Ba Zhai Feng Shui Part 4 - Ba Zhai Feng Shui Example

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Part 4

Welcomes to part 4 of Ba Zhai Feng Shui tutorial, this session discuss Ba Zhai with an example. The two most common misconceptions about Ba Zhai Feng Shui will also be address.

Below is a diagram elaborating an example of Ba Zhai Feng Shui in practice, with the following configurations;

This is a Kun house facing NE and sitting SW.

The owner of the house is a lady name Judy born in the year of dog with a Ming Kua of 6.

Observations

The master bed room was located in the West and South West sectors of the house. Judging by the orientation of the master bedroom, I believe that the architect intended to have the bed install in the West sector with the headboard facing North and footboard facing south.

Base on Ba Zhai Feng Shui;
The bed is located in the Tian Yi (Divine Cures) sector.

Base on Xuan Kong Feng Shui on the location of the bed;
There are 2 timely stars 8 and 9, which support each other in the current period of 8. The timely and auspicious star no. 8 is the both the water and period star. There is one combination, 6 and 9, which is a minor setback for this setting.

This setup will enhance the health and wealth for the bedroom master. However, due to the combination of 6 and 9, it is not good Feng Shui to share the room between two male. If the room is occupied by a couple, then the 6 and 9 combinations should not be a big issue. The West sector is generally considered as a good spot for the master's bed.

Before we proceed further, there are some misconceptions on Ba Zhai Feng Shui that need to be address first. Refer to the below diagram.



Every property has 4 auspicious and 4 inauspicious locations base on the facing and seating directions of the property. Every individual also have 4 auspicious and 4 inauspicious directions based on their Ming Kua. The locations of the property and directions of an individual is two different issues not to be confuse. The orientations may or may not be the same, in the above example, it is different. You should sleep in the auspicious directions base on your personal Ming Kua. The second common misconception is that when we talk about the facing of the bed to an auspicious direction base on Ba Zhai. It is measure base on the headboard of the bed or where the head is facing. Refer to the below diagram. In the below example, the headboard is facing Liu Sha and not facing Jue Ming.



Okay now back to the Ba Zhai configurations of the house. We can see that Judy was sleeping in a good location but she is facing an inauspicious direction. (Sleeping with the head facing Liu Sha) We just tweak the bed a bit to face a new direction. (Note that there is always more then one auspicious direction and cures for any Feng Shui remedy) Refer to the diagram below.



Now, Judy is sleeping facing an auspicious direction. (Sleep with the head facing Sheng Qi) However, she is sleeping with her foot directly facing the door. This setting is the popular Feng Shui taboo, often name as the 'coffin' position. This is one of the worst settings in Feng Shui bed terminology. I personally don't think it is just a taboo as it actually make sense, cause I never feel comfortable with my foot exposed facing everything, not to mention the feeling of an up skirt. An alternate solution is to include a partition between the bedroom's door and the footboard of the bed. You can also sacrifice your master bedroom and switch into other room. I hope that I have delivered a message on how to DIY your property base on traditional Feng Shui. There are many alternate solutions which I have not mentioned. The bottom line is to be creative and comfortable with your arrangement and design. The next session will discuss the technique to harmonize the earlier trigram and later trigram in Ba Kua for Ba Zhai Feng Shui.

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Ba Zhai Feng Shui Part 3 - Favorable and Unfavorable Directions/Locations

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The Favorable and Unfavorable Directions

Welcome to part 3 of Ba Zhai Feng Shui tutorials. It was mention in the previous article that Ba Zhai is use to determine the compatibility between you and the property, and also your personal directions. This is assuming that you already read the previous articles and also has your Ming Kua ready.

Whose Ming Kua should be use?

The property or directions is selected base on the Ming Kua of the bread winner. If there is more then one bread winner, (e.g. a husband and wife together sharing the same bed) a technique will be discussed in part 4 to blend in base on both early and later Ba Kua trigrams.

Below are the presented tables on Ba Zhai's directions and locations;

From the tables above, there are 4 auspicious and 4 inauspicious directions. (My mandarin is poorer then my poor English but) I will try my best to literally translate them and briefly describe on each one of them. By understanding each of their meanings and what they associate with will help you to allocate each permanent occupant of a property to the most appropriate locations in the property.

The Good Ones

Sheng Qi - Wealth
'Sheng’ means live and ‘Qi’ is force, so Sheng Qi means Lively Forces. In Ba Zhai, it means that this is an area or directions that optimize wealth, academic and career opportunities. It will be best if the location of the main door coincide with Sheng Qi. This means to welcome the lively force into your premise. I have come across some controversies regarding the directions of the door. I believe the door should be open to the inside of the property to welcome the Sheng Qi. However if the Sheng Qi is located in the toilet, extra precautious must be taken. For those that have the freedom in choosing, don’t pick this property. The settings will probably does you more harm then good. For some of us who do not have a better choice. Keep the toilet free from any leakage and if possible seal all outlets when not in use, do not let your 'Sheng Qi' drain away.

Tien Yi - Health
'Tien’ means celestial or heaven and ‘Yi’ means cure, so Tien Yi is translate as the 'Divine Cure.' This location/direction can be used to cure illness and is most suitable for bedrooms especially for the sick. It can also be a location suitable for dining or meditations.

Yen Nien - Longevity
“Yen” means continuing and “Nien” means years, so Yen Nien is translate as prolonged years or longevity. It can also mean endurances, harmony and perseverance. In common Ba Zhai Feng Shui literature, it is usually concerning longevity and it is most suitable for the elderly members. This will also be an ideal spot for family gathering activities like monopoly or birthday celebrations.

Fu Wei – Clear Mind
Fu Wei doesn’t have any literal translations (i can't make it up) but ‘Wei’ means locations. Fu Wei is for general well being and the clear states of mind. The location is suitable for bedrooms and most suitable for prayer altar and study rooms. Fu Wei can also be a good location for spiritual relaxation activities like meditations or any decision making process.

The Nasty Ones

Jue Ming – Death
‘Jue’ means dead end and ‘Ming’ means life. The best translation would be; Ending of life. There is nothing much to describe. It is just very bad. Avoid activity in this location. It is best if the location of Jue Ming is coinciding with the storeroom. Let it trapped inside the confine space. Just a tip, remove any sharp or triangular objects and leave the area quiet and neat as much as possible. This location is the best spot to accumulate negative or unbalance energies.

Huo Hai – Disasters
I really don’t know how to literally translate Huo and Hai but Huo Hai as a whole means ‘The causes of all problems’. If Huo Hai is located in the living room or a shared bedroom, bickering and quarrel between families members will arise. It may not sound as severe as death but it will cause endless problems like law suit and scandals. It can drive a person mad. Avoid having paparazzi magazines or too much electronics items in this location. Huo Hai is best if located in toilets, don’t bother to seal up the outlets. We want them to be constantly being drain away.

Wu Gui – Five Imps
Wu Gui is directly translated as Five and Ghost, it has nothing to do with ghosts. In Chinese culture, the five ghosts may be referring to thief, robber, pirates, backstabber and general enemies. Family’s members will betray each other, prone to be a victim of robberies and theft. They will face many obstacles caused by nasty people in their careers and will have more enemies then friends. Well, not a good location to keep valuable items.

Liu Sha – Six Killing
Liu Sha is directly translated as Six and Kill, This location deteriorate every thing on the good things. It will take away your health, fortune, mental, fertility, lifespan and relationships slowly.

Some thoughts
There are 4 good and 4 bad directions and locations in every property and you can’t tweak the bad locations into a positive location no matter how hard you try to. It is also difficult to maximize all the positive effects of the 4 good locations in practical. (Unless you pay a huge sum to customize everything) The general idea and more practical approach for most of us is to keep all the bad locations quiet and cluster free and (at least) sleeps with your headboard facing the good directions. (You can consult Xuan Kong for locations problems) I know some Feng Shui enthusiast rank the directions or locations but I think that there is no such thing as the best directions because it depends on the benefits that you are seeking. If it is health that you are seeking, then I believe by positioning your bed to the configurations of Tien Yi is best.

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Ba Zhai Feng Shui Part 2 - Ba Zhai Feng Shui and its Applications

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Part 2

Ba Zhai Feng Shui and its Applications

Ba Zhai Feng Shui is considered as an elementary Feng Shui by some practitioners. However, in my views it is not. Although, its methodology is less technical as compare to Xuan Kong. It (Ba Zhai) still requires a lot of brain storming. Many people are confused with the applications of Ba Zhai with other schools of Feng Shui. Ba Zhai is concerning directions and not locations. The direction as describe in Ba Zhai is usually referring to the direction of the bed, as we spent at least 1/3 of the time on the bed. The favorable locations for a bedroom are determined by Xuan Kong. Once you have determined the good location for the bedroom, you can further tune in to your favorable direction base on Ba Zhai Feng Shui.

Another point to take note is that, Ba Zhai Feng Shui is to assist you in finding out the compatibility between you and the property and is not a sole method to determine the Feng Shui of the property. It is an issue not to be confused, as a property with good Feng Shui might not necessary is suitable for you. A property is usually selected base on forms school Feng Shui or Water Theory. (San he Feng Shui) After you determined the properties with good Feng Shui, you can shortlisted them by matching it to your personal Ming Kua.

General guidelines and summaries

Select a property based on San He or Form School Feng Shui. Determined whether the property is suitable for you base on Ba Zhai and then work out the floor plan base on Xuan Kong. Applying the practical of Ba Zhai again, position your bed facing a direction that is favorable for you. On top of that, apply Ba Zhai with all the standard Feng Shui taboos, advices and tips available online.

(E.g. based on Ba Zhai, you had determined that to sleep heading west is good for you. However, due to physical constraints, you will be sleeping directly under an air conditioner which is not good for your health. Since everyone is tag with 4 good directions depending on their Ming Kua. So let’s just work out again the other possible directions)

The next article will provide with the tables and charts.

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Ba Zhai Feng Shui Part 1 - Introductions and Ming Kua

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Introductions and Ming Kua

Ba Zhai Feng Shui is also known as Eight House Feng Shui or Eight Mansion Feng Shui. Do not confuse Ba Zhai with Bazi; Bazi is another branch of Chinese philosophy while Ba Zhai Feng Shui is a form of traditional Feng Shui literature. The main difference between Ba Zhai and Xuan Kong flying star or Xuan Kong Da Kua is that Ba Zhai does not consider time dimension. It is a Feng Shui technique to select a beneficial direction or to avoid a catastrophic direction for each occupant in a property, base on their personal Ming Kua number. Enough say, this is a DIY blog. First you would need to determine your Ming Kua. You can skip to the Ming Kua calculator if you do not wish to know how to determine your Ming Kua manually. Here is how you can apply them.

Formulae for Ming Kua

For Dude

Example, Thomas was born in 1982 under the year of the Dog. His Ming Kua will be number 9.

Here is how we work it out;

The common factor for subtraction is 11 and therefore,

For Lady



Example, Jane was born in 1982 under the year of the Dog. Her Ming Kua will be number 6.

The calculation remains much the same with a minor difference;



The common factor for addition is 4 and therefore;



Additional things to take note when calculating of Ming Kua
The number 5 does not resemble any trigram in Ba Zhai Feng Shui. Therefore, for those whose Ming Kua is number 5 have to take note of the following change.

For Male, the Ming Kua will be replaced by 2.
For Female, the Ming Kua will be replaced by 8.

The Ming Kua number is calculated based on the Chinese Solar Calendar. The Chinese start the New Year on the 4th or 5th day of February. I have embedded a Solar Calendar gadget on the site bar. For those who are born somewhere in between the January to February, do not forget to check your actual birth year base on the Chinese Solar Calendar.

I read in many texts where the author will compile a dozen list of Ming Kua for both genders. There is no need to compile a list of Ming Kua; you just need to remember that Ming Kua is a descending series for male and ascending series for female. Refer to the table below;



This embedded Ming Kua calculator below may come handy;
For a quick calculation of your Ming Kua, if you do not know your time of birth, don't bother too much unless you are born somewhere between the end of January to the beginning of February.

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