The ba gua (pronounced ba-GWA) is an simple tool for understanding the flow of chi in any house, room, or other space.
It's associated with Black Hat Buddhist school of feng shui, as practiced by many western feng shui specialists.
The ba gua consists of a 9-area diagram, such as a square divided into 9 equal spaces, three across and three down, for a total of 9. Each of the spaces within the ba gua is called a gua.
Ancient feng shui masters studied how energy flows in spaces to determine the particular nature of energy in each gua, and described it in terms of various levels of meaning, such as color, element, and characteristic.
For example, the top left corner of the ba gua is associated with: Prosperity, Purple, and Wind.
The top right gua is associated with: Relationships, Tans, and Earth.
A feng shui specialist knows how to adjust and arrange items placed in the guas in a room to ensure maximum correspondence between the nature of the energy there and the items placed there.
This is how the feng shui ba gua works.
Monday, January 21, 2008
Sunday, January 20, 2008
The Breeze at Dawn
Whew!
I've just cleared out my old papers, emptied my filing box, and put some books back on their shelves.
My desk top is ready for the next project, free and clear of clutter.
Feels so good!
Think I'll have a treat while I relax and enjoy the gentle flow of chi, like a light breeze at dawn.
I've just cleared out my old papers, emptied my filing box, and put some books back on their shelves.
My desk top is ready for the next project, free and clear of clutter.
Feels so good!
Think I'll have a treat while I relax and enjoy the gentle flow of chi, like a light breeze at dawn.
Saturday, January 19, 2008
Two Tools I Love in My Home Office
Staying organized in my home office keeps me sane!
(At least, I think it does; friends might disagree.)
Two tools I LOVE that reduce my stress and increase my productive time are:
An electric stapler
A luxury, you object? Once you try one, you'll agree with me.
They're fun, easy to use, and help you tame that mess of papers.
You can buy one with a hefty supply of staples for under $20.
Choose your favorite color of staples! (I have purple.)
A heavy-duty hole punch
Three-ring binders are essential for keeping papers organized, accessible, and neat.
But nothing stinks more than fighting with a flimsy hole punch to prepare papers, bank statements, articles, and so forth for storage in their binders.
I recommend the Swingline Desktop Hole Punch for about $33.
Each time I use these tools, I think what great investments they've been for me.
They've saved me time and hassle and make work a lot more fun.
I think they're essential for YOUR home office, too!
Try them and let me know what you think.
(At least, I think it does; friends might disagree.)
Two tools I LOVE that reduce my stress and increase my productive time are:
An electric stapler
A luxury, you object? Once you try one, you'll agree with me.
They're fun, easy to use, and help you tame that mess of papers.
You can buy one with a hefty supply of staples for under $20.
Choose your favorite color of staples! (I have purple.)
A heavy-duty hole punch
Three-ring binders are essential for keeping papers organized, accessible, and neat.
But nothing stinks more than fighting with a flimsy hole punch to prepare papers, bank statements, articles, and so forth for storage in their binders.
I recommend the Swingline Desktop Hole Punch for about $33.
Each time I use these tools, I think what great investments they've been for me.
They've saved me time and hassle and make work a lot more fun.
I think they're essential for YOUR home office, too!
Try them and let me know what you think.
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