The bagua are eight diagrams utlized in Taoist cosmology to represent the fundamental principles of reality, seen as a range of eight interrelated concepts. The diagrams utilize three lines, either broken or unbroken, to illustrate either yin or yang respectively. In order to truly understand how to use the Eight Cures and Five elements most effectively, you’ll need to understand how they must be placed. The Bagua is essentially a map arranged to help Feng Shui consultant arrange houses to better the flow of chi all around. The map completely reveals how a space can arranged so that occupants can have a fortunate existence. The Bagua is in the shape of an octagon divided into eight sections, each representing one of the trigrams and one of the eight life situations.

Li- Fame and Rank Kan- Career

Gen- Knowledge and Kuen- Marriage and Love

Dwei- Children and Creativity Jen- Family and Health

Chyan- Helpful people and Hsun- Wealth

The 8 Trigrams

The trigrams are made up of various lines, broken meaning Yin and unbroken meaning Yang. The eight trigrams were first written in the ancient text of the I Ching, or Book of Changes. As the ancient Chinese legend goes, the eight trigrams were revealed to Fu Hsi, the father of Chinese divination and first Chinese emperor of the legendary times of over 3,000 years ago. Collectively, these trigrams are known as the pa-k’ua and they each represent an aspect of nature: Heaven, Earth, Fire, Mountain, Lake, Deep Water, Wind, and Thunder.}

The 8 Life Situations

Each of the eight trigrams has a corresponding life situation and each life situation has a corresponding direction.

 Wealth- southeast

 Fame/Rank- south

 Marriage/Love- southwest

 Children/Creativity- west

 Helpful individuals/Travel- northwest

 Career- north

 Knowledge/Wisdom- northeast

 Family/Health- east

How to Use the Bagua

Learning to use the Bagua is fairly uncomplicated. You simply superimpose it on whatever part of your house you might be concentrating on at the moment. The Bagua can be applied to a plot of land on which you are looking to build, can be utilized over the entire layout of your house, or can be used to focus on a specific space or rooms you feel might need some extra help in order to be energetically balanced. Some Feng Shui consultant even use the Bagua to deconstruct specific pieces of furniture. For example, which area of the bed you choose for making love may influence both your level of pleasure and the likelihood that you will conceive a child? You can also use the Bagua on the human body with the eight directions corresponding to specific internal organs: the heart representing fire, the kidneys representing water, the liver representing wood, the lungs representing metal, and the spleen representing earth. The same principles utlized to balance a room can be utlized to balance your body and optimize your health. It discerns the most advantageous arrangement for the interior of your home as well as the most desirable location and orientation for the exterior of your house.  It’s important to realize that this map is forming the groundwork for all the rules that follow. Whether it’s a career promotion or advancement in your love life, the Bagua can help you to achieve the specific outcome that you’re longing for.