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Module 6 T24 M
Module 6 T24 M
Module 6
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THE 24 MOUNTAINS
BEARING
(IN DEGREES)
South 1
157.5
- 172.5
South 2
172.5
- 187.5
South 3
187.5
- 202.5
SouthWest 1
202.5
- 217.5
SouthWest 2
217.5
- 232.5
SouthWest 3
232.5
- 247.5
West 1
247.5
- 262.5
West 2
262.5
- 277.5
West 3
277.5
- 292.5
NorthWest 1
292.5
- 307.5
NorthWest 2
307.5
- 322.5
NorthWest 3
322.5
- 337.5
North 1
North 2
337.5
352.5
- 352.5
- 007.5
North 3
007.5
- 022.5
NorthEast 1
022.5
- 037.5
NorthEast 2
037.5
- 052.5
NorthEast 3
052.5
- 067.5
East 1
067.5
- 082.5
East 2
082.5
- 097.5
East 3
SouthEast 1
097.5
112.5
- 112.5
- 127.5
SouthEast 2
127.5
- 142.5
SouthEast 3
142.5
- 157.5
Having mastered Eight Mansions, you can go deeper into fine-tuning the selection of auspicious
directions. This is done by examining the subdirections of the main directions i.e. looking at the
24 mountains (and their corresponding directions) to tell us other attributes and meanings of the
subdirections. The 24 mountains reveal if a bad directions bad influence is modified by other
attributes of the 24 directions. By adding this into your Eight Mansions practice, you can select
which subdirection amongst your good directions is most suitable for you.
EXAMPLE: If your KUA number is 6, then your sheng chi or wealth direction is West. But you
can choose W1, W2 or W3 when determining your facing or sitting direction. To see which of
these subdirections is best for you, examine each of the three subdirections W1, W2 and W3.
Upon doing so, you will discover that W1 is a heavenly stem direction known as Ken and its
element is yang metal, so this direction is suitable if you need metal based on your birth chart.
W2 is the Rooster direction and thus is excellent for those born in Rooster years. W3 is again
a heavenly stem direction known as Sin and its element is yin metal.
On closer examination of the 24 mountains, you will find they are either yin or yang. You will also
discover that the 24 mountains comprise the following:
Half of the 24 mountains are 12 subdirections that represent earthly branches. This is another name
for the 12 animal signs under which all of us are born. The animal signs are the earthly branches of
the year. Note that under the Chinese calendar system there are two elements in each year. One is the
element of the earthly branch, the other is the element of the heavenly stem.
The animal sign that signifies your year of birth is described as your year earthly branch. The element
of the year is known as its heavenly stem. Generally, when the two elements of the year are in a
harmonious relationship (i.e. when one produces the other as in water with wood, or wood with fire)
then the year is harmonious and auspicious. When these two elements are in discord (i.e. they are in
a destructive relationship with each other) it indicates a year with problems.
For instance, in the year 2008, which is a RAT year, the element of the RAT or earthly branch is Water.
But the element of the heavenly stem of the year 2008 is Earth. The heavenly stem element of Earth
destroys the earthly branch element of Water. The elements of the year 2008 are thus said to indicate
discord. This explanation is to tell you something about earthly branches and heavenly stems, which
are used in advanced feng shui practice. Of more immediate significance however is that while using
Eight Mansions you can also factor in the direction that indicates your animal sign (i.e. the earthly
branch of your year of birth). These 12 animal signs are located at fifteen degree intervals around the
compass. Your animal sign direction is considered auspicious for you.
12 Horoscope Chart
ar
ox
Rat
1 2 3 1
Sn
ak
ee
SE
S
1
3 2 1 3
Horse
Sh
ti
SW
NE
e
nk
NW
1 2 3 1
2
N
ge
Rooster
Mo
3 2 1
Bo
Do
Dr
Rabbit
ag
on
At a practical level, this means that if you have no choice and have to sit facing Northwest and NW
is bad for you based on Eight Mansions, then you know that if you are born in the year of the Dog,
shifting your angle of sitting slightly to face NW1 would nullify any harmful luck coming towards
you. If you were born in a Boar year however, then NW3 would do the same for you. This is because
NW 3 is the direction of the earthly branch that corresponds to the Boar.
This extra dimension of the Eight Mansions formula is extremely useful for those whose choice of
sitting, sleeping and facing directions are limited. It expands the possibilities and the alternatives for
the practitioner considerably.
In addition to fine-tuning based on the year animal signs, you can also fine-tune based on another set
of criteria represented in the 24 mountains; these are the four trigrams that make up the 24 mountains
in the secondary directions and they are placed in the Northwest, Southwest, Northeast and Southeast
of the compass. Using the Later Heaven Arrangement of the trigrams around the compass, these four
directions correspond to the four component members of the family unit. Thus:
1. The Northwest, which is signified by the subdirection NW2, is the place of the trigram Chien
which stands for the father. This direction / location benefits the father.
2. The Southwest, which is signified by the subdirection SW2, is the place of the trigram Kun
which stands for the mother. This direction benefits the mother.
3. The Northeast, which is signified by the direction NE2, is the place of the trigram Gen (also
spelt Ken) which stands for the (middle) son. This direction benefits the son.
4. The Southeast, which is signified by the direction SE2 is the place of the trigram, Shun which
stands for the (middle) daughter. This direction benefits the daughter.
This aspect of Eight Mansions overrides the East/West group lucky and unlucky directions thereby
offering greater flexibility in using personalized directions.
y
kwa
oh
ch
N2
zen
N1
ha
ch
NE
NE
NW
sen
3
SW
NE
E2
chia
SE
mau
E1
E3
sh
e
W1
SE
ken
SE
W2
yu
SW
SW
yi
W3
sin
The Four
Trigrams
of the
24 Mountains
ie
2
W1
yiu
NW
ge
E1
N3
cher
NW
s
hih
ku
ping
the family, you would fine-tune the way you
wu
sit to face the subdirection SE2 to get a double
benefit. If you are the father, mother or daughter of the family facing this direction, whatever good
luck happens to you will benefit the daughter also. This part of the formula can only be used when
you are considering these four directions.
we
SW
SE3
un
sh
Another way to use this information is when the direction is bad for you. If the direction NW is bad
for you because you are an East group person but you have no choice but to face NW in your office,
then if you are the father in your family, choosing NW2 of the three subdirections of the NW will
nullify any bad effect this direction brings you under the Eight Mansions formula.
So instead of facing NW1 or NW3, you should face NW2, since this direction will not then be so
harmful and could even bring good luck. What is required is only a very subtle shift in direction and
this can easily be done with a compass and a swivel chair. This then is the huge advantage of knowing
these fine points in compass formula feng shui.
Module 6 - The 24 Mountains
The last component set of directions of the 24 mountains are the eight heavenly stem directions. In
the Chinese calendar system, there are really 10 heavenly stems, but in the twenty four directions of
feng shui, only 8 of the stems are represented. This is illustrated below:
y
oh
ch
N3
cher
N2
zen
N1
ha
NW
NE
NE
NW
3
NE
ku
S3
ting
S
S2
wu
S1
SE3
tze
E1
chia
mau
E2
E3
SE
un
sh
sen
3
SW
we
yi
W1
SW
sh
ken
SE
SE
W2
yu
SW
SW
W3
sin
The Eight
Heavenly Stems
of the
24 Mountains
en
ie
NW
1
sh
ih
yiu
ch
ge
E1
kwa
NW
ping
Use the productive and destructive cycle of the elements to find out which of the stem directions are
good for you and which are bad. The stem direction with an element that produces your stem element
is good for you. That which has an element that destroys or exhausts your stem element is bad for
you.
Next, note that yang water destroys yang fire. But yang water does not destroy yin fire. Note also that
yang wood produces yang fire. But yin wood does not produce yang fire. So how do you determine if
you are yin or yang? By noting your year of birth to determine if your heavenly stem is yin and yang.
Also if you are female, you are yin, and if you are male, you are yang.
The use of the stems formula can be confusing and difficult. If you find it is not worthwhile to apply
this part of the formula, you can pass on it. But facing a stem that brings luck is said to be very
auspicious.
The Eight Mansions charts are simply a visually efficient way of showing you how the eight types of luck
are distributed in your home. It is called Eight Mansions because there are eight types of 'mansions'
with different distributions of chi, and thus different distributions of luck within the house
Eight Mansions charts use descriptions to reveal the type of chi present. This is different from the
eight mansion charts and Flying Star charts which express information as numbers. All three use the
nine squares (known as the Nine Palaces) to express the distribution of chi and all three are based on
house orientations, that is on the facing or sitting directions of the house.
You will find the Eight Mansions charts below. Locate the chart that applies to your house by using a
compass to check your house-facing direction, and find the chart that corresponds to that direction.
Then use the charts to analyze the Eight Mansions chi distribution within your home. It is really that
simple.
EXAMPLE: If your Kua number is 1, then your sheng chi direction is southeast. A house facing
southeast would be best for you, since the distribution of luck in this house will correspond
exactly to what is good for you. In this instance, it is east group people who would find the
house to be compatible, since the good and bad luck directions would be the same for the
house and for the individual.
SW
Nien Yen
Sheng Chi
Ho Hai
Romance
Bad Luck
Fu Wei
House Sits
Chueh Ming
Personal
Growth
North
Total Loss
Tien Yi
Five Ghosts
Six Killings
SW
Five Ghosts
Fu Wei
Tien Yi
Personal
Growth
Health
Nien Yen
House Sits
Romance
South
Chueh Ming
Sheng Chi
Total Loss
Health
NE
SE
NW
NE
Six Killings
Ho Hai
Bad Luck
NW
SW
Six Killings
Tien Yi
Fu Wei
Health
Personal
Growth
Sheng Chi
House Sits
Five Ghosts
West
SE
Ho Hai
Chueh Ming
Nien Yen
Bad Luck
Total Loss
Romance
Five Ghosts
House Sits
Sheng Chi
East
Ho Hai
Nien Yen
Chueh Ming
Tien Yi
Bad Luck
Romance
Total Loss
Health
NE
NW
NE
Five Ghosts
Six Killings
Six Killings
SE
Fu Wei
Six Killings
Five Ghosts
Ho Hai
House Sits
Tien Yi
SW
Health
Sheng Chi
Chueh Ming
Nien Yen
Total Loss
Romance
NW
NE
Sheng Chi
Personal
Growth
Nien Yen
Ho Hai
Sheng Chi
Romance
Bad Luck
NE
Chueh Ming
Total Loss
Ho Hai
Fu Wei
Six Killings
Personal
Growth
NW
SW
Chueh Ming
Ho Hai
Sheng Chi
Total Loss
Bad Luck
Six Killings
House Sits
Nien Yen
NE
Romance
Fu Wei
Five Ghosts
Personal
Growth
NW
Nien Yen
Bad Luck
NE
Fu Wei
SE
Romance
NW
Five Ghosts
House Sits
SE
House Sits
Tien Yi
Total Loss
SW
Tien Yi
SW
Chueh Ming
Health
NW
Health
Fu Wei
SW
Bad Luck
Personal
Growth
Personal
Growth
SW
NE
Tien Yi
Health
NW