Kan (Water)

What is Kan (Water)?

Kan (坎) is the trigram of Water, seated in the north of the Later Heaven bagua; a person whose Life Gua is Kan belongs to the East Four Houses (東四命). Such a person is seen to be deep and wise like water, with a flexibility that never stays fixed in one place and a strong capacity for patience. In a home (陽宅), the most auspicious direction (Sheng Qi) is the southeast, and the four East-group guas — Kan, Li, Zhen, and Xun — share directions that work auspiciously with one another.

Frequently asked

What is Kan (Water) (坎) in Feng Shui?

The Water energy of the north — the trigram of wisdom, flexibility, and endurance. Kan (坎) is the trigram of Water, seated in the north of the Later Heaven bagua; a person whose Life Gua is Kan belongs to the East Four Houses (東四命). Such a person is seen to be deep and wise like water, with a flexibility that never stays fixed in one place and a strong capacity for patience. In a home (陽宅), the most auspicious direction (Sheng Qi) is the southeast, and the four East-group guas — Kan, Li, Zhen, and Xun — share directions that work auspiciously with one another.

What does a Kan (Water) Life Gua mean?

Its core grain is Wisdom and flexibility · Endurance · East Four Houses. As a Life Gua it places you in the East Four Houses.

How do I find my own Kan (Water)?

Your Life Gua comes from your birth year and sex; from it, the eight directions map to their eight stars automatically.

Other gua & stars

• Gen (Mountain)
• Zhen (Thunder)
• Xun (Wind)
• Li (Fire)
• Kun (Earth)
• Dui (Lake)
• Qian (Heaven)
• Sheng Qi (Life Generating)
• Tian Yi (Heavenly Doctor)
• Yan Nian (Longevity)
• Fu Wei (Stability)
• Huo Hai (Mishaps)
• Liu Sha (Six Killings)
• Wu Gui (Five Ghosts)
• Jue Ming (Life Ending)
• Four Guardian Hills
• Mountain behind, water in front
• Ming Tang (bright court)
• An Shan (table hill)
• Chao Shan (court hill)
• Zuo Xiang (sitting and facing)
• Shui Kou (water gate)
• Zhu Shan (parent mountain)
• Long Mai (dragon vein)
• Xue (the point)