When it comes to personal gua numbers, learners should note that they are English words used to describe Ming Gua (命卦), which is also often referred to as the life gua or life star.
Depending on where you read about 8 mansions feng shui from, the spelling of Gua can also sometimes be written as Kua with a “K” rather than “G”.
This is not a spelling error. But the different use of letter is due to the different pronunciation used by different practitioners conversing in different Chinese dialects.
For example, people from Hong Kong can pronounce various words differently compared to those from Taiwan. This is even though they are reading from the same Mandarin words.
When you are of the personal Gua number 2, the personal trigram that represents you is Kun ☷ with regards to Ba Zhai feng shui.
Traditionally, the Kun trigram is a representation of the matriarch in the household, This is true when a typical feng shui assessment is conducted on a property.
But in terms of personal feng shui in 8 mansions, the Gua number that is taken on by an individual will erect a personal trigram.
In this case, Gua 2 will represent Kun gua.
So don’t be confused when you are of Gua 2 but not the matriarch in the house.
It is totally possible, and very common in fact, for a man having Gua 2 as referenced from the Gua table. But is nothing close to being the matriarch in the household. If he is the eldest son, then the Gua within the premises that represents him would be Zhen on the East sector. Just that his personal Gua is 2 in 8 mansions.
So when the topic of personal gua numbers are discussed, the word personal is always used so as to avoid confusion with other aspects of feng shui.
Attributes of Gua 2
The gua number 2 is associated with the earth element. Specifically yin earth.
As such, those with gua 2 will embody various characteristics of earth. And because the Kun gua is symbolic of mother and earth, it’s intuitive that the most common way to describe gua 2 personalities is to compare it’s similarities with mother earth.
It conceptualizes, nurtures, and grooms people for growth.
Therefore, it’s not surprising for such individuals to display powerful traits of patience, guidance, love and forgiving.
They get the most satisfaction in life by seeing people and things coming to fruition. Attaining their full potential.
A strong inner-strength means someone who is not afraid to stand up to their beliefs and principles, even if it means sacrifice. Especially when these qualities are required to protect the people around who rely on them for emotional strength.
Because of this, finding support from people around you is often within reach as others would be more than willing to defend their external source of strength.
However, the disadvantage of earth is it’s in flexibility. Creating an often stubborn personality. It would be difficult to change the mind of a gua 2 individual once he or she has decided a position on an issue.
For this reason, even though trustworthy people with gua 2 usually encourages growth in others, growing themselves can sometimes be tough to achieve due to a strong preference to staying in their own comfort zones.
If you are looking for someone conservative who is down to earth and prefers stability rather that taking on risks for huge gains, a gua 2 personality would probably fit that description best.
Basic feng shui
Ba Zhai feng shui states that individuals with gua number 2 will belong to the West Group.
The implications for those with gua 2 means that they will have the following directions and sectors with regards to the 8 sector locations.
| Gua | SC | TY | YN | FW | 5G | 6K | HH | JM |
| 2 | NE | W | NW | SW | SE | S | E | N |
These auspicious and inauspicious directions are also greatly influenced by the cosmic energy of the huge door star (巨门星). Due to this linkage, Gua 2 personalities will also have a considerable affinity with the Tian Yi sector.
Since the Kun gua and huge door star are of earth element, people with Gua 2 will usually find favorable elements as earth and fire.
There are of course exceptions to this. But the above can be said with a high degree of certainty in a general sense.
The feng shui implications of these are that square property layouts can be ideal for gua 2 people. Pitched triangular roofs will also be fitting together with flat square roofs.
The white star 8 will enable gua 2 to reap the most benefits since it is a wealth star of the earth element. This auspiciousness can compound when there is a parent string of 2-5-8 stars present in the chart of suitable formation and activation.
Personal grand duke
The basic concept personal grand duke (tai sui) indicates that the zodiac that clashes with an individual’s zodiac is a very inauspicious direction and sector.
While a person’s zodiac can be easily referred to with a Chinese calendar, it can also be reverse calculated by referencing the subject’s gender and gua number.
The earthly branch on the year pillar in one’s bazi will show the zodiac, and the opposing zodiac would be the Da Hao (大耗) which is essentially the personal breaker.
For example, if a person has the zodiac of Goat, it would be at the direction of SW1. In this case, the direction opposite would be NE1. So the NE1 sector of the house would be an unlucky sector of the house for this specific individual to sleep in or work in.
The zodiac location itself is also an afflicted area which should not be disturbed.
The below tables shows the grand duke direction and clash direction for males and females with Gua 2.
Male Gua 2
| Year | Grand Duke Direction |
Clash Direction |
| 1917,1953,1989,2025 | SE3 | NW3 |
| 1926,1962,1998,2034 | NE3 | SW3 |
| 1935,1971,2007,2043 | NW3 | SE3 |
| 1944,1980,2016 | SW3 | NE3 |
Female Gua 2
| Year | Grand Duke Direction |
Clash Direction |
| 1915,1951,1987,2023 | E2 | W2 |
| 1924,1960,1996 | N2 | S2 |
| 1933,1969,2005 | W2 | E2 |
| 1942,1978,2014 | S2 | N2 |
While the above tables are clear and concise, homeowners should understand in a feng shui assessment, various different concepts of feng shui can be applied.
The result is that sometimes suggestions are provided by practitioners that go against the grand duke concept.
This is because some concepts take precedence over others in the real life application of feng shui for a house.