Ghosts and ghost stories are endlessly fascinating, even for people who have never experienced ghostly phenomena. On a number of occasions I have conducted feng shui readings on homes, initially for entirely different reasons (such as money or relationship problems). It is only after I have arrived and the client feels comfortable enough to tell me that I find out the client or a family member feels that a ghost is in their house.


The feng shui of a house has a powerful impact on its occupants and their well being. But did you know that certain types of houses are more likely to be haunted than others?


The purpose of feng shui is to identify and correct the imbalance of yin and yang energy in a home or other building. There are several factors that can invite the supernatural into a house, but the most influential is the strong presence of yin energy.


Yin qi is feminine, cool, dark, receptive and still while yang qi is masculine, warm, bright, assertive and active. Houses for the living are yang while houses for the dead (gravesites) are yin. These houses have a name in feng shui; a yang zhai (yang house) is a living person’s home while a yin zhai (yin house) is a deceased person’s house (grave). Living people are yang and thus need yang qi – light and fresh air – to thrive. The deceased are yin so it is generally preferred for gravesites to be quiet and darker.

There are several items to look for and take into consideration when studying a haunted house:

* The needle on the luopan (Chinese geomancy compass) may vibrate or spin if ghostly energy is present. In some cases the needle can spin so violently that you must remove the luopan from the area or risk permanent damage to it.


* Houses within view of a cemetery or place of worship. While places of worship give many people comfort, the nature of these buildings is very yin. They are where one goes within to communicate with God or one’s higher power. Also, people often go to a place of worship when they are troubled and upset.


* Houses near hospitals or built over burial sites


* Houses where a previous occupant died (often unexpectedly or violently) or houses built over land where violent deaths have occurred (e.g., a Civil War battlefield).


* Houses with banana trees or “weeping” trees (weeping willows or weeping cherries) on the property


* Houses that are very dim inside (yin). This can be due to excessive plant growth outside blocking sunlight into the house, an insufficient number of windows, or the curtains being kept closed.


* Houses that are in their Shuai (Decline) or Si (Death) cycles. There are many cycles in feng shui and every house undergoes its own cycle of qi or life energy.

The qi of houses in their Shuai or Si cycle is much weaker than houses that are in their Wang (Prosperous) or Sheng (Life) cycles. For example, a house built 100 years ago is in its Si (Death) cycle and so could more easily attract spirits.


* This is also true for the main entrance. The door is the qi mouth to a house. This means that the house receives new energy every time you open your front door. If the entrance does not have Wang or Sheng energies present (determined by my calculations), the qi entering the house is weakened and more yin.


* A dark or dim main entrance. Again, since the door is the qi mouth to the house, you want bright (yang) energy entering the house when you open your door.


* In one form of feng shui called Flying Stars, one performs calculations that determine the house’s qi. The presence of a flying star 5 in the haunted area of a house can help support ghostly energy. The number 5 in feng shui brings problems wherever it appears – obstacles, illness and delays. I suspect that fives in a haunted area also delays a spirit’s ability to move on.


* Houses with windchimes incorrectly placed inside the house. Many feng shui practitioners routinely advise placing windchimes inside houses to correct angle sha (among other purposes). But classical practitioners do not recommend windchimes for inside use because they can attract ghosts. There are plenty of other good remedies to use that will not attract unwanted spirits into your house!

While ghosts are an interesting phenomenon, they can cause great discomfort and fright to the people they haunt. Although certainly not exhaustive, this article offers suggestion on what to look for and how treat a house that is disturbed by ghosts. But note that the Chinese believe in leaving ghosts alone and not disturbing them but making them feel as comfortable as possible.

As Confucius said, “Respect ghosts, but away from them.”

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By Barbara Finch

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Barbara is a professional Chinese astrologer using Zi Wei Dou Shu, a form of Chinese astrology. Additionally, with Master Leung, Barbara has recently written a correspondence course on The Four Pillars of Destiny, another Chinese astrology. This course contains extensive and profound information on Four Pillars, much that has never before been available in the English language.

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