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Which destinies in Bát Trạch (Eight Mansions) is the Dau mountain direction suited to?
The Dau mountain direction belongs to Doai house, and is most suited to people of the Tây Tứ Mệnh (West Four Destinies) group, especially the Doai trigram (Metal destiny) and the Can trigram (Metal destiny), because of the elemental harmony. People of the Can (Earth) and Khon (Earth) trigrams can also use it because Earth generates Metal. People of the Đông Tứ Mệnh (East Four Destinies) group such as Chan, Ton, Ly and Kham are usually advised to consider carefully before choosing the Dau direction, since they may meet with many disadvantages in the relationship between their birth destiny and the house direction.
From the article “Dậu Direction in the 24 Directions of Feng Shui: Meaning and In-Depth Interpretation”
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The Luo Pan Compass: Directional Tool in Feng Shui
The Luo Pan is a Feng Shui compass used to find house and main door directions. Readings work best away from metal and magnetic interference.
Feng Shui for Northwest-Facing House: Which Element Matches, What to Note
A northwest-facing house belongs to the Qian trigram and the Metal element, suiting Earth and Metal people while Fire needs care.
Feng Shui for Southwest-Facing Houses: Compatible Elements and Key Considerations
Explore the feng shui significance of the southwest-facing house: the relationship corner, compatible elements, remedies, and key layout considerations.
Early Heaven vs Later Heaven Bagua: Understanding the Two Trigram Arrangements
A comparison of the Fuxi and King Wen bagua arrangements, their origins, trigram positions, meanings, and uses in feng shui and the I Ching.
Dậu Direction in the 24 Directions of Feng Shui: Meaning and In-Depth Interpretation
The Dậu direction in the 24-direction feng shui system sits due West and belongs to the Metal element. Here is its meaning for house and grave orientation.
Xun House (East Group) in Ba Zhai Feng Shui: Characteristics and Favorable Directions
Xun house in the East Group suits Xun life palace people. Its favorable directions: Sheng Qi North, Tian Yi East, Yan Nian South, Fu Wei Southeast.
What Is Bát Trạch (Eight Mansions)? East and West Life Groups and Choosing Auspicious Directions
Bát Trạch feng shui uses your Kua number, from birth year and gender, to sort people into East or West Life Groups and find auspicious directions.
What is Bát Trạch?
Bát Trạch (Eight Mansions) sorts houses into eight types by the eight trigrams and pairs them with the owner's trigram number.
Dui House (West Group) in Bazhai Feng Shui: Characteristics and Favorable Directions
Dui House in the West Group: its traits, how to identify it, favorable directions, remedies, and practical uses for West Group people.
Zhen House (East Group) in Bazhai Feng Shui: Characteristics and Compatible Directions
Zhen House in Bazhai Feng Shui: its Wood traits, the gua numbers it suits, and its favorable and unfavorable directions for Zhen ming people.
Li House (East Group) in Ba Zhai Feng Shui: Characteristics and Compatible Directions
Explore Li House of the East Group in Ba Zhai: five-element traits, trigram fate, compatible house directions, and remedies when facing incompatibility.
What schools of feng shui exist and where did they split from: from Guo Pu's Zangshu to Jiangxi terrain forms, Fujian li qi, then San He, San Yuan, Bát Trạch, and Huyền Không
Feng shui split into two main schools over a thousand years: Jiangxi reads terrain forms, while Fujian li qi calculates with a compass.
The Eight Trigrams (Bát Quái): Meaning of Càn, Khảm, Cấn, Chấn, Tốn, Ly, Khôn, and Đoài
A clear reference guide to all eight trigrams of the I Ching: their meaning, element, family member, and direction according to the Later Heaven arrangement.
What Is the Twenty-Eight Mansions Day Ruling Star and Why Does Each Day Have One?
Nhị thập bát tú trực nhật assigns 28 stars to rule days in a cycle, tied to diễn cầm and date selection. This article analyses its origins and calculation.
How does Bát Trạch assess desk direction by age?
Bát Trạch derives a personal trigram from birth year and gender, then matches it to eight directions to choose a desk orientation, with measuring tips.
How Is the Wealth Position in a House Determined According to Bát Trạch and Huyền Không?
The wealth position at home: Bát Trạch finds Sinh Khí by life trigram, Huyền Không by the ruling star, the popular way by the door's diagonal.
Qian House (Western Four Houses) in Ba Zhai Feng Shui: Characteristics and Favorable Directions
Qian House is one of the Western Four Houses in Ba Zhai Feng Shui, with West, Northeast, Southwest and Northwest as its favorable directions.
Kun House (West Group) in Ba Zhai Feng Shui: Characteristics and Compatible Directions
Kun House is one of Ba Zhai Feng Shui's West Group, tied to the Kun trigram and southwest, with five-element traits and compatible directions.
Gen House (West Group) in Ba Zhai Feng Shui: Characteristics and Compatible Directions
Gen House in West Group Ba Zhai Feng Shui: its Earth element, Gen trigram, and the auspicious and inauspicious directions tied to it.
Kan House (East Group) in Bazhai Feng Shui: Characteristics and Compatible Directions
Kan houses in Bazhai Feng Shui: five-element traits, compatible directions, and guidance on the main door, bedroom, and kitchen for Kan ming people.
What is Đông Tứ Trạch?
Đông Tứ Trạch is a group of four dwelling orientations (Kham, Chan, Ly, Ton) in Bát Trạch feng shui, tied to people of Đông Tứ Mệnh.
What is Tây Tứ Trạch?
Tây Tứ Trạch is one of two house groups in Bát Trạch feng shui, with four orientations, Can, Khon, Can and Doai, suited to the Tây Tứ Mệnh group.
The Eight Du Nien: How Sinh Khí, Thien Y, Diên Niên, Phục Vị, Họa Hại, Lục Sát, Ngũ Quỷ, and Tuyệt Mệnh Are Calculated and How to Place the Door, Master Room, and Kitchen According to Dương Trạch Tam Yếu
The eight du nien in Bát Trạch, four good and four bad, plus how Dương Trạch Tam Yếu places the door, master room, and kitchen.
Nhị thập bát tú trực nhật: How Are the 28 Mansions Assigned to Days Across Seven Giáp Tý Cycles?
Nhị thập bát tú trực nhật pairs the 28 mansions with days across seven Giáp Tý cycles of 420 days. Hiệp kỷ biện phương thư records it and criticises it.
What is Bát Tự?
BaZi, or Four Pillars, is a traditional destiny analysis system built on the birth year, month, day, and hour, each with a Heavenly Stem and Earthly Branch.
What is Bát Quái?
Bát Quái are the eight basic trigrams of the I Ching, each made of three yin or yang lines that symbolize eight natural phenomena.
Cửu Tinh and Bát Thần in Kỳ Môn Độn Giáp: the nine stars, the eight spirits, and where schools use different names
Cửu Tinh in Kỳ Môn Độn Giáp are nine stars from Thiên Bồng to Thiên Anh, each tied to a palace and element, while Bát Thần are eight spirits.
What is Tứ Bất Tử?
Tứ Bất Tử is the collective name for four immortal saints in Vietnamese folk belief: Tản Viên Sơn Thánh, Saint Giong, Chử Đồng Tử, and Holy Mother Lieu Hanh.
Lower Mansion (Jawbones) in the Six Mansions - Significance in Physiognomy
The Lower Mansion covers the jawbone and chin in the Six Mansions system, reflecting later years, endurance and stability in traditional physiognomy.
The Qian Trigram in the Eight Trigrams: Symbolism and Meaning
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The Xun Trigram in the Eight Trigrams: Symbolism and Meaning
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The Li Trigram in the Eight Trigrams: Symbolism and Meaning
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What Is Kỳ Môn Độn Giáp? The Structure of a Kỳ Môn Chart: Earth Plate, Heaven Plate, Human Plate (Eight Gates), and Spirit Plate (Eight Spirits)
Kỳ Môn Độn Giáp casts a chart for a moment to assess fortune and misfortune. A full chart stacks four plates on the nine palaces of the Lạc Thư grid.
When did Bát Tràng ceramics first appear, and what steps go into making them?
Bát Tràng pottery appears in written records from the 14th century; this article traces its history and the steps from clay to kiln.
What Do Old Histories Say About Triệu Quang Phục and Dạ Trạch Marsh?
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Bát Môn in Kỳ Môn Độn Giáp: The Eight Gates Huu, Sinh, Thuong, Do, Canh, Tu, Kinh, Khai; Which Are Auspicious, Which Are Inauspicious, Their Trigram and Element Origins, and How to Use Them
Bát Môn in Kỳ Môn Độn Giáp covers the eight gates Huu, Sinh, Thuong, Do, Canh, Tu, Kinh and Khai, their trigram and element origins, and which favor a matter.
Housewarming Ritual (Nhập Trạch) for a New Home: Offerings and Step-by-Step Procedure
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What Is Bazi (Four Pillars of Destiny)? Reading Fate Through Eight Characters
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Hexagram 43, Trạch Thiên Quải (夬): Decisive and Public Removal of What Is Wrong
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What is Đại Trạch Thổ (Great Estate Earth) in the Sexagenary Cycle? Five Elements Meaning
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Hexagram 38 Hỏa Trạch Khuê (睽): Meaning of Separation, Difference, and Line-by-Line Explanation
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What Is Am Trach and How Does Grave Feng Shui Differ from Duong Trach: Choosing the Huyen, Minh Duong, and Thuy Khau of a Grave, and How Far Vietnam's Cai Tang Custom Relates to Feng Shui
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How Are Tam Thai and Bát Tọa Placed, and Why Do Books Always Read Them as a Pair?
Tam Thai and Bát Tọa are a pair of tap tinh governing rank and recognition. See how they are placed from Ta Phu and Hữu Bật by birth date.
What is the I Ching: origins and the philosophy of Yin-Yang and the Eight Trigrams
What is the I Ching? Trace its origins in yin and yang lines and the philosophy of Yin-Yang and the Eight Trigrams, from the two symbols to the 64 hexagrams.
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