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<!-- feng shui bagua with empty elements -->

<feng_shui_bagua>

<!-- The Journey(1) -->

<bagua_house ID="1">

<house house_name="The Journey" house_number="1" />

<direction chi_direction="North" chi_energy="Spirituality, sex, tranquillity, peace" trigram="yin/yang/yin" time_of_day="Night/darkness" season="Midwinter" family_member="Middle son" color="off-white" />

<effects promotes="Tranquility, more flexible attitudes, greater independence, creativity, inner growth, sensuality, spiritual awareness" risks="Isolation, loneliness, unnecessary worrying, greater insecurity, business or career becoming quiet, losing desire to go out" />

<five_element chi_element="Water" shape="irregular, curved, chaotic, wavy, amorphous" color="black" materials="glass" meaning="depth, power, flexibility, tranquility" supports="tree" destroys="fire - if tree is weak" drains="metal" />

<simple_remedies enhance_chi="Round silver or iron pot filled with red flowers or red flowering plant" maintain_chi="Grow ivy or water lilies with white plants. Curved glass statue or crystal" calm_chi="Tall plants" />

<room_locations favorable_room_locations="Bedroom, Relaxation/meditation room, Staircase" />

</bagua_house>

<!-- Relationships(2) -->

<bagua_house ID="2">

<house house_name="Relationships" house_number="2" />

<direction chi_direction="Southwest" chi_energy="Family harmony, motherhood, practicality, steady progress" trigram="yin/yin/yin" time_of_day="Afternoon" season="Late summer/early autumn" family_member="Mother/eldest woman" color="black" />

<effects promotes="Family harmony, motherhood, practicality, steady progress, saving money, deep friendships" risks="Slow progress in career/business, dependence on others, cautiousness" />

<five_element chi_element="Soil/Earth" shape="squat, low, flat, wide, check, horizontal" color="yellow, brown" materials="plaster, china, clay, ceramics, bricks, natural fibers, soft stone" meaning="comfort, security, steadiness, caution" supports="metal" destroys="water - if metal is weak" drains="fire" />

<simple_remedies enhance_chi="Candles" maintain_chi="Charcoal in a low clay pot" calm_chi="Sea salt in a small round white bowl" />

<room_locations favorable_room_locations="Hobby room, Living room, Staircase" />

</bagua_house>

<!-- Elders(3) -->

<bagua_house ID="3">

<house house_name="Elders" house_number="3" />

<direction chi_direction="East" chi_energy="Ambition, realizing dreams, quick starts, activity" trigram="yin/yin/yang" time_of_day="Morning/sunrise" season="Spring" family_member="Eldest son" color="green" />

<effects promotes="Quick to start career or business, attention to detail, becoming more active, self-confidence and optimism, putting ideas into practice, realizing your dreams in life, ambition" risks="Being too ambitious, trying to do too many things, not completing tasks, being too career oriented, exhaustion through over-activity, carelessness, impatience" />

<five_element chi_element="Tree/Thunder" shape="rectangular, tall, thin, vertical" color="yellow, brown" materials="wood, wicker, rush, bamboo, paper" meaning="life, growth, vitality, activity" supports="fire" destroys="soil - if fire is weak" drains="water" />

<simple_remedies enhance_chi="Water feature" maintain_chi="Tall plants" calm_chi="Candles" />

<room_locations favorable_room_locations="Bathroom, Bedroom, Children's room, Dining room, Entrance hall, Home office, Kitchen, Home office, Staircase" />

</bagua_house>

<!-- Fortunate Blessings(4) -->

<bagua_house ID="4">

<house house_name="Fortunate Blessings" house_number="4" />

<direction chi_direction="Southeast" chi_energy="Communication, creativity, harmony, growth" trigram="yang/yang/yin" time_of_day="Midmorning" season="Late spring/early summer" family_member="Eldest daughter" color="dark green/blue" />

<effects promotes="Creativity, communication, more harmonious progress, travel opportunities" risks="Becoming too persistent, less able to take action, tiredness from lack of rest" />

<five_element chi_element="Tree/Wind" shape="rectangular, tall, thin, vertical" color="green" materials="wood, wicker, rush, bamboo, paper" meaning="life, growth, vitality, activity" supports="fire" destroys="soil - if fire is weak" drains="water" />

<simple_remedies enhance_chi="Water feature" maintain_chi="Tall plants" calm_chi="Candles" />

<room_locations favorable_room_locations="Bathroom, Bedroom, Children's room, Dining room, Entrance hall, Home office, Kitchen, Living room, Home office, Staircase" />

</bagua_house>

<!-- Health(5) -->

<bagua_house ID="5">

<house house_name="Health" house_number="5" />

<direction chi_direction="Center" chi_energy="This energy is very powerful, implies greatest possibilities and greatest risks, productive and destructive" trigram="All energies converge here" time_of_day="All energies converge here" season="All energies converge here" family_member="All energies converge here" color="yellow" />

<effects promotes="Greatest possibilities" risks="Greatest risks" />

<five_element chi_element="Soil/Thai Chi" shape="squat, low, flat, wide, check, horizontal" color="yellow, brown" materials="plaster, china, clay, ceramics, bricks, natural fibers, soft stone" meaning="comfort, security, steadiness, caution" supports="metal" destroys="water - if metal is weak" drains="fire" />

<simple_remedies enhance_chi="Keep clear and uncluttered" maintain_chi="Keep clear and uncluttered" calm_chi="Keep clear and uncluttered" />

<room_locations favorable_room_locations="Keep as empty as possible or a courtyard" />

</bagua_house>

<!-- Helpful Friends(6) -->

<bagua_house ID="6">

<house house_name="Helpful Friends" house_number="6" />

<direction chi_direction="Northwest" chi_energy="Responsibility, fatherhood, organization, leadership" trigram="yang/yang/yang" time_of_day="Late evening/dusk" season="Autumn" family_member="Father/eldest man" color="silver white" />

<effects promotes="Leadership qualities, ability to organize, taking on responsibility, wisdom, commanding respect and trust" risks="Self-righteousness, becoming authoritarian, overly controlling of others, arrogance" />

<five_element chi_element="Metal/Heaven" shape="round, domed, arched, oval, circular, sherical" color="white, gold, silver" materials="stainless steel, brass, silver, bronze, copper, iron, gold, harder stone" meaning="richness, solidity, leadership, organization" supports="water" destroys="tree - if water is weak" drains="soil" />

<simple_remedies enhance_chi="Charcoal in a low clay pot" maintain_chi="White flowers in a round silver pot. Metal wind chimes or clock" calm_chi="Grow ivy or water lilies with white plants. Curved glass statue or crystal" />

<room_locations favorable_room_locations="Dining room, Entrance hall, Home office, Parents bedroom" />

</bagua_house>

<!-- Creativity(7) -->

<bagua_house ID="7">

<house house_name="Creativity" house_number="7" />

<direction chi_direction="West" chi_energy="Romance, contentment, pleasure, income" trigram="yin/yang/yang" time_of_day="Early evening/sunset" season="Autumn" family_member="Youngest daughter" color="red" />

<effects promotes="Making money, romantic feelings, contentment, pleasures and entertainment" risks="Overspending, loss of motivation, obsession with pleasures" />

<five_element chi_element="Metal/Lake" shape="round, domed, arched, oval, circular, sherical" color="white, gold, silver" materials="stainless steel, brass, silver, bronze, copper, iron, gold, harder stone" meaning="richness, solidity, leadership, organization" supports="water" destroys="tree - if water is weak" drains="soil" />

<simple_remedies enhance_chi="Charcoal in a low clay pot" maintain_chi="Red flowers in a round silver pot. Metal wind chimes or clock" calm_chi="Grow ivy or water lilies. Curved glass statue or crystal" />

<room_locations favorable_room_locations="Bedroom, Children's room, Dining room, Living room" />

</bagua_house>

<!-- Wisdom(8) -->

<bagua_house ID="8">

<house house_name="Wisdom" house_number="8" />

<direction chi_direction="Northeast" chi_energy="Inheritance, direction, competitiveness, motivation" trigram="yang/yin/yin" time_of_day="Early morning" season="Winter changing to spring" family_member="Youngest son" color="brilliant white" />

<effects promotes="Self-motivation, competitiveness, sharper direction in life, inheritance, desire to work hard" risks="Rushing into situations, becoming greedy, becoming more selfish, insomnia and nightmares, feeling on edge" />

<five_element chi_element="Soil/Mountain" shape="squat, low, flat, wide, check, horizontal" color="yellow, brown" materials="plaster, china, clay, ceramics, bricks, natural fibers, soft stone" meaning="comfort, security, steadiness, caution" supports="metal" destroys="water - if metal is weak" drains="fire" />

<simple_remedies enhance_chi="Candles" maintain_chi="White flowers in low clay container" calm_chi="Sea salt in small round white china bowl" />

<room_locations favorable_room_locations="Games room, Storage cupboards, Workshop" />

</bagua_house>

<!-- Illumination(9) -->

<bagua_house ID="9">

<house house_name="Illumination" house_number="9" />

<direction chi_direction="South" chi_energy="Passion, social life, fame, success" trigram="yang/yin/yang" time_of_day="Midday" season="Midsummer" family_member="Middle daughter" color="purple" />

<effects promotes="Passion, active social life, being noticed, public recognition" risks="Stressful lifestyle, big emotional swings, separation, argumentative" />

<five_element chi_element="Fire" shape="pointed, star, serrated, triangular, pyramid, diamond, zigzag" color="red" materials="plastic is the material associated with fire chi energy, but is not recommended for use in the home because of its negative effects on chi energy" meaning="passion, warmth, excitment, expression" supports="soil" destroys="metal - if soil is weak" drains="tree" />

<simple_remedies enhance_chi="Tall plants" maintain_chi="Candles" calm_chi="Charcoal in a low clay pot" />

<room_locations favorable_room_locations="Entrance hall, Living room, Home office, Staircase" />

</bagua_house>


</feng_shui_bagua>
