How to Take a Feng Shui Compass Reading
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Rodika Tchi, MSc
In order to achieve great results with feng shui, you need to know the bagua of your space. The first step in defining the bagua is to take the compass reading. In just a few simple steps, see how to take the compass reading of your home.
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Transcript: How to Take a Feng Shui Compass Reading
Hi, I'm Rodika Tchi for about.com Home and Garden. Feng Shui is an ancient body of knowledge that gives you powerful tools to change your life by working with your environment. In order to do that, you need to know the bagua, or the energy map of your space. The first step in defining the bagua is to take a compass reading of your home.What Is a Feng Shui Compass?
The feng shui compass has been used for thousands of years. Literally translated, lo-pan means "a bowl that contains everything", or "a bowl that contains all the mysteries of the universe."The professional feng shui compass has many rings, each ring going deeper and deeper into the connection humans experience with their living or working space. However, to take the compass reading of your home you do not need the professional feng shui compass. All you need is an accurate compass and a piece of pen and paper.
Draw a Compass Reading Floor Plan
Let me have a drawing for you so that you understand how to take the compass reading, I know it is a topic that creates a lot of confusion. Let us say this is your house, and this is your main door.Take Three Feng Shui Compass Readings
The first compass reading you will take when you are outside looking out your main door. And let us say the reading is 352.5.For the second reading go inside your home, slightly move away from your main door, but still look the same direction. This is you second compass reading and you might have 351.
For the third compass reading go further inside your house, but still face the same direction. This is your third compass reading, and it will be slightly different, maybe it is 353.5.
Define the Most Accurate Compass Reading
Once you have three or more compass readings, you will define the most accurate reading of your compass by finding the median number. Let us say you decided that the facing direction of your house or the compass reading of your main door is 352.5.When you have the compass reading of your home, you are ready to go to the next step, and define the bagua, or the energy map of your space.
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