Feng shui bagua was used in China and is also gaining popularity in many parts of the world. It is a tool that could be used by anyone who wants to practice Feng Shui which is an old Chinese practice that uses laws of earth and heaven to assist people to improve their lives. Bagua helps Feng Shui to implement certain techniques to attract the things people desire in life.
Bagua is normally a type of map or a type of chart that relates various areas of life to 8 sections of your living area. ‘Ba’ stands for 8 while ‘gua’ stands for area. This chart can assist you to understand how you can emphasize the areas that need your attention immediately. The center of this map is referred to as its ninth part.
The chart could assist you to know how your environment is related to various features of your life. Your aspects of life could be segmented into nine segments. They are children, creativity, wisdom, career, travel and helpful friends, health, family, love and reputation. Every segment may be represented appropriately on the map.
Those who use bagua believe it may help them to live a prosperous and healthy life by blocking or avoiding negative energies that may have negative effects. Other people use it to guide their businesses or create an atmosphere of peace in their homes. These people usually divide their homes into different baguas. After drawing the bagua chart, they align it with their front door before applying it to the entire home.
Wealth bagua is located on the far left corner of the home and is represented by color purple which is believed to attract wealth. One can place a flow of water like a fountain, crystals, mirrors or green plants around this area to attract wealth.
Fame is associated with color red. To attract fame one may place a red floral arrangement or red crystals from the ceiling. The relationship bagua is placed on the far right corner of the home. Hanging pink flowers or a pink crystal in the right hand corner of the bedroom can help to attract a new relationship or revive an existing one.
The color green enhances family, so, if you place green plants around this area you can enhance the relations in your family. You may enhance knowledge by using blue, green or black colors. You could place anything that could enhance knowledge in this area like a bookshelf. You enhance career by putting either a fish tank or black object in this section.
You may use metal and white color in the appropriate area to enhance children and creativity. You enhance helpful friends and travel by putting a mirror in this area or painting walls in this area using silver or gray colors. Good fortune and health are in the middle of the chart. You may use yellow color to improve your spiritual health and well being.
Feng Shui bagua is used by a lot of people for different reasons. Some use it to assist them in decorating and laying out their homes. Others use it for spiritual and healing purposes among many other uses.
