8 Houses School & Application

8 Houses

8 Houses school is in accordance to Late Heaven Ba Gua giving rise to 8 different directions. Residences are divided into East/West four houses.

House Classifications

East Four houses are:

• Li
• Zhen
• Sun
• Kan

West Four houses are:

• Qian
• Tui
• Kun
• Gen

Life Gua is also divided into East/West Four Life. Theoretically Life Gua should match House Gua for perfection.

Calculation Methods

1. Taking readings for East/West Four Houses

   • Taking measurement with Lo Pan parallel to main door
   • Direction on towards the house is the sitting while direction outside main door facing

2. To calculate East/West Four Life

For Males

• Use 100 to take away last 2 digits from birth year and divide by 9
• The remainder gives Life Gua
• Example: Born in 1978, male

  (100-78)/9 = Remainder is 4, East Four Life

For Females

• Use last 2 digits from birth year and minus 4 and divide by 9
• The remainder give Life Gua
• Example: Born in 1978, female

  (78-4)/9 = Remainder is 2, West Four Life

Special Cases

When remainder is 0, take Gua to be 9 If remainder is 5, West Four Life:

• Male classified under Kun Gua
• Female under Ken Gua

8 Houses Theory

Ba Zai Ming Jing is an authoritative book on the 8 Houses School. Below are the 8 dictatorial stars to give different effects.

Auspicious Stars

a) Sheng Chi

• House & Life matching gives rise to power & authority and all general prosperity
• Most suited for the location of bed or work desk

b) Tien Yi

• 2nd lucky star
• House & Life matching for wealth & population growth
• Ensures health when stove faces one’s own Tien Yi direction

c) Yien Nien

• 3rd lucky star
• When house & life matches promotes wealth & population
• Best for longevity & harmony in marriage

d) Fu Wei

• 4th lucky star
• Medium wealth & longevity
• More female than male
• When stove faces Fu Wei with the arrival of Tien Yi helper, a son can be hoped for in that year

Inauspicious Stars

e) Jue Ming

• The most unlucky star
• Causes bankruptcy, sickness or even death

f) Wu Gui

• 2nd unlucky star
• Fire & theft, loss of wealth, law-suit & ill health

g) Liu Sha

• 3rd unlucky star
• Results in loss of wealth, propaganda & philandering

h) Huo Hai

• 4th unlucky star
• Brings about litigation, loss in wealth & obstacles