Bazhai Feng Shui Secrets

Bazhai or 8-Mansions Feng Shui is one of the oldest Feng Shui schools in China.  It started around the "Spring and Autumn Warring States" period (770 to 221 BC).

The original Bazhai creators probably were the grand-daddy of positive thinking movement.  They did not label negative sectors of a house as "inauspicious" but using "little auspicious 小吉", "less auspicious 玄吉" and "least auspicious 幺吉" instead.

When the Japanese ambassador requested China for Feng Shui help in around 7th century (Tang Dynasty),  the Chinese emperor had ordered a rewrite of Bazhai to make sure our Japanese friends understand those not so auspicious sectors are actually bad sectors.  This gives rise to modern version of Bazhai with the inauspicious sectors clearly labeled as negative--  "death 绝命", "six-killing 六煞" and "disaster 祸害".

Sample Bazhai sectors of Qian House

Basic premise of Bazhai Feng Shui is pretty simple-- matching the magnetic profile of a person to the magnetic profile of a house.  There are only two magnetic profiles:  east-4-group and west-4-group.  An individual's magnetic profile or ming-gua is determined by his birth year whereas a house is determined by its facing and sitting direction.  Good Feng Shui is when a east-4-group person lives in a east-4-group house,  A Feng Shui mismatch occurs when a east-4-group person lives in a west-4-group house.

While determining the magnetic profile or ming-gua of a person is straight-forward, for the house is a big mess or merry-go-round situation, especially with the changing definition of facing in modern architecture.

To do Bazhai Feng Shui, the first step is to determine the "Fu Wei 伏位" or "stability" sector of a house.  Essentially this is similar to determine the sitting and facing in other Feng Shui schools.

Below are different ways of determine the "Fu Wei 伏位" :

1.  Sitting determines house profile:  the opposite side of door-facing direction is the sitting direction.  For example, if the door-facing of a house is SE, the sitting will be NW or Qian palace, the house is a Qian house or a west-4-group house.  NW or Qian sector is  "Fu Wei 伏位" or "stability" sector of the house.  NW is always has the qi of NW. Hence this method is based on magnetic field
2.  Main door facing determines house profile:   For example, if the main door is in SE or Xun palace, the house is a Xun house or a east-4-group house.  SE or Xun sector is  "Fu Wei 伏位" or "stability" sector of the house.  This method is based on energy or qi-flow.  The main "qi-mouth" is in Xun. 
3.  Resident's ming-gua determines house profile:   For example, the house resided by a person with Li ming-gua will be a Li or east-4-group house.  The south or Li sector will be the "Fu Wei 伏位".  This method is based on the theory that Feng Shui will not operate without the resident and should be people-centered.
4.  The tallest sector of the house determines house profile:  For example, if west side of the house is tallest, that sector will be the "Fu Wei 伏位" and he house is a Dui house.  This is based on the tallest sector is the most dominant sector.

The methods listed above contain valid arguments.  But which one should one use?  I think it all depends on individual situation.  For example, in a retail business, the main door traffic flow is important, using main door facing is likely more relevant.  For residence, main door traffic is not as important as the house magnetic influence.  Same arguments are also applicable to other Feng Shui methods like Flying star and the like.  Consult your teacher or my "Practical Door Feng Shui" course for more inspirations.

Ken Lai

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"4 dreadful" on Bazi activation dates 八字断应期真言

Today is your lucky day.  Here are the top secrets on Bazi activation dates on mostly negative events.  The original comes in the form of a Chinese poem:

1. Dreadful of an element not in natal chart shows up (from Luck Period)  无者怕露面 
2. Dreadful of a lone element in natal chart shows up again (from Luck Period)  独者怕重见 
3. Dreadful of a strong element or element supporting strong element or element opposing the strong element shows up (from Luck Period)  旺者怕两头 
4. Dreadful of tomb collapsing (due to interaction with Luck Period) 墓者怕崩陷

You probably could figure out the rational behind these "secrets".  If not, examples and explanations are posted in my Bazi discussion groups.  Simply purchase any one of my Bazi courses will give you access to my Bazi discussion group.


Ken Lai

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Bazi questions on changing luck pillar

Note:  Below are some questions from "4P Bootcamp" discussion group.

Is the age in which the luck pillar changes Chinese age or western age?

It is based on solar calendar.  To calculate the first 10-years-luck (10YL), yang male/ yin female (based on birth year) count the number of days and hour from birthday/hour to next solar terms (3 days= 1yr, 1 Chinese hour= 10 days).  Yin male and yang female count the number of days and hour from birthday/hour BACKWARD to previous solar terms.  For detail calculation, consult your basic Bazi textbooks.

Some say Chinese and others say western (age). That can make a significant difference sometimes.

It is always presented using the stem of the first year of one's 10YL.  For example, my 10YL starts at every jia-year.....  This confusion is due to the way traditional Chinese method of counting age is different from westerners.  Chinese baby is already one year old when s/he is born.  Hence in some Chinese Bazi software, the year daymaster (DM) clashing Grand Duke is 12x+ 1 whereas Bazi software written by westerners is 12x.  Chinese way of counting the age of a dead person is even more bizarre-- the dead guy gets 3 bonus years-- one year each from heaven, earth and himself.  So if a person is dead at 68, his reported age of death would be 71 by the funeral home.

In the year of change, if it happens to be in the middle of the year, do the old/new pillar switch off/on or there's a mixing of energy for the whole year?

You separate the year, so you may have half a year in the old 10YL and another half in new 10YL.

When 10YL switches, good or bad things are likely to happen, especially if the switch is from one region to another or "changing corner luck" (from hot to dry, for example, from wei to shen (fire to metal region)-- if the new region is favorable (great!), if unfavorable (pray or take my "Destiny and Luck" course)

Events are more likely to happen in the beginning or end of a 10YL.  There is a saying about 10YL, "男怕交运，女怕脱运. Male is afraid of changing 10YL.  Female is afraid of the end of a 10YL."  

How soon will the new luck pillar be felt before the actual change takes place especially corner luck?

This is hard to say, but it is pretty common to see someone suddenly dies/suffers major mishaps or become filthy rich/ famous overnight when the annual luck or 10YL switches.   10YL is the "big environment".  Annual luck is the trigger.  Activation depends on, I guess, the differentials in strength between favorable/unfavorable elements.  If there is an overwhelming imbalance and/or 3+ branches got clashed, events may happen faster.

Checking the year of luck period switching is one way of looking for "actions" or possible fortune/ misfortune event that may happen.

Ken Lai

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Bazi: Attention drawing chart reading techniques

Note:  The following is an article that I have written for my Bazi/ 4P discussion groups.  I have removed the examples to save space here. 

Many of us may have lots of 4P knowledge but do not know where to start when facing a 4P chart.  Here are 5 major techniques for uncovering a client's past and future major fortunes and misfortunes to create "shock value" (getting attention) when you read a chart.

Technique 1:  Looking for critical "element'"(stem or branch)

Many 4P charts have a critical element that could affect chart balance when it is clashed or combined away.  When this happens, DM is likely running into disaster or misfortune.

  

Technique 2:  Looking for unfavorable element

Some charts are difficult to determine the favorable element, but unfavorable one is usually much easier to find.  In standard charts, the strongest element usually is the unfavorable element.  Look for an annual luck (AL ) with the unfavorable element WITHIN the same unfavorable  luck period (10YL), DM is very likely suffering major setback or disaster due to the doubling of unfavorable elements. 

Technique 3:  Looking for the years when favorable element is clashed/ combined away

The year when favorable element is clashed or combined, DM is likely to suffer misfortune or disaster because the favorable element cannot keep the chart balance. 

Technique 4:  Looking for combinations-- if they result in transformation or not.

1.   When natal chart has combination that cannot transform to new element and runs into annual luck or period luck which brings in the transformation element, DM should have major changes in his life.  The auspiciousness of the change depends on whether the transformed element is favorable to the chart or not.  Sometimes this new addition or quantity of elements may even change the favorable element, qi-flow and balance of the chart.  These are all reasons of major changes of DM's luck and life situations.

2.  When a natal chart has potential 3-unities/ 3-meeting formation that short one element and this missing element is bought to the chart by AL or 10YL, DM's luck and life will see changes regardless if the combination is successful or not.  This is due to the structure of origin natal chart goes through major change in structure and qi-flow, similar to #1 above.

3.  Existing successful combination is "broken" by AL/ 10YL in a natal chart will likely change the structure, qi-flow, balance and even the un/favorable elements.  DM will likely have changes in luck and life situations.

Technique 5:  Looking for qi-circulation

Many natal charts have their own route/s of qi-circulation within a Bazi chart (Note: circulation route of a chart must be forward or backward based on nurturing relationship for same level element; upward or downward for different level element.  There is no diagonal movement).  When this qi-flow route/s is/are interrupted by AL or 10YL, DM is likely to have change of luck and life situations. 

Ken Lai

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Bazi: In search of a good husband

Most single women probably want to ask this question: "Will I get a good husband?"  Look no further.  Your own Bazi natal chart may have the answer.

Below are 5 Bazi scenarios that a woman may get a good husband:

1.  Power stars (zheng-guan/ qi-sha) are favorable elements in natal chart
Power stars stand for husband for a female chart.  Favorable element represents good support for the daymaster (DM) or woman here.  Power star is favorable element in a female chart means this DM will have a good husband.
2.  The element sitting in day branch or spouse palace is favorable
Some charts may not have power star.  In this case we check the element sitting inside spouse palace (day branch) to see if it is favorable or not.  If favorable, it means the potential husband will be nice and helpful to the DM.
3.  Power star combines with daymaster
This means husband gets along well with DM.  Even better if power star is also the favorable element and there is no "jealous combination" in the chart (i.e., no woman steal the good man).  In this scenario, this husband will love DM very much.
4.  Spouse palace is occupied by one of the 4 peach-blossom elements-- zi, wu, mao or you. 
This husband will be handsome, sociable or knows how to please people.  However, this element must be favorable element to the chart to be positive to the DM.
5.  Wealth element sits in spouse palace
We all need wealth to survive.  Wealth stands for wife for man and also love for both sexes.  To check if the future husband has wealth (or capable of making wealth) or not, check DM's spouse palace to see if it is occupied by a wealth element.  If wealth star sits there and is also the favorable element, DM's husband is capable of making money and hopefully becoming rich (need to check the man's chart too).

If you think logically, the scenarios above with minor modifications will be for a man in search of a good wife-- simply change "power star" to "wealth star".  Another ROGO (read-one-get-one) free article here!

Ken Lai

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