The Bagua map of Feng Shui

Factors like vaastu and feng shui seem to influence a lot of people who swear by the beneficial effects of following some simple guidelines laid down by the masters of these two practices. Elsewhere in the Home Décor section, we have already given you a few guidelines on vaastu and feng shui that you may refer to if you are decorating your home and would like to incorporate a few changes. Here, we bring to your notice the importance of the bagua map on which the practice of feng shui is based.

The bagua is an octagonal map used in feng shui as a tool to evaluate any living or working space. It is generally used as a guide to harmonise a place and the elements in it. The whole principle of feng shui is based on a belief that each part of the house corresponds to different life aspects – and feng shui believes that there are nine of them in all. Once all these aspects are harmonised within your home and working place, you can take it that each area of your life is also automatically organised.

So what then are these nine aspects that are symbolised in the feng shui bagua? They are prosperity, fame and reputation, relationships and love, family, health, creativity and children, skills and knowledge, helpful people and travel and career.

Money related problems? Then prosperityis the area you should pay attention to. The colour associated with it is purple and the elements you should use are woodand wate
The area of fame and reputation is what you should pay attention to when you want an improvement in this aspect of your life. The colour associated with this is red and the most important elements are fire and wood.
Looking for improvement in relationships and love? Then concentrate on this life area on the bagua when starting or wanting to improve a relationship of any kind. Colour – pink, elements earth and fire.
Another life area on the bagua is family. Harmonise your boundaries by working on it. Colours – green, black and blue; main element – water.
Health is also a life area on the map. Work on this area of your house if you need to improve your health. Colours – yellow, brown and orange. Elements – earth, fire.
The next life area is creativity and children. This should be harmonised if you are having problems with conceiving or when you wish to improve your creativity. Colours – yellow and earth tones. Element – metal.
Want to improve your skills? You have to work on the knowledge and life area of the bagua. Colours – black and green. Element – earth.
The next life area is helpful people and travel. This can be improved by using the colours white and black. Make sure it contains the elements metal and water.
Career is the ninth feng shui bagua life area and this can be harmonised and improved by using the colours blue and white in the corresponding space and add metal to it as the element.
So go ahead and follow the bagua map of feng shui – and you may reap rich rewards! Do let us know if you found this article helpful if you are redecorating your home.