Guest Author - Diane Kern

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

Black Sect Feng Shui uses the bagua by dividing the octagon into eight life aspirations such as wealth, helpful people, romance, etc. The bagua is laid over the floor plan of the house according to the placement of the door to determine which areas need attention.

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 late summer/early fall in the West. It is here that we find the trigram Dui which represents the youngest daughter. Dui’s element is metal, the colors are metallic silver, gold, and other metal colors. The shape of Dui is round. Make sure there is nothing in this area to control or reduce Dui to the point of imbalance.

If this area of your house is weak or missing you can expect the youngest 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 his life. She may also have poor health and trouble getting ahead in life.

Fire controls metal and water reduces Dui’s element metal. So if you have too much fire or water energy in this area it can throw things out of balance. Stay away from an abundance of reds, pink, purples and oranges as these are fire colors. Also avoid water colors such as dark blue and black. Also stay away from actual fire such as a fireplace or lots of candles and actual water such as an aquarium. The shape of fire energy is triangular and the shape of water energy is wavy. Look around to see if these shapes or colors are predominant in the West.

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 West area stronger you can add earth colors-yellow, brown, beige or tan colors in moderation or square shaped items. Also use Dui’s colors and shapes to support the area. The West is represented by the number 7.

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