Basic feng shui series
Facing and sitting (I)
by Jayashree Bose

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In some houses it is easy to judge the facing direction because it is the same as the main door direction (Fig 1).

But when the direction of the door and the way the house faces is different, then one needs to judge the situation. In this two part series I will be giving various examples of facing and sitting. Various calculations are dependant on the facing of the house therefore you really need to understand this theory well. Judging the facing of a house is not difficult I do so by looking at the entire house/building from a distance (this is just one way to go about it) and see where the main "qi" is coming from.

a) Door direction and facing direction is the same.

b) Door direction and house facing direction is different.

Explanation: The main door of the house is located in the side of the house. It is a small lane of around 5 feet. The main qi is coming through the windows (LW), the side where the main road is located.

c) This is an apartment building facing the South direction. The main door of the apartment faces north, windows on the South. The house facing is taken as South.

d) This is a house located on the hill side. The main door direction faces the South but the house faces north.

Explanation: On the North side of the house has lower grounds and the house receives its 'qi' from the North. The Southern side has a hill. In other words the house has back support (black tortoise) in form of the hill in the South. There are buildings on both sides (right and left) of this house.

For concluding part click here..