What Can You Do with Your Personal Kwa Number? (Part ONE, of a TWO-Part Series)
Every person has four good directions, and four bad directions. (My next post will explain the formula for calculating your own good/bad directions). Here are all eight (together with what they mean), in order of best to worst (quoting Feng Shui Master Stephen Skinner):
Sheng Chi, or generating chi-success and great prosperity
Nien yen, or lengthening years-longevity, good for relationships and family
T’ien i/yi, or Heavenly Doctor- health and regeneration
Fu wei, or direction faced by main door – mild good fortune/stability
Wu Kuei, or Five Ghosts – mischief and quarrels
Hai huo, or accidents and mishaps -mild bad luck, physical injury
Liu sha, or six curses/six imps – six setbacks
Chueh ming, or severed fate – total loss/end of life, the worst
Stephen Skinner, Feng Shui Master, and author of the book this information is taken from, says that there is a tendency to over-dramatize the results of facing certain directions, or sleeping in that sector of your house (fortunately!!).
Skinner suggests that one way to use your best directions is to take a pocket compass and quickly check your best seating direction for choosing your place in an important business meeting. He says doing this can often pay handsome dividends. If you can face one of your best directions without having some other problem (such as your back to the door, which is considered a larger problem), such placement is helpful. Another school of thought suggests you sit with one of your best directions supporting you from behind.
He also says the ancient Chinese emperors faced south, which is the direction of the greatest yang.
When you eat, study, or work, you should face your Shen ch’i direction. If romance or a good marriage is your objective, sleep with your head pointed toward your Nien Yen direction. If you want to boost your health, or regenerate your energies, face your T’ien i direction when eating or sleeping. For a good night’s sleep, face your Fu Wei direction.
If you have a wife/partner, and she has a different kua number, pointing the bed toward the kua number of the main breadwinner is most important.
Margot
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September 29, 2008 at 4:47 pm
This is very useful, Margot. My bedroom is located at the south-eastern corner of our house. Would this help me as SE is my Sheng Chi direction?
October 5, 2008 at 4:14 am
I wish I could give you an answer, but my study of Feng Shui has not yet progressed far enough that I could do so confidently. What I would say is that where ever your bedroom is, if you sleep with your head facing one of your four best directions, that would be beneficial.
Margot
October 13, 2008 at 5:05 pm
Thank you, Margot. I used to sleep facing South, but now, I sleep facing either South or South-East.