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Bagua Map in Feng Shui?
In feng shui, when a practitioner refers to an area of a home (NW, SW, S, W, etc..) are they talking about compass direction or bagua map direction?
It is referring to, as you put it, “Compass Direction” the facing of a direction.
East–The Green Dragon (Spring equinox)—Niao (Bird), α Hydrae
South– The Red Phoenix (Summer solstice)—Huo (Fire), α Scorpionis
West–The White Tiger (Autumn equinox)—Xu (Emptiness, Void), α Aquarii, β Aquarii
North–The Dark Turtle (Winter solstice)—Mao (Hair), η Tauri (the Pleiades)
For example, ‘Tower 101′ in Taipei, Taiwan, is one of the tallest buildings in the world and like many of its neighbours, shows four directions in the influence of feng shui philosophy. An example appears in the form of a large granite fountain at the intersection of Songlian Road and Xinyi Road near the tower’s east entrance. A ball at the fountain’s top spins toward the tower. As a work of public art, the fountain offers a contrast to the tower in texture even as its design echoes the tower’s rhythms. Yet the fountain also serves a practical function in feng shui philosophy.
The “Bagua” Map” are eight diagrams used in Taoist cosmology to represent the fundamental principles of reality, seen as a range of eight interrelated concepts. Each consists of three lines, each line either “broken” or “unbroken,” representing yin or yang, respectively. Due to their tripartite structure, they are often referred to as “trigrams” in English.
I hope this helps you.
Regards,
Warren
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