Eight Mansions Calculator
Eight Mansions (Ba Zhai) is personal Feng Shui. A person's Gua number gives them four favorable and four unfavorable directions. The calculator draws these directions on your floor plan.
Requires: plan, north, at least one person.
Theory: Ba Zhai, Kua number
Directions
| Direction | Meaning | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Sheng Qi | Growth and career | Favorable |
| Tian Yi | Health and support | Favorable |
| Yan Nian | Relationships and longevity | Favorable |
| Fu Wei | Stability and self | Favorable |
| Huo Hai | Minor setbacks | Unfavorable |
| Wu Gui | Conflict and betrayal | Unfavorable |
| Liu Sha | Loss and drain | Unfavorable |
| Jue Ming | Total misfortune; the most difficult direction | Unfavorable |
View another person
The diagram shows one person at a time. To view someone else, use the person switch at the top of the calculator. People connected to the building appear first.
Check a bed or desk
- Place the bed or desk and assign people to it.
- Open Eight Mansions. Each person's Gua number appears on the element.
- Click the AI Assistant tab, and then ask about the bed or desk.
The assistant receives the direction of the element and how it rates for each person on it. The rating doesn't appear on the diagram. What we found in your home also flags unfavorable directions.
To compare positions, rotate the element in the editor, and then ask again.
Questions it answers
- What is my Gua number?
- Which way should my head point when I sleep?
- Which room suits each member of my family?
- Which position works for a couple with different directions?
The Gua number is calculated from the birth year and gender at birth. Births before Li Chun, around February 4, count toward the previous year. For details, see How results are calculated.