What do numbers mean in feng shui practice?
The ability to identify beneficial and destructive energies is the most important factor in Feng Shui.
This information allows you to activate positive energy and suppress negative energy. The Gua number helps a person to harness the forces of the Earth in order to achieve their desired goals. Knowing the mentioned number provides the opportunity to use energy spheres associated with magnetic fields.
It is known that magnetic fields affect everyone differently. These fields are divided into dangerous and favorable. The Gua number is needed to determine which compass directions have a positive effect on you and which ones have a negative effect.
How Gua works
In the Chinese teachings of Feng Shui, the Gua number occupies an important place. It points to the inner Each personal number has its own light designations, so in order to find happiness and success, you need to live in harmony with these directions. There are eight directions in total. Positive: personal growth, wealth, love and health. Negative directions: “six killers”, losses, “five spirits” and misfortune. It is worth noting that the phrases “six murderers” and “five spirits” should be understood as theft, bankruptcy, illness and other negative phenomena.
To get an ideal model that will help you find harmony with the world, you need to correctly combine these directions with parts of the world, taking into account your personal Gua number. Try to work in suitable places, position the head of the bed in the right direction, and so on. Try to ensure that your actions correspond as much as possible to the recommended directions.
Your Gua Number: Calculation
In fact, determining your number is quite simple - you need to add up the last digits of your year of birth in a certain order. So, we are looking for the Gua number:
1. You need to add the two final digits from your date of birth. If the result is a two-digit number, then you need to add the numbers again. The result should be a single-digit value.
2. Next, you need to add 5 to the resulting result (for women) or subtract the result obtained in the first point (for men) from 10. If you again get a number of two digits, then you need to add them again. This value will be your Gua number.
Subtleties of Gua calculation
When calculating your personal number, you should take into account that Feng Shui is a Chinese teaching, and according to the Chinese calendar, the year begins a month later, in February. That is, for people born in January-February, the calculation is made a little differently. For example, if you were born on January 16, 1960, then you need to calculate not 1960, but 1959.
Favorable and unfavorable directions
By calculating the Gua number, you can determine which group a person belongs to - Western or Eastern, and act based on the results obtained. Let's look at these groups.
1. Eastern group. Directions that have a beneficial effect: N, E, SE, S; numbers 1, 3, 4, 9.
2. Western group. Directions that have a beneficial effect: NE, SW, W, NW; numbers 2, 5, 6, 7, 8
Having identified directions that are favorable for yourself, you can achieve success by first predicting your development, health, and well-being.
The Gua number is an important milestone in the study of Feng Shui. This teaching came to our country relatively recently, but very quickly found its followers. In Chinese numerology, the fate of each of us is predetermined at birth.
Feng Shui as a Taoist teaching helps to manage Qi energy and arrange your own home in such a way as to improve your life as much as possible. The Gua number plays an important role in this teaching. It denotes a person’s inner strength, helps to develop it correctly, indicates inherent talents, aptitudes for a certain field of activity and, conversely, weaknesses and illnesses.
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Date of Birth:
☵ 1 - if your Gua number is one, then your personality trigram is Kan. Main qualities: flexibility, agility, inconstancy. Despite the fact that to others you often seem soft and compliant, and sometimes a weak person, your loved ones know that you have a core of steel inside you and, despite your tact, you are not afraid to insist on what is really important to you. You are characterized by melancholy, apathy, and withdrawal into your own little world. Therefore, it is necessary to develop communication skills and an optimistic outlook on the world. Your element is Water, which means you will always strive for change, even if sometimes for the worse. These people are in eternal search, they are always restless and chaotic, even if this is not evident at first glance. They are also quite ambitious and want to own people's thoughts, especially those that are important to them.
☷ 2 - in this case, the trigram of your energy is Kun. This energy symbolizes close family relationships and maternal care. If you belong to this group, then most likely you are sensitive and easy-going, not very active yourself, but inspiring other people to change. It is on you that the house rests; you have the power to bring comfort and peace to any place. Your characteristic features are self-sacrifice, giving up your interests to please someone. This may also be your weak point, since if you dissolve in someone you can lose your personality. You can easily resolve conflicts and settle disputes. Your element is Earth, so you stand firmly on your feet. These people do not really like noisy parties and crowds, preferring a homely atmosphere. Over the years, health problems are possible, especially with excess weight, so you need to take care of yourself from a young age.
☳ 3 - your trigram is Zhen. Because of this, from birth you have qualities such as activity, ease, persistence and stubbornness. The “troikas” most often make reformers, revolutionaries, and heretics. They overturn old canons and establish new rules. People follow them with joy. Your element is Wood. For this reason, you are extremely attentive to the past, to your “roots,” so to speak, and you value your family very much. And yet, sometimes, when you get carried away by a new idea, you can forget about it, which often causes conflicts. This group of people often have some kind of creative gift. Your strong point is improvisation; you do not like to follow rules. However, you are a kind and honest person, always ready to help the weak.
☴ 4 - trigram of your personality Shun. You are a very gentle and kind person. Children feel this and are always drawn to you. People in this group understand others well, know how to listen and empathize. You do not have a very stable mental organization and therefore, under the influence of unfavorable conditions, you may suffer from various complexes and even mental disorders. People like you often do not have their own opinions and adapt to circumstances, but you always have faith in miracles. You know how to find and appreciate beauty even in everyday life. You are patient and observant, but often overly restless. “Fours” are fickle; your interests, hobbies, and desires often change to the opposite. Your element is Wind, so there is a danger of not coping with life circumstances and losing control over your life.
Gua Number 5 does not exist!
☰ 6 - trigram of your energy - Qian. This energy is a symbol of masculinity. From birth you were given fortitude, integrity, courage and perseverance. Such people always take on a lot of responsibility, because they feel that it is they who must protect and protect others. They are not afraid of power over others or making decisions. They have enormous potential, which is not always used for good. Some “sixes” forget that with great power comes great responsibility or, on the contrary, they try to decide everything for others, following only their understanding of the good. You are very hot-tempered and self-confident in childhood and adolescence, but this goes away with experience. You must listen to other people and try to understand them. Your element is Metal. You can greatly hurt people close to you with your harshness and intolerance if you do not learn to control yourself. Many of you are workaholics, which is also not very good. You must find a middle ground between family and work.
☱ 7 - your trigram Dui. You are a strong and ambitious person, but you are also genuinely interested in people and can charm anyone. You are a born diplomat, you know other people's weaknesses and know how to take advantage of them. This group of people is probably the most friendly and sincere. You are free from prejudices and superstitions and know how to appreciate people for their qualities. However, people like you may well get carried away and become manipulators, treating people like action figures. There is also a possibility that internal stubbornness and rigidity will develop into isolation and bile. Your element is Metal, but, unlike the “sixes”, you are much softer and more flexible. You love good company and are willing to give a lot for it. You are not very ambitious, although you also value power.
☶ 8 - in this case, the trigram of your personality is Gen. Your main qualities: stability, calm, balance. You are more self-absorbed than other groups, loving and appreciating your loneliness and isolation. But that doesn't mean you don't need company. It is difficult for such people to start a relationship with someone, but if they do succeed, you will not find a better friend! You are very suspicious of new people in your environment. You do not depend on other people and considers this humiliating, but you are ready to support your family and friends in any situation. People from this group are homebodies and do not like to change their life, of course, if it suits them. In fact, they are kind and affectionate people, but all this is hidden under the outer armor.
☲ 9 - people whose Gua number is 9 have the Li trigram. Outwardly, you appear to be a tough and independent person, but in reality you have a soft and sympathetic heart. You are capable of becoming very attached to a person, even knowing that he does not deserve it, and suffer from a kind of addiction. People like you always attract attention because they literally glow from within and generously share their inner light with others. You have many acquaintances, but very few friends. People in this group enjoy attention and admiration from others, but they also value privacy and being deep in their own thoughts. Your element is Fire. You are very quick-tempered and hot, but you can just as easily go out. Beware of overly strong feelings, as you can easily burn out inside. You are excellent at persuading people and often believe in what you say. Your mood can change dramatically several times within one day.
The Gua number is calculated based on the date of birth, adapted to the eastern calendar. The last two digits of the year of birth are added until the result is a single digit number. Next, girls born before 2000 need to add 5 to this number, and after 2000 - 4, and bring it back to a single number.
For men, just subtract the first number from 10 and 9, respectively, from birth in a certain millennium.
It should be noted that Gua number 5 does not exist in nature. This is explained by the fact that Gua is a trigram. In the Lo-Shu square, which is used to calculate favorable sectors, 5 is in the middle and does not form a trigram with any number. 5 is usually replaced by other values: for men - 2, for women - 3.
All people are divided into two categories: Western and Eastern branches. Those whose number is equal 1
, 3
, 4
And 9,
belong to the eastern branch, and the second group, that is 2, 6, 7, 8
- to the western.
Assign rooms in the house according to Gua and Feng Shui
For each Gua number there are favorable and unfavorable directions. For people from the same group (Western or Eastern), they are more or less the same. There are 4 good directions in total, which are called:
- 1. Shen Qi (most favorable direction)
- 2. Tian Yi
- 3. Nian Yan
- 4. Fu Wei (least favorable)
There are also 4 bad directions, whose names are as follows:
- 1. Jue Ming (most unlucky direction)
- 2. Wu Gui
- 3. Liu Sha
- 4. Ho Hai (least unfavorable direction)
It is logical that it is better to place them indoors, and the premises themselves are in accordance with this teaching, in order to improve your own well-being.
Eastern group
- For " one» The best directions are southeast and east. It would be nice to arrange a study and bedrooms in rooms that face these sides of the world. You will not suffer from bad dreams and will get a good night's sleep, and your work will proceed easily and quickly. Also good rooms would be those facing south and north. Place a nursery or kitchen in them. Unfavorable sides for you are southwest, northeast, northwest and west. Try not to arrange your rooms in these directions.
- For " threes» It is recommended to avoid western, northwestern, northeastern and southwestern directions. But the South and North are quite favorable to you, so it would be appropriate to place the living room and kitchen in these rooms. In addition, “oriental” rooms help self-development, so it would be a good idea to practice meditation there.
- « Fours"should prefer the eastern and southern sides. The wealth zone is located in the northern part of the apartment. Hang an amulet there that would also attract financial well-being. Try to ensure that in your sleep you lie towards one of the favorable sides. Unlucky directions for you: northeast, southwest, west and northwest.
- For " nines“It will be convenient to place the rooms in the north and south. The southeast side promotes healing. Unfavorable directions for you are northwest, southwest and northeast. Don't set up your office in the west, you won't be able to concentrate in this place. The eastern side belongs to the romance zone, so it is better to place the bedroom there.
Western group
- « Deuces» should arrange bedrooms in the northwest and southwest. West and northeast are also considered favorable directions. Try to ensure that the maximum number of objects in your home are turned in this direction. The unfavorable sides include the north, south and southeast. The East is a particularly bad place, try to avoid it.
- For " sixes» The good sides are west, southwest and northwest. The northeast is considered to be the cleanest place in the entire area. Bad rooms are those located on the east, north and southeast sides. The south side brings losses and misfortunes; it is not recommended to arrange bedrooms there.
- For people with Gua number 7 , the most favorable are considered to be the northwest, southwest, northeast and west. The wealth zone is in the northwest, it's good if you keep your money there. In turn, you need to beware of the southern, southeastern and northern directions. The eastern one is especially harmful.
- Eights do well in the southwest, northwest and west sectors. The northeast direction promotes self-development. It is better for you to avoid the south-eastern, northern, eastern sides. The south side is considered the most dangerous.
Remember that Feng Shui cannot change your life immediately and instantly. Eastern teachings are known for weaving into your destiny gradually and gently, changing you and your attitude towards life. Of course, calculating the Gua number is one of the foundations of this tradition, so to speak, the first step on the path of knowledge. Don't stop there!
In Feng Shui philosophy, it is believed that a person is born with his own type of destiny, and from him the type of energy associated with one or another geographical direction is determined - magnetic declination.
Fate type refers to the special energy associated with the date of birth, which is called the Gua number or personal trigram.
It is very important to know your personal trigram in order to correctly use the recommendations of the ancient knowledge of Feng Shui in practice.
The fact is that each Gua number has its own favorable and unfavorable directions and locations, and they should be taken into account when you choose a place to work, sleep or relax.
Even just knowing the favorable and unfavorable directions and sectors of space will significantly increase your level of luck!
Gua number and types of fate
There are eight Gua numbers in total, and they are divided into two large groups, which are also called types of fate - eastern and western. Each group has common favorable and unfavorable directions and locations.
Eastern group:
- People with Kua number 1, 3, 4 and 9.
- Favorable directions: north, south, east and southeast.
Western group:
- People with Kua number 2, 6, 7 and 8.
- Favorable directions: northwest, southwest, west and northeast.
To determine which group you belong to, you should calculate your Gua number.
How to calculate Gua number
The Gua number is calculated by date of birth, separately for men and women.
Please note that in the Chinese calendar the year begins in February.
Therefore, if you were born in January or early February, take into account the previous year when calculating.
Calculation of Gua number for men
- From the date of birth, take the last two digits and add them. If the result is a two-digit number, then you need to add its digits. If the result is a single digit number, then go to step 2.
- We subtract the resulting number from 10. This will be the Gua number for this man.
If it turns out in the end number 5, then this man's Gua there will be 2.
Let's look at an example.
1. Take the last two digits of the year of birth and add them:
The result of addition is a two-digit number, add its digits:
2. Subtract from 10 what we get:
In total, the Gua number for a man born in April 1973 will be 9.
If a man was born in January 1973, then 1972 would have to be used for calculations.
Note: if the calculation needs to be done for those born after 2000, then at the third stage we subtract from 9, not from 10.
Calculation of Gua number for women
The calculation algorithm will be as follows:
- Add the last two digits of your year of birth. If you get a two-digit number, add the digits of the resulting number again. If the number is single digit, then proceed to step 2.
- Add 5 to the resulting number. If this results in a two-digit number, then add the digits of this number. This will be the Gua number of this woman.
If it works out in the end number 5, then this woman's Gua it will be 8.
Let's look at an example.
1. Add the last two digits of the year of birth:
The result is a two-digit number, so we add up its numbers:
2. Add 5 to the resulting number:
In total, the Gua number for a woman born in August 1973 will be 6.
If the woman was born in January 1973, then 1972 would have to be used for calculations.
Note: if the calculation were to be made for those born after 2000, then 6 would need to be added to the resulting number, not 5.
Gua numbers and favorable directions of space
For each Gua number there are directions of space that are favorable in a special way.
Sheng Qi- this is the most favorable direction that brings success in all endeavors. Ideally, the front door is located in this sector.
Qian-Yi is a direction that is often called the Heavenly Doctor. The energy of this direction gives health and longevity.
Yan Nian- this is a direction that brings harmony in relationships and healthy offspring. Very well suited for placing a couple's bed.
Fu-Wei- this is a direction favorable for personal growth, the development of internal strength that contributes to social success.
In Feng Shui, all people, depending on their personal trigram (Gua number), are divided into two groups - Western and Eastern.Directions that are favorable for representatives of one group are not suitable for representatives of the second.
Description of favorable and unfavorable directions for people of the Eastern and Western groups.
The table below indicates which directions are favorable for people of the eastern and western groups.
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People whose trigram Kun (Gua 2), Gen (Gua 8), Dui (Gua 7) and Tian (Gua 6), refer to the so-called Western type. In general, the following four directions are more or less favorable for them: northeast, southwest, west and northwest.
People whose trigram Kan (Gua 1), Shun (Gua 4), Zhen (Gua 3) and Li (Gua 9), refer to the so-called oriental type. In general, the following four directions are more or less favorable for them: east, north, south, southeast.
Location of favorable and unfavorable directions for people of the Eastern and Western groups.
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Description of directions.
Direction |
Direction influence |
Shen Qi |
The most favorable of directions is favorable for everything. Vibrating, life-giving and health-giving energy. Great authority and political power. Brings good luck in financial matters. Brings good luck in business and personal life. Direction helps you get rid of routine and add activity to your life. Favorable for harmony in romantic relationships. |
Tian Yi |
Good for health. Long life. Good health and helpful friends. Saves you from failure. Rewards hard work. Brings help from other people. |
Yan Nian |
Makes people more sincere and open, therefore it is favorable for establishing harmony between people at work and at home. Good relationship with children. Calms disagreements. Helps you find a partner. An ideal direction for creating rapport. |
Fu Wei |
This is our own direction, which doubles our strength and makes life more measured. Gives good luck, health, good relationships. Good for managers and executives. Suitable for spiritual practices. Provides clear thinking, decision making, stability, peace, stamina and resilience. Brings good luck in general. Can be used to improve marriage relationships. |
Ho Hai |
Minor troubles and failures. Obstacles and difficulties at work. Minor financial problems. Brings stupidity and despondency. |
Wu Gui |
Scandalous energy. Health problems. Disputes, gossip, emotions. Those sleeping with their heads in this direction will have a very tired body. Direction brings a lot of human interference, deception, betrayal. Court cases. |
Liu Sha |
Energy of quarrels. This place should be avoided as the direction of the door or the head of the bed. The direction provokes endless discussions, the breakdown of relationships, addictions associated with sex and gambling, and relationship problems. Gossip, litigation, protracted ongoing problems and illnesses. |
Jue Ming |
Broken fate. The most unfavorable of directions. Brings suffering and disaster. Unhappiness, failure in money, failure in business. Robbery. Legal problems. Bloody disasters, accidents, injuries. |
The main characteristics of personality types depending on the Gua number can be viewed
The Gua number is a key indicator that characterizes a person in the Ba Zhai technique. It is calculated based on date of birth data. It is very important to take into account the Gua number of a given person when assigning and implementing Feng Shui recommendations. A favorable direction for one person can be disastrous for another.The Gua number is the basis of the Ba-zhai - Eight Palaces technique, based on the Ba-gua - Eight Trigrams. The Ba-zhai technique takes into account that a person is influenced by the direction of his home, i.e. those energies that penetrate the house from the side of the world to which it is oriented. The basis for this calculation is the back side of the house, i.e. opposite the facade. Accordingly, both dwellings and people are divided into groups - Eastern and Western. In addition to the standard Ba-zhai, dividing space into 8 sectors of 45 degrees, there is also an extended Ba-zhai, dividing space into sectors of 15 degrees, referring to the 24 Mountains technique.
IMPORTANT: Gua number 5 does not exist. Therefore, if the final result is 5 when counting, then the Gua number for men is considered to be 2, and for women - 8.
NOT LESS IMPORTANT: If you were born between January 1 and February 4-5 (New Year's Day according to the Chinese calendar), then you need to carry out calculations as if you were born in the previous year.
For a man- first add up the four digits of the year of birth. If you end up with a two-digit number, then add its digits again until one digit remains. Then subtract the result from 11.
For woman- add the four digits of the year of birth in the same way, bring the result to one digit and add the number 4.
If a boy was born in 2009, then his Gua number is 9.
Favorable Feng Shui directions for Gua numbers
Each of them has its own type of energy.
Sheng Qi: Success The most favorable direction according to Feng Shui with the best type of energy. It ensures success in absolutely any endeavor, brings money, fame, and a high position in society. It is ideal to rotate the desktop in this direction. If the front door to the apartment and the office “looks” the same way, then it will be just wonderful!
Tien-I: Health If the entrance door to the bedroom and the head of the bed are directed in this direction, or when eating food, you will face it, then this will have the most beneficial effect on your health and increase vitality.
Yan-Nian: Love Helps create harmonious relationships in the family for a long life together. For this purpose, installing the bed with the headboard in the Yan-Nian direction will be especially useful. If you are single and dream of a life partner, then this direction is the best for you.
Fu Wei: Stability Perfect for developing internally, it gives clarity of thinking. This promotes professional development and, as a result, career growth. It would be good to direct your workplace in this direction.
Gua Number | Success | Health | Love | Stability |
Eastern group | ||||
1 | Southeast | East | South | North |
3 | South | North | Southeast | East |
4 | North | South | East | Southeast |
9 | East | Southeast | North | South |
Western group | ||||
2 | Northeast | West | Northwest | Southwest |
6 | West | Northeast | Southwest | Northwest |
7 | Northwest | Southwest | Northeast | West |
8 | Southwest | Northwest | West | Northeast |
Unfavorable directions
Using them leads to various problems.
Ho-Hai: Obstacles- unpleasant, but of the bad ones it is the weakest. Means "minor failures" and minor problems. It's not that bad, but it's best to avoid it if possible.
Liu-Sha: Six Assassins. If your desk or bed is facing in this direction, then serious conflicts may arise in the family and at work, and legal problems may suddenly arise in business.
Wu-Gui: Five Ghosts This direction threatens accidents and loss of money. Fires and thefts are possible. If you sleep with your head in this direction, you can become seriously ill or depressed.
Jue-Ming: Complete collapse. This is the most unfortunate and harmful place. Avoid him at all costs, do not sit facing him during work or important meetings. The head of the bed should not be in this part of the house, otherwise you will have bad dreams and you simply will not be able to get enough sleep. This is also an undesirable place for the front door, since every time you leave the apartment, you attract negative energy along with failures.
Gua Number | Complete collapse | Six Killers | Five Ghosts | Obstacles |
Eastern group | ||||
1 | Southwest | Northwest | Northeast | West |
3 | West | Northeast | Northwest | Southwest |
4 | Northeast | West | Southwest | Northwest |
9 | Northwest | Southwest | West | Northeast |
Western group | ||||
2 | North | South | Southeast | East |
6 | South | North | East | Southeast |
7 | East | Southeast | South | North |
8 | Southeast | East | North | South |
Application
Personal favorable and unfavorable directions have a cumulative effect. They gain greater strength only when repeated several times.
Otherwise:
Try to sleep with your head in a direction that is favorable to you
Sit at your desk in such a way that you face in a favorable direction.
Try to ensure that your successful directions are repeated as often as possible in the house.
If it so happens that a favorable direction for one of the spouses is unfavorable for the other, then it is better to position the matrimonial bed with the headboard in the favorable direction of the one who needs it more. And so that other factors are favorable.