Your Front Door-The Mouth of Chi

Did you know that your home is a being and your front door is it’s mouth? In Feng Shui we call the front door the mouth of chi. The mouth is where all the nourishment of life comes in to keep the building/body healthy.  This nourishing chi, or life force energy, helps to keep our whole lives healthy, happy and prosperous. A front door that is welcoming and easy to locate is an invitation for opportunities, healthy chi and success.

Evaluate your front door.  Take a walk down your street and notice your first impressions of your home and front door.  Is the front door easy to find?  Is the path to it clear and easy to get to?  Does your entrance uplift you and invite you in?  If you experience a moment of confusion as to where the front door is, the Chi may have a hard time finding you and so might the opportunities of life.

Feng Shui Tips For Your Front Door: 3 Things you can do to enhance your front door and entrance to welcome opportunities and a healthy flow of chi into your home and life.

·      1. Clear the path to the front door and clear the area around it.  Remove anything blocking the door from the inside (tables/shoes/coats). Obstacles in your path will create obstacles in your life.

·      2. Use it. If no one ever used the front door it is like a dead door. Using it will help to bring the healthy chi inside.

·     3.  Create a welcoming and attractive environment.  Invite the Chi to your door and uplift the entrance by using sound, color, movement and healthy plants.

The movement and sound created by a wind chime or a water fountain will attract the chi to your front door.  Water represents the flow of money so make sure the water in your fountain is flowing towards your front door and not away from it.  A wind chime is only helpful if you like the sound of it.  Metal wind chimes are the most effective.

Painting your front door an attractive color is an effective way to make your door stand out.  Red is an auspicious color and good for attracting chi but only if you like it.

Plants in colorful pots surrounding the door attract healthy energy but not if they are crowding the area around the door. A path lined with colorful flowers and a colorful flags (movement) are good ways to attract the chi.

You do not have to do all these things, just enough to bring a smile to your face.  The priority is to use solutions that lift your chi and enhance the whole building.  Work to create front door enhancements that will make you feel welcome and at home.

For Feng Shui advice tailored to your specific situation contact Megan at (831) 588-5424 or megan@windandwaterblessings.com. Megan Montero is a Feng Shui consultant trained in BTB Feng Shui.  She has been practicing in Santa Cruz since 2007 and offers Feng Shui consultations, color consultations and clutter clearing coaching in the Santa Cruz and Monterey Bay areas and by phone. Learn more about Megan’s services at http://www.windandwaterblessings.com.