Classical Eight Mansions doctrine reads the SE octant as one of Kua 2’s four unfavourable directions, specifically carrying the Wu Gui (五鬼) assignment — five ghosts: arguments, disputes, betrayal, fire risk.
Configuration
- Mountain: 巽 (Xùn) — SE octant, position 2 of 3, 127.5° – 142.5°
- Mountain type: trigram · yin wood element, yin polarity
- Personal kua: Kua 2 (坤 Kun) — West Life Group, natural direction SW
- Eight Mansions assignment: Wu Gui (五鬼) — unfavourable
- Eight Mansions domain: Five Ghosts: arguments, disputes, betrayal, fire risk
Xùn (巽) mountain context
Xùn (巽) is the second of three mountains in the SE octant (degrees 127.5° to 142.5° on the compass). It is a trigram-derived mountain, classified as yin wood (yin). Domain: Wind trigram, gentle penetration, eldest daughter register, scholarly attainment.
巽 is a non-branch mountain (derived from the trigram doctrine) and does not enter the 三合 trine groupings directly.
Kua 2 (Kun) context
Kua 2 (坤 Kun) people belong to the West Life Group (西四命), with natural direction SW (the earth-element trigram register). Kua 2 (Kun) people are West Life Group — born under the Kun trigram (earth, southwest). Thrive in SW / NW / W / NE facing properties; should avoid E / SE / S / N.
Xùn mountain read for Kua 2 Kun
Classical Eight Mansions doctrine reads the SE octant as one of Kua 2’s four unfavourable directions, specifically carrying the Wu Gui (五鬼) assignment — five ghosts: arguments, disputes, betrayal, fire risk.
What this means in practice: a property whose facing direction falls on 巽 mountain (within the SE octant), occupied by a Kua 2 Kun person, is read under classical Eight Mansions doctrine as carrying the Wu Gui register — five ghosts: arguments, disputes, betrayal, fire risk. The cautious register is one of four unfavourable octants this kua has; the other three carry Huo Hai (mishaps), Wu Gui (5 ghosts), Liu Sha (6 killings), and Jue Ming (total loss) assignments depending on the kua. The specific assignment for SE for Kua 2 is Wu Gui.
Refinement within the octant: Xùn sits at position 2 of 3 within the SE octant. The SE octant has three mountains; classical doctrine applies the same Eight Mansions assignment to all three at the octant level, but specific-mountain refinements come from polarity matching (yin mountain vs yang mountain), san he trine groupings, and the mountain’s type (stem vs branch vs trigram). For a Kua 2 person, a yin mountain like Xùn pairs differently with the kua's earth register than the octant's yang mountains do.
Why this is one input among four
The mountain-kua reading describes Eight Mansions doctrine’s baseline register only. The full audit also requires precise compass-degree facing measurement, the property’s Xuan Kong period chart, and integration across all occupants’ kuas. Master Sean Chan’s feng shui audit integrates all four layers on-site against your specific property.