Feng Shui your bathroom
Extract from The Feng Shui Doctor by Paul Darby (£9.99, Duncan Baird Publishers)
Energy drain
Clean, pure, flowing water represents good yang chi, power and 'richness of life' (ts'ai fu). However, watery rooms such as bathrooms and utility rooms need particularly careful treatment in feng shui. In these rooms, we constantly make the water filthy as we use it. As the dirty water is discharged, the chi in your home is polluted and then lost, draining protection and energy from the building and possibly from you. This process is literally called a 'drain' (kou chu). However, you can easily control the problem so you get the most from your bathroom.
A healthy bathroom
Your most powerful tool for stopping the drain of energy is the earth element. In the Destructive Cycle of elements, earth blocks and absorbs water, just as blotting paper absorbs ink. Earth colours and accessories also control the water's yang chi so the energy is strong but not overpowering.
The chi of a bathroom should be slightly more yang than yin. To promote 'richness of life' without using water, choose rounded shapes for fixtures such as bathtubs and sinks, and accessories such as mirrors. These shapes also keep the flow of chi 'measured and meandering'. Avoid straight edges if possible - they speed up the chi.
The layout of your bathroom
If you're planning a new bathroom, try to arrange it so the toilet, sink and plughole (drain) for the bath are all positioned against the same wall. This arrangement concentrates all the draining energy in one area. It also strengthens the other walls, which is an advantage if you have a bedroom or office on the other side of these walls.
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