Tian Yi (天医) is another 1 out of the 4 favorable directions in 8 mansions feng shui with it’s positive strength second only to Sheng Qi.
The words 天医 can basically be describe to mean heavenly doctor, astral healing, godly healer, or even be a title given to a physician that is held in very high regards in terms of the ability to heal others.
So learners are naturally inclined to link this sector to health. It is also the sector that is most closely associated with the luck of meeting noblemen, helpful people and benefactors.
If you are someone who likes to have a lot of friends around you, people who bring color and experience into your life, the Tian Yi (TY) sector is the sector that you need to pay particular attention to.
If for example, the toilet is located in the TY area of the house, then the people you meet and come across in life would be those who don’t add value to your life. Even worse is that they can even take away value from your life. Constantly giving you stress and being a huge annoyance.
If the TY energy is locked in a storeroom, then it would not be a surprise to find that you live a pretty solitary lifestyle.
Tian yi is linked to the earth element and associated with the huge door star (巨门星).
The below table indicates where the TY directional sector is with regards to a home’s sitting direction.
| Sitting | Gua | TY | Trigram |
| N | 1 | E | Kan |
| SW | 2 | W | Kun |
| E | 3 | N | Zhen |
| SE | 4 | S | Xun |
| NW | 6 | NE | Qian |
| W | 7 | SW | Dui |
| NE | 8 | NW | Gen |
| S | 9 | SE | Li |
We can also determine the TY sector with a manual process by changing the first and second yao line in the trigram that represents the house.
For example, a Dui house would carry the symbol ☱. If we change the first (bottom) and second (middle) yao lines of the trigram, we get the Kun gua of ☷. This points to the southwest, which would be where the TY sector would be in a Dui house sitting on west.
As the name of this sector in 8 mansions suggest, it is a sector most suitable for areas where residents rest, recover, recuperate, heal, and recharge.
For this reason, bedrooms and meditation rooms are the most appropriate for the location where the heavenly doctor resides. Bedrooms are after all, where people rest to recharge themselves after a hard day at work.
Those healing from injuries would benefit from being in this sector of recovery.
However, it must be noted that it is still a strong favorable sector among the eight. So the directional sector where TY is located can generally be used for all types of living areas. It’s just that a household would reap the most rewards from this auspicious corner by using it for sleeping or zen activities.
If the TY corner of the house is located in a missing sector, it can be deemed to be a house without a health sector. Thus, household members can expect to experience constant niggling ailments. And in serious cases, severe health conditions.
Traditional feng shui often suggest having the stove facing the TY direction so that hostile fire energy would not cause bad health to residents.
Properly harnessing the power of the TY sector in the house is equivalent to activating a timely sitting mountain star in Xuan Kong flying stars feng shui. It brings the luck of good health to residents in the house.
In the wellness industry such as spas and massage parlours, this is also also a suitable area to set up the rooms where customers relax and recharge in a calm environment.