Feng Shui: H o w t o E n h a n c e t h e H o m e / L a n d U s i n g t h e B A G U A
For ease in overlaying the BAGUA onto the Floor plan of the Home
SOUTH
and Land, the contemporary, Western School of Feng Shui has
SOUTHWEST
taken the Traditional Pa kua (bagua) and made it look like the LO
+
SHU Magic Square. The Lo Shu Square is one of the oldest and
FIRE
major keys to the understanding of practical feng shui. It is a 3x3 tic-
–
tac-toe grid containing the numbers 1 to 9, but in a very special order.
EAR
+
SOUTHEAST
TH
The number 9, being the largest “yang” number, is aligned with the
WOOD PHOENIX
south, while the smallest “yang” number, 1, is aligned with the north.
Odd numbers are “yang” and even numbers are “yin”. The Lo Shu
9
square is magic because the numbers placed in its nine cells add up to
4 2
DRAGON
MET
WEST 15, regardless of the direction in which you add them, even diagonally.
+
3
5
7
–
Lo Shu Square
AL Understanding the terms and the history associated with each is part of
EAST
WOOD
TIGER
the “fun” around applying Feng Shui. The original “base” lo shu, always
8 6
had the number “5” in the center cell. Tradition says that this square
1
dates back to the reign of Emperor Yu (2205 -2197 BC). The story of
EAR
TORTOISE
the introduction of the lo shu into Chinese culture is an ancient one.
NOR
TH
AL
–
MET
The myth says that the lo shu was a map engraved on the back of a
+
THEAST
tortoise that emerged from the river Lo, hence its name, “lo shu,” which
WATER
THWEST
means “river Lo map.” The nine “cells” engraved on the shell of the
–
tortoise were not filled with numbers, but instead contained dots, the
There are a few variations
NOR
total of which added up to the number shown in each cell.
to remember but in general,
NORTH
The tortoise is a very important feng shui animal.
follow this basic formula:
There are all sorts of symbolic connections in this story. The tortoise
Example: Male
is symbolic of the north. The sage Emperor Yu, who saw the tortoise (find your # and subtract from 10)
emerging from the water, was responsible for taming the great floods
If you were born in 1947, then
in China with hydraulic works, so the lo shu in a sense “controls” the
4 +7 = 11
Water that is so much a part of feng shui.
1+1 = 2, when reduced to a single digit.
A variant of this story says that another early emperor, Fu Hsi, who was
For a male, 10 - 2 = 8
the inventor of the Trigrams, gave the square to Yu in a mysterious
So your Kua number is 8.
mountain cavern.
There is therefore a real connection between the lo shu square and
Example: Female
the eight Trigrams of Fu Hsi - tortoises, water, and feng shui, etc. We
(find your # and add to 5)
can also make the Lo Shu square more meaningful by adding the eight
If you were born in 1947, then
trigrams. The nine cells of the lo shu neatly coincide with the eight
4+7 = 11
Trigrams of the Pa kua (bagua). 1+1 = 2, when reduced to a single digit.
One more connection to make before we get into the critical Zones of
For a female, 2+5 =7
the BAGUA is understanding your “personal” Kua number. It is simple
So your Kua number is 7.
to calculate. The formula is different for females and males...
so gender is important. Knowing your personal kua # will help
orientate yourself to your “best” directions.
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