What are they you may be asking! They are sharp angles that point towards your house or are within your space. They are often seen in city landscapes due to the architect’s desire to create a new building style. In my view, they often don’t make sense as they look like a waste of interior space and with lots of glass, the need to regulate internal temperatures must be expensive and difficult. Exterior poison arrows are generally seen to be more of a concern than internal ones. Internally, you may sense an area that is sharp, doesn’t quite work due to angles and that is the area to check.
Some examples include:
- A home at the end of a cul-de-sac or a T-junction or corner of a street, the energy comes hurtling towards the house
- Apartments that face another sharp apartment building
- Interior furniture or walls with less than 90 degree angles and sharp edges
Solutions
You need to provide a barrier to stop the arrow’s negative energy. An obvious choice is a wall but not always possible. Consider external solutions including using hedges and trees but make sure they have adequate foliage. Inside your space you could use screens to create a wall, or other furniture to give a rounded edge but don’t use a chair or desk where someone would sit and absorb the negative energy.
Some may have heard of using Bagua mirrors to reflect poison arrows back. Check with a Feng Shui expert to look at your space and what is happening to ensure these are used correctly.
Furniture
This aspect isn’t easy as many of us live in modern buildings with modern furniture. I have bedside tables with square tops as at that stage it was all I could find for the height. I have European pillows so I make sure the sharp corner is cushioned at night by the pillow. I am also finding a solution to glass shelves that I gave in to in a weak moment. I am looking at chrome edging to add to the shelves.
Beams
Our past French apartment had beautiful old beams which had been painted a chocolate brown. They were immediately washed in a white paint to fade in to the ceiling while still offering a sense of French style. I hung a crystal on each beam stating that this counteracts the negative energy. When we lived in New York, I had very modern beams that covered the heating. I placed a lovely canopy with Command strips on the ceiling. Draping a curtain also works.
My Berlin apartment had the opposite; the architect doesn’t believe in straight walls! So there are lots of curves and we had to create an internal wall to avoid the energy going from the front door and straight out of the windows. With the new kitchen, we made sure that the bench tops are rounded and we reduced sharp edges as much as possible.
