Astrometry Feng Shui Software: A Practical Bagua Floor Plan Guide
14 October 2026
Feng Shui advice is often presented as a list of isolated tips: move a mirror, add a colour or clear a corner. A floor-plan analysis is more disciplined. It first defines the space and the mapping method, then applies the same framework to every room.
Astrometry Feng Shui Software supports a mapped floor-plan workflow with Bagua or compass alignment, Five Elements observations, room guidance, personal directions and a structured PDF report. This guide explains how to prepare the plan, choose a mapping method and keep traditional symbolism separate from safety or health claims.
What Feng Shui means in this guide
Feng Shui is a traditional Chinese practice concerned with the arrangement and orientation of spaces. Modern schools do not all map a property in the same way. Some emphasise compass directions; others align the Bagua with the entrance wall. That difference is why the software asks you to choose a method rather than silently mixing them.
Research into Feng Shui is developing but limited. A 2023 systematic review of empirical and quantitative Feng Shui studies identified 36 articles and discussed reliability, housing decisions, wind fields, sunlight and other measured topics. That does not validate every traditional claim or remedy. Another study of critical-care bed orientation found no relationship with nurse-reported chi scores or inner harmony. The practical conclusion is to describe the tradition accurately while avoiding promises that the available evidence does not support.
What the Feng Shui Software includes
The workspace can combine a traced or uploaded floor plan with:
- an entrance-aligned Bagua or optional compass-aligned method;
- the nine mapped life areas;
- Five Elements creative and controlling cycles;
- I Ching trigram and Lo Shu references from the supplied knowledge base;
- room and feature observations;
- personal Kua or direction guidance when the required birth details are entered;
- priorities, colour suggestions, cure lists and an action plan;
- a multi-section downloadable report.
These are traditional symbolic mappings. Body-part associations are symbolic only, and the report is not medical, financial, legal, structural or electrical advice.
Step 1: choose a clear plan
Begin with a plan that shows the whole property or the exact unit you occupy. Include the main entrance, internal rooms and fixed features. Avoid a photograph taken at an angle if a flat plan is available, because perspective distortion makes the Bagua harder to place.
Decide what boundary you are analysing. For an apartment, this is usually the apartment itself. For a detached house, it may be the internal floor plan, while the wider plot can be considered separately. Consistency matters more than forcing every level into one image.
Step 2: decide between entrance and compass alignment
Entrance-aligned Bagua
In an entrance-aligned method, the Bagua frame is placed relative to the main entrance wall. This is commonly associated with Black Hat or BTB-style practice. It is straightforward for irregular modern plans because the front edge is the reference.
Compass-aligned Bagua
In a compass method, the plan is oriented to real directions. A reliable north bearing is therefore essential. Use the same precautions you would use for any compass reading: move away from large metal objects and electrical equipment, repeat the reading and compare it with a trusted plan or survey when possible.
Neither method should be quietly changed halfway through an analysis. If you want to compare them, save separate versions and label each clearly.
Step 3: place and check the Bagua frame
Fit the frame to the selected property boundary. Make sure the entrance or north reference matches the method you chose. Then review which rooms fall mainly within each area.
Irregular plans may contain missing or extended areas. Record the geometry as it is rather than stretching the frame to create a preferred result. A room can overlap more than one sector; use its centre and dominant area while noting the overlap in your review.
Step 4: review rooms, features and the Five Elements
The Five Elements framework uses Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal and Water and describes supportive and controlling relationships between them. In a report, these relationships organise colour, material, shape and feature suggestions.
Read an element suggestion as a symbolic design option. It does not override basic interior design. Natural light, ventilation, safe circulation, accessible exits, stable furniture and suitable electrical placement remain practical priorities regardless of the mapped element.
| Report layer | Question to ask | Limit |
|---|---|---|
| Bagua area | Which part of the plan falls here? | It is a traditional symbolic map |
| Element balance | Which colours, materials or shapes are suggested? | It is not a physical measurement of chi |
| Room advice | Is the suggestion practical and reversible? | Safety rules take priority |
| Personal direction | Were the birth details entered correctly? | It does not predict health or success |
Step 5: use personal directions carefully
Personal Kua guidance adds an individual layer to the property map. Enter the requested birth information accurately and check the resulting profile before applying its directions.
Use a favourable direction as one possible arrangement factor, not the only factor. A desk should still support posture, screen visibility and safe movement. A bed should not block a door or emergency route merely to face a preferred direction.
Step 6: prioritise the action plan
A long cure list can become expensive and confusing. Sort actions into three groups:
- Free and reversible - remove clutter, repair broken items, improve access and reconsider placement.
- Low-cost design changes - textiles, colour accents, plants or movable objects where suitable.
- Professional changes - electrical, plumbing, structural or permanent work that needs qualified assessment.
Apply one group at a time and keep notes. This makes the report useful as a planning document rather than a shopping list.
Traditional guidance and evidence-based design
Traditional Feng Shui and evidence-based design can ask overlapping questions about light, movement, comfort and the experience of a room, but they do not use the same evidence. A 2024 randomised controlled trial comparing Feng Shui, Golden Ratio and evidence-based healthcare room designs is one example of researchers testing environmental responses rather than assuming that every traditional claim is true.
Keep the categories clear. Use building codes and qualified professionals for structure, fire safety, wiring and plumbing. Use medical professionals for health concerns. Use the Feng Shui report as an educational, traditional framework for reviewing the space.
Feng Shui and Vastu are not the same system
Both traditions consider space and direction, but their maps, terminology and rule sources differ. Do not transfer a Bagua conclusion directly into a 16-zone Vastu report. If you want to compare the approaches, generate them separately with the Feng Shui Software and DIY Vastu Software, then look for practical actions that remain safe and sensible in the actual property.
Frequently asked questions
Which Bagua method should I choose?
Choose the school you intend to follow. Use entrance alignment for the entrance-based workflow or compass alignment when you have a reliable real-world bearing. Do not combine both in one map.
Does the software prove that chi has been measured?
No. It applies the supplied traditional Feng Shui rules. The mapped findings are not a physical measurement of chi.
Can I use the report for renovation decisions?
Use it to organise questions and reversible design ideas. Structural, electrical, plumbing and fire-safety changes require qualified professional advice.
Are health associations in the report medical advice?
No. They are symbolic traditional associations only and must never replace medical assessment or treatment.