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balanced by aligning the bed in the opposite
direction of the room’s orientation.
She also noted that the chi of rooms that
were in the wrong direction could be made
more positive by keeping the decorations
in such a room at a minimum. Flowers and
other fancy decorations only worsened the
flow of energy in such cases.
Kilye inspected all the bedrooms to
ensure that the heads of beds were not
pointing towards a bathroom, which will
always create a problem for the positive
flow of energy.
The house wasn’t of wood construction,
which is most conducive to positive
energy flow, but Kilye noted that the
woman’s Strong Fire character will survive
without the resource.
She found a picture on an interior wall
of horses running and advised that this
should be moved to a position right next
to the front door. The picture was perfect
because the horses were depicted as
galloping in the direction of the home’s
interior, which influenced the flow of positive
chi through the house.
The only major problem was an empty
courtyard space in the middle of the house
adjoining the back yard and containing
the pool area. The space represented the
older son. Being open signified emptiness
and so the space required some cover or
walls to make it at least seem enclosed.
The stove was in a bad orientation for
the woman and Kiyle advised her not to
use it because of the negative value associated
with its current direction. The
woman should plan to do most of her
cooking on a portable unit or she should
prepare meals that don’t require the use
of the stove.
A chandelier with pointed ends illuminated
the dining room table, which was a
source of negative energy. Such fixtures
should always be rounded, symbolizing
and promoting harmony for the family
relationships.
WHAT SHALL WE SAY?
The spectrum of people’s reactions to feng
shui runs the gamut from committed
believer to scornful skeptic. Many of us
would be tempted to regard feng shui as
pseudoscience because of its disassociation
from the standards imposed by the
scientific method, which include evidence
that is observable, empirical, measurable,