While walking my dog one day, I saw several examples of “feng shui in action.” The first photo in this post shows a house with a second story design that demonstrates a poison arrow on a large scale. The angled corner of the top floor points directly at the house across the street. It is the house on the receiving end of this poison arrow which is in harm’s way.
This is a very challenging offense to deflect. What would be needed is a very high stone wall or thick hedge. Instead, the house across the street is “unadorned” in the landscape, a sitting duck for the sha qi being projected at them.
Not as obvious, on the next street over, is a house that is angled on the lot and its front left corner is also projecting toward a house across the street. From an aerial view (see photo #2), you can see the corner of the house pointing to the house across the street, but there is a thick hedge buffering that corner. This is a naturally occurring remedy for the benefit of the house across the street. Take note also that the poison arrow is aligned with the walkway for the house across the street.
Usually, feng shui practitioners recommend a solid wall or bushes as a way to block the negative energy (sha qi). But there is another technique which is not mentioned as often. The sharp right angle corner of a house is perceived as the metal element. Like the edge of a knife, it projects the energy of metal, which can be weakened by water. In the cycle of the Elements, Metal nurtures water. Said differently, water can weaken metal. If a house has a neighboring property like these two examples, projecting a poison arrow, a very large water feature could also be used for protection. The water feature, like a big fountain, would need to be placed in alignment with the poison arrow and not just randomly on the front yard.
What happens when a house or building has a poison arrow pointing at it? In a general sense, we say it creates “sha qi,” or negative energy for the property on the receiving end. We can get more specific about what kinds of problems could occur when we have more details about the property. For example, if the poison arrow points directly at the other house’s front door, we can consider what directional zone that main door in. For example, if the main door is in the Northwest sector, the poison arrow may undermine the father in the house. If the poison arrow points to a southwest front door, it could hurt the mother in the house. Each direction is associated with a family member and body areas.
In the third photo, you see a round, elevated brick flower bed. It is positioned at the outer corner of a corner lot house. It would be more effective if this brick flower bed was another foot or two higher. Then it becomes a good “virtual mountain,” if needed. Some houses need a virtual mountain out front to deflect away the energy of passing cars from the corner property. Other houses may need a virtual mountain out front for a certain House Type, like the Double Facing house. This can help support the health and relationships of the family. And thirdly, a higher virtual mountain could also deflect any type of poison arrow coming from another property.
Author: Kartar Diamond
Company: Feng Shui Solutions ®
From the Feng Shui Theory Blog Series
