Gua number in Feng Shui: calculation and determination of your favorable directions

Feng Shui (Feng Shui, “Wind and Water”) is an ancient Chinese philosophy, art and practice of organizing a harmonious living and working space for a person. According to traditional teaching, the environment (landscape, interior design and its details) has both positive and negative influence on us. The main goal of Feng Shui is to maximally protect the human environment from negative external influences and organize the living space so that it becomes a place for energy restoration and accumulation of strength.

Feng Shui is based on the concept of the interaction of two principles, Yin and Yang. According to traditional ideas, the entire world around us is the result of the cyclic movement of Qi energy, which, under the influence of various conditions, is transformed into active Yang or passive Yin. Yin and Yang are extreme states of manifestation of the same Qi, which in turn always strives for balance, which is the basic principle of harmony and balance in Feng Shui.

In this article we will not pay special attention to the philosophical side of Feng Shui; it is a rather deep and complex art that requires a special systematic approach. If you want to seriously understand this multifaceted teaching, you should undoubtedly choose serious courses with certified and experienced specialists. On our website we will provide information on the practical use of Feng Shui laws in your home, which will allow you to improve your life and the lives of your household without wasting time, money and effort.

How to calculate Gua number

Calculating the Gua number can be quite simple and quick, but you should remember some features.

First, the Gua number is calculated differently for women and men born before 2000, and for girls and boys born after 2000.

Secondly, the Chinese lunar calendar is different from ours: the date of the new year is constantly changing ranging from January 21 to February 20. That is, if you were born before February 20, then it is best to first check with the Chinese calendar and if the New Year in China came later than the date of your birth, then the previous year, that is, the year before January 1, must be taken as the reference year.

For example, your date of birth is January 29, 1986. According to the lunar calendar, Chinese New Year began on February 9, 1986. This means that when calculating the Gua number, you need to take 1985.

You can view the Chinese lunar calendar here.

Calculation of Gua number for women born before 2000

1. Add the last two digits of your year of birth. You should end up with a one-digit number. If you get a two-digit number, add the numbers again to reduce them to one.

For example, year of birth – 1989: 8 + 9 = 17; 1 + 7 = 8

2. To the resulting number you need to add 5. If you again get a two-digit number, then you need to reduce it again to one digit.

Example: year of birth – 1978:

add up the last digits of the year of birth: 7 + 8 = 15

reduce to one number: 1 + 5 = 6

add 5: 6 + 5 = 11

reduce to one number: 1 + 1 = 2

Gua number – 2

Calculation of Gua number for girls born in 2000 and later

Also add the last two digits of the year of birth and add to the result not 5, as indicated above, but 6.

Calculation of Gua number for men born before 2000

1. Add the last two digits of your year of birth. You should end up with a one-digit number. If you get a two-digit number, add the numbers again to reduce them to one.

2. The result must be subtracted from 10.

For example, the year of birth is 1967:

add up the last digits of the year of birth: 6 + 7 = 13

reduce to one number: 1 + 3 = 4

subtract from 10: 10 – 4 = 6

Gua Number – 6

Calculation of Gua number for boys born in 2000 and later

The result of adding the last two digits of the year of birth must be subtracted not from 10, but from 9. By the way, there is no Gua number equal to 0, so a boy born in 2009 has a Gua number of 9.

Important note : for women, if the result is 5, the Gua number is considered to be 8, and for men - 2.

There are two groups depending on the number of Gua: eastern and western. If your Gua number is 1, 3, 4 or 9, then you belong to the Eastern group. Favorable directions in this case are South, North, East and Southeast.

If your Gua number is 2, 6, 7 or 8, you belong to the Western group. Favorable directions for people of the Western group are considered to be Northeast, Southwest, West and Northwest.

Favorable directions

Success is the direction that is responsible for wealth, prosperity, luck and well-being. This direction is considered the most favorable, as it guarantees success in any endeavor. Feng Shui recommends looking in this direction more often: you can turn your desk in the direction of Success, and try to sit facing this direction at the dinner table.
Personal development is a direction that promotes the disclosure of internal potential, self-development and self-improvement. This direction helps develop creative abilities and also helps improve professional qualities.
The heavenly doctor is the direction responsible for health, strength and energy.
Love and marriage are a direction with which you can improve these areas of life, build harmonious relationships, and create a favorable atmosphere in the family.

Unfavorable directions

Obstacles - a direction that brings minor troubles and promises small quarrels. It is considered the weakest of the four inauspicious directions.
Five spirits or ghosts are a more dangerous direction than obstacles; it is fraught with financial difficulties, losses, and fires.
Six killers is a direction that promises serious problems. They can happen one at a time or all at once. These include financial difficulties, illness, and legal problems.
Total collapse is a direction that threatens losses, losses, bankruptcy and even death. This is the most dangerous of all unfavorable directions.

Working with favorable and unfavorable directions is quite simple. To improve any area of life, try to look, eat food facing in favorable directions (whichever you like best), place the head of the bed in your favorable direction. Conversely, to avoid the unpleasant consequences of unfavorable directions, try to avoid them in such important moments as sleeping, eating, studying, working, signing important contracts, etc.

Common mistakes in bed placement

First, let's look at common mistakes. They are performed by people who are just beginning their steps in mastering the art of Feng Shui:

The bed should not be directed directly towards the exit from the bedroom! The direction towards the door is the most unfavorable. Many people associate it with the dead.
The direction towards the window is also considered unlucky.
A bed next to a window is the cause of restless sleep. Place it a little further and be sure to use curtains.
You should not sleep on the same line as the window and door. This is how the flow of energy rushes through the sleeper and negatively affects the quality of rest. If it is impossible to change the position of the bed, then you need to hang wind chimes above the door and window. The bells will distribute energy throughout the room.
It's bad when something hangs over the bed. No beams, shelves, flowers, three-dimensional paintings, lamps or clocks! A sloping ceiling is also not suitable.
Sharp angles facing the bed emit negative energy. Nightstands should be lower than the bed. Reduce the amount of furniture in the bedroom to the necessary minimum.
Don't forget about basic convenience. A fairly spacious sleeping area with orthopedic accessories and comfortable bedding is the first step to a healthy sleep.
The correct position of the bed is against one or two walls, so that there is a feeling of protection. It is uncomfortable to rest in the middle of the room. For right-handers, the wall should be on the left, for left-handers, vice versa.
The sleeping person should not be reflected in mirrors.
For spouses, the bed should be common, and not made of two halves. Moreover, free access is needed on both sides. This affects the balance in relationships.

Gua Number 1

Favorable directions:

Success - Southeast
Personal Development – North
Heavenly Doctor – East
Love and Marriage – South

Unfavorable directions:

Obstacles - West
Five Spirits - Northeast
Six Killers - North West
Total Collapse – Southwest

Feng Shui sectors - location features

Before getting down to business, it is necessary to determine the map of the Feng Shui sectors of the apartment. If you find out a description of all the energy zones of your home, you will be able to understand which of them needs to be activated first. It depends on your priorities, on what you need more at the moment: luck, happiness, wealth or something else.

Career, life path – NORTH.

The main element of the North is Water, the nourishing element is Metal. To activate the northern sector of feng shui, you need white, blue, indigo and black.

According to Feng Shui, the Career sector is responsible for how you earn money. Thanks to it, you can see the direction of your life path and determine the goals you are striving for. If the chosen activity completely suits you, and your work enthusiasm simply overwhelms you, then everything is in order. Otherwise, you should think about changes in the northern sector of the house.

Relationships and love - SOUTHWEST.

The main element of the southwestern sector of feng shui is Earth, the nourishing element is Fire. Activating colors are red, pink and all shades of brown.

The name of the sector of love and relationships, designed according to Feng Shui, speaks for itself. A person’s connection with family and friends depends on the functioning of this zone. Single people should take care of this location first. The same should be done for those who have problems in the family. You can activate the marriage sector according to Feng Shui using paired things: two candles, vases, etc.

Family – EAST.

The main and nourishing elements are Wood and Water. The Feng Shui sector is activated by the colors brown, green, blue and black. You can also add a little red.

If the eastern sector is in order according to Feng Shui, then there will be no problems in your relationships with children, parents and other relatives. When there are disagreements in the family, something is wrong, and the Feng Shui sector needs to be activated. Fresh flowers are good for this.

Wealth - SOUTH-EAST.

In the southeastern sector, according to Feng Shui, the main and feeding elements are the same as in the previous case. But the colors for activation are different. Lilac, green, violet and again a little red are suitable here.

According to Feng Shui, your financial situation in your apartment is directly related to the Wealth sector. When the zone is activated, wealth and prosperity reign in the family. If the Feng Shui sector has uncleaned rubble, it is in complete disarray, then you will be haunted by financial failures. To make geofencing work, use a fish tank or water fountain. Flowers with round leaves can also help with activation. By the way, according to Feng Shui, the money sector is responsible not only for wealth, but also for your inner perception of the world. The order in the geofence directly determines how happy and satisfied with life you feel.

Health – Center.

The Feng Shui colors of this sector are beige and yellow, orange and terracotta. The main and nourishing elements are Earth and Fire.

This feng shui sector is responsible for health in the broadest sense of the word. The zone controls how quickly your strength is restored and how you feel in general. Also, the central location, uniting all sectors around itself, affects their health too. If there is disorder in the Center, this will certainly have a negative impact on the surrounding areas - and therefore on many aspects of your life. On the other hand, it is worth activating this feng shui sector, so positive vital energy will spread around and “correct” all other zones in the home.

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Helpers and travel – NORTHWEST.

The main element of the northwestern sector according to Feng Shui is Metal, the nourishing element is Earth. The following colors activate the zone: gray, white and silver, yellow and golden.

This feng shui sector has many “responsibilities”. The support of friends at those moments when it is needed depends on his good work. It gives us the opportunity to meet spiritual mentors and patrons. Responsible for intuition and, of course, travel. If you are going through a difficult moment in your life and have absolutely no one to turn to for help, you should immediately start putting this feng shui sector in order.

Creativity and children - WEST.

The main and feeding elements of the Western sector of Feng Shui are similar to the previous ones. The same applies to activation colors.

The zone is associated with your free time and outdoor activities. Self-expression through sports or art, raising children and relationships with them depend on this sector of feng shui. You should pay attention to the zone if you have problems conceiving a child. Setting goals in life, their implementation, fulfillment of desires - all this is also directly related to this sector of Feng Shui.

Knowledge and wisdom - NORTHEAST.

According to Feng Shui, the main and nourishing elements of the northeastern sector are, respectively, Earth and Fire. Activating colors – orange, yellow, beige, terracotta.

Your success in understanding the world and your ability to gain experience depend on this zone. When this sector of the house is in order according to Feng Shui, there are no problems with studying. If you do yoga or meditation, there is no better place in the apartment for this.

Glory and aspiration - SOUTH.

The feng shui colors of the southern sector are red and green. The main element is Fire, the nourishing element is Wood.

A lot depends on the correct design of the Glory sector according to Feng Shui. In particular, your social status, ways to succeed in life. Your aspirations and desires are directly related to the zone. If you activate this feng shui sector, you will receive inspiration and clarity of vision, spiritual awareness and high appreciation of your activities by the people around you. Diplomas and awards you receive can act as sector activators.

Gua Number 2

Favorable directions:

Success – Northeast
Personal Development – South West
Heavenly Doctor – West
Love and Marriage – North-West

Unfavorable directions:

Obstacles – East
Five Spirits - Southeast
Six Killers - South
Total Collapse – North

How to determine feng shui sectors in an apartment

Activating the feng shui sectors will allow you to improve your life. But first, these zones need to be found.

How to do it? Many masters of this technique like to indulge in vague explanations, from which one thing becomes clear: an ordinary person would never be able to cope with this, and therefore they need to prepare money. In fact, everything is not as complicated as Feng Shui experts like to say. There are three approaches to finding sectors, and now we will look at each of them.

Method 1: Bagua

The Bagua Octagon is a specially created tool with which you can evaluate the energy of any room or space.

The Bagua is made in the form of an energy map, divided into a center and eight zones. Nine sectors of Feng Shui - nine descriptions of various aspects of human life.

This method is considered by many experts to be the simplest for determining the location of sectors in a house.

To get started, get a similar grid diagram or make it yourself. After this, draw on paper the plan of your apartment - with all the details, without missing a single room with the exception of balconies and loggias. The scale of the plan must match the scale of the Bagua octagon.

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Determine the side of the world that your windows face. The grid diagram must be superimposed on the apartment plan in a mirror image. For example, if your windows are on the western side, place the octagon so that the Feng Shui sector with the image of the East coincides with the western windows. All the necessary zones in the apartment have been identified.

The Lo Shu magic square also has nine feng shui sectors and is also designed to assess the energy of a room.

According to one legend, a divine turtle crawled out of the Lo River four thousand years ago. On her shell were numbers depicted, the order of which subsequently formed the basis of each Feng Shui formula.

Representatives of different feng shui schools use different methods to determine sectors. The results of using the techniques are practically the same, with the exception of small nuances. If we talk about the convenience of tools, then the Lo Shu square is more suitable for beginners, since purely geometrically it is better compatible with the home plan, and the Feng Shui sectors will be easier to determine.

The Lo-Shu square allows you to evaluate not only the energy of the premises, but also other spaces: for example, a personal plot. Just as in the case of Bagua, find or make a plan of your house, apartment, office, etc. Then, standing with your back to the front door, use a tourist compass to orient yourself to the cardinal directions. To eliminate possible interference from iron structures, take a step forward from the door and repeat the measurement. Coinciding data will indicate that everything is normal. Otherwise, you need to try to understand where exactly the interference is coming from and determine the cardinal directions at some distance from the source. The first stage of marking out the Feng Shui sectors has now been completed.

Feng Shui practice states that only in square or rectangular shaped houses can life energy be evenly distributed. If you live in just such a house, then it is very easy to combine its plan and the Lo-Shu square. But to correctly determine the Feng Shui sectors on the diagram, you need to cut off all unnecessary things with straight lines along the load-bearing walls: balconies, loggias, ledges, etc. Depending on the shape of the building, you should end up with a square or rectangle. Whatever figure you get, divide it into 9 feng shui sectors of equal size. All that remains is to indicate the cardinal directions in the drawing.

Some houses or apartments have an irregular shape - for example, they resemble the letter “G”. In this case, complete the diagram (also along load-bearing walls) to a square or rectangle.

That’s it, the energy map of the house is ready, and now with its help, through the Feng Shui sectors, you have the opportunity to influence various aspects of your life.

Method 2: compass and protractor

For people who love absolute accuracy in everything, another method of calculating Feng Shui sectors is more suitable. To accurately determine which side of the world your windows face, you need to have special measuring instruments on hand.

However, the first stage of work will be exactly the same: you need to draw and cut out a detailed diagram of your apartment along the contour. After this, you need to determine the center of the picture. You can do this as follows. Sharpen the pencil as sharply as possible, place it with the lead facing up and place a piece of paper with a drawing on it. Look for your center of balance. As soon as you ensure that the paper does not fall from the pencil, the job is done, the Feng Shui sectors have been determined. Don't forget to mark the point you found.

Now take the compass. Find a place in the apartment where there will be no interference from a computer, TV, microwave, etc. Decide on the cardinal directions.

If you are not sure of the accuracy of the measurements, they can be repeated outside. The only thing is, don’t accidentally stand under the wires: it’s unlikely that in this case the compass will be able to show you the correct data.

Once the exact location of the cardinal points has been determined, mark them on your plan. But don’t forget about the rule of mirror reflection: replace real south with north, and east with west. Now, probably, no one will be able to say exactly why Chinese Feng Shui masters shifted the cardinal directions in the Bagua diagram in this way. But there were probably some reasons for this.

Next, divide the apartment plan into eight feng shui sectors, each of which will be equal to 45 degrees. To do this, the center of the protractor needs to be aligned with the central point on your diagram. The production of the energy map is completed.

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Method 3: from corner to corner

All of the methods listed above require some effort and a waste of time. This method practically does not require either one or the other. It is based on the orientation of the corners of the room in which you are going to calculate the Feng Shui sectors. However, no matter how simple this technique may seem, it is no less accurate than all the previous ones.

Stand with your back to the entrance door to the apartment. Remember or write down:

according to Feng Shui, the career zone is located behind you and includes the middle of the wall along with the door;
the zone of fame and self-realization is exactly the opposite;
the feng shui sector of wisdom and knowledge is in the near left corner;
the sector of assistants and travel is in the near right;
according to Feng Shui, the wealth and money sector is located in the far left corner of the room;
the zone of love and marriage is on the far right;
the feng shui sector responsible for family and health is located in the center of the left side of the room;
the zone for children and creativity is in the center of the right side.

The three listed methods for determining energy are effective not only for the entire house or apartment, but also work with a single room.

Gua Number 3

Favorable directions:

Success - South
Personal Development – East
Heavenly Doctor – North
Love and Marriage – Southeast

Unfavorable directions:

Obstacles - Southwest
Five Spirits - Northwest
Six Killers - Northeast
Total collapse - West

Directions favorable for numbers

Favorable directions according to Gua number should be taken into account in life every day:

The direction of success and favorable energy currents is Sheng Qi. This flow promotes success in love and finance. The house will be full, people will be lucky. A person will be able to earn a high social status. The direction is suitable for turning your life for the better, while all events will develop easily.
Tien-Yi is the direction of health. It is good when the head of the bed or the front door is turned in this direction. It is also beneficial to bring dishes and at the same time face this direction. This knowledge will help you stay active and healthy for many years.
Yan-Nian is the direction of love and harmony in the sexual sphere of life. Knowledge helps maintain peace in all family relationships: both between husband and wife, and between parents and children. You can achieve harmony like this: place the bed in the Yan-Nian direction.
Stability in living quarters is a merit of the Fu-Wei direction. Serves to ensure clarity of mind, flexibility of thinking, and logic. Therefore, it is worth organizing a workplace here; the direction will help you move up the career ladder and make a big profit.

Gua Number 4

Favorable directions:

Success - North
Personal Development – Southeast
Heavenly Doctor – South
Love and marriage – East

Unfavorable directions:

Obstacles - North West
Five Spirits - Southwest
Six Killers - West
Total Collapse – Northeast

Calculation method

The number needs to be calculated differently, depending on gender and year of birth. It is important to take into account that the Chinese year does not start on January 1, but from the beginning of February. Therefore, for those born after January 1, but before February 4 or 5, when calculating, the recommendation is to use not the usual year of birth, but the year earlier.

An accurate calculation of the number helps determine the entire life path of a person. The Bagua number allows you to correctly zone space so that harmony and good luck reign in all areas. The Bagua Grid demonstrates how best to use the energy of the surrounding space in order to correctly distribute energy flows for success in individual aspects of life.

According to modern interpretations, there is no Gua number 5. Therefore, instead of this number, others automatically fall out, depending on gender and year of birth. But if, during the calculation, it turns out that a person has such a number, it is believed that people with a similar indicator are conflicted, and it is difficult for them to find a match. They feel best in an alliance with partners with the same indicator.