Feng Shui

The {{post id=”advanced-pa-kua” text=”Pa Kua”}} which is also known in Pinyin as Ba Gua, is one of the tools used in Feng Shui practices. It’s an eight sided figure which when superimposed on the plan of a home, room or garden – can be used for Feng Shui diagnosis. The eight sides are allocated to the eight main compass directions. If you want a simple and efficient means of improving the feng shui of your home or {{post id=”the-feng-shui-garden” text=”garden”}}, then Pa Kua is the answer.

The inside ring shows the trigrams and how they relate to the compass points, the second ring shows the Chinese name (i.e. Sun, Li, K’un etc.,). The third ring relates to the Chinese elements of wood, metal and earth. The fourth ring shows the colour of each Element and the fifth ring shows the eight compass directions. The last and sixth ring shows the aspect of life’s aspirations, for example the Southwest corresponds with Marriage and Romantic Happiness.

The Eight Pa Kua Sectors

North = Career
Northeast = Education and Knowledge
East= Family and Health
Southeast = Wealth and Prosperity
South = Fame and Recognition
Southwest = Relationships and Marriage
West = Children
Northwest = Mentors and Networking

Using the Pa Kua

Follow these five steps and you can then find out where your eight aspirations are located in your home and after apply feng shui techniques to improve your health, wealth and happiness.

1. Obtain or draw a floor plan to scales of the room/area you wish to focus on.

2. Find the centre of the area on the plan by drawing two diagonal lines and finding where they cross. Mark this point so the compass can be positioned in this location.

3. Mark the four compass points – North, East, South and West. Then mark the four the mid-points – Northeast, Southeast, Southwest and Northwest.

4. Superimpose the Pa Kua symbol over the plan matching the compass points to the corresponding Pa Kua divisions.

5. Make a note of the areas of your home and their relevant aspiration and the location for quick reference.

It’s worth noting that this method works when the shape of the house is either rectangle or square. If you have an irregular shaped house or flat, perhaps an L-shaped or irregular shaped one, you will have a missing corner. In Feng Shui terms, this indicates that there will be one or more pa kua missing – effectively preventing that area from being energised or enhanced. This can be compensated by the positioning of lights and mirrors to fill in the missing areas.