Does pakua needs to be prayed upon in order for it to be effective

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Dear robert and cecil,
I read somewhere that the pakua needs to be properly prayed upon in the temple for it to be effective otherwise it does not work. Is it true. Thanks.

[Cecil Lee]

Dear Anon,
Before I reply to your question, I like to highlight that the Ba Gua mirror is used for two main purposes:
1. Some use it to ward off evil.
2. Some use it to deflect/absorb Sha Qi or poision arrow.
After `understanding' above, you can than know why some FS practioners would prefer the Ba Gua mirror to be `blessed'.
Usually, those who ask their clients ot place a Ba Gua mirror to "ward off evil".
Why do some FS practioners ask thier clients to place a Ba Gua mirror to ward off evil?
There are two main reasons:
1. Majority of these practioners have a religion e.g. Taoism and believe that all homes must have a Ba Gua mirror above their doors to `ward off evil'.
The type of Ba Gua mirror used include either
a. the First Heaven Sequence Trigram with a mirror in the centre.
or
b. the First Heaven Sequence Trigram with an attached (below it) the two door Gods.
(At a later date, show you a picture of the two `lovely' and elaborate door Gods on a temple door in Singapore).
For the mirrors in the centre of the trigram, this gets more confusing for many. There is a flat mirror, concave and convex mirror. Will elaborate more at a later date.
What is more important is the `proper' use of the Ba Gua mirror.
For example, on one occassion, I had to advise the family to hang two Ba gua mirrors (centrally) below their two windows which faced a crematoria (housing ashes of the dead). This was because the two rooms are at the NE intangible line that "flows" through to the crematoria.
One reason for the above was because when I first investigated the house, the family members sleeping at these two locations were feeling sick most of the time. When I did a survey at the ground close to the crematoria, the Luo pan I carried has its centre needle spinning which had detected some ghost activity. After the Ba Gua mirror were placed, I learned from the family that everything was fine. This includes making the two rooms more Yang to compensate for the yin activity.
Fortunately, the family listened to me and also took down the three metallic wind chimes which another FS practioner advised them to place there.
2. If you are using the Ba Gua mirror to deflect Sha Qi or poison arrow, than you do not need to get the Ba Gua mirror blessed.
3. If one is in a Western country and hard to find someone to `bless' the mirror, simply say a silent prayer is acceptable.
4. Depending on the location i.e. if it is under direct sun light, the Ba Gua mirror may last between 1 to 2 years. Change them around this period depending on its condition.
5. Avoid changing the Ba Gua mirror in the 7th Month of the Lunar Calendar. For example avoid changing it from 11 August to 9 September this year especially if it has to do with `ward off evil'.
6. To dispose of the mirror, simply wrap it up in an old newspaper and tie it with a red string and throw it away normally i.e. into the dustbin.
Warmest Regards,
Cecil

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On 9/14/99 2:58:33 PM, Anonymous wrote:
Dear robert and cecil,
I read somewhere that the
pakua needs to be properly
prayed upon in the temple for
it to be effective otherwise
it does not work. Is it true.
Thanks.