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The Bagua (Pa Kua) Mirror - Feng Shui Use of the Bagua Mirror

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The Bagua mirror is a powerful feng shui cure that is very often misused. Best to place the feng shui Bagua mirror when advised by a professional feng shui consultant.

Definition: Feng Shui Bagua (Pa Kua) Mirror is a round mirror surrounded by an octagonal wooden frame with the feng shui Bagua design in either red, green and yellow/gold colors (pictured) or yellow, black and red colors.

The Bagua mirror design is further divided into the Early or Later Heaven Baguas. Bagua mirrors can be found as both concave and convex mirrors for different ways of manipulating the negative outside energies. Bagua mirrors come in several sizes, the average size being 4-6 inches.

You can also find Bagua mirrors in a metal Bagua shaped frame; these bagua mirrors are usually placed in the metal feng shui element areas on the outside of a home or business.

The Bagua mirror is a powerful feng shui cure that is very often misused. First feng shui rule of using the Bagua mirror is that it should never, ever be used indoors. The second feng shui rule is that you use it only if there is bad feng shui energy - Sha Chi or Si Chi) - facing your home. The feng shui Bagua mirror is not a decor element and should not be used as such.

If you do find yourself in a position that requires subtle protection of your home from potentially dangerous feng shui energies, such as the above mentioned Sha Chi (sharp or attacking structures pointing at your home), or bad energy coming from your neighbors, you may choose to use the Bagua mirror.

Best to place the feng shui Bagua mirror when advised by a professional feng shui consultant.

Traditionally, the feng shui Bagua mirror is placed above the main door or above a big window that is facing questionable outside energies.

Also Known As: Pa-Kua Mirror, PaKua Mirror
Examples: Please remove the bagua mirror from your living room; the bagua mirror should never be used inside a home.

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