A Beginner's Guide to the Ba Gua: Understanding the Feng Shui Energy Map
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The feng shui Ba Gua is a map of the invisible world. It defines what areas within your home influence which aspects of your life experience. It’s an essential feng shui tool, and the source of a great deal of confusion to many newcomers to feng shui, who are likely to find conflicting or contradictory information in the various books and websites they encounter.
A key factor in the confusion that surrounds feng shui today is that different styles and methods of feng shui have developed over the centuries. Some very old methods are still practiced today, while new variations have evolved to meet the needs and expectations of a modern audience.
Traditional Chinese methods of feng shui have withstood the test of time, not just in China, but around the globe. Why, then, have new approaches – including the modern ba gua – emerged in recent decades? Is there really a need to reinvent the wheel? What does the modern ba gua have to offer, and why might you want to use it?
The purpose of this ebook is to answer those questions by providing you with an overview of the various methods of feng shui in use today. I’ll introduce you to the different forms of the ba gua, help you choose which style of feng shui will best suit your home and personality, and suggest some first steps for using feng shui successfully in your home. You’ll gain a basic understanding of the pros and cons of different feng shui systems, and learn why I’m a fan of the modern approach while honoring what the traditional schools have to offer.
Whether you are new to feng shui or just curious about what the different methods have to offer, A Beginner’s Guide to the Ba Gua provides valuable insight for your feng shui journey.
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Reviews for A Beginner's Guide to the Ba Gua
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- Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5Very upbeat voice but in this book she says "ba gua" translates as "8 areas." The 8 is correct but the "gua" usually refers to a trigram from the I-ching and I have never heard of them referred to as "areas." She does then correspond her 8 areas to the 8 trigrams. I know very little about feng shui so maybe that's a correct usage but it made me leary of learning from this book.
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A Beginner's Guide to the Ba Gua - Stephanie Serrano
A Beginner’s Guide to the Ba Gua
Understanding the Feng Shui Energy Map
by
Stephanie Roberts Serrano
Lotus Pond Press, LLC
Olympia, WA
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A Beginner's Guide to the Ba Gua:
Understanding the Feng Shui Energy Map
published by
Lotus Pond Press, LLC
PO Box 7483
Olympia, WA 98507
ISBN-10: 1-931383-20-0
ISBN-13: 978-1-931383-20-2
copyright © 2016 Stephanie Roberts Serrano
all rights reserved
All photographs in this book are either public domain or used with permission.
Ba gua and house diagrams were created by the author.
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TABLE of CONTENTS
Introduction
Ba Gua Questions & Answers
My Feng Shui Story
The Clutter-Feng Shui Connection
Chapter 1: Evolution of the Modern Ba Gua
The Legend of Fu Xi
Eight Qualities of Energy
King Wen
The Eight Aspirations
Chapter 2: Other Energy Maps
Flying Stars
Lucky & Unlucky Directions
Modern Factors
Retroactive Misfits
A New Alternative
Chapter 3: The Compass or the Doorway?
Eight Trigrams, Two Ways
So Which One is Right?
Comparing the Compass and Doorway Ba Guas
Symbolic Experience
Which Ba Gua Will You Use?
Chapter 4: Next Steps
Essential Feng Shui Concepts
Fast Feng Shui Resources
About the Author
INTRODUCTION
Feng shui (say fung shway
) began in China over 3000 years ago as a method for analyzing the chi, or energy, of a structure based on its location in the surrounding landscape. It was first used to locate auspicious burial sites, the belief being that happy, comfortable ancestors would ensure success and good fortune for their living descendants.
Over time, this practice began to be applied to the houses of the living, too, and theories about auspicious or unlucky arrangement of rooms developed.
A number of different styles and methods of feng shui have developed over the centuries. Some very old methods are still practiced today, and new variations on traditional feng shui have evolved to meet the needs and expectations of a modern audience. This can be a