January 18, 200224 yr Dear Cecil, A mirror in my anterroom oposites my bedroom door. The problem is that I have no other place to move the mirror in the anterroom. How can I improve this situation or should I take out the mirror at all? Thank you.
January 18, 200224 yr Staff Dear Ingrida, In most cases, I personally feel that it is not advisable to have a mirror facing the bedroom door, for two reasons: 1. A mirror may be a double-edged sword. Without proper investigation, we do not know whether it is placed in a good, bad, or inauspicious sector. If it is an inauspicious sector, it is believed that the mirror can reflect and double the bad luck. 2. This is also based on a common belief. When we ask most Feng Shui practitioners, the consistent answer is that it is bad to have a mirror facing any part of the bed. It is believed that when a person sleeps, his spirit leaves the body. What about a mirror facing the bedroom door? It may or may not be true, but if our spirit sees its own reflection, the idea is that it may get a shock. In my personal opinion, it is safer, if possible, to remove the mirror, mainly because of the concern in point 1 that it may not be an auspicious sector. Warmest Regards, Cecil Quote On 1/18/2002 7:48:00 AM, Anonymous wrote: Dear Cecil, A mirror in my anterroom oposites my bedroom door. The problem is that I have no other place to move the mirror in the anterroom. How can I improve this situation or should I take out the mirror at all? Thank you.
December 2, 2025Dec 2 Staff The author advises against placing a mirror facing the bedroom door, citing Feng Shui beliefs that mirrors can amplify bad luck in inauspicious areas and may disturb the spirit during sleep, recommending removal as a precaution. Key Takeaways - Mirrors are seen as a “double-edged sword” in Feng Shui: they can potentially double bad luck if placed in an inauspicious sector. - Many Feng Shui practitioners believe mirrors should not face the bed at all. - A traditional belief holds that a sleeping person’s spirit leaves the body and could be startled by seeing its reflection in a mirror. - Due to these concerns, the author personally recommends removing mirrors facing the bedroom door whenever possible.
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