Door Facing Direction

Dear Master Cecil:
I have been having similar concerns. Depending on the center point of the house, the reading of the house direction can be different. In accordance with what I have read so far, the center of the house can be:
1. The point at which the weight of the whole house balances. This method usually applies to houses with irregular shape.
2. The crossing point of the two diagonal lines. This method usually applies to houses with square or rectangular shapes.
3. The central passage way through which the residents of the house walk to all the rooms of the house. This passage way is where Qi congregates and demanders.
I have a house with rectangular shape. Because it is a single family detached house, there is a central pillar. The weight of the whole house falls upon this central pillar. If I stand at front door and look directly inward, this central pillar is one and half feet away and to the right of the center point (the crossing of the two diagonal lines).
From the front door, there is also a central passage way directly ahead of me. The side of this passage way is half of foot away and to the left of the center point (the crossing of the two diagonal lines).
The center point (the crossing of the two diagonal lines) is in the wall of a closet. The closet is for visitors to put their coats.
I am uncertain where is the center of my house (pillar? center point? or passage way?) And from which the reading of the direction of my house is different. (The facing of my house is extremely close to the dividing line of the East direction and the NE direction.)
Regards,
Jen

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On 7/14/2003 10:19:17 AM, Anonymous wrote:
Dear Cecil,
Different feng shui masters
have different and conflicting
methods of identifying front
door facings. Some have
claimed that one should stand
in the middle of the room or
house and take a compass
reading from there. Others
advocate that one should stand
directly behind or in front of
the door and take three
readings moving a few feet
forward or backwards and take
an average of the three
readings.
As an accurate reading is so
important, can you enlighten
us of your views on this?
Many Thanks.
TSK