Much of the time, the information I deliver about the Feng Shui of a home has to do with the interior space and how it impacts the occupant. As an example: how your bedroom affects you since you sleep there one third of your life. As well, there can be nearby exterior features which influence you and the energy inside. An example: the higher land level across the street, which is called a “virtual mountain.” That outside feature may be good, bad or neutral for your own home.
To a certain extent, your home will affect your neighbors, in the same way that their property could affect yours. Let’s say that you or your neighbor embark on a big remodel project. Digging, demolition and various other ways to disturb the land and space can have an influence on both of you.
What about people who may or may not live right near you, but they walk by your home? Can those people who walk by your house have any influence on you? Does it go both ways? If you have a dog that you walk around your neighborhood, I’m sure you know that there are some homes you enjoy seeing and some homes which are an eyesore or at least unkempt. You may even wonder who lives there.
If you have “pride of ownership” and maintain a lovely garden or landscape, the people who walk by will enjoy looking at it and will then project positive thoughts towards your house. If you see a house that is obviously neglected, with a dead lawn or overgrown plants, chronic junk on the front porch, you may feel sad or even angry. Consciously or not, the people who take in the eyesores may unintentionally project negativity towards you and your house.
Now, to be clear: I have never been one to suggest or believe that anyone should succumb to peer-pressure or try to “keep up with the Joneses.” You don’t need to conform to other people’s values or standards. I, for one, have never bothered to wear designer clothes or drive a luxury car just to impress others. So, the point of this article is not to shame someone who has a tight budget and cannot make the frontage of their home a priority. I am only concerned about what kind of energy others may project onto your home and you, because they do make conscious or subconscious judgements.
We live in a world awash with thoughts, projections, and unspoken communication with each other. It’s a wireless mind connection and I do think it is good to take a minute and think about how your home appears to others. Even if you live in an apartment: is the balcony filled with junk?
It’s pretty obvious to see who takes home security seriously; why not also take seriously the image of whether or not you, as the occupant, are happy and healthy? You don’t need others sending you bad vibes because your home has some unsettling, annoying or chronic signs of neglect. This is a very subtle form of Feng Shui that deserves at least one mention of it.
Author: Kartar Diamond
Company: Feng Shui Solutions ®
From the Feng Shui Theory Blog Series
