Feng shui, explained plainly
Feng Shui Pack Editorial Team 
What does feng shui say about broken or unused objects? The tradition holds that broken items and things that sit unused represent stagnant chi (qi) — energy that is stuck rather than moving. Practitioners commonly advise repairing, using, or removing such objects rather than storing them. No outcome is promised; the claim is about the … Read more
Yes, in most branches of feng shui a mirror facing the bed is treated as a problem, though the reasoning differs by school. Form School objects on practical grounds — a startling reflection disturbs sleep. Compass School and the BTB adaptation frame it as a disruption of chi (qi), the life-force energy the tradition holds … Read more
Feng shui traditions generally advise against storing things under the bed, on the reasoning that it blocks the free movement of chi (qi) around a sleeping body. The concern is strongest in the BTB adaptation; classical Form School and Compass School texts say less about it directly and focus more on airflow and what is … Read more
Clutter is treated as the first problem because every major branch of feng shui — Form School, Compass School and the modern Western Black Sect (BTB) adaptation — agrees that a home cannot be assessed, corrected or read until the physical space is clear enough to see and move through. Whatever else the schools disagree … Read more
The mistake most consistently named across English-language feng shui writing is a bed placed so the sleeper cannot see the bedroom door from it — no “command position,” in the phrase used by the BTB (Black Sect Tantric Buddhist) adaptation of feng shui. Practitioners in that tradition treat this as the single most correctable layout … Read more
Feng shui treats noise as a form of disruptive chi — energy that is agitated rather than settled. Persistent or sharp sound is generally read as something to buffer or soften, not a target for a specific cure. The reasoning given is mostly about calm and rest, and it overlaps with ordinary acoustic sense more … Read more
Feng shui treats scent mainly as evidence of air quality, not as an accessory. A home that smells stale, damp, or of old cooking is read as a sign that chi (qi) — the tradition’s term for circulating air and energy — is not moving properly, while incense and certain plants are used deliberately in … Read more
Feng shui gives two different answers, depending on the school. In classical Compass School (Liqi), north is tied to the Kan trigram, the Water element, and is traditionally associated with career and the flow of life. In the Western Black Sect (BTB) adaptation, “north” is not a compass direction at all — it is wherever … Read more
The direction a room’s main window faces determines when it gets light, how strong and how warm that light is, and how long it lasts — and rooms tend to work best when their use matches that pattern. An east-facing room is bright and cool in the morning and dim by afternoon; a west-facing one … Read more
Feng shui treats houseplants as living chi — a sign of growth, health and attention in a room — rather than as air-filtration equipment. Claims that houseplants meaningfully clean indoor air come from a specific, often misread scientific study, not from feng shui texts. The two ideas point in a similar direction but come from … Read more
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