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Lesson 9 of 12 · Rooms
Bedrooms: the master in the south-west
Why the south-west is the master bedroom's corner, where children's and guest rooms go, bed direction and head position, mirrors and beams. Lesson 9.
Written by Khushal ThakkarReviewed by Review pendingUpdated October 29, 2026
The master bedroom belongs in the south-west, earth's corner, because the tradition reads it as the heaviest, most stable and most private part of the home, and the head of the household is placed there. Other bedrooms are read from the same principle: weight and rest to the south and west, movement and change to the north-west, and the north-east kept light.
Which room where
| Room | Favourable zones | Avoided |
|---|---|---|
| Master bedroom | South-west, south, west | North-east, centre, south-east |
| Children's room | West, north-west, north | South-west (reserved for the head of the house) |
| Guest room | North-west | South-west |
| Elderly parents | South-west if the household head cedes it, else south or west | North-east |
The logic is the one from lesson 4: the heaviest, most permanent occupant in the heaviest corner, the most transient occupants in the corner of movement.
The bed
Inside the room, the bed is the heaviest object and is placed as the room's own south-west: against the south or west wall, away from the door's line, with a solid wall behind the headboard rather than a window.
- Head direction: south first, east second. A head to the north is the one direction the tradition asks to avoid; west is tolerated.
- Under the bed: clear, or soft storage only; no heavy metal, no old papers.
- Above the bed: no beam. If a beam crosses the room, place the bed between beams or hide the beam with a false ceiling.
- Door: the bed should not be directly in line with the door, and the sleeper should be able to see the door.
Mirrors, electronics and colour
Mirrors are kept off the wall that faces the bed; a wardrobe mirror can be covered at night. The tradition asks for electronics out of the bedroom or at least away from the head, and for an attached toilet's door to stay closed. Colours for the south-west are earth tones, cream, light brown, pale pink and the softer greens; bright reds and blacks are left for other rooms.
When the bedroom is in the wrong zone
A master bedroom in the north-east is the placement to look at. If another bedroom lies in the south or west, swapping is the whole fix. If not: keep the room light and uncluttered, place the bed in the room's own south-west with the head to the south or east, keep heavy storage out of the room's north-east, and let morning light in. The tradition reads this as balance; nothing here claims more.
Worked example
A two-bedroom flat has one bedroom in the south-west and one in the north-west. The couple takes the south-west with the bed against the south wall, head to the south; the child takes the north-west with the desk against the east wall. Both placements are the tradition's first choice without moving a wall.
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