FENG SHUI FUNDAMENTALS
with T. Raphael Simons

The Front Door

In the past few articles I have been discussing the compass situation of your front door and how to balance its energy with colors. In this article I want to discuss more general considerations.

The front door, besides the position of your bed and stove, is one of the most important things to consider in feng shui. It is the main portal through which people and chi, or vital energy, enter your house. The size of the front door should be in a correct proportion to the house; it should be neither too large nor too small. If it is too large the chi and your money will go out too quickly. If it is too small, chi and money will come in too slowly.

People often think that the front door should be above the ground so that you have to step up to enter. This is not always true. There are a number of instances, depending on the compass readings, where the door should be down from the ground level.

People also think that there should be a wide open space in front of the doorway. This again is not always true. There are a number of positions that require the doorway to be screened by plantings.

The door should be made of solid material that keeps the energy in the house. Doors with big windows, while letting in sunlight, may let out chi and money too quickly. Glass or translucent material should not be more than one third of the door.

The correct selection of color for the door depends on its compass reading compared to your Chinese astrological signs. It also depends on creating harmony with the colors of your neighbors’ doors.

The front door should open to a hall or foyer. Opening to a living room is OK except it exposes the room to the outside. If the front door opens directly facing the back door, a balcony or window, no matter how beautiful the view, the chi rushes through the house and out the back and takes your money out with it. To remedy this, screen the back door or window, most easily with a venetian blind or place a solid screen or hang curtains between the two portals. Failure to accumulate chi means failure to build up money.

T. Raphael Simons, author of Feng Shui Step by Step, began practicing and teaching feng shui in 1988. He studied with Chinese astrologer and feng shui expert Terry Lee, and was a student and teaching assistant of Ivy Jacobson, a great Western astrologer. In addition to feng shui and astrology, he practices as a psychic and a hypnotherapist. His latest book, The Feng Shui of Love, is available through his website, www.trs-fengshui.com. It can also be purchased through Amazon.com and other major booksellers. For more information about Raphael, visit www.PsychicArts.net.

Articles by T. Raphael Simons:

Harmony of House & Doorway

Indoor Shars

Secret Arrows

Underground Shars

Positioning Yourself for POWER

The Balance of Your Relationship: Who Goes on Which Side of the Bed?

Spiritual House Cleansing

The Year of the Firedog

The Number 10 in Feng Shui

Peace in Your Home

Finding a New Home

Money Point

2005 in Chinese Astrology and Feng Shui

Feng Shui and Healing

Equilibrium

Mirrors in Feng Shui

Form Methods in Feng Shui

Feng Shui and Recreating Oneself

Interview with a Feng Shui Expert