FENG SHUI - GEN and DUI

The two youngest members Gen (son) and Dui (daughter) are the final trigrams of the family represented by the Ba Gua.

In the Early Heaven Ba Gua Gen is in the Northwest and Dui is in the Southeast.  In the Later Heaven Ba Gua Gen is in the Northeast and Dui is in the West. 

In the Early Heaven Arrangement Gen in the Northwest is the Mountain sitting directly opposite Dui, the Marsh or Lake located in the Southeast; static state of perfection.

The Later Heaven Arrangement moves Gen to the Northeast and Dui to the West.  Gen is the element of Earth and it is the trigram of the Mountain; it signifies the transition of the seasons from Winter to Spring.  Winter Earth is cold and hard with little growth; it is waiting.  Dui is the element of Metal and it is the trigram representing a lake or marsh.  This is the Autumn season when the earth is cooling in preparation for its season of rest and rejuvenation. 

GEN (☶)

Gen is the youngest son of the family.  The Gua of Gen is two broken Yin lines below a solid Yang line.  It represents the stillness and stability of the Mountain.  It also signifies hidden strength and a hidden storehouse;  think the metal element that is hidden deep within the mountain waiting to be discovered.  It also signifies a period of waiting and can indicate someone with a stubborn streak to their nature.

The Gua number of the Northeast is 8 and its colour is brown or ochre.

Within the body this trigram represents the backbone, nose and sinuses, fingers and toes.  A missing Northeast corner in the home will negatively affect the youngest son.  A negative external feature in the Northeast can also have a detrimental effect on the wellbeing of Gen during certain years.

DUI (☱)

Dui is the youngest daughter.  This Gua is made up of two Yang lines supporting a broken Yin line at the top.  It represents joy and celebration.

The Gua number of the West is Metal 7 and its colour is white or silver. This is the fine Metal of coins and jewellery; that valued for its beauty and desirability.

In the body Dui Gua represents the mouth, throat and voice.  A missing West corner or a harmful external feature will negatively affect the youngest daughter of the family. 

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FENG SHUI - KAN and LI

The middle son and the middle daughter of the family.

Kan and Li are unique among the trigrams.  They are the only two who are opposite on another in both the Early Heaven and the Later Heaven Arrangements.

In the Early Heaven Ba Gua Kan is in the West and Li is in the East.  In the Later Heaven Ba Gua Kan is in the North and Li is in the South. 

These elements are the easiest to explain in their interaction.  In the Early Heaven Arrangement, the sequences create a situation of the status quo.  There is no movement and everything is in a state of perfection.  There is no life and no death.  Fire in the West and Water in the East represent balance.  They neither help or hinder one another.

In the Later Heaven Arrangement Fire is in the South.  It represents the height of the Summer season; a time when the sun is highest in the sky; the ultimate Yang.  In Summer Fire Qi is powerful and Water Qi is ineffective, Water being unable to control the power of the Sun.  Water in contrast is in the North.  In the Later Heaven Ba Gua it represents the height of the Winter season; a time when the sun is at its lowest in the sky; the ultimate Yin.  In Winter Water Qi is strong and Fire Qi is weak.

KAN (☵)

Kan is the middle son of the family.  The Gua (trigram) of Kan is represented by a lower broken line (Yin) followed by a solid Yang line and an upper broken line.  The Yin below and above is still and unmoving yet the Yang in the middle is moving.  Representing Water this trigram has hidden depths.  Kan Gua suggests struggle and danger.  Having the Yang line in the centre and being unable to break free signifies difficulty; in this case thoughts, feelings, emotions are all affected.  These are the things that cannot be seen, they are not obvious. 

The Gua number of the North is 1 and its colour is blue or black.

Within the body this trigram represents blood and the kidneys.  A missing North corner or a harmful external feature will negatively affect the middle son of the family. 

LI (☲)

Li is the trigram of the middle daughter.  This Gua is made up of two Yang lines at the bottom and top with a broken Yin line in the centre.  This is the trigram of Fire; obvious on the outside and hollow inside.  Li Gua is showy and likes to be seen; to be the centre of attraction.  Li Gua represents 'what you see is what you get' it is all on the outside.  Appearance is all important to this trigram. The saying 'wearing your heart on your sleeve' means you let your feelings show. 

The Gua number of the South is 9 and its colour is red or orange.

In the body Li Gua represents the heart and the eyes.  A missing South corner or a harmful external feature will negatively affect the middle daughter of the family.  A protrusion or obvious Yang feature in the South can be as harmful as a missing sector.

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FENG SHUI - ZHEN and XUN

Moving on to Zhen and Xun; the eldest son and eldest daughter of the family.

ZHEN (☳)

Zhen signifies the eldest son who is known as the Dragon of the family.  Its Gua (trigram) is represented by a solid (Yang) line at the bottom and two broken (Yin) lines above.  Zhen is thunder bursting forth, it is rumbling below the surface of the Earth that eventually explodes above, rather like the solid Yang line bursting through the two Yin lines above.  It is the season of Spring and its element is Yang Wood.  This is the sturdy wood of trees growing straight and tall and reluctant to bend in the wind.

In the Early Heaven Arrangement Zhen Gua is placed in the Northeast.

When it was moved in the Later Heaven Arrangement it took its place in the East.  The direction of the rising sun;  the location of the Dragon.  The East represents morning and the beginning of a new season.

The Gua number of the East is 3 and the colour is jade or dark green. 

The voice, hair, foot and liver are all related to Zhen Gua.  Some or all of these may affect the eldest son of the home negatively if there is a missing corner in the East of the home.  In certain years and months the Flying Stars may also have a detrimental effect on the health and wellbeing of the eldest son.  A negative external feature in the East can also determine the health and fortune of the Zhen Gua.

XUN (☴)

Xun is the eldest daughter.  The Xun Gua is a single broken Yin line at the bottom with two Yang lines above.  Xun is the wind, growth and Yin Wood.  This is the softer and more pliant wood of grass and leaves; they lack the rigidity of Yang Wood but can survive by going with the flow.  Stand on grass and it will bounce back.  Yin Wood has a way of surviving that in some ways is more efficient than that of its Yang counterpart.

In the Early Heaven Arrangement Xun Gua is located in the Southwest directly opposite Zhen Gua.  Wind and Thunder react together to balance each other out.

The Later Heaven Arrangement has Xun Gua in the Southeast; the location of late spring and early summer.  Xun is mid morning, the time between the morning sun and the heat of the midday sun.  As in the Goldilocks story, not too cold and not too hot; just right.

The Gua number of Xun is 4; representing learning and education and its colour is green.  This is the brighter, more vibrant green of new growth.

Health in Xun Gua is related to wind (Feng), the upper arms and the thighs.  These will negatively affect the eldest daughter of the home if there is either a missing corner in the Southeast or an external negative structure.  The location of Flying Stars in different years and months will also have an influence both good and bad when they fly into the area.

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FENG SHUI - QIAN and KUN

Let us take a look at each trigram individually to find out more about them.

QIAN (☰)

Qian represents the ultimate Yang.  This Gua consists of three solid lines signifying strength.

In the Early Heaven Arrangement this Gua was placed in the South, the location of fire and midsummer, the hottest and most Yang time of the year.

Under the Later Heaven Arrangement this was moved to the Northwest to take account of the cyclical nature of the Universe.  Qian is Heaven, the sky.  Its Gua number is 6.  It signifies the male in a position of authority, exerting power and dominance over others, whether it is the leader of a country, company chairmen, business owners, the father or oldest male in a family.  In the animal kingdom Qian is the lion, elephant, the horse; strong and powerful creatures.

The element of Qian is strong Metal, hard and unyielding and its associated season is late Autumn.  This is the time of year when the ground hardens and there is little growth.  Metal is a sharp, piercing element yet its shape is round, signifying no beginning and no end.  The colours of this Gua are white (the colour that encompasses all others), silver and gold. 

The head and brain are part of Qian Gua.  If there is a missing Northwest corner in a property, or a negative feature, such as a lamppost, pointing towards the Northwest corner they will have a negative impact on the male particularly related to the head.

KUN (☷)

Kun is the Yin as Qian is the Yang.  They represent male and female; mother and father.  Kun Gua consists of three broken lines which identifies the yielding nature of this feminine trigram.

In the Early Heaven Arrangement this Gua sat directly opposite Qian in the North, the location of water and midwinter; the coldest and most Yin time of the year.   

The Later Heaven Arrangement sees Kun in the Southwest, the Earth element location; the area that signifies nurturing and caring by the mother or the eldest female in a family.  Its Gua number is 2. 

Qian is the creative; Kun is the receptive.   The location of Kun is the area of late Summer.  It is the transition point of the seasons when the earth begins to cool.  Earth is represented by the square, a solid and stable shape that is favoured as the best for homes.  The colours of Earth are yellow, ochre and brown.

The stomach and the flesh are part of Kun Gua.  If there is a missing Southwest corner in a property, or a negative feature, such as a single tree, pointing towards the Southwest corner these will have a negative impact on the female head of the family.  Stomach and flesh related issues can result from negative features in the immediate environment.

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FENG SHUI and GUA

What is a Gua?

It is three lines one on top of the other (a trigram) with Yin and/or Yang characteristics.  The Yin is a broken line representing the female and the Yang is a solid line representing the male (example: ☲ Li Gua.)

In total there are eight Gua (also called Trigrams or Kua) used in Feng Shui analysis.   They are known as Qian, Kan, Gen, Zhen, Xun, Li, Kun and Dui. 

The Ba Gua consists of one of the 8 trigrams situated at the centre of each sector (Northwest, North, Northeast, East, Southeast, South, Southwest and West) and each has a multitude of meanings.  These range from a family member, body part, season, number, colour and one of the five elements.  This is by no means an exhaustive list. 

There are two Ba Gua; one is known as the Early Heaven arrangement and it is mainly associated with Yin House Feng Shui (Feng Shui for burial sites.)  Its layout represents a perfect state where everything is in balance.  There is no time or movement and no growth.

From this state of perfection the second Ba Gua was created and it is known as the Later Heaven arrangement.  The San Yuan School of Classical Feng Shui is also called the Three Cycles.  It signifies the dynamic and cyclical nature of Qi; it is Yang. The layout of this Ba Gua represents the cyclical nature of the Universe; the seasonal changes where everything is in constant motion.  It shows the movement of time.  Nothing remains static. 

The saying 'what goes around comes around' accurately depicts the influence of time and in Feng Shui a full cycle is 9 x 20 years=180 years. 

Within these 180 years there are three periods of 60 years each, further split into three 20-year periods and these are known as the Upper, Middle and Lower periods.  We are currently in the middle of the Lower period, in the 20-year period 8, when the element of Earth dominates and which represents current prosperity. 

The next period is 9, a Fire element which will commence in 2024 until 2043.  Currently this signifies future prosperity and it will complete the final period of this 60 year cycle as well as one complete cycle of 180 years.

Period 1 a Water element currently represents distant prosperity and will be the first of a new Upper Cycle, the start of the next 180-year period.

The number 8 and the number 1 are both known as White Stars and are usually auspicious.  The number 9, on its own is generally auspicious, it is a Purple Star; a magnifying star.  This means that when it is joined by other stars it will magnify their effect, whether good or bad.  The remaining stars from 2-7 are currently distant so their influence is weaker.

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FENG SHUI NORTH and SOUTH

Which Way is South?

Most books and information on Feng Shui will always show the direction of South at the top, the traditional place of the North on a compass.  Does this alter directions 180⁰ when applying Feng Shui?  The quick answer is of course, 'No!'  North is North and South is South wherever in the world you live and North is always based on magnetic North. 

Feng Shui practice works according to the Five Elements, Yin and Yang and the Eight Trigrams (each one representing a member of the household as well as points around the compass.)  

In the Early Heaven Arrangement of the Ba Gua the sequence is based on a state of perfection with each opposing trigram creating balance. Qian (male, power, authority and pure Yang) is placed at the top while still representing South and is directly opposite Kun (female, yielding and pure Yin) placed at the bottom and signifying North. 

So why have South at the top?

Qian represents Heaven, space, light, the sun and above while Kun represents Earth, dark, night, stillness and below, together they are in complete harmony. 

The Ba Gua of the Later Heaven Arrangement was created to reflect the constantly changing conditions on earth formed by the movement of earth around the sun.   

In the cycle of the Later Heaven Arrangement the South represents Li Trigram which in turn represents fire; mid-summer and midday; the hottest and the most Yang times.  The Fire element rises, it moves upward and outward.  In contrast Kan Trigram is water; it is mid-winter and midnight; it is cold and darkness; the time of maximum Yin.  The Water element flows downward.

Whether it is the Ba Gua of the Early Heaven or the Later Heaven Arrangement they naturally gravitate towards showing South at the top and North at the bottom.

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Feng Shui and Your Gua Number

Your Gua (Kua) number is a personalised number based on your date of birth using the lunar calendar.

To find out your Gua number click this link http://tinyurl.com/Kua-Numbers.  This will show your favourable and unfavourable directions, your individual Gua number based on your date of birth and list your four favourable directions in their order of importance.

Your four inauspicious directions are shown below.

Kua Number	Bad Luck	Accidents and Mishaps	Six Types of Misfortune	Total Loss
1	West	Northeast	Northwest	Southwest
2	East	Southeast	South	North
3	Southwest	Northwest	Northeast	West
4	Northwest	Southwest	West	Northeast
5 (Male)	East	Southeast	South	North
5 (Female)	South	North	East	Southeast
6	Southeast	East	North	South
7	North	South	Southeast	East
8	South	North	East	Southeast
9	Northeast	West	Southwest	Northwest

The Eight Mansions (sometimes known as the Eight Houses or the Eight Palaces) Formula, is a personalised Formula of Feng Shui and once you know each of your auspicious and inauspicious directions you can use this information to arrange your living and working space to bring good fortune to you.

Before finding out more about the Eight Mansions Formula let us first go back to the source.  There is much to discover about the nine numbers of Feng Shui synonymous with the original Lo-Shu Grid or the Magic Square as it is also known.  When Feng Shui was first conceived the Lo-Shu Grid placed the elements in different locations.  For example the male and the female, the parents, were placed south and north respectively.  This signified heaven (9) and earth (1), male and female directly opposite one another, confronting, yet combining to create a balance of Yin and Yang.  This then determined the positions of other elements around the Grid. 

These elements combined to complement one another, to bring harmony.  Fire and water were thus located east (fire) and west (water.)  In perfect harmony these two create steam which is an important additional source of power even in our modern times.  In the Early Heaven Arrangement this also signifies water falling on the earth to feed and nurture plants, seeds and flowers with fire (sunshine) warming them to bring out their full height, beauty and growth.

 

This was known as the Early Heaven Arrangement or Yin Feng Shui and the grid was, and still is by some, primarily used to determine burial sites. 

However the Lo-Shu Grid now generally used is known as the Later Heaven Arrangement or Yang Feng Shui; Feng Shui of the living.  This arrangement takes a cyclical view of the seasons and their elements giving a more natural flow to the Grid, to show how the Yin/Yang symbol of harmony moves from spring (a time of growth and expansion) through summer (bringing all things to full beauty), autumn (the time to harvest fruits of the earth) and on to winter (a time of rest.)

The northeast represents late winter/early spring, a time of slow awakening, the east is the location of springtime in all its reborn beauty, the southeast signifies early summer and the south, the height of summer.  The southwest is the location of late summer/early autumn and the west is the place of the autumn season, a time of reflection and preparation for the cold, dark days to follow.  The northwest takes us from late autumn to early winter and the north brings the cycle to a close giving us the dark days of winter, a time of stillness and rest for the earth.

These directions affect us all regardless of our Gua number and for this reason all of the eight compass directions, plus the central grid, can be decorated to create overall harmony.  Balance in life and in the home is all important to ensure positive energy for everyone.

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Feng Shui and the Lo-Shu Grid

There is much to discover about the nine numbers of Feng Shui synonymous with the original Lo-Shu Grid or the Magic Square as it is also known.  When Feng Shui was first conceived the Lo-Shu Grid numbers were placed in different locations around the grid.  For example the 2 and the 6 were placed south and north respectively.  This was known as the Early Heaven Arrangement or Yin Feng Shui and the grid was, and still is in some cases, primarily used to determine burial sites.  The ancient Chinese believed that ensuring an auspicious burial site would bring good fortune to future generations of the family.  The Early Heaven Arrangement is used in Flying Star Feng Shui, a Formula which deals with the dimension of time.

 

However the Lo-Shu Grid now more commonly used is known as the Later Heaven Arrangement or Yang Feng Shui; Feng Shui of the living.  

As mentioned in an earlier post each line in the Lo-Shu Grid, straight or diagonal, adds up to 15 which is the number of days it takes for the moon to wax and then to wane.  The total of all the numbers adds up to 45 which when divided by 3 brings us back to 15. The 3 x 3 grid gives us the nine numbers of Feng Shui the odd numbers of which are Yang and the even numbers are Yin.

When the Yin/Yang symbol is superimposed over the Lo-Shu Grid we begin to see more of the balance and interaction of Yin and Yang. 

Adding the numbers opposite each other excluding the centre number 5, both in a straight line and diagonally, on the above grid the total is always 10.  They also combine Yin and Yang.  For example 8, is located in a Yang area and its opposite number, 2, is located in a Yin area.  

The number 8 is also a Yin number resulting in an element of Yang within the Yin.

10 is said to signify completion of a cycle and when we reduce this to a single number it begins a new cycle.  It also represents the basis of all computer code, the binary system.

 

The number 5 in the centre has an equal balance of Yin and Yang.

The Yin/Yang symbol is cyclical moving as it does from winter in the north (1) to late winter/early spring (8), spring (3), early summer (4), midsummer (9), early autumn (2), autumn (7), to late autumn/early winter (6.) 

This clockwise cyclical movement also refers to the path of the sun from its lowest point during the night (1), early morning (8), sunrise (3), late morning (4), midday (9), afternoon (2), early evening (7), to late evening/early night (6.)

This creates yin (waxing) and yang (waning.)

The central number 5 is the Tai Chi (the centre) of the grid and it represents the heart of the home when it is superimposed over a house plan.  Add any of the other numbers to 5, reduce them to a single number where necessary and the Lo Shu grid is complete.  And it is this grid that forms the basis of the Eight Mansions (Eight Houses or Eight Palaces) Formula of Feng Shui; the personalised formula based on the birth date of an individual.

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