Looking back 2011

This is one of the pictures taken during a talk to 100 over business owners in February 2011. The event was known as BNI Big Breakfast at YMCA auditorium.

Besides the pointers reflected on the powerpoint slides, I also mentioned that gold price will soar and property market will perform very well in 2011.

All these have unfolded. And my analysis was based on the Li Chun Bazi of the year.

Euro debt crisis is not unpredictable but it has surfaced this year and not next year. Why? Where in the 2011-bazi is the trigger? And why did we only see it coming in 2nd half of 2011?

Tsunamis, earthquake and floods happen almost everywhere and every now and then. But why 2011 is exceptionally intense? Can we also attribute this to the Gua image of wind over water?  

Now, how do we relate trust issues to global arena and right to our own society? The lack of trust is the underlying reason for the aggravation of the euro crisis said some reports. The ineffiency of the management of government linked companies have undermined their role as a responsible corporate citizen. How now to regain the trust of the public?

At a family level, we see a rising trend of cheating spouses with more wives cheating on their husband according to a report by Straits Time.

What has the world become? Is 2012 going to be worse? Is the dragon going to rise from the sea of turbulence or drown by it?

I will talk about it soon.     

A Story on Date Selection

Came across this anecdote from a Chinese book on date selection and thought it would be interesting to share it.
During the Qing dynasty, Emperor Qian Long decided to impersonate as a commoner to visit one of the provinces so that he could understand his people better.
He arrived at this village one day and saw that a wedding ceremony was taking place. Being a date selection expert himself, Emperor Qian Long did a quick calculation and discovered that today was an inauspicious date especially for wedding event. So, he stopped one of the villagers and asked who had selected this date for the couple. Not knowing that he was actually speaking to the emperor, the villager then replied that it was calculated by his neighbor who was a scholar in this village.
Emperor Qian Long then blurted out that, "Today is a very bad day according to the date selection classics. Why on earth did your neighbor choose this day for such an important event?"
"Oh, what I understand from my neighbor is that today is indeed an inauspicious day but he mentioned that because a noble person will pass by our village today, all bad energies will retreat and be suppressed. In fact, because of the arrival of this VVIP, the moment will turn auspicious and great blessings will be felt" said the villager.
Qian Long was surprised to find out that there were actually very skillful people among the commoners. So highly skilled that even they could predict the timing of his arrival.
This story was taken from a small paragraph in the book which emphasizes the presence of noble people or Gui Ren in important events. Hence, it is not uncommon to see ministers, celebrities and politicians being invited for ground breaking or business opening ceremonies. This enhances the "Man" component or Ren He of the cosmic trinity.

Beauty and the Sun (Yuan Qi Men)

At 12 pm sharp, dark cloud makes way for the sun.

The sun shines on the shop.  

Lion dance and ribbon cutting.

"Rain, rain go away. Come again and another day. Because today is my client's big day."

My client plans to start a beauty school. A month ago, she rang me up and wanted me to pick a saturday for the Opening ceremony so that she could invite her friends, relatives and business associates to witness this great milestone of her career.

November has been a wet month. But I need the sun to be out for the special moment as this is a beauty business. So, I picked the moment for her since 2 weeks ago, based on Xuan Kong Da Gua Date and San Yuan Qi Men Dun Jia System. Besides the good formation of Xuan Kong hexagram date structure, I also ensure that a good door arrives at the sitting hexagram and in this instance, the Scene door or Jing Men (景门到山).

In the study of Qi Men Dun Jia, Jing Men represents, amongst other things, elegance and reputation. It is akin to the attributes of Li gua. It is also an auspicious door to use besides Grow, Rest and Open doors. Therefore, it is the most apt door for a beauty business.

I told her to cut the ribbon at 12pm sharp. Lion dance to follow after that.

Close to 12 pm, the sky was still gloomy and worse still, the drizzling has not stopped. I told the organiser to start to standby the ribbon cutting, lion dance troop and guests as the timing was near.

Strangely, at 12 pm sharp, the drizzle suddenly stopped and the dark cloud made way for the sunshine and cast the ray onto the shop. I took a few pictures to help you visualise better.

The ribbon was snipped. Lion dance began and lasted for 15 minutes. The crowd gathered outside the shop celebrating and gracing the event.

At 1215 pm, the guests proceeded for their lunch inside the shop.

A couple of minutes later, the weather resumed. A downpour followed.

I overheard some guests were saying they found the whole thing so inexplicable. But I know why.

Thank you San Yuan Qi Men and Xuan Kong Da Gua.

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Leakage of Wealth through the Window

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Many clients told me that their previous feng shui master had advised them to install a partition or screen after they step into their house or HDB unit.

This is to ensure that the qi does not come in from the main door, whiz through the living room and immediately dash out of the window. In another word, if you are able to see your window or balcony when you are at your main door, you will suffer from wealth leakage.

Worse still, if your bedroom also has such situation, add another partition immediately after your bedroom door to shield it from the room window. End up, you may need to go though a labyrinth before you hit your bed.

The unfortunate thing is that almost all of Singapore's HDB or even condo, especially those built in the early days, are designed as such. But the phenomenol thing is that, most Singaporean's affluence level have seen an increase over the years.

Does qi really behave in this manner? When do we need to really insert the partition? Wouldn't it be better to have an internal Ming Tang or circulation space? Aren't you blocking the good qi from entering?

The findings I gather is that, instead of preventing the wealth from leaking, all of my clients that have subscribed to the recommended solution either suffer from some financial issues or could not break through the status quo.

But the renovation contractors certainly have more jobs.  
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Zi Chou Separation?

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It has been quite a while since I talk about bazi. So, I decided to write something that I thought can provide a fresh perspective for those who are into bazi.

Do you find it strange that if I say Zi and Chou (rat and ox earthly branches) are not combination but separation?

Am I talking nonsense?

I thought my bazi teacher and almost all bazi books mention that zi and chou are one of the 6 combinations? You may instinctively ask.

Zi Chou can actually be perceived as a sign of separation after coming together. 先合后分的现象。

Why?

For a very simple reason, it is a countering relationship of earth and water in the hidden stem.

Therefore, zi chou in spouse palace is not something blissful and sentimental that one always think so.

There are more of such things in bazi. I call it false image.

11.11.11

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I was interviewed by the media, RazorTV on the significance of 11.11.11.

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Even though this day is defined as a "Danger" day by the 12 Deities Day system (十二建除日), it is still considered as an auspicious day for wedding activities.

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In the chinese wedding date selection classic, 11 November 2011 which is Geng-wu day pillar, is singled out as a Yin Yang balance day (阴阳不将日) in the month of Hai (November). This is a day that neither the yin nor the yang energy is too dominant for the male and the female. In addition, the day is blessed with good energies like Annual Virtuous and Heaven Virtuous.

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The best hours to carry out activities such as signing of the marriage certificate or tea ceremony would be between 11 am to 3 pm where you will have good stars like:

• Heaven Official Nobleman
• Fortune Star Nobleman
• Heaven Nobleman
• Harmonious Star

With the presence of such positive energies, it brings prosperity and shower the couple and their parents with many blessings. When carrying out wedding date calculation for the couple, it will be interesting to note that the wedding date selection system focuses alot on the bride's date of birth. It ensures that the date selected is not detrimental to her in-laws, her offspring star and husband star. What the system aims for is to let the bride be well-treated and be able to discharge her duties as a daughter-in-law, a wife and mother to the children.

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11.11.11, according to Xuan Kong Da Gua date calculation, gives rise to a combination of ten date structure especially if you arrange for feng shui activities like positioning of bed, tilting door, renovation and etc to commence between 11 am and 1 pm. Some masters have also used this system to pick an auspicious moment for wedding activity by ensuring the date is compatible with the couple's year pillar hexagram. For example, couple born in the years of 1978 and 1980 will receive good support from this date structure. Combination of Ten denotes yin yang balance.

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However, one thing to note is that 11.11.11 is not suitable for people born in the year of rat as there is a conflicting energy between rat and horse.

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Xuan Kong Feng Shui - The Judgement Day

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There are 3 words to sum up the 4-day Xuan Kong Feng Shui course: Interactive, Fun and Challenging.

There were great bondings especially towards the last day among the participants despite the fact that some do not know each other in the beginning. Participants were eager to exchange their personal experience in feng shui and question some of the fundamentals. To me, this is the spirit of learning. Sometimes, there is no right or wrong in your answers, it is just a matter of perspectives. Afterall, feng shui is also an art that calls for judgement. It is never meant to be an exact science.

I looked forward to everyday of the course because everyday was filled with laughters from the class. I believe that our mind absorbs the most when we are relax and we enjoy ourselves during the learning process. To me, there are no stupid questions. I encourage participants to ask, to be curious and to be bold in their thinking process.

The last day was wonderful. This was the moment that everyone geared up to assess the feng shui of real properties and then corroborate with the actual events that have taken place. We set out our journey in a convoy of 3 cars, heading to 3 different types of properties one after another to get our hands dirty. The lunch at the teow chew restaurant was sumptuous. The bubble tea that were prepared by the gorgeous lady boss at her bubble tea factory at 5 pm arrived timely to quench the thirst of inquisitive students. I seldom drink bubble tea but after trying it, I am going back for more!

A big thank to all the participants for being so spontaneous and adventurous. Congratulations to everyone of you who will now know how to fly the stars to a greater height.

Click here for participants' reviews!

First stop on the day of practical - Florida condo.

Feng Shui master at work.

The place for lunch.

2nd Destination - at a 7-storey office building in the east.

Participants taking turn to take the reading.

Discussing the qi distribution inside the office.

Participant presenting her findings to the group.

Everyone was engrossed in the discussion.   

3rd stop - Cititech building

Building footprint - every unit has their own facing. So how?

No worries, it is quite easy to determine actually.

Cheers to good health and yummy bubble tea by SHARE TEA.

Tau Sa Piah whets the Green Dragon's appetite

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An entry search for "Singapore famous tau sa piah (red bean pastry)" in google gives me many results showing the name "Long Fa" at 639 Balestier Road.

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According to what I know, this shop, which also operates like a cafeteria, has been established at the same Balestier spot since 1940s.

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I heard many rich and famous, including ministers, do patronise this supposedly Singapore first original Tau Sa Piah outlet. Besides the decades-old branding, the deliciousness of the pastry, i wonder if the feng shui does have a role in the fame of this shop.

I frequently drive pass this corner shop but have yet to set foot on it. The last and only time I tried the tau sa piah was a treat by my client at his office. It tasted quite good but it could have been a better experience if I did not have to eat and discuss a case at the same time. Half of the time I was gobbling down the delicacy.

One Jia-zi cycle is what this shop has gone through. Nevertheless, it is still going strong despite the fact that other tau sa piah shops also sprung up in the vicinity. Just along the same stretch of shophouses, there are already 2 more competitors.

Landform plays an extremely important role in feng shui, superceding formula-ed feng shui. Take a look at the picture and you will see the shop conforming to basic rules of yin and yang. Green dragon side is active while the tiger side is tamed and remained yin. The fast moving traffic also slows down towards the turning. Couple with the gradual higher ground on the left of the shophouse, Long Fa becomes the first shop in the row to enjoy the qi returning back to them.

In order to maintain its competitiveness, I think they must have secretly fed the tau sa piah to the tiger and the dragon too.

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The Wondrous Qi Men Dun Jia helped my client

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The deal is extremely important for him.

Past few months have been lousy and life was miserable with so many highly anticipated deals suddenly called off at the 11th hour. I can imagine the great disappointments.

As a business owner with a family to feed and bills to pay, anxiety has built up to an intolerable stage.

I received a call from him telling me about the deal that was going to take place the next day. He had invited many angel investors to his presentation. He hoped to have their fundings and asked me how could I help him.

The timing has been fixed. It wasn't really a suitable timing for him. But I told him to take certain steps in accordance to my Qi Men Dun Jia calculation.

The picture here was a snapsnot of our sms exchange. I have told him what to watch out for before going into the venue.

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Later on, he also updated me on the outcome of the meeting. I am happy for him.    

  

Sexual Agenda in Flying Stars

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Perhaps it was not politically correct to discuss about the bees and birds openly during the time when classics like Fei Xing Fu （飞星赋）, Xuan Kong Mi Zhi （玄空秘旨） and Xuan Ji Fu （玄机赋）were penned by the feng shui scholars many hundreds years ago. So, it might had been the researchers and writers' deliberate intent to subtly weave in taboo topics like adultery, homosexuality and incest into the classics to capture and present to historians later on such hush-hush affairs.

I have always enjoyed poring through those classics especially intrigued by the interpretation on the poetic verses, the explanations on the interactions between the trigrams, the yins and the yangs and stripping down to 5 elements interplay. These are indeed good foreplay for people like me who want to penetrate very deeply (excuse me for the pun) into the study of 81 combinations of flying stars. It is just so titillating.

Because this involves some adult contents, do switch over to my other postings if you are below 18 years old and not ready for such kinky stuff. Because this involves the birds and the bees, some older and more conservative masters may not feel comfortable to talk about it in the class.

Because I am not so old yet and I am quite affected by the 4,1 flying stars combo (and thank god not 3,1), I will be exposing the sexual agenda in my October 2011 Xuan Kong Feng Shui class. Pardon me for the advertisement here. Before the class, I have come up with some teasers , some thoughts-provoking questions related to flying stars for your deliberation. You can attempt to answer them, share your thoughts and think of how to apply them in real life situation.

• Which flying stars combo leads to scandalous behaviour between you and your sister in law?
• Why 3,1 combo is also known as combo of 15? What is the implication in terms of relationship?
• Under what circumstances, seeing water outside 4,1 means: a) Peach Blossom luck b) Peach Blossom Sha? 
• Why some men staying in some house, make them more yin or I should say Metrosexual?
• What is a lesbian trigram image?
• 6,2 and 6,7. Which combo is better to conceive a baby if given only these 2 choices? 
• if you do not want to be a lonely and desperate housewife, then you should not select a house with door having star 9 and star 6. Why?
• If you wife always find excuses not to discharge her duties in the bedroom, then relocate your bed to this sector with this combo. It will help to tickle her a bit.
• This combo is quite prevalent in Period 8 house. Very risky for the ladies if your hubby already has roving eyes. When star 5 comes, he is likely to contract veneral disease.
• Quite a trend now to see older women going out with young boys. Just like Nicholas Tse and Faye Wong in the past. What flying stars combo or gua image do you think represent this?
• Do you have any idea which stars combo will trigger Romeo and Juliet to elope?

The effect of the flying stars combo will be further exacerbated by the external forms. So, do you know what types of forms lead to red light district?


  

 

The Journey of a San Yuan Di Li Practitioner

So, have you ever thought of what is the highest form of feng shui in this world?

I have been thinking in my entire life of pursuit for the ultimate feng shui. Where is the end?

To me, there is never an end. To learn is to live. That's my motto.

Most people started off with Flying Stars and a few become famous master in the market just by flying the stars. They carry big luo pan but for them, knowing 24 moutains ring is good enough to diagnose the issues.   

Some progress to the next level, with the determination to nail your house feng shui down to less than 1 degree. That's Xuan Kong Da Gua. This is an independent system by itself and it does not need to connect with flying stars for its theories are founded mostly on early heaven ba gua arrangement. Flying stars is later heaven.

Not many, however, tread in between this 2 systems as they believe that Liu Fa is a cultish thing created by Grand Master Tan Yang Wu. Nope, he did not create this. He learnt it from Taoist Li in 1929. He then announced publicly that this is the real Xuan Kong System that in 1930.

Most masters would say that Xuan Kong Da Gua system is the ultimate feng shui. Yes because it is so damn precise and powerful. No, because you can actually go further with Ming Shi Pan Xian and Lian Shan Gui Cang Method. 

So, what is the big deal if you know all these and do not couple it with a date selection system? Your feng shui will only be so-so or even backfire. Please do not just rely on Tong Shu or 12 Deities Day or Shen Sha. If you are a XKDG practitioner, then go for its own date selection system. To achieve perfection, couple it with 64 Hexagrams Qi Men Dun Jia System. Finally, to play god, couple it with Qi Zheng Si Yu and you can become the Master of Universe.

Well, I think that will be quite close to the end of the tunnel and the apex of the pyramid.  

     

Did he know Qi Men Dun Jia?

. This man created a hoo-ha few years ago when he successfully escaped from the detention centre in Singapore and later fled to our neighbouring country. I happened to read the details of the findings by the Committee of Inquiry found online and i was quite intrigued by the fact that how this limping man was able to escape from this heavily guarded and secured premises. I was wondering if he knew Qi Men Dun Jia.

Let me first copy and paste a couple of paragraphs from the report on Mas Selemat's Esccape.

"The COI finds that on Wednesday, 27 Feb 2008, Mas Selamat escaped from
WRDC between 3:54pm and 4:05pm. He was scheduled for his weekly family
visit from 4:00pm to 4:30pm. The family visit was to take place in an assigned
Family Visit Room, in a Family Visitation Block, at WRDC. As part of the
family visit routine, Mas Selamat was escorted by two Gurkha Contingent
(“GC”) guards and a WRDC Special Duty Operative (“SDO”) to a changing
room for him to change out of the WRDC-issued attire into his own civilian
clothes. Mas Selamat was then escorted to a toilet located next to the Family
Visit Room to shave and comb his hair as part of the family visit routine. After
entering the urinal cubicle inside the toilet, Mas Selamat closed the urinal
cubicle door. He flipped a pair of greenish-grey pants that he was wearing over
the concrete ledge above the urinal cubicle door, and turned on the water tap
inside this cubicle."

"Having climbed down the water pipe, Mas Selamat was on the ground at the
rear of the Family Visitation Block. There is no conclusive evidence of the
exact route Mas Selamat took to escape. However, the COI’s view is that Mas
Selamat was likely to have used a route 20 metres to the right of the ventilation
window [as one faces the perimeter fences from the ventilation window].


Based on the report, I gathered information on the timing and direction of his escape. With this, I am able to plot the Qi Men hour chart (see below) for that moment to see if we can fish out some clues. The Qi Men hour chart for that hour was Yang 9th Ju.

Based on what was mentioned in the report that Mas Selemat was likely to use the direction towards the right of the window, we can say that he was running towards northeast direction. In this case, the northeast sector, Gen Palace, contains Du door (杜门). Among the 8 Wondrous Doors, this door is not really an auspicious door. However, the exceptions are when it is used for hunting and escaping.

In addition, there is a formation known as 地户逢星 derived from the combination between the heaven and earth stems. In the classic, it is written that one can leverage on its energy to go "invisible" or basically undetected. It is also applicable for people who want to disengage themselves with the world and become a hermit.

Qi Men Dun Jia is famously known and used by military strategists and astrologers like Zhu Ge Liang and Liu Bo Wen to help their state to gain an upper hand during war. Today, one can use it for interviews, negotiation, debt collection, games, examinations, marriage proposal and etc.

To conclude, one can always say that this case study is pure coincidence. Well, my intention is merely to bring up such uncanny coincidence to people who are learning and reading up on Qi Men Dun Jia.    

I saw the SIGNS

A lady in green holding a torch.

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A dog.

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A lady and a man walking together.

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These were the signs that I was supposed to see in accordance to what were written in the Qi Men Dun Jia classics before I proceed to do the bed positioning for my client last night. The objective is to help him overcome a challenging moment in his life now.

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The hour was Hai. I stood there looking out for the phenomenon.

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The Xuan Kong Da Gua structure was Combo of Ten and most importantly, it matches the person and the gold division. This is the first criteria to be met before I can proceed to work on the Early Heaven San Yuan Qi Men Dun Jia hour chart based on 64 hexagrams arrangement.

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The air was still and sky was red. My client and I were chatting and I have also asked him to watch out for events that were going to happen soon. I have written them down in advance. He told me it was quite unlikely that people would walk past this section of the house especially at that hour.

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Suddenly, a couple walked past. After 5 minutes, 2 ladies appeared near my client's house, one walking her dog and another in green with a mobile phone on her hand - lit up.

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We know the moment has arrived for me to position the bed to a specific gold division with the Qi （奇）and the Men （门）.

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After the job, we adjourned for supper - my favourite chilli crabs.

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Xie Zi Fa is no longer a secret

According to my very reliable source in Taiwan, Xie Zi Fa is a term coined by GM Zeng Zi Nan after he met Professor Li Le Qiu supposedly in the 50's or 60's. Prof Li, who was teaching in a university, was the one guarding this "powerful secret system" at Taiwan then. Both of them became friends and in order to get hold of the sacred system, GM Zeng offered to exhange his San Yuan Di Li Feng Shui method for it.

In the 60's, topics on fengshui remained mysterious and at that point in time, not many people would know what is 8 Mansions, Flying Stars, Da Gua, Qi Men and etc. GM Zeng, who was also known to be a shrewd business person, actively promoted and publicised on some of the systems that he was using. And one of them was Xie Zi Fa. Nevertheless, if you have the opportunities to read some of his books, which I have read many of his, he had never described a single thing on what is Xie Zi Fa all about.

Alot of people then start to associate with Chou Yao Huan Xiang or claimed that it is an extension of Xuan Kong Da Gua. I think it is not incorrect to think in that manner because I see that his application of Xie Zi Fa did incorporate and use in tandem with Da Gua. However, Xie Zi Fa is a system by itself. It talks about a situation when mountain can become water, water can become mountain. Yin can be yang and yang can be yin. In the picture that I have inserted here, the words Xie Zi is to be read as "Ci Er Zi". Zi means child. That has also led me into thinking that it might have certain association with "Reverse and Forward Child" formation. Again, this is my assumption on his application. And I need to stress again that Xie Zi Fa theory is, from what I have discoverd in Taiwan, something that can be independently applied.

Also to my surprise, it is something that I realised I have already known but it is named differently. You too could have already known. It was a sacred art in the 60's but in 21st century, it has become a passe.

I have decided not to reveal what it is all about as it will be a shattered dream to some of us. It is not easy to accept reality.

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Xuan Kong Da Gua Date Selection Course + Feng Shui Tour to Columbariums [9 to 11 Sep 2011]

Dear fengshui enthusiasts,

Apply your Feng Shui at the Right Place with the Right Timing for the Right Person!

Qn: How to increase my luck using my bed, desk and altar?

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Answer: I will teach you the concept of Heaven, Man and Earth. The Xuan Kong Da Gua Date Formation [日课] plus the desk or bed sitting hexagram must lend strength to you. Depending on your personal hexagram, different sitting hexagram gives you different outcome.

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Qn: Why did my neighbour tilt his door? Does it work?

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Answer: This is to change the flying stars chart to reap the benefit of prosperous stars.More importantly, we tilt to a better hexagram in the chinese compass to bring in the missing element in your house, for instance, wealth or child. I will teach you.

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Qn: I need to install a fish pond or water feature outside my house at the garden. I hope to have more income $$$. How can Xuan Kong Da Gua help me?

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Answer: First observe the principle of direct and indirect spirit. Then, we can pick a good XKDG timing and using main door as the reference point in relation to the pond, we align to the correct hexagram. I will illustrate to you.

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You DO NOT need to know Yi Jing. You are only required to have basic concepts of flying stars and bazi (4 Pillars of Destiny).

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If you are keen to find out more, please email us for course outline and early bird fee ending 28 August.

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Course Details:

Date :9 to 11 Sep 2011 [Fri to Sun]

Venue : To be confirmed (will be near central and MRT station)

Course Notes : Will be provided

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Important Note :

1. In this 3-day course, we have specially dedicated a day for practical lesson for participants to understand how fine-tuning to 1 degree in your luo pan is carried out on your door, your bed and your office desk to create fast result. For the practical, we will be visting a yang house in the morning followed by an afternoon guided tour at Mt Vernon & Nirvana Columbarium (fully air-con) located at Old Chua Chu Kang Rd to illustrate to you how to pick an auspicious niche. This will be conducted on 11 Sep (Sunday).

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2. Our graduates (including bazi class) are welcomed to join us for the fengshui tour to Nirvana at 130pm. You can also invite your friends to join in the tour. A fee of $80 for this educational tour is applicable to graduates and their friends. If you are keen, kindly register with me by letting me know you and your friends':

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i. Name

ii. Mobile

iii. Email

iv. Self drive or require transport from town area? [Depending on the number of sign-up, mini bus may be catered]

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Confirmation and payment for those who are attending only the fengshui tour are to reach us before 31 August 2011.

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Do bring your luo pan along. Thanks and we look forward to sharing more knowledge with you.

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San Yuan Qi Men Date Selection - a Waiting Game

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If you want the best result, you got to wait - sometimes as long as a few months.

After a good Xuan Kong Da Gua date is selected in relation to the house sitting hexagram and the occupant's hexagram, san yuan qi men date practitioner like us usually go on to calculate that for the particular hour, to make sure the Qi (mystical heavenly stem) and Men (8 doors) are present at the specific hexagram position so that we get the result we want.

This shopping mall is in Taiwan Kao Hsiung and it is one of the biggest malls in town. It is designed to look like a blue whale. When I was there shopping, I saw that the mall was quite packed with shoppers and to me, it looks quite successful as compared to the other many malls that I have gone to.

We can attribute this to the good fengshui job but without a proper date selected to inaugurate the operation of the mall, things may not turn out that well.

In fengshui, especially for burial, it is imperative that the practitioner chooses a rainy day if the burial site resembles sea animal shapes like prawn or fish. On the other hand, if the auspicious site selected has the formation of a bird or crane, then it is very crucial that before the burial job is carried out, gusts of wind surround the place.

A meticulously calculated San Yuan Qi Men timing was used during the opening ceremony. The master had beforehand, instruct the mall manager to build tentages as heavy downpour would occur during the time. The manager felt a bit puzzled as for the past few days, there was no rain and the weather was sunny throughout. Any how, the manager still proceeded to carry out the master's instruction.

At that day before the opening ceremony, the sky was still blue and sunny. Strangely, just moments before the specific hour, the sky suddenly turned gloomy and when the ribbon was about to cut, it rained.

The whale is alive.

So, how do we know which day and hour it is going to be a rainy day?

This involves some technical knowledge which I will share in my future postings on San Yuan Qi Men Dun Jia Date Selection.

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Seeking Dragon and Locating the Spot @ Kao Hsiung Taiwan

Buried in rocky grounds - it is analogous to subjecting the deceased to perpetual sha qi.



Buried on dragon vein? Future generations will suffer from great fluctuations in luck.

Positions of trees, cracks on ming tang, tombstone, depending on location, affect either 1st, 2nd or 3rd son and etc.

阳宅求一片，阴宅求一线。

A Niche Market

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Fully air-conditioned. Lavishly decorated and carpeted. Smart access system. These are the features that I would, hitherto, never associate it with a columbarium. I did not know death can be so comfortable and extravagant.

I was introduced to the various suites during the tour led by the sales director who has invited me to this place known as the Nirvana, located at Singapore's old Chua Chu Kang Road. I thought I was in a 5-star hotel.

Each suite requires a card to access. Scan your ID, punch in a few numbers, you will see a little red light appearing on one of the niches. You walk over to it, gently press on the glass panel, it opens up to a space where urn(s) can be snuggled into it.

You can either purchase the niche for your own consumption or some people actually invested in them and later on sell it to their friends or relatives - much like a property transaction.

While it may take many years holding on to the niche space until the day arrives, some decided to leverage on it to change their own luck through the method known as life burial. The person (still alive) would clip his/her nails, cut the hair, draw some blood and together with other intimate items, placed them into the urn. With a very auspicious timing, the urn is then positioned in one of the niches that has the good fengshui which matches with the bazi. How do you know which niche space has been used for life burial? You can either ask the sales person or just look for those with the word "寿" or longevity pasted on it.

One of the key criteria for a niche space to enjoy good fengshui is to have a good Ming Tang or circulating space in front of it. Other factors that I will consider is the direction and how the niche is going to tap into the incoming or exiting water. In this enclosed hi-tech building, there is obviously no gutter surrounding it. What you look out for is the entrance to the suite. You can use San He Water Method or Xuan Kong Da Gua Feng Shui to select. Different means to the same end.

By the way, the more expensive niche space is usually at the eye level, especially if it directly faces the buddha.

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How to Feng Shui your BTO flat

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BTO or Build-to-Order is an unique public housing scheme launched by the Housing Development Board (HDB) of Singapore. Couples who are excited to own their first HDB house will apply for the scheme and be given a queue number to see the officer to select the unit they want. Once they are decided, they will place the deposit and wait for 2 to 3 years for their new HDB flat to be ready.

When the demand or application for certain launches meets a certain minimum number, the HDB will then ask the builder to commence construction. Up to this stage, the selection of dream home is based merely on brochures, estate plan and unit floor plan with facing direction on the corner of the page. This selection process is very much like buying a condominium from a new development.

For BTO, a favourably used acronym, can create unintended consequences between couple. Stress over which unit to choose, panic-attack suffered by the couple when their preferred units got taken up, quarrels over which facing to select are just some of the common sights.

Of late, I have been receiving many requests from friends and clients to help them choose a BTO flat with the best fengshui followed by 2nd best and 3rd best and etc. Is there a way to fengshui a virtual BTO flat since the construction work has yet to start? And if there is, how do I do it?

You see, we fengshui practitioners must rely on the luo pan or chinese compass to help us take the exact degree from the physical unit so that we can plot out the energy distribution of the house to see if the fengshui is good. Unfortunately, for houses that are not physically there yet, we can only rely on the floor plan's compass to help us extrapolate.

The good news is that, based on my past experiences, the facing direction indicated in the plan does not vary alot from the unit when it is built. I must compliment the authority for adhering closely to the plan.

In this regard, when my clients come to see me to shortlist a few units for them, I would check the plans and superimpose my 24-mountains stencil to get the sitting and facing directions. With that I would use flying stars and Purple-White system (a great tool for this purpose!) to chart out the fengshui of the house. The following are my guiding principles to determine which units have better fengshui:

1. On a macro level, check if there is any pond or pool (usually for condo). If there is, check whether does it comply to Ling Shen position. If it complies, it is very good for money making opportunities.

2. Shape of the unit. A regular shape with no missing corners are of course preferred. Triangular rooms and huge chunk of missing sector is a no-no. Toilet or bombsehlter in the middle of the house is a taboo. However, you realise that nowadays the HDB architects are quite radical in their design and it is quite difficult to get a squarish house. So, just make sure that the missing sector does not correspond to your existing health issue. For instance, if you have gastric problem, do not choose a unit with missing southwest.

3. I will zoom into what energy is residing at the main door, stove and master bedroom. For those that have read my previous posting, certain energies at the main door can cause serious health issue. Stove located at wrong sector in kitchen may hamper the plan of couple who wants to make babies.

4. On a more detailed level, we try to match couple's Gua number to the house to make sure the bedroom energy can support them. I will also check what business or occupation they are in to make sure the house can support their endeavours.

5. If your queue number for the BTO is quite in the front, then it would also be easier for me to tell you which level to choose. Different floor, different qi.

6. I would also want to find out which sector your main door is located so as to see if that level energies can support the door. (Method 5 and 6 are based on Purple White system)

7. Last but not least, give me a call before you go for your appointment with HDB to tell me which of the shortlisted flats have been taken up. In case you are left with only 2 units that are not the top choices, I can still help you decide on the best one. This is reality.

NB: Colour scheme has nothing got to do with feng shui and hence do not be too concerned about the painting of the flat.

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4th Run of Bazi Workshop - Some controversial topics

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Thanks to the support of blog fans, clients and fengshui/bazi enthusiasts, I am organising the 2-Day bazi workshop again which objective is to teach participants how to do practical bazi reading and offer practical solutions to their friends and clients.

You can click this link to my previous post to see some of the questions that we will address.

On a technical level, we will address some of the concepts that have always been subjected to alot of controversies and heated arguments. We must acknowledge the fact that there are many school of thoughts in the study of bazi and in this class, we will try to make sense out of some these theories. For instance:

- Daymaster born in season is not always a strong chart. True?

- Rich people are not always strong Daymaster. False?

- When does a chart becomes a follower and when it is not

- Under what situation do you consider a combination that remains a combination and does not transform. What does it imply in real life?

- Yin+Hai and Si+Shen = separation or combination?

- Daymaster born in earth month. How do you know it is really earth month and not born in season. For example, a Fire daymaster born in Chen month.

- Can Useful God be not in your bazi?

- Fan Yin Fu Yin must be sad event?

- Yi wood daymaster is certainly cunning? Then what is the role of Ten Gods for?

- Does earthly branches carry more weights than Heavenly Stems? Then why do most of the important classics like Qiong Tong Bao Jian and Di Tian Sui talk about stems if it is not important?

- Can my bazi turn from weak to strong because of the Luck Cycle?

- No wealth star in bazi and yet millionaire.

- Strong wealth star and yet went bankrupt. [Arbitration Useful God is missing]

- etc. etc. etc

If you are keen to see bazi from a different perspective, I welcome you to join us on 30 & 31 July 2011 in Singapore. Drop me an email at joching@destinyasia.com.sg for course details and early bird fee by 20 July 2011.

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Different Folks, Different Strokes but Same Objective

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The 3rd run of Xuan Kong Da Gua Date Selection Class ended yesterday after visiting 2 HDB flats and 1 retail shop. From the west to the east, the cars formed a convoy, bringing everyone from one point to another but stopping over at 136 Tampines Food market to satisfy our hunger after visiting an interesting case at Bukit Batok West. This is a period 8 HDB flat (sitting Wu facing Zi) with missing sector in the NE, which is the cause for the occupants' chronic health issues. What is the health issue and which Life Gua are affected? It is all in the Xuan Kong.

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All participants have the good chance to see how the cosmic trinity in Xuan Kong Da Gua is applied to usher in prosperity. Although everyone came from different schools, the zealousness in everyone to pick up this ancient knowledge has sparked off exciting exchanges on topics from flying stars to date selection to luo pan models.

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Participants were also taught on exceptions to use XKDG date even when the day and hour branches were clashing. In fact, some grandmasters have termed such dates as "instantaneous prosperous san sha formation".

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旺气归中 or loosely translated as "Wang Qi returns to centre", are auspicious XKDG date formation that not only ushers in great wealth but also for healing purposes. This was discussed during the 2-day theory class.
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The last destination got us to my client's house near Tampines Junior College . This is a good case study to illustrate how door tilting is done so that 7-star Robbery broke into the house. No, this is not a feng shui boo-boo that subjects the owner to "robberies" but to help the house to rob the prosperous qi for them. My client told all of us that to date, since she moves in in April, she has "kena" 3 times of 4D - or lottery. I hope she has recovered her renovation cost.

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On behalf of the class, I would like to take this opportunity to thank her, Ms Meow Meow (you know who u are :)), for the fragrant coffee, paos, teas and warm hospitality!! And also a big thank you to all the participants who have made this class so interesting and hilarious with all your "heated exchanges" with each other....

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It is all about Within the Gua

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Dear Participants of tomorrow's Xuan Kong Da Gua Date Selection workshop,

GM Zeng Zi Nan, the Guru of San Yuan Di Li Xuan Kong Da Gua, and the man who was holding on to the most sought-after closely guarded secret of Xie Zi Fa, passed away in 2006 at the age of 100.

I believed he must have carefully calculated and waited for this most powerful date of Xuan Kong Da Gua to arrive before he called it a day.

This is to ensure that his future generations would benefit from this nobility- and prosperity-guaranteed Xuan Kong Da Gua Date Structure set-up.

There is a saying for this formation "卦不出位, 代代人尊贵."

It implies if the hexagrams of the formation in this date structure is within-Gua, every descendant in the future generation will be noble and well-respected.

So, what the hell did one of our greatest contemporary San Yuan masters choose for his own burial timing?

You will find out tomorrow.

Yours Truly

White Tiger and Green Dragon

When come to the selection of unit in a row of shop-houses, I would normally check the external fengshui using naked eyes then followed by luo pan to determine the energy distribution within the unit. Of course, what is very important is also how the main door of the shop is positioned.

Doing feng shui without luo pan is not about casting a divination (卜卦 ) on the spot using Yi Jing to determine the auspiciousness of the house. It is merely based on the concept of yin and yang. Before all the formula-based fengshui methods were established, this millennia-old art simply relies on the yin and yang surrounding of the house to determine its prosperity, health, relationship and affected occupants.

An intimate understanding on the concept of white tiger, green dragon, black turtle and red phoenix or right, left, back and front respectively (十字天心) of a property is able to reveal juicy stories happening inside. Henpecked husband, sickly wife, sexual problem, haunted house, politicking, poor business, prosperous business, high staff turnover and etc are some examples of using yin-yang concept to do the reading – just by standing in front of the house and without even dishing out the luo pan.

How is this done?

You see. Either green dragon or white tiger, it is associated with certain attributes. For instance, the tiger side represents woman, the front of your house is wealth, the back is health/relationship and the left or dragon side is man. Just to name a few. And you are supposed to see water, mountain, building, drain, empty land , road and etc only in certain area.

In a street where there are 2 rows of shop-houses, which shops actually prosper depend on which side they are located. In addition, we also look at whether the dragon side is stronger. How the road is sloping pass the shop is also a major consideration. Is the road sloping from the tiger to the dragon side or is it the other way round.

For your shop to make money, you should have higher ground on the right of your shop. You will then receive what is known as reverse water. On the other hand, if it is other way round, your business will not be too good compare to your neighbor opposite. Furthermore, be mindful of staff issue especially if you employ mostly ladies.

What if you are not able to tell which side is higher? Then may I suggest you visit the shop during raining day and you will see how the water is flowing on the road.

Above is just a simple illustration. There are more layers to it. I will slowly peel the layers of onion.

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Xuan Kong Da Gua (64 Hexagrams) Date Selection Course [3rd Run]

The Right thing at the Right Place with the Right Timing for the Right Person!

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Qn: Is your feng shui creating fast result for you?
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Answer: My personal experience is result can be as fast as within 1 week in urban building. Your bazi must match with house and match with timing. I will explain to you the technique.
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Qn: Why did my neighbour tilt his door? Does it work?
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Answer: This is to change the flying stars chart to reap the benefit of prosperous stars. More importantly, we tilt to a better hexagram in the chinese compass to bring in the missing element in your house, for instance, wealth or child. I will teach you.
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Qn: I need to install a fish pond or water feature outside my house at the garden. I hope to have more income $$$. How can Xuan Kong Da Gua help me?
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Answer: First observe the principle of direct and indirect spirit. Then, we can pick a good XKDG timing and using main door as the reference point in relation to the pond, we align to the correct hexagram. I will illustrate to you.

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In this 3-day workshop, we have specially dedicated a day for practical lesson for participants to understand how fine-tuning to 1 degree in your luo pan is carried out on your door, your bed and your office desk to create fast result.
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You DO NOT need to know Yi Jing. You are only required to have basic concepts of flying stars and bazi (4 Pillars of Destiny).

Course Details :

Date : 24 to 26 June 2011 (Fri/Sat/Sun)

Time : 10 am to 5.30 pm
Venue : To be confirmed (will be in Singapore central area near MRT)
Course Notes : Will be Provided
Note : We will also like to invite participants to volunteer their Houses, HDB, Condominium or Office for practical lesson to make the whole learning experience REAL!

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Please email me at joching@destinyasia.com.sg for course outline and fee.

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