Dear Master Lee,

May I know what are the differences between the Purple Star Astrology and Ba zi?

I was told in Purple Star astrology that I must wear yellow. But my bazi, according to your reports, say that my most unfavourable colour is yellow.

Who shall I believe?

Dear Hurbert,

1. Under Traditional Chinese system:-

Ba Zi is used to determine name selection. For example, if a person lacks water... a geomancer may recommend that the person have a Chinese character with the "water or shui" element in their name.

In addition, Ba Zi is used widely to determine Ming or Luck and other uses includes logo selection etc..

Ba Zi uses the Five Elements Concept to determine one's element and strength e.g. strong water, weak water etc...

In addition, when we look at a home we apply Compass School of Feng Shui: Eight House and Flying Star Feng Shui.

2. Purple star is actually "9" numbers or commonly called "9 Star Ki. It has more to do with Flying Star Feng Shui as Flying Star uses the 9 stars.

3. The origins of Purple star or 9 Star Ki came from China and went to Japan in ancient times. And the Japanese widely pratice 9 Star Ki.

4. In recent times e.g. 1980's you get British practitioners who learn 9 star ki mostly from Japan. For the Chinese, we use bazi to determine one's name. But do you hear of any British or Japanese use 9 Purple to select a name? Especially a Chinese name? Yes /No?

5. Thus Hurbert, please do consider where Ba Zi originates and where Purple star originates. For you to make your own conclusion.

Authentic Traditional Geomancy sites, like Geomancy.net practises STRICLY Traditional Chinese methods and origins.

Do consider where 9 star ki " purple star" arrived in and adopted by some country e.g. Japan and practised by Westerners especially the "Englishman."

In my opinion, 9 star ki is one and the same as Flying Star. Yet, Flying Star is not even one-half of our Chinese traditional ba zi nor zi wei tou shou or astrology.

I believe, in the past, manyJapanese and Westerners may not be too conversant with Yin/Yang and Five elements but9 star ki seems so..soo easy as it based purely on numbers 1 to 9.

Under the Holy Trinity of (Chinese) Luck:

1. Heaven Luck
2. Earth Luck
3. Human Luck

Ba Zi falls under Heaven Luck. Thus even for a new born Chinese, it is critical for some parents to get the baby name correct based on one's bazi.

Earth Luck or Feng Shui. Based on Shapes and Forms Feng Shui and Compass School : Eight House and Flying Star.

Human Luck. Family relationship, relationship with parents etc...

You decide for yourself... i.e. you want to adopt or apply something that is directly comes from ancient China or something that comes in a circle : originate from China to Japan and now (UK)?

Warmest Regards,

Cecil