Feng Shui Help
Kua 8: the West Group (艮 gèn, Mountain)
Your kua number is 8, which places you in the West group under the trigram 艮 (gèn, Mountain), element Earth. Not sure this is your number? Check it in ten seconds.
> Calculated a 5? 5 is never a personal kua. Men who calculate to 5 use the kua 2 row; women use the kua 8 row.
Your four auspicious directions
| Direction name | Compass | What the tradition reads there |
|---|---|---|
| 生氣 (shēngqì) | Southwest | Growth qi, the vitality direction: energy, activity, getting things moving. Face it for demanding work. |
| 天醫 (tiānyī) | Northwest | Heavenly doctor, the health direction: recovery, wellbeing, steadiness. The traditional first choice for the bed. |
| 延年 (yánnián) | West | Extended years, the relationships direction: harmony, longevity, the people closest to you. |
| 伏位 (fúwèi) | Northeast | Settled position, the stability direction: calm, clarity, holding steady. The direction of your own trigram. |
The four to avoid
| Direction name | Compass | What the tradition reads there |
|---|---|---|
| 禍害 (huòhài) | South | Mishap, the mildest of the four: petty friction and small setbacks. |
| 六煞 (liùshà) | East | Six killings: associated with disputes and entanglements. |
| 五鬼 (wǔguǐ) | North | Five ghosts: associated with conflict, mischief, and things going missing. |
| 絕命 (juémìng) | Southeast | Severed fate, the one the tradition takes most seriously: avoid for the bed and desk above all. (Classical 大遊年 derivation; some published charts swap 六煞/絕命 for kua 8 — we follow the classical arithmetic.) |
Putting it to work
The bed. Point the crown of your head Northwest, your health direction (天醫), the classical first choice for sleep. Sharing the bed? West (延年) is the traditional pick for couples.
The desk. Face Southwest (生氣) for demanding, ambitious work, or Northeast (伏位) when the job is quiet, steady focus.
The front door. A front door facing Southwest, Northwest, West, or Northeast serves you; Southwest is your strongest. Can't change it? Put the effort into the bed and desk instead.
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The kua system is Eight Mansions (八宅) - the person-half of the method. The house has a reading too, and the year adds its own layer: this year's flying stars.
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