Tick Tock – Is It Bad Feng Shui to Have a Clock?

A rumor seems to persist in the land of newbie Feng Shui practitioners that clocks create bad Chi and are therefore bad Feng Shui. As with other components of this ancient Chinese practice, there is a right and wrong way to display clocks in your home.

Showing off clocks in your home is not bad Feng Shui. We all need clocks to keep us focused on maintaining our schedules. It’s a regular part of life. It is important to keep in mind though that there are some places in the home where clocks will not interfere with positive Chi forces just as there are some places where having a clock would not be beneficial to maintaining a positive Chi.

There are some great places in the home where it is considered good Feng Shui to display your clocks. The heart of the home, known as the kitchen is one positive place to display a clock. After all, cooking sometimes needs to be timed right? Also, because it is the most used room in the home, it is totally acceptable to have a clock to keep time in there so that all members of the household can keep to schedules.

The living room, family room and home office are all appropriate places to display clocks as well. In other words, some places where you can expect to spend your waking hours are acceptable areas for clocks. It all ties back into needing to know the time so that you can meet your obligations in a timely manner.

In addition, having a clock in your child’s room and even your own bedroom is a necessity. For kids, having a clock teaches them about what time means and how important it is to wake up on time and meet obligations. Of course, an adult cannot usually live without an alarm clock either. However, there are a few Feng Shui rules when it comes to clocks in the bedroom.

If at all possible, use a battery-powered alarm clock for the bedroom as it does not emit EMF fields, unlike the electric alarm clocks. These EMF fields can be detrimental to your health and cause negative Chi in your bedroom. If you must have an electric alarm clock, place it as far away from your bedside as possible. The same applies to your child’s bedroom as well.

According to Feng Shui, you should not hang any large display clocks in your bedroom; much less display several different ones. The bedroom is your sanctuary, a place to relax and unwind. It should be a place where you are only governed by your internal clock rather than a mechanical one.

If you are a collector of different kinds of clocks, there are places in the home where a display might be more appropriate. The living room is one such place to hang your special clocks or display them on graduated shelves or the mantle. A large collection might be better served displayed in a prominent hallway.

It is also important to note the places where you should not display clocks as well, besides the particular bedroom Feng Shui rules mentioned above. For instance, do not display clock in the entry way of the home. You do not want a clock to be the first thing that people see when they come to visit. It infers a time limit on the visit. And while clocks are totally acceptable in the living and family rooms, do not display clocks made of metal. It hinders the health and happiness of the family.

As you can see, clocks are not evil nor do they conspire against Feng Shui principles. It is all about how they are displayed. Because time has several connotations, it is important that you are always cognizant in how you choose to use them in the home and still maintain a positive Chi.

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