Another Approach to Self-penalties

Previous post derives self-penalties by matching branch 3-unities (San-he) to 3-meetings (San-hui).  This post uses branch groups to locate self-penalties.

Classic Bazi segregates 12 branch elements into 3 groups:

4 cardinal or peach-blossom elements
--  zi, wu, mao and you
4 sub-cardinal or traveling horses elements
--  yin, shen, si and hai
4 storage or tomb elements 
--  chen, xu, chou and wei 

From the above, we have 3-penalties

1. zi-mao penalty
2. yin-shen-si 3-penalties
3. xu-chou-wei 3-penalties

The branch elements that are missing in these 3-penalties actions become self-penalty when running into identical element.  

Self-Penalties:

• Chen-chen
• You-you
• Wu-wu
• Hai-hai

Don't overlook the destructive power and influence of self-penalty.  It could be as serious as other penalties.  Out of the 4 self-penalties, wu, you and hai self-penalties are most serious because:

• Wu-fire is the yang-knife (羊刃) of bing-fire
• You-metal  is the yang-knife of geng-metal
• Hai-water is the yang-knife of gui-water 

Self-penalty becomes serious matter when the corresponding stem showing up in the stem level, especially if the stem is also the daymaster (DM).

Self-penalty could mean:

• self-inflicted pain/ injury
• self-sabotage 
• addiction
• depression
• worrisome
• meddlesome
• petty
• cannot let go of trivial matters

If the self-penalty element is also the yang-knife of the DM,  s/he may have health problems (self-inflicted, psychosomatic or psychological), suicidal due to depression, love-sickness depression and the likes.

Self-penalty is also one of the causes of depression.

Ken Lai
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Top Secret Bazi Laws: Numerous vs. None

Today is your lucky day to see the last batch of top secrets of the year. 

Below are some secret Bazi laws that masters use to do quick reading:

八字定律：

命局财多愚，才多劳，官多贱，杀多死，印多孤，枭多凶，食多愁，伤多害，刃多残，劫多败，禄多贫，马多奔走，冲多不安，合多热心，阳多坦荡，阴多深重，墓库多克六亲，无财不真实，无官少压力，无印少福分。

Note:  If you are not familiar with the terminology used here, check this link:
http://kenlaifengshui.blogspot.com/2011/05/4p-bazi-terminology-conventions.html

Chart with numerous (3+)

1. +wealth (zheng-cai):  Daymaster (DM) is likely stupid
2. -wealth (pian-cai):  DM likely works too much
3. +power (zheng-guan):  DM is likely a lower class member/ depressed 
4. -power (qi-sha):  DM is likely to die prematurely
5. +resource (zheng-yin):  DM is likely alone/ solitary
6. -resource (pian-yin):  DM is likely a vicious person
7. +output (shang-guan):  DM is likely a disaster/ arrogant
8. -output (shi-shen):  DM worries too much/ likes eating
9. +peer (bi-jian):  DM is likely a failure/ fantasizes too much
10. Yang-knives (+peer):  DM likely has disability
11. Lu (-peer):  DM likely lives in poverty
12. Traveling Horses (yin/shen/si/hai):  DM travels a lot/ mobile, can't sit still
13. clashes:  instability and insecurity for DM
14. combinations:  DM is enthusiastic and sociable
15. more yang than yin pillars:  DM is open and honest
16. more yin than yang pillars:  DM is not open and suspicious of others
17. tomb-storages (chen/xu/chou/wei): DM is likely jinxing close relatives

Chart with NO:

• wealth star:  DM is "not real" (everyone needs wealth to survive)
• power star:  DM has less pressure
• resource star:  DM has shortage of blessing

Of course, you also need to read other parts of a chart before you giving out comments based on above laws.  There are always exceptions such as special profile charts which may give totally opposite meanings.

As you can see, a tiny paragraph written in  Chinese takes almost one page to translate in brief.  It would have taken another 2 pages if I explain what these mean in details.   

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

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Secrets of "4-cardinals", "4-storages" and "4-births"

When a Bazi or 4P reader looks at a natal chart, by checking the number of  "4-cardinals, 4-births and 4-storages elements", s/he could give a long talk on the personalities and characteristics of the  client in a flash.  The client may feel this reader is a "living deity" (Chinese slang for a good fortune-teller).

Keep reading if you want to know this "secret".

These 3 groups of "4-xxxxx" elements are just different configurations of 12 branches with special properties.

12-branches sometimes are also represented by 12 Chinese zodiac animals:
zi-rat, chou-ox, yin-tiger, mao-rabbit, chen-dragon, si-snake, wu-horse, wei-ram, shen-monkey, you-rooster, xu-dog and hai-pig.

12-branches are separated into three configurations:

1.  Zi-wu-mao-you 子午卯酉 : 4-cardinals 四正
Zi-water, wu-fire, mao-wood and you-metal are called "4-cardinals" because they are located in the right angled locations (90, 180, 270 and 360 degrees) in a map.  Compared with other branches, 4-cardinals are purer energies and hence stronger.  Zi-wu-mao-you are also called "peach-blossom" elements.  People's natal charts with more of these cardinal elements are usually attractive and emotional in love.  They also like to be leaders and extreme thinkers.  A natal chart with Zi-wu-mao-you together could be an emperor (like the chart of Qing Dynasty's Qian-Long emperor) or a beggar or famous prostitute (if woman).  A chart with Zi-wu-mao-you filled up by luck period/s should be wary of serious accident or illness because zi-wu and mao-you clashes are clashes of strong and pure energies, not to mention zi-mao is also a serious penalty.

2.  Yin-shen-si-hai 寅申巳亥 : 4-births 四长生
Yin-wood, shen-metal, si-fire and hai-water are called "4-births" or "sub-cardinals" because they are the "birth place" of wood, metal, fire and water and also located in the 4- corners in a map.  People's natal charts with more of these birth elements are usually active and creative.  DM with more than 2 of these birth elements cannot sit down for too long.  4-births are also called "traveling horse" elements, meaning frequent moves and traveling.  People with numerous birth elements are prone to traffic accidents and falling injuries because this configuration is easy running into yin-shen/ si-hai clashes and yin-si-shen 3-penalties.

3.  Chen-xu-chou-wei 辰戌丑未: 4-storages 四库
Chen-xu-chou-wei are called 4-storages or tombs.  4-storages stand for wealth storage.  It also stands for DM's tomb during old age.  Chen is wet yang earth and water storage or tomb.  Xu is hot yang earth and fire storage or tomb.  Chou is wet yin earth and metal storage or tomb.  Wei is dried earth and wood storage or tomb. People's natal charts with more of these storage elements can accumulate wealth.  They also will not throw anything away.  They tend to be introvert, inactive and keep their emotions inside.  People with numerous storage elements can easily run into chou-xu-wei 3-penalties.  But it is not as serious as other 3-penalties.

You may go to bazi-calculator.com, key in your birthday and check how many of these 4-xxxxx elements that you have.

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Functions of Horse in Feng Shui

Earlier this month I wrote about seeing a giant metal rooster for sale in the Home Goods Store.  Yesterday I passed by the store to see if the rooster is still around.

Someone must have read my blog and snapped the rooster away to get her spouse in check--  the rooster is gone!  Instead the same place is occupied with a even bigger animal-- a giant meshed-wire horse that almost touches the store ceiling.  This metal-wire horse is made in USA with a price tag of US$799-- a pretty good deal if you have a big lobby or yard to put it in.


Horse is a popular "Feng Shui animal" for enhancement of career luck, wealth luck, mobility and even romance--  because horse by nature is active, moving forward and symbol of strength and persistence.  In the twelve earthly branches, horse is represented by "Wu-fire" which is one of the "4 peach-blossom elements" (Zi, Wu, Mao and You) in Chinese astrology.  Hence it is also capable of boosting romance luck.

Disclaimer:  I do not own stocks in Home Good Store nor I get any kickback from blogging about its merchandises.

Feng Shui Function of Horse Symbols

--Enhancing wealth and career luck (see 1 below for how)
--Making break-through in stagnation (see 1)
--Helping mobility or emigration (see 1)
--Enhancing romance and relationship (see 2)

1.  Put a horse figurine (any material except plastic) in the "Traveling horse" location of the user OR have the horse facing that direction. Below is the "Traveling Horse" directions:

Your Chinese Animal Sign	Location/ direction
Monkey, Rat, Dragon	NE-east
Tiger, Horse, Dog	SW-west
Pig, Rabbit, Ram	SE-south
Snake, Rooster, Ox	NW-north

 Bonus:  This trick can help selling real estate too.

 2.  Put a horse figurine (any material except plastic) in the "peach blossom" location of the user OR have the horse facing that direction. Below is the "peach blossom" directions:

Your Chinese Animal Sign	Location/ direction
Monkey, Rat, Dragon	West  (You)
Tiger, Horse, Dog	East   (Mao)
Pig, Rabbit, Ram	North   (Zi)
Snake, Rooster, Ox	South   (Wu)

Precautions for using Feng Shui Horse:
1.  No pregnant woman in the house-- may cause miscarriage.
2.  Do not use this if your Chinese animal sign is rat because it clashes horse.
3.  Do not use if your Bazi day-pillar has "zi" in the branch (unless you want your spouse to have affairs).
4.  The horse used should be dynamic look and not standing still or laying down.
5.  The horse should either facing a door or window.
6.  Don't use too many (8+) horses.  Too many will burn your house down because horse is fire in nature in Chinese metaphysics.

Ken Lai

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