Dear cecil,
I read somewhere that in the 1944-1963 the #5 is in the center of the loushu and becomes the lucky number then what is the illness star the period 5. Since from what I have read so far #2 and #5 are the illness and misfortune star. Thanks.

Dear Anon,
There are many debates over this issue.
It is stated that usually the reigning period will control the stars, this means that star 5 in period 5 would be good.
However, in some debate, it is stated that for period 5 which is a center Gua or not one of the eight directions it should be replaced by another trigram of from one of the official Eight Trigrams.
In another debate, a proposed solution by using the I-Ching was recommended.
So far as you can tell this is all yet to be proven so well, we have to take the traditional, that the period 5 should be represented by one of the Eight Trigram rather than 5 itself.
Anyway, we will not encounter that for a long time to come so do not really need to worry so much as yet.
Warmest Regards
Robert Lee

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On 12/24/99 2:48:16 PM, Anonymous wrote:
Dear cecil,
I read somewhere that in the
1944-1963 the #5 is in the
center of the loushu and
becomes the lucky number then
what is the illness star the
period 5. Since from what I
have read so far #2 and #5 are
the illness and misfortune
star. Thanks.