Using the Pa Kua to Improve Your Health

Each of the trigrams that occupy the eight-sided Pa Kua offer meanings for feng shui
interpretation. Feng shui for good health begins with an examination of the east sector of your home or office and the east sector of the rooms you frequently occupy.

The Trigram CHEN

The trigram that represents good health is the growth trigram CHEN located in the EAST. Since the east corner of your home or the east sector of any room represents good health for the family, it naturally follows this corner must have good feng shui. When it does, all members will enjoy excellent health, especially the patriarch. However, if this sector is ignored all kinds of illness may befall the family.

The trigram CHEN has two Yin lines above a single, unbroken Yang line. It signifies spring and growth and has great energy. When you activate this corner, you attract healthy growth energies. The element here is BIG WOOD, which suggests strong wood and growth energy. Wooden furniture works well in this sector, along with deep greens and brown colours.

Next we apply the 5-Element theory. Since the east is WOOD, you activate by placing plants in this sector. Looking at the 5-element cycles, you can see that wood is produced by water thus anything made of wood and adding the water element is good to use.

Special Tip: Do not have anything belonging to the metal element in the East as wood is destroyed by metal. This applies to your interior decorating as well – avoid whites, greys and metallic colours here.

The plants that you choose should be healthy, living plants or fresh flowers. Artificial ones can be used but never use dried or dead flowers that suggest stagnant energy. If you happen to have a window in your east sector, plant a window box of flowers to attract yang energy. If you have a garden in the east, plant some bamboo (a popular symbol of longevity and strength.) If there are any sharp edges created by furniture or objects in the east, place a plant in front to deflect the harmful energies. Note that sometimes plants used for this purpose may die and you will need to replace them.

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Special Tip: Consider placing a dragon image or ceramic dragon in this sector since EAST is the home of this celestial creature who creates conditions for good luck in life and work.

Finally, no matter how anxious you are for good health, always remember the rule of balance in feng shui. Don’t overdo it by placing too many plants in the east so that they overwhelm the room. If this is a small area in your home, treat it as such with just a few smaller plants which will work just as well. Again, make sure they are healthy and vibrant even if they are small.

Lillian