Hello,

My husband got a sword for his last birthday.It is some kind of Chinise sward, looks very furious with a head of a demon below the handle and two eagles on the handle.It is about 30' long.and has two red treads attached...

I wonder if this type of sword has any place in feng shui and if it is good to keep it at home and if yes, where?

Honestly , I'm pretty scared of it

Please, help! Thank you.

Dear L Toneva,

L Toneva wrote:

Hello,

My husband got a sword for his last birthday.It is some kind of Chinise sward, looks very furious with a head of a demon below the handle and two eagles on the handle.It is about 30' long.and has two red treads attached...

I wonder if this type of sword has any place in feng shui and if it is good to keep it at home and if yes, where?

Honestly , I'm pretty scared of it

Please, help! Thank you.

Generally, a sword has very strong sha qi. Usually, it is used to counter very bad sha qi. So of course if you can, try not to display it. if you want to display at least it must be kept in a see through cabinet.

Everyone has their own personal intutition which is very strong actually. Since you feel pretty scared about it. Better you keep it or dispose of it.

Warmest Regards
Robert Lee
GEOMANCY.NET - Center for Applied Feng Shui Research

Hi,

I was awarded a sword from the Armed Forces for my good performance. This swordisa symbol of leadership and looks very shiny,'grand' and 'powerful'. Is it safe to display it at the staircase? (since I do not have study room and I should avoid placing it in the Living Room)

I would greatly appreciate your advice. Thank you very much.

1. If we were to approach this subject based on or in-the-name of "Feng Shui" then there are two concepts:

1.1. Symbolism in Feng Shui
1.2. Commonsense Aproach to Feng Shui (and virtually anything)

2. A sword is symbolic of a knife and often, any Feng Shui practitioner would advise us not to display such an item in full view of common - rest areas such as a living room or dining room or a bedroom.

3. This is considered as a "sha qi" or poison arrow. Thus, it is "safer" to display it one's personal study room or a special lockable display shelf - is a better choice.The rationale, here is that we do not want any one in the home especially family members to easily get hold of it. For example, young children, they may just be out of our sight for a short while and they may just draw the sword and accidentally cause an "accident".

4. Para 3, has to do more with Commonsense. Anything that is not "safe" should be kept higher or locked up. Especially those affecting our "safety". "The idea here is "Better safe than sorry".

Thank you very much for your advice. I have thought about it for quite a while and I have decided to display the sword, simply because it brings back fond memories of my career.

I agree that this should be away from the reach of children so I bought a lockable plastic display case.

You have mentioned thatto minimise the sha qi, i should avoid placing this in the living room. But I do not have a study room, is it ok for me to display the sword at the staircase? Will this bring any misfortune?

Thank you very much again for your advice.

Displaying it a the staircase, I feel is better than facing the living room. Just make sure that it is not facing directly the steps. It can be at the "outlines" i.e. side of the staircase. For mansionettes, it can be at the passageway usually between the staircase and the kitchen ....