The commonly used professional terminology in Feng Shui divination is to use the Nine Palaces and Bagua to determine the orientation. According to the Eight Houses Method, the calculation method for the positions of the five ghosts is as follows:
1) If the gate faces true north, the five ghosts will be there. Due west.
2) The gate faces northeast, and the five ghosts are in the southeast.
3) The gate faces due east, and the five ghosts are in the south.
4) The gate faces southeast, and the five ghosts are in the east.
5) The gate faces south, and the five ghosts are in the northeast.
6) The gate faces southwest, and the five ghosts are in the north.
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7) The gate faces due west, and the five ghosts are in the northwest.
8) The gate faces northwest, and the five ghosts are in the southwest.