FENG SHUI and EIGHT MANSIONS-East Group

“If we are facing in the right direction, all we have to do is keep on walking”

Buddhist Saying

Personal Eight Mansions is well-known in Feng Shui.  Your date of birth identifies your Gua number which in turn identifies your four good and four bad locations. 

Knowing the Eight Mansions of your home, which takes into consideration the distribution of energy throughout the building will determine whether you and your home are meant for one another. 

Looking at an example of a person with Gua number 1; your personal east group locations and directions and how you can live in a home inauspicious for you based on its sitting direction.

Gua number 1 auspicious directions are southeast, east, south and north; the inauspicious directions are west, northeast, northwest and southwest.  Looking at the worst scenario of your house you would be living in a Kun House (facing northeast/sitting southwest.)  In effect your house is sitting in your total loss location.  Before you run away screaming let’s take a more in-depth look at the situation.

Remembering that location is more important than direction, the first thing to do is consider the internal layout of your home.  Can you arrange it such that you --- a) Have your living area in the southeast (your best direction); b) Have your bedroom in the east (your health direction); c) Place your kitchen in the southwest (your total loss direction)?

This allows you the luxury of choosing which of your four auspicious directions you face when sitting, playing and sleeping, which will in turn bring harmony and positive energy into your life.  Having your kitchen in the southwest will press down on your bad luck (total loss) associated with the southwest.  It is important to remember to have the stove facing one of your auspicious directions, depending on the aspiration important to you at this particular time in your life.  If bad health is an issue for you then having the stove facing* your tien yi (doctor from heaven) or nien yen (longevity) directions will benefit you.  *The facing direction of the stove means the direction the knobs are pointing.)

Another thing to consider is the direction your living room door (unless you have an open plan layout in which case it will mean the direction the entire space is facing), and your bedroom door, face.  It is beneficial if they face one of your auspicious directions.  This is inviting positive Qi into the space each time the door is opened and closed.

So although you may live in a house that is not in harmony with you and your personal directions you can see it is still possible to arrange the internal space such that it beneficial for you.

Looking briefly at Chinese Astrology, if you are born in the year of the Sheep (SW1) or the year of the Monkey (SW3) you will gain some benefit from the Southwest regardless of your Kua number.  Just be aware of the annual afflictions for each year and take suitable measures to avoid misfortune when it comes calling, in your animal location.

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LynC

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Feng Shui and Missing Corners-Children

The Eight Aspirations of Feng Shui are Career (north), Education and Study (northeast), Health and Longevity (east), Wealth (southeast), Fame and Recognition (south), Love and Relationships (southwest), Family (west) and Heaven and Mentor (northwest.)

When a location (corner) relating to an aspiration important to you is missing in the Big Tai Chi of your property the first thing to establish is whether this same location is missing in the Small Tai Chi of your living space.  When the locations are missing in both the Big and the Small Tai Chi it will prove difficult for you to achieve your desires.

During their early life your children require only to feel loved and safe.  Keeping them healthy; and having good luck in their studies will cause difficulties for them if there is a missing corner in either the northeast (education and study luck) or in the east (health and longevity.) 

Northeast and East

The northeast is the area in the eight aspirations concerned with education and study luck.  Having your child sitting in this location when studying will help them concentrate.  They can either face the northeast when sitting doing their homework or sit in the northeast facing their Fu Wei (personal growth) direction based on their Kua number.  

The northeast may also benefit from the addition of lights and a fun way of bringing these into the space for your child is with lava or glitter lamps.  These are introducing two of the three Feng Shui enhancing elements of light and movement. 

In the eight aspirations the east of your home is the location connected to health and longevity.  It relates to Yang Wood, tall and straight trees.  It represents growth Qi, a vital component for your child’s healthy development.  Displaying the symbolic image of the mighty Dragon synonymous with the yang energy of the male offspring will bring positive benefits for your child as well as all other members of the family.  The east is the location of the eldest son of the family and it could be advantageous to have his bedroom located in this area if possible.

If your child’s bedroom also serves as their study room it is more beneficial if the two areas can be divided in some way, such as with a chest of drawers or a screen.  The bedroom is predominantly a place of rest and even though children should have more yang than yin elements in their bedroom being constantly reminded of their studies will not necessarily attract the right Qi for rest and rejuvenation.

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LynC

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FENG SHUI and MISSING CORNERS

The Eight Aspirations of Feng Shui are Career (north), Education and Study (northeast), Health and Longevity (east), Wealth (southeast), Fame and Recognition (south), Love and Relationships (southwest), Family (west) and Heaven and Mentor (northwest.)

When a location (corner) relating to an aspiration important to you is missing in the Big Tai Chi of your property the first thing to establish is whether this same location is missing in the Small Tai Chi of your living space.  When the locations are missing in both the Big and the Small Tai Chi it will prove difficult for you to achieve your desires.

Depending on your desired aspiration, the rooms you can activate will vary. 

For example, if you have school or college age children you can activate either the northeast corner of the living room or the northeast corner of your child’s bedroom to attract positive expectations for their learning and study.

When health and longevity are important to you either the east of your living, dining or bedroom can be activated.

Fame and recognition are best activated in the living room.

North, South and Southwest

If you aspire to success in your chosen career the areas to concentrate on are the career area of the north, the fame and recognition area of the south and the relationship area of the southwest. 

When the north of your home is missing it will impact on the day-to-day success you achieve in your working life.  This makes it important to be able to activate the Small Tai Chi of your living space.  The element associated with the north is water and a water feature with an inward flow of water displayed in the living room will activate the area.  You can also paint the area blue or white (the white of metal will enhance the north based on the productive cycle of the Five Elements.)

The area of fame and recognition is important to activate for career success as without recognition in your working life you are unlikely to attract the attention of your superiors and promotion may well pass you by.  When you run your own business this area is particularly important to get your name, and your Company’s name known to your chosen market.  Decorate and enhance the south of your living room with the red of the area or the enhancing colour of green which belongs to the wood element (wood enhances fire.)  Red is a vibrant colour which can become ‘dangerous’ if used to excess, so be sure it is not overwhelming and symbolically ‘burning’ your aspiration.  Lights belong to the fire element and can be used as an alternative to the colour red. 

The southwest is the relationship area.  In your career it is important to cultivate positive relationships with your colleagues and superiors otherwise your career may stagnate and go nowhere and you will be unhappy in your working life.  Enhancing the living area with the fire colours of the south, with lights, as well as smooth round natural crystals will bring definite benefits in all your relationships.  

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LynC

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FENG SHUI and Rooms

The rooms and their placement in the overall layout of your home will play a large part in determining the quality of the Chi Energy created.

In the practice of Feng Shui the following are preferred locations for your main rooms: 

• Your living room is considered the social area in your home and is best located near the front

This is your entertainment area and is the place where family and friends gather to socialise, making its location the public area of your home.  It is one of the areas that will benefit from lots of Yang energy to make it a lively, vibrant and welcoming room. 

Remember that balance is all important so some elements of Yin are required to avoid making it an unsettling place to spend time.  The occupants will create their own Yang energy which will contribute to the overall feel of the room.

• Your dining room is known as the heart of the home and benefits from being in or near the centre

The dining room is a family area and if it is in or near the centre of your home and is used often it has the effect of keeping the family united – as the saying goes “the family who eats together, stays together.”

If it is not possible to house your dining room in the centre it is better to have it towards the back of the home.  To the Chinese an abundance of food is wealth so keeping the table away from the front of the house will ensure the wealth is kept in the home.

Lifestyles today tend to prevent families from eating together on a regular basis however for the well-being of the family as a whole it is important to eat together at least once a week to maintain a happy and healthy family life.

• Your kitchen is best towards the back of your home

It also benefits the parents if it is located in one of their inauspicious locations based on their Kua number.  This is particularly important for the breadwinner of the family to ensure their good fortune is not lost.

Having the source of the energy from the cooker or stove coming from an auspicious direction for the breadwinner will invite positive Chi.

• Your master bedroom is best if it is not above the kitchen, the garage or a bathroom

Above the kitchen (and more particularly over a cooker or oven) this has the effect of ‘burning’ any good fortune; above a garage,  particularly one that is either rarely used or houses boxes and junk rather than the family car/s, signifies a lack of support for a sleeping couple;  above a bathroom sends negative energies to the bedroom.

It is also important to have more Yin than Yang in the bedroom to ensure you can rest.  Working, exercising or watching television in the bedroom before sleep creates too much Yang energy and as a result makes it difficult to rest and refresh the body, mind and spirit ready for another day.

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