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Ushering In A Wealthier Year

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The Lunar New Year is the most important event in the Chinese calendar and most Chinese display auspicious items in their homes and offices to symbolise prosperity, good fortune and to invite Wealth luck. In Feng Shui, various schools apply different techniques to determine Wealth sector in a dwelling and some of these can be pretty technical.

Let me introduce a simple way to identify and activate the Wealth sector.

If your main door is in centre (with reference to the living hall looking in), the left furthest corner diagonal to the door is the Wealth corner.

If your main door is at the right, the Wealth corner is also at furthest left corner diagonal to the door.

Lastly, if your main door is at the left, the Wealth corner is at furthest right corner diagonal to the door.

After identifying your Wealth corner, place auspicious items preferably related to Wealth here. Some people display God of Wealth, Gold Ingots, Piggy Bank..etc. For me, I prefer to use a Wealth bowl as seen below.

Other than displaying auspicious items, remember the followings:

1) Keep the Wealth corner bright and clean to invite the auspicious qi.

2) Do not put heavy stuff here to weight down your finance.

3) Do not put water and flower here. Chinese believes that doing so will 见财化水 (eroding one's wealth) & 把钱花光 (squander your wealth)

4) Do not have "poison arrow" (sharp corner or pointed objects) pointing directly at the wealth corner which may silently 'hurt' your finance.

Do try to activate your Wealth and drop me a note if it works for you! :-)

A Simple Way To Know Yourself!

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Do you know yourself? You do? Let's test it out.

In this article, we use a method call Life Kua number to let you discover yourself. It also help you to know your personal number, colours and favourable directions.

First of all you must know your Life Kua number base on your Gender and Year of birth. (Note: if your birthday falls before 4 Feb, take the previous year of birth, eg a male born on 3 Feb 1970 should take 1969 as year of birth, therefore his Life Kua number is 4)

Life Kua Number		Year Of Birth
Male	Female	Year Of Birth
9	6	1910 1919 1928 1937 1946 1955 1964 1973 1982 1991 2000
8	7	1911 1920 1929 1938 1947 1956 1965 1974 1983 1992 2001
7	8	1912 1921 1930 1939 1948 1957 1966 1975 1984 1993 2002
6	9	1913 1922 1931 1940 1949 1958 1967 1976 1985 1994 2003
5	1	1914 1923 1932 1941 1950 1959 1968 1977 1986 1995 2004
4	2	1915 1924 1933 1942 1951 1960 1969 1978 1987 1996 2005
3	3	1916 1925 1934 1943 1952 1961 1970 1979 1988 1997 2006
2	4	1917 1926 1935 1944 1953 1962 1971 1980 1989 1998 2007
1	5	1918 1927 1936 1945 1954 1963 1972 1981 1990 1999 2008

Using your Life Kua number, scroll to the section that represents your Life Kua number..

LIFE KUA NUMBER : 1

Element :Water
Colour : Black, Blue

Auspicious Directions

Success - SE
Health - E
Relationship - S
Career - N

A Life Kua number 1 person is adaptable and can perform well even in the most demanding circumstances. He/She is meticulous, sometime overly concern even at the smallest issues and this often keep him/her in low spirit and unhappiness.

The person is more to an introvert but come across to people as a person who desires intimate relationship, may it be romance or friendship. Therefore, he/she could be a passionate person who falls in love easily. However, he/she is likely to take things and relationship for granted and gives up easily.

In terms of health, the person has to take note of ear infection, kidney, urinary, bladder, and womb related illnesses. He/she could be prone to depression due to his/her overly worrying nature.

The person is suitable to work in the customer service or sales industries. He/she could also pursue career in the legal, philosophical, editorial and creative professions.

LIFE KUA NUMBER : 2

Element : Big Earth
Colour : Earth Brown, Yellow

Auspicious Directions

Success - NE
Health - W
Relationship - NW
Career - SW

A Life Kua number 2 person is gentle and compassionate yet resilient. The person is down to earth and hardworking, therefore well-liked by superior and co-workers. However, he/she is more of a follower than a leader.

The person may have strong sexual desire and can get frustrated if they are not satisfied by the partner. The loving nature of Life Kua number 2 people especially the males are often desired by the opposite genders. Similarly the females may also display caring quality that makes them good wives and mothers.

In terms of health, the person has to take note of problems related to the digestive system, intestines and spleen. He/she could be prone to insomnia and shoulder and muscle aches.

A Life Kua 2 person is suitable to work in industries related to Earth such as land and property, construction or careers that are required his/her caring nature such as teaching.

LIFE KUA NUMBER : 3

Element : Big Wood
Colour : Dark Green

Auspicious Directions

Success - S
Health - N
Relationship - SE
Career - E

A Life Kua number 3 person is energetic and cheerful and he/she does not like to stay stagnant in a job or place. He/she is likely to be dynamic and proactive in pursuing his/her dreams. The person could be very direct in speech and might offend people unintentionally.

Due to the ever changing nature, the person is prone to changing his/her criteria of his/her ideal partner, and hence tends to fall in and out of relationships.

In terms of health, the person is more prone to illnesses related to the nerves and liver.

Along with the lively character, a Life Kua number 3 person is suited to pursue career as entertainer (actor, singer etc), musician, athletic, teaching etc.

LIFE KUA NUMBER : 4

Element : Small Wood
Colour : Green

Auspicious Directions

Success - N
Health - S
Relationship - E
Career - SE

A Life Kua number 4 person is sociable and approachable. The person is helpful and loyal to his/her friends. His/her shortcoming lies in the indecisiveness which may lead to losing good opportunities.

The person is romantic and pays attention to emotional feelings than physical pleasures. Romance and relationship starts early in life but may be prone to problems if marry too early.

In terms of health, the person has to take note of problem related to respiratory system. He/she may be prone to depression and intestinal diseases.

With the sociable and trustworthy character, a Life Kua number 4 person has a nature advantage in the finance, insurance and sales industries.

LIFE KUA NUMBER : 5

Element : Earth
Colour : Brown, Yellow

Auspicious Directions

Success - NE (Male), SW (Female)
Health - W (Male), NW (Female)
Relationship - NW (Male), W (Female)
Career - SW (Male), NE (Female)

A Life Kua number 5 person is intelligent, patient and but may be late developer. He/She is self-centred, stubborn but a just and fair person with extent of empathy. The person has desires to lead and it will be ideal to gain leadership exposure early in life.

For a Life Kua 5 person, a physical sexual need supersedes emotional gratification. The expectation towards partner in terms of social status, wealth and intelligence is high, especially for the Life Kua 5 females.

In terms of health, the person has to take note of problems related to the spleen, heart, liver, and constipation.

The competitive nature makes a Life Kua 5 person suitable for careers related to politics, military, government officials and even in sports. As he/she is independent and has the mind of his/her own, he/she is also suited to assume leadership position or run his/her own business.

LIFE KUA NUMBER : 6

Element : Big Metal
Colour : Gold, White

Auspicious Directions

Success - W
Health - NE
Relationship - SW
Career - NW

A Life Kua number 6 person may have a sharp and meticulous mind but often see chances slipped by due to slow decision-making. He/She does not admit defeat easily which on one hand increase the chances of survival in extreme conditions but also created a lot of enemies for himself/herself. Life Kua 6 person is a nature leader and often ready to help people in need.

Life Kua 6 person is passionate lover and often wants to dominate in relationship. Therefore, it is important to pay attention to the feeling and needs of your partner.

In terms of health, the person is prone to headache, constipation, indigestion and pain in joints.

As a born leader, a Life Kua 6 person is suited to pursue career in law, politics, research and religion etc. He/she may also excel in area that needs competitive spirit such as sport and business.

LIFE KUA NUMBER : 7

Element : Small Metal
Colour : Silver

Auspicious Directions

Success - NW
Health - SW
Relationship - NE
Career - W

Life Kua number 7 is a sociable person who is eloquent and enjoys material possession. He/she is intelligent but could be too trusting at times.

The person desires to marry an ideal partner and be a good partner himself/herself. However, it is likely that he/she marry a partner who may not be as ideal as he/she wishes and may end up in marriage problems.

In terms of health, the person has to take note of kidney, lung, and blood circulatory related illnesses. He/she may have weak bones that are prone to joint injury.

The person is suitable to work in the metal related industries such as finance and banking or jobs that may be require him/her to express effectively such as entertainer, sales person, or customer service personnel.

LIFE KUA NUMBER : 8

Element : Small Earth
Colour : Earth Brown

Auspicious Directions

Success - SW
Health - NW
Relationship - W
Career - NE

A Life Kua number 8 person is approachable and well-liked by people around him. However, he/she can be stubborn, hot-tempered and temperamental at times. The person may insist on his/her way when he/she makes up his/her mind.

The person is possessive and temperamental in relationship. He/she could be passionate during courtship but may lose interest after that. His/her strong sexual desire may present physical strain to his/her partner.

In terms of health, the person may experience pain and aches at waist and joints. He/she may be prone to nervous breakdown and constipation.

The person could pursue careers in Earth-related industries such as construction and property. He/She may also consider working in law enforcement, defence, government position or education fields.

Life Kua Number : 9

Element : Fire
Colour : Red

Auspicious Directions

Success - E
Health - SE
Relationship - N
Career - S

A Life Kua number 9 person is smart and quick-witted and could get himself/herself out of adverse situations. However, this person is likely to be self-centred and lose his/her cool easily. As such, he/she may not receive assistance from friends and co-workers when he/she are faced with problems.

The person may judge others by physical appearance, which may develop into problematic relationship later. He/she can be dominating in marriage, especially for females who have very strong character.

In terms of health, the person may adopt unhealthy lifestyle that makes him/her prone to respiratory, heart, eyes, and throat related illnesses.

As a Life Kua 9 person has good eyes for beauty, he/she may pursue a career in the creative or design fields. He/she may also consider the political or legal professions where he/she can express his/her views.

How To Know If My Car Is Accident Prone?

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Lately, a friend of mine shared with me a formulae to check if a vehicle is accident-prone and which parts of the vehicle are likely to be damaged. Let me simplify it and share it here with our readers.

Steps

1) Group your car plate number into 2 groups
eg. Car Plate XXX9407X, 94 is first group & 07 is second group.
If your car plate no
- has 3 digits, add '0' as the prefix , eg, 744 => 0744
- has 2 digits, add '00' as the prefix , eg, 74 => 0074
- has 1 digits, add '000' as the prefix , eg, 4 => 0004

2) Add up numbers in each group so that it reduces to a single digit
eg. For XXX9407X,
- Group 1 : 9 & 4 --> 9+4 = 13 --> 1+3 = 4
- Group 2 : 0 & 7 --> 0+7 = 7

3) Assign an element to each group
Group Number : Element
- 1,2 : Wood
- 3,4 : Fire
- 5,6 : Earth
- 7,8 : Metal
- 9,0 :Water

eg . Group 1 is 4, therefore belongs to Fire
Group 2 is 7, therefore belongs to Metal

4) Accident-Prone? Check if the Group 1 and Group 2 elements are in conflict
- Wood conflicts with Metal, Earth
- Fire conflicts with Metal, Water
- Earth conflicts with Wood, Water
- Metal conflicts with Fire, Wood
- Water conflicts with Earth, Fire

eg. Group 1 is Fire, and Group 2 is Metal...Therefore both Groups are in conflict
=> this vehicle with car plate number xxx9407x is accident-prone

5) Determine parts of car which are more prone to accident.
- Base on Group 1 and Group 2 numbers, refer to follow diagram

REAR

FRONT

- eg Group 1 number is 4 & Group 2 number is 7, the damage prone areas are
sectors represented by number 4 and 7 which are rear right and centre left respectively.

This formulae has been tested on many cases and so far accuracy rate is around 70% to 80%. Of course, other factors like the colour of the vehicle, the driver etc play a part. Have fun trying. But most importantly, be a safe driver!

Picking Auspicious Dates - What It Means To You?

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One regular yet important aspect of Chinese custom when it comes to important events is to select an auspicious date. May it be marriage, moving house, opening of business to burial and praying to the Gods and ancestors, most Chinese will want to avoid a date with conflicting and negative influence on the intended activities. So to pick an auspicious date has increasingly become a norm since the Shang dynasty.

As simple as it seems, choosing an auspicious date to most commoners would means looking up a Chinese almanac. Is this sufficient? Let's explore.

First of all, when we look into the almanac, it contains alot of information, and it varies from author to author. The general information that most almanacs will present are the daily heavenly and earthly elements, the flying star, the auspicious and hostile stars, the duty cycle, the clashing zodiac, the activities that can be carried out and should be avoided, the auspicious and inauspicious hours etc.

Have you ever consider, if the almanac states today is an auspicious day for marriage, does it apply to every couple who plan to hold their wedding today?

Fundamentally, choosing a good date involves incorporating the Heaven, Earth and Human factors. The almanac generally provides information on Heaven luck (dominating energies) and Earth luck (ie the types of suitable activities and directions/sectors to hold the activities).

Like tuning a musical instrument, all parts have to be synchronised before the instrument can play beautiful music. Without aligning the Human factor to the Heaven and Earth factors, an auspicious date on the almanac could be a day of trouble brewing for the person involved. Typically, geomancers and date selection specialists will consider the birthdate and time of the individual involved. The rationale behind is to determine the dominating energy that individual carries and ensure that the selected day's energies are complementary to his.

So next time if you are choosing a date for important event, get expert's advice. A good start is the foundation for success!

Clocks In Feng Shui

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Sometime back, we were handling a case where the customer was experiencing marital problem. The husband was often not home until the wee hours and sometime even stayed away from home for days. When we vistited the house, we were greeted by a huge grandfather clock in the hall. In the same hall, we noticed that there was another nice round clock hanging on the wall and a table clock sitting on top of the television. When we approached the couple's bedroom, again we noticed that there were two wall clocks and few alarm clocks sitting around. I could'nt help but ask the lady owner why they have that many clocks around. She answered with curiosity "Why?" "Simple", I replied, "You have so many clocks, some working, others are showing other than the right time, so which one do you want your husband to follow?" "Confusing, isn't it", I asked.

In Chinese culture, the pronunciation of the word "clock" sounds like "the end" which signifies ending of one's life or death. It has become a taboo for the Chinese to present clock as gift to others for fear of being accused of cursing the recipients. It may not be well received if the clock is positioned directly opposite the main entrance, or occupants and visitors will see "death" when they enter the house.

To see it in the logical sense, clock indeed has a place in affecting the welbeing of occupants in a living space. The moving hands of a clock generates motion in a space. It is particularly useful to refresh and move energy in a place that is often quiet or not occupied. Some practitioners use clocks as Feng Shui enhancers to enhance the auspicious energy in living spaces. Some modern clocks also play nice musics or metallic sounds that can use to lift up energy and in some instance use as metal cures for the misfortune and sickness stars (5 Yellow and 2 Black). However, it is not advisable to have too many clocks in a house and the size of clocks must be proportional to the space.

Birth Chart of House

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With the change of period (8) on 4th Feb 2005, we have noticed many attempts by Feng Shui enthusiasts world-wide to referesh the Qi or energy of their properties (that were constructed in previous periods) by altering the positions of their main entrances, or undertaking massive renovations.

Various schools and practitioners preach different approaches to change the period of a property. Even the way to determine the period of a property has been a hot debating topic. One group of Masters said that the period of construction is the period of the property. Their explanation is that the base Qi is formed when a property is developed and this configuration of Qi will determine the success and failure of the occupants till the property is demolished or reconstructed.

Others argued that the move-in period should be used to determine the period of the property. Their viewpoint is based on the concept of alliance of Heaven, Human, Earth Qi where the Qi of a property is influenced by the alliance of these three cosmic Qi. Let say if we procure a resale apartment, the Human Qi of the previous occupants may be dissipated when they vacate the property. The absence of Human Qi breaks the cosmic trinity of alliance which could be re-established when the new occupants bring in new Human Qi.

In practice, we will normally suggest plotting 2 birth charts of property, one based on the construction period and the other with the move-in period. Observe the symptoms experienced by the occupants to determine which chart is closer to their encounters.

Life Kua Numbers & Flying Stars

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When you look at the title of this article, you may ask, what has Life Kua number got to do with Flying star? Hmm..let me share some perspectives on their relationship.

In the Eight Mansion theory, all of us on this planet are broadly classified into the East Group Life (Kua number 1,3,4,9) and West Group life (Kua number, 2,5,6,7,8). If you do not know your Life Kua number, please find out here. On the other hand, there are nine different stars (1 to 9) in the Flying star theory, and each star shares the same elemental characteristic as the Life Kua number. Eg, Life Kua No 1 and Flying Star 1 White Star represent the element - Water. So what if they are similar? How can we apply them in our analysis?

Firstly, when we plot the the Flying Star chart (Birth chart) for a house/property, we can take note of the mountain and water stars of the centre palace. If a person Life Kua number is 1, and the mountain and water stars of the centre palace are 2 & 5 respectively, then this property may not be suitable for him. Why is that so? Life Kua number 1 is of Water element as mentioned above and Flying stars 2 & 5 are of Earth element. In the elemental destruction cycle, Earth conquers water, therefore making Water very weak. Moreover, the 2-5 Flying Star combination signifies misfortune, sickness and trouble, a Life Kua number 1 person will suffer worse if he was to live in the property.

In addition, we can apply this relationship to the main entrance as it is a crucial point for Feng Shui assessment. If Life Kua number (the element) of a person is being suppressed by the facing Flying star (the element), especially an untimely star, then the house may bring problems to that occupant. One exception as in our example of the Life Kua number 1 person if the main entrance's facing Flying star is 9 (Fire). This is considered auspicious as Water conquering Fire also represents the person is controlling the Wealth & Fame arriving at his main entrance.

Some practitioners go further to use the same approach to determine which rooms in the property is suitable for an individual using the Life Kua number and the room's door facing Flying star. One interesting observation is that using this approach, we may also predict what may happen to a person staying in that room. Eg, a person's Life Kua number is 1 staying in a room where the door's facing is Flying star 4. As 1-4 combination represents academical achievement, we may then predict that the person might do well in examination if he lives in that room.

Of course, we should take a person's favourable and unfavourable elements into consideration for more refined assessment.

Observations On Usage Of Mirrors

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In many of our audits, we have noticed that modern interior designs have incorporated the usage of mirrors as a technique to visually create space. Indeed, mirrors can bring light into dark areas to improve the life force energy. However, if they are used in the wrong manner, they may create problems for the occupants.

First of all, avoid having too many mirrors in a space. When light bounces off from one mirror to another, it could confusion to the occupants and may lead to headaches and emotional instability. Secondly, we noticed that some clients have full length vanity mirrors near the main entrance so that they can adjust their attires and make-ups before leaving their homes. This may cause energy travelling into the property to be distorted by the mirror. We always joke with our clients that they will see the image of the door hitting their bodies in the mirror when they open their main doors. Ouch!

Another notable observation is that clients install mirror at the missing corner, or at the opposite side of the wealth sector to double the effect. I am not saying that this is wrong, but for those who understand the elementary representations of direction (North- Water, South - Fire, East -Wood and West-Metal) should know that opposite energy clashes with each other. Give this a thought, if the East sector is missing, installing a mirror here will reflect the West sector energy across. Without considering the flying stars theory or eight mansion theory, the West Metal is hacking the East Wood, destroying the East Wood energy which is already weak.

In a handful of our Feng Shui audit cases, we have seen some clients hang concave and convex mirrors on top of their main entrances. Most of them have done so because they heard that these mirrors can expel evil forces. We do not want to doubt these mirrors' spiritual capability but advised them do it with care. The mirrors may pushed away the evil forces but also the good energy at the same time. Moreover, if the mirror faces the neighbour's main entrance, I guess it will cause more conflict then harmony.

Excuse Me, Is My House Haunted???

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Last month, I visited a friend who has recently shifted into his new private apartment. At his door-step, I took a compass reading of the facing direction of the main entrance. The compass bearing showed South-West. I thought to myself, "Oh, that's what geomancers call the Devil's Back Gate". I pressed the door bell and was greeted by his maid. As I enter, I quietly took another compass reading, South, this time. This seems to be an indication that the energy at the main door is not stable. Somehow a voice inside told me something is not right with this house. My friend told me that since he shifted in 3 months back, he has been experiencing headache for no apparent reason. As I frequent the area, I noticed that this private apartment has been vacant for a long time before it was opened for booking. Even after 2 years of sale, the occupancy is only slightly more than 60%.

Few days later, my friend was admitted to hospital and it was determined that there is blood clot in his brain. The medical specialist did all kinds of scans and tests but could not determine the cause. I invited a spiritual master to examine his house and he confirmed that my friend's condition was a result of the spiritual infestation in the house. The Master did the space clearing the night before my friend was sent into the operation theatre to drain the blood out of his skull. Thank God, the operation is a success and my friend is recovering well.

This is however not my first encounter with spiritual infestation. It serves as a reminder to myself and fellow practitioners of the occupational hazard that we faced in field audits. Unless you possess the psychic ability to detect spiritual activities, you better armed yourselves with the knowledge of tell-tale signs of these yin forces. Let me share with you my field experience and what I have learnt from various practitioners for your reference.

Luo Pan, or Chinese compass

The Luo Pan is a very delicated piece of device that picks up magnetic forces. It is commonly carried by geomancers to ascertain directions and energy influence of a property/land. If the needle of the Luopan or compass moves from left to right and vice versa or turns in circle even when you are stationary, please leave the property or area immediately. In my last seminar with a group of property agents, I have advised them to carry a pocket compass with them. The compass not only help them determine the facing direction of a property, it can act as a spirit detector.

Yin Surrounding
Observe the surrounding environment. Properties that are near to cemeteries, hospitals, funeral parlours and temples are generally more Yin and prone to spiritual infestations. Also houses that are dark or vacant too long are ideal spirits gathering grounds. In addition, take note if there are bamboo, banyan, peach or banana trees outside a property.

History Of Property
If violent death or suicide has taken place in a property, it is quite likely that the place will be roamed by the spirits of the deceased.

Feng Shui Formulae
Using the Flying star theory, if a place is cluttered with Yin stars (2,5,4,7,9), there is a good chance that it invites spiritual activities.

We have also encountered cases where individual experienced poor health and fluctuating luck even though his Four Pillar and house's flying star are showing otherwise. It may be the work of the spirits residing in his house.

IChing Divination
According to some famous practitioners, IChing divination can also provide indication that a house is infested by spirits. IChing divination involves the use of 3 coins (Heaven, Earth & Human) to derive 6 lines that forms a predictive hexagram. Based on the hexagram and the changing line, we could also determine that the presence of spirits.

I have to specially mention here that spirtual presence may be due to environmental factor or act of charms or black magic. So do take note the next time you step into an unfamilar ground!!!

Why Are There 2 Seventh Lunar Months in 2006?

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Many people asked me why there are 2 seventh lunar months this year. In fact, we may have heard in past years that there were duplicated lunar months (may be any month). So how did the duplicated month come about?

In general, it takes Earth about 365.24 days to revolve around the Sun but the 12 cycles of new moons and full moons that form a lunar year takes about 354.37 days. Therefore, the solar & lunar calendars differ by approximately 11 days every year. If this is not compensated, the gap between solar and lunar calendars will widen with time. Therefore, our ancestors have brilliantly added one more month to the lunar calendar every 2 to 3 years.

If you are still with me, Iet me go on to explain how we know which is the duplicated month. The revolution of Earth around the Sun takes 1 year covering 360 degrees. For every 15 degrees, Earth will undergo a sub-seasonal change. Therefore, there are a total of 24 sub-seasons in a year (15 degrees x 24 = 360 degrees). For example, Qing Ming is one of the sub-seasons where Chinese will worship their ancestors. These 24 sub-seasons are further classified as 12 main sub-seasons and 12 mid sub-seasons. In normal circumstances, each solar calendar month will have one main sub-season and another mid sub-season.

Picture this, when the mid sub-season falls on the last day of a lunar month, the next lunar month will not have a mid sub-season. Why is that so? Remember most solar calendar months have 30 or 31 days whereas lunar months have 29 days. From one mid sub-season to another, it will takes 30 or 31 days. Therefore, the lunar month that does not have a mid sub-season will duplicate the preceding lunar month. For this year, the 7th mid sub-season of the year falls on the last day of the first Seventh lunar month (23 Aug 2006). As the next mid sub-season (the 8th mid sub-season) will occur 31 days later, the lunar month following the actual Seventh lunar month will miss the mid sub-season. Hence it has to duplicates the first Seventh lunar month.

A friend asked me if he can buy a new car in the lunar seventh month, if not may miss the good price if wait till the 2 seventh months are over. My answer to him is that there is no Feng Shui principles that say we cannot acquire properties, move house or marry in the seventh month. Just that in the Chinese custom, the lunar seventh month is the time when we pay respect to the deceased and ancestors. Therefore, the older generation may deemed it as inappropriate to carry out celebrations for the livings during this period. If he really cannot wait, just choose an auspicious date to carry out his purchase.

Misplacement Of The 4 Celestial Animals???

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One of the first theories we learnt in Feng Shui is the four Celestial Animals - Green Dragon, White Tiger, Red Phoenix and Black Turtle. In Chinese, it is common to hear people say "Left Green Dragon, Right White Tiger, Front Red Phoenix and Back Black Turtle".

This theory is very powerful and it has proven to be effective over the last thousands of year as testified by many. Even in the Yin Fengshui, sometime we can see figurines or sculptures of Green Dragon and White Tiger on the left and right of tombstones.

During my course of field audits, I have made several observations which are relevant to this theory. Somehow I realised houses with the West side higher or more vibrant than the East side pose more problems that right side over-towering the left side. Left and right are relative to the facing of a property but East and West are directions that are fixed. I believe if we understand how the four celestial animals are named, we probably have a clue. Why Green Dragon and White Tiger, and not the other way round? Dragon resides in the East, and green is the colour that represents the Wood element in the East and therefore the term Green Dragon was coined. Similarly the Tiger holds its fort in the West represented by White colour for Metal element, and hence named as White Tiger.

Of course, some practitioners advocate the "Left Green Dragon, Right White Tiger" theory, while others insist that "East Green Dragon, West White Tiger". So who is right? I think trust the one that works!!!

What Determine The Quality Of Life?

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Do you like your life? Often than not, I heard people complaining about everything that happen in their lives. The wives are nagging, the bosses are not forgiving, the stock markets make them lose more money, even the car park attendants are not sparing them. Sounds familiar?

Ever wonder, what are the factors that influence the quality of your life?

In my initial learning of the metaphysics of Feng Shui, I was introduced the concept of the trinity of alliance, Heaven, Earth and Human. I remembered I asked the question how Heaven, Earth and Human factors affect our lives. I asked my teacher and have also consulted the classic writings. I shall summarised the learning points here which I think has alot of relevance if you intend to change your life.

Let's start from the beginning of life. When a baby is borned, the newborn draws the first breathe from this planet. This is an important beginning as the energy or Qi runs through the entire body of the child. His/her destiny can be diciphered from the date and hour of birth. This is known as Heaven luck or destiny which cannot be changed.

The moment a newborn arrived in this world, he/she starts to be influenced by the Earth Qi, from the place he/she lives in, to the place he/she is educated and later worked in. The Earth energy constantly affects his/her physical and mental wellbeings. Even after he/she leaves this world, the ground which he/she is buried also affect at least the next two generations. The ancient art and science of Feng Shui has been popularly known to enhance the Earth Qi to promote harmonious living.

Between Heaven and Earth resides Humans. Humans are emotional beings with wisdom and decision-making ability. Our maker may have laid our paths for us, we are able to decide whether to pursue the "predestinated" paths. In many cases, twins who are born in the same hour, received the same upbringing and education and even live in the same place, why are their fates turned out to be very different? It could be differences in the Heaven luck that is beyond our divinations. Another logical reason is our behaviours, thoughts, actions and speech that influence the environment and people around us which in turn affect our lives. What goes around, comes around. If we decide we want to be happy, then bring happiness to others would be our best bet.

If you understand nothing from the above, just remember,
1) Heaven luck - Cannot be changed
2) Earth Qi - Can be enhanced, by Feng Shui
3) Human factor - Can be changed, through actions, speech, thought

So can you change your life?..You decide!

Energy, all around us

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Modernisation & industralisation have led to the depletion of harmony and balance with nature that was once known and avocated by the ancient cultures. The existence of energy in our environment is not a new millenium discovery but was one expressed by metaphysical practitioners for thousands years.

This led to the intense study of the influence of our environments to our physical, emotional and spiritual bodies. It is named differently in different cultures, Chinese called it Feng Shui & Indian better known it as Vaastu.

It really amuses me that people are arguing if Feng Shui or Vaastu are supersititions, as a matter of fact, energy affects us. whether we like it or not, the Moon still revolves around Earth and Earth around the Sun causing energy changes that affect our lives.

The key is learning to adapt with the energy drift so that we can live in that harmony which was once experienced by our forefathers.