The fire element in feng shui will bring excitement, passion, spontaneity, and a better reputation if handled correctly, but if handled poorly it can create too much energy for people to relax, arguments, and even fire hazard. Since fire also symbolizes income in feng shui, taking a look at the location of the fireplace in your home can help you increase your cash flow.

The best location for a fireplace is in the northeast. This will warm the cold yin energy from the north and also feed the fire compatible ground energy from the northeast. The next best positions for a fireplace include east, southeast, and southwest. In fact, there’s a good opportunity here because all of these directions are good for living rooms too, and a fireplace is often the focal point of a living room, the one thing you see first as the main anchoring element of the room. People also naturally gather around a fireplace, especially on cold winter nights, and a roaring fire can be a great way to draw people out of their rooms for some family time.

While directions close to true south are good for fireplaces, be very careful to have a fireplace in the southern part of the house (which also happens to be a good spot for very active living rooms) because then you will have concentrated too much wind energy. fire. in this part of the house and you will be at risk of an actual, uncontrolled fire. If you have a fireplace on the south side of your house, or even on the south side of a room, you can lessen its influence by adding a water feature. Water doesn’t have to be exactly water: anything black or blue, with wavy lines or anything made of glass can embody the water element and tone down the fire a bit. A nearby bathroom will also offer some water energy.

If your chimney is not in either of these directions, there are several things you can do to make up for the misplacement. Putting a large mirror across the room from the fireplace will double the energy of the fire and also give you the chance to have a second “fire” coming from the direction you would have wanted the fire to come from. Another great way to support and “ignite” the fire element is to add the wood element. In feng shui, the energy of fire is supported by the energy of wood, so adding large plants and even keeping chopped firewood by the fireplace will also fan the energetic flames.

If you don’t have a fireplace, or no way to position a mirror to reflect a fireplace from the position you want, fear not. Candles are great substitutes for a fireplace, as are lanterns, glow lights, and oil lamps. In feng shui, real elements are also represented by shapes, colors, patterns, and materials, so you don’t even need to use an actual flame; anything with sharp angular edges will work, like star shapes. Anything red or purple will also help.