The eight directions of your home
Stand in the center of your home with a compass app, find north, and each zone of the Bagua map lands on a life area. Small fixes in the right zone — a plant, a mirror, a color — are the classic starting points.
| Zone | Trigram | Element | Life area | What to do |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North | 坎 · Kǎn | Water | Career & path | Keep it clean and moving; a small water feature or calm blue tones support momentum. |
| Northeast | 艮 · Gèn | Earth | Knowledge & growth | Best for a reading corner, study nook or meditation cushion. |
| East | 震 · Zhèn | Wood | Health & family | Living plants, wooden furniture and soft morning light work well here. |
| Southeast | 巽 · Xùn | Wood | Wealth & abundance | Not a cash vault — a tidy, well-lit corner with a healthy green plant. |
| South | 离 · Lí | Fire | Fame & reputation | Natural light, mirrors to reflect it, and warm accents support recognition. |
| Southwest | 坤 · Kūn | Earth | Relationships | Pair objects in twos; soft textures and warm earth tones anchor this zone. |
| West | 兑 · Duì | Metal | Children & creativity | Good for a studio, hobby desk or the play area. |
| Northwest | 乾 · Qián | Metal | Mentors & helpful people | A framed photo of guides, or metal and stone objects, support it. |
Three rooms people ask about most
Bedroom & the bed
Your bed is where you spend a third of life. The classic rules: headboard against a solid wall, door visible from the bed but not in line with it, no mirror facing the bed, and nothing heavy hanging over your head.
Desk & the working corner
The command position for your desk: sit facing the door diagonally, with a solid wall behind you, and a clear view of who enters. This is the single most repeated desk rule in feng shui.
The wealth corner
For most home layouts the wealth corner is the far-left corner from the front door (or the Southeast zone of the Bagua). Keep it clean, lit, and alive with a healthy plant or a small water feature.
Orient your own space — free
Open the interactive Bagua compass: tap a direction to see its trigram, element and life area — then enter your entrance direction for the wealth corner, desk and bed.
Open the Feng Shui Compass