The bagua (八卦) is the eight trigrams — the same symbols at the heart of the I Ching — laid around a central square. Overlay it on a floor plan and each section of the house maps to a section of life: the far-left governs wealth, the far-right love, the middle-left family, and so on. This is the tool behind every “wealth corner” and “love corner” claim.
The nine sections
- Wealth / Prosperity (far-left) — money, abundance, self-worth.
- Fame / Reputation (centre-back) — how the world sees you, recognition.
- Love / Marriage (far-right) — partnership, romance, close bonds.
- Family / Health (centre-left) — roots, parents, physical vitality.
- Centre (Tai Chi) — the household’s heart and overall qi.
- Children / Creativity (centre-right) — offspring, projects, joy.
- Knowledge / Wisdom (front-left) — study, insight, self-cultivation.
- Career (front-centre) — work, direction, life path.
- Helpful People / Travel (front-right) — mentors, allies, journeys.
How to overlay it
The bagua is aligned to the main entrance, not the compass: stand at the front door facing in, and the wall directly ahead of you is the “fame” back wall, the wall beside you on the left holds wealth, and so on. Lay the map over the floor plan and every room inherits its section — the back-left bedroom sits in the wealth sector, the front-right kitchen in the helpful-people sector.
What to do with it
The practice is gentle: notice the weakest section and tend it. If the wealth corner of the map holds your storage room, it is no mystery why money feels tight. You need not redecorate — clearing the section, adding its element (see five elements in the home) and placing one intentional object is the whole method.
For the compass-based version (the flying star and direction schools), use the compass tool — it computes the sectors for your house’s facing direction.
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