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Dear Maria and all users,

I would sincerely like to point out the `dangers' of Fast Food Feng Shui.

I am glad that you asked the question. If one does not know the answer, it is best to check first before `implementing' self-help Feng Shui cures.

As I recall, there was this Doctor, who bought books on Feng Shui. He went out to buy a foutain, started to (I believe) read chapter by chapter. At each chapter or what he thought were his element e.g. based on the year of his birth, he found that e.g. he was a Fire element person. He started to paint the main gate with a colour that he though would `enhance' him.

Later on, when he used the traditional Pillars of Destiny which analyses not only his Year of birth but Month, Day and Hour. He found that his true element was no longer the Fire element. (Pillars looks at two fields in each of the Year, Month, Day and Hour) resulting in analysing all eight `branches' and `stem' to come up with a person's true element.

From the above, you will realise, when one studys human anatomy to become a doctor, our kidney, our hearts are properly documented as they are `physical'.

In Feng Shui, it also has to depend on the author and in some instances, we are dealing with `wind' or Qi portion.

I hope you can see the difference here.

As I mentioned in a recent forum message, the Bagua is most commonly used under two situations:-

1. To neutralise Qi. For example, if the main entrance door faces the main gate and there is a road leading directly straight towards the main entrance door, this is Sha Qi.

2. As quite of alot of Feng Shui practioners (especially in Asia) have a religion e.g. Buddhism or Toaism, they tend to look at the Bagua in a religious way and feel that it is good to place a bagua above the main entrance door to `ward off evil.'

3. The question I would need to ask is what is your purpose of placing a Bagua?

4. A Ba gua mirror comes in several different forms:-

a. More importantly, it should be the design under the First Heaven Sequence.

Ref: http://www.3dglobe.com/fs/pakua.htm

b. It comes in several form:

The concave mirror
The convex mirror
The Bagua with two Door Gods (a picture
is available under Photo Tours.. look
for the Ba Gua...)

c. In my opinion, the Bagua mirror is not commonly used overseas (US or Europe). One question here is that can it be used to `ward off evil'. Since the predominat religion in such countries is Christianity (Broadly, Catholics, Protestants and other Christians).

d. In Asia, it is common for `blessed' before being used. In other countries one can `try' to say a short prayer before hanging it up.

Some FS practioners belief that this is not necessary.

e. If it is hung above a door, it should be at the centre-point.

If you still not convinced or have doubts about hanging a bagua mirror, I suggest you do not hang it especially if one has the belief that it can enhance `wealth'.

Warmest Regards,
Cecil

On 12/8/99 1:43:55 AM, Maria Alva wrote:
>I have bought a bagua mirror
>and I am afraid that I might
>hang it in a wrong way or in a
>wrong place, what are the best
>places to hang it??
>and how do I hang it?
>I mean how do the lines on the
>bagua must be oriented to
>obatin best results?
>