Feng Shui: The Power of Light

Whether natural or artificial, light impacts our emotions differently based on intensity. Research published in the Journal of Consumer Psychology shows that feelings of warmth increased in response to bright light, even when the room temperature remained the same.

In Feng Shui, light can also affect the flow of Qi within the four walls of your abode. That said, the ancient practice advocates achieving balance with lighting intensity so as to attain desired effects.

What is the right kind of intensity?
Knowing that lighting is important doesn’t warrant you the right to fix spotlights at every corner of your house. Remember, balance is everything. Too much artificial lighting in a small enclosed space gives birth to an influx of Yang Qi, which leads to an imbalance flow of energy in the room. Hence, keep it at an appropriate level. If the space is particularly small, keep the light work at minimum.

Lights could also be deployed as the key in ‘activating’ certain part of your home. If a sector is found to be strong in Qi, extra lights in that particular area could indicate more activities or usage, which works well if you’re thinking of capitalising on the auspicious energy in the sector.

Sources of light
If your home décor allows it, chandeliers are actually a classy addition to your dining space or living room. However, perhaps due to its countless pointy edges, chandeliers are no strangers to Feng Shui myths, and the receiving end of many housewives’ tales and Sha Qi hearsay. Well, they are not entirely baseless, truth to be told. Occupying the area directly underneath a chandelier for a prolong period of time could lead to an adverse effect, so for study table or bed, do try to do without a chandelier above it.

Apart from security purposes, lighting up your garden or front porch could be good for external Qi flow as well, as long as none of the lamp post (if you intend to use any) is located adjacent to the front door. Surely, you wouldn’t want to construct a negative formation outside your main door, especially one that could cause an obstruction of the Qi from entering the property.

Natural or artificial light?
Your house would be in its most ideal state when it is bathed in sufficient warm sunlight all over. Natural lighting brings about good vibe and adorns your abode with an overall ‘healthier’ feel. In the event where you found your accommodation to be lacking in Vitamin D, perhaps adding in more windows would be a good option to allow sufficient sunlight to creep in. Likewise, sunlight must be able to reach the inside of a house through the Main Door. Yin Sha is hazardous to mental health, and it could be derived from a heavily shadowed entrance.

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