Unlike flying stars feng shui where the facing of a house determines it’s natal chart, 8 mansions feng shui is based on the sitting as the reference point.
This means that if a house is facing northeast, it will be sitting on southwest. Such a residence will be categorized as a Kun house with the gua number 2. And it will fall under the west group of houses. read more
Because 8 mansions feng shui is an extension of san he (三合) feng shui, the classification of a residence is based on the sitting. This is unlike san yuan (三元) feng shui where the facing is usually taken as the reference point.
A house sitting on south will have it’s sitting on the Li palace. Which is why it is termed as a Li house with gua number 9. read more
When a house is sitting on the southeast sector, it is deemed as a Xun house with kua number 4 in 8 mansions feng shui.
Such a dwelling will fall into the category of east group houses where the directions of north, south, east and southeast are favorable. And the directions of west, southwest, northeast and northwest are unfavorable. read more
A house sitting on the east and facing west is known as a Zhen house. It has the element base of wood.
It has a Gua number 3, and is therefore also known as a Gua 3 house.
Under the concepts of 8 mansions feng shui, a residence with such an alignment would fall under the group of east house.
As a property on it’s own, it would embody the following energy map. read more