What it is
The Water Formula (Dragon Gate Eight Directions) is a specialized branch of San He (Three Harmonies) Feng Shui developed over centuries that determines the auspiciousness of water features (rivers, ponds, fountains, drains) relative to a building. In Chinese metaphysics, water represents wealth and prosperity — the direction from which water approaches, flows past, and exits a property directly influences its financial fortune through this classical system.
Water direction analysis for prosperity.
How it works
Based on your Kua number and your home's facing direction, the Water Formula assigns an auspiciousness rating to each of the 24 compass mountains for water placement. Favorable water directions enhance wealth luck; unfavorable ones can drain prosperity. The Dragon Gate methodology combines the Later Heaven trigram sequence with the water-mouth (where water exits the property) to determine optimal placement.
Key components
- Water Mouth — The direction where water exits or drains away from a property. This is the most critical factor — an auspicious water mouth direction can significantly enhance prosperity.
- Kua-Based Assessment — Your personal Kua number determines which water directions are favorable for you specifically. What works for a Kua 1 person may be unfavorable for a Kua 6 person.
- Dragon Gate — The specific compass direction through which water enters the property. Named after the mythological "Dragon Gate" where fish transform into dragons — symbolizing wealth transformation.
- 24 Mountains — The Chinese compass divides 360° into 24 segments (mountains), each 15° wide. Each mountain has a specific water auspiciousness rating based on your Kua and facing direction.
- Auspiciousness Levels — Water directions are rated from highly auspicious (promotes wealth generation) to highly inauspicious (drains prosperity). Neutral directions have minimal impact.
- Water Features — Any water element counts: rivers, streams, ponds, pools, fountains, aquariums, drains, and even roads (which carry "virtual water" energy in modern Feng Shui interpretation).
Your reading
Once you have a K A X A N T A account, this section fills with your actual Water Formula values — computed once from your birth data and refreshed as transits shift. Until then, this is the shape of what you'll see.
Every number in your reading traces back to a classical calculation — no AI fabrication, no synthetic guesswork. If something looks wrong, it's almost always birth-data accuracy.
How K A X A N T A reads this
K A X A N T A calculates water auspiciousness ratings for all 24 compass mountains based on your Kua number and house facing direction. Results show which directions are favorable or unfavorable for water features, helping you optimize fountain placement, aquarium positioning, or evaluate a property's relationship to nearby water bodies.
I don't read Water Formula in isolation — I weigh it against the other eight systems based on the question you're asking. Decisions, timing, psychology, and environment each have their own primary authority; Water Formula contributes to the ones where its lineage is strongest.
Common questions
History & lineage
Part of the San He (Three Harmonies) school of Feng Shui, developed over centuries of observation of water flow patterns and their effects on prosperity.
K A X A N T A presents Water Formula faithfully, as its lineage presents itself. We don't sacralise it, we don't reduce it. If it consistently describes you better than generic advice would, use it. If not, lean on the other eight.
References & further reading
Canonical sources that informed this page. Wikipedia entries are starting points for cross-disciplinary context; books are practitioner-grade depth.
- Feng shui · Wikipedia
- Bagua (Eight Trigrams) · Wikipedia
- San He Feng Shui Reference Book · Book
- Practical Feng Shui Audit · Book