As with Eastern Feng Shui, the front door of the house is also
considered the focal point or point of reference in Western Feng Shui.
However, there have been many changes in the Western art, stemming from
the up and coming technology that has changed the way people live their
lives. People in urban and industrialized areas, for example, have
exhibited far more flexibility in choosing places to live in, just
because their means of living do not greatly depend on the position of
the Sun, or on the seasons. It is because of this that those who
practice the modern ways look to the front of the house as their point
of reference start employing their feng shui home decorating ideas.
A bagua map helps in figuring out what areas if your home are best to
use particular feng shui cures, to boost their energy. If architectural
floor plans of your home are not available, you can draw one as best as
you can, taking good care to mark each room, door, window and other
important things to make your feng shui home decorating a lot easier.
Note where the north points are (the main entrance to your home)-these will be your starting points that will be your reference for feng shui cure placement. Be careful and be very detailed. Remember that in every home, there are specific areas that correspond to energies and chi relating to your family life, your financial wealth, your health, romantic life and relationships, and so on. A good diagram of your home will be the foundation of focus for the location of your feng shui home decorating cures.
Note where the north points are (the main entrance to your home)-these will be your starting points that will be your reference for feng shui cure placement. Be careful and be very detailed. Remember that in every home, there are specific areas that correspond to energies and chi relating to your family life, your financial wealth, your health, romantic life and relationships, and so on. A good diagram of your home will be the foundation of focus for the location of your feng shui home decorating cures.
Now, as you look at your house diagram, you should note that your front and back doors should not line up directly with each other. Otherwise, this creates a great possibility that the chi will enter one door and immediately exit the other, without properly circulating positive energy and benefits throughout the house. In case the doors do line up, place a plant or a larger statue by one of the doors, to create some sort of obstacle course or organic path that the chi can flow freely in.
Now it's time to look at the particular areas of your home to find out where you should focus your feng shui home decorating to enhance the relative part of your life.