How do I determine the eight directions of the Feng Shui Ba-Gua template in my bedroom?
I am now in the process of renovating my bedroom, and would like to arrange it with some basic Feng Shui tips in mind. I’ve been doing a lot of reading about the Ba-Gua template, but I’m a bit confused about how to determine east, west, north, and south.
Is the way I place my objects supposed to correspond with the cardinal directions of the world (my bedroom window is literally facing toward the west), or am I supposed to think of the entrance wall of my bedroom (where the door is), as an “imaginary south”? Should I start looking around my house for a compass?
The Ba Gua template method of Feng Shui, unfortunately, is not based on traditional or classic Feng Shui theories. It was actually developed just some 30 years ago by a Buddhist teacher in Northern California. Therefore, many traditional Feng Shui practitioners would tell people to stir clear of this method.
If you would like to test this method out for yourself there is two ways to use the Ba Gua template. One method is to simply lay the Ba Gua over the room you are looking at. The door into the room is the bottom part of the template. You do not have to refer to the compass direction, just superimpose the template over the room.
The second method, which was developed to appease classic Feng Shui practitioners, uses a compass. This means that in the North sector is your career, in the South sector is your Fame/Reputation, etc. So you would get a compass and stand in the middle of your room and determine where all eight (8) sectors are in your room.
The two methods above is how you would apply the Ba Gua template to your room. However, in classic and traditional Feng Shui this practice does not make sense. What the Ba Gua template method is saying is that every home is basically the same. Every home is NOT the same. Each home has a unique energy pattern.
To determine the type of energy in your home, you would need to know what compass direction your home faces and the year it was built. Using this two information point, a skilled Feng Shui practitioner would be able to create what is call a Flying Star Chart for the home. It is like an astrology birth chart, but instead it is for the home. In addition, the practitioners would also factor in the people who live in the home and see if the home is compatible with the people who live it in. This method of Feng Shui is true and have been in practiced for centuries. Therefore, is has been tested and tried.
To learn the Flying Star method of Feng Shui is not easy. This is why you do not see books and articles on it, because most people find it hard to understand. Instead, you see books on Ba Gua templates and such, because it is easy to understand and apply. Just because it is easy to apply, most people are willing to give it a try.
Good luck.
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