property that we are purchasing is going to be good for us or not. Using some common Feng Shui principles which I am going to share with you today will help you safe guard your investment and improve your life at the same time. Most people make the mistake of rushing to see the inside of a house or an apartment and not checking the external environment first.

Your immediate environment and where you are located has a major impact in the overall Feng Shui of your home. Look around the area, assess the mountains and water in your vicinity to see the quality of Qi in the environment. You should see higher ground, hills or mountains in the North East, North West, West or South with lower ground or natural bodies of water in the South East, East, North and South West. In the urban environment mountains can be replaced by other buildings and water by roads. Swimming pools and their location to your property should be considered as they are bodies of water and can be detrimental depending on their location.

Things you don’t want to see in your environment are:

1. Electrical pylons
2. Lamp posts, telegraph poles or trees in line with your front door. Your Main Door is known as the Qi mouth to your home. If you have a good external environment and the right Qi coming to your property you will not benefit from these positive affects if you have a negative environmental feature outside your front door.
3. The building located at the end of a t-junction or on a very busy major road.
4. Water located at your front door in the form of a open drain or water feature unless it is in the correct location for your property
5. Dark dingy and overly yin areas close to your front door
6. A windy site where Qi is dispersed and won’t be able to gather

Features to avoid in the home:

1. A home that is L-shaped or that has any missing sectors
2. A kitchen that is located in the centre of the home
3. A staircase that is located at the front door or in the centre of the home
4. The Main door in line with the back door
5. A toilet aligned with the main door
6. A pillar in front of the main door
7. A beam on top of the main door
8. Kitchen sink next to the stove
9. Stove on an island in the centre of the kitchen
10. Bedrooms that are not square or rectangular
11. Beams positioned across beds

With Feng Shui it is better to start from a positive position then to start from a negative position. By simple observation you can avoid purchasing properties that require costly renovations to rectify Feng Shui flaws.

Jane Dempster-Smith, is the principal consultant of Feng Huang Consulting a Chinese Metaphysics company specializing in Feng Shui based on the Northern Beaches. Jane can be contacted as jane@fenghuangconsulting.com or 0400 982 441.