feng shui from fook.com

Two questions have come in asking if a ba gua mirror can be used inside an apartment or in an apartment house hallway, to deflect noise and/or “negative energy” coming from a neighbor’s unit.

The short answer is no: hoping that it will help with a bad-neighbor situation doesn’t negate the rule that a ba gua mirror should never be used in an interior space. That includes an apartment building hallway. The hallway is outside your apartment, but it’s inside the building, and it’s a space that you use on a daily basis. Be careful what you put there.

I believe that a ba gua mirror is only used appropriately as protection against inanimate sources of sha chi — such as a road aimed at your house, or the sharp corner of a neighboring building. Bouncing “behavioral sha chi” (noise, or other inconsiderate behavior) back at your neighbors with any kind of mirror may feel empowering, but I think it’s a bad idea. You want to defuse the situation, not add fuel to the fire.

A better solution is to find a way to send positive intentions to those troublesome folks next door — no matter how irritated or exasperated you may feel. Hang an image that conveys blessings of some kind (whatever religious or spiritual heritage feels right to you) either within your home or above your front door so it faces the neighbors and showers them with good vibes.

If your neighbors often play loud music at night, visualize them making lots of new friends and socializing with those friends at a bar or club… so they make noise in a more appropriate place than next door to you. Feel happy for them that they’re having such a good time, and happy for yourself that you now can enjoy some peace and quiet, even before it happens.

Truly aggravating neighbors may prompt you to wish the problem would be solved when they get hit by a bus. If you’re tempted to imagine that kind of fate for anyone, try to rise above it. Imagine instead that these irksome pests encounter great good fortune, such as getting a fabulous job offer in another city so their luck literally moves them out of the building to somewhere far away from you.

This will be much better for both of you than focusing on annoyances and frustrations, which is unlikely to result in a pleasant outcome for anyone.

I’ve had nothing but fabulous neighbors for many years now, and wish the same for all of you.

Stephanie

PS: If it turns out you’re the one who gets that irresistible offer to move, be sure to include “wonderful, quiet, considerate neighbors” on your list of what you’re looking for in your new home.

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