Mundane (Astrology)

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For the past few days have been quite mundane indeed. Did not really enjoy the Xmas with my family. Day-in- day-out has been doing the same thing - playing and looking after my sons who suffered a bit of bad tummy. I have told my wife about this last month and I fulfilled my own prophecy - which I did not want it. My sons sleep in a room with the door having the dynamic stars combo of 1, 5 this month.

Knowing this, the only cure is to take preventive measure. But how do you remind 2 mischievious and playful toddlers not to put things in their mouth or constantly apply sanitiser on their hands? Maybe tie them up? Fortunately, knowing that this may happen, me and my wife tried to clear our work and prepare ourselves for any virus attack. We took stock of our kitchen cupboard to make sure there are enough wet tissues, soy milk powder, nappies, stomache ointment, Pedialyte (in case they run into dehydration) and etc. We also make sure that we bring them to PD asap (don't even dare to think of self-medication) because we know the power of such virus. Thankfully, they recovered fast but it has definitely taken a toll on all of us. If you think your life is not challenging enough, my advice is try babysitting a kid. *Heave*

While the whole episode has tormented me emotionally, mentally and physically (it was heart-wrenching to see them suffer), I still tried to keep my sanity by responding to my clients' questions on their bazi and office feng shui via emails. I also receive 3 new feng shui cases over last few days - mostly on designing the fengshui for their new house.

What excited me most is my current collaboration with a peer who has been using western astrology to predict the performance of certain stocks. I am a novice in western astrology and hence, when everyone is asleep during this holiday season, I stayed up to midnight to mug a big book on the topic. I am using bazi to corroborate my findings with his western astrology calculation. We are checking on alot of stocks and to drill down to how each stock performs on a daily basis. This is really really very very exciting for me.

I welcome you to join me in this topic or share with me your views or experiences.

Cheers and Happy New Year!

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Secret Formula to Feng Shui Success

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I cannot believe I have found the secret formula. I think I have wasted my many years of learning and practising feng shui.

I was at a mega mart this morning and chanced upon this book. I think I must be blessed. Wow, it must be the best day of the year - maybe my main door has all the white stars at that hour -that actually triggered me to flip to this topic about remedy on missing corners.

It says that if your wealth or love corner in your house is missing, you simply install a mirror there to reflect and "extend" the space so that the void is "filled up".

It also highlighted that this is the feng shui secret that not many people know.

Now, I have a problem. I am staying at 14th floor of an apartment with my wealth corner of Period 8 missing. I guess I have no choice but to hack down the wall and install a mirror.

Not sure if the authority will approve my plan. Not sure if in the market they do sell huge wall-size mirror. Damn, the author did not say if I should turn my mirror towards the outside or towards the interior of the house.

This must be the secret that I need to pay for I guess....sigh.

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Blink - that guided intuition

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Got a request to select a flat yesterday. Usually, before I step out of my house for such assignmet, I will open up the bazi chart of that day, at that moment to cast a divination. Well, the star in the palace representing the house was not positive. In addition, there was a punishment. Blink.

When come to house selection, I am always more kiasi (Singapore lingo) or cautious. Anything that compromises on the heath aspect is a no-no. My client is already predisposed to certain health condition relating to woman. So, I must ensure that the house does not aggravate her condition. Instead, the energy should heal her.

When the elevator door opened, a lady greeted us. She was limping. Yes, she just injured her ankle and was bandaged. Hmm, not so good sign. Blink. [If you look at the flying stars chart, you will know why she injured her ankle. The Tai Sui has triggered the 8 4. Come next year, the son would suffer.]

I took out the luo pan, checked the sitting and immediately plot out the chart. It is a Period 6, South (Bing) facing house. See the layout here. Main door combo is a no-no. My client and her family, the outgoing tenant and property agent were eager to know the answer. The agent seemed to be praying for a YES.

Few people know that I also use San He at times for my audit. So, I checked again on the Na Yin of the house. Bloody hell, the needle pointed to a big Kong Mang in the 72 dragons. Need not say more.

The whole process took me 15 minutes the most. We then wrapped up everything and adjourned to the nearby coffee shop for the famous duck rice stall...

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Ding Tai Feng

Ding Tai Feng is the name for a famous local chinese restaurant chain. I quite like the fried rice and especially the delicious 小笼汤包. It is their chef-recommended dish. There is always a queue infront of entrance and it sometimes take you more than 20 minutes to be seated. The prices are not that cheap because the restaurants are located in prime shopping malls but still, it is a resonably good place for families who want to gather for dinner.

I am not sure if many people know about the derivation of the name of the restaurant. If I am not wrong, this brand name was borrowed from a famous restaurant in Taiwan which is named after 3 hexagrams viz, Ding, Tai and Feng.

But why these 3? Reason is simply because they are arguably the more auspicious hexagrams among the 64 hexagrams family.

Their full name, for your info, is as follow:

Ding : 火風鼎

Tai : 天地泰

Feng : 雷火丰

Nothing got to do with Name Analysis. This is one of the many examples that I-Ching or Yi Jing has influenced and infiltrated our daily life. Alot of chinese words or phrases that we use today are actually borrowed from Yi Jing.

For instance, we say that someone is 八卦 (ba gua) if he or she is busybody; or something has 变卦 (transformed gua) when a plan has changed.

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Opportunist

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"Palmist raped her claiming it would end her bad luck. -Daily Chilli"

She is really in bad luck to have bumped into such crook.

Her palm looks like 断掌. That may explain her predicament. So sad.

Anyway to read more, please go to :

http://news.asiaone.com/News/AsiaOne%2BNews/Malaysia/Story/A1Story20091202-183407.html

Master of Feng Shui

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Are you Feng Shui Master or Master of Feng Shui?

I think I would aspire to be the latter. I feel that the title "Feng Shui Master" has unfortunately been abused and is associated with some negative connotations. To address myself as a Feng Shui Master somehowmakes me uneasy. It is akin to telling people that I am an property or insurance agent. Nothing wrong with being a agent but somehow it does create some form of impression to people who hear this. (In Singapore context, the term agent does not gel well with the clean image of its industry). The next thing you know is that people start to look at you differently. Why such reaction? Who is the culprit who caused this stereotype? It must be the self-proclaimed MASTER.


Being able to master a subject takes great effort, passion and commitment. It is a life-long learning journey. As a master of any subject, it implies that one has very intimate knowledge of his field. He is a T-shape person with breadth and depth. He knows his subject inside out and is able to translate profundity to layman language. He never fails to answer all your questions and is eager to share more on his findings. He helps you with sincerity and is resolved to see you through the problem. Most importantly, he learns and uses feng shui for a good cause and is not purely driven by money.


So, have you ever wondered what is in the DNA or bazi component of a good feng shui master? Or rather, what takes to be a feng shui practitioner? Can anyone become one? Or is this art only for the select ones? Who has the affinity to learn feng shui and other form of chinese metaphysics?

My personal take is that everyone can learn feng shui but not all can excel in this field. Perseverance and passion are the 2 basic key success factors. But to become a Master of Feng Shui, the bazi (based on what I gather) usually consists some or all of the following traits:

1. Either good Support stars or Output stars. Best if they are your Useful God or Yong Shen. In Chinese, there is a saying "伤官佩印，能学术数。" It means that Output star accompanied by Support star in the chart has the quality to learn the art.

2. Tai Ji Nobleman Star (太极贵人)

3. Heaven Doctor Star (天医星)

4. Water Day Master - coincidentally, the 3 teachers that I have studied from are either Ren or Gui water. Strong or weak? Does not matter.

For those who wants to know if you can consider a career switch to become a Feng Shui or Bazi Consultant, do check if you have some of the above.

How to locate item 2 and 3 in your bazi? You can email me at destinyasia@hotmail.com. I will give you the formula.

Cheers!
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Taking Stock

Phew, so much happenings for the past 2 weeks. Alot of things on the head. Yes, I think I have a bit of overdose on Xie Zi Fa thingy although I must say I like it. Blogging is really wonderful. One of the benefits is to have fruitful interactions with the like-minded. I also make new friends through this platform.

Xie Zi Fa has triggered a fair bit of hype recently. I visited some blogs and enthusiasts have shared alot of insights into this amazing art. Well, I learnt about this thing from my teacher known as the String-theory. Yes, there is this M-theory too. I really respected our ancestors alot. Before such theories were founded by western scientists not too long ago, our great great grand fathers have talked about this 11 dimensions thingy and how it was applied in feng shui to perform miracles. OMG, I thought I only knew 3-D and the most 4-D. How on earth can we live in a 11-dimensional world and not knowing it? How to apply feng shui in 11 dimension? One yao equals one dimension. A hexagram has only 6 yaos. And is this a rocket feng shui science?....oops sorry am I touching on sacred cow? Better stop here.

A friend of mine also emailed me last week and we have great discussions on the topic. We also discussed about fighting the San Sha and I must take this opportunity to thank him for sharing the method and his experience. I learnt that not only we can fight San Sha but also 5 Yellow and Sui Po. My concern is what if we fight and lose to this merciless energy? The payback is huge. I think I prefer to be less adventurous in this instance. I cannot afford to lose a family.

Oh ya, I read somewhere that says that if you are a doctor and makes mistake, you kill a person. But if you are a irresponsible feng shui master, you can kill a family. To illustrate, in one of Zeng Zi Nan's real cases, there was this old man whose late parents were buried on inauspicious site selected by half-baked master. What happened was that, his other 3 brothers all later contracted stomache cancer. 2 younger brothers died during surgery and the other one had half of the stomache removed. This old man also later contracted the cancer at the age of 70. All the major hospitals diagnosed that the cancerous cell had multiplied and spread to other organs. The old man was told that he was too old to go for any treatment and in fact awaiting death was the only option.

The grandson then approached Zeng for his help. What Zeng did was to unearth all the buried and relocate them to a good spot using his XZF. Zeng then wrote down in a piece of paper stating that "the grandfather would fully recover without any intrusive treatment within 100 days". It seems that Zeng was so confident about his XZF that he always issued guarantee letter after every job. He would also publicly announced few weeks in advance the phenomenon that one would see during the time of burial. This prediction is done using yet another amazing art known as the San Yuan Qi Men Dun Jia Date Selection Method. One example was for the case of former Taiwanese Vice President. The phenomenon was usually natural, for example, you will see the appearance of rainbow and hundreds of birds flying over the site at that precise moment the burial takes place. OMG, is he a living deity?

Miraculously within 10 days, the symptoms of the cancer started to disappear just by him taking normal gastric medicine. The old man later lived healthily to 80 plus.

This is one of the many thousands of cases done by Zeng. Unfortunately, he only passed the knowledge to his son. I heard he did have students but most of them did not outlive Zeng. Even if one of them is still around, he/she has taken an oath not to teach or publicise. Nevertheless, it seems that there are people who claim that they are using XZF although I am not sure how far does it deviate from the original one.

One very famous young master has told the media that he ever spent $40,000 Euros to get a formula. I heard it is XZF but it is the original stuff that has existed 1,700 years and was passed down by Yang Gong? I do not have the answer. But if it is really the XZF that can help people to end their sufferings, $40k Euros is cheap. I believe the return on investment will also be within 100 days.

Subsidiaries of Xie Zi Fa

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Xie Zi Fa was formerly known as San Yuan Di Li.

In the early years, Grandmaster Zeng actually introduced and promoted San Yuan Di Li Feng Shui in Taiwan. He said that 三元地理是真传. It then created a wave and fashion in the fengshui circle when everyone also started to jump on this bandwagon. Practitioners all brand themselves as San Yuan Di Li Masters. The term became so ubiquitous that it was no longer a novelty.

Zeng then coined the term Xie Zi Fa to replace the old name. And again, everyone started to copycat. In fact, there were a lot of spin-offs like:

- 大些子
- 小些子
- 连珠些子
- 正些子
- 奇些子

To Zeng, all these are adaptations which were not endorsed by him. There is only one Xie Zi Fa. This art is not a new creation and it does not deviate from authentic feng shui or the study of Kan Yu. Xie Zi Fa is still within this realm.

From what I read, in order to command that 起死回生 power (meaning reviving the dead), Zeng always selects a good date using San Yuan Qi Men Dun Jia (not the normal San He method using 9 palaces) to either do the real burial of the ancestors or carry out the live burial (做生基) for the terminally ill. I will share some cases in my next posting.

The hype of Xie Zi Fa is not recent. In fact, it started so long ago. Anyhow, since I am into research of Xie Zi Fa (not on the secret formula), I better learn the lingo too.

Next time when I see you, I will tell you either "OMG, your house has 翻些子." or "That's marvellous because the formation has 合些子."

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些子法

Xie Zi Fa (term coined by Legendary Feng Shui Figure, Zeng Zi Nan) is quoted as the highest form of feng shui. No English book or anywhere in the internet is able to tell you or has written anything substantial about this divine art. Maybe my one year of research is not intensive enough.

I tried to research on Chinese websites. Stumbled upon some forums that discuss about this art but most of the time they ended up talking about Grandmaster Zeng Zi Nan (曾子南) - the rightful owner of this secret art. He died at an old ripe age of 100-year-old just few years back. He had predicted the time he would die. Please see his picture here.

What the heck is Xie Zi Fa? People told me it is part of XKDG. I mean this one I know and I have heard about it but what EXACTLY is in this art that can totally cure a terminally ill person suffering from cancer, guarantee that the infertile can get a son and produce President for the country? Yes, this is a closely guarded secret which is only passed on through the bloodline and NO, I am not expecting to get the formula but at least I want to satisfy my curiosity or rather overcome my skeptism that someone can actually play God at that kind of level?

I checked around; asked the famous fengshui bookstore at Beach Road and the boss actually confidently told me that nobody would ever, ever get a copy of Zeng Zi Nan's book on Xie Zi Fa anymore. He does not carry one and he told me his books are already out of print. Damn, I was so disappointed.

Fast forward to now. Guess what? I finally manage to get hold a copy of his book now!! I will not say how did I get it. But I pay quite a bit for it. It is not a secret formula book with loads of complicated stuff but it showcased some of Zeng Zi Nan's work, his thinking and actually debunked some silly myths about Xie Zi Fa. Imagine there are so much hypes about it until today.

For the benefits of those who do not understand Chinese and those who do not have access to such info, I shall share some interesting cases and concepts that he wrote in it. I am half way through the book and I am cracking my brain on how to translate some of his thinking to English so that the essence is not lost.

Stay tune...

Beauty Notch

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金鸡啄印堂，少年走茫茫.

Is this sharp pointed tip at your forehead good? Some people call this the Mei Ren Jian （美人尖）or Beauty Notch. People think only good lookers have this. Well, it is possible that such people attract opposite sex better but frankly from the angle of face reading, this is something I would prefer not to have.

Firstly, if your kids have this notch, then you have to be careful when he comes to age 14 (chinese age 15) because this notch in a way "hinders" his or her study luck. Usually, they will become more rebellious, play truant, go into BGR or even need to come out early to the society to work due to family condition.

Secondly, if you think you are ok after 14, then you are wrong. Please be prepared for a roller coaster ride in your life immediately after you hit 30. Whatever career you have built will tumble. You got to start all over again.

People having this beauty notch will likely to experience poorer affinity with one of the parents.

Does this mean all such people are born loser? The answer is no. I have seen a few cases that indeed went through challenging time but later emerge to be stronger.

3-White Eyes

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San Bai Yan or 3-white eyes refers to the type of eyes in the picture above. Picture A and B refer to bottom San Bai and top San Bai respectively. You can see a bit of "white" or sclera either above or below the iris.

Usually such people are snobbish and think highly of themselves. They may appear friendly but deep inside their heart they are competitive and do not want to lose out to others. They get jealous when they see that their peers, for instance, drive a bigger car or wear a more branded watch than them.

When they come to the age of 40, they will experience something drastic in their life.

Oh ya, such people are acrophobic. So, you can challenge your enemy for Bungy jump if you notice he has such eyes. Haha it is going to scare the shit out of them.

The above are just some of the more common traits about 3-white eyes. There are lots more to be covered in classroom.

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Reminder

I am writing this to remind myself of what I saw today.

I was having a discussion with this person who is in his early 30s.

What caught my eyes was the extraordinarily long white hair that sticks out from his right eyebrow. He did not use to have this.

He told me he tried to pluck a few times but it grows again.

In face reading, eyebrow corresponds to longevity. Eyebrow also represents age 31 to 34.

Seeing this at this age is not a good sign. Oh ya he has 3-white eyes too.

Sunshine after the Rain?

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Was following this news since day 1 because I have personally visited the office and spent an hour there to listen to some bullshits. I have been waiting to see how long could they sustain since my hunch told me that it was all a scam the moment I stepped into the office and then my gut feel was further reinforced by the Mian Xiang (Face reading) of the Ah Beng in Business Suit who was trying to hard-sell me. A lot of smoke screen.

This was in 2007. I did not go alone. It was through an invitation by a friend who was the member and claimed to have benefited from the scheme. He also told me that he would get a referral fee if I become a member. Bloody hell, no wonder called me suddenly after so many years.

I think the sales person did not like me as I was grilling and probing him the entire evening on the so-call products and schemes. I walked away halfway through his crappy presentation and while I passed by the poster of the founder, I noticed something wrong with his eyes. They were not straight; oh yes, something like that celebrity Monk.

I just discovered that this con man is the brother of a local well known feng shui Grand Master who runs feng shui toys shop at many shopping complexes. If he had used his feng shui to usher in the money for the brother's company, I think he has done a great job since it was alleged that $180 million was collected from people from all walks of life.

Now, the interesting thing is that, the con man and partners are currently on trial and are facing potential jail terms if found guilty. Many wonder if the FS GM had earlier on predicted today's situation for his brother. If yes, can the FS GM then use his super power to help his brother to ward off this legal suit or make him acquitted?

Lets watch.

Anyway, if you have read my posting in 2007, you would notice I have already written about this con man back then.

If you would like to know more about this case, please see the link.

http://www.asiaone.com/Business/News/My%2BMoney/Story/A1Story20091008-172539.html

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If it is too good to be true, it is really too good to be true.

Feng Shui Forecast for 2010

Dear friends and readers, please click on the image to enlarge.

The brochure is in Bahasa Indonesia. If you would like to read the English version, please email me at destinyasia@hotmail.com.

Cheers :)

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Believe it or not - Part 2

I was flipping through a chinese magazine and saw this interesting article about feng shui (what else?).

It was about this housewife who led a blissful life together with her businessman husband and musically inclined daughter. Things were rosy and smooth until one day she discovered that she started to have skin problem.

Her skin broke out into red patchy blisters and the more she scratched, the worse it got. Things were so bad that the skin disease spread to her other part of body and limbs. Although she consulted many skin specialists, none managed to cure her.

One day, she decided to engage a feng shui master to enhance her husband's business. When the master arrived at the apartment, he toured the house and then suddenly stopped to look at the ceiling.

"Someone in this house has skin disease!!" the master exclaimed.

The housewife was shocked. She was wearing long pants and quite well covered from top to bottom. No way is the master going to know that she has skin issue.

How the hell did the master know?

"Look at the ceiling. It is so mouldy and one of the occupants should have blisters or pimple like skin problem just like the paintwork on the ceiling which is peeling off and patches of tiny bubbles are forming." said the master.

"Just level and repaint the ceiling." he added.

Strange enough, not long after the ceiling was given a fresh coat of paint, the housewife's ugly skin condition began to disappear.

What type of feng shui is this? Divinative? Likely, because the diagnosis was based on an image.

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My Testimonial on Xuan Kong Da Gua Feng Shui

2 Sundays ago, I went to the office of a MNC which is in electronic industry. That was my second visit. After calculating the good Xuan Kong Da Gua formation, it was the day for implementation.

I was engaged by one of the senior sales manager to basically drum up his sales. However, the challenge here is that I can only implement whatever solution within his office room and not anywhere else in the rest of the office and factory space.

The room is very small (maybe the most 10 m2). Besides an L-shape working desk with 2 extra chairs in front for visitors and waist-level cabinets for storage, you cannot really squeeze in any more things.

I also do not have the luxury to move the working desk from extreme left to the right; neither can I turn the L-shape desk 90 degree to face the wall because the big boss would then question my client on why he changed the furniture arrangement. The feng shui cure solution has to be as subtle as possible so that no one will discover that he has engaged a feng shui consultant to boost his sales.

With so much constraints, please do not tell me to use 8 Mansions (Ba Zhai) or Flying stars. We are talking about creating magical moment here with close to zero visibility on the changes to the naked eyes (staff can see through the glass panel of the room, so dun try anything obvious).

Thankfully, I still have Xuan Kong Da Gua to help me. It allows me to work within one hexagram or even down to one degree. The crux here is to position the desk with respect to the room door so that the alignment falls on THE HEXAGRAM i want to create the result.

Never mind about small taiji of flying stars, I just proceed to adjust and fine tune the desk position - left and right, front and back but all in milli-meters. I think my client and I were lucky. We managed to get the hexagram we want. It also matches my client's hexagram and the day's hexagram. The secret here is: it also matches the sitting hexagram of the office.

We proceeded to do all the markings so that we could lock it in this position. I expect something to happen very soon although I do not know how soon.

2 weeks passed. I just met up with my client to discuss about his bazi and I also took the opportunity to check on the progress of the sales. According to him, within 9 working days after the implementation, he received 4 service requests. In the past, the average is 2 to 3 in a month.
I am happy for him. But this is only the beginning. Our aim is to clinch another $2 million or $3 million sales by June 2010.

Anyway, this case further reinforces my belief in Xuan Kong Da Gua System which I have so far been using it to help my clients as well as myself to create the desired outcome.

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So A-Door-able

A 5-room HDB flat at AMK.


Entire house overhauled. Door to be relocated to tap on the best - at client's request.

Step 1 : Put up the door frame at the selected auspicious hour.



Tiler and carpenter need to dovetail their jobs to position the frame.




Checking on the level.




Yours truly checking on the direction.

Inside looking out.

Step 2: Put the door up and fine tune the degree of the door. You will never expect how tedious the process is to put the door into the desired hexagram. The carpenter almost "went crazy" just to knock the door frame into the degree I want.

Ensuring Heaven.Man.Earth hexagrams all matched.

Ta da! Completed.

You Reap what you Sow

An Korean ancient story to share.

A monk went to a very far place to learn feng shui. After he acquired all the skills and on his way back, he passed by a field where he saw a young man mourning on his father who had just passed away.

The monk was feeling tired and very hungry after walking for the entire morning. It was lunch time and he had got nothing to eat. The young men saw that the monk was pale and immediately offered him his entire lunch box.

After filling up his tummy, the monk was very grateful to the young man. To repay the kindness, the monk offered to help the man to locate an auspicious burial site to bury his father's body.

The young man was elated and on that very night, they found a good spot to bury the corpse. The monk told the man that within 3 days, he would marry a wife and in 3 years time, he would become very rich.

The prophecy never came true. The monk went back to check the site and discovered that none of the descendants was alive to look after the grave and in fact the family line had become extinct. The monk thought that he had mis-selected the site.

Just when he was about to destroy the luo pan and quit his profession as a feng shui master, a sage appeared in front of him.

The sage said "Don't destroy your luo pan. You have selected the correct site. However, the grave could not manifest its auspiciousness to the decendants because the person who is buried here committed 3 homicides when he was alive."

The above is an illustration of karma at play.

But please do not use this as an convenient excuse if you, due to your incompetence, screw up people's feng shui.

I know some bogus masters do.

Thank you.

The Law of Induction

We all know that by burying one's ancestor in a good feng shui spot will benefit and bring prosperity to the descendants.

But do we know how does the process take place? Isn't it very amazing and unthinkable on how the good things are conveyed from a dead body that is buried in the ground to his children or even grandchildren who are staying in a highrise condominium?

Or do you just accept the fact based on books or blind faith?

Did we ever ask ourselves where is the medium or connection that passes on this qi? If wireless technology has been introduced during ancient time, then things may be simpler to understand.

Anyway, in my opinions, not all things can be tied to a scientific answer, and this is one example.
On this, The Burial Book, or Zhang Jing, gives an analogy:

是以銅山西崩，靈鍾東應。
木華于春，栗芽於室。

When a copper mine collapses in the west, the spiritual bell (made from copper from the mine) rings in the east, and when chestnut trees bloom in spring, chestnuts bud in the room.

Does my article resonate with you now?

Take A Break...

A Chicken and Egg Argument

Which comes first?

Was Feng Shui principles first developed for selection of burial site? Or did mankind use feng shui to help them choose a good dwelling place and later re-adapt the principles for burial?

Many people, including myself, have the impression that feng shui was first developed for the sake of finding an auspicious burial ground for the ancestor.

At this point, due to my recent research into Korean feng shui (which also originates from China), I stumble into detailed and extensive works by academia and convincing arguments put forward by scholars that have kinda shaken my belief.

My paradigm may soon be shifted.

I will be sharing more...stay tune.

I am Fuming Mad with this Master

Below news extracted from Straits Time published on 16 Aug 09:

HE WAS specific about the kind of girls he wanted. They had to be between the ages of 14 and 18, pretty, as well as gentle and quiet in manner. Most importantly, they had to be virgins. And Wu Tianxi was determined to bed 100 of them.

The former member of China's national legislature and once wealthy entrepreneur from Henan province was desperate to end his spate of bad luck, which he blamed for his business failures.

A fengshui master he consulted told him that sleeping with virgins would break the cycle of misfortune, according to a report in The Beijing News.

So between 2005 and 2007, Wu acted on the advice. In under two years, he raped as many as 36 schoolgirls. Of the victims, six were under the age of 14, and the youngest was only 12 years old.

Last Thursday, he was put to death by lethal injection in the city of Nanyang, in Henan, after the Supreme People's Court rejected his appeal against the rape conviction in 2007. His execution came amid a crackdown by China on officials who abuse their power.

The feng shui master should also be executed for uttering nonsense and giving fengshui a bad name. He is the real culprit. I am so angry.

Feng Shui masters (professional ones) do not give such absurd prescription.Feng Shui cure is all about helping you to tap into the positive energy from your living environment. It is never about performing rituals and or actions that cause disharmony to the environment.

For those who want to see how the rapist looks like, please click on the link below.

http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking%2BNews/Asia/Story/STIStory_417454.html

Property Selection for HDB

For the past few weekends, I have been going around Singapore with clients to view condominiums and to visit show flats. No, I did not double up as a part time housing agent. I have a very onerous duty, that is, to select a home for the client. Usually, clients would want a house that brings prosperity, good career luck, health and family bonding.

I told them I will try my very best to help them to achieve what they want because a little bit of trade-offs are to be expected. Those who want to achieve a perfect house should then consider to buy their own land and construct it themselves.

The process of selection should be rigorous, careful and always place your clients' interests at top most priority. Why? Very simple, property is a big ticket item and it usually costs your client his or her life savings. Can you imagine your client moves into the house you pick for him and his career begins to move downhill, children get sick and relationship with wife starts to turn sour? Worse still, he has to wait for 5 years to get his HDB flat sold. I am not sure if the family can survive well by then.

Prevention is better than cure. I personally embrace this notion. I always urge people to select a good house - in feng shui sense. Anyway, if your house feng shui is bad, you can only implement cures to mitigate the problem. Do not be so naive to think that everything can be cured or turned around especially when you come to HDB or condominiums.

Anyhow, my peers always ask me what guiding principles do I adhere to when doing selection or what feng shui techniques do I apply especially in situation where the condominiums or flats have not been built. I think it is timely to share the techniques that I use since we are into a property-buying frenzy.

I must qualify that there are few methods one can use to assess a property. What I am sharing here is actually something I personally find it very useful over the years. I combined a few techniques together and these are mainly from the Xuan Kong Feng Shui system.

Not in any order (used mainly for high rise):

1.Check the site plan for swimming pool position in condo in relation to your block. Very important if you wish to usher good wealth luck.

2.Use google map to check the location of nearby river or water mouth and how it flows.

3. Check the floor plan for missing sector. HDB flat always has this problem. Missing sectors bring along a set of issues. Please search for my previous posting on this.

4. Check the flying stars at main door, stove and bed. The stars must support the endeavours of the client. For instance, I will pick 6,1 for people who wish to climb corporate ladder.

5. Check the life gua of the person. Make sure the star at the room door is not in conflict with the person occupying the room. Best to be producing in.

6. Check which level's unit is good to buy. This is done by using the Wu-Zi luck method to make sure the unit's good luck is not expiring.

7. Check the flying stars residing in the life palace of the owner's gua. They must enhance
the breadwinner.

8. Check the location of elevator in relation to the unit.

9. Check if the level's luck is supporting the house (main door).

The above are not found in any text book. It is based on my experience and research. For practitioners, I welcome you to adopt the method and give me your valauble feedback.

Heaven Dog Swallows the Sun

To the ancient Chinese, the eclipse was a sun-eating dragon which had to be chased away with clashing cymbals and pans. In Hindu mythology, a spiteful demon called Rahu takes a bite out of the Sun from time to time.

The first known record of an eclipse was made in the reign of Zhong Kang, the fourth emperor of China's Xia dynasty.

Because we know that several solar eclipses took place around that time, astronomers are uncertain of the exact date when this event took place - it could be 2128 or 2134 BC.

But even then, the brief text shows that the eclipse was clearly mind-blasting.

'In the fifth year of Zhong Kang, in the autumn, in the ninth month, on the first day of the month, there was an eclipse of the Sun, when he ordered the Prince of Yin to lead the imperial forces to punish Hsi and Ho,' says the record.

Hsi and Ho, according to legend, are two astrologers of the Imperial Court who were beheaded because they had failed to warn the boss that the Sun would be blotted out.

Today, a total solar eclipse remains a stunning sight and a humbling reminder of human puniness, but mathematics have taken the sting out of superstition.

Eclipses occur because of a weird symmetry. The Sun is 400 times wider than the Moon, but it is also 400 times farther away. As a result, when the Moon is perfectly in line between the Earth and the Sun, for those in the complete lunar shadow, the entire solar surface is covered.

The Sun turns black, leaving just a golden halo. The stars are blotted out and the sky turns indigo.

The 4 Mu Ku

They represent storage; clash it and your wealth is unlocked.

They are also known as graveyard; enter it and you lose your soul.

You either love or hate them.

They are mysterious. They hide many things. They carry the unknowns. They make you feel lonesome. They cause the world to be uncertain.

Bazi practitioners split their hair when they encounter bazi charts born in such month.

There are 4 of them - 2 wet and 2 dry. I rather have either 2 wet or 2 dry than one wet and one dry.

Have too many, you become spiritual, and at times, you procrastinate.

NB:

This year, be careful of minor accident when driving if you have one of the 4 friends in your chart cos' the Ox has a destructive relationship with him.

Remember not to follow the car in front of you too closely. My customers and friends have related to me their recent experience - they knocked into the car in front of them but due to no fault of theirs. They shared the same sentiments of being "sabotaged" by the car in front. They have never ever expected it.

Well, I can only say it is Mu Ku at play.


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Occupational Hazard

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Sri Lankan astrologer arrested after predicting President Rajapaksa’s exit

If I were him, I am not sure if I should feel flattered (since the Head of State also has some regards for him) or lousy (for not foreseeing the consequence).

Perhaps he already knows this is something predestined and he has to go through it?

Hits and misses:

• Myint Lwin, an astrologer from Burma, apologised to the country in May 2008 for failing to predict Cyclone Nargis.

• A Russian astrologer, Marina Bai, sued Nasa in 2005 for crashing a probe into a comet, saying it had distorted her horoscope. Her case was eventually rejected

• British spies hired an astrologer during the Second World War, Louis de Wohl. He was sent to the US on a propaganda mission where he duly (and correctly) predicted doom for the Nazis

New Classical

"New Classical" is an oxymoron.

The term "Classical" connotes standard, authoritative, ancient, well-established versus new or experimental.

For example, if you talk about classical feng shui, you refer to well-known system like San He or San Yuan which had been rigorously R&D-ed, tried and tested, weathered the test of time and been used by many renowned masters.

Yi Jing is a philosophy and it is a classic. Feng Shui is also a classic.

But when you merge the 2 together, it becomes Yi Jing Feng Shui. A term that I have not heard of. Maybe it is due to my ignorance. It could be referring to Da Gua Feng Shui.

It is something that has never been taught in the market, says the source.

I presume this is an reinvention, if not where would the inventor have learnt it from since it has never been taught before.

If you have invented it recently, then it is not classical, that's my view. Therefore, it will be appropriate to have a statement saying that this method is not classical even though the teacher is classical feng shui practitioner.

But I would be interested to understand more about this new classical system. I may find my answers there.

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To Anonymous

Thanks to some of you who have given me comments from the bottom of your heart, never mind it is criticism because it can serve as a wake up call at times.



I have just received a very strong comment from a very upset Anonymous, saying that I am glorifying myself, condemning other masters from HK to Singapore, am having false modesty, only know how to hide behind the blog and I am a Nowhere Man.



I thank him/her on the comment because it gives me the opportunity to clarify my position. It took me a while to decide if I should reply but since Anonymous took the effort to read my blog and take the time to give me the feedback, as a form of coutersy, I should respond.



If my modesty is false, then I would not be so open and blatant about my views on feng shui. I might as well curry favour every master. I just want to speak my mind through this small little cyber space that I have. This is a blog afterall.



I do not criticise people for no reason. It is either through personal experiences or feedbacks gathered from friends and clients that I decide to put my comments down factually as a form of awareness. Sorry if I have stepped on your master. But real gold is not afraid of fire. So, if they are solid, then fret not.



Anonymous told me to step out and not hide behind the blog. Be s TRUE Hero like Master Benson Yeo, do his work and not criticise. Firstly, I have nothing against Benson Yeo. In fact, I dun even see myself as a master like Benson Yeo. He is probably an established master in the industry whereas I am just a low profile practitioner who prefers to do my research and help my clients. By the way, Anonymous, are you his student?



As you can see, I do not hide my identity. I show my website and my contacts. At least I do not criticise under "Anonymous" or pseudonym. I take ownership and responsibility in what I said. You can disagree and I will be happy to hear your views - as long as you rationalise it with me.



I agree with Anonymous that I am a Nowhere man. I am not famous and I am still searching for answers.

I just hope any allegations and criticism to be limited to the blog and me as the writer. It is not a gentleman act to involve my son and family members as they are innocent. By the way, I am not sure how my son has offended Anonymous. He is only 20 month old So, please spare him.

Mr/Ms Anonymous, I hope one day you will see things eye to eye with me as I have been through con masters and teachers and their distorted theories.

I welcome you to continue to challenge me or the things I share. This is the way we improve.

But I hope you can do it in your real self.

Make No Sense (Cents)

You may have encountered Feng Shui practitioners who charge, for example, as follow:

3 room HDB flat - $488
4 room HDB flat - $688
5 room HDB flat - $788
Executive Apartment or Mansionette - $988
Executive/Condominium - $1088 or more

It does not make any sense to me when you have such cost structure because, regardless of the room type, the effort in the feng shui audit is the same even though the area varies. Therefore, there should only be one rate in my point of view.

Are you saying that because one stays in a bigger flat or condominium, he or she is more well-off and hence you can cream off more money from he/she?

I believe some practitioners would think so.

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1-second to knowing your Marriage

The chinese mantra below applies to lady only.

Just zoom straight into the day pillar of the bazi. If you have one of the following day pillars, then your marriage will have compromises.



金豬豈有郎(辛亥日)，
木火蛇無婿(乙巳日)，
土猴常獨臥(戊申日)，
木虎空居霜(甲寅日)，
赤馬黃毒惡(丙午日).


You can email me at destinyasia@hotmail.com for English explanation if you cannot read chinese.


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Paradigm Shift

Just want to pen down some of my observations and thoughts, hoping that the lay people out there can be more discerning when they come into contact with feng shui.



It may appear as a rude shock to some of us but I think it is time our paradigm needs to shift.



1. Young master = feng shui skill no good



[Comment: The fact is that some of the young masters are even teachers to older practitioners. Feng Shui skill is not about how much wrinkles and grey hair you have. It is about who you learn from, how much affinity you have with the subject and how fast you pick up.]



2. Feng Shui = placement of crystals, stones and ornaments



[Comment: Feng Shui = how you locate yourself to receive the desired energy. I have not come across any classical literatures that talk about using crystals or objects.]



3. If you are "not strong" you cannot read people's bazi or be fortune-told.



[Comment: What's the definition of strong? I think this is just a myth. If you do it with a good heart, I think you can receive alot of good karma - may it be on a pro-bono basis.

Knowing your destiny is to help you make informed decision. It will help you answer questions like: "Will my new boss or company treat me well if I join them?", "Will my F&B business go bankrupt if I start this year?", "Should I employ this guy as my manager? I need someone that is driven, hardworking and honest."]


4. Feng Shui = spiritual, superstition and common sense

[Comment: Feng Shui is both a science and art. It is based on empirical research and there are mathematical models and principles developed over the years to guide practitioners in their practice. If you believe in TCM, then there is no reason why you should not believe in feng shui since both evolve from similar fundamentals - the 5 elements, yin and yang balance.

Feng Shui and spiritual practice are separate although some people mix them up in their practice. Feng Shui is never about burning talisman, joss sticks or praying to statues, it is about using the energy from the environment to help you achieve what you want.]


5. Seeking Feng Shui advice seems uncool, old fashioned and my friends will mock me.

[Comment: You will have the last laugh. In this line, most of our clients are in fact PMET(Professionals, Managers, Executives and Technicians), successful businessmen, tycoons, politicians and celebrities. In Hong Kong and Korea, feng shui is a lifestyle thing.]


6. My destiny is fixed. I cannot change it and I have to subscribe to it.


[Comment: True for those who continues to think this way and for those who have not come in touch with feng shui. You can certainly change your destiny. Feng Shui can give you a new lease of life.

But how? You need not go through any ritual, nor do you need to spend a bomb to buy items to enhance your life.

You just need to invest 30 minutes of your time with a responsible consultant, and he or she will point out to you the "what-to-do" and "when-to-do". Follow the plan that it has been charted out for you and soon you will see yourself walking on the Road to Success!]

Live Burial

Famous HK actor-singer, Nicholas Tse, continues to maintain his popular status despite having brushes with the law and negative reports by the paparazzi.

According to the article, Tse's mother has sought help from Feng Shui master to carry out live burial to ensure that his son is always in good luck.

I have heard about this method from my master too.

For those who have never heard about it, I would take this opportunity to share the "secret" technique.

Live burial borrows the concept from normal burial procedure except that the person needs not enter a coffin to be buried.

You just need to get ready the following ingredients:

- your finger nails
- some of your hair
- clothes that you have worn

Then find a good feng shui spot based on the landform, dig a hole, put the finger nails, hair and clothes in, cover up and erect a tombstone on top with your name (red) on it.

Of course you need to select a good date and time to do the live burial.

Very soon, you will discover that good things start to happen on you.

I was told that this method is also used to help people who are suffering from serious illnesses.

8 Mansions and Flying Stars

Do not marry the 2 of them.

Each runs on separate operating system.

But I do not why so many practitioners are applying both at the same time. It is like using chopsticks and knife and fork at the same time to eat your sirloin steak. At the end of the day you mess up the plate.

One of my feng shui associates relates to me that her teacher told the class to use both systems at one go. In one of the real case studies, the main door opens at Liu Sha (considered a bad sector to be located in in the theory of 8 Mansions). However, in contrary, the flying stars combo there is 6,8 which is auspicious. The teacher then told the students to ignore Liu Sha and consider only the fact that the door is receiving good qi.

Very funny.

What happened if the door opens at 2,5 flying stars combo but Sheng Qi in terms of 8 Mansions?

The students should shoot this question.

Feng Shui and Miami - Day 4

Is the facing always at the yang side? What happens if you have 3 sides of the house made of full height glass window?



The living room. Spectacular view of the financial hub of Miami.



Location and direction of bed determine your health, wealth and relationship with love one.



Open concept kitchen. The crux is in positioning the stove. Do it wrong, you can end up being infertile.



The feng shui practitioners are auditing the house.



Doing her calculation using her palm.




So, whats the verdict my fellow consultants?




Moving on to our second audit of the day at a gated community in Florida.



Did the pool violate the principle of water method?



Lake at the back of the house. Yin and yang not balance. Watch out for relationship and health issue.



I love this bed. Locate it in 4,1 please. 1,7 for womaniser.



This bathroom is as big as my living room. Shall we locate the tub in 1,9 so that the couple can have many "combo" during their bath?

Feng Shui and Miami - Day 3

The famous Miami South Beach. Most happening place there....


Gen gua on the South beach.




Practising the art of Kan Yu (observing the cosmic forces in the sky and the sea).



The Sangria. It makes me high.



The USD400 lobster and sea food dinner at Miami Beach - excluding the tips.



The night is still young.


Versace's mansion is now converted to a private club. He was assassinated. Can we use flying stars to find out why? Was there a fu yin?

Feng Shui and Miami - Day 2

Nice buildings all over. I am really motivated to migrate to Miami.



Water front housing in downtown Miami.


In the mono rail. The ride is free. Sponsored by the government.



Wind gap sha?



White tiger slightly stronger.



It is the Gen gua again. Always full of mischief.