Inward/Outward Door Opening

[Susan]

Hi Cecil
I have read in Feng Shui that its always good to have the door of a house or business to open inwards, so you enter the building as you open the door.
Here in Canada, due to fire regulations, most shops and business doors open outwards. Does this affect the energy entering a business? will that cause the business to have to work harder to achieve their goals? and what can you do to counteract this energy.
A friend has their front door of their house opening outwards due to continual break-ins, the door opening outwards stops people from kicking it in. What effect will this have on the energy entering their home?
Thank you for your input.

[Cecil Lee]

Dear Anon,
1. It is true that if one asks Traditional Feng Shui practitioners, many if not all would recommend that doors open inwards.
2. Here, it has to do more with symbolism.
3. For example, a door that opens inwards, is symbolic and looks like a gesture of "welcoming".
4. As you had mentioned, since this is more a `need' or regulation of a location or country, we may need to be `realstic":-
4.1 In terms of Feng Shui, a door open outwards can be considered of "secondary importance " in Feng Shui.
Here, we open hear the following words echoed (consciously or unconsciously) to:-
" PROTECT, PROTECT AND PROTECT ".
5. Thus, more importantly, we need to PROTECT our MAIN Entrance from poison arrows (if any).
This is what I would mean by PRIMARY importance. As compared to "secondary importance" of having an outward door.
6. For some FS practitioners, (I believe) that faced with the situation of an outward door, may add an additional `layer' of protection by having e.g. a secondary "door" behind the outward opened door.
If Para 6 i.e. a secondary door is not possible, it could alternatively partially on one side be the cashier's counter etc...
The above, trying to have another barrier is a Traditional `method' commonly advised by Trad. practitioners.
7. However, " IT DEPENDS " .. also on the type of business. Having a secondary door would not help certain business. Which may instead `hinder' people wanting to visit the shop.
Warmest Regards,
Cecil

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On 10/3/00 10:48:00 AM, Anonymous wrote:
Hi Cecil
I have read in Feng Shui that
its always good to have the
door of a house or business to
open inwards, so you enter the
building as you open the door.
Here in Canada, due to fire
regulations, most shops and
business doors open outwards.
Does this affect the energy
entering a business? will that
cause the business to have to
work harder to achieve their
goals? and what can you do to
counteract this energy.
A friend has their front door
of their house opening
outwards due to continual
break-ins, the door opening
outwards stops people from
kicking it in. What effect
will this have on the energy
entering their home?
Thank you for your input.