Compass Schools

Eight Mansions Method

Direction labels carry historical gender roles—adapt counselling language.

Definition

Eight Mansions pairs house gua with personal Kua to classify eight directions into lucky or unlucky sets. Door, bed, and stove should favour sheng qi, tian yi, yan nian, or fu wei sectors per school rules.

How to Check

Compute house gua from sitting direction with your lineage’s table.
Cross-check lucky sectors against actual floor plan rooms.
Note conflicts when flying-star prohibitions overlap Eight Mansions luck.

Classical Basis

《八宅明镜》 is the namesake text; it contrasts East vs West life groups.

Application

·Common in Taiwan and Malaysia residential practice.

Common Effects

·Simple directional guidance accessible to homeowners.

Remedy Direction

Prioritise bed and desk fixes; use small symbols only after functional layout works.

Caveats & Debate

Flying-star specialists may reject Eight Mansions as oversimplified.

Sources

《八宅明镜》唐·一行
Primary method source.
Wikipedia: Feng shui
Eight Mansions summary.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feng_shui
Wikipedia: Luopan
Compass layers used in Compass School work.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luopan

Sources are for verification; schools may disagree.