Almost every ancient civilization recognized the significance of harnessing the power of the natural world for their benefit. Understanding your favored feng shui direction can help you draw success and positivity into various aspects of your life. The concept of lucky and unlucky feng shui directions is popular among many because it is simple to grasp once you know your Kua or Gua number.
A lucky Feng Shui direction refers to the special direction that provides the best energies to benefit you when engaging in activities related to one of the four groups of different aspects of our lives. These groups are gaining more wealth, bettering your physical condition, improving relationships, and personal growth.
Each individual has their own most advantageous feng shui direction that can be used, as well as four ill-fated directions that should be avoided. Whether you have arranged your home or work space according to Feng Shui principles or not, knowing your lucky feng shui direction can help you attract all you desire in life.
What Are Feng Shui Directions?
Your personal Feng Shui directions consist of four auspicious directions and four unfavorable directions attributed to each person based on their Kua or Gua number. Calculating your Kua number involves using your year of birth. It is important to note that this is different from the House Kua, which is based on your home's sitting and facing direction. Even individuals with the same birth year can have different Life Kua numbers.
There are two groups, the East Group and the West Group, each containing four Kua numbers. The numbers 1, 3, 4, and 9 belong to the East Group, while 2, 6, 7, and 8 belong to the West Group. Based on your Kua number, you would follow the directions in your group to find success in the categories of Success, Love, Health, and Wisdom.
Four unlucky Feng Shui directions should be avoided based on your Kua number. They are associated with bad luck, accidents, five ghosts (robbery, quarrels, and fire), six killing (illness and death), and total loss (bankruptcy and money losses).
How to Find Your Lucky Feng Shui Direction
To discover your most lucky Feng Shui direction, you first need to know your Kua number. This special number can be calculated using your birth year and gender. By combining these two pieces of information, you can determine your most advantageous directions for increasing your luck in Love, Career, Health, and Prosperity.
What is My Kua/Gua Number?
Finding your Kua Number is simple, although it may seem a bit complicated at first. There are two methods, one using all four numbers of your birth year, and another method using the last two digits. Here, we will follow the simpler second method.
Please note that since this system is based on the Chinese calendar, which has a different New Year's Day compared to Western calendars, calculating your number can be tricky if you don't keep that in mind. The Chinese New Year usually starts around February 4th. If your birthday falls before the Chinese New Year, you were actually born in the year before your Western birth year.
The first step is to add the last two digits of your birth year to get your "starting" number. If the starting number is two digits, add them together until you get a single digit.
For women born before the year 2000, add 5 to the starting number to find your Kua number. For women born after the year 2000, add 6 to the starting number. If the resulting number is double digits, add them together to get your Kua number.
For men born before the year 2000, subtract the starting number from 10. For men born after the year 2000, subtract the starting number from 9.
If your starting number is 0, then your Kua number is 9. For those whose starting number is 5, men will swap it for 2, and women will change it to 8.
What Do My Numbers Mean and Which Directions Are Lucky?
Now that we have done the calculations, let's understand what these numbers mean. Here is a chart with each Kua number and its corresponding lucky (and unlucky) directions related to the categories mentioned earlier.
How Do I Use My Lucky Directions?
Now that you know your Kua number and lucky directions, it's time to put them to good use. Utilizing these directions in the correct way is just as important as knowing them. For example, sleeping with your head pointing towards one of your auspicious directions can be beneficial.
If you have a big decision to make regarding your work or finances, sleep in your Money & Success direction for extra clarity. If you want to change your eating habits and improve your physical condition, you can exercise in your Health direction.
It is believed that personal Feng Shui is most potent when your bedroom entrance is facing one of your lucky feng shui directions or is located in an auspicious direction. As a general rule, try to sleep, work, eat, and enter your house in one of your auspicious directions to be energized by the positive energy.
Final Thoughts
Each personal Feng Shui direction can be used separately or in conjunction with general Feng Shui principles already in place in your home or office. However, it is essential to double-check your Kua number using an online calculator to ensure accuracy. The benefits and unlucky aspects of any Feng Shui direction are too important to be mistaken.
To achieve the brilliance of past civilizations and maintain what is current, we must relearn and put into practice ancient traditions like Feng Shui, which bring us closer to living in harmony with nature. So, go ahead and enjoy the positive energy that comes with discovering your lucky feng shui direction!
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