Feng Shui: Compass or Bagua?
Using the colorful Bagua, we can now look at the individual areas so that we can determine how we affect and are affected by the Chi that flows through these segmented surroundings.
I often get prospective clients looking for a new Feng Shui consultant who invariably tell me a story that goes something like one of these:
Three years ago, she told me that I need to buy a home that faces east, but now everything in my life is terrible. Do I really now need to change the direction of my front door?
I have been trying to calculate my direction with a compass, but I feel lost. Can you help?
My husband’s Gua Number is 3 and my Gua Number is 6. I was told that we have to sleep in opposite directions. Is this true?
I have studied every school of Feng Shui, including those that would be considered compass schools. While virtually all of the schools of Feng Shui will get you where you want to go, some are simply more practical for modern living.
As you see from the questions above, following Feng Shui compass schools can be confusing and ever-changing. For many, it is simply not practical to change the direction of their front door every year or sleep in a different direction than their spouse.
The school of Feng Shui that I concentrate on is called the Black Hat School of Feng Shui. Rather than focusing on the compass, this school puts the focus on the Bagua and how it overlays on a home to control the flow of energy.
While still quite comprehensive and based on the same traditional Feng Shui methods of the other schools, Black Hat Feng Shui is easy-to-follow and helps you attract and harness the energy around your home, regardless of the direction of your front door.
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Hi!
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Hi,
I find it so confusing. how can you say “while virtually all of the schools of Feng Shui will get you where you want to go….”.If I use the compass method I find my career corner (north) on the back of my house and the rest accordingly. And if I use the 9 square bagua “overlay” the career is the front of the house (front door). How can feng shui even work when either “school” tells me to do things in completely opposite ways?
I know that it can seem very overwhelming. If you’re in New York and want to get to Los Angeles, you have lots of different options. One could involve driving the whole way while another could involve driving backwards for a bit to get to an airport before flying the rest of the way. Regardless of which way you choose, you’ll get where you want to go as long as you stick with the plan. It is probably best not to switch up your plans in the middle of your trip, however.
If you wanted to go with a compass school, it’s best to do so when you first purchase the property. You’ll need to factor in the birthdates of you and your spouse. If you decide to go with Black Hat Feng Shui, however, I think you’ll find that the process is much simpler and can be done at any point in your ownership of the property.
Peace and love in feng shui, what is the difference between the compass method for determining directions and the bagua, and is there a difference in the results if I used it in the same place because this is what happened with me. Thank you
I know it can be confusing and frustrating. I’ve studied essentially all of the schools of Feng Shui. Though you can achieve very similar results regardless of which school you use, I’ve found that my clients have an easier time following Black Hat Feng Shui, which concentrates on the bagua instead of the compass. Compass schools require frequent changes to maintain positive results. I wrote another blog about this subject, which you can find here:
https://www.msfengshui.com/types-of-feng-shui