Is it bad feng shui to sleep in a basement?

i am not into such things, but such people in here would rather fear of the "dragons' veins" and such, especially wrong to sleep at. The springs and running water under the surface is considered bad, too.

i would rather assess the capability of proper ventilation there, and estimate the humidity there, since, like you write, plenty of buildings have rather humid basements, which poses threat to your respiratory organs with all those fungi and germs flourishing in humid and stagnant air.

Be ready for rather low temperatures, no matter how hard you try to warm it up there. the basic reason for building a cellar/basement is to keep stored food cold, after all.

i personally think that living that close to ground should be suitable for the "chinese" earthen signs. people usually subconsciously gather the objects that improve their living conditions /regarding the horoscope/ so if you are a planty-soily-pottery person, go for it. you need the earth, and you will be close to it.

Just mind the medical factors mentioned above.

If you like it, then it can't be bad, right? It's YOUR house, afterall. But saying that, if you are trying to go with energy flows, then yes, it isn't great Feng Shui. Red is a symbol of power and success, so that makes it good. BUT, Feng Shui is also about balance, so you don't want too much of anything, even a good thing. Also note that an important rule in feng shui is that you will become what you see! So you should try to look for balance.

Would I feel the burden of the wieght of the house on top of us?

> no. depends on the location/ structure/ direction of your house. some businesses are better if they are in the basement.

The upstairs bedrooms are creepy, they have too many sharp angles, not good feng shui

> again not all sharp corners are bad fengshui. depends on the structure and fengshui of the space. being creepy has nothing to do with fengshui.

Plus, it will be awfully hot up there in the summer.

> use an air conditioner.

We rather like the basement. Is sleeping down there a good option?

> again, depends on whether that area has a good energy or not. if you use an area where there is bad energy, then accidents and expenses happen. when you live where there is good energy, then things just seems easily fall into their rightful places.

PS. The other question I asked was about a different house, with no baswement. All the basements I have seen in MI are somewhat moist-ish and musty. (Couldn't that cause structure damage? someday???) This house is the only dry basement I have seen. It needs paint outside though- no rotton wood, just needs paint, really bad, soon, or the wood will rot. I'm not expecially in love with this house or it's strange shaped yard. (It runs along the road, not back behind the house for privacy. EW) I don't think we are going to get this house, but, just in theory, is it bad feng shui to sleep in a basement?

> having a moldy or cracked building is bad fengshui, so that needs fixing.

> sleeping in the basement is not bad only if you sleep in an area with good energy. how would you know? use fengshui methods like flying stars, 8 mansions, etc. or get a fengshui practitioner to do it for you.

I'm Catholic, but I do believe in Art,, and feelings, and FLOW of things, natural, energy, whatever. I'm open minded. I have "felt" calm (at church) or in various nature settings... and anxiety in other settings (Such as a red painted room, etc. etc.)

> fengshui has nothing to do with religion, nor art, nor the flow. the only flow in fengshui is the flow of chi or how chi is distributed into the home. again, it is different from the flow that most people think it is. but if you know flying stars method, you would know how chi is distributed thru out the house. and you would know what locations in the house has good energy or bad energy.

there are fung shui rules but the most important thing is how do you feel about it. The basement is usually the place we store away things we are not looking at & it is best to go down there & become conscious of those things. Are you wanting to stow away & not be conscious. I don't think that would happen if you are chosing to be away in your life. As I am writing this I am thinking of my son who had a room in the basement & still has it there & uses it when he visits. He is out of the country right now but I think you should ask people here who have had their bedroom in the bassement how they were at that time of there life.Did they feel too deep down in thought? Or was it a postive time in there life? Can they be specific describing how they were emotionally at that time.

Depends on how you furnish the basement, really.

Make sure to put a crystal from the ceiling, that should help disperse anything that is negative. Perhaps put some plants down there to liven up the room.

That's what I'd do. Or find a better house.

veyr possibly

it is afterall the area where all the random, rubbish and useless stuff we use only rarely is kept

so, that energy veyr easily could be affecting anythign aroudn it

any room can really be made better

if you decorate it right

light it right etc

but,as for the weight ofthe building, i cant say

to be honest, plenty people live in high rise flats, with other peopels lives right above, and below them

so its either a widespread problem,or not aproblem at all

sharp angels, can be softend up, with paint, pics and furniture

all houses have sharp angles

really, only you can say whether you liek the feel of the basement or not

I think it depends on where you are in your life. I once had a basement flat, and I loved it. It felt like a cozy, safe little nest. I was incredibly creative at that time and felt very calm. Now, I think I would feel, a little clautrophobic. I think it is more the flow of of the space, than the setting. PS, a space heater works wonders.

When I was homeless I slept in ruined factories, barns even holes in the ground sometimes. My Feng Shui was unaffected.

You might find that you feel very safe and secure there. When I was a kid, my parents built our basement, with the intentions of living in it, until they were financially ready to build the house on top, a few years down the road. Living underground level is very quiet, safe from tornadoes (which my mom was terrified of every spring) and easy to heat or cool.

When we did move into the "house on top", I felt very exposed.

YES, indeed it is the best place in the house. I recommend it very much so. It is the house on Ocean Ave. in Amityville, Is it not?