Does your home need energetic protection? Would you like to know how feng shui can help you? Explore our feng shui cures for house protection. To make sure your front door is strong, first check the physical strength of the door. Do the locks work? Is it in good repair? Is it well lit? Your front door is like your gate. It provides a barrier between you and the outside world, helping you to invite in helpful people and energies while avoiding difficult ones, so it’s important to make sure it’s working well. You can also create a grid of protection by placing a piece of black tourmaline in each corner of a room, your home, or under the four corners of your bed. You can also locate a black crystal, like black tourmaline, at the front door. The color black absorbs and protects you from energy outside the home. Many Tibetan prayer flags have mantras written on them and can be placed in and outside of your home. Alternatively, you can write a mantra (or any protective affirmation that is meaningful to you) on paper and place it above your door. This way, every time you walk in and out you will activate and receive that protective blessing. To use a bagua mirror properly, it should be outside rather than inside your home. It can be a helpful addition if there is sharp, or pointed energy facing your front door or house. Traditionally, it’s most often placed above the front door or a large window that’s facing towards a source of potentially negative or dangerous energy. Be careful to not face it towards a neighbor. If you’re not sure how to use a bagua mirror, it’s best to work with a practitioner who can help you place it correctly. It’s especially helpful to hang a bell on your door if you aren’t able to be in the commanding position, meaning you’re unable to see the entrance when you are in bed, at your desk, or cooking at your stove. What represents good luck and protection to you? It can be an animal, a plant, a person, a symbol, the list goes on and on. Consider your own cultural symbols and associations, and decide which would be the most protective and auspicious gatekeepers for you. Then, place a pair at your front door. You can locate them on your door, in the form of door knockers, for example, or one on each side of your door. For example, the hamsa is a protective amulet originating in the Middle East. A mezuzah is another instance of a protective symbol, often attached to the doorpost of Jewish homes. Are there any amulets from your own culture or personal lineage that you could incorporate into the protection of your home?
