Guest Author - Diane Kern

Let’s continue our talk about trigrams, family relationships, elements and the bagua. This is the fifth in a series of articles about the eight trigrams, their meanings and use in Feng Shui.

In traditional Feng Shui the eight divisions represent members of the family, elements, direction and other characteristics. Each division equals 45 degrees on a compass. When looking at a building or landscape we relate our findings to that area of the bagua (or trigram) in question, to determine what effect it will have on the occupants.

In the bagua we find the season of high summer in the South. The radiance of the sun and the element of fire represent this trigram. It is here that we find Li which represents the middle daughter. Make sure there is nothing in this area to control or reduce Li to the point of imbalance.

If this area of your house is weak or missing you can expect the middle daughter and females in the household to have difficulties. The daughter may be missing from the family in some way or will have little support in her life.

Water controls fire and earth reduces fire. So if you have too much water or earth energy in this area it can throw things out of balance. Stay away from an abundance of blue and brown colors. Also stay away from actual water or living plants in large amounts. The shape of water energy is wavy and the shape of wood energy is tall and rectangular. Look around to see if these shapes or colors are predominant in the South section of your house.

Outside look for anything ugly, dirty, poison arrows, or any other shas in this area. They can negatively affect the females in the house. If you have questions about what constitutes a sha you might want to refer to the past series on sha.

If you need to make the South area stronger you can add wood colors-shades of green or tall shaped items. The East is also represented by the number 9.

Take care of the women in your family by taking care of the South section of your house.