The PaKua - A Compass For Your Life

Pakua or commonly known as the 'Bagua' or 'the eight trigram is a eight-sided octagon instrument, which included the colors, elements, directions and everything that would affects you.

The Pakua represents the entire family e.g. Mother, Father, Elder daughter, Elder son, etc. You should be able to see most Chinese home has a Pakua hanging above their main door externally.

You should consult a feng shui practitioner for a lucky date or time to put you your pakua and how to position your pakua.

There are some feng shui experts who suggest you should take your pakua to a Chinese temple and let the priest bless it or 'opeing the eye' before you placed it outside your house.

It is advised you understand the eight trigrams, which are part of the Pakua. Although you may find the meanings of the trigrams complicated when you first start learning it, in the long term, it will provides valuable information for improving , balancing and attracting good things to your life.

Kua #1 is the Water element representing the North section. Its colors are black and blue. If you want your career to improve and make more money or would like to get ahead in your professional world, you should activated this section.

Kua #2 is the Earth element representing the Southwest section. Its color is gold. It belongs to the West group. If you want to boost your marriage and family happiness, activating this section will helps.

Kua #3 is the Wood element representing the East section. Its color is green. If you want to improve your overall health and the quality of your life, you should activate this section.

Kua #4 is the Wood element representing the Southeast section. Its colors is green and jade. If you want to increase your family wealth and saving money, you may want to activate this section.

Kua #6 is the Metal element representing the Northwest section. Its color is white. This is the benefactor section and by activating it will boost your overall confidence and progress towards your objectives.

Kua #7 is the Metal element representing the West section. Its color is white. To improve your children's health, their wellbeing and your family life, you should activate this section.

Kua #8 is the Earth element representing the Northeast section. Its color is gold. If you intend to further your studies or if you want your children to get a good education, activating it will definitely be an advantage.

Kua #9 is the Fire element representing the South section. Its color is red. If you want to increase the ability to get famous and successful in your profession, activate this section.

Once you decide which part of your life you would like to improve on, get busy and activate the appropriate section using remedies like bright lights, crystals, fresh flowers, fountains, fish tanks, wind chimes, gongs, statues, stones, fans or mirror. Before you place the object, ensure it is suitable for that section first.