8 Mansions theory (in fengshui)
Bed facing depends on your birthdate. Basically based on your birthdate, you can calculate whether you are an east or a west person.
- East person: good are facing north, south, east and southeast, and the rest are bad.
- West person: good are facing west, northwest, northeast and northeast, and the rest are bad.
Of the 4 good directions, the best is success, second is love/romance, third is health, fourth is stability/ calm of mind. Always go for the second; the best isn't always good, because it might be too strong for a bed.
Bed facing towards north, means that when you are lying down your feet points to the north... Though some books like those of ms. Too (based on master yap Cheng hai's theory), it should be the other way around. But I really do believe that the feet should point to this direction, because your good facing is also where you face your tv. If you are going according to ms. Too's theory how can you see the tv while lying down, when the tv is beside the bed. And most Fegnshui masters emphasized that this method is wrong... So if good facing is north, when lying down feet should be pointing to north; thus, when you're watching tv... Your tv is at the north (location), when you are watching the tv standing up... You will face north.
Please avoid, putting reflecting surfaces like a mirror (esp those facing the bed) in the bedroom. If you have to, why not put it inside a cabinet. Regarding the screen of a tv, it is recommended to cover it with a cloth when you are sleeping. Reflective surfaces tend to give you a tired feeling when you wake up. Same effect also goes to making your bed as a storage area (under the bed).
Avoid putting living plants and water inside your bedroom.
Headboard should be against a wall than a window- wall will support your decision-making; a window will make you weak, and other people will back stab you.
Feet of bed must not be in front of a door (or a mirro); in Chinese, this is taboo, it is similar to close to death.
Also refrain from putting loud flowery decors in the bedroom, as it is considered as a yin place... For sleeping. Some fengshui auditors believe that it can make a spouse have a mistress.
Based on 8 mansions, if you are east and your spouse is west. It means that your bad is your spouse's good direction and vice versa. Decide who is the breadwinner, then give that person the kitchen (optimize the kitchen for him, because it is where you use 8 mansions to attract money), then optimize the bedroom to the other spouse... Just make sure that whatever direction you pick, make sure that it is not either one of your worst direction.
As always, double check this theory with other theories of fenghsui like flying star to optimize the fengshui of your bedroom.