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In Chinese Astrology, the birth chart of a person allows us to determine the quality of spousal relationship through an intricate destiny analysis. One of the branches of Chinese Astrology known as Four Pillars of Destiny or BaZi can reveal the luck of marriage of a person.
In Chinese Astrology known as Four Pillars of Destiny, a person’s birth chart or Ba Zi is governed by four pillars representing the energies we are infused with at the time of our birth. These pillars are embedded with our destiny codes which comprises the five elements of the universe i.e. wood, fire, earth, metal and water. These elements represent many aspects of our lives such as wealth, health, relationship and love, amongst other aspirations.
Do you know that a person’s birth chart can foretell about inherent health issues? In the system of Chinese Metaphysics known as Traditional Chinese Medicines (TCM), the elements and animal signs can diagnose health hazards especially when it is combined with a reading of BaZi (Four Pillars of Destiny). In this article, we shall focus on the health aspects of Ba Zi which is derived from a person’s date of birth.
Come 4th February 2017, the Chinese will usher in the solar New Year of the Fire Rooster. It heralds the arrival of Li Chun or spring in the Chinese solar calendar. This is when the energy of the earthly stars will circulate in a property within a defined pattern according to Flying Stars Feng Shui which is a system of Chinese Metaphysics. These stars fly to all the nine sectors of a property and bring luck, good and bad, to the occupants. Star 8 brings financial and career success and it occupies the east sector.
When you look at some people you know, they seem to have uncanny ability to amass wealth without putting in much effort. Could it be that luck plays a part in their life?
What is the Formula for Success? Can the true essence of success be captured through the ancient art of Chinese Astrology? What if success comes in a formula that is hidden in every person’s birth data and only revealed by deciphering the elements associated with the numbers?
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What is luck? According to the Dictionary, success or failure can happen by chance rather than through one's own actions. It is defined as an invisible force that seems to operate for good or bad in a person's life, as in shaping circumstances, events, or opportunities. Our fortune or adversity seems to hinge on the factor of chance, also known as luck.
In the pursuit of happiness, the Chinese has devised a way to decipher the luck of a person. Whether he or she can be lucky for marriage, career, wealth or health depends on the configuration of the heavenly stems and earthly branches. The heavenly stems display the face value of the person such as their prevailing traits for all to see. Each heavenly stem exhibits the person’s exte al character. The earthly branches hold the seeds to a person true character and what is in their mind. Each earthly branch hides the person’s internal character.
E = MC2 Our emotion is equal to our thoughts which are within our power to change. The mind is the control centre of change and we are the embodiment of energy which gives us life and this energy is our life force. In the study of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), this life force is known as Qi and the way it flows within our body is influenced by our mind and likewise, our mind is also affected by it. Since emotion is a form of energy, we can change our energy by the way we think and our thoughts lead the way for Qi to flow. In other words, where the mind goes, Qi follows.
Chinese Metaphysics uses either the Chinese Solar or Chinese Lunar calendar. What is the different between the two calendars? Well, it depends on the different schools of Chinese Metaphysics, be it Chinese Astrology or Feng Shui. But before we go into the various systems of Chinese Metaphysics, let’s look at how a Chinese calendar comes about. From the astronomical aspect, the Chinese calendar can be traced to the cosmos.
According the Feng Shui Flying Stars system, there are two sets of stars which play an important role in the energy of a property. These stars are called Facing and Sitting stars. The former is also known as Water stars and the latter Mountain stars. The stars carry the number that ranges from 1 to 9 and are representations of energy or ‘qi’ in a property such as a house.
In BaZi or Four Pillars of Destiny, the elements and zodiacs carry certain features, characteristics and structures that can foretell whether a person needs a partner or can be a compatible partner. When it comes to business, it boils to synergy between the partners’ ability, aspirations and what the others can bring to the table for a win-win partnership. This will ensure whether or not the parties can actually collaborate to make profit together.
When selecting a property or a land for investments or simply to build a home, it would be to your advantage to know some ground rules. In this respect, you should learn the Chinese art of geomancy or Feng Shui which is considered part of the field of physiognomy or the study of land through observation. In short, Feng Shui is a study of energy or qi in the environment.
For those who enjoy their lives for most part of the time, life is just too short and not enough. For those who are suffering in life, the emotions that come with it are just too painful and life is just too long and not worth living. We are not born to be happy. Be it as it may, our purpose in life is to seek happiness and along the way, we need good advice and clear pointers to help us find our way and head in the right direction.
Where do you look for solution when some aspects of your business are running out of steam? It may not be your house Feng Shui that is bad but what is happening in your office. If you have a business and it is operating out of a business premise, you need to make a Feng Shui audit of the premise to check for any undesirable element that is causing the problems. Aside from the practical side of doing business, there may be other extraordinary factors that a rational mind is unable to fathom. This is when you need to look at the metaphysics side of your operation.
A good night sleep is vital for health and alertness especially when you need to focus and be mentally active the next day at work. However, you may want to look at your bedroom and its surrounding features to make sure that it is conducive for a peaceful slumber. This is both practical and common sense to make a place of rest as comfortable as possible. You do not want any disturbance while you get ready for bed or during snooze time. At the very least, you should have a comfortable bed to rest your weary soul.
In Feng Shui, the distribution of energy within a house is based on either the facing or sitting direction of the house. There are two formulas of Feng Shui that relies on the facing or sitting to demarcate the energy pattern of a house. If you get this direction wrong, it can skew your allocation of positive and negative sectors in a house to the detriment of the occupants. Every house has a facing or sitting.
Are there proper places to have a water feature at home? Yes there are. This is in accordance to Feng Shui, the Art of Placement. And you can apply some Feng Shui techniques for want of better luck too.
Come 4th February 2019, the Chinese will usher in the solar New Year of the Earth Pig. It heralds the arrival of Li Chun or spring in the Chinese solar calendar. This is when the energy of the earthly stars will circulate in a property within a defined pattern according to Flying Stars Feng Shui which is a system of Chinese Metaphysics. These stars fly to all the nine sectors of a property and bring luck, good and bad, to the occupants. Get the hottest book on Feng Shui based on classical formulas to enrich your-self and make more money this year.
Feng Shui can be applied to both landed property and high rise buildings such as office towers and condominiums. Feng Shui is about availability of space and flexibility for renovation. With a landed property, you have more leeway to undertake major renovation based on Feng Shui recommendations because there is abundance of space or land area. However, with apartments or condominiums, you have to make do with limited space if you need to renovate your unit. This article deals with the Feng Shui of high rise units.
Based on Chinese Astrology, a person’s date of birth is divided into 4 heavenly stems and 4 earthly branches. Together they make up the four pillars of destiny which is a branch of Chinese Astrology known as BaZi. The four pillars hold the 4 heavenly stems and 4 earthly branches in a BaZi’s birth chart and together they make up the year pillar, month pillar, day pillar and hour pillar.
Besides the types of mountain and hills, what can you look for when selecting a property in a locality with prosperity and posterity in mind? You should make close observation on the quality of soil that make up the land in the vicinity of the neighborhood.
In the pursuit of happiness, the Chinese has devised a way to decipher the luck of a person. Whether he or she can be lucky for marriage, career, wealth or health depends on the configuration of the heavenly stems and earthly branches. The heavenly stems display the face value of the person such as their prevailing traits for all to see. Each heavenly stem exhibits the person’s exte al character. The earthly branches hold the seeds to a person true character and what is in their mind. Each earthly branch hides the person’s internal character.
In Chinese Methodology of Date Selection, a date is selected for an important activity based on the prevailing energy of the chosen day. If you are embarking on an important task or endeavour, you should consult the Chinese Tong Shu or Chinese Almanac.
In life, when we are confronted with a bad situation, there are actually two outcomes. The first outcome is obviously negative since it is a bad situation and we may feel distraught or emotionally affected by it. This is an outcome that is fixed by fate - being at the wrong time and at the wrong place. We cannot undo what has happened to us.
After a property has been selected based on Feng Shui system, a well-informed client especially avid Feng Shui practitioners will usually request for an auspicious date and time for moving in. Based on Chinese Art of Date Selection which is part of Chinese Metaphysics, there is a good date for every important activity to ensure that the activity conce such as house moving is carried out successfully without any obstacle in the way.
What is Feng Shui? Feng Shui is the practice of harnessing the energy (Qi) in the environment and aligning it with your body and mind. The alignment is based on the facing and sitting direction of your house depending on the school of Feng Shui you are taught.
Every now and then in our lives, we meet kind people who offer advices that we tend to take for granted. On hindsight, they were proven to be true and we moved on with lessons learned the bitter way. If only we have listened. The consequences can be dire if we ignore the advice or the lessons that people shared with us. If we were advised not to drive when intoxicated, we would have avoided death, paralysis or injury caused by car accidents. If only we have listened,we would not have paid a heavy price for it.
What shape of land is the most ideal from the perspective of Feng Shui? The answer is square. Based on Feng Shui system, a land that is square can distribute qi evenly. Qi is life force or energy in the environment. It is a natural phenomenon that energy finds it ways through the land in a slow, meandering or fast manner depending on the land shapes.
Are you looking for a new house to move in? If you are, then a little knowledge of Chinese Astrology can help you to find a house that has affinity with you.
When we die, where do we go? Does the soul leaves the body and rises towards the light? Energy is a form of Qi or life force and it flows within all living things. In Chinese Astrology and the other art of metaphysics such as Feng Shui, Qi is the life force that create us human beings. According to science, energy cannot be destroyed but it can be transformed.
“Give a man a fish and he will eat it for one day. Teach him how to fish and he will eat for a lifetime”. Teach a man how to catch a fish starts with making a fishing rod that comes with a line, hook and bait. As a whole, the rod, line, hook and bait enables you to catch a fish. How good you are in catching a fish or for that matter, how successful you are in life depends on the resources you have. Metaphorically, the rod represents the support you have, the line represents your strength of character and the hook and bait is your creative output or ability.
There are many problems and challenges we face in lives. From the moment we were born until the day we leave this world, we have to go through physical, emotional, mental and spiritual changes that define us as human beings. Regardless of our family backgrounds, we can and should find our purpose in life through our goals, dreams and aspirations. These are the pursuits that give meaning to our lives and make life worth living. This is destiny in the making.
When you look at some people you know, they seem to have uncanny ability to amass wealth without putting in much effort. Could it be that luck plays a part in their life?
The century age old practice of Chinese Astrology has its roots in China 2,500 BC. In fact, the most popular form of Chinese Astrology readings is based on the Four Pillars of Destiny which originated and was popularized during the Tang Dynasty in China.
What shape of land is the most ideal from the perspective of Feng Shui? The answer is square.
Come 4th February 2022, the Chinese will usher in the solar New Year of the Water Tiger. It heralds the arrival of Li Chun or spring in the Chinese solar calendar. This is when the energy of the earthly stars will circulate in a property within a defined pattern according to Flying Stars Feng Shui which is a system of Chinese Metaphysics. These stars fly to all the nine sectors of a property and bring luck, good and bad, to the occupants. Star 8 brings financial and career success and it occupies the northeast of a property.
Sleep is a major component of our lives. With enough sleep, we wake up feeling rejuvenated and ready to conquer the world. Every day, millions of people in the world have to struggle with some sleep disorder when they go to bed at night. But this doesn’t have to be the case if we learn the right philosophy of sleep which will affect our quality of life and longevity. After all, the quality of sleep determines the state of our health and well-being. How does this philosophy come about?