Text/Master Longyin

Almost half of a person's life is spent in bed. The bed is not only a place for daily life, but also a place where life is nurtured. It has a very important impact on people's health, emotions and luck. Therefore, the choice and placement of the bed is very important. Next, Master Longyin will talk about the requirements and taboos in the selection and placement of the bed from the perspective of Feng Shui.

1. Choice of bed

From the perspective of Feng Shui, there are many considerations when choosing a bed. Generally speaking, the material, color, shape and height of the bed need to be considered, and it is usually selected according to one's own five elements.

1. The color and material of the bed

From the perspective of Feng Shui, a solid wood bed is generally the best choice. Because solid wood comes from nature, it is most suitable for the human body's magnetic field and is most beneficial to human health. However, when choosing a wooden bed, you should pay attention to whether the wood is pure solid wood and whether the paint used is environmentally friendly. If the harmful substances exceed the standard, it will be detrimental to human health. In addition, a copper bed is also a good choice. Ancient Feng Shui believes that a copper bed can resolve the evil spirits of the five yellows and two blacks and has the function of exorcising evil spirits, so it is also suitable for selection.

It is important to note that if your numerology is most unfavorable to wood or metal, you should try to avoid wooden or copper beds. It is the best bed choice that matches your numerology. For example, from the perspective of the zodiac:

Friends whose zodiac signs are Tiger or Rabbit are suitable for a wooden bed, preferably in green or blue. They should not choose a bed made of metal, or in gold, silver or white.

Friends whose zodiac signs are snake and horse are also suitable for wooden beds, with red and green being the preferred colors. They should not choose beds made of metal, or in gold, silver, white, or black and blue colors.

Friends whose zodiac signs are Monkey or Rooster are suitable for beds made of metal, preferably in gold, silver, white or earth tones; they should not choose beds made of wood, or in green or red colors.

For friends whose zodiac signs are Pig or Rat, beds made of wood or metal are suitable, with black, blue or green being the preferred colors. Gold, silver or white beds are also suitable, but earth-colored beds are not suitable.

Friends whose zodiac signs are sheep or dog are suitable to choose wooden beds, preferably earthy, red or green. Metal beds with black, blue, gold, silver or white are not suitable.

Friends whose zodiac signs are dragon or ox are suitable to choose a metal bed, preferably in earthy, dark blue, gold, silver or white colors. It is not suitable to choose a wooden bed with red or green colors.

If you look at my eight characters:

Those who have wood or fire in their horoscopes are more suitable for a wooden bed, preferably in green or red.

Those who have gold or water in their horoscopes are more suitable for a bed made of metal, preferably in gold, silver, white or black and blue.

Those whose horoscopes favor the element of earth are more suitable for beds made of metal, preferably in gold, silver, white or earth colors.

2. The shape of the bed

Generally speaking, the shape of the bed is best rectangular, but not round, because round beds are unstable and can easily attract romantic relationships or affect the relationship between husband and wife; polygonal shapes are not suitable and can easily damage health. In addition, the shape of the bed head should be chosen well, and it is best to choose a suitable shape based on your own five elements.

(1) The shapes of the five elements in Feng Shui

Metal represents circles, semicircles, and arcs; wood represents rectangles; water represents waves; fire represents polygons and diamonds; and earth represents squares.

(2) The combination of the five elements and the shape of the bed head

When your numerology element is metal, the shape of the bed head should be square or round.

When your horoscope is wood, the shape of the head of your bed should be wavy or rectangular.

For people who like water in their numerology, the shape of the bed head can be round or wavy.

For people whose numerology favors fire, the shape of the bed head can be rectangular or diamond-shaped.

For those whose five elements of horoscope favor earth, the shape of the head of the bed should be angular or square.

(3) Choose the shape of the bed head according to your work industry

For people with stable careers and whose five elements are earth or wood, the head of the bed can be square or rectangular. For civil or military personnel and whose five elements are metal, the head of the bed can be round. If you are engaged in creative or speculative work and whose five elements are water, you can choose a semi-circular or wavy head of the bed. Triangle belongs to fire and is not suitable for selection no matter what industry you are in.

3. Bed height

There are many styles of modern beds, which are generally only a foot high. Some people even like tatami mats and do not need bed boards. But from a health point of view, a bed that is too low is not suitable. In the past, beds were generally higher because the farther away from the ground, the less likely it is to absorb moisture; scientists have found that bacteria generally stay at a height of 2 to 3 feet. If your bed is high, you should avoid this area. Therefore, considering these factors, the height of the bed should be better than two feet, and the height of the tatami mat should be better than two feet. Some clothes can be placed on the wooden table, but it is not suitable for placing damaged telephones, hardware and other tools.

2. The position of the bed

As a tool for people to sleep and rest, the biggest effect of a bed is to make people sleep soundly, so choosing a bed is to make people calm down, so that people can easily get high-quality sleep, it is easier for people to eliminate fatigue and replenish physical strength, and it is easier for people to calm down.

Traditional Feng Shui believes that the bed should be placed in the auspicious position in the room. Sitting in an auspicious direction and facing an auspicious direction or sitting in an auspicious direction and facing an inauspicious direction are considered feasible direction choices. The most taboo for the bed is sitting in an inauspicious direction and facing an inauspicious direction, because this will affect people's sleep and invisibly affect people's health.

The bed should be placed appropriately, in the bedroom but not in the living room, balcony, etc. If conditions permit, the bed of the owner (or couple) of the house should be placed in the southeast or east room of the house; the bed of the elderly should be placed in the northwest room of the house; and the bed of the child should be placed in the northeast room of the house. If the conditions are not met, there is no need to force it and it can be placed appropriately.

3. Bed orientation

The direction of the bed head is generally north, east, or west. If the bedroom does not have a south window, it can also face south, because the bed head should not face the window, otherwise it will disperse the qi. If you choose according to the characteristics of the zodiac and the likes and dislikes of the eight characters, you can also choose as follows:

For friends whose zodiac signs are Pig or Rat, the head of the bed should face north or west, but not northwest or southwest.

For friends whose zodiac sign is Ox, the head of the bed should face west, north, northeast or southeast, but not northwest, southwest or south.

For friends whose zodiac signs are tiger or rabbit, the head of the bed should face east, south or north but not west. For friends whose zodiac sign is rabbit, it is sometimes not advisable for the head of the bed to face north.

For friends whose zodiac sign is the dragon, the head of the bed should face north, west, southeast or northeast, but not northwest or east.

For friends whose zodiac signs are snake or horse, the head of the bed should face south or east instead of north.

For friends whose zodiac sign is sheep, the head of the bed should face south or southwest, but not northeast, northwest or north.

For friends whose zodiac signs are Monkey or Rooster, the head of the bed should face west, southeast or northeast, but not south.

For friends whose zodiac sign is dog, the head of the bed should face south, east or northwest, but not southeast or northeast.

If we look at it according to the eight characters and the five elements:

For those whose horoscopes favor water, the head of the bed should face north or west, but not south.

If one’s horoscope favors wood, the head of the bed should face east or north, but not west.

For those whose horoscopes favor fire, the head of the bed should face south or east, but not north.

If your horoscope favors earth, the head of your bed should face south, west, or one of the four even positions, namely southeast, northeast, southwest, and northwest. These four even positions are also divided into dry soil and wet soil. If you like dry soil, you should face southwest and northwest. If you like wet soil, you should face southeast and northeast. It is not advisable to face east.

For those whose horoscopes favor metal, the head of the bed should face west, north, southeast, or northeast, but not south or southwest.

Please note that if there is a conflict between the zodiac sign and the eight characters, the eight characters shall prevail.

4. Taboos of Bed

If the head of the bed faces the main door or bedroom door, it is called "door clash" in Feng Shui. The most important thing is to sleep safely, quietly and stably. The door is the only place to enter and exit the room. Therefore, the door should not face the bed or the head of the bed. Otherwise, people will sleep unsteadily in bed and are prone to nightmares or hallucinations, which may damage their health.

The head of the bed should not be under a beam, and the ceiling should be flat and beams should not be present. There is a saying in Feng Shui that "a beam pressing down on the head is unlucky". Psychologically, beams can easily create a sense of heaviness, especially when people sleep under them, they will feel a lot of pressure, causing mental depression.

It is not advisable to install a mirror at the head of the bed, because it is taboo to have a mirror facing the head of the bed, which often seriously affects the peace of sleep, causing palpitations, insomnia, mental distraction, and even illness. Some people put a lot of mirrors at home and often feel ghosts, but this is just an illusion caused by the shaking of the mirror.

The bed should not face the mirror, because people are in a state of half-sleep and half-dream, and when they get up at night, they are easily frightened by the shadow of the mirror, which makes them irritable and dizzy. Secondly, when people fall asleep, their gas energy is the weakest, and the mirror is a highly reflective object, which can easily reflect the energy of the human body, especially for young couples. If the bedroom mirror faces the bed, it is easy to affect pregnancy.

The head of the bed should not be against the wall. From a scientific point of view, if it is not against the wall, there will be no sense of security, and people will feel unsure, which will lead to mental tension, suspicion, poor sleep quality, and is not good for health. From the perspective of Feng Shui, a bed with a head against the wall represents support, and it is easy to get help from noble people, which is beneficial to the development of the owner's career and wealth.

Avoid placing the bed too close to the window, as it will make you feel lonely and unable to stay grounded, which will affect your career development. Moreover, modern metropolises often have buildings in front, behind, and beside them. If the bed is too close to the window, it will make it impossible for the bedroom to maintain its privacy. In addition, as cities become more and more complex, annoying noises will affect sleep through the windows. In other words, the airflow and dazzling light outside the window will directly disturb the person on the bed, thus affecting sleep and health.

The bed should not face the wall knife. Wall knife is very common in the top floor or side room of high-rise buildings, and it is also one of the main structures of the building. The initial impact on the human body is lack of sleep, dizziness, and headache, but the cause is unknown. After a long time, it may become a brain disease.

The bed should not be under the stairs. If the bed is under the stairs, the person sleeping on it will not sleep well and will often have nightmares. The fortune will also be bad, and it will be difficult to turn things around.

The wall at the head of the bed should not face the toilet. Sleeping with the toilet on your head can cause confusion, poor concentration and headaches. Living with it for more than 10 years can even cause a tumor to grow in your brain.

Don't put the TV, stereo, and mobile phone in front of the bed. There are two situations indoors: one is lying on a soft bed for a long time, which is easy to cause the spinal cord to bend and deform. 2. People who lie on the bed and watch TV can't help but watch one or two programs. They don't go to bed until they are very sleepy. Therefore, they will not get enough sleep every day. In the long run, their careers and health will have problems. In addition, modern people often turn on their mobile phones and put them on the bed when they sleep. Since the mobile phone still emits electromagnetic waves in standby mode, it is very bad for the human body to receive it continuously for a long time.

Avoid placing the bed under the air conditioner. If the bed is placed under the air conditioner, the cold air will constantly blow to the head, shoulders, and neck. In addition, when people are sleeping, their pores will be slightly open. In mild cases, they will often catch colds, and in severe cases, it will cause nerve tension and muscle stiffness in the head, shoulders, and neck.

Avoid placing your bed above or below a toilet or stove. It is self-evident how disgusting it is to sleep above or below a toilet, but most people only think about how to make full use of their own space and ignore the relationship between upstairs and downstairs. If there is a kitchen stove above or below your bed, it will cause excessive liver fire and affect liver function.

Avoid having a chandelier above the bed. When people sleep on the bed, they will feel pressed by the light, which is not good for health. It is best not to have the lamp above the bedside, as this will easily affect sleep, which will lead to poor sleep quality over a long period of time, emotional instability and prone to some diseases.