Placing a Bed According to Feng Shui
In feng shui the bed is one of the most important objects in the home. We spend a third of our lives asleep, and that is when strength and health are restored. The bed is also linked to the relationship between spouses and to having children. That is why the Chinese almanac, the Tong Shu, gives placing a bed its own line, and our Chinese Fortune Calendar gives it its own query, with stricter rules than other "feng shui related activities".
Discover the secrets of luck — download the free "Feng Shui Fortune Calendar" app from Google Play or the App Store and easily choose auspicious days for any activity right from your phone!
What the query covers:
- setting up a new bed;
- moving the bed to a new place or turning the headboard on a feng shui master's advice;
- preparing the marital bed before a wedding;
- setting up a baby's cot or cradle;
- replacing the mattress;
- traditionally, the "bed placing" ritual for couples who want a child.
When to use a different query:
- other feng shui changes in the home, such as activations, symbols or rearranging other furniture: "feng shui related activities";
- buying a bed: "purchase of property";
- moving into a new home: "moving to a new house" (and it is better to set up the bed in the new place on its own favourable day);
- a wedding: "marriage".
How the Calendar rates the day. For placing a bed the favourable Day Officers are Danger, Open and Success. Danger is not a mistake here: traditionally this Officer favours matters connected with height and "raising", and a bed "raises" the sleeper. The unfavourable ones are Close, Stable, Destruction, Establish and Remove. Among the lunar mansions, Winnowing Basket, House, Dipper, Well and Orion are good, while Stomach and Wing are unfavourable. The day is supported by the Noble Man and the Three Mystics. It is weakened by the Master Killing Day, the Extinction Day, the Separating Day (especially bad for the marital bed), the Personal Destroyer, and a Clash of the Year or of the Month.
Enable your Personal Feng Shui Fortune Calendar and receive personalized information about the auspiciousness of days and hours based on your own Bazi horoscope.
Tip. For a marital bed, check the day against both spouses' Bazi charts. If you are moving the bed on the advice of a feng shui consultation, first choose the day with this query, then an auspicious hour for the move itself.