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| The feng shui elements |
| The five feng shui elements are wood, earth, metal, fire and water. When they are balanced in your living quarters, your life is better balanced, and you are more likely to have what you want in life. This way, your home is working for you rather than you working for your home. Use these feng shui elements by placing them in the appropriate area of the home with the intention that they work for you. Other than merely placing the various elements in your home, there are two more ways to utilize them: the Creative Cycle and the Destructive Cycle. The Creative Cycle involves one element "creating" another . For example, water "feeds" or creates wood. However, the Destructive Cycle order is different because an element can overpower another one. For instance, water will "douse" or destroy fire. These are important factors and can be used as cures. |
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| All things that happen in life can be reduced down to nine categories or life situations. All nine categories can be mapped in your home, and are each called a "gua"(pronounced "gwa"). Putting the guas together in a certain order is called the "Bagua." The ba of bagua means eight, giving the bagua eight sides. It's these eight sides added to the middle that make up the nine areas relating to life situations we encounter. |
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