Different schools of Feng Shui use different methods to determine the Ming Gua. The widely adopted and best known is from Bazhai Pai also known as 8 House or 8 Mansions, so I will explain Ming Gua under this school.
The Ming Gua is assigned by the year of birth, it is guided by the "guardian" of that year, boys and girls guided by different "guardians". Ancient Masters have noticed that there is energy surrounding people, that is in contact with the energies of the space. If the space or environment is good for the Ming Gua then it supports the person it is protecting.
Ming Gua is not you, it’s the "spirit or energy of your guardian", your commander. It is a "guardian" who is very intimate to you and if your "guardian" is hurt it can't give you guidance or offer you help. You have to distinguish between the Ming Gua and yourself.
For the true character of the person (his or her own energy) we use the 4 Pillars Astrology also known as Bazi. The Ming Gua tells us what influences us and some people become confused when for example they see the Ming Gua is 3 which is wood, my animal sign is Earth and my 4 Pillars is fire so what am I? The Ming Gua is Wood means that you are being guided and protected by a "guardian" whose element is Wood. It is not your own energy element.
Using this school, for the houses we have the location of the 8 Wandering Stars. For people we have the personal Trigram which we call the Ming Gua. Some 8 House Schools divide the house and assign the stars according to the Ming Gua and not the house Trigram, so East Group people should sleep in the bad sectors of a West Group house and visa versa.
Ming Gua is direction, and according to the energy coming from the eight directions it is different for each person so it is good if the front of our body is in a good direction, for example facing Sheng Qi, or facing Tian Yi or facing Yan Nian (for romance) or your head points in the right direction when sleeping.
Things start to become a bit more complicated when trying to address the multiple scenarios people are in, particularly for a husband and wife who have different Ming Gua's.
In the old days it was easy, just give the beneficial energy to the husband and as long as he’s supported the family will be fine and so today's Feng Shui practitioners recommend using the best bed direction for the breadwinner, but what if there is a couple with equally good careers? Then this school says advise people to sleep in different rooms, however sometimes there are no other rooms and there isn't a good wall for the bed...
I studied Feng Shui in Feng Shui Research School and aside from the research, I've done my own tests and with my clients permission I document historical data. It all shows that sleeping direction does not interfere with poeple's lives.
This is one of the reasons why Xuan Kong (Flying stars) School is the strongest and more complete of all schools for interior Feng Shui. You just need to find a good star against the wall that supports the Ming Gua and advise people to move to that room and that specific wall.
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