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Before we go into the details of the concentric lines around a Luo Pan, it is extremely important to take note of the special lines that indicate inauspicious directions. These pertain to what are known as the cardinal death lines and the major and minor emptiness lines. (The phrase death lines do not necessarily mean death in a physical sense. It can also refer to loss, failure, and other extreme forms of bad luck.) One of the most well-kept secrets of Compass feng shui – previously known only to lineage masters – is that the facing directions of doors and entrances should never lie exactly on the lines that indicate the exact cardinal and secondary directions of the compass. On a Luo Pan these lines are easily identifiable – they are the lines that bear exactly north, south, east, and west, and northwest, southwest, northeast, and southeast. Thus if north is deemed to be the best direction for you and you wish to have your door face north, then you should make sure it does not face exactly north but rather a couple of degrees off exact north. This is true of all the four primary directions and the four secondary directions.

Kung mang, or emptiness lines, also spell misfortune and severe bad luck. There are eight major emptiness lines and these separate each of the eight main direction sectors – N, S, E, W, NW, NE, SW, and SE. There are also16 minor emptiness lines and these separate the 24 mountain sub-sectors in each of the eight sectors.

The inauspicious and dangerous lines of directions are as follows:

The death lines are the cardinal directions bearing 90, 180, 270 and 0/360 degrees, as well as the secondary directions bearing 45, 135, 225, and 315 degrees.

The major emptiness lines are directions that are bearing 22.5, 67.5, 112.5, 157.5, 202.5, 247.5, 292.5, and 337.5 degrees.

The minor emptiness lines are directions that are bearing 7.5, 11.25, 33.75, 37.5, 52.5, 56.25, 78.75, 82.5, 97.5, 101.25, 123.75, 127.5, 142.5, 146.25, 168.75, 172.5, 187.5, 191.25, 213.75, 217.5, 232.5, 236.25, 258.75, 262.5, 277.5, 281.25, 303.75, 307.5, 322.5, 326.25, 348.75 and 352.5 degrees.

If you discover that your house is facing a death line or a major or minor emptiness line, and you are unable to change the orientation of your door, one method of at least reducing the negative effect is to place some kind of metal decoration on the door itself. This can be a door knocker (the best are brass lion head door knockers) or you can also hang sword coins on the inside of the door. The introduction of a bit of metal is usually sufficient to move the chi so that the main door into the house no longer faces the death or emptiness line. Having said this, please note that if you are having a spate of enormous bad luck and you discover that your door is facing one of these lines then it might be a good idea to adjust the door slightly so that it no longer faces the dangerous line of direction.

Another little-known method is to transform your house into a “heavenly abode” by placing an altar directly opposite the entrance door. You will find that the Chinese like to place their altars here and it is said to be an excellent antidote for overcoming the affliction caused by facing a kung mang, or emptiness line. It is believed not only to deflect the ill-effects of emptiness lines but also to bring in auspicious luck instead. Irrespective of your religion it is said that once you introduce an altar, any kind of altar, the emptiness line gets broken.

In addition to death and emptiness lines, there are also certain directions that are referred to as Yin gaps, and these indicate problems in human relations for the residents. Doors that face Yin gaps cause problems between spouses and create family disharmony, marriage problems, and can even lead to eventual breakups. The Yin gaps are the direct centerlines of each of the 24 sub-direction sectors.

These deadly directions and Yin gaps bring secret afflictions to any building and, because of this, feng shui masters who know about Compass feng shui always check this aspect of any home or office before they do anything else. When advising on the design of new homes this is also taken into account. Usually compass directions are taken during the actual construction of any home to ensure that directions are properly read and applied.

Since the compass is affected by the presence of metal, it is important to remember that main doors are best when they are made of wood. If there is metal on the door this should be taken into account when checking the door direction during construction.