| At its essence, feng shui is about the flow of | | | | an indent in the floorplan of your house, put a |
| energy and how to use different kinds of | | | | large mirror on one of the walls that create the |
| energies in different spaces of your home to | | | | indent. This creates the illusion of more space, and |
| make you feel better and thus make your life | | | | fills in the missing part of the house. If possible, on |
| better. Mirrors are helpful with this because they | | | | the other wall that creates the indent, add an |
| reflect energy (in the form of light). Mirrors also | | | | element that represents the missing qua. For |
| reflect the good energy of beautiful objects. They | | | | example, if your house is missing a section of the |
| can also be used to create the illusion of space | | | | career gua, hanging your diploma on one of the |
| where there is none. In fact, depending on how | | | | walls that cuts off that missing part of the house |
| you use them, mirrors can activate, circulate, | | | | will strengthen the space, making up for the |
| reflect and deflect different energies and let you | | | | missing part of the house. |
| amplify, multiply or project different elements | | | | 3) Remove any mirrors from the end of a long |
| around your house. One example of that would | | | | hallway. The mirror reflects the flow of chi back, |
| be to hang a mirror where it reflects a pretty | | | | making it difficult to let it spread out and into the |
| view, thus multiplying the view. | | | | rooms. |
| Here are seven ways to use mirrors to enhance | | | | 4) All mirrors should be framed in wood or metal. |
| your home's feng shui. | | | | Unframed mirrors have sharp edges, which |
| 1) Put a mirror over the stove to double your | | | | creates "cutting chi" that is bad for health and |
| income. The mirror would be preferably framed in | | | | almost everything else. |
| red, tilted so that the burners can be seen in the | | | | 5) Take mirrors out of your bedroom. They |
| mirror when you are standing right in front of the | | | | reflect back your old ideas and feelings while you |
| stove. In feng shui, the stove burners represent | | | | sleep, and this can make you feel "stuck" in |
| sources of income. By adding the mirror you are | | | | different areas of your life. Mirrors can also |
| visually doubling the burners. | | | | interfere with your sleep, so try taking them out |
| 2) Create a missing room by adding a large | | | | of the bedroom if you having trouble getting your |
| mirror. The ideal house shape in feng shui is a | | | | zzzs. |
| square or rectangle. Any parts of those four | | | | 6) No mirrors directly across from the front door. |
| corners that are cut out represent missing areas | | | | They will reflect the chi from coming in through |
| of the house's guas, or parts of your life. To | | | | that entryway, which is the most important |
| restore the "missing" part of the house, put a | | | | source of chi for the whole house. |
| large mirror on a wall that would be leading to | | | | 7) Do put a mirror on the right side of the |
| where the room would go if your house was | | | | entryway to your house if you want to attract |
| square or rectangular. In other words, if there is | | | | more opportunities. |