The Baguas: Feng Shui Basics to Change Your Home and Your Life

After seeing Feng Shui transform my life and the lives of those around me, I am now on a mission to inform the world of this magnificent art form. "Feng Shui is the art of balancing and harmonizing the flow of natural energies in our surroundings to create beneficial effects in our lives." Now I must point out that I began studying Feng Shui about two years ago and when I first started I was lacking good information, but I still wanted to tell everyone I knew about it. Unfortunately I went about it the wrong way (through analyzing my family and friends and every time I walked in their house criticizing their life). I don't suggest anyone take my route (Luckily family loves you unconditionally because I may have lost a few friends with it), but I know that once you try Feng Shui in your home and see the life changing results, you will also want to be the spokesperson for Feng Shui. So here is a rough overview of the most important aspect of Feng Shui, the bagua. This will get you started on the path to a balanced and harmonized life.

The Feng Shui bagua is a tool that is used to map out each aspect of your life and where it can be found in any space that you occupy. Below is a list of each section of the bagua and how it relates to your life:

Section 1: Prosperity, Wealth, Abundance, and Fortunate Blessings: Top Left: This area controls your cash flow and financial situation. Having clutter in this area affects your ability to create abundance in your life.

Section 2: Fame, Reputation, and Illumination: Top Center: This area controls reputation and popularity with others. It also affects your enthusiasm, passion and inspiration for life.

Section 3: Relationships, Love, and Marriage: Top Right: This section rules your love and relationship life. Having clutter in this area can make it difficult to find love or even keep the love you have.

Section 4: Elders, Family, and Community: Middle Left: This section controls the superiors and authority figures in your life and how you relate to them. This also includes your parents.

Section 5: Health and Unity: Center: This area relates to your personal health and focus.

Section 6: Creativity, Offspring: Middle Right: This section controls your creativity and projects in your life. It also affects relationships with children or colleagues.
Section 7: Knowledge, Wisdom, and Self-Improvement: Bottom Left: This area focuses on self-improvement and your ability to learn and make wise decisions.

Section 8: Career, Life Path, The Journey: Bottom Center: This section focuses on your path in life and having clutter in the area can make you believe that you are in a rut in your life.

Section 9: Helpful Friends, Compassion, and Travel: Bottom Right: This area rules the flow of support in your life as well as travel plans.

By understanding the bagua you can begin to understand how to change your life through Feng Shui. You will be surprised to learn that the areas that you are experiencing trouble in your life correlate with the areas that may be full of clutter in your home. Take the time to clear that clutter, because by taking the time for that you are taking time for yourself.