Should you sleep with your head pointing toward the north?

Question

I have heard that a person should sleep with the head towards the north or south or something. Seems like it was the roseacrusians or someone. Does anyone know which way I should sleep. I haven't slept for days worried that I am not sleeping properly :-) Any reason why? While your at it I have heard that if you sleep on you left side, blood pools in your lung or something. If you know which way I should be sleeping maybe you know about that also. Thanks.

Thanks for all the answers so far. The part about not being able to sleep was just a joke. Thus the smiley face.

Answer 1

Feng shui says East, but several mythologies also say North. Apparently the reasoning behind that is North is the direction of the element of Earth. If you sleep with your head grounded in the Earth direction you don't become "trapped" in dreamland. These are tales I've heard from several different sources but it's basically crazy hippie stuff. :) Sleep however your body falls, or whichever way your bed faces.
Another point, Feng Shui says to not sleep so the floorboards cut through you...sleep with the grain of the wood. So if the floorboards in your apartment/house go North/South then that really shots the other Feng Shui theory out of the water of sleeping East facing.
The thing about blood pooling in your lungs in crap. Actually when I was pregnant they said I sould sleep on the left side because it gets more blood to the uterus and the baby.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

There's an Indian myth why u shouldn't sleep with ur head pointing 2wards North, but I believe its got something to do with the magnetic lines of force (North to South of The Earth) interfering with the electrical signals in ur brain. I generally dont sleep with my head 2wards North coz I've noticed it gives me a queasy, and dull feeling, and my head feels heavy (I meant that irritating heaviness when u hv got a cold) when I wake up. I hv seen other people too with the same complaints. So avoid sleeping 2wards North. The best direction is South and East. Try these out for a peaceful sleep. Have a good day (and a good night too!)

Answer 4

This is different with all people, we all have different DNA, we are all designed different. Sleep the way that feels best to you, I like to sleep with a pillow over my head with my nose facing the end of the bed next to the wall so I am breathing fresh air that is blowing up from the floor.

Answer 5

my mom always told me to sleep with my head facing north, so i always have. when i was pregnant, the drs. told me to sleep on left side since there is a certain vein or something on the right side of the spine which can be constricted by the baby's weight if you lay on your right side. not sure any of this helps.. just sharing what i've heard.

Answer 6

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Answer 7

You want to sleep with your head facing north? What are you; some kind of moss?

Humans don't have a very good natural compass built into them, not like migrating birds do. We really don't know which way is north; which is why we have sayings about where moss grows the thickest. Moss does grown on the south side of trees, but it prefers moisture more than direct light so the MOST moss tends to grow on the nor then side of trees.

Feng Shui: http://sleepdisorders.about.com/od/alternativemethods/a/fengshui.htm
Is the Japanese art of arranging your home to promote good Chi. I found several tips on how to improve your sleep. http://www.care2.com/channels/solutions/home/2127
If you believe in this kind of stuff then check out this web page: http://www.cnn.com/STYLE/design/9911/16/feng.shui.bedroom/
“Sleeping North: Strengthens physical health.
Sleeping South: Deepens sleep, elicits intuitive capabilities and enhances your capacity to remember dreams.
Sleeping East: Helps you wake up quickly and have more energy.
Sleeping West: Slows life down -- good for stressed adults or hyperactive kids”

Feng Shui is a pseudo science that draws importance on which way you face or how your room is decorated, and other factors that can bring good luck or influence your Chi. That is the only school of thought I know of where compass directions might have some power in how you do things.

The rib cage is a pretty good design. It holds the heart and lungs in a protective cage, and provides support for them. If you sleep on your side you are not going to crush your major blood vessels, your lungs, or your heart. If somehow you develop a problem where the blood starts to pool, then you will probably just roll over and the problem will resolve itself. The human body’s design has been pretty much the same for 10,000 years and I don’t think anyone has died in their sleep because of a blood pool in the lung. If they were stabbed then yes, that would be a problem. If blood flows into and pools in a lung you can die. This called drowning, and if you were in that bad of shape you would be in the hospital.

I looked up Rosecrusians and found it had a lot to do with the Society of Free Masons, The Divinci Code, Magic and mysticism.

According to Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosicrucian
Rosicrucian is a society dealing with a Christian sect, and the Society of Free Masons, but it might have been a hoax.

I think that you are worrying a whole lot about nothing. This worry is causing you stress and giving you sleeping problems. Calm down; forget the stressor that is driving you nuts. The religious factor has nothing to do with your sleeping problems; you can sleep in any direction that you want, and on any side that you want. Just lie down on your back, relax, think of pleasant things, and just GO TO SLEEP.

If you continue to have sleeping problems then ask the Yahoo! Answer board for some assistance, and shoot the link to me. I will happily give you a complete report on how to get to sleep. I have suffered from insomnia for many years and I know what you need to do. I don’t think you are that bad off though. I think that someone else has you worried unnecessarily and that’s the root of your problem.

Answer 8

Weirdly enough, babies turn in their cribs to sleep with their heads to the north. North seems to give me deeper more refreshing sleep.

Answer 9

I'm a Damned fan and we always sleep facing the north!!!

Answer 10

Sleep which way is the most comfortable for you. And I hope you don't have to turn your bed around lots to figure this out!