DIY Feng Shui (II)

In our 9^th newsletter, we indicated how to DIY Feng Shui to change a negative influence over our lives, however, different people have different energy needs. In order to take advantage from Feng Shui, it is time to learn your Kua number. Along with affecting people’s environment, Feng Shui concepts also apply to time (years, months, days). Every year, month and day have different characteristics of Chi energy which affects each person differently depending on when they were born. The way Chi effects these moments in time are unchangeable, however by determining what your Kua Number is, you can determine what years are your most fortunate years. Moreover, according to Eight Mansions Feng Shui, every house can be divided into eight sectors - four auspicious and four inauspicious. Where these eight sectors are located in a house is determined by your Kua number of the head of the household. Once you have your Kua number, you can find out which are your four auspicious sectors and which are your four inauspicious sectors. The next step is to get hold of the house's floorplan that's drawn to scale. With a compass, determine the directions and draw a pie chart like the one illustrated below:

You'll then be able to identify the four auspicious sectors and your four inauspicious sectors for the family. We, therefore, think that the Kua numbers are used to help people tap their individual success directions. What should you do with these directions? Anything in your daily life, like sleeping or working, it is better to choose to face your Auspicious directions. By facing this direction, you would be triggering and absorbing the benefits of the good energy. The directions can also be laid out over your house and give you insight on which parts of your house you would be advised to enhance and/or remedy good energy. Generally, there are two groups of people: East Group People have kua numbers 1,3,4,9; while West Group People have kua numbers 2,6,7,8. The Eastern type of persons should live in the Eastern type of house or room and the Western type of persons should live in the Western type of house or room. For example, if you are a female born on Feb. 5, 1972 at time 00:35, your kua number according to the table yields 4, which makes you an East group person and the best facing directions for you are Southeast, East, South and North. Luckily for you, your closest people are of East group, too, so it is easy to adjust your environment to work the best way. Similarly if you are a male born, say on March 4, 1983 at time14:00, your kua number is 8, which makes you an West group person and the best facing directions for you are Southwest, Northwest, West and Northeast. What do you do if you and your loved one are in different groups, is there a common ground to be found? Of course there is. What you have to focus on is the balance of your loved ones drawing on the best energy throughout the day. The Kua number refers mainly to the best directions in terms of attracting and absorbing the highest quality of energy for your type. For example, Mary’s Kua is East with the number 1, her husband's is West with the number 2. Now, who is to say that both Mary and her husband have to face the same directions while working in the office, or at the dining table, or in their favorite spot when watching TV? Check and see which direction the main door faces, i.e. is it best energy for Mary or for her husband? If, for example, it is her husband's best direction, then see if the sleeping direction can be chosen to best benefit Mary. What Mary has to focus on is balancing out so that both Mary and her husband can draw on the best energy throughout the day. Check your kua numbers and find out how to benefit yourself by tapping your personal energy following four good directions in your homes, small rooms, offices or work place as below:

1. Success (Sheng Chi) - The energy brings a good start in any undertakings, overall smoothness in wealth acquisition, success in all aspects of life, tip top career and capable of creating positive attitude towards life.

2. Health (Tian Yi) - The energy strengthens the body health and mind so that one is always able to embark on any goal in their life.

3. Relationships (Nien Yan) - The energy requires nurture love, sex satisfaction, relationship, life partner luck and marital bliss.
4. Personal Development (Fu Wei) - This energy bestows one with growth, personal development, intelligence and examination luck.

5. Total Loss (Jueh Ming) - This is the most harmful energy of all. Its objective is to end one's destiny. This energy causes jeopardy in ones career, money loss, bankruptcy, long term illness, injury and disaster.
6. Five Ghosts (Wu Gui) - The energy brings one empty hopes. It will create good fortune and when one reaches the peak, it will bring disastrous ending. This kind of energy also causes one to be very quarrelsome and disturbed.

7. 6 Killing (Liu Shar) - The energy makes one unpopular. It brings havoc in relationship and love and causes hostility at work.

8. Unlucky (Huo Hai) - The energy brings hardship to people. One will not attain success when disturbed by this kind of energy and everything will follow to failure.

To find your Kua Number from the following form.

Year	Time Begain	Day Begin	Kua Number for Male	Kua Number for Female
1924	09:50	Feb. 5	4	2
1925	15:37	Feb. 4	3	3
1926	09:39	Feb. 4	2	4
1927	3:31	Feb. 5	1	8
1928	9:17	Feb. 5	9	6
1929	15:09	Feb. 4	8	7
1930	20:52	Feb. 4	7	8
1931	2:41	Feb. 5	6	9
1932	8:30	Feb. 5	2	1
1933	14:10	Feb. 4	4	2
1934	20:04	Feb. 4	3	3
1935	1:49	Feb. 5	2	4
1936	7:30	Feb. 5	1	8
1937	13:26	Feb. 4	9	6
1938	19:15	Feb. 4	8	7
1939	1:11	Feb. 5	7	8
1940	7:08	Feb. 5	6	9
1941	12:50	Feb. 4	2	1
1942	18:49	Feb. 4	4	2
1943	0:41	Feb. 5	3	3
1944	6:23	Feb. 5	2	4
1945	12:20	Feb. 4	1	8
1946	18:05	Feb. 4	9	6
1947	23:55	Feb. 4	8	7
1948	5:43	Feb. 5	7	8
1949	11:23	Feb. 4	6	9
1950	17:21	Feb. 4	2	1
1951	23:14	Feb. 4	4	2
1952	4:54	Feb. 5	3	3
1953	10:46	Feb. 4	2	4
1954	16:31	Feb. 4	1	8
1955	22:18	Feb. 4	9	6
1956	4:13	Feb. 4	8	7
1957	9:55	Feb. 4	7	8
1958	15:50	Feb. 4	6	9
1959	21:43	Feb. 4	2	1
1960	3;23	Feb. 5	4	2
1961	9:23	Feb. 4	3	3
1962	15:18	Feb. 4	2	4
1963	21:08	Feb. 4	1	8
1964	3:05	Feb. 5	9	6
1965	8:46	Feb. 4	8	7
1966	14:38	Feb. 4	7	8
1967	20:31	Feb. 4	6	9
1968	2:08	Feb. 5	2	1
1969	7:59	Feb. 4	4	2
1970	13:46	Feb. 4	3	3
1971	19:26	Feb. 4	2	4
1972	01:20	Feb. 5	1	8
1973	07:04	Feb. 4	9	6
1974	13:00	Feb. 4	8	7
1975	18:59	Feb. 4	7	8
1976	0:40	Feb. 5	6	9
1977	6:34	Feb. 4	2	1
1978	12:27	Feb. 4	4	2
1979	18:13	Feb. 4	3	3
1980	0:10	Feb. 5	2	4
1981	5:56	Feb. 4	1	8
1982	11:46	Feb. 4	9	6
1983	17:40	Feb. 4	8	7
1984	23:19	Feb. 4	7	8
1985	5:12	Feb. 4	6	9
1986	11:09	Feb. 4	2	1
1987	16:52	Feb. 4	4	2
1988	22:43	Feb. 4	3	3
1989	4:27	Feb. 4	2	4
1990	10:15	Feb. 4	1	8
1991	16:08	Feb. 4	9	6
1992	21:48	Feb. 4	8	7
1993	3:38	Feb. 4	7	8
1994	9:31	Feb. 4	6	9
1995	15:14	Feb. 4	2	1
1996	21:08	Feb. 4	4	2
1997	3:04	Feb. 4	3	3
1998	8:53	Feb. 4	2	4
1999	14:42	Feb. 4	1	8
2000	20:32	Feb. 4	9	6
2001	2:20	Feb. 4	8	7
2002	8:08	Feb. 4	7	8
2003	13:57	Feb. 4	6	9
2004	19:46	Feb. 4	2	1
2005	1:34	Feb. 4	4	2
2006	7:25	Feb. 4	3	3
2007	13:14	Feb. 4	2	4
2008	19:03	Feb. 4	1	8

Kua Number	East Group Directions
	Good Directions
	Success	Health	Relationships	Personal Development
1	SE	E	S	N
3	S	N	SE	E
4	N	S	E	SE
9	E	SE	N	S
Kua Number	Bad Directions
	Total Loss	Five Ghosts	6 killing	unlucky
1	SW	NE	NW	W
3	W	NW	NE	SW
4	NE	SW	W	NW
9	NW	W	SW	NE