Introduction and Property Basics
This assessment is prepared specifically for the renovation of your home. Through sensible re-allocation of space and harmonising five-element colours and materials, it will help you lay down a favourable feng shui field during the renovation stage, in service of your life goals: "flourishing wealth, family harmony, career progress, good health".
Basic property parameters
Orientation: sitting North, facing South (base chart / 下卦). Read here on the standard 下卦 chart.
Period: this property was built in 1982, a Period 6 (1964–1983) building.
Important note: this is a Period 6 dwelling. Because the era has now entered Period 9 (2024–2043), the spatial field and the timeliness of the chart's stars have shifted over time. This renovation plan focuses on how to harness the reigning stars of Period 9 while remedying the untimely and afflictive stars of the original Period 6 chart.
- Door FACING (Facing Direction): faces due South. This determines the property's permanent "sitting North, facing South" Flying Stars chart.
- Door POSITION (Position): located in the due-South sector of the property.
External form note (an important premise)
As this analysis received no concrete external-environment data (surrounding roads, neighbouring buildings, rivers, mountains, etc.), the report rests entirely on compass energy (the numerical computation of the Flying Stars and Eight Mansions Kua). Whether a flying star's auspiciousness or affliction ultimately activates still depends on the external form. Without external information, we cannot assess the activation status of the stars by external form. Before breaking ground, we suggest you observe whether there is a "road rush", "sharp corner", or "oppressive high-rise" outside your windows, so a more precise fine-tuning can be made.
Member Kua Analysis and Priority Ranking
The home has 4 occupants. In Eight Mansions theory, a person's birth year and gender determine their East-Group/West-Group Kua, which in turn sets their four auspicious and four inauspicious directions.
Member Kua data
- Kua: Zhen (3 Jade Wood), East Group.
- Auspicious (to face): S (Sheng Qi), SE (Yan Nian), E (Tian Yi), N (Fu Wei).
- Inauspicious (to avoid): NW (Wu Gui), W (Jue Ming), SW (Huo Hai), NE (Liu Sha).
- Kua: Dui (7 Red Metal), West Group.
- Auspicious: NW (Sheng Qi), SW (Tian Yi), NE (Yan Nian), W (Fu Wei).
- Inauspicious: E (Jue Ming), S (Wu Gui), N (Huo Hai), SE (Liu Sha).
- Kua: Gen (8 White Earth), West Group (the 5 Yellow female lodges in Gen).
- Auspicious: SW (Sheng Qi), NW (Tian Yi), W (Yan Nian), NE (Fu Wei).
- Kua: Kun (2 Black Earth), West Group (the 5 Yellow male lodges in Kun).
- Auspicious: NE (Sheng Qi), W (Tian Yi), NW (Yan Nian), SW (Fu Wei).
Arbitration and reconciliation principle (Eight Mansions × Xuan Kong)
This household shows the classic mix of "East Group (male head)" and "West Group (wife and children)". The rules for arbitrating the two schools' conflicts are:
- Avoiding harm comes first (Xuan Kong leads): first avoid the major inauspicious sectors of the Flying Stars (5 Yellow, 2 Black, and dangerous star combinations). Regardless of personal Kua, a major inauspicious sector must never serve as the physical space for a bedroom, office, or stove.
- Space function (Xuan Kong decides): the Flying Stars decide the physical "location" of bed, desk, and stove.
- Body facing (Eight Mansions decides): within the auspicious locations Xuan Kong permits, adjust furniture "facing" to suit personal Kua.
- Bedhead facing: the direction the top of the head points to when sleeping.
- Desk facing: the direction faced when seated working.
- Stove-mouth facing: the direction the stove's switch (or ignition point) points to when operating it (the direction the operator's back is turned toward).
- Family priority order: male head (decision-maker and primary breadwinner) > female head > children.
Whole-Home Irregular Footprint and Foyer Adjustments
Irregular footprint (about 30 missing-corner units):
The interior has about 30 units of missing corners or irregular edges. Missing corners cause the five-element energy of the corresponding directions to be deficient.
Adjustment: during design, have the designer use built-in cabinetry, light-steel partition walls, or a storeroom to "square off" the irregular interior edges, so the space reads as regular in both sightlines and main circulation. Where a particular direction is severely deficient, fit a large mirror on that wall (if not a bedroom) to extend the sense of space, or place a heavy stone or large planter of the corresponding element there to replenish the qi.
Centre-palace foyer (about 1×1 unit):
The foyer sits in the centre palace, adjoining the South door.
Guarding against piercing hall and door-sees-toilet: the door is in the South and the bathroom due North, so the door and bathroom fall exactly on the North-South central axis. With no barrier between them, a serious "door-sees-toilet" and a straight-through "piercing hall" form, causing wealth to come and go and become blocked.
Renovation solution: be sure to use this 1×1 centre-palace foyer to design an opaque screen, a foyer cabinet, or a frosted-glass partition, blocking the line of sight from the door straight to the North bathroom. This forces the qi to circulate in the living room, achieving "gathering wind and accumulating qi".
Permanent Chart: In-Depth Palace-by-Palace Analysis and Space Re-Allocation
Based on this home's Period 6 sitting-North-facing-South permanent configuration (chart: sitting North "Zi mountain" or "Gui mountain", facing South "Wu mountain" or "Ding mountain"), and together with your life goals, the following gives the most crucial space re-allocation plan.
[Due South] (door position / faces South)
Permanent stars: mountain star 6 (6 White Metal), facing star 6 (6 White Metal).
Verdict: "authority, rank, decisiveness."
Assessment: excellent! The main door sits due South, receiving the double-6 White qi of rank and honour. The 6 White is the Wu Qu (Military) star, governing power, status and execution. This direction strongly favours the male head's "career advancement and social reputation".
Renovation and design guidance:
- Door and foyer: keep the doorway spacious and bright, with ample lighting. Steady, dignified colours suit this area (a dark timber door, or a design with metal trim).
- Five-element enhancement: both stars here are Metal, so place fine metal ornaments (a copper piece) to strengthen its rank and decisiveness (the annual 5 Yellow visits this sector in 2026, so hold off on citrine or feature stones, which are Earth).
[North-West] (was: master bedroom ➡️ suggested: keep and optimise as master bedroom)
Permanent stars: mountain star 3 (3 Jade Wood), facing star 9 (9 Purple Fire).
Verdict: "disputes inflamed, legal trouble, fire hazard, heart and eye ailments. Both people/health and wealth/career are affected."
Assessment: this holds the reigning facing star 9 (9 Purple You Bi, the strongest wealth star of the current Period 9) — very favourable for earning, career growth and investment. However, the 3-9 combination means excessive Wood-Fire and an agitated field, readily causing "quarrels and disputes, hot temper, poor sleep quality, and cardiovascular/eye ailments".
Renovation and design guidance:
- Function: this remains very well suited as the master bedroom, absorbing the maximum of Period 9's reigning facing star 9 wealth qi. But the 3-9 agitation must be dissolved through design.
- Five-element remedy: per the verdict, while the 9 Purple is the timely facing (wealth) star, "bridge with Fire and activate with virtual water". The 9 Purple here is the reigning wealth star, so no real water (Water feeds the 3 Jade and douses the 9 Purple) and no added Wood (the 3 Jade grows first). Build the bedroom on warm white and plan the warm-yellow lighting positions; activate wealth with virtual water: plan a window that can stay open, an air purifier or a ticking clock, and a metal wind chime is fine too. The annual 2 Black visits the North-West in 2026 and Fire would feed it, so for the first year use a copper ornament and a metal wind chime (Metal drains the 2 Black and restrains the 3 Jade Wood) and hold off on red/purple furnishings; after the Start of Spring 2027, add a red salt lamp and touches of red, purple, pink or orange so that Fire drains the 3 Jade Wood into the 9 Purple's wealth qi. Keep the bedroom clean, bright and uncluttered. Avoid large areas of red, pink or deep green in this bedroom.
- Bedhead facing (Eight Mansions reconciliation): currently the bedhead is against the north wall (facing South).
- The male head (East Group, Zhen) sleeping facing South faces his "Fu Wei" auspicious direction — very good.
- But the North-West itself is the male head's "Wu Gui" inauspicious sector. To safeguard his health, the bedhead must be flush against a solid wall — no gap, and not against a window.
- The female head's (West Group, Dui) Sheng Qi auspicious direction is the North-West, so she gains excellent energy replenishment in this bedroom.
[Due North] (was: bathroom, home office ➡️ suggested: keep the bathroom, relocate the office)
Permanent stars: mountain star 7 (7 Red Metal), facing star 5 (5 Yellow Earth).
Verdict: ⚠️ priority remedy — "poisoning, food/medication problems, venereal and oral illness, legal disputes. Harms wealth and career (facing star 5 affliction)."
Assessment: gravely inauspicious! Facing star 5 is the 5 Yellow Lian Zhen major affliction, signifying outright illness and career ruin. The office absolutely cannot remain here, or it will cause "career stagnation, wrong decisions, health alarms".
Renovation and design guidance:
- Function: plan this direction entirely as the "bathroom". Use the bathroom's daily drainage to continually flush away the negative field of the 5 Yellow affliction and the 7 Red legal-dispute star ("using sha to control sha, sending off the inauspicious with wastewater").
- Relocate the office: move the "home office" completely out of the North.
- Bathroom design and remedy:
- Use a light base with blue and black accents (Water drains the 7 Red); avoid large areas of white, grey or silver metallic finishes (pure Metal would feed the 7 Red in the same palace).
- Place a jar of An Ren water low in a storage cabinet (a glass jar about half-filled with coarse salt, one silver coin in the centre and six-emperor coins in a ring around it face up, then clean water to about two-thirds full, left uncovered): the coins drain the 5 Yellow Earth qi and the salt water then drains the 7 Red Metal qi; no separate copper gourd. Keep it dry, ventilated and extremely clean.
[North-East] (was: living room ➡️ suggested: keep the living room, but remedy heavily)
Permanent stars: mountain star 5 (5 Yellow Earth), facing star 7 (7 Red Metal).
Verdict: ⚠️ priority remedy — "poisoning, food/medication problems, venereal and oral illness, legal disputes. Harm falls on people, health and relationships (mountain star 5 affliction)."
Assessment: mountain star 5 here (the major 5 Yellow affliction) signifies harm to family members, serious health threats, and broken relationships. As the family's frequent gathering room, it readily triggers "arguments, hot tempers, weakened immunity".
Renovation and design guidance:
- Colour and material: the living room needs heavy feng shui remedy, led by An Ren water (the coins drain the 5 Yellow, the salt water then drains the 7 Red).
- Keep the walls a light base and choose deep blue or black (Water) for the sofa and soft furnishings; avoid large areas of pure white or silver-grey metallic colour (pure Metal would feed the 7 Red).
- Strictly avoid any red or purple (Fire feeds the 5 Yellow affliction) and large areas of yellow or brown.
- Objects and remedy: place a jar of An Ren water low beneath the TV cabinet or in a corner (made as in the North) — no heavy copper pieces: forcing Metal to drain the 5 Yellow would feed the 7 Red at the same time, whereas An Ren water drains it all the way through, "Earth produces Metal, Metal produces Water".
- Lighting: use soft white or natural light; avoid red or overly warm yellow light sources.
[South-East] (was: kitchen, stove facing South ➡️ suggested: keep the kitchen, but bridge with Metal)
Permanent stars: mountain star 1 (1 White Water), facing star 2 (2 Black Earth).
Verdict: "digestive, urinary and gynaecological illness for the middle son and the women of the house; pregnant women should guard against miscarriage. Both people/health and wealth/career are affected."
Assessment: the 2 Black is the illness star, an Earth star. The 1 White is Kan Water, governing the urinary system and gynaecology. Earth overcomes Water, and as the kitchen is inherently a place of dry Fire, Fire feeds and strengthens Earth, seriously amplifying the destructive power of the 2 Black illness star — directly threatening the gastrointestinal health, gynaecological function and sleep of the female head and the young son.
Renovation and design guidance:
- Cabinetry and materials: avoid Fire and Earth.
- Absolutely no red, yellow, orange or brown cabinets or tiles.
- Choose white, grey, stainless-steel, silver or pale blue.
- Prefer stainless steel for the countertop (the facing star here is the 2 Black Earth, and stone is Earth too).
- Five-element remedy: bridge with Metal (Earth produces Metal, Metal produces Water). Hang a pure-copper gourd in the kitchen, or place some fine metal utensils, letting Metal channel away the 2 Black Earth qi and in turn feed the 1 White Water.
- Stove facing (Eight Mansions reconciliation): currently the stove faces South.
- With the stove facing South, the operator faces North. South is the male head's "Sheng Qi" auspicious direction, blending vigorous Sheng Qi into the food and greatly helping the whole family's vitality — keep this facing; no change needed.
[Due East] (was: dining room ➡️ suggested: could become the "home office", or stay as dining room)
Permanent stars: mountain star 9 (9 Purple Fire), facing star 3 (3 Jade Wood).
Verdict: "disputes inflamed, legal trouble, fire hazard, heart and eye ailments. Both people/health and wealth/career are affected."
Assessment: this holds the reigning mountain star 9. The mountain star governs health, family members and benefactor luck. Using this as a place where people spend longer daily can effectively boost connections and mentor support.
Renovation and design guidance:
- Function: strongly recommend relocating the "home office" from the North (the 5 Yellow position) to here (Due East). Working here lifts focus and mental sharpness on the reigning qi of mountain star 9.
- Five-element remedy: per the verdict, while the 9 Purple is timely "drain the 3 Jade with Fire so Wood feeds Fire; do not strike the Wood with Metal, do not drain the Fire with Earth, and add no more Wood". The 9 Purple here is the reigning mountain star, so it must not be drained with Earth, and Metal is not used to strike the 3 Jade (striking a malefic star only stirs up more disputes).
- Give the office or dining room a warm-white base with red and purple accents, and put a warm-yellow desk lamp or an ever-lit lamp on the desk (Fire), so the 3 Jade's Wood becomes fuel for the 9 Purple.
- No green potted plants or large wooden pieces (the verdict says add no more Wood), and no fish tank or water-grown plants.
[Due West] (was: secondary bedroom / children's room ➡️ suggested: plan as children's room or secondary bedroom)
Permanent stars: mountain star 4 (4 Green Wood), facing star 8 (8 White Earth).
Verdict: "unfavourable for children and the young, marriage, wealth obstruction, muscular/skeletal issues. Both people/health and wealth/career are affected."
Assessment: the 4-8 combination is Wood overcoming Earth; the 8 White is overcome, somewhat unfavourable for the young child's (especially the young son's) bones and digestion, and also apt to create some obstacles to marital harmony.
Renovation and design guidance:
- Five-element remedy: bridge with Fire to dissolve the Wood-Earth clash.
- Introduce the "Fire" element here to bridge (Wood produces Fire, Fire produces Earth, turning foes into friends).
- Use pink, purple or red accents in soft furnishings (cushions, a lampshade, a pink mural), or set a warm-yellow spotlight kept on in the room.
- Bed position: if used as a children's room, place the bedhead against a wall, avoiding the head directly facing the door.
[South-West] (currently unassigned ➡️ suggested: plan as dining room or spare bedroom)
Permanent stars: mountain star 8 (8 White Earth), facing star 4 (4 Green Wood).
Verdict: "unfavourable for children and the young, marriage, wealth obstruction, muscular/skeletal issues. Both people/health and wealth/career are affected."
Assessment: similar to Due West, another 4-8 Wood-Earth clash, slightly negative for bones, joints and children's health.
Renovation and design guidance:
- Five-element remedy: again use "bridge with Fire". Favour warm tones in the palette (accents of red, orange, warm pink), with cosy warm lighting.
2026 Annual Chart — Special Notice: Essential Reading for Ground-Breaking
Because you are planning a renovation, if your works extend into the 2026 Bing-Wu (Horse) year, be sure to follow the crucial "avoid-harm ground-breaking taboos" below. An annual major affliction is far more destructive than everyday arrangement — breaking ground on an inauspicious direction readily invites accidents, legal trouble, or serious health problems.
2026 (Bing-Wu year) annual flying stars distribution:
Centre: annual 1 (1 White)
Due East: annual 8 (8 White) — auspicious; suitable to break ground / start.
South-East: annual 9 (9 Purple) — auspicious; suitable to break ground / start.
Due South: annual 5 Yellow affliction + Tai Sui direction — ⚠️ gravely inauspicious! Better still than stirred.
Due North: Sui Po + San Sha directions — ⚠️ gravely inauspicious! Better still than stirred.
North-West: annual 2 Black illness star — ⚠️ inauspicious! No major disturbance.
⚠️ Ironclad rules for 2026 renovation works:
- Ground-breaking start order:
- When demolishing, breaking walls, or performing the ground-breaking ceremony, absolutely do not start the first strike from the "South" or the "North"!
- Perform the ceremony and the first demolition from the "Due East" or "South-East". In 2026 these two directions receive the auspicious 8 White and 9 Purple respectively, so starting there draws in auspicious qi and protects the works.
- Special protection for the South (doorway):
- In 2026 the "5 Yellow" and "Tai Sui" are both in the South. The door is the daily circulation route, and movement cannot be avoided.
- Works protection: during construction, hang a six-tube pure-copper wind chime inside the door (at the foyer) or place a large round copper plate, using the sound of metal to drain the 5 Yellow affliction. After Li Chun 2026, the South wall must not undergo any deep wall-cutting or heavy drilling.
- North-West (master bedroom) protection:
- In 2026 the 2 Black illness star flies into the North-West (master bedroom).
- Works protection: the North-West wall should also not undergo large-scale demolition in 2026. If renovation is unavoidable, place a natural copper gourd on the bedside table or by the window.
Overall Guide to Renovation Colour, Material and Lighting
To help you communicate with your interior designer, the following turns each direction's feng shui needs into concrete material and aesthetic advice:
| Direction | Suggested use | Feng shui nature (permanent chart) | Main palette | Material advice | Elements to avoid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South | Door, foyer | Double 6 White Metal (authority/rank) | White, gold, dark wood | Metal trim, dignified marble | Large areas of red, cluttered piles |
| North-West | Master bedroom | 3-9 Wood-Fire clash (disputes/fire) | Warm white; touches of red/purple from 2027 | Copper ornament, metal wind chime; warm-yellow lighting and red salt lamp from 2027 | Aquariums/water features, green plants, earthy yellows |
| North | Bathroom | 7-5 double affliction (disputes/toxic illness) | Light base, blue and black accents | Ceramic sanitaryware, An Ren water | Yellow tiles, red décor, large metallic finishes, a desk/office |
| North-East | Living room | 5-7 double affliction (5 Yellow illness) | Light base, deep blue and black accents | Deep-blue fabric sofa, An Ren water | Red cushions, brown rugs, yellow wallpaper, heavy copper pieces |
| South-East | Kitchen | 1-2 Earth over Water (2 Black illness) | White, silver, stainless-steel grey | Stainless-steel cookware, stainless-steel counter | Yellow cabinets, red lacquered glass |
| East | Office/dining | 9-3 Wood-Fire (agitated disputes) | Warm white base, red and purple accents | Warm-yellow desk lamp, ever-lit lamp | Green plants, large wooden pieces, earthy yellows, lots of metal pieces, fish tanks and water-grown plants, harsh glaring light |
| West | Children's/secondary room | 4-8 Wood-Earth clash (bad for bones) | Warm white, accents of pink-orange or lilac | Cotton/linen soft furnishings, warm lighting, wood | Cold ironwork, all black-and-white minimalism |
| South-West | Spare room/dining | 8-4 Earth-Wood clash (bad for bones) | Warm tones, camel, accents of warm red | Warm-yellow lighting, warm blankets | Large areas of cyan-green, cool-toned light |
Overall Assessment and Priority Steps
Although this home was built in Period 6 and carries several innate concerns of "mountain-facing star clashes" and "5 Yellow / 2 Black" (such as the North-East living room and the former North office), the main door sits in the South's double-6 White seat of honour, and the North-West holds the reigning 9 Purple wealth star. This means that with the right layout, this is a home with strong potential for "prospering wealth, promotion, and benefactor support".
🚨 Priority steps for the renovation stage:
- The great re-shuffle of space (most important):
- Confirmed move-out: relocate the office completely from "the North (5 Yellow position)" to "Due East (the 9 Purple mountain-star position)".
- Confirmed retention: keep the North-West as the master bedroom, but build on warm white; with the annual 2 Black here in 2026, start with copper and a metal wind chime to dissolve the 2 Black and restrain the 3 Jade, then after the Start of Spring 2027 bridge with Fire using warm-yellow lighting and touches of red/purple (the 9 Purple is the reigning wealth star: no real water, no added Wood, and no draining it with Earth); plan the North entirely as the "bathroom", letting it sit on the 5 Yellow position so that its daily drainage carries the affliction away (remedies mainly with Metal).
- Foyer screen: at the centre-palace foyer (the door entry), set up a solid opaque screen to dissolve the "door-straight-to-the-North-bathroom" piercing hall and door-sees-toilet.
- Anti-sha design for the kitchen and living room:
- The kitchen (SE) must use a white or stainless-steel cool palette and fit a copper gourd to counter the 2 Black illness star.
- The living room (NE) uses a white-grey cool palette, with space reserved for a large metal sculpture or ornament to dissolve the 5 Yellow.
- 2026 ground-breaking control:
- If working in 2026, be sure to instruct the foreman: "the first strike must land in the East or South-East — absolutely never start in the South or the North!"
Wishing you a smooth renovation, and a healthy household and thriving career once the new home is complete!
This report is based on classical Flying Stars (玄空飛星) and Eight Mansions (八宅) methodology, tailored to the property and personal details you provided. The Flying Stars chart is pre-calculated using the traditional algorithm. Analysis is AI-assisted. This report is for reference purposes only and does not constitute professional advice.