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Strangely, all these years in the forum I have never seen people asking or discussing about this issue. Either no one knows what’s the difference or no one discovered the difference yet.  Or everyone knows exactly the difference!

During my initial years of studying fengshui, I was taught the topic of Na Jia 纳甲 into the 8 hexagram. As show in the diagram here where I downloaded from someone’s website.

And so accordingly 乾Qian – Yang Wood 甲, 坤 Kun – Yin Wood 乙, 艮 Gen – Yang Fire 丙，兑 Dui – Yin Fire 丁,  震 Zhen – Yang Metal 庚, 巽Xun – Yin Metal 辛, 离 Li – Yang Water 壬, 坎Kan- Yin Water 癸.  The basic theory is that Yang follows Yang, Yin follows Yin. And since Earth is in the centre, Yang and Yin Earth reside in the centre and need not be assigned.

And then you assign the 3 combines accordingly to the 4 hexagram. Eg.

Fire – Tiger, Horse, Dog

Water – Monkey, Rat, Dragon

Wood – Pig, Rabbit, Goat

Metal – Snake, Rooster, Ox.

It’s easy isn’t it? And if you are seriously into the philosophy behind it. You have to read the whole “汉京房氏” which I don’t think there is an English translator version in the market at the moment. 

Na Jia 纳甲 in very useful in Feng Shui application especially in 8 mansion and 5 ghost transporting wealth.

For example, if you are a Li Kua person and your Sheng Qi is East. So you will face your working table to the East direction. What if you can’t face east due to the office layout or some restrictions?

No worries, now you know Zhen Kua 震 Na Jia is Yang Metal , Pig, Rabbit, Goat. So you still have Yang Metal Geng in the SW, Pig in the NW, and Goat in SW to use. These are the micro energy to tap if you can’t tap on the macro energy as ideally.

5 Ghost transporting wealth using Na Jia works in the same theory as well, except we are looking for Great Gate and Purity Hexagram.

I will not go in depth with these sharing before some Masters start scolding me for revealing too much secrets.

Feng shui Na Jia is only one version. If you have studied I-Ching, you would know that you have to apply Na Jia into the Yao Lines.  This is the second version. There Is a Na Jia Song as follows:

纳甲歌                              

乾金甲子外壬午，震木庚子外庚午

坎水戊寅外戊申，艮土丙辰外丙戌。

坤土乙未外癸丑，巽木辛丑外辛未；

离火己卯外己酉，兑金丁巳外丁亥。

So this song will assign the Na Jia according to the 8 Hexegram starting from the bottom. When you know the first line, its easy to calculate the Na Jia upwards to fill up the rest of the lines. 

But have you realized in this I- Ching Na Jia the Yang Earth is assigned to Kan Water, and Yin Earth is assigned to the Li Fire? On top of that Ren Yang Water is reassigned to Qian and Gui Yin Water is assigned to Kun?

This is the difference between Na Jia in Feng Shui vs Na Jia in I-Ching application. So next time someone ask you about Na Jia. Check with him Na Jia to what!

I will not go in-depth into why Na Jia in I-Ching is assigned as such, as there is a lot of explanation to do. In a nutshell, Na Jia is actually based on the interaction between the Earth and the Moon. So it has something to do with where the Moon is at a certain period. 

But more importantly, has your I-Ching teacher tells you why we need to Na Jia? Since most of the time you only need to use the 12 horoscopes animal and not the 12 Heavenly stems. Well, it has something to do with Na Yin. There are methodology where after assigning Na Jia, you can analyze further by looking at the Na Yin 纳音 of the lines. 

Na Jia 纳甲 and Na Yin 纳音?? Yes, don’t get yourself confused. They are two different application and methodology. So if you are new to Chinese Metaphysics. I suggest you start from the basic and read up on them before you get confused. Again, I will not go into the big area of Na Yin. You have to read it up yourself or wait till one day I will conduct a course on it. :P

And so, I’m not trying to brag but by reading my blog you have learnt something probably some “Masters” are not aware of, or they do not tell you in class. Afterall, better to dissect them into mini subject booklet for sales would be a good idea isn’t it. Anyone wish to sign me up??