Feng Shui Energy Map or the Bagua
Feng Shui energy map or the Bagua is a set of symbols intended to illustrate the nature of reality and translates to "eight trigrams” is used to divide your space into nine separate areas - each one relating to a certain aspect of your life.
The center square of the Bagua is considered the heart of the home. It represents balance and harmony of all the areas, where the energy is distributed to all the different trigrams.
Triagrams are simply the symbols of the yang and yin cycle.The solid lines represent Yang (male) Chi and the broken lines represent Yin (female) Chi. Each of the eight houses is named by a trigram, and points to a specific direction, number, element, season, color, body organ, family member, symbol, location and other life aspects.
The map includes the following aspects of your life:
- Family
- Wealth & Abundance
- Health
- Helpful People
- Children & Creativity
- Knowledge & Spirituality
- Fame
- Career
- Marriage & Relationships
Easy steps to use Feng Shui BaGua Map.:
1. You'll need a floor plan; it's great if you already have one or you can just draw it yourself.
2. Divide your entire floor plan into 9 equal sections/ just like a tic-tac-toe grid/ and make sure to align the front door with the bottom of the map.
3. Refer to the BaGua map to understand which area of your home correlates with parts of your life from this starting point.
Once you have identified all 9 areas in your home you can start addressing different aspects of your life. When starting Feng Shui adjustments using the BaGua map, it's generally recommended to begin with the main floor of your home, since it's the foundation for the energy flow in your home. Hopefully all this information can motivate you to identify some lacking areas in your home, and intentionally “decorate”.... creating a whole new story for your space! Just remember, before working with BaGua maps you need to clean all your clutter to create space for new objects, ideas, and opportunities, but also metaphorical space for personal growth and change! So here are our Guas, sectors, aspects of life..
Where do we begin.. I always start with the Family trigram to form an S shape or infinity symbol.
1. Family
This area represents your roots, your heritage, your foundation and is used to encourage supportive family energy.
- Element: Wood
- Color: Green
- Shape: Rectangle
- Number: 3
To activate the Family area:
- Place photos of family and friends that inspire good feelings and bring happy memories;
- Add healthy plants;
- Add rectangular objects;
- Decorate with green and blue colors
2. Wealth & Abundance
This area is used to support your full potential in life. It relates to your financial wealth and abundance, as well as the prosperity of all kinds.
- Element: Soft wood
- Color: Purple
- Shape: Rectangle
- Number: 4
To activate the Wealth & Abundance area:
- Decorate with purple, green or blue;
- Live plans are perfect for this
- Add images of trees & water;
- Add anything that represents movement and growth;
3. Health
The center of your space is particularly important since it represents the overall health and well-being of all the occupants of the home. The center of the BaGua is different from the other squares since it's the place for other areas to merge and mix. So it's all about openness, earthiness and balance.
- Element: Earth
- Color: Yellow,
- Shape: Square
- Number: 5
To activate the Health area:
- Use colors of soil, like brown, yellow, and beige;
- Incorporate geometric patterns and designs that emphasize square and rectangular forms;
- Integrate objects or furniture made from stained or natural wood;
4. Helpful People
This area is used to welcome the support of helpful people, friends, guides, and mentors into your life.
- Element: Metal
- Color: Gray
- Shape: Oval
- Number: 6
To activate the Helpful People area:
- Display artwork and images of your spiritual guides and of people that you believe can provide the necessary assistance and guidance you need in life;
- Maps and objects representing places you want to travel to or have traveled to are appropriate for energizing this area of your life;
5. Children & Creativity
This area is used to promote creative expression, imagination, talents, and children.
- Element: Soft metal
- Color: White, silver
- Shape: Circle
- Number: 7
To activate the Children & Creativity area:
- Enhance the energy with anything that inspires your creativity;
- Add pictures of children and their artwork;
- Decorate with silver, grey white, metallic colors;
- Objects that are round in shape will be beneficial for this area;
Remove:
- Anything of a serious nature or important papers;
6. Knowledge & Spirituality
This area is used to promote and support spiritual and personal growth.
- Element: Earth
- Color: Blue
- Shape: Square
- Number: 8
To activate the Knowledge & Spirituality area:
- An area will benefit from books, magazines and journals;
- Add Pictures of mountains;
- Place inspirational artwork;
- Decorate in bue, green, and earth tone colors;
7. Fame
This area is all about recognition and appreciation of your unique characteristics and accomplishments.
- Element: Fire
- Color: Red
- Shape: Triangle
- Number: 9
To activate the Fame area:
- Place lamps, candles;
- A fireplace would be agreat addition to this area;
- Objects and artwork that depict triangular shapes and emphasize upward movement;
- Decorate in red and orange colors;
8. Career
This area is responsible for your career but also for the life path you have chosen. Enhance this area to support the direction you want your life to go and create opportunities for your career.
- Element: Water
- Color: Dark blue, black
- Shape: Free form
- ;Number: 1
To activate the Career area:
- Display an images of flowing water;
- Incorporate objects that have free form, wavy shapes;
- Place objects made of glass or metal or other reflective materials;
- Add some dark blue, and black colors;
Remove:
- Items or colors that represent the earth element;
- Clutter;
9. Marriage & Relationships
This area is used to promote all meaningful relationships in your life.
- Element: Earth
- Color: Pink
- Shape: Square
- Number: 2
To activate the Marriage & Relationships area:
- Place pairs of objects;
- Add live flowers;
- Incorporate images of harmony & happy relationships;
- Decorate with pink and red colors;
Remove:
- Any image that represents conflict;
- Any objects that singular in nature;
Most importantly, is to stay true to the symbols and images that hold meaning to you and to bring elements into each individual section that make you feel connected, inspired, and joyous!