Is your front door lucky for you?

Stand inside and look out to find your door's direction. East group Kua (1, 3, 4, 9) suits North, South, East and Southeast; West group Kua (2, 6, 7, 8) suits West, Northwest, Southwest and Northeast.

In the Eight Mansions school, people split into an East group and a West group, and each group has four favourable directions. A door that faces one of your group’s directions is said to bring in supportive qi. Most people cannot move their front door, especially in a flat, so the practical fixes matter more than the compass reading.

1. Is your front door lucky for you?
2. Stand inside and look out. That is its direction.
3. Kua 1, 3, 4 and 9: doors facing North, South, East or Southeast.
4. Kua 2, 6, 7 and 8: doors facing West, Northwest, Southwest or Northeast.
5. Wrong direction? Keep it bright and clear: light on, shoes away, door opens fully.
6. Don’t know your Kua? Use the free calculator.

• Always measure your door standing inside the home, looking out through the doorway.
• East group Kua (1, 3, 4, 9) suit N, S, E and SE doors; West group Kua (2, 6, 7, 8) suit W, NW, SW and NE.
• If the direction is wrong for you, a bright, uncluttered entrance that opens fully is the standard remedy.

Read: Front door feng shui by Kua