ba gua and pa-kua

[Kieron]

Dear Cecil,
I'm confused about ba gua and pa-kua. I understand a bit about the ba gua. When I saw the term "pa-kua" I thought it was a different phonetic spelling of ba gua, but now I realize they're different things.
Can you please explain pa kua, or advise me where I can find out more? None of the books I have read say much about it.
Thank you for your help.
Kieron

[Administrator]

Dear Joe,
Frankly, the Ba gua and pa-kua is one and the same. Where " pa-kua " is
commonly `spelt' or pronounced this way by the Hokkiens (a dialect group of
the Chinese) while the Ba gua is considered the romanised word in Mandarin.
Not to confuse anyone, when we say ba gua mirror, this refers to the First
Heaven Sequence Trigram mirror commonly used to be hang above doors of homes
in the Far East i.e. Malaysia, Singapore etc....
Therefore, by definition, ba gua = pa-kua. (minus the mirror)
Warmest Regards,
Cecil
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Dear Cecil,
I'm confused about ba gua and pa-kua. I understand a bit about the ba gua.
When I saw the term "pa-kua" I thought it was a different phonetic spelling

of ba gua, but now I realize they're different things.

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Can you please explain pa kua, or advise me where I can find out more?
None of the books I have read say much about it.
Thank you for your help.
Kieron

[pikkie]

Dear Cecil
I understand from reading Lillian Too's books that the pakua of the former heaven sequence is Yin (for the dead) and she cautions against using this pakua above your door. She says the later heaven sequence should be placed above the door, because it signifies yang (for the living.) Could you clarify for me, since you seem to indicate that the former heaven sequence is used above one's door?
Thanks & best wishes
Toni

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Dear Toni,
The First Heaven Sequence of trigram arrangement is usually used for such
purposes or as talisman.
This trigram arrangement is `picture perfect' in that the opposite trigram
shows a relationship to each other. So you have: Heaven to Earth; Wind to
Thunder; Water to Fire; Mountain to Lake. Because it is picture perfect, it
is used as a bagua mirror.
You can also say that this is a static trigram.
The second trigram which was later developed by King Wen, is called the
Later Heaven Trigram and yes, it is used for the "living".
Here, maybe you would like to know that while the Later Heaven Trigram is
used for the living, as I mentioned above, because the First Heaven Sequence
Trigram is for the "dead", as it is again `picture perfect'. What better way
to `scare' the dead using it instead of the Later Heaven Trigram.
Maybe you would like to review this short article I wrote. Please click this
link: http://www.geomancy.net/fs/pakua.htm
Maybe, you may also want to `re-read' what Lillian Too wrote because, I
believe, she would be writing/saying the same thing.
Warmest Regards,
Cecil
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Dear Cecil
I understand from reading Lillian Too's books that the pakua of the former
heaven sequence is Yin (for the dead) and she cautions against using this
pakua above your door. She says the later heaven sequence should be placed
above the door, because it signifies yang (for the living.) Could you
clarify for me, since you seem to indicate that the former heaven sequence
is used above one's door?
Thanks & best wishes
Toni

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Dear Toni
"What better way to `scare' the dead using it instead of the Later Heaven
Trigram. "
Sorry, the above should instead read as First Heaven Trigram.
Warmest Regards,
Cecil
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Dear Toni,
The First Heaven Sequence of trigram arrangement is usually used for such
purposes or as talisman.
This trigram arrangement is `picture perfect' in that the opposite trigram
shows a relationship to each other. So you have: Heaven to Earth; Wind to
Thunder; Water to Fire; Mountain to Lake. Because it is picture perfect, it
is used as a bagua mirror.
You can also say that this is a static trigram.
The second trigram which was later developed by King Wen, is called the
Later Heaven Trigram and yes, it is used for the "living".
Here, maybe you would like to know that while the Later Heaven Trigram
isWhat better way
to `scare' the dead using it instead of the Later Heaven Trigram.
used for the living, as I mentioned above, because the First Heaven
Sequence
Trigram is for the "dead", as it is again `picture perfect'. >
Maybe you would like to review this short article I wrote. Please click
this
link: http://www.geomancy.net/fs/pakua.htm
Maybe, you may also want to `re-read' what Lillian Too wrote because, I
believe, she would be writing/saying the same thing.
Warmest Regards,
Cecil
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From: "Toni Pedro"
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Dear Cecil
I understand from reading Lillian Too's books that the pakua of the former
heaven sequence is Yin (for the dead) and she cautions against using this
pakua above your door. She says the later heaven sequence should be placed
above the door, because it signifies yang (for the living.) Could you
clarify for me, since you seem to indicate that the former heaven sequence
is used above one's door?
Thanks & best wishes
Toni

[Kieron]

Dear Cecil,
Thanks for pointing me to the website on pa kua. Very helpful! Now one last question on this topic:
My living room has two entrances (no doors just an entry-way). Standing at the center of the room, you see one door leads into the dining room. The other leads to the small foyer where the front door is.
When applying the pa kua:
Whichis considered the main doorway for the living room? In other words, where do I begin the pa kua and the various points of the room?
I hope this makes sense and I thank you for your patience with my many questions. :)
Kieron

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Dear Kieron,
Please see below:-
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From: "Joe Sehl"
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Dear Cecil,
Thanks for pointing me to the website on pa kua. Very helpful! Now one
last question on this topic:
My living room has two entrances (no doors just an entry-way). Standing at
the center of the room, you see one door leads into the dining room. The
other leads to the small foyer where the front door is.
When applying the pa kua:
Whichis considered the main doorway for the living room? In other words,
where do I begin the pa kua and the various points of the room?

Let me clarify:-
1. As you have determined the centre of the room, all you need to do is to
note the North to South alignment of the house.
2. Here, if you have the Eight House Template Superimpose it on the layout
plan.
There are lots of examples of how the Eight House Template is
superimposed on the layout of your house
at http://www.geomancy.net/fs/house2.htm I suggest you go through this
module or http://www.geomancy.net/fs/house1.htm
first.
3. In a small home, you do not need to superimose the Eight House Template
on every room. However, you should simply superimpose the layout plan to
your entire home. Unless, you have a very large house.
As most of the information is available on the two links provided, grateful
if you could spent a little time reading the above two links.
Thanks.
Cecil

2. If you have a Eight House Template simply

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I hope this makes sense and I thank you for your patience with my many
questions. :)
Kieron