Dear Master Cecil/Robert,
Under the Eight House, it takes into consideration of a person's year of birth to determine 4 best and 4 bad direction. On the other hand, a person's element is determined by its ba zhi and a house element is determined by its facing direction i.e. North House is water element, Southeast is wood element.
For a west group person, its good direction is W, NW, NE and SW. What if he is also a weak fire which require wood to make him more strong. Can he live in a SE house with its main door facing NE and bed direction facing SW. Does it work like that? Your advice is appreciated.
Thanks.
Joan

Dear Joan,
The clue here is that both Eight House and Flying Star Feng Shui are compass school Feng Shui - specific to a home/location.
Thus, between Eight House vs Ba Zi, it is often, better to consider more from a Eight House point of view, than the ba zi. However, if one uses the Ba Zi point of view, than, one should consider it in general i.e. the main entrance.
For example, what is one's element and strength?
If say one is a strong water person. Than, a south facing house is considered auspicious e.g. Strong Water destroys Fire (south). Thus is considered a good home for the breadwinner. Thus, when we use the ba zi analysis, do try to see if one is weak or strong vs that facing direction.
Warmest Regards,
Cecil

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On 3/23/2004 6:47:53 PM, Anonymous wrote:
Dear Master Cecil/Robert,
Under the Eight House, it
takes into consideration of a
person's year of birth to
determine 4 best and 4 bad
direction. On the other hand,
a person's element is
determined by its ba zhi and a
house element is determined by
its facing direction i.e.
North House is water element,
Southeast is wood element.
For a west group person, its
good direction is W, NW, NE
and SW. What if he is also a
weak fire which require wood
to make him more strong. Can
he live in a SE house with its
main door facing NE and bed
direction facing SW. Does it
work like that? Your advice is
appreciated.
Thanks.
Joan