How does the overall home look and feel to you? Your home should feel safe, friendly, and inviting. You should feel like it’s the right place for you. Evaluate how maintained the home’s exterior is. Ideally, the exterior, including greenery and driveway, are properly cared for. The paint, roof, and other parts of the building should be in good condition. Was the home easy to find the first time you visited? If there were challenges, or if it is really hard to locate, this may not be ideal for your primary residence. If you have trouble finding the home, so will any positive energy possibly heading your way. Do the neighbors appear to care for and keep their homes in good condition? If your neighbors keep their homes in disrepair, it can similarly affect the qi (life force energy) of your home and therefore your prosperity. Similarly, consider if the trees (and nature) in the community are in good health. If the greenery is unhealthy, this will affect the wellness of the people in the neighborhood and the surrounding homes. Avoid homes adjacent to dilapidated buildings, empty lots, and cemeteries, as they are usually full of life-less yin energy. A home is a space for the living, so it is best to stay clear of homes beside these types of spaces. Instead, surround your home with life rather than death. If possible, research the history of the home, and see if there are patterns of negative life events. Some examples include untimely deaths, divorces, or health issues. It’s also helpful to look at the history of the property (land) if you can. The patterns of the home after time may also emerge into your life if you live there. Basically, your home is sitting on a street with another street dead-ending into you, which sends a lot of energy directly at you. It’s sort of like pointing a sword or an arrow right at your face. If possible, avoid living in a home located at a T-intersection. As you evaluate other parts of a potential home, consider the path from the street to the door—is it hard to find, are there any obstacles blocking the way, or are there trees or greenery blocking the view? Also, is the front door itself hidden on the side or back of the home? Are there two or more formal front doors? Basically, consider if there is any confusion that arises for visitors when arriving at your home. To be in the commanding position, you want to be able to see the door to the space while lying in bed, sitting at your desk, or cooking at your stove. However, you don’t want to be directly in line with the door. This usually means that you would place your bed, desk, or stove diagonal from the door. Of the three, the bed is the most important. If possible, try to find a home designed so that the beds can easily be placed in the commanding position. This means that for the bedrooms, there’s a solid wall (without windows) that you can place the headboard of the bed against that is diagonal from the door to the room.
