24 Mountains in Feng Shui: Why 15 Degrees Can Change Everything

Core Theory: Precise Orientation

Beginner level only discusses 8 directions: East, South, West, North, etc. But in advanced feng shui, this is too coarse.

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Deep Analysis: The 15-Degree Secret

• Full circle: 360°
• 360 ÷ 8 = 45° (one trigram covers 45 degrees)
• In Flying Star feng shui, one trigram is divided into three “mountains”: 45 ÷ 3 = 15°

This is the 24 Mountains.

Example: Both “Sitting North Facing South” (Kan House)

Zi Mountain Wu Direction (Due North Due South): This is the emperor’s orientation—extremely powerful energy field. Ordinary people living here might not handle it, easily getting nervous breakdown or even accidents.

Ren Mountain Bing Direction / Gui Mountain Ding Direction (Offset North/South): This is the north-facing direction suitable for common people—gentle and energy-gathering.

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Practical Logic: The Trouble with Boundary Lines

If your house’s orientation falls exactly on the boundary between two mountains (like 14.5° ~ 15.5°), feng shui calls this “leaving the trigram” or “void line.”

Symptoms

The compass needle is extremely unstable.

Consequences

Such houses have extremely chaotic energy fields. Residents may experience inexplicable hallucinations, mental instability, or no matter how hard they try, can’t save money.

This is a “dealbreaker” when choosing a house at advanced level.

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Feng Shui Practice

1. Use a professional luopan to measure your home’s precise orientation
2. Confirm whether the orientation falls in the middle of a “mountain”
3. If it’s on a boundary line, special remedies are needed