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How often have you had ups and downs in your life? Did you know that you can predict them? Luo Shu square is one of the ancient Chinese ways of calculating numbers by date of birth. The square is often used in Feng Shui practice. The numbers in a square are arranged in a certain order, no matter how you add the numbers, you will always get a total of fifteen.
Lo-shu square by date of birth
How did the Lo Shu square appear?
As an ancient Chinese legend says, a giant turtle once crawled out of the stormy waters of the Lo River onto the shore. This not so rare event could have gone unnoticed, but the turtle turned out to be the owner of an unusual shell, on which nine numbers were clearly visible, arranged in a three by three square. So the gods presented people with a most valuable and amazing gift, which was called the magic square of Lo Shu.
The sides and numbers of the magic square have a certain geographical focus. These are the main directions - north, west, south and east; additional directions are northeast, southeast, southwest and northwest and center. The main feature of a square is the unique arrangement of numbers, arranged in such a way that when added in any direction - horizontal, diagonal or vertical - the number 15 is obtained.
The Lo Shu square had a tremendous influence on the development of Chinese culture. On its basis, both the practice of Feng Shui and the Chinese philosophy of Taoism arose.
In accordance with the teachings of Feng Shui, each aspect of our life, be it work or love, hobbies, relationships with relatives, is accurately displayed in one specific area of the apartment, house, or any home. There are nine of these zones, like on a turtle shell. Each of them is tied to one of the cardinal directions, it has its own element and color.
To determine where one of the Lo Shu zones is located in a home, a magic square must be applied to the plan of an apartment or house. Here you need to be especially careful, since in different interpretations the magic square is supposed to be applied in different ways. Feng Shui gurus have not been able to come to a consensus on this issue: some argue that the greatest effect can be achieved if you focus on the cardinal directions, while others believe that it is more correct to proceed from the layout of the home. With the first option, the zone designated as 1 will be located in the northern part of the house, with the second, the same one will be located at the front door.
According to Feng Shui, it is believed that the place where the entrance to the home is located is located at the bottom of the square. You can choose any of the versions, calculate all the necessary sectors, but when further working with the square, it is recommended to adhere to the once chosen strategy so as not to harm yourself or others.
Chinese Numerology Julie Po
Eastern philosophical teachings give the essence of the Universe a dual meaning. The two principles Yin and Yang are simultaneously opposed and merge in harmony with each other. The meaning of some figures in China carries the same contradictory character. For example, the number 2 is considered a symbol of love, harmony and marriage.
The meaning of numbers in Chinese teachings is determined according to their energy. There are also numbers in China that are definitely considered lucky, while some, on the contrary, only bring misfortune.
The essence of the energy of numbers is determined, first of all, by their sound in Chinese and depends on the hieroglyphs used when writing.
"8" is considered the luckiest number for the Chinese. The pronunciation of this number has the same tone and similarity with the words: well-being, prosperity, success.
This number means abundance, since its designation in writing is close to the hieroglyph for the word multiplication. Additionally, 8 is like an inverted infinity sign. Putting all these facts together, the Chinese came to the conclusion that those with the number 8 in their date of birth, telephone number, house or car number will always be happy and rich.
Many Chinese companies are trying to get phone numbers with 8 or use it in their names. Thus, superstitious business owners attract prosperity and money.
“6” also carries positive energy. According to the Chinese, this number can bring good luck and help all honest and hardworking people overcome difficulties. Many inhabitants of the Middle Kingdom carry a good luck charm in their pocket, consisting of 6 coins connected by a scarlet ribbon.
A long happy life and peace of mind is indicated by “9”. In ancient China, this number was a symbol of the emperor and his unlimited power. The number 9, in different variations, has always been present in the imperial palaces; the number is also found in ancient Chinese names - the Wall of Nine Dragons.
Unlucky numbers
The Chinese are wary of all odd numbers, although they do not consider them to carry negative energy.
The people of the Celestial Empire consider all numbers containing the number 4 to be unlucky numbers. If this number is present in the number of an apartment or house, then the owners should not expect prosperity and a stable financial situation.
The Chinese view the number 14 with hostility, similar to the Russian perception of the number 13.
But the Chinese perceive 44 quite favorably. Although it consists of two fours, the sum totals the happiest number 8. Residents of the Celestial Empire have a positive attitude towards the number 48, since it consists of the sum of six eights.
The Chinese take the meaning of numbers quite seriously. The unluckiest number for the Chinese is “4”. Ah, all because her pronunciation is consonant with the word death.
Panic fear of this number of the population of the Celestial Empire led to the removal of 4 from the total number of figures. This fact was formalized in an official document adopted by the Government of the People's Republic of China.
In Chinese multi-storey buildings, hotels, business centers and large shopping complexes there are no 4 floors, and there are no rooms (apartments) under number 4. Instead of four, the English letter F or number 3 “a” is used
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It is impossible to find the number 4 in the digital row of a car license plate. Car owners are so afraid of getting into a fatal accident that they refused to take license plates where the four were present. The Chinese government made concessions to the population and banned the use of numbers in license plates.
This fear of numbers contributed to the emergence of the term teraphobia (fear of the number “4”).
The science of numbers and their meanings has existed since time immemorial. The essence of Chinese numerology is astrology, eastern philosophy, and mathematics. The science of numbers and their role in the life of every person is based on several rules:
- Chinese numerology uses 13 digits;
- masculine energy is inherent in odd numbers, and all even numbers have feminine energy;
- each number is associated with one of the four elements;
- certain numbers are endowed with magical powers that have a beneficial effect on a person (lucky numbers) or, on the contrary, bring trouble and death (number 4).
Based on these rules, numerologists make certain calculations, identifying the number of human destiny. The resulting digital value has “living energy” that guides a person along the line of life. Fortune telling using numerology cannot change fate, but can help in choosing the right path.
The most famous and popular Chinese numerology system is the Luo Shu square.
A few final words should be said about this. Julie Poe is an experienced specialist on the topic under discussion, who has knowledge of all schools of numerology. She has developed her own unique analysis system.
What is the place of the Chinese school in Julie Po's numerology? She is responsible for the subconscious. By turning to this knowledge and applying it in practice, you can learn about a person’s abilities, talents and gifts. It is even possible to determine what information is recorded in his mental and mental body. And finding out who he was in the past is also possible.
Julie Po's Chinese school of numerology allows you to create various protective tools, amulets and amulets, which a person can then use throughout his life.
It’s interesting how a numerologist characterizes birth periods. It’s worth at least briefly familiarizing yourself with them:
- From the 1st to the 9th. People born at this time often face failures and problems. In the past, they completed 80% of their karmic tasks.
- From the 10th to the 19th. Those born at this time should devote their lives to spiritual development. They have a special mission in this world.
- From the 20th to the 29th. People born during this period will find it difficult to achieve success, even if they make every effort. Their karmic work-off is only 60%. It is advisable that in this life they try to fill the world with something good.
- 30th and 31st. These are special numbers. People born on these days will find it difficult to adapt to the surrounding reality. They will have to face many failures. The numerologist advises taking this for granted. It is believed that nothing can be changed anyway.
There is much more to be said about this. People interested in the topic should definitely read Julie Po's books on Chinese numerology. You will be able to learn a lot of interesting things about karma, the meaning of the month of birth, annual cycles, metacycles and the level of development of the soul, maps of the subconscious and much more.
Northern zone of the square
The northern zone is the personification of a person’s life path and career. Its element is Water. The colors of the zone are black, blue and cyan. The creative cycle for her is circle, metal, white.
Flat forms and any shades of yellow should be completely excluded from this zone. Shapes are welcomed, mainly round and wavy. The zone should only contain things that are directly related to work or career.
To activate a zone, you need to place objects related to water in it, such as a decorative fountain or an aquarium with fish. For greater success, it is useful to place metal products, such as Chinese coins, jewelry, and figurines.
Southwestern zone of the square
Element – Earth, colors – orange, yellow, red and pink. Green color and wood material should be avoided. Shapes triangular or square. The creative cycle is fire, red triangle.
The area must be clean, no broken items. Ideally, if you can install two red candles. Here, it is advisable to place any things in pairs - symbols of love are also appropriate.
You can activate it with the help of the earth - just put a pot with a flower. You shouldn't choose green completely.
Luo Shu Square: Eastern Zone
The zone represents family, support and mutual assistance. Its element is a large tree. Colors – light green, bright green. The zone does not like metal; its creative cycle is water. You need to choose rectangular shapes for it.
Careful care of the area helps to qualitatively improve family relationships. It is good to place a family tree in it. The health and appearance of the plant must be carefully monitored - the tree represents the well-being and growth of the family. The zone also feeds the sector responsible for financial well-being with flows of positive energy.
This zone is responsible for a variety of necessary things, such as timely payment of utilities or quality food. When placing living plants on its territory and providing good lighting, nothing interferes with the flow of necessary vitality.
South-East zone
Zone of wealth and abundance. Elements – small tree, colors – purple, red, gold, green. The shapes inside should be rectangular. Metal – exclude. The creative cycle is water.
To activate the zone, you can place a small fountain in it, an aquarium, plants with oval or round leaves. Lighting must be of high quality.
Lo Shu Square: Central Zone
The zone is the personification of health. Zone element – Earth, color – orange or yellow. It is advisable to completely exclude wood and green color. Square shapes. The creative cycle is fire, a red triangle.
Since the area is responsible for health, there must be order and good lighting. Activation can be done using a crystal chandelier. Funny toys displayed in the center, funny illustrations, and postcards have a very positive effect.
North-west zone
The main element is large metal, respectively, the colors are metallic, white, silver, gray, white, gold. Triangular shapes and red color should not be present. Round shapes are preferred. The creative cycle is earth, square, yellow.
This zone is the sector of the property owner's property. Activation will help you get unexpected help, which can be very useful. Small metal bells would be appropriate inside.
Lo Shu Square: history, calculation and meaning
The Lo Shu square has a rich history and plays an important role in Eastern metaphysics. To obtain accurate predictions, it is actively used not only abroad, but also in our country. Also, the Lo Shu square is considered a magical Feng Shui tool, with which you can find out a person’s fate and some related predictions. Using this figure, you can draw up a map of the energy of any room, for example, an apartment, and maintain a special harmony in it, smoothing out some of the shortcomings.
Luo Shu Square: Western Zone
Element – small metal, colors – silver, metallic, white, gold. The color red should not be kept on the territory; triangular shapes should be excluded. The creative cycle is yellow, earth, square.
This sector presents everything that relates to children, both those already born and those in the future. It would be appropriate to place children's drawings or photos of children here. The magic square favors Feng Shui figurines; figurines depicting children are popular here.
North-East zone
Zone of wisdom, learning and knowledge. Element – small earth, colors – yellow and beige, shades of brown. It is not advisable to keep water and black color in the sector. The shapes are square, the creative cycle is fire.
Stones, natural crystals, maybe a map or globe are suitable for activation. The ancient wisdom filling the magic square will help you gain and retain knowledge and achieve amazing success in this. As you become wiser, you can use the funds that come to you more rationally. Wise people are able to save everything they receive from the outside, or manage their wealth wisely - this applies to both means and knowledge.
Applying Bagua to a house plan, or Lo Shu
DETERMINING THE DIRECTION OF THE ENTRANCE DOOR
It's time for the most important moment in the practice of Feng Shui.
Now we will determine the direction of the front door. The effectiveness of all your future work depends on this. After all, the success of the house as a whole depends on the quality of the qi energy your home receives. Please take a compass. It is best to use a compass with clearly marked degrees and a sight. The sight is a red stripe drawn on the compass, it helps to accurately determine the direction. Stand in front of the front door, facing the exit. In a calm state of mind, start working with the compass.
- The red arrow always points north! Tighten the compass and align the letter N on the compass with the arrow.
- Keeping the red compass needle pointed at north, draw a mental line perpendicular to your front door. The direction through which the perpendicular passes is the direction of the front door.
- Take several control measurements from different places in the apartment, but always facing the front door. If the scatter is too large, then the compass is affected by iron-containing objects. Find a way to measure the direction so that nothing metal interferes with you. To do this, you can even go outside and take measurements there.
In order for your work to be as accurate and accurate as possible, and therefore effective, I suggest you get acquainted with how the cardinal directions relate to the degrees on the compass. 157.6-202.5-south 202.6 - 247.5 - southwest 247.6-292.5-west 292.6 - 337.5 - northwest 337.6- 22.5-north 22 ,6- 67.5 -northeast 67.6 -112.5-east 112.6 -157.5 - southeast
OVERLAYING A BAGUA GRID ON A HOUSE PLAN
Well, all we have to do is correctly position all the sectors depending on the cardinal directions in your home.
You already know the direction of your front door. This is your facial direction.
Draw a plan of your apartment. Using a ruler, divide it into three equal parts vertically and horizontally. You will end up with a square or rectangle divided into nine equal parts. At the same time, if the apartment is of irregular shape, some sectors will be missing. It’s good if it turns out to be not southeast or southwest.
For convenience, make another copy on tracing paper so that it can be superimposed on the plan of your apartment. Draw on tracing paper all the zones and directions in accordance with Bagua.
Overlay this tracing paper onto the apartment plan, combining the real directions that you determined using the compass with the Bagua zones on the tracing paper. You will see that in practice these zones can be arranged in a variety of ways. It happens that some Bagua zones “fall out” due to the layout of the apartment.
In this case, you can safely activate them (by reducing them in scale) in a separate room, for example in the living room.
Your task is not to get confused and, calling on your ingenuity and common sense, to do everything right. Don't think that this is very difficult. Even if your front door does not face the main direction (north, south, west, east), but an intermediate one (southeast, southwest, northwest or northeast), this is not a problem!
Let's say your apartment door opens to the northeast. In this case, take your tracing paper, put it on the apartment plan and start drawing the true directions. The central square (sector) of the front direction, that is, where the door is, will in this case be northeast. It remains to distribute the remaining sectors.
If the door faces northeast, then to the left of it (looking from the apartment outside) there will always be north, and to the right - east. Write it down on your plan. Then, following logic, determine the remaining sectors in the house. Practice on a few apartments and soon you will be able to do it easily and with pleasure. The main thing is to understand the essence. But the point is that all compass directions are always unchanged, and we simply adapt them to our homes.
It is important not only to correctly identify the sectors in your apartment or house, but also to constantly ensure that you work, eat and sleep, located in the best directions for you. Then, day after day, month after month, the potential for luck that you activate will accumulate. Usually this is enough to significantly change your life for the better.
Please do not confuse the Bagua sectors and your personal favorable or unfavorable directions! Many beginners ask this question: “How will I activate the southeast wealth sector if for me this is the direction of complete collapse? Does this mean that I am not destined to have a prosperous life? No, it doesn’t mean that in any way! Feng Shui can be compared to a multi-tiered building or a multi-layered cake. What you do on one floor does not affect the other floor. However, if you do everything right at all levels, the result will be a strong, reliable building.
Activate the southeast for your health, even if it is your most unfavorable direction. (This refers to people of the Western group, with a Gua number of 8.) Your only task is not to sleep with your head to the southeast, not to eat while looking to the southeast, and not to work with your face turned in this unfavorable direction.
Everything is absolutely logical, it cannot be otherwise. The Bagua sectors or, more precisely, the Lo-Shu square are completely universal for all houses and apartments. They are based on compass directions and the five basic elements corresponding to them. And your personal, favorable and unfavorable directions work directly for you.
Southern zone of the magic square
The personification of fame and reputation, the attitude of others towards you. The element is fire, the colors are shades of red. Avoid black, water, and wavy lines. Triangular shapes are preferable inside. The creative cycle is tree, triangle, green.
The sector provides support for the individual, helps to achieve success and gain recognition in society. The ancient magic contained in the square will make it much easier to achieve success and fame, and the effect will last for a long time.
This zone can be activated with awards or diplomas. A pyramid or any upward-pointing structures are also appropriate here. Installed peacock feathers will be good - they can activate the full potential.
It will not be difficult to calculate these sectors. Each sector of your home must be designed correctly. A magic square can attract a lot of Qi energy into your home, with the help of which you can easily accomplish everything you have in mind.
