Don't flush that toilet...

I know it’s a little too late for feng shui predictions. The Chinese New Year has already passed. But I recently stumbled upon this article stating how the southwest corner of a house or room is the relationship and marriage corner under the “Eight Life Aspirations” method of Feng Shui, which means one would have to “activate” the southwest corner to enhance one’s prospects with regards to love. Then it went on to further say that the toilet must not be located in the southwest. This is a big no-no for chances are, you’re just flushing your love luck away. No brooms and mops should also be kept in the corner for it is believed you’re sweeping away good fortune.

It was an unconscious effort, I found myself mentally taking note of what part of my room was in the southwest corner. To my dismay, the bathroom was directly in the southwest. The toilet was in the southwest. Bad! So this must be the reason all along…that explains why. Haha So now, I guess I should refrain from flushing too much, better yet I think I should stop using the toilet altogether so that I don’t waste all of my love luck away.

I’m not sure whether to believe in this kind of stuff. I would have to say though I’m more of a believer than a skeptic when it comes to feng shui. I don’t know if I got it from my mom. Not that she strictly follows everything down to a tee but she tries at least to stick with the main principles. And more often than not, I think feng shui actually helps in promoting a lot of the good chi.

Someone once told me, the purpose of feng shui mainly has to do with practicality which I think makes good sense. A lot of it deals with knowing how to maximize the space around you in order to create or channel all the positive energy. It’s all about positioning they say. I had someone explained to me why the bed shouldn’t be directly in front of the mirror. He says if you think about it, it’s just practical to do so. After all when one wakes up in the morning, it’ll definitely create bad energy when the first thing one sees in the morning is one’s self. Unruly hair, rumpled clothes, and all…it is indeed unsightly. Funny isn’t it? But it does make sense.

As to why the toilet should not be placed in the southwest corner, I’m still figuring it out. So while I’m still looking for a suitable logical explanation, I think I would have to buy a lot of red objects and put lots of red fresh flowers in the bathroom for now.