This is the Ba Gua, an octagonal representation of the eight directions, each correlative to a trigram. It is used in Feng Shui to map your home for its most auspicious uses. There are slight variations in the meanings of the Ba Gua trigrams depending on the source. This layout is generally applied to the home as a whole, in selecting where to have the kitchen, bedrooms, office, etc. It was derived from the Luo Shu Square, as is seen below:
The Luo Shu Square & Ba Gua
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When personally mapping the spaces of a home, the individuals must be considered. The calculations of the Kua numbers comes into play.
The Nine Kua Attributes
Above are the nine Kua Attributes, that are based upon the individual, and calculated with their birth information. These intepretations are usually mapped within each room, to apply the knowledge of both auspicious & unauspicious directions.
The following images are related to the ongoing thread in forum—Feng Shui. As we are covering the art of Feng Shui in the home, some points require imagery in order to clarify meaning. So far in discussion, we have introduced the initial cleansing of a room, and the calculations required for one's Kua number to be established. Now we are incorporating this number & its attributes with the Ba Gua mapping of a home, and will be using a lo p'an (feng shui compass) in the next practical step.
This is the image of a lo p'an, with a central, glass covered compass called the Heaven Pool. Then, there are many concentric rings of data surrounding the Heaven Pool. Some lo p'an are more detailed, with more rings, than others. Traditionally, the first ring should be the eight trigrams of the Ba Gua—also familiar in the mirrored-form, as an oriental, octagonal red wooden frame round a mirror, the Pa Kua as seen below.
And below is the image of a more detailed Pa Kua, based once again on the Ba Gua trigrams.
In the next post, I will provide the necessary Ba Gua mapping, and personalized attributes for the detailed Ba Gua based upon the individual's Kua (or Gua) number.
