Introduction to Feng Shui


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the bagua energy map and some ideas on clutter

The bagua (ba: eight; gua: area) is a map of the energetic world. It is traditionally shown as an octagon with eight sections surrounding a central area, the tai chi. The qualities of each outer sector are represented by a trigram composed of solid (yang) and/or broken (yin) lines.

The bagua divides any space into nine areas. Each area corresponds to a different aspect of your life. Whatever is going on energetically (good or bad) in that part of your space will affect the related aspect of your life, as indicated on the diagram.

Align the bottom edge of the bagua with the wall the door is in. Stretch the bagua sideways or lengthwise to cover the entire space.

If there is more than one way to enter a space, orient the bagua to the main door or entryway. Even if you usually enter your home through the back door or the garage, align the bagua of your home to the front door.

Every space has a bagua. There is a bagua for plots of land, a bagua for your house, and a bagua for each room within your home. You can even apply the bagua to your desk, bed, or stove.

some first thoughts

Clearing the clutter and debris in your home and in your personal life is the first step of Feng Shui and has the advantage of costing nothing. Clutter is trapped energy and is very debilitating. Clutter makes you feel unorganized, confused, keeps you in the past and saps your energy.

Be ruthless. Ask yourself, do I use this now, or does it belong to the past? Is there room for it in my future?

ten top tips

Set an alarm to go off in 30 minutes, and then set about a clutter-clearing job. Shift the junk mail off the boiler, sort it out and throw it into the recycling. Tidy the kitchen drawer. The 30 minute alarm makes it much easier to make a start and not be daunted.

Just for today, put anything you use away again as soon as you've finished using it.

But before you do, ask yourself, am I actually ever going to want this again? Most of what we squirrel away - theatre programmes, electric bills from 2003 (this is me, I'm afraid) - never sees the light of day again.

Unfinished tasks sap your energy. Make the call, send the letter. Or make a conscious decision that you won't. Either way, the matter is closed.

Alongthe same lines, what do you have that needs mending? Mend it, or chuck it. Don't let it hang about draining your energy.

Empty your wardrobe. Put back all the clothes you actually wear and that actually fit you. That dress might have been expensive, but can you any future occasion when you'd wear it again? If no, into the bin liner it goes, along with the too big/small and the expensive mistakes, and off to the charity shop.

Clear out the food cupboard. There'll be a tin of custard at the back that was Best Before March 1997, make no mistake.

Off to the charity shop also with books you'll never read again, or ones you couldn't finish the first time, even though you felt you should.

Head clutter off at the pass. Before you even buy something, consider carefully if or not you really need to.

As you identify and release your clutter, you free up the energy it's tying up for more constructive purposes. Your life may take off in ways you never thought possible. Clearing your clutter is essential in Feng Shui. What you want is available to you, but there may be no room in your home and life for it at the moment. Letting go of what no longer serves must occur before more treasures can come in. Releasing clutter can help you clear life patterns which do not serve you any more. The simple act of clearing clutter can transform your life by releasing negative emotions, generating energy and allowing you to create space in your life for the things you want to achieve.

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