Here s a little background information on mirrors and front doors.
Mirror in front of door superstition.
Mirror facing the front door causes instability.
Foyer and front door 11.
It s called the mouth of qi because the entry is how energy and qi life force enters a space.
Some of these include hanging a cross over the front door for protection a horseshoe for good luck hanging mirrors near the front door to ward away evil spirits and the evil eye and there are also a variety of statues that can be.
Many people believe that it is bad luck to sleep in front of a mirror.
Breaking a mirror is supposed to bring seven years of bad luck.
Perhaps the most well known mirror myth the belief that breaking a mirror would bring you seven years bad luck dates back to the ancient romans.
All of the feng shui schools agree that the front door of your home is an important area.
They looked into the water to see their fates.
They have a final chance to take care of how they look before they leave the house.
There are a variety of superstitions rituals and curios that are associated with the front door of one s home.
If a mirror suddenly falls to the ground and does not break good fortune will enter your life.
They believed life was renewed every seven years which explains the length of the curse.
Everyone has heard for example that breaking a mirror will bring seven years of bad luck.
Some people like placing a mirror close to the front door or foyer for convenience.
That s why just for fun we ve rounded up a few popular mirror myths and superstitions.
Seven years bad luck.
There are many superstitions involving mirrors.
In some superstitions the deceased will try and grab the souls of the living who look in the possessed mirrors.
About mirrors and front doors.
These stories evolved from the times when people used water as a mirror.
The broken mirror is probably the focus of more superstitions than any other subject is.