Ba Zi Feng Shui / 4 Pillars of Destiny / Life Reading

Dear Maggie, 1. Based on what u had mentioned, there is no poison arrows (sharp corners) from the windows. 2. As for a double decker bed, some FS practitioners feel that to them, a bed above another bed is like the same concept of a `beam.' In my opinion, as the bed is spread evenly above and furthermore, there are so many people in the world who had in one way or another sleep in such beds, there is I feel no issue on this for most of us. Personally, when I was young had also slept in them. I personally did not as far as I can remember have any ill effects. Many people, I come across also do not face any problems also. For those who may have sleep related problems, coul…

Dear Andy, Thanks for your clarification. You are indeed forward thinking:) Yes, 7 will continue to represent the same element in any period. But for the number 7, the belief is that it will represent `robbery and crime' say in Period 8. Anyway, the saying that it is nice to have a 7 in say a phone no. period 7 is as it is a general saying. And in my opinion, should not be taken into very seriously. As this is not of primary importance. As some Chinese are particular with the phonetic sound e.g. 4 in Cantonese dialect means `die', 7 is not associated with such phonetic meaning. Thus to some, this is considered a neutral number. (If we do not associate it with the Flying…

Comparison - Pillars Comparison Report Description This report analyses two person's pillars of destiny chart for any possibility of clashes. Uses It tells you whether you are compatible with another person, as well as provide you with a binding element which helps to create balance between the two parties. What is needed? Name, Gender, Date of Birth and Hour of birth for two parties. Where to generate report? URL: http://myfengshui.geomancy.net After you login, select Comparison under the red menu located on the right. Quick URL to access report? URL: http://online.geomancy.net/public/code/html-all-login?p=html-fs-list&t=-compare-free Sample of generat…

Theory on Five Element ............................................. ............................................. Production Cycle: ================= Metal -> Water -> Wood -> Fire -> Earth => Metal produce Water => Water produce Wood => Wood produce Fire => Fire produce Earth => Earth produce Metal (the cycle goes on) ............................................. Destruction Cycle: ================== Metal -> Wood -> Earth -> Water -> Fire => Metal destroy Wood => Wood destroy Earth => Earth destroy Water => Water destroy Fire => Fire destroy Metal (the cycle goes on) ............................................. …

Balancing of Five Element ========================= Feng Shui is about harmony and balance. ............................................. Similiarly for Pillars of Destiny balance is the key to harmony. Just like usually when we identify a person's personal element, we often deduce if it is weak element or strong element. It is ideal to obtain a balanced element. However, it is virtually imposible to obtain a balanced element. Partially due to the ever changing element influence of the year, month, day & hour. ............................................. Best we can do is to try to achieve a reasonable state of balance. Generally to do this we try to create balance …

Personal Self - Personal Stars Report Description This report provide you with some characteristics about yourself based on your YEAR or birth. Uses Generally, helps you understand yourself better. What is needed? Name, Gender, Date of Birth & Hour or Birth (if available) for each of the person to be analysed. Where to generate report? URL: http://myfengshui.geomancy.net After you login, select Personal Self under the red menu located on the right under the List of Free Reports. Select the Suitable House Report. Quick URL to access report? URL: http://online.geomancy.net/public/code/html-all-login?p=html-fs-list&t=-personal-free Sample of generated …

Dear Anon, Ba Zhi is the romanised word = Eight Characters. In fact " Eight Characters " is actually Pillars of Destiny. The reason why it is often called Eight Characters is because Pillars of Destiny consists of 4 Pillars x 2 elements (stem and branch). Therefore " Four Pillars or Pillars of Destiny " is based on 4 Pillars x 2 elements = 8 characters = Eight Characters or Ba Zhi. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Iris, 1. The two main `goals' of Feng Shui is: - To try and enhance beneificial Qi - To neutralise Sha Qi 2. In real life, imagine standing next to or at the bottom of a water fall. One can hear the sound of water. Or thunderous sound of water. Here, a waterfall is said to bring vigourous circulation of Qi. A fountain, if it is large or huge can equally generate quite an amount of sound and activity of water i.e. a case study is the Suntec City fountain, Singapore, which is currently the largest brass/metal ring fountain. 3. A fish tank is usually meant to neutralise sha qi e.g. placed at a window to neutralise a lamp post. Or as a hobby fish tank. 4. Water flowing …

Dear Selyn, --- This is an extract from one of the past messages placed by a user in this form under the conference "Books on Feng Shui":- I found this book is interesting and allows one to apply "I-Ching" immediately taking into consideration all the above. Another user (posted this message in the above same conference). The reader's recommendation is as follows:- "Any one interested in the Yi Jing Coin Oracle book should find it at the back of the book called "Secrets of Chinese Astrology * A Handbook for Self-Discovery" by the author Kwan Lau. " Note: I personally have not read this book but you can try. Alternatively, you can go to Amazon.com to do a search for ot…

Dear Iris, Please see below:- ----- Original Message ----- From: "pillars-of-destiny Listmanager" To: Sent: Tuesday, August 22, 2000 7:21 AM Subject: Eight house - opposite to husband Based on what you had mentioned above, you should not be standing infront of the main door and then take the compass direction. (Reference on correct method of compass reading using an ordinary compass: http://www.geomancy.net/fs/cecilcompass.htm ) You should not be duly `worried' about this. As you are not the only person who faces such a situation. The key point is to remember that in the Eight House:- 1. Generally, it looks at how suitable the house is to the breadwinner i.e. i…

Dear JR, Thanks for sharing with us your personal experience. Usually, predictions under Chinese system can be based on:- 1. the I-Ching or Oracle 2. Using the Five Elements concept and using tools like using a Luo Pan and checking one's good direction of travel. 3. Weigh of bones and other methods under this. This is where, in the past, Chinese Monks, Priests try to `earn' some `keep' for themselves and their temples by offering predictions. This is the `fore-runner' of many fortune tellers along road sides conveniently located outside temple areas. Some use sticks, some use birds to pick out cards etc... 4. It also depends on the calibre of the Geomancer and his `pred…

Dear Kishore, During water and earth periods, for personal self, try to enhance yourself with wood element. For personal self, you can enhance yourself e.g. wear more of wood coloured clothings e.g. green or brown. Pink, red are acceptable also. For weak fire person, try to avoid rearing fish at home or have a fish tank in the home. Avoid wearing blue. The above is generally the thing to note about personal self. Other than that, it may not be practical, but a `wood' career would be nice (but this advise may be too much thou if you have a steady job... don't on the account of this switch job). For the home, try to enhance the luck of the home by having an acceptable Shap…

Dear Elena, 1. This is a relatively new area for `western' names. 2. For the Chinese, this is easy as "Geomancy of finding a Name" is in place and as mentioned in a recent earlier message, there are three main Methods of Name finding. 3. Some Feng Shui or `Geomancy' practitioners I know, simply count the number of characters of a person's name e.g. George (6 characters) Livingstone (11 characters) and then `map' it to either YIN or YANG. Then use this to tell their clients that their name is either too yin, too yang or `balanced'. Well, this is in my opinion, the easiest way to find out if a `name' is too yin or too yang or balanced. But, as this is relatively new, not su…

Dear Benard, 1. The saying goes: "A little knowledge is always a dangerous thing." 2. One must remember that most Chinese are only familar with Chinese Astrology. 3. Not only this but all Chinese Astrology books relate a person's "element" simply to their YEAR of birth. 4. So, you are correct to say that your YEAR of birth is the FIRE HORSE. 5. But, under Pillars of Destiny, this is no longer the case. 6. As most of us are aware, Pillars of Destiny looks at our Year, Month, Day and Time of birth. 7. The most important pillar that is highlighted is the Day of birth. In your case, since your DAY of birth is " Geng " or Metal, Pillars of Destiny analysis thus consider your…

Dear Jack, Yes, for greater accuracy you should consider yourself a `Strong Wood' person. The ver 8 pillars, takes into consideration two more pillars (Life pillars) i.e. House of Conception and House of Life. With the two more pillars, there are 4 more variables (two more stems and two more branches). In the past, there are additional pillars both cater to Yin Feng Shui but is not added here because it no longer is relevant to us. In many cases, usually ver 7 will be similar to ver 8. But the normal pillars ( ver 7) based on Year, Month, Day and Time of birth will provide : 4 stems + 4 branches = a total of 8 variables. With only this 8 variables, the probability of `…

Dear Anon, 1. Yes, if there are two 5th months, both months are treated `like' two 5th months. However, in modern times, one would only celebrate the Lunar bithday once or other festivities. For example, if the Dragon Boat festival falls on two intercalary months, usually the `FIRST' occassion is celebrated. Although, one can celebrate the two dates are they are equally considered the same month. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Cheui May, One method is the `type' of house. For example, under the Eight House Theory, each direction has a specific compass direction. For example, North represents Water and generally, this type of house is a `Water' house. Nowadays, this is infact `incorporated' under the analysis e.g. Eight House and less meaningful today. This is also because the centrepoint of the house is the Earth element. It is more important to consider: 1. Your element and strenght 2. the Flying Star of the house 3. Shapes and Form 4. How suitable are you to the house (Eight House). Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Tufani, 1. I am glad that you find this forum useful. 2. Feel free to browse the past messages in this forum. Or if you have a specific topic you want to find out, please use the SEARCH feature to find it. 3. If you do not find what you want, do post a message. Please see below:- For names, currently, what we know presently is that: a. Chinese names or each character can be identified as either Yin or Yang by the strokes of the name. b. Yes, for Chinese names, it is based on `dictionary' meaning. c. A variant of Para a. is the phonetic sound of a name. For example, Chinese rely heavily on `sound like'. Such as a pear sounds like `li' or separation. Thus conside…

Dear Cheui May, It is not necessary to keep the plants. But if you want to, it is still acceptable. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Pei Yee, 1. There are a few references on this site, somewhere that shows clearly why Lunar Calendar Method should be used instead of Xia (Hsia) Calendar. 2. Both methods will give the same results most of the time. However, the Hsia has an inherent flaw, it is unable to `see' a blind month or we call it an intercalary month. In Chinese Lunar Calendar, there are frequently years where there are double months e.g. Two 1st month, 2nd month etc... In such a situation, there is no way the Hsia calendar or (Xia Li) calendar can detect this. Because of this, the calculation using the Hsia calendar goes `off' for those whose birthday ie. month pillar is out. The traditional…

Dear Pei Yee, 1. This is based on another aspect of Pillars of Destiny Theory i.e. Follow the Leader Theory. This is a different aspect of Pillars. This is useful, only in very rare situations when certain ruleset fulfils. Where one follows the Follow the Leader Theory or Missing element concept. Other than this, your default cure is still based on the Five Elements. This is the basic fundamental for all Feng Shui theories. 2. Essentially, you still need to follow the Five Elements Concept. Where one needs to seek a balance. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Jezamine, 1. Under Pillars of Destiny, one should look at the final element. This `final element' is based on the analysis of all your elements to come up with the main element that you are. And either weak or strong. 2. An analysis would have taken care of whether you lack wood or water. It may not necessary be the element you are lacking but like you mentioned, it may e.g. be other element. 3. It is best to determine the proper element and strength rather than make a guess as there is a difference between e.g. weak fire or strong fire. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Dear Dylan, 1. The main purpose of the new report with 6 pillars is because, the two houses: Houses of conception and life are important elements in each of our Pillars of Destiny. Why a `6 pillars report' instead of 4 pillars? 2. In the past, there were more than 6 pillars. There were reports with 8 pillars. However, 8 pillars reports are no longer popular because the other two pillars relate to Yin or the dead. 3. Chances of analysing triple combination clashes are nearly non-existent with only 4 pillars. Where else, with 6 pillars (with 12 combinations of branches/stems) the likelyhood of finding out the triple combinations. 4. One's element may change from weak to str…

Dear Dylan, 1. For females, whether the child birth is `easy' or `difficult' birth. 2. For determing the number of children, it is based on several factors, and analysed/compared to the male person's chart. 3. Nowadays, less importance is placed on this area as there is a great leap in medical enhancement e.g. artificial inception etc.. Warmest Regards, Cecil