How to utilize the Bagua Map
The Bagua Map consists of eight sections, called Guas, and a central one called the Tai Ji (Tai Chi), a symbol denoting a perfect balance of Yin and Yang’s flowing energies and representing earth. The Bagua Map is a template placed over a landscape, house, room, and more to determine the energy flow within those spaces and is an integral part of Feng Shui analysis.
Each Gua is associated with an area of life, The Five Elements, parts of our body, shapes, and colors. Being a Reiki Master, I have also associated the Guas with a Chakra and Crystals. I love combining modalities to create the best solution. In Feng Shui, we work with the Bagua Map and each of The Five Elements to balance and maximize the best energy for you.
Ask yourself these two questions?
Do they correlate?
What is your least favorite space in your home?
What is the least favorite area in your life?
Let’s take it one step further. Where do you have the most clutter or things piled? There is always a pattern that tells a story. For instance, do you end up setting piles of items in a particular spot of your home, or is there one spot in your home that is always cluttered?
If this space is the back center of your home, maybe you are experiencing stagnation in your career, and no one recognizes your hard work.
Or perhaps it is in the center of the house, and you cannot seem to get a handle on your wellness.
If you want to start making some shifts in your life, try this exercise.
- Grab your journal and answer the two questions from above. How do they correlate?
- Place the Bagua Map on your home. The bottom of the map will line up with your front door. Please note that not all homes are a perfect rectangle. Once you line up the map to your front door, you may have areas that are outside the Bagua. See below for an example.
- What room is your least favorite, and what area of the Bagua Map does it relate to?
- Start in that room. Begin with clearing the clutter. Remove what is not serving you.
- Rearrange and move around 27 items in the room. Make the room a space, your love!
- Add only if needed. Feng Shui is not about buying new items, it is about creating a space you feel good in and adjusting the flow of chi.
- After you have completed this task, set an intention. Think about what the Gua means to you and what you want to change in your life. Spin that thought to how you want to see it show up in your life, and set your intention.
Watch things shift. Start slow and wait a couple of weeks before you do other rooms.
Journal the shifts happening and be sure to capture the little ones. Appreciate each little shift, which will welcome even more positive shifts!
If you still need help and want to dive deeper, set up a consultation!
Example of how to lay the Bagua Map.
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