Feng Shui specialist Natalya. Feng Shui experts about dangerous objects in the house

29.03.2023

This Feng Shui consultation allows you to check how a certain space visually complies with the rules of Feng Shui. What are the negative features of the premises and how to correct them, if possible. Such Feng Shui consultation is possible for any premises - both private (apartment, house), and for offices, shops, medical centers, beauty salons, restaurants, etc. This consultation is a visual assessment of your space; answers to questions are not included in this consultation. If you want to ask a question, then you need.

Consultation is carried out based on ONE photo. One consultation – one photo. Please do not send several photographs of the room from different angles. If you want to get more detailed advice on your space, then you need either, or.

Feng Shui consultation is free if you agree that the photo and recommendations will be published on the site.

Examples of what this Feng Shui consultation might look like are in the “”, “” and “” sections. Sometimes it can be two sentences, and sometimes several paragraphs - depending on the space.

To conduct a public free feng shui consultation necessary:

1. Send ONE photo of the space you are interested in receiving information about to the email address fen-shui-besplatno@site.

2. The subject line of the email is required. indicate the name of the consultation“free consultation Visual Feng Shui.”

3.Briefly describe the premises in a letter. For example, “this is our living room” or “this is the nursery of two boys, one of whom is 4 years old and the other 7 years old,” or “this is the office of the director of the medical center,” etc.

4. The letter should not contain no questions. By this you confirm that you have read the terms of consultation carefully and agree with them.

After this, within a week, the photo you sent, as well as a description of the situation and recommendations, will be published on the site, and you will personally be sent a link to the page with recommendations.

Attention! Please read the terms and conditions of consultations carefully. If you do not receive a response within the required time frame, check whether all conditions for receiving advice have been met. Due to minimal prices and high demand for short consultations, unfortunately, I do not have the opportunity to adjust requests and enter into correspondence when conducting this type of consultation. If you want more attention to your space and to you, you need .

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Work according to the horoscope

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Hello! My name is Sveta. I am 27 years old and I believe in horoscopes.

Today, admitting this is as embarrassing as admitting an addiction to alcohol, fast food or pulp novels. Yes, I am aware that astrology is considered a pseudoscience. That there is not a single experiment proving the connection between the location of the stars at a person’s birth and his character or events in his destiny. But, apparently, I’m not alone, since horoscopes are a mandatory section in many magazines. Of course, I don't check the stars when filling out my diary. As soon as I come across a bad horoscope, I immediately remember that astrology is just a funny superstition. However, I think there is something to it. So before the Skype consultation with a Vedic astrologer, I was still worried: what if there was some kind of crown of celibacy, ugh, unemployment or some other troubles. By the way, in India, Vedic astrology, jyotish, is highly respected - in some universities you can even get an academic degree in this discipline.

The astrologer’s soft and insinuating voice, like a cat, immediately put me in the right mood. I prepared to listen to the stars. But then I was stunned by the question: “Aren’t you a financier, by any chance?” Well, is it really possible that, despite my hatred of the queen of sciences, I will still have to choose a specialty where you cannot do without calculations and numbers? But everything turned out to be not so bad. I’m just resourceful and inventive, a born financial schemer or a resourceful PR specialist, thanks to the Sun in Pisces. I am mentally surprised by the opening prospects, but the astrologer inexorably interrupts me.

The Moon is responsible for my destiny, which means that in this life I must gain the experience of care, motherhood, empathy, creation and preservation. And also, thanks to the Moon, I am a hospitable housewife (if I told my husband, he would never believe it). In general, I should be a housekeeper. But I naively and arrogantly believed that I was born to be inspired. But Mercury saved the situation. If you choose to serve, then do it in the public sphere, he demands. Then everything comes together. This planet in my case is responsible for activities that contribute to the manifestation of my mission, and gives me excellent communication skills and the desire to transfer knowledge, which means I can do business, networking, journalism, teaching. You just need to choose the social sphere to please the Moon. It sounds good, although I’m not a genius at communication and I’m prone to introversion, but maybe the stars know better and here I just need to work on myself? In the end, my experience as both a journalist and a PR specialist speaks in favor of the astrologer’s observations.

Generous Venus gives me a sense of beauty, so I would make a good art critic or stylist. But craft professions - for example, photographer or hairdresser - are not suitable for me, since I have no energy in my hands (I don’t remember which planet was responsible for this). I’m also an innovator, I have enormous learning potential, and I work better in a large hierarchical structure, in a large team and with a lot of complex tasks and challenges. As a freelancer, it will be difficult for me to achieve much success.

Many of the astrologer’s conclusions coincide with the test results at the Humanitarian Technologies Testing and Development Center. True, they advised me on professions that involved freelancing or project work. But the test showed what I was good at, not what I was better at. I really feel more comfortable working in a team, in an office, rather than free-floating.

Then truly Shakespearean passions unfolded. It turns out that all my problems are caused by the Moon hitting Mars - it’s not easy for me to cope with my emotions, which means that I need to rather change not my field of activity, but myself - learn to pull myself together. And, by the way, Saturn in the sixth house suggests that I have good potential for self-organization, however, only under the condition of serving other people. For myself, I don’t want to try, but if I know that I can let my colleagues down, I’m just a model of discipline and composure.

My emotional instability (thanks to the Moon) will prevent me from doing psychological counseling. I am empathetic and can empathize, but I will take clients’ problems to heart and it will be difficult for me to stop myself. Although anything is possible if I learn to live in harmony with my emotions. This way I can calm my malefic Moon. And my daily routine, conscious restrictions and self-discipline will help me with this, as evidenced by the complex relationship between Mercury and Saturn in my natal chart.
After the Skype session I was fluttering with happiness. I haven't heard so many compliments at once for a long time. The opening prospects were inspiring, and the problems voiced by the astrologer seemed so insignificant. In general, I heard a lot of very accurate conclusions about me and my character. But maybe, of course, every astrologer is first and foremost a good psychologist? Who knows! But if you, like me, are partial to astrology, you will in any case have an interesting time and get food for thought.

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It always seemed to me that Feng Shui is such folk esotericism with cheap incense sticks and a figurine of a three-legged toad for good luck. But it turns out that not everything is so simple. This is an ancient Taoist practice, the purpose of which is to find favorable flows of chi energy and direct them for the benefit of a person. In the late 1980s, Chinese-American Thomas Lin Yu popularized the teaching, greatly simplifying it. Since then, everyone has begun to calculate the sectors of love, wealth and career in the house and place Chinese figurines, although they generally relate more to the folklore of the Celestial Empire than to feng shui.

According to the teaching, qi energy permeates both space and time. Depending on the properties of objects or phenomena, they are classified as one of the five elements of nature - water, fire, wood, metal and earth. These elements also correlate with the calendar. So, by date, time and place of birth, you can calculate the feng shui of a person. Within each of us there is the energy of the five elements of nature, but each of them manifests itself in its own way, so that the result is an individual combination - Feng Shui experts call it the Pentagram of Personality. It can be used to determine the presence of fateful traits and predispositions in a person. If you compensate for your personality’s weaknesses and develop your strengths, you can achieve harmony in energy flows and, ultimately, a happy and successful life.

My pentagram was calculated by feng shui specialist Olga. Many of her conclusions surprised me: she had no way of knowing this from me. Does Feng Shui really work? For example, Olga figured out that I am a creative person, I have a good memory and I am a good student (this was noted by both the astrologer and the specialist in “Humanitarian Technologies”). I'm not confident in myself, it's hard for me to make decisions and understand what I want - partly because of authoritarian parents, partly because of a prosperous childhood when I didn't have to strive for anything. The insightful Olga came to the same conclusion as the coach: I am used to relying on the opinions of others, while I am quite conservative, mainly in terms of life principles, and it can be difficult to convince me. At the same time, the Feng Shui specialist and I never saw each other or communicated - she only had information about the date and place of birth, and I received only an absentee report and recommendations.

Olga is the first and only specialist among career guidance specialists who noted my organizational skills. In her opinion, I can become a good manager, administrator, deputy, although I do not strive for leadership positions, power and high status. Money is not a goal for me, but I will always find the right use for it.

You can correct my Personality Pentagram with the help of a suitable profession or the right hobby. Olga recommended me a job as an administrator in the tourism and hotel business, exhibition centers, a manager or lawyer in charitable organizations, a journalist writing about charity, psychology, cinema, theater, art or design. There were also exotic options. It turns out that I have the makings of becoming a healer at the Academy of Oriental Medicine or learning acupuncture. I could also become a specialist in Feng Shui or mineralogy, an astrologer, a palm reader, or write as a journalist about occult practices and esotericism. I was offered yoga, qigong, wushu and tai chi as hobbies. It seems to me that this is a good choice to calm down my emotionality, which the astrologer spoke about. It is also useful for me to study foreign languages in my spare time, play stringed musical instruments, swim and travel on water, practice photography or cosmetology, make jewelry or handmade soap. At the same time, if you wish, you can make your hobby your main profession.

All the conclusions in the conclusion to my pentagram seemed correct to me, but still the completeness of the picture was not enough. For example, nothing was said here about my increased emotionality and disorganization (and this was seen by both the astrologer and the specialist in physiognomy and graphology). My desire for helping professions also remained behind the scenes (this was noted by both the astrologer and in “Humanitarian Technologies”). However, the report contained many very accurate comments, and the proposed professions and hobbies (with the exception of acupuncture and other exotic things) did not cause internal protest. But I decided to look for a stable job, so from the entire list, the only option that suited me was working as an administrator at an exhibition center. In general, personal feng shui is a good opportunity to once again evaluate your pros and cons, but still, as an independent tool, it is not informative enough.

Input feng shui doors play a vital role in the overall atmosphere of the house. There should be no obstacles to the full movement of energy flows.

Some of them have a positive impact on a person, while others, on the contrary, are completely negative. It is important that the energy channels are not cluttered, otherwise stagnation occurs.

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Entrance doors serve as a link to the outside world in every residential building. It is through this place that all energy circulates – both external and internal.

Following the advice of Feng Shui experts, you can choose the right doors - this will help solve many current problems.

In no case should sharp corners be directed towards the doorway. It is better to place tables, unusual wall designs, figurines with sharp corners away from this place. And in general, to attract positive energy into a living space, it is recommended to choose interior items with rounded corners.

According to Feng Shui, the front door should always be clean: without stains or dirty marks. The nature of the attracted energy depends on its appearance. Harmony will forever settle in your home if you hang a symbolic oriental sign (for example, a horseshoe) on the door.

Small pendant lanterns perfectly ward off evil spirits and negative Sha energy. In addition to their protective function, lighting accessories will significantly decorate the front entrance to your home. Remember that damaged light bulbs need to be replaced on time - like all broken things, they negatively affect a person and his condition.

According to Feng Shui, the door must be durable: glass is not suitable as a manufacturing material here. Lubricate the hinges in a timely manner to avoid squeaking.

According to Eastern traditions, the door always opens into the house. Only under this condition will favorable energy not encounter obstacles on its way.

Do not allow windows near the front entrance. All energy flows, not having time to penetrate inside, will evaporate. But the problem is completely solvable: you can fix this planning error yourself. Place a houseplant on the windowsill - choose your favorite one.

The size of the door must also meet certain criteria. It is desirable that it be medium in size. If the doorway is wide, it will create financial problems in your family. If, on the contrary, the passage is very narrow, conflict situations cannot be avoided.

What should not be in front of the front door?

1) Bathroom

If you are planning to purchase a home, keep in mind that the front entrance is not located opposite the bathroom or toilet - constant water leakage takes away all the energy - both positive and negative. This will cause a lot of trouble.

First of all, the health of all family members will suffer. You will constantly feel tired, unhappy, and apathetic.

The next problem is lack of funds. Energy that favors financial matters will also be washed away with the bathwater.

What to do if the bathtub (toilet) is opposite the door?

Of course, if you are just planning to build your own home or are engaged in its arrangement and repair, then these tips will make your task much easier.

If it is not possible to change the layout, then a couple of secrets that experts in Eastern sciences talk about will help.

Hang a wind chime on the door leading to the bathroom. It is desirable that it be large, bright and shiny. This will create a reflector effect - the energy tending to the water will not be able to penetrate inside the bathroom. It will spread throughout the house.

A horseshoe pointing down, a small rock crystal ball suspended from the ceiling, or a crystal chandelier could also be a good solution.

Various bells or crystals will perfectly protect and protect from troubles. Their reflective surface and pleasant melody will drive away all the bad and invite prosperity, happiness and mutual understanding into your home.

In this short video (02:28), the most famous Feng Shui master Natalya Pravdina will tell you what to do if the toilet door is opposite the front door.

2) Mirror

The mirror has a great influence on a person's life. This is mainly due to the fact that the mirror surface is capable of changing the direction of the energy flow and giving it the right impetus. This piece of furniture copes well with stagnant energy and normalizes circulation.

Remember: hanging a mirror in the hallway opposite the front door is strictly prohibited!

Positive energy will not be able to get inside the house. All family members will suffer. This will affect your health, relationships, and financial well-being. Luck will simply turn around and leave the house.

The best solution is if the mirror hangs in the hallway on the wall to the right of the front door.

Example of correct mirror placement

Door direction according to cardinal directions

In the works of Feng Shui specialists, the front door has a special name - the Qi Gate. The direction of the front entrance also has an impact on the nature of the incoming energy.

The eastern part of the world is considered the most favorable for the location of the door. This guarantees the owner of the house success in all areas of life, constant professional growth, and financial well-being.

The southeast helps eliminate financial problems. Slowly but surely the money will return to your home - you just have to wait a little.

According to Feng Shui, an entrance door that faces north will provide a calm and quiet home atmosphere. A small crystal on the wall in the hallway will perfectly complement the symbolism. The relationship of a married couple will be improved by the brown color of the door.

To ensure that your children always have a thirst for knowledge and new things, the door should be directed to the northeast. Information will be absorbed very easily and quickly.

If the front door is located in the northwest direction, respect and tolerance will always reign in the family.

The southern part of the world awakens activity and a desire to take initiative. Thanks to a special flow of energy, residents receive a charge that increases internal strength.

Love and eternal romance will definitely settle in your home if the door is directed to the southwest according to Feng Shui. You will understand your loved one perfectly and will find agreement.

The Western direction promotes the development of creative abilities, so this option is perfect for young, self-seeking families, as well as those who have small children.

But everything should be in moderation - excessive amounts of unnecessary energy sometimes have a negative impact on a person’s emotional state. Water symbols that can be hung on the door or placed on a shelf in the hallway will help reduce the effect a little.

Feng Shui door color

Feng Shui experts say that the color of a door is directly related to the geographical direction. Therefore, before deciding on this issue, you should find out which direction of the world your front entrance faces.

The red color of the front door is suitable for the south side of the house

The northern direction harmonizes well with white or black. Available in blue shades. But green tones should be avoided - they do not go well with the cold part of the world.

Gold or silver colors (or any other metal color) are suitable for doors facing west or northwest. In this case, red and blue options are not recommended.

White color is not suitable for the east and southeast directions. Here it is better to give preference to doors in black or blue shades.

The southern part of the world is combined with the color green, which represents flowering and growth. The red option works well. But don't use black tones.

Northeast or southwest harmonizes with brown. It is believed that this color option will bring prosperity and stability to your family. But white doors are not suitable for these geographical areas.

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Nowadays, Feng Shui and Chinese astrology are becoming increasingly popular. You can easily find dozens of offers to provide you with a professional consultation of Ba Zi, Feng Shui, Zi Wei Dou Shu or Qi Men Long Jia. But, unfortunately, not every one of those who offers consultations on Chinese metaphysics is a professional.

We don't have many professional Feng Shui consultants. Many of those who now call themselves consultants and even Feng Shui masters have actually read only a few books or limited themselves to free initial courses. So you should not trust yourself to the first consultant you meet. Try to make sure of his qualifications.

A good consultant who is truly professional in the methods of Feng Shui, Qi Men Dong Jia, Ba Zi or Zi Wei Dou Shu can help you radically change your life and find a way out of a problematic situation. So, if you want advice from a professional consultant, you will have to work a little harder to find one.

In this article I will tell you what points you need to pay attention to when choosing a Feng Shui specialist

You should not contact someone who hides information about themselves.

Surely, before seeking advice, you will want to get to know the person who will give you advice in advance. So go to the consultant's website and see if you can find there, at a minimum, his name, photo and phone number?

If there is no information on the site, then we can assume that they are hiding something from you. Professionals usually always introduce themselves to their potential clients and provide several contacts on their website. You want to know who you are going to collaborate with?

The preliminary conversation with the consultant left a feeling of fear.

If during the preliminary conversation the consultant begins to intimidate you with possible unpleasant events in your life, there is only one piece of advice - RUN AS FAR AS POSSIBLE!

Firstly, in order to confidently talk about any troubles, you need time to do a feng shui analysis or at least look carefully at your astrological chart. It is very difficult to do this in a short conversation.

Secondly, no professional will tell you about possible troubles if he cannot suggest a way out of the current situation.

And thirdly, our Destiny is not predetermined. The outcome of any situation depends on your actions, and not on the predictions of the astrologer. At every moment of life, several roads are open to a person. The consultant’s task is to show you these roads, point you in the right direction and suggest the best way to change the situation for the better, and not to scare you more.

Therefore, if even a preliminary conversation with a consultant has left an unpleasant aftertaste of fear in your soul, thank Fate for the life lesson and go look for a real specialist.

Ask your Feng Shui consultant the names of the Masters he studied with.

The carriers of large-scale classical knowledge in Chinese metaphysics are mostly Masters from Malaysia, Hong Kong and Europe. In Russia there are also very experienced and professional consultants who are engaged in teaching activities and are students of world-famous Feng Shui Masters ().

Usually Masters issue a diploma or certificate to their students. Don’t be shy to ask your potential consultant to prove their knowledge with a certificate.

But if a specialist claims to have diplomas from all Masters, most likely, you are being deceived. World-famous masters do not hand out their certificates to everyone. Training with internationally recognized Masters from Malaysia, Hong Kong or Europe lasts several years and consists of several levels. So if your potential consultant has several dozen certifications, but all of them are entry-level, then it is very likely that you are dealing with a novice consultant who has taken several entry-level courses from different teachers.

Many novice consultants try to get more diplomas from different masters in order to look more authoritative (according to the principle: “the more beautiful pictures, the more respectable”). But at the same time they did not complete a single course.

However, you should not immediately refuse to consult a novice specialist. He may well turn out to be an attentive and talented consultant who will help you solve your problem. In addition, prices for beginner consultants are much more reasonable. Just talk to him, ask additional questions to ensure the quality of his knowledge.

Ask about the experience of a Feng Shui consultant.

Most often, a specialist indicates his work experience on his personal page on social media. networks or on the website. The experience of a specialist is his pride. But if they tell you that they have 8-10 years of experience, and the arsenal of completed work includes more than 2,000 objects, then most likely they are trying to mislead you. Believe me, if a high-quality and complete Feng Shui consultation is carried out, then this is physically impossible.

Such an amazing performance of the consultant can only indicate that the consultations are superficial or that he has never encountered this at all.

Please note, what is the consultation price?

As a rule, the services of Feng Shui, Ba Zi, Zi Wei Dou Shu and Qi Men Dong Jiat professionals all over the world are quite expensive. For example, in Germany or the UK, hiring a consultant to supervise the construction of your own home will cost you more than $10,000. In Russia, the services of a good specialist are much cheaper.

Compare the cost of consultation with different specialists.

Too low a price should alert you. Training in Feng Shui and Chinese astrology from world-famous Masters is very expensive. If a person has invested several thousand, or even hundreds of thousands of dollars in his training, then he will not give away his knowledge for pennies. A consultation cost that is too low may indicate that you are dealing with either an altruist or a scammer.

But too high a price for a consultation is also not a reason to be convinced of the consultant’s skill. Many pseudo-consultants deliberately inflate their prices in order to look like an expensive specialist and attract a wealthy client.

Ask if the consultant offers walk-in consultations.

A professional practitioner will definitely try to dissuade you from an absentee Feng Shui consultation. The fact is that it is very difficult to conduct in-person Feng Shui consultations for a home, apartment and office. In most cases this is not possible. A quality Feng Shui consultation can only be conducted in person to understand the movement of energies.

If your potential consultant immediately and unconditionally agrees to a correspondence consultation on Feng Shui, then feel free to refuse his services. This is not the consultant you were looking for.

BUT there are exceptions!

Consultations on Chinese astrology Ba Zi, Zi Wei Dou Shu, as well as consultations of Qi Men Dong Jia can be carried out in absentia and remotely.

For astrology consultations, a specialist astrologer does not need to meet with you in person. Simply knowing your date of birth is enough. You can talk to a consultant by phone or, for example, on Skype.

Therefore, if you are looking for a professional to consult on Chinese astrology, then the correspondence option will not differ from a personal meeting. And the price for correspondence consultations will in most cases be much lower.

Does he have a compass?

A professional Feng Shui consultant must have in his arsenal a special geomantic compass Lo Pan, and sometimes several such compasses. Feng Shui consultations are indispensable without this professional compass. The ability to use Lopan is considered a sign of high skill.

Ask your potential consultant to show you this compass and see if he uses it to take measurements at the consulting site. But try not to confuse the real Lopan with the souvenir version, which can now be bought in any souvenir shop.

Professional Lo Pan has a large size, a square base, a disk with many circles filled with Chinese characters and signs, and a large “heavenly pond” with a magnetic needle that allows measurements to be taken with an accuracy of half a degree. Another difference between a professional compass and a souvenir is that a real Lo Pan has a decent weight, it is much heavier than its souvenir counterpart.

The consultant promises to solve all problems.

If a specialist promises you a solution to all your problems, this should at least alert you. Unfortunately, it is not always possible to achieve good results everywhere and in everything in consultation. Most often you have to choose priorities and limit your desires. Moreover, the consultant cannot promise you anything until he himself has seen the premises with which he will work.

There are many good reviews on the Internet about the consultant’s work. Is it good or bad?

The first thing we do when we are looking for a good specialist is read reviews about his work on the consultant’s website. A good client review is a consultant’s pride. Typically, those who have been practicing for a long time publish reviews about their work on their website or on social media. networks.

Therefore, I advise you to take job reviews with a grain of salt. You should not rely solely on reviews on the Internet when choosing a specialist.

The recommendations of different consultants for your situation do not coincide.

But this is exactly what you shouldn’t be afraid of right away.

There are several different schools and movements in Chinese metaphysics. In the process of practice, each consultant creates for himself his own system of causes and consequences, depending on which direction he is an adherent of. Many professionals combine methods from different schools in their consultations.

Therefore, if two consultants give you different recommendations, this may indicate that they use different areas of Chinese metaphysics in their practice.

Although, of course, it doesn’t hurt to make sure that each of them is qualified.

So, if most of the points listed above are clear to you and leave no doubt, then it’s time to arrange a consultation with a professional. During the consultation process, a Feng Shui specialist should answer your questions related to the work performed. But you must also understand that there are questions that he is not obliged to answer. Moreover, he has the right to refuse you consultation if he has his own reasons.

Items that are best not placed or kept in your home or country house, office or apartment.

Feng Shui experts talk about dangerous objects in the house. Useful tips and recommendations from Feng Shui experts about what dangerous objects are that are not recommended to be placed in your home or in any other living space.

Most often, things in themselves are neither negative nor positive. But an object placed in the wrong place can harm the well-being of the home, family relationships and the health of household members.

Before activating a space in your home, pay attention to every little detail in the interior. Because any object can carry both positive and negative energy. Feng Shui experts give the following tips and recommendations:

1 – Indoor plants
The teaching of Feng Shui pays special attention to plants in the house. It is important that the plants are healthy and have round leaves. It is very unfavorable when a plant has thorns instead of leaves, or no foliage at all. Or if there are plants in the house that symbolize stunted growth. For example, bonsai.

2 – Photos of close or deceased relatives should never be hung in the bedroom, kitchen or dining room. In the bedroom you can only post photos of the people living in that room. For this room they choose the most romantic and memorable photographs of a couple in love together.

3 – Broken things
If you have broken things or non-working appliances in your apartment, it is better to fix them. Both a non-working clock and a burnt-out light bulb can have a negative impact on your life.

4 – Cracked dishes
You should not leave cracked or glued dishes in your apartment, much less use them. According to Feng Shui, this is simply dangerous and can bring misfortunes, including serious illnesses and accidents.

5 – Mirror in the hallway
A mirror placed in the hallway opposite the front door will scare away good luck, including financial luck, from everyone living in this house.

6 – Antiques
Contrary to popular belief, Feng Shui does not prohibit having antiques in your home. But be careful when choosing antiques. So, you should refuse to buy an antique bed or sofa if it is not possible to professionally restore this item.