Step 1

What kind of home is it?

Step 2

Find your home

Step 3

Which side is the front?

In Feng Shui, the front (your facing side) is the most open, light and lively side of your home. It’s where energy flows in. For most homes that’s the street side, but not always.

Your front is the . Zoom right in and tap the corners of the roof. If your home is an odd shape, tap the corners of its main block. For an apartment, use the corners of your own apartment if you can see them, or the building’s.

I can’t see my home on the map

Does the arrow point out your front?

The grid shows the nine areas of your home. The arrow should point straight out of your front, at a right angle to it.

Use a compass instead

Take a compass reading

1. Open the compass app on your phone. On an iPhone, go to Settings, then Compass, and turn on Use True North. Most Android compass apps have the same setting.
2. Stand inside your home with your back flat against the wall on your front (facing) side.
3. Hold the phone flat at waist height, pointing straight out through that wall, away from you. Keep it away from metal and appliances.
4. Take the reading in degrees. Do it in two or three spots and use the middle number.

Without the map you won’t see the grid on your roof, but you’ll get your element and where each area sits.