Each person has a direction called the Wen Qu Direction. It is one which can engender excellence in the Arts or Sports. Unlike the Wen Chang Direction (for academic achievement, the Wen Qu direction is a little different.

For example, if a person born in 2009 has the Rabbit Direction (East) as their Wen Qu, how can they use it for sports?  We assume that in a sport, you are moving around and not stationary long enough to be in one location or facing one direction.   Instead, you can sleep in the Wen Qu direction and garner the good energy, store it like a battery and then use during sports.  In this case, it is more about name recognition than actual prowess on the playing field.

To stimulate success in the Arts, one can be relatively still while playing an instrument or painting a picture, so this is a direction one can face when honing their musical or artistic skills.

HOW TO USE THE CHART

Firstly, determine your year of birth with the understanding that anyone born between January 1st through February 3rd is considered born in the previous year.  This is because the Feng Shui calendar begins on February 4th most of the time. There is a one-day variance a few times per century when the Feng Shui New Year begins on February 3rd or 5th.  This should not be confused with the Chinese Lunar calendar.  Example: Born Feb. 1st, 1980, consider your birth year 1979. Wen Qu direction is Rabbit.

After taking a careful compass reading, chart out the directions which fan through your home and see where this Wen Qu direction lands.  It might end up being in a good location for a person to do their art or musical practice.  If not, face your Wen Qu direction in whatever room or studio you do use.  Example:  A person born in a year ending in a “4,” the Pig direction of NNW (NW3) is their Wen Qu direction to do art or music in, or to sleep with head in that direction if possible.

(REFER TO THE COMPASS ILLUSTRATION IN THIS ARTICLE FOR THE COMPASS DIRECTIONS)

The Wen Qu chart may look confusing, even to those familiar with Chinese Astrology. This is because the years listed in the column below each sign are not the zodiac year sign itself in most cases.  A person born in 1975 is a Rabbit, but their Wen Qu direction is Rat.  Like the Wen Chang direction, the Wen Qu direction is based on the “stem” system in Chinese astrology.  It is also not a mistake to see that the Monkey is the Wen Qu for both those born in a year ending in 6 and 8. And those who were born in a year ending in 7 or 9 share the Rabbit as their Wen Qu direction.

If you don’t see your birth year on the chart, you just need to compare the last digit of your birth year with the other years listed.   For example, born in 2010, you refer to the column for years ending in “0.”

You might also discover that your Wen Qu direction is in conflict with other recommendations or schools of Feng Shui.  For example, a boy born in 2010 is considered a “west group” person in the Eight Mansion School of Feng Shui. For that person, the easterly directions are supposedly not good for that person. Their Wen Qu direction is Snake (SE3) and that would be in opposition to their “ming gua.”  This happens once in a while and you have to evaluate what is more important for the goal in mind. This might be like taking medication that is good for one thing, but it might have side effects.

Author: Kartar Diamond

Company: Feng Shui Solutions ®

From the Health & Personal Matters Blog Series