氣口, the mouth of qi
The Feng Shui Front Door
The main entrance is where most energy and opportunity is believed to enter a home.
Keep the entry open
The mouth of qi
Tradition asks that the front door open fully, stay clean, and be well lit, since a blocked or dim entry is thought to weaken the welcome. The path up to the door is treated as part of the entry and kept clear. You want slow, gathering energy here, not a fast straight rush.
The piercing hall
When the door lines up with a back opening
穿堂煞 describes a front door that lines up directly with a back door, a large window, or a long straight hallway, so that energy rushes in and straight out. To slow and turn the flow, place a console, a screen, a plant, or a round rug between the two openings. A mirror aimed straight at the open front door is usually discouraged, since it is said to push arriving energy away; a side-wall mirror that widens the entry is more often accepted.
Door color by direction
The five phases at the threshold
Compass feng shui pairs each facing direction, read standing in the doorway looking out, with a phase and its colors: south, fire, red or orange; north, water, black or deep blue; east and southeast, wood, green; west and northwest, metal, white, gray, or gold; southwest and northeast, earth, yellow, brown, or beige. These are traditional associations, and your taste and the home's style still matter.
Schools disagree on mirrors and on color systems; treat this as cultural guidance, not a rule.
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