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For people with the "One White Water" life type, place sofas and fish tanks first in the southeast (vital energy position) or north (resting position). Next best are the east (healing position) and south (longevity position).

Every time the top line of a hexagram changes, it becomes "Greedy Wolf Generating Energy Wood." This means: if two hexagrams differ only in their top line, while the bottom two lines are the same, they form the "Greedy Wolf Generating Energy" relationship.

The eight trigrams represent family roles in spatial design. Heaven and Lake (Qian and Dui) form the parents and youngest children. Water, Fire, Thunder, and Wind (Kan, Li, Zhen, Xun) represent the middle and eldest sons and daughters. Together, these pairings create a complete household.

If you match the Earlier Heaven trigrams with the Luo River Writing, and use the generating numbers of the He River Diagram, then: Qian and Dui are friends as nine and four; Kun and Gen share the same lineage as one and six; Li and Zhen are companions as three and eight; Xun and Kan walk the same path as two and seven.

The Eight Residence method follows the principle "rely on the person's destiny, not the house's layout." So, fill in the eight directions—east, west, south, north, southeast, northeast, southwest, and northwest—into the nine-grid diagram you drew. Use this as a guide for placing the living room sofa and fish tank.

The Auspicious Energy direction is favorable in the years of the Pig, Rabbit, or Goat. It brings wealth, children, and career success. The Heavenly Doctor direction is favorable in the years of the Dragon, Dog, Ox, or Goat. It helps cure illness and avoid disaster. The Prolonged Life direction is favorable in the years of the Rooster, Snake, or Ox. It extends lifespan and prevents disease.

The Greedy Wolf star brings good fortune when placed in the east, southeast, north, or south—favoring scholarly success, wealth, and family growth. In the northwest or west, it is internally restrained; in the southwest or northeast, it faces external conflict—both reducing its benefits.

The principle of "Bian" refers to the relationship between two identical trigrams, where all three lines match in yin or yang—like Qian meeting Qian, or Kun meeting Kun. This pairing creates harmony, calmness, and flexibility. It allows for both progress and retreat, with all actions aligning smoothly and wishes fulfilled. Thus, it is ranked as the fourth most auspicious star.

In residential spatial design, when two trigrams differ only in their middle line, they form a "broken army" or "fatal" relationship. This means the middle line's yin-yang quality is opposite. For example, fire overcomes metal, metal overcomes wood, earth overcomes water, and wood overcomes earth. These opposing forces create conflict, making this pairing the most inauspicious arrangement.

Whenever the top two lines of two hexagrams differ in yin and yang, the result is called the "Five Ghosts" star, associated with fire and misfortune. For example, pairs like Heaven and Thunder, Wind and Earth, Mountain and Water, or Fire and Lake all have this opposing top two lines. These hexagram pairs oppose and harm each other, bringing danger equal to the "Broken Army" star. However, because their energy is softer, they rank as the second most harmful influence.

When the top and bottom lines of two trigrams both change, it creates the pattern called Six Sha Wen Qu Water Star. This means the upper and lower lines differ between the two trigrams. Examples include Qian with Kan, Gen with Zhen, Xun with Dui, and Li with Kun. However, Qian-Kan-Li-Kun are mutually generating, while Xun-Dui-Gen-Zhen are mutually overcoming. Because of this mix of generation and overcoming, it ranks as the third most harmful star.

Each time the bottom line of a hexagram changes, it becomes the "Lu Cun" or "Huo Hai" earth star. This means that if the bottom line differs in yin or yang between two hexagrams, they form a harmful relationship. Examples include Qian and Xun, Zhen and Kun, Li and Gen, Kan and Dui. Qian, Xun, Zhen, and Kun oppose each other, while Li, Gen, Kan, and Dui support each other. This star is the fourth most inauspicious.

The auspicious stars align with the Five Elements' mutual support, matching the ages and relationships of family members, and correspond to the generating numbers of the River Chart. The inauspicious stars, however, clash with the Five Elements and never match those numbers. Thus, the fortune or misfortune of the Nine Stars reflects the subtle workings of numerical principles.

In classical Chinese residential design, the Nine Stars refer to specific energies: Covetous Wolf, Giant Gate, Salary Storage, Literary Curve, Chaste Integrity, Military Curve, Broken Army, Left Assistant, and Right Assistant. However, since the central palace has no trigram, Left and Right Assistant merge into one, leaving eight stars. These eight are determined by the interactions between trigrams.

The eight trigrams correspond to cardinal directions and elements: North (water), South (fire), East (wood), West (metal), Northeast (earth), Southeast (wood), Northwest (metal), and Southwest (earth). Each trigram covers 45 degrees of a 360-degree circle, mapping the eight directions in spatial design.

In residential spatial design, location and orientation are two separate factors. Sometimes you consider the room's position, other times its facing direction. For example, a door may be placed in the northwest sector but face north, west, or southwest. You must distinguish between position and orientation to apply the eight trigrams and nine-grid system for assessing fortune.

The eight trigrams are divided into yang and yin groups. Yang trigrams—Qian, Kan, Gen, Zhen—represent the father, strength, and movement. Yin trigrams—Xun, Li, Kun, Dui—represent the mother, gentleness, and stillness. Each trigram governs a family member, element, direction, and quality. For example, Qian is heaven, metal, northwest, and symbolizes ceaseless energy. Kun is earth, soil, southwest, and represents receptivity and storage.

In feng shui, the eight trigrams are used to judge situations. Each trigram has flexible symbolic meanings: - **Qian (Heaven)**: father, elder, head of household, official, military, power, weapons, thieves, head, neck, gold, lungs, bones. - **Kun (Earth)**: mother, housewife, widow, women, maids, female thieves, belly, spleen, skin, land, scheming. - **Kan (Water)**: middle son, youth, drunkard, sailor, pirate, wine, vessels, kidneys, bladder, womb, pregnancy, lust. - **Li (Fire)**: middle daughter, scholar, heart, eyes, sharp objects. - **Zhen (Thunder)**: eldest son, youth, thug, dragon, legs, liver, explosions, fear, falls. - **Xun (Wind)**: eldest daughter, young woman.

The sequence of the Early Heaven Bagua is: Qian, Dui, Li, Zhen, Xun, Kan, Gen, Kun (1 to 8). Their pairings are: Qian and Kun—Heaven and Earth set in place; Zhen and Xun—Wind and Thunder stir each other; Gen and Dui—Mountains and Lakes exchange breath; Kan and Li—Water and Fire do not conflict.

The Later Heaven Bagua arrangement comes from the Luo River Diagram. Its sequence is: Kan, Kun, Zhen, Xun, Center, Qian, Dui, Gen, Li (1 to 9). Its layout follows the seasonal energies of spring, summer, autumn, winter and the five elements—metal, wood, water, fire, earth. These energies rise and fall in an endless cycle, like a ring with no beginning or end.