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YourKua Number

Each Kua Number represents a life or HouseTrigram.

From this Trigram, it is possible to determine theauspicious and inauspicious directions for an individual or aproperty.

Each person has four auspicious directions they aretheir Cheng Qi, Tien Yi, Nien Yi and Fu Wei. The four inauspicious directionsare your Ho Hai, Wu Kwei, Lui Sha and Cheuh Ming

Please note that the years are based on the Chinesecalendar. The Chinese New year changes every year and if your birthday fallsbefore the Chinese New Year then you use the previous year.

Once you haveworked out your personal Kua (below) check the tables left to determine yourbest directions.

The Female Kua:

To determine your Kua if you arefemale just add the last two numbers of the year you were born1971

in this example 7+1 so we have theresult 8.

To this, we add 5 so we have13

This is once again a two-digit numberso we add this together 1+3=4

4 is the Kua number. Sun is  theKua or Trigram.

If the Kua number is 5 then thisis Center and no Trigram is associated. Female 5 must use Trigram8.

 

The Male Kua:

To determine your Kua if you are Malejust add the last two numbers of the year you were born. 1971, in this example6+8 so we have the result 14.

This is once again a two-digit numberso we add this together 1+4=5.

Now subtract from 10.

10-5=5.

5 is theKua number.

The number 5 male or female isassociated with the center so has no Trigram or Kua.

Both Male 5 should use Trigram 2and female 5 must use Trigram 8.


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Your Auspicious and Inauspicious Directions:  Compass school avery small taste.
 

 

Now that you have determined your personal Kua, (see left) you willwant to know your best and worst direction. Identify your Kua number inthe left hand column of the table below (There is a set of full size Pa Kua andmany other tools for you to print off at the end Appendix of Qi Concepts. recommended) However before you can use them you willneed to have a compass handy and understand the principles of taking anaccurate compass bearing.

Notethat direction is not the same as location. Direction is concernedwith the eight possible directions you can face when standing in a particularlocation. It is about your personal Qi what are  the best directionsfor you to sit or face.

Location on the other hand is the area that affectsthe whole property and is where we can make changes. Location is concernedwith property Qi.

TheChinese believe in compass school that different types of Qi arrive in ourhomes and gardens from different directions. This Qi accumulates in differentparts of the house garden or room, which is the location we are referringto.

FengShui masters,   use the Lo Shu nine-box grid as well as the Lo Pancompass with its 24 Mountain directions to determine the energies in theselocations.  But  we are just concerned with the Pa Ku and yourauspicious directions.

   

ChineseName

ShengChi

NienYen

TienYi

FuWei

HoHai

WuKwei

Ch’ien Ming

LuiSha

Your Direction orFortune

BestDirection: Great Prosperity

Relation-ships &family

Health& Vitality

Mild good fortune

AccidentsFrustration

Mischief quarrels

Bad Fortune

Worst Direction: Least Fortune

Best Direction

       

Worst Direction

1

SE

S

E

N

W

NE

SW

NW

2

NE

NW

W

SW

E

SE

N

S

3

S

SE

N

E

SW

NW

W

NE

4

N

E

S

SE

NW

SW

NE

W

5

NE

NW

W

SW

E

SE

N

S

5

SW

W

NW

NE

S

N

SE

E

6

W

SW

NE

NW

SE

E

S

N

7

NW

NE

SW

W

N

S

E

SE

8

SW

W

NW

NE

S

N

SE

E

9

E

N

SE

S

NE

W

NW

SW


Below a PaKua showing the directions numbers trigrams relationships andfortunes.

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