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| "BA-GUA"- A Compass That Points You Toward Success The Ba-gua, an octagon compass that represents perfect harmony of the universe, is the principal tool of the Feng Shui expert. It's derived from the world's oldest manual of divination, the I Ching, the 5,000-year-old "Book of Changes." The Chinese studied the stars and earth, developing theories about man's destiny linked to the changing forces of nature. Emperors would consult the I Ching to determine when to wage war, move, or plan weddings. The center of the Ba-gua and the center of a space is called the Ming T'ang -a place that connects man with heaven. Historically, emperors used it for ancestor worship, sacrifices, and study of clouds. Each leg of the Ba-gua represents life fortunes. The octagon compass also has 5 elements that influence chi: Fire, earth, metal, water, and wood. There needs to be a balance of these 5 materials in construction and in work and living spaces. The "life fortunes" on the Ba-gua apply to business in the following manner: Fame: Reputation, respect Relationships: Personal and professional Children: Creativity, new projects Career: Business growth, success Helpful people: Connections, networking, investors Knowledge: Worldliness, staying on top of your field, spiritual cultivation Family/Ancestors: Relations with supervisors, bosses Wealth: Business profits There are corresponding colors that enhance each life area. If you wanted your business to be more well known, you would apply the color red to the fame area of the building by painting a wall or hanging art that has a shade of red. Corresponding colors that enhance each life area in business: Fame and Reputation: Red Relationships and Associates: Pink Creativity: White Benefactors: Gray Career and Profession: Black Knowledge: Blue Family Relationships: Green Finances: Purple By superimposing the Ba-gua over property or a building, you can determine where energies of life areas correspond to different places on the land or structure. Known as the "Three door Ba-gua", you orient it from the entry, the "mouth of chi. "Align the bottom of the Ba-gua along the wall of the main entry which will fall into either the "Knowledge," "Career," or "Helpful People" areas. You can improve your business fortune by adjusting the Ba-gua. For example, if your main entry is located in the "Career area" which is associated with the water element, you can place a water fountain nearby to promote business success. If the building design creates a missing space on the Ba-gua, energy will be lacking in that life area. For instance, if the "Wealth area" is missing, financial success will be difficult. One remedy would be planting a tree to symbolically square off the missing area on the Ba-gua. Or planting a hedge of plants with purple, red, or blue flowers-colors that enhance wealth. One BA-Gua is used to determine the (yin-ying) balance of the entire business site, and each office within the business location also uses a Ba-gua for the same purpose (to determine balance). All the Ba-Guas associated with the business site should work together to produce (as a whole) a harmonious and balanced environment. For almost every Feng Shui problem, there is a solution. |