What is a Gua?
It is three lines one on
top of the other (a trigram) with Yin and/or Yang characteristics. The Yin is a broken line representing the
female and the Yang is a solid line representing the male (example: ☲ Li Gua.)
In total there are eight
Gua (also called Trigrams or Kua) used in Feng Shui analysis. They are known as Qian, Kan, Gen, Zhen, Xun,
Li, Kun and Dui.
The Ba Gua consists of one
of the 8 trigrams situated at the centre of each sector (Northwest, North,
Northeast, East, Southeast, South, Southwest and West) and each has a multitude
of meanings. These range from a family
member, body part, season, number, colour and one of the five elements. This is by no means an exhaustive list.
There are two Ba Gua; one
is known as the Early Heaven arrangement and it is mainly associated with Yin
House Feng Shui (Feng Shui for burial sites.)
Its layout represents a perfect state where everything is in balance. There is no time or movement and no growth.
From this state of
perfection the second Ba Gua was created and it is known as the Later Heaven arrangement. The San Yuan School of Classical Feng Shui is
also called the Three Cycles. It
signifies the dynamic and cyclical nature of Qi; it is Yang. The layout of this
Ba Gua represents the cyclical nature of the Universe; the seasonal changes
where everything is in constant motion.
It shows the movement of time. Nothing
remains static.
The saying 'what goes
around comes around' accurately depicts the influence of time and in Feng Shui
a full cycle is 9 x 20 years=180 years.
Within these 180 years
there are three periods of 60 years each, further split into three 20-year
periods and these are known as the Upper, Middle and Lower periods. We are currently in the middle of the Lower
period, in the 20-year period 8, when the element of Earth dominates and which
represents current prosperity.
The next period is 9, a
Fire element which will commence in 2024 until 2043. Currently this signifies future prosperity and
it will complete the final period of this 60 year cycle as well as one complete
cycle of 180 years.
Period 1 a Water element currently
represents distant prosperity and will be the first of a new Upper Cycle, the
start of the next 180-year period.
The number 8 and the
number 1 are both known as White Stars and are usually auspicious. The number 9, on its own is generally auspicious,
it is a Purple Star; a magnifying star. This
means that when it is joined by other stars it will magnify their effect,
whether good or bad. The remaining stars
from 2-7 are currently distant so their influence is weaker.
To the fulfillment of your dreams
LynC
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