Location, Location…Direction?
February 19, 2009 – 9:54 am
Everyone knows the first rule in Real Estate is Location, Location, Location. But here’s a little secret for you. The unspoken rule is Direction, Direction, Direction. It’s so rarely spoken, in fact, that most Realtors don’t even know about it.
Direction is one of the most important factors in determining whether or not a home will suit the inhabitants. We’ve all heard HGTV wax on and on about Southern Exposure, but a southern direction is not good for every single person on the planet. If it were, every house would face that direction and neighborhood would look really weird.
In previous posts, I explained the Five Key Elements of Feng Shui and their corresponding directions.
Water = North
Fire = South
Wood = East
Metal = West
Earth = Southeast, Southwest or Northeast depending on other factors at work.
Although every house has an auspicious direction based on geomantic properties, every person also has an auspicious direction, which may or may not jive with the house in which they live. It can get complicated so to keep it simple, here’s an easy rule.
The head of the household gets to pick the direction. The next in line should complement that direction. Auspicious direction is based on exact timing, but again, to simply it, we’ll stick to the year of your birth. Below is a chart that you can use to determine which direction is best suited to you. The number corresponds to the direction specified in the second chart.
This is the direction is which your home should face the world and you should face while sleeping.
| Year Male Female | Year Male Female | Year Male Female | Year Male Female |
| 1924 4 2 1925 3 3 1926 2 4 1927 1 5 1928 9 6 1929 8 7 1930 7 8 1931 6 9 1932 5 1 1933 4 2 1934 3 3 1935 2 4 1936 1 6 1937 9 6 1938 8 7 1939 7 8 1940 6 9 1941 5 1 1942 4 2 1943 3 3 1944 2 4 |
1945 1 5 1946 9 6 1947 8 7 1948 7 8 1949 6 9 1950 5 1 1951 4 2 1952 3 3 1953 2 4 1954 1 5 1955 9 6 1956 8 7 1957 7 8 1958 6 9 1959 5 1 1960 4 2 1961 3 3 1962 2 4 1963 1 5 1964 9 6 1965 8 7 |
1966 7 8 1967 6 9 1968 5 1 1969 4 2 1970 3 3 1971 2 4 1972 1 5 1973 9 6 1974 8 7 1975 7 8 1976 6 9 1977 5 1 1978 4 2 1979 3 3 1980 2 4 1981 1 5 1982 9 6 1983 8 7 1984 7 8 1985 6 9 1986 5 1 |
1987 4 2 1988 3 3 1989 2 4 1990 1 5 1991 9 6 1992 8 7 1993 7 8 1994 6 9 1995 5 1 1996 4 2 1997 3 3 1998 2 4 1999 1 5 2000 9 6 2001 8 7 2002 7 8 2003 6 9 2004 5 1 2005 4 2 2006 3 3 2007 2 4 2008 1 5 |
| Number | Element | Best Direction |
| 1 | Water | North |
| 2 | Earth | Southwest |
| 3 | Wood | East |
| 4 | Wood | Southeast |
| 5 | Earth | Southwest (M) Southeast (F) |
| 6 | Metal | Northwest |
| 7 | Metal | West |
| 8 | Earth | Northeast |
| 9 | Fire | South |
I”ll use myself as an example. Since I was born in 1965, my corresponding number is 7. That means that METAL dominates my personality and WEST is my best direction.
