Your Journey Starts Now
You've discovered you are a Kua number 7. This marks the beginning of a powerful journey to align your energy with your living spaces. Your Kua number works like a personal Feng Shui compass that guides you through life.
As a Kua 7, you belong to the West Group with Metal as your element. This special number gives you specific favorable and unfavorable directions that can impact your success, health, and relationships in many ways.
Here is your personal energy map at a glance.
| Favorable Directions (Auspicious) | Unfavorable Directions (Inauspicious) |
|---|---|
| Sheng Chi (Success) - Northwest | Huo Hai (Mishaps) - Southeast |
| Tian Yi (Health) - Southwest | Wu Gui (Five Ghosts) - East |
| Yan Nian (Relationships) - Northeast | Liu Sha (Six Killings) - North |
| Fu Wei (Personal Growth) - West | Jue Ming (Total Loss) - South |
We will go beyond this simple list in this guide. You'll get practical advice on how to use these Kua number 7 directions to change your home, office, and life for the better.
First, A Quick Check
Let's make sure you are truly a Kua number 7 before we continue. Many online tools make mistakes, so it's good to check manually.
Here is the standard formula.
- For Males born before the year 2000: Take the last two digits of your birth year. Add them together. If you get two digits, add them again to get a single digit. Subtract this number from 10. The result is your Kua number.
- For Females born before the year 2000: Take the last two digits of your birth year. Add them together. If you get two digits, add them again to get a single digit. Add 5 to this number. If the result is two digits, add them again. The result is your Kua number.
- For those born in or after 2000, the formulas change slightly: Males subtract from 9, and Females add 6.
There is one important thing to remember. Feng Shui uses the Chinese Solar Calendar, not the regular calendar we use daily. The new year, called Li Chun, starts on February 4th or 5th.
If you were born in January or early February, you need to check the exact Li Chun date for your birth year. You might actually belong to the Kua number of the previous year.
Your Power Zones
These four good directions are your personal power zones. Using them brings positive energy to help you reach your goals.
Sheng Chi - Northwest
Sheng Chi means "Generating Breath" and is your most powerful direction. It brings energy for success, wealth, and career growth. This direction helps you prosper in all you do.
Face Northwest when you work at your desk. This position helps with business calls and contract talks.
If possible, having your main door in the Northwest area of your home is very lucky. This brings success energy into your entire house.
Tian Yi - Southwest
Tian Yi is the "Heavenly Doctor" direction. It helps your physical and mental health, helps you recover when sick, and attracts helpful people to you.
Put your bed so your head points Southwest while you sleep. This simple change can make you rest better and feel more alive.
Face Southwest when taking medicine or meditating for health. Placing a healthy plant in this part of your home also boosts its healing power.
Yan Nian - Northeast
Yan Nian means "Longevity and Relationships." This direction helps all your connections with others, from love and family to work friends.
Put your dining table in the Northeast area of your home for better family meals and talks. Face this direction during important social events or difficult family talks to help everyone understand each other better. Symbols of partnership work well here.
Fu Wei - West
Fu Wei, the "Stable Seat," helps your personal growth. It supports clear thinking, focus, and inner calm. This direction gives you stability and helps you grow as a person.
Face West when you meditate, study, or need to think deeply. Use the West area of your home for a quiet reading spot or a place to reflect and connect with yourself.
Caution Zones
Your four bad directions don't need to be feared. Just understand their effects and reduce them gently. Keep these areas quiet and clean, and use simple fixes based on elements.
Jue Ming - South
Jue Ming, or "Total Loss," is your most challenging direction. It can bring major setbacks, illness, and money loss.
The main strategy is to avoid using this direction. Don't put your bedroom, office, main door, or kitchen here. Keep this area quiet and use it for storage if possible.
To fix this energy, use Metal elements. Place a brass Wu Lou (a gourd for health) or a metal wind chime here to reduce the negative energy.
Wu Gui - East
Wu Gui is the "Five Ghosts" direction. It brings gossip, arguments, betrayal, and unexpected problems that drain you.
Don't use this area for your home office or important decision-making. Keep it clean and well-lit to prevent stagnant energy.
A salt water cure works well for Wu Gui. This simple tool made from salt, water, and coins absorbs negative energy over time.
Liu Sha - North
Liu Sha means "Six Killings." It can bring legal problems, relationship issues, and ongoing scandals or betrayals.
Keep this area calm and tidy to manage Liu Sha. Clutter will make its negative effects worse.
A vase with still, clean water can help calm this aggressive energy. Avoid active water features like fountains here, as they can make the negativity stronger.
Huo Hai - Southeast
Huo Hai, the "Mishap" direction, is the least severe bad direction. It brings minor but frequent obstacles, frustrations, and small accidents.
You can manage this energy with awareness. The best fix is to keep this area of your home clean and free of clutter.
If this area seems particularly troublesome, place a small wooden or brass gourd here for protection. Often, good cleaning is enough.
The Kua 7 Blueprint
Knowing your directions is theory. Using them creates real change. Here's a practical guide to using your Kua 7 energy map in your home.
Step 1: Map Your Home
First, get a floor plan of your home or apartment. Stand in the middle of your home with a compass (a smartphone app works).
Find where North, South, East, and West are. Then, draw a nine-square grid over your floor plan. This shows which rooms fall into your eight compass directions.
Step 2: Prioritize the Trinity
In Feng Shui, three key areas have the greatest impact on your life's energy. Focus on these first.
- The Main Door: This is where energy enters your home. If your door faces a good Kua 7 direction like Northwest, that's excellent. If not, we'll address this later.
- The Bedroom: You spend one-third of your life here. Place your bed so your head points to a good direction while sleeping. Tian Yi (Southwest) is best for health.
- The Stove: The stove represents food and wealth. The direction you face while cooking should ideally be one of your good directions.
Step 3: Room-by-Room Optimization
After fixing the trinity, you can improve other rooms. Use this table as a quick guide.
| Room | Goal | Best Direction to Face | Best Sector to Use |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home Office | Career Success, Focus | Northwest (Sheng Chi) | West (Fu Wei) |
| Living Room | Family Harmony | Northeast (Yan Nian) | Any good sector |
| Bedroom | Health, Rest | Southwest (Tian Yi) | Any good sector |
| Dining Area | Connection, Health | Northeast (Yan Nian) | Any good sector |
When Directions Collide
Real homes are rarely perfect. It's common to face challenges where ideal placements aren't possible. Here are solutions to common Kua 7 problems.
Problem: "My best direction (Sheng Chi - Northwest) is in a bathroom!"
This happens often. The solution follows this idea: "If you can't use the direction, activate the sector."
Keep the bathroom door closed always. Keep it very clean and well-ventilated. Place a small, healthy plant on the counter to counter the draining energy. Then, face Northwest in another room when working at your desk or sitting on your couch.
Problem: "My front door is in my worst direction (Jue Ming - South)!"
Don't worry. You can manage this with a three-step approach to weaken and redirect the negative energy.
- Weaken the Negative: Place a Metal element at the threshold. A brass welcome mat, a metal plate under the doormat, or painting the door white or grey can help reduce the Jue Ming energy.
- Create a Shield: Put a decorative screen or tall plant just inside the door. This blocks the rushing energy, making it slow down instead of shooting into your home.
- Divert Attention: Make the entrance bright and beautiful. Nice artwork or bright lighting will lift the energy of the space, preventing negative energy from settling.
Problem: "My partner is an East Group person. Our directions clash!"
This is very common for couples. We suggest compromise and setting priorities. Harmony is the main goal.
- The Breadwinner: The main door and home office should align with the Sheng Chi direction of the main earner to support family finances.
- The Bedroom: For sleeping, use the Tian Yi (Health) direction of the partner with more delicate health. If both are healthy, choose a direction that works reasonably well for both.
- Shared Spaces: Focus on activating each person's Yan Nian (Relationship) direction. Even if these are in different areas, placing harmony symbols in each person's Yan Nian sector of the living room can help your connection.
Beyond Directions
Your Kua number reveals more than just directions. It shows your elemental nature and personality type. Understanding this helps you create a more supportive environment.
Your Kua 7 Archetype
As a Kua 7, you are the Eloquent, Meticulous Creator.
- Element: Your element is Yin Metal. This relates to precision, beauty, logic, structure, and arts.
- Personality: Kua 7 people are often great communicators, organized, detail-oriented, and social. They have a good eye for beauty. The downside can be perfectionism, being too critical, or sensitivity.
- Career Alignments: You do well in fields that value precision, structure, and communication. These include finance, law, engineering, public speaking, technology, and design or artistic professions.
Decorating for Kua 7
To boost your personal energy, decorate with elements that support your Metal element. The Five Element cycle teaches that Earth creates Metal. So, using Earth elements in your decor will strengthen you.
- Supportive Colors: Use Earth tones (sandy beige, terracotta, warm yellows) and Metal colors (white, grey, silver, gold, brass).
- Supportive Materials & Shapes: Use metal objects, natural stones, crystals, and ceramics in your decor. Round, oval, and circular shapes connect with the Metal element and will work well with your energy.
Your Harmonious Path
Your Kua number 7 directions are a personal map to a more aligned life. They empower you rather than restrict you with rigid rules.
Start small. Simply changing the direction your desk faces or choosing a different seat on the sofa is a powerful first step.
By aligning your environment with your personal energy, you build a foundation for greater success, better health, and deeper harmony in all areas of your life.
