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Feng Shui is an ancient Chinese practice focused on harmony and balance with the environment. It centers around the belief that negative energy can be found in certain elements of our home, such as the layout of furniture, direction a home faces, or even the numbers associated with a house address. According to Feng Shui, bad Feng Shui house numbers have a strong influence in the way break down chi (positive energy) in a place. Bad Feng Shui house numbers are usually 4s and 14s due to associations with death and destruction in many Chinese cultures. Additionally, 1’s and 6’s are other numbers associated with negativity since they contain full or partial 8s or 9s, which symbolize misfortune in some cultures.
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Bad Feng Shui House Numbers include the following: numbers with double or four digits, such as 11, 22, 33, and 44; numbers containing bad luck elements like 3, 6, 8 and 9; and numbers that represent death or heartache like 41 or 97. Additionally, some believe that the number 7 is to be avoided due to its resemblance of a fictional ghost-spirit called “Seven Star.” Likewise, the number 13 is considered unlucky because it symbolizes turmoil and turbulence while 14 is seen as a taboo due to sounding like the Chinese word for ‘surely die.’
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A house with the number 4 can be considered as an unlucky house, according to Feng Shui principles, because it is associated with death and bad luck. In Mandarin, ‘death’ and ‘four’ have a similar pronunciation which gives an idea why it should be avoided. For example, in Hong Kong, many buildings do not have 4th or 14th floors and houses avoid having the numbers 40-49 in their address.
Another bad Feng Shui number is 8. This number is believed to bring wealth into the house but that type of money is meant for other people too – such as creditors who will attempt to collect money from you. One example is a famous story of a Malaysian billionaire family who built their dream home but ran into financial trouble shortly after they moved in due to difficulties with paying back huge debt accumulated from business losses. It turns out their house address was 88 and this caused many difficulties for them since the number 8 is considered very unlucky when it comes to finances.
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Bad Feng Shui house numbers are considered to bring bad luck and negative energy into the home. Some of the signs to look out for include:
• Number 4 – This number is associated with death in Chinese culture, so is seen as an unlucky number.
• Number 8 – Although this number is traditionally thought of as a lucky one, it can be a problem when it’s reduced to 4 (e.g. 18; 28), meaning it’s now associated with death instead of good luck.
• Combinations – Certain combinations such as 13 and 14, 80 and 88, and 42 should be avoided in Feng Shui because they mean trouble or disaster. Such combinations often have a negative implication in life or cause difficulties on the relationship between people living in the same residence .
• Reinforced Numerology – A number that has been simplified by multiplying two identical digits (eg 24 = 6; 31 = 3) should not be used indoors since such figures are considered worst for Feng Shui.
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Charms and talismans are a great way to counteract bad Feng Shui house numbers. Charms and talismans that specifically address issues of prosperity, wealth, health, relationships, renovation, construction and even career can be added to a home in order to influence its overall energy. These items can be placed in key locations around the home or hung near an entryway or window to offset bad feng shui numbers. Some commonly used charms and talismans for this purpose include the Six-Emperor Coins for protection from harm, ornaments depicting the Bagua for balance and harmony, Dragon Phoenix coins for improved wealth flow, Double Happiness symbol for marriage luck, money frogs for material enrichment and bat images for strong fortune.
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Bad Feng Shui house numbers may be distinguished by their combined symbolism and the energy that the number represents. A house number which symbolizes bad luck, misfortune, or has a negative connotation is known to be bad feng shui. No matter how good or “lucky” a full address may have otherwise been considered, if a specific part of the address denotes instability or inauspicious meanings, then it is said to be “bad” feng shui.
Here are some examples of numbers that are considered unlucky when used as house numbers:
– 4: In Chinese culture, the pronunciation of this number sounds like the word for death;
– 13: This may represent an upcoming misfortune;
– 14: Again, sounded similar to a phrase meaning certain death when pronounced in Chinese language;
– 43: Sounds like “die young” in Mandarin;
– 56 & 58: Both numbers connected to sorrow and tragedy respectively (in Chinese Monese);
– 64, 67 & 94: These imply all kinds of estate events and should usually be avoided as door/house numbers.
In addition to individual house/building numbers being unhelpful in Feng Shui matters, compound/block numbers are also seen as being potentially problematic too. For example, block 88 can mean “no fortune” or 888 tells anyone unfortunate enough to live there twice that they will not gain material wealth at all. On the other hand, block 99 denotes eternity but can also mean long suffering which implies a continuous cycle of continuous tribulation! To avoid trouble related to these compound/block numbers ” replace them with double digits such as 10 instead of 88 and 22 or 44 instead of 99!
For more information about why certain numeric combinations represent specific energies in Feng Shui and what combination means what energy wise read this guide on Good Vs Bad Numerology from The Spruce website https://www.thespruce.com/good-vs-bad-numerology-fengshui-1275496
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