Feng Shui teaching on the placement of clocks
According to Feng Shui theory, hanging clocks in certain areas of your home will promote positivity and good energy flow, while hanging them in other areas may interrupt the flow of chi.
Feng Shui tips on how to hang clocks in your home:
- Number of clocks: You should have one master clock in the home and only one alarm clock for each bedroom, so as not to interrupt the energy of the home. A clock is believed to drive away evil spirits, but it is still best to hang it in any room in the house bar the bedroom.
- Placement: The face of your clock should face a window or balcony, as this will help to drive away any negative energy. A moving pendulum will boost and refresh the energy in your home, and the rhythm of a ticking clock will help to make your family life more regular and rhythmic.
- Hanging clocks: Hang clocks in the north of your home for wealth, the northeast zone for prosperity, and the east for good health. Never place or hang a clock on the south, southeast or southwest, as this is believed to bring ill health and bad luck.
- Height: The clock should be hung between your chest and eye level so that you don’t have to look up or down to see it.
- Shape of clocks: The best shape of clocks for your home is square; this symbolises steadiness and peacefulness, and this will be reflected in your life. Do not hang a clock that is triangular, octangular, or hexagonal, as it is a symbol that your family will be prone to disagreements and conflict.
- Size: Clocks should not be oversized, as it is believed to make your family restless and nervous.
- Sound: The ding-dong of chiming clocks may make you ill at ease and agitated. It also symbolises that the children in your family may be disobedient and that the elders in the home have no authority.
- Taboos of clocks: The word ‘clock’ in Chinese is synonymous with ‘death’. For this reason, you should always buy your clock yourself and never give a clock as a gift as it is unlucky. Do not hang a clock above your sofa or desk, as this will make you feel ill at ease, and never hang a clock above a door that you enter and exit from, as it will bring you bad fortune.
Clocks are a fantastic addition to any home. They tell the time, they help to keep you punctual, and they can be used as a stylish and attractive design feature. As clocks represent time in your life, you should aim to invest in one made of the highest quality; after all, there is little as valuable as time itself.
