生氣
Sheng Qi (Life Generating)
Eight Stars (八星)
- Vitality and growth
- Wealth
- Motivation
At a glance
The foremost auspicious star among the eight — the direction of vitality, growth, and wealth.
- Element
- Tan Lang Wood star
- Nature
- Auspicious
What is Sheng Qi (Life Generating)?
Sheng Qi (生氣) is the most auspicious direction — the one that harmonizes best with your Life Gua — seen as a seat that invites vitality, motivation, wealth, and growth. Placing the things from which you wish to draw energy — the head of the bed, a desk, or the main entrance — in this direction is considered favorable. Among the nine stars it corresponds to the Tan Lang Wood star (貪狼木星), read as the energy of enterprise and growth.
Frequently asked
- What is Sheng Qi (Life Generating) (生氣) in Feng Shui?
- The foremost auspicious star among the eight — the direction of vitality, growth, and wealth. Sheng Qi (生氣) is the most auspicious direction — the one that harmonizes best with your Life Gua — seen as a seat that invites vitality, motivation, wealth, and growth. Placing the things from which you wish to draw energy — the head of the bed, a desk, or the main entrance — in this direction is considered favorable. Among the nine stars it corresponds to the Tan Lang Wood star (貪狼木星), read as the energy of enterprise and growth.
- Is Sheng Qi (Life Generating) an auspicious or inauspicious direction?
- Sheng Qi (Life Generating) is read as auspicious. Sheng Qi (生氣) is the most auspicious direction — the one that harmonizes best with your Life Gua — seen as a seat that invites vitality, motivation, wealth, and growth. Placing the things from which you wish to draw energy — the head of the bed, a desk, or the main entrance — in this direction is considered favorable. Among the nine stars it corresponds to the Tan Lang Wood star (貪狼木星), read as the energy of enterprise and growth.
- How do I find my own Sheng Qi (Life Generating)?
- Your Life Gua comes from your birth year and sex; from it, the eight directions map to their eight stars automatically.
Other gua & stars
- Kan (Water)
- Gen (Mountain)
- Zhen (Thunder)
- Xun (Wind)
- Li (Fire)
- Kun (Earth)
- Dui (Lake)
- Qian (Heaven)
- 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)
Find your Life Gua and how Sheng Qi (Life Generating) sits in your home.
Find my Life Gua →Feng Shui is a traditional art of spatial arrangement, for reference only. Source: Standard Yang House Feng Shui (Eight Mansions / Ba Zhai) interpretation.