NOTE: This is an updated version of the same article written in 2011.
A "metaphysicalized person" is someone who uses metaphysics methods like Feng Shui, Bazi, ZWDS, Qi-Men-Dun-Jia, date-selections, astrology, tarot cards, runes and the likes in some aspects of his or her daily life.
An "
over-metaphysicalized person" is someone who will fine-tune every activity with metaphysics methods OR obsessed with maximizing the advantages from applying metaphysics to a major activity-- most likely in business or wealth enhancement aspects, interpersonal relationship or romance. These people think that metaphysics is their ticket to solve all their worldly problems.
Because I teach Chinese metaphysics, some people thought that I have a magic wand or direct hot line to heaven. They have requested me to help them move the slow-selling houses in an estate, selling a 50 feet yacht, defeating a spouse in divorce lawsuit, houses or even pushing up the margin call of stocks.
An average "
metaphysicalized person" simply tries to enhance some aspects of his/her life with metaphysics whereas an "
over-metaphysicalized person" attempts to get an upper-hand in almost
every facet of life or in competitions for wealth.
I have clients who keep begging for new metaphysics techniques to enhance their wealth acquisitions. I have told them that how much wealth one will acquire and enjoy is pre-destined. By pushing for wealth, they may do "
early withdrawal" from their life-time pre-determined wealth account. They will die prematurely when their life-time account is drawn empty. Check the following for a historical case:
Ken's Cyber Cave: Identical birthday and time, but one died earlier 祿盡人亡 (kenlaifengshui.blogspot.com)You may not believe in this Buddhist view of wealth predeterminaton. In
Bazi or 4-Pillars, there is a term called "
weak day-master cannot handle wealth".
Bazi classifies people into strong, balanced or weak "
day-master". People who belong to the "
weak day-master" group cannot handle or enjoy big wealth when they are still "
weak". There are numerous stories about lottery winners' life got worse or even got killed after hitting the jackpot.
There are five major types of over-metaphysicalized persons:
1. The successful business people: These are the luckiest group who enjoy successes in their business with application of metaphysics. But their appetite for metaphysics tricks keeps growing and becomes "
metaphysics junkie".
2. Business people who WERE successful and are low on luck now: These people either fail to change with time and/or adapt to new business environment. Their major problem is not metaphysics but personal problems. They hope the metaphysics magic wand will turn their business around overnight. I know a businessman who has built two "
5-ghost carry wealth" and a few "
water-dragons" in his house. But his business still "
sucks" because the problem is people-problem. The better one will use metaphysics to boost their confidence while the worse one will use metaphysics to justify their failures because of "
bad luck" or "
bad Feng Shui".
3. Non-business people who WERE successful and are low on luck now: Like the business counterparts, these people sometimes dwell on their past successes and fail to change or adapt to new realities. They will max out their credit cards to buy or attend new metaphysics courses/ seminars and hope to turn their luck around. These new courses will dig a deeper financial hole for them. They also tend to justify their lack or action or failures on "
bad luck " or "
bad Feng Shui".
4. The dream-chasers who believe metaphysics is their shortcut to wealth and fame: This group of people are likely drawn by the claims of easy wealth, "abundance", "fulfillment", "financial freedom", "success" and similar slogans. One common characteristic of this people is: they keep searching for a "better mouse trap" (course or seminar) to achieve their dreams before they have thoroughly studied the courses already purchased.
5. The "not-my-fault" people: This group of people use metaphysical explanations, whether intentionally or unintentionally, to justify their actions/ non-actions or personal failures. Justifications like "inauspicious date", "bad Feng Shui", "luck period clashing my Bazi", "bad QMDJ direction", "my energy does not get along with ....", and the like are common. There are numerous metaphysics methods and is not difficult to find one to justify or explain away an unpleasant incident or failure.
"Ken, do you mean metaphysics does not work?"
Of course, not every metaphysics method works or always work 100%. But some methods like Feng Shui, Bazi, date-selection methods may enhance your goal-directed activities. However, my personal bias is: use metaphysics methods to avoid or keep bad things from happening to you. Methods for wealth enhancements should be used sparingly or "unless you have to".
Metaphysics methods, especially the wealth enhancement ones, behave like anti-biotic, the more you use them, the less effective they become to your personal qi or energy field. I use metaphysics methods to the max only for important occasions. For everyday life, I just use my own natural qi or energy to handle the events. It is better to develop your own energy defense (like medicine's self-immunity) than borrowing from metaphysics.
When you get some benefits from metaphysics, sooner or later, you will somehow pay back to the universe. This is a simple law of karma.
Ken Lai
