Where is the Stove Lord and the Stove Lord usually placed on the stove in your custom?
Feng shui placement of the Stove Lord in the kitchen
According to legend, the Stove Lord is the god in charge of food and fireworks in the world. Therefore, the concept and custom of worshiping the Kitchen God is found in the kitchens of many people's homes. Worshiping gods requires more Feng Shui knowledge, for example: the position of the Stove Lord should not be in the same direction as the kitchen faucet; the position of the Stove Lord should not be pressed by a beam, etc.
Feng Shui taboos on the stove
1. The stove should not be placed in the center of the kitchen. Placed in the center of the kitchen, with no one to rely on, the family is unstable, depressed, and indicates financial ruin.
2. The stove cannot face the kitchen door. If the stove is facing the kitchen door, the family will be at odds, the temper will be bad, and the money will be damaged.
3. Avoid having no support behind the stove. The stove should be placed against the wall, so that the owner has a backer behind him when cooking, which means that the family is stable and healthy.
4. Avoid placing the stove with its back to the toilet where water and fire will impact it. In addition, the toilet is prone to attracting insects, ants, and foul bacteria.
5. The stove should not be facing the bedroom door. The anger is harmful to the health of the family.
6. The stove should not be close to water. If there is running water, it is close to the faucet. Water and fire often interact with each other, which is dangerous. It should also not be close to the refrigerator. The stove is full of fire and is close to the refrigerator. Hot and cold will collide and consume energy. If a water tank is used in rural areas, the stove should not be placed next to or directly opposite the water tank. Water and fire are in conflict with each other, which is bad for fortune.
7. The stove should not be directly facing the god. If the fire stove clashes with the god's position, it is disrespectful to the gods, can easily cause trouble, and cause misfortunes in the home.
8. The stove should not be placed under the window. There is sand and dust outside the window, which is unhygienic.
The orientation of the stove
Every home Feng Shui environment, whether it is the living room, bedroom, kitchen, or bathroom, is inseparable from the influence of orientation and aura. In the traditional Zhouyi culture, orientation is divided into four positive polar directions: due east, due west, due north, and due south. The four positive directions can also be extended into eight directions: "Zhendong, Duixi, Linan, Kanbei, Northwest Qianxi, Southwest Kun, Northeast Gen, and Southeast Xunda". In these eight directions, Li is south, which represents fire; Zhen is east, which represents wood. Both orientations represent the strong aura of wood fire. The five element attribute of the stove is fire, so it is most suitable to place the stove in these directions. However, it is not suitable to place the stove in the west or north, because the west represents the five elements of gold, which can easily cause fire and metal to conflict with each other, while the north represents water, which can easily cause water and fire to conflict with each other, resulting in blocked auras.
The Kitchen God and Home Feng Shui
Today is the 23rd day of the lunar calendar, when people celebrate the New Year. According to folk custom, this is the day when the Kitchen God goes to heaven to say good things and reports to the Jade Emperor what happened to each family during the year. On this day, the common people worship the Stove Lord and pray that the Stove Lord will say good things in front of the Jade Emperor so that their homes will be safe and people and wealth will be prosperous in the coming year.
From the perspective of Feng Shui, the stove in charge of the Stove Lord is a key position that affects the good and bad fortune of the home. It has a direct effect on the prosperity of the population and the abundance of wealth.