Complete Guide to Feng Shui Taboos: Must-Know Home Avoidances

Door Taboos

  1. Main Door Facing Balcony → Direct Qi Flow (Chuan Tang Sha), Financial Loss

    • Remedy: Place a screen or entryway partition

  2. Main Door Facing Elevator → Unstable Energy Field

    • Remedy: Place a doormat or hang a Bagua mirror

  3. Main Door Facing Staircase → Wealth Leakage

    • Remedy: Place green plants near the door

  4. Two Doors Directly Opposite → One Household Will Decline

    • Remedy: Hang a "Heavenly Official Bestows Blessings" plaque on the door

Living Room Taboos

  1. Dark Living Room → Lack of Yang Energy, Low Luck
  2. Sofa Without Backing → Career Without Support
  3. Beam Overhead → High Stress, Prone to Illness
  4. Sharp Corners Pointing In → Conflicts and Disputes

Bedroom Taboos

  1. Mirror Facing the Bed → Disturbed Sleep, Marital Discord
  2. Bed Headboard Without Support → Lack of Security
  3. Too Many Electrical Appliances → Health Affected by Electromagnetic Radiation
  4. Bedroom Door Facing Bathroom Door → Health Impairment

Kitchen Taboos

  1. Stove Facing Main Door → Financial Loss
  2. Stove Facing Bathroom Door → Unclean Food and Drink
  3. Water and Fire Clash → Family Discord
  4. Empty Kitchen → Lack of Food and Clothing

Directional Taboos

Green Dragon Position (Left) Taboos

  • ❌ Avoid Filth (e.g., placing a trash can)
  • ❌ Avoid White Tiger Suppressing Green Dragon (right side higher than left)
  • ❌ Avoid Doors or Windows in Dragon Position
  • ❌ Avoid Depressions in Dragon Position

Northwest Corner Taboos

  • Northwest represents the Qian position, symbolizing the male head of the household
  • Kitchen in Northwest → Male Head’s Health Impaired
  • Bathroom in Northwest → Male Head’s Luck Declines
  • Remedy: Keep clean, place metal decorations

Rural House Construction Taboos

  1. Avoid building houses at intersections
  2. Avoid large trees in front of the door (Central Pillar Sha)
  3. Avoid houses with missing corners
  4. Avoid building houses in dead-end alleys

Summary of Remedies

| Taboo | Remedy | |-------|--------| | Direct Qi Flow (Chuan Tang Sha) | Screen, Entryway Partition | | Beam Overhead | Conceal with Renovation, Adjust Furniture | | Missing Corner | Tai Shan Stone, Bagua Talisman | | Sharp Corners Pointing In | Block with Green Plants | | Mirror Facing Bed | Remove or Cover | | Road Straight to Door (Lu Chong) | Plant Trees, Build a Wall |