Take your Feng Shui ruler or diagram and notice that it is divided into eight sections: four that have red ink and four that have black ink. The red sections are auspicious, while the black areas are unfavorable.
The Feng Shui ruler is 43 centimeters or 16 and 15/16 inches. According to AbsolutelyFengShui.com, this is based on the imperial foot dating to its origin in 960-1128 AD during the Sung dynasty where it was used to measure windows, doors and furniture for the imperial palace. Notice the two sections of measurements: one on top of the ruler which is used to measure Yang houses, or houses of the living, and another set of measurements on the bottom of the ruler which are used to measure Yin houses, which are coffins and grave sites.
The Feng Shui foot was derived from the side of a square where the length of the diagonal is the square root of 2. This is considered mystical by the Chinese, according to Geomancy.net. Western mathematicians call this the "magic square."
Looking at the top Yang (houses of the living) measurements, you will see that the ruler is divided into eight sections within the Yang area, four of which are auspicious, and the other four inauspicious.
AbsoultelyFengShui.com identifies the four good sections (in red ink) as the first, fourth, fifth and eighth sections. The first is called "Cai" and signifies wealth. The fourth section is called "Yi" and means noble justice. The fifth portion is referred to as "Kuan" and means official. The eighth section is called "Ben" and means basis or origin.
The four unfortunate markings, which are symbolized with black ink are: the second, called "Bing" meaning sickness; the third called "Li," signifying leaving or separation; the sixth, called "Jie" which means robbery and disaster; and the seventh section called "Hai" meaning harmful.
Each of the eight Yang sections are further subdivided into four sections measuring 0.525 inches or 1.34 cm. Again, four of the subsections are good, and four bad, according to AbsolutelyFengShui.com. For measurements longer than a Feng Shui ruler, a Feng Shui measuring tape is used, on which the eight original sections are repeated every Feng Shui foot.
The first section, in red, auspicious "Cai," which means wealth, is further broken down into four sections: fortune, resource, harmony and prosperity.
The second section, in black, inauspicious "Bing," which means illness, has four subdivisions: losses, bad encounter, imprisonment and widowhood.
The third section, in black, inauspicious "Li," which means separation, has four parts: wealth denied, loss of wealth, cheated and total loss.
The fourth section, in red, is auspicious "Yi," meaning noble, and is broken down into the four sections: gain descendants, profits, talented offspring and great prosperity.
The fifth section, in red, is auspicious "Kuan," meaning official, and it is subdivided into: abundance of food, indirect wealth, better income and riches.
The sixth section, in black, is inauspicious "Jie," meaning disaster, and is broken down into: death, loss of descendants, leaving home and loss of money.
The seventh section is inauspicious "Hai," meaning harm, and is divided into: calamities, possible death, sickness and quarrels.
The eighth section is auspicious "Ben," meaning capital or source, and is subdivided into: wealth, promotion opportunities, arrival of wealth and abundance. (See Reference 2)
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