Fengshui, part of Chinese astrological beliefs, is the belief in balance, and is used in many aspects of traditional life. One of the major elements of fengshui is one’s kua number. This number is used to determine what directions are luckiest for you and will bring you the best things in your life. Different directions will bring prosperity in different areas of life. Calculating this formula is an essential part of good luck according to Chinese astrology.
Calculating Your Number
It is relatively simple to calculate one’s number. The formula is based on the year a person was born. However, since it follows the Chinese New Year as opposed to the western calendar, if one’s birthday falls in January or February an accurate calculation will only be achieved by assuring that the Chinese New Year has already taken place. Otherwise one year must be subtracted before continuing. Add together all the digits of your birth year, then do the same thing for the resulting number. Keep up this pattern until only one digit remains. Males should subtract this new number from ten and females should add it to five. The final result of this should be another single digit number, and the end of your calculations.
The Significance of Your Number
Each number is associated with different directions, such as north, northeast, east, etc., for different areas of life. These associations are both positive and negative, consisting of both directions to avoid and those to strive to face often. For example, the number five is associated with northeast for success, west for health, south for death and north for loss. These categories are sometimes labeled slightly differently based on translation and region, but there are always four prosperous directions and four unlucky directions.
Use in Daily Life
The directions associated with one’s number are often considered when making every day decisions, even ones as simple as where to place furniture or which side of the bed to sleep on. A five person, for instance, would likely want a cubicle at work where their desk could face northeast, which for that person would be associated with success. This same person may also decide to place their bed so they can sleep facing west, associated with good health. If your number ties a direction to something bad, such as loss or death, care is taken to avoid facing that direction for any long periods of time.
If you follow Chinese astrological tradition, feng shui and the kua number are very important things to keep in mind in order to maintain stability, balance, and prosperity in your life. If you abide by the directions this number calculates for you, it is said that you will achieve great things and lead an excellent life, free from negativity and bad luck.
