To attract good luck and success, many begin to actively use Feng Shui. We will get acquainted with the Bagua grid and learn how to use it to improve the energy of a modern apartment. Correct overlapping of the grid will help to determine the various zones in the home, activating which, you can achieve significant improvements in life.
What it is
The Bagua grid in Feng Shui is an octagon divided into several areas, each of which has its own name and value. The sages of the East believed that dividing the house into 9 sectors could attract the necessary energy. Legend has it that for the first time this amazing grid was seen in the distant past on the shell of a turtle that climbed out of the water column.
In the modern world, the grid is used to direct powerful energy flows to the necessary life sphere. That is why, if a person does not manage to cope with financial problems, he should pay attention to the relevant sector, and the result will not be long in coming.
Necessary fixtures
Consider how to overlay Bagua on an apartment plan. This will require:
- The apartment plan itself. You can draw it yourself, trying to take into account the scale, or use the housing plan from the BTI.
- Compass. You can use the simplest device purchased at a sports store.
- Bagua net itself. It can be printed or redrawn on a piece of paper.
When applying, it is very important to correctly determine the direction, so when working it is better to check everything several times.
The first step is drawing a plan
The easiest way is to use a ready-made version of the residential layout, but if necessary, you can draw it yourself. Further, the finished plan is divided into three equal parts horizontally (two straight lines are drawn) and vertically (also two lines). It turns out 9 sectors.
The second option is to complete the rectangle to the square, determine the center and, acting from it, divide the plan of the apartment into 8 identical parts - “slices”. The method of division, you can choose the one that is most convenient, it will not affect the result.
The second stage - determination of directions
A very important step when working with the Bagua grid is the correct determination of the cardinal points within the boundaries of the apartment, otherwise the rest of the work will lose its meaning, and the data obtained will be inaccurate. Proceed as follows:
- Get up in the central part of the living space (looking at the plan, you can visually determine the center point).
- Pick up a compass, find the north.
- Identify the rest of the world.
It must be remembered that electrical appliances can affect the readings of the compass, so for accuracy you should disconnect them from the power.
The third stage - the definition of sectors
So, when the owner found out where the north is in his apartment, and where are the other parts of the world, this information should be noted on the plan of the dwelling. Now it is necessary to divide the entire space of the apartment into sectors, acting from the center. There will be eight such segments along the edges and one in the center. Proceed as follows: take the grid, choose any side of the world as a guide, for example, it will be south. Next, see where the south is to the apartment, and thus rotate the grid pattern so that the south on the diagram and on it coincide.
It is easiest to act if the room has the correct rectangular shape, but such apartments are rare. If the dwelling is of irregular shape, then imaginary lines can be drawn on the plan, “building” it to a square, this will simplify the process of superposition. If the room has an elongated shape, for example, is a quadrangle, then the octagon itself can be stretched accordingly.
Description of sectors
Having considered how to mesh Bagua on the plan of the apartment, we learn in detail the significance of each sector.
- In the central part there is a health zone.
- South is a zone of glory.
- The southeast is a zone of financial prosperity.
- Southwest - love relationships.
- The West is a creative beginning.
- North is a career.
- Northwest - travel.
- Northeast - knowledge.
- East - families.
After applying the apartment plan to the Bagua grid, it is not necessary to radically make changes to the home, you can identify the “problem” zones and start the change from them. Next, we consider the specific recommendations of Feng Shui on the use of the grid and its sectors to attract the necessary energy flows.
North
The sector corresponds to a career, its main colors are blue and its shades, black. The element is water, this should be taken into account when decorating the room, therefore, you can put an aquarium with fish in this area, set off a reproduction of a marine painting, all this will help to avoid difficulties in work and make a fast career. It is in this zone that it is best to work, so the desktop here is the most appropriate. The mascot of this area is the turtle, so if its figure adorns the workplace, success will certainly follow.
Northeast
We continue the consideration of the Bagua grid for the apartment. In the northeast of the home is an area of wisdom, knowledge, it is here that the learning process will be the easiest. The colors of the zone are yellow and beige, this is the best way to design a study or area where the student's desk will be located. According to Feng Shui, there should be a lot of light, so you need to pay attention to the arrangement of lighting devices. The element of the zone is Earth, so it is best to decorate the walls with a world map or put a globe on the table, at least a schematic model. Also suitable is a figurine of a snake - a symbol of wisdom.
East
This is a family zone, the color for it is green, therefore it is best to put indoor plants here that will attract streams of appropriate energy and help restore harmony in family relationships. It is also here that it is best to place images of family members - photos, collages, paintings. The talisman is a large tree, so you can plant homemade lemon or myrtle in a pot. To prevent contention within the family, you should check to see if there are sharp objects in the east - needles, scissors, knives. It is they who become the causes of the quarrels.
Southeast
This is a zone of wealth, the colors of which are green and purple. With the right design, it becomes possible to quickly deal with financial difficulties, to attract cash flows into the house. A frog figurine should be placed in this zone , these animals, according to the teachings of Feng Shui, attract money. You can also put a pot of money tree here and how to care for it. However, candles, triangular objects and lamps cannot be placed in this sector.
South
The area of the south is the zone of glory, therefore its colors are red, and the element is fire. It is here that objects illustrating success should be placed - letters, medals, cups. You can also put here a mascot bird, not necessarily a predatory one, or any mineral, paintings of sunrise or poppy field (with a predominance of red).
Southwest
This is an area of love, its colors are pink, beige, yellow. In this area of the apartment, you should place a joint photo with the chosen one, various love attributes - hearts, cupids figures, hugging kittens, any pair of objects, all this will allow to attract love energy.
West
According to Feng Shui and Bagua's grid in the apartment, this zone of creativity and children, its colors are white, gold and silver. It is here that it is better to hang out the achievements of the child - his first drawing, the first letter at school. An abundance of light is also of great importance, therefore it is very good if there is a window on the western side. If it is not - lighting devices will help.
Northwest
This is a zone of travel, assistants, therefore, photographs or images of a mentor, sage, scientist will be most appropriate here. They will help guide life in the right direction. It is also good to hang pictures of various countries, oceans, seas. By placing such paintings in the north-west of the apartment, you can be sure that very soon the dream of traveling to distant lands will come true.
Center
Having told how to put Bagua grid on the plan of the apartment, and knowing the importance of each sector, we will consider another very important issue - the importance of the central segment. This, according to Eastern teaching, is a health zone. Therefore, it is very important to properly design this room: bonsai will help to strengthen energy, images of natural landscapes, sea landscapes, posters depicting representatives of the flora are also relevant in this area. Lighting should also be organized in this area, it should always be bright.
Some important rules
We examined how to put Bagua grid on the apartment, more precisely, on its plan. However, for the best result, the following Feng Shui principles should be followed:
- It is necessary to ruthlessly get rid of unnecessary things, old trash. In an apartment littered with a large number of clothes and broken household appliances, it will not be possible to achieve a concentration of positive energy in spite of all efforts.
- It is imperative to keep the housing in order, dust and dirt impede personal happiness and success, so you should spend some time and get rid of them.
- There should not be any broken elements in the dwelling, so you need to change a long-blown bulb, get rid of the old chair or upholstery it again, grease the doors so that they do not creak. The importance of cosmetic repairs is undeniable!
These simple rules will help to let in positive energy and make the owners happier.
We examined how to mesh Bagua, learned the importance of each sector and some secrets for their design. All this will help to attract the necessary energy to the home and to concentrate the flows of positive energy. If for some reason it is not possible to divide all housing into zones, you can impose a Bagua grid on a specific apartment premises.