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Good Feng Shui Placement For Home Altar
Feng Shui is a Chinese system of philosophy that has found its way into modern, western design. It is principally a method of achieving harmony with your surroundings. Interior design arranges the space in a way believed to be most conducive to peace and prosperity. You can build a Feng Shui home altar free of religious affiliations without representing the fundamental starting element of Buddha.
Typically the focal point of any Feng Shui space is an altar that affirms your spiritual nature and confirms the sincerity of your devotion.
Setting up A Feng Shui Home Altar:
#1. Placement of the altar
The first step in building an altar is determining where it will be placed in the house. There are quite a few critical rules about placement that need to be considered. You want the altar to have its own space, free from the rest of the house.
It needs to be placed somewhere ideal for mediation, such as an isolated portion of the living room, assuming no television is blaring in the same space.
Having a dedicated separate space indicates a sense of devotion and reverence to the altar and its center’s symbolic deity.
It is also considered inauspicious to have an altar in the bedroom, facing the bathroom, or worse, in the bathroom. The altar must be in a place of dignity and honor, and while some claim the bedroom is fine for an altar, Feng Shui conventions cite it as one of the worst places.
The acts of the “marital bed” are considered offensive in the sight of the gods. Furthermore, an altar in line with a bed symbolizes sickness and death, thus potentially causing illness to the sleeper. There are many potentially interfering factors to consider, but much is based on our instincts. If something seems to disrupt the flow of the altar space, it is best to change it.
The altar also needs to have a strong foundation both in the physical and spiritual sense. It should be four or five feet off the ground and anchored to a firm, solid surface.
#2. Placing it Under Exposed Beams
Building on the ground floor is ideal, but it is best to avoid placing it in underexposed beams or a staircase – this will negate any apparent pressure from above. You don’t want to walk over your altar when you use the stairs.
That would be disrespectful. Similarly, if the altar is beneath a bathroom, the flushing action above is said to disperse some of the altar’s energy. If you build an altar outside, ensure it is sufficiently protected from the elements. It’s also important in this initial stage to consider intention. Is there a particular area of your life you are trying to channel positive energy towards?
#3. Bagua can help in the placement of your Feng Shui Home Altar
8 areas on this map correspond to different areas of your life: health and family, money and abundance, fame and reputation, love and marriage, creativity and children, knowledge and self-cultivation, and helpful people and travel.
If you wish to focus on a particular area in this schematic, you will position your altar in the corner that corresponds to it. For instance, you would place the altar in the rear left corner of your house to emphasize wealth and prosperity. It would go on the front right side of your home to help people and travel. Once you have decided where to build your altar, you must decide what to put on it.
Again, the distinction between a meaningless collection of objects and an altar is intention. Do not decorate your altar haphazardly. You must have a clear objective when determining what will be on or around it. If you want a traditional Feng Shui altar and use a Buddha or other deity statue, there are a few parameters about correctly placing one.
#4. Spiritual and Creative
A deity should never be on the ground and always be facing east. Remember that they must be placed in a position of reverence. Otherwise, for a secular altar, find symbols representing your spiritual and creative aspects.
The altar and the arrangement can be as simple or elaborate as you want as long as they continue to have meaning for you. Part of the altar’s purpose is to explore and build a spiritual connection to the objects and what those objects articulate when arranged together. It could be souvenirs, photos, books, or other things you value, but it could also be natural elements such as stones or flowers.
#5. Color Element
Color can also be an essential element. Some areas in a Bagua are more accepting of particular materials and colors. For example, the middle left is most accepting of wood, blues, and greens. Consider what colors you associate with certain feelings or energies and incorporate them appropriately.
The colors of the walls of the room also have an impact. It is suggested in Feng Shui that you avoid pink color walls and that cream and ivory. An altar is a personal expression, so it is entirely up to the individual placed on the altar.
In general, it is wise to avoid clutter, which may interfere with the altar’s energy. Photos of the deceased are also best avoided, but if you wish to involve them in your Feng Shui arrangement, they can be hung on the wall outside the altar space. You must be careful about mixing symbols of different meanings.
6. Symbol Of the Buddha
If you are using a symbol of the Buddha, it is best to avoid associating it with earthly wealth images. So once your altar decor is assembled, all that remains is maintaining it.
Keeping the altar clean is an absolute must. If The altar’s space is a sanctuary, an environment that is conducive to meditation,
Part of producing results with your altar is regular mediation. You can generate positive energy by showing dedication to the symbols and deities represented by the altar. Steady devotion also shows sincerity – the altar is more to you than just decoration.