The Bagua Map Demystified
Laurel Living Bagua Map
I like to use the Feng Shui Bagua map to bring a holistic approach to styling and living.
The Feng Shui Bagua represents the 9 environments of life.
Health and Family, Wealth and Prosperity, Fame and Reputation, Creativity and Children, Helpful People and Travel, Career, Knowledge and Self Cultivation and Center (Inner Harmony)
It’s kind of like a life wheel, which is used often in life coaching, to assess where you might be out of balance.
The Bagua map is typically superimposed over a floor plan, aligning the bottom of the map with the entryway of the space.
The map or grid is also a way to look at your desk, a room, or your home and make sure the 9 environments of life are being supported and represented in some manner.
Practitioners use the Bagua map to identify areas of a space that may be out of balance and suggest adjustments to improve energy flow and harmony.
I don’t generally go for traditional Feng Shui “cures” or “remedies” such as hanging red ribbons and wooden flutes, but I like to look at the meaning of what’s in your space, and then place things accordingly by what it means to you in relation to the Bagua map grid.
The goal is to inspire you to take action on your plans and dreams!
While the Bagua map is a popular tool in Feng Shui practice, it is important to remember that it is just one aspect of a much larger system that involves the interaction of many different factors including compass direction, earth elements, and colour.
The basic factors involved with using a Feng Shui Bagua map include determining the Bagua orientation of your space, identifying the different areas of the map, understanding the elements and colours associated with each area, and using specific enhancers or remedies to balance the energy, also called Chi, in each area.
To use this Western Feng Shui-inspired map, align your wall which contains the entry to a room or your house, or where you sit at your desk.
Locate the areas by superimposing a tic-tac-toe style grid and take a good look at what you have in these spaces and how they might be helping or hindering you.
In future blogs, I will dig deeper into each of the areas, what they are represented by, and how we can incorporate them into your decorating.
P.S. I even use the Bagua Map in my Vision Board workshops! Make sure to get on the waitlist if you’re interested in joining the next event.
