The Feng Shui Specialist Online Feng Shui Practitioner Course

Module 6

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Applying the Bagua Map to your home.​​ 

This is the time​​ in our practitioner course​​ where all of our studies from the past lessons​​ meld​​ into practice. ​​ You have reached the tuning point from​​ the​​ acquisition of knowledge into the application of the principles.​​ This is a magic time.​​ 

Some of the information​​ you learned in past lessons​​ will come easily to you, and if it doesn’t,​​ all​​ that​​ means is that you need some review. Never panic. I remember when I​​ was learning​​ Feng Shui my mind felt like it was swirling with​​ way​​ too much information. I was reminded to breathe and​​ allow​​ all the information to settle​​ naturally​​ and​​ then​​ be sifted down into this one process.​​ I wanted to rush the process and understand everything “now.”​​ But that’s not​​ how Feng Shui works. It is an organic process and much like the lotus, opens one petal at a time.​​ 

So,​​ I remind you,​​ at this juncture,​​ to breathe and go at your own pace.​​ It will all come to you in perfect time.​​ In this next lesson we concentrate on the Bagua Chart and how we apply those Nine Squares to our homes and spaces.​​ 

We​​ begin​​ with a sketch of the home.​​ 

If it is one story, we sketch the​​ layout​​ and it doesn’t have to be exactly to scale,​​ just a good representation of how the rooms​​ flow one into the other.​​ ​​ 

An​​ example of​​ a simple,​​ hand-drawn sketch:

Notice that is doesn’t have to be very professional or​​ exactly​​ “to scale” but it does​​ need to represent​​ and approximate​​ the layout and floor plan of the home, office or space.​​ Make sure one room isn’t bigger than the others on your paper if it isn’t so in reality. Each room should be in relationship to the other as close as you can get.​​ ​​ To make things easy sketch on an 8.5 x 11” piece of​​ graph​​ paper.

Here’s how we begin with your home or space.

Step One:​​ 

Please go to:​​ https://www.wikihow.com/Draw-Blueprints-for-a-House

For help and​​ direction with​​ sketching​​ your home​​ floor plan, office or apartment.

Wikihow

Once you have completed your drawing on an 8.5​​ x​​ 11” piece of paper then you are ready to do Step #2.

There are many apps you can use to help you draw professional-looking​​ floor plans if you are so inclined.​​ 

Link:​​ https://www.apartmenttherapy.com/the-7-best-apps-for-room-design-amp-room-layout-244213

Step Two:

The​​ next thing​​ you​​ want to do is to locate the mouth of the​​ Qi​​ for your space. ​​ 

The Bagua Chart begins at the front door.​​ ​​ The front door may fall into any of the bottom three Guas. The upcoming examples will demonstrate that for you.

I like to take a piece of acetate or a clear page cover and use it to draw the Bagua Chart over the sketch.​​ 

Link:​​ https://www.amazon.com/TYH-Supplies-Economy-Clear-Protectors/dp/B01GQREXO4/ref=sr_1_2_sspa?ie=UTF8&qid=1535331104&sr=8-2-spons&keywords=sheet+protector&psc=1

Or, you can​​ make several​​ copies of your floor plan to make practice drawings on. Never use the original without making​​ enough​​ copies​​ first.

I like to slip the drawing into the sheet protector and then with​​ a​​ red magic marker, draw the Bagua Chart Lines over the structure.​​ 

I also like to​​ use​​ a T-square​​ ruler,​​ so I can keep the lines straight and even.

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Westcott-Junior-Inches-and-Metric-Plastic-T-Square-12-x-1-Inches-

Below is a sample of how the floor plan looks when placed in the sheet protector and the Bagua Chart lines are drawn over it.​​ 

Here are some of the thoughts you might have racing through your mind:

Q:​​ The shape of the house​​ or space isn’t square. It doesn’t fit the Bagua square.​​ What do I do?

A:​​ This happens more often that not.​​ The shape of the space isn’t​​ usually​​ a perfect square. Your job is to fit the Bagua chart​​ over​​ the space and “make” the square anyway.​​ 

Q:​​ What?

Let me explain. You see in the above example that the Bagua Chart “extends” beyond the drawing of the floor plan? Okay, keep in mind that the Bagua Chart never changes. It is always a square and it fits over the drawing and structure.​​ So,​​ the entire floor plan must fit inside the Bagua Chart square.

We extend the lines beyond the floor plan and later on we will “energetically” pay attention to and create those extended lines.​​ 

Q:​​ Why?

A:​​ Because we must always end up with a fully functioning​​ square​​ Bagua Chart even if some of it will be “invisible.” ​​ This is the beauty of working with the Qi energies. If there is not a​​ square​​ form that falls​​ perfectly​​ within​​ the Bagua Chart, we will fill in those lines, later. The power of the Bagua Chart uses both the physical house plus the extended invisible boundaries.

This is where imagination comes in. We use visible energy as well as invisible energetic lines​​ to create​​ the forcefield of the Bagua Chart.​​ 

The Bagua Chart begins at the mouth of the Qi, or the front door where the Qi enters the house.

We do not count the porch as part of the house, unless it is​​ structurally attached

To the house, i.e. built as part of the foundation. If it is, then shift the Bagua​​ Chart​​ down to accommodate that.​​ ​​ Please see next example.

This is the same floor plan, only the Bagua Chart has​​ been revised to​​ accommodate the porch as part of the​​ house structure because it was poured with the foundation and hence carries the energy of the structure.​​ 

The​​ dotted lines​​ show you how we​​ need​​ to extend the energy of the Bagua Chart even though there is no structure there.​​ 

We will discuss how we​​ anchor​​ those energetic lines and Guas in a moment.

Rules for overlaying the Bagua Chart

• The Bagua Chart is always a square. ​​ All sides are equal.​​ 

• The size of the Bagua Chart is determined by the longest line (wall) of a house or space.​​ Adjust your measurements and Gua allocations to this longest wall measurement.

• You can place the Bagua Chart as an overlay to anything: a house, a desk, a neighborhood, a state, a country, the globe. You can even overlay the Bagua Chart on the galaxy.

• You must create a square for all Nine Guas no matter if the house,​​ or space,​​ is a rectangle, a triangle​​ or a circle.

• Only consider parts of the house that are solidly part of the foundation. An awning overhang, for example, would not be part of the core structure of the house. A porch that has been added on would also not be part of the core structure.​​ You may have to “see” the house​​ in person​​ before making a final designation.

• Each square is equal in size. You will need to adjust your ruler and spacing to fit the measurements. ​​ Use your math skills!

• If you are doing a two or three-story house, or a house with a basement, the Bagua Chart is projected up or down onto these floors exactly the same as the first floor.

You can​​ size​​ your drawing to make it fit on an 8.5 x 11” piece of paper. ​​ It is easier to handle on this size paper. (Although I have used blueprints and overlaid the Bagua Chart on them. You’ll need a​​ much​​ longer ruler, however!)

Once you have established how the floor plan fits​​ under​​ the Bagua Chart​​ grid, you can begin to add The Five Elements (balancers) and Yin-Yang polarities​​ of the elements​​ in​​ the individual Guas​​ to achieve balance and harmony. ​​​​ 

Have a look at this short video:​​ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jN7Dc0Xf4Uc

Tour your house, room by room and check to see which Gua it falls into. ​​ 

Notice what is present in each room. Is​​ there a presence of each of the Five Elements? Are those items a yin or a yang representation of the element?​​ 

Remember that an element can be represented by a shape, a color, an icon, a texture,​​ an item,​​ or an art piece.

Handout #5 ​​ ​​​​ Feng Shui Balance​​ Check list room by room​​ (5 sheets:​​ Fire, Earth, Metal, Water, Wood.)

Print out these handouts. You will need a set of all FIVE for​​ each​​ room.​​ (Remember,​​ this is a learning practice. You will be able to do this from memory once you master the details of each Element. For now, use the sheets until you become familiar with the traits and qualities of each Element.)​​ 

Move room by room/Gau by Gua, taking notes as you go. Make sure you notate the presence of each Element (or lack of) for each room/Gua. ​​ This process​​ requires​​ time. By the end of your sojourn through your house, you will know the​​ Five​​ Elements​​ intimately.​​ And you will have the key as to why the room is balanced or not.

Q:​​ What do I do if the Bagua Chart falls outside the structure​​ of my home?

A: ​​​​ You​​ anchor​​ those edges and create the energetic lines of the square Bagua Chart.​​ ​​ See example below:

The dotted lines represent the invisible pattern design of the nine-square Bagua Chart.​​ The green stars represent the​​ anchor points​​ that are needed to energetically extend the pattern of The Bagua Chart. We​​ must​​ form the full​​ nine-square pattern in order to be able to harmonize and balance the energies of The Bagua Chart.

Q: What if the Bagua Chart extends into my neighbor’s property?

A:​​ You need permission from your neighbor to anchor those lines and edges in their property.​​ 

Q:​​ How do I anchor these edges and points?

A:​​ You can anchor these points and corners with coins, crystals, stones, posts, trees, plants, sculptures, poles, flags, a mark of paint on the cement​​ …anything that designates the space.​​ Be really creative!

Q: ​​​​ Does it have to be visible?

A:​​ No,​​ it can be​​ marked with​​ something​​ visible​​ or invisible,​​ i.e.​​ placed under a mat, in the grass, garden or under a piece of furniture.​​ 

Q:​​ What if my neighbor is unfriendly?

A:​​ Make friends! ​​ It’s good Feng Shui. 

Q:​​ What if my neighbor thinks I’m nuts?

A:​​ Use your Feng Shui talents as a harmonizer. Make it easy for them to understand the process. Offer to Feng Shui his or her house.​​ If​​ all else fails, bless them and move on. Intention is always more powerful than the deed.​​ 

Q:​​ How do I know if I am doing the right thing?

A:​​ That’s what this course is for!

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Remember,​​ The Bagua​​ Chart​​ is alive. It breathes. ​​ Just like houses. They breathe. ​​ There is nowhere to hide in Feng Shui practice. Everything counts. ​​ We graciously make space for the new to come in​​ by repurposing​​ the old.​​ 

Homework:

• Read pages 85-89 in​​ Feng Shui, the Easy Way.

• Download Handout #1​​ Fill in the Names of the Guas on this handout.

• Download handouts​​ #2,3,4. Draw​​ and overlay the Bagua Chart over these structures and label the Guas.​​ Hand these in.​​ Fax, Mail or scan.​​ 

• Download Handout,​​ #5.​​ Walk through each room/Gua and make notes of each of the Five Elements present or not.​​ Do NOT hand these in.​​ 

• Write a report (synopsis) of each room describing the remedies you need and​​ telling​​ why you need them.

• Take the test.

In the next module we will discuss the energy of your neighborhood, analysis and remedies for Ying-Yang, the power and vibration of color and how you can use remedies to balance you home, environment, family and life.​​