Personal Ming Gua / Life Gua for men
Personal Ming Gua / Life Gua for men1) We add all the digits of our birth year up progressively till we get to a single digit
e.g.: Man born 05/02/1979
1979 = 1 + 9 + 7 + 9 = 26 = 2+6 = 8
2) We subtract the result from 11
11 ─ 8 = 3
So the personal Ming Gua number of this man is 3 Wood
Important Note 1
If the date of birth is before February 3, 4 or 5 depending on the year, we use the previous year for our calculations (maintaining the local time zone). In feng shui we use the solar calendar to calculate the year that changes during those dates
e.g.: Man born 02/02/1979
We then use 1978 instead
Important Note 2
If the result is 5 (male) we convert it to the number 2
e.g.: Man born 08/04/1968
1968 = 1 + 9 + 6 + 8 = 24 = 2 + 4 = 6
11 – 6 = 5
we convert it to male Ming Gua – Life Gua 2 Earth
Personal Ming Gua / Life Gua for women
1) We add all the digits of our birth year up progressively till we get to a single digit
e.g.: Man born 07/02/1987
1987 = 1 + 9 + 8 + 7 = 25 = 2+5 = 7
2) We add the result to 7
4 + 7 = 11 = 1 + 1 = 2
So, the personal Ming Gua number of this woman is 2 Earth
Important Note 1
If the date of birth is before February 3, 4 or 5 depending on the year, we use the previous year for our calculations (maintaining the local time zone). In feng shui we use the solar calendar to calculate the year that changes during those dates
e.g.: Woman born 02/02/1987
We then use 1986 instead
Important Note 2
If the result is 5 (female) we convert it to the number 8
e.g.: Woman born 08/04/1999
1999 = 1 + 9 + 9 + 9 = 28 = 2 + 8 = 10
10 + 4 = 14 = 1 + 4 = 5
we convert it to female Ming Gua – Life Gua 8 Earth