Use the word ‘welcome’ on the front door to attract positive energy

Your front door is important not only because it’s the entrance to your home for guests, it is also from where all good energy enters your home. Feng shui accords great importance to the front door. There are many ways in which you can optimise the positive energy that comes in through the front door. One needs to ensure air, light and a clean environment.

How can the front door affect your life? And how can you use feng shui to get the most out of it? These are some of the questions that come to the mind.

Well, to answer the first question, the front door can affect your health, happiness, wealth, energy, and prosperity. According to feng shui, every door is a “voice”. Too many doors, therefore, can lead to verbal duels. If you prefer a side door as the entrance to your home, positive energy might not enter your home. So, how can you control the energy entering your home?

Crystals

Hang crystals from the main door. They can scatter energy in various directions. Family arguments can be avoided this way.

Pathways

Pathways come next to doors to determine the flow of energy into your home. Obstructions such as trees and walls must be cleared to ensure that energy may move freely.

Words

Words are powerful. So, use the word “welcome” on a mat or a hanging at the front door. The colour of the letters and the font are important too.

Paints

Paints have their effect on the front door as well. Feng shui practitioners have traditionally recommended red as the colour to paint your main door. That’s because red is considered auspicious and symbolises prosperity. Should you have a black door? Perhaps not, as guests might find the colour unwelcoming. But the colour black also represents career and those seeking bright career prospects would do well to have a black-coloured front door.

Movement

The movement of doors can have a direct impact on the behaviour of family members. Get rid of doors that are awkward to open or close, and go for doors that slide or swing open easily. Squeaky doors are disturbing and could result in quarrels among family members.

Renovation

Be careful while renovating your home. Breaking down doors during home repair is not recommended as this might result in cutting down the voices of those living in the house.

Take care

Look after the doors well. This is important. Apply lubricants to hinges to allow free movement. This will ensure peace of mind.

Use these tips as soon as possible. Why delay prosperity?

(Manisha Koushik is a tarot card reader, numerologist and Vastu Feng consultant. She can be contacted at www.askmanisha.com)