Feng Shui’s Bagua Map: Going Deeper

An amazing fact about Feng Shui’s Bagua Energy Map:

The history of this wonderful tool goes all the way back at least 2500 years to the Chinese philosopher Confucius, who actually contributed to its creation.

picture of Confucius

Confucius

This unique and profound tool has been around for thousands of years, evolving into a profound yet simple-to-use instrument that helps you identify and anchor your Intention in your space.

For a good overview of this amazing creation, take a look at The Bagua, Explained, which includes a link to a pdf of the Bagua map that you can print for yourself.

The word “Ba-Gua” literally means “eight-sided” in Chinese, reflecting the fact that the map has eight sides representing the most important areas of your life: Love & Marriage, Career, and Wealth, just to name a few.

But it actually contains a ninth area: the Center, or Tai-Chi.

Yin/Yang: the Tai-Chi symbol

Yin/Yang: the Tai-Chi Symbol

The Center, represented by the Yin/Yang symbol, connects and balances the eight sections and represents your overall physical, emotional and spiritual health.

In upcoming posts I’ll go into depth about each critical area individually so that you can do your best to identify your Intention and find ways to anchor and enhance it.

Post your questions in the Comments — it’s going to be fun. :)

September 9, 2010