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Feng shui is a Chinese practice that focuses on creating harmony between individuals and their surroundings. The term blends two Chinese words, "feng" for wind and "shui" for water, symbolizing balance. Derived from an ancient poem, feng shui connects human life with the natural environment. This practice is frequently used in home design to foster balance and energy flow, enhancing your home's atmosphere and your wellbeing.
What Is Feng Shui?
Feng shui is the practice of arranging pieces in a living or workspace to create balance with the natural world. This is what it means to feng shui your home. The goal is to harness energy forces and establish harmony in the space.
To determine if feng shui works for you, pay attention to how you feel in a freshly designed space. If you feel happy, lighter, at peace, and calm, then feng shui is working.
Principles of Feng Shui
In feng shui design, there are four main principles to know:
Chi: Chi is the vital life force or energy. Chi is a major component when designing your home with feng shui.
Commanding position: This term refers to the spot in a room farthest from the door (but not in direct line with it). The commanding position designates where you'll want to spend the most time in a space. You will want a clear line of sight to the door from the commanding position to have the best feng shui possible.
Bagua: Bagua is the feng shui energy map. It is a Chinese word that means "eight areas." Each area relates to a particular life area.
Five elements: Feng shui has five elements: earth, metal, wind, water, and fire. When incorporating feng shui into your home, balance these five elements.
Chi in Feng Shui
Chi refers to vital life force or energy. It is an essential aspect of feng shui design. A large room with little furniture can overwhelm chi, making one feel lost.
On the other hand, a small room packed with clutter doesn’t give chi space to move, resulting in feelings of stagnation.
The Commanding Position
In feng shui, the commanding position is a spot in the room far from the door, ideally not in line with it, and gives you a good view of both the room and door; it usually should put you diagonal to the door.
The commanding position is where you want to spend most of your time in a room, and therefore, it should host the most prevalent piece of furniture: a bed in a bedroom, a desk in an office, or a stove in a kitchen.
These pieces of furniture must stand in the dominant position because each one represents an important part of your life: The bed represents you, the desk represents your career, and the stove represents your wealth and nourishment.
A common feng shui mistake is putting your bed under a window, which lets too much energy flow out of the room. If you must place your bed under a window, some solutions help contain negative feng shui in the bedroom, such as adding a solid headboard or a wall of curtains behind the bed.
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The Feng Shui Bagua Map
A bagua is the feng shui energy map superimposed on the floor plan of your home. The Chinese word "bagua" translates to mean "eight areas."
Each area relates to a different life circumstance, such as family, wealth, or career, and each one has corresponding shapes, colors, seasons, numbers, and earthly elements. At the center of the bagua—a ninth area—is you, representing your overall wellness.
There are several feng shui schools of thought, all of which use baguas. However, some apply the bagua differently.
The Western and BTB (Black Sect) schools usually lay the bagua so that the knowledge, career, and helpful people areas align with the front door. The Flying Stars and other classical schools might orient the bagua based on the year's energy or the compass.
feng shui bagua map
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The Bagua Areas
Begin incorporating the bagua into your life and feng shui by identifying one to three areas that you feel need the most attention. Do not attempt to work on all areas at once, as this can unsettle and easily overwhelm your self. To strengthen your energy or improve flow, incorporate feng shui tips in that particular room or area.
Family (Zhen)
Representing: Family, new beginnings
Shape: Columnar, rectangular
Colors: Green, blues, teal
Season: Spring
Number: 4
Element: Yang wood
Wealth (Xun)
Representing: Wealth, abundance, prosperity
Shape: Columnar, rectangular
Colors: Purple
Season: Spring
Number: 5
Element: Yin wood
Health (Tai Qi)
Representing: Overall wellness, the center
Shape: Flat, square
Colors: Brown, orange, yellow
Season: Transitions between the seasons
Number: 5
Element: Earth
Helpful People (Qian)
Representing: Helpful people, benefactors, travel
Shape: Circular, spherical
Colors: Gray, metallics
Season: Autumn
Number: 6
Element: Yang metal
Children (Dui)
Representing: Children, completion, joy
Shape: Circular, spherical
Colors: White, metallics
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