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FS306 Feng Shui Case Study 6 Class

Table of Contents Introduction....................................................................................................................5 Practical Skills: Use of the Luo Pan (羅盤)...................................................................6 Case 1.............................................................................................................................8 Case 2...........................................................................................................................16 Two sentences from 《紫白訣》 Purple-White Rhymed Formula (Zi Bai Jue).......26 Appendix: The Monthly Flying Stars ..........................................................................35


Introduction Welcome to Feng Shui Case Study 6 Class. This class will help deepen your theoretical understanding of Feng Shui, at the same time giving you some practical lessons and useful techniques for performing readings. The first thing we will discuss is the practical skill of using a Luo Pan. While you may think this is easy, if you make an error in your compass reading, everything that comes after will be wrong. The first case study describes a case where the practitioner got the wrong compass reading with disastrous results for the family. All this occurred because he was too casual with the basics of handling a Luo Pan. We will cover a case where the family decided to remove a portion of the roof to change the construction period of the house. We also provide information on a few techniques to help a couple have a baby. Sometimes an infertile couple needs to see a doctor. However, sometimes the doctor says everything is okay, but the couple still cannot become pregnant. Certainly Feng Shui should be a consideration in these cases. It can be used independently or at the same time as receiving medical attention. Poor Feng Shui can often be an obstacle to a healthy pregnancy. Beyond this, Feng Shui can help support a normal pregnancy. We present a few techniques that use the house trigram and annual star, the method that was taught in the Intermediate Femg Shui Class. This came from an old memorization poem called the Purple-White Rhymed Formula. Some people feel that once they have learned the Advanced Feng Shui Class material, they can forget the method of the Intermediate Class. This is not the case. The method in the Intermediate Feng Shui Class has some very special uses. Here, we use this method to seek either a baby or additional income. If the usual people and money stars are bad, you can still make use of the annual stars. This Feng Shui Case Study 6 also discusses a special configuration of the annual stars for generating a pregnancy. All in all, Feng Shui Case Study 6 has a number of techniques and practical skills that will serve you well in your practice.


Practical Skills: Use of the Luo Pan (羅盤)

• Always stand straight and upright. This is critically important. • Distribute your weight evenly on both feet. • Keep your feet square below you. • Always stand parallel to the building. • Hold the Luo Pan with both hands. • If carrying a purse or books, put them down. If you try to hold

them while doing a reading, you will not stand up straight. • Do not wear metal jewelry or belt buckles that can skew the

compass reading. • Avoid metal or electrical influences such as automobiles or

electrical boxes. • You can keep the Luo Pan in the lower box to manage it better.


• You can use the lines in the sidewalk or street to help you stand parallel to the building if you are sure that they really are parallel.


Case 1 ↑ ↑

S 4 7

1

SW 6 9

3

W 2 5

8

SE 1 2

5

S 6 6

1

SW8 4

3 SE 8 2

5

C 9 3

6

NW1 4

7

E 9 3

4

C 2 1

6

W4 8

8 7 1

4 E

3 6 9

NE

5 82

N

xxxxxxx

5 79

NE

7 52 N

3 97

NW山山

Correct Incorrect Gen House (C to O) Kan House (B to N)

22.5∘ to 37.5∘ 7.5∘ to 22.5 丑山未向癸山丁向

Reverse House Double Facing Period 6 (1964 to 1983)

A Feng Shui student did this reading on January 7, 1997. Because he did not stand quite straight, he got a wrong reading. He liked to put his weight on one foot and his feet tended to be skewed at an angle. The student read B to N (gui sitting, ding facing) when he should have gotten C to O (chou sitting, wei facing). Because of this, he thought the house was double facing. He had the family put some big rocks in the front yard as mountain in front. He also told the family to place remedies inside the house. These remedies were incorrect and triggered a catastrophe. In a wrong reading, sometimes the disaster shows up quite quickly. Master Sang re-read the house to help the student find what caused this accident. He found the student had the wrong reading and the house was C to O (chou sitting, wei facing). This made it a reverse house, and the stars in the various sections were different than what the student thought.


Let’s examine this case and see what can happen when the compass reading is not correct.

↑ ↑ S 4 7

1

SW 6 9

3

W 2 5

8

SE 1 2

5

S 6 6

1

SW8 4

3 SE 8 2

5

C 9 3

6

NW1 4

7

E 9 3

4

C 2 1

6

W4 8

8 7 1

4 E

3 6 9

NE

5 82

N

xxxxxxx

5 79

NE

7 52 N

3 97

NW山山


22.5∘ to 37.5∘ 7.5∘ to 22.5 丑山未向癸山丁向

Period 6 (1964 to 1983)

Here is an approximate layout of the house:


Here are the remedies that were used when the student thought it was a Kan house: MOUNTAIN IN FRONT

↑ ↑ S 4 7

1

SW 6 9

3

W 2 5

8

SE 1 2

5

S 6 6

1

SW8 4

3 SE 8 2

5

C 9 3

6

NW1 4

7

E 9 3

4

C 2 1

6

W4 8

8 7 1

4 E

3 6 9

NE

5 82

N

xxxxxxx

5 79

NE

7 52 N

3 97

NW山山


You can see that fire at the entrance (SW) makes sense if an 8-4 is there. But fire is very dangerous for the real reading, with the entrance in the west section with a 2-5. Metal in the oldest daughter’s bedroom is good if it is a southeast 1-2 combination, but when the bedroom is a south 4-7, the metal helps 7 red (metal) dominate 4 green (wood), which represents the oldest daughter. Being the south section, the fire also drains 4 green, xun, the oldest daughter.


The other remedies are also misplaced according to the correct readings. 1997 (the year the reading was performed) had 3 jade in the center. In most of November of that year, 7 red was also in the center. At that time, the family had a car accident and the eldest daughter was badly injured with a broken hip. The youngest son broke his arm in several places.

↑ ↑ S 4 7

1

SW6 9

3

W 2 5

8

S 7y2m

SW9y4m

W 5y 9m

SE 8 2

5

C 9 3

6

NW1 4

7

SE2y6m

C 3y7m

NW4y 8m

7 1 4

E

3 69

NE

5 82

N

1y5mE

6y1mNE

8y 3m

N山山

Gen House (C to O) (Correct Reading) 22.5∘ to 37.5∘

丑山未向 Period 6 (1964 to 1983)

Current year: 1997, 3 jade Current month: November, 7 red

The main entrance actually has a 2-5, yet the student added fire, thinking it was an 8-4. Besides this, the annual 5 yellow and the monthly 9 purple were visiting the main entrance at the time. This is a recipe for disaster! But who will the disaster affect most strongly?


In the proper reading, the oldest daughter sleeps in the south, with a 4-7 combination. The metal of 7 red chops the wood of 4 green. This 4 green is xun, which represents the oldest daughter. So she is sleeping in a room that has the image of the oldest daughter being hurt by metal. Metal was added as a mistaken remedy, which only increases her danger. The annual 7 red in the south adds even more pressure. Xun also represents the hips and thighs. So the excess of metal has the image of a car accident, and the dominated 4 green wood brings the harm to the hip of the eldest daughter.


The youngest son sleeps in the northwest, a 1-4 combination. The annual 4 green also inhabits the bedroom, along with a monthly 8 white. 4 green wood (of both the money star and the annual star) dominates 8 white earth. 8 white corresponds to the youngest son and also means injury to the bones, hands, or arms, especially when it is dominated by so much wood.


↑

S 7y3h

SW9y5h

W 5y 1h

SE2y7h

C 3y8h

NW4y 9h

1y6hE

6y2hNE

8y 4h

N山

Gen House Current year: 1997, 3 jade

There are many layers to look at when examining a house. Don’t forget the layer you learned in the Intermediate Feng Shui Class. This is a Gen house (northeast sitting, earth element), which represents young people. The 3 jade annual star (wood element) causes a 3-8 domination in the center of the house, so it has the potential to make problems for the occupants, especially the young people, and most strongly for the youngest son. Usually the center, the potential of the house cannot be remedied. When the house trigram is dominated by the annual star, this is one case when you can place a remedy in the center. In this house in 1997, the occupants should use red in the center. If uncorrected, the person who receives the harm is usually the one represented by the dominated house trigram. Here it is the children, especially the youngest son.


Here are the appropriate remedies for this Gen house. MOUNTAIN IN FRONT

WATER IN BACK ↑ ↑

S 4 7

1

SW 6 9

3

W 2 5

8

SE 1 2

5

S 6 6

1

SW8 4

3 SE 8 2

5

C 9 3

6

NW1 4

7

E 9 3

4

C 2 1

6

W4 8

8 7 1

4 E

3 6 9

NE

5 82

N

xxxxxxx

5 79

NE

7 52 N

3 97

NW山山


Besides adding water in back to help fix the reverse house, it is essential that the 2-5 at the entrance be remedied by using moving metal with sound. A wind-up clock with chimes is best for this. We can also add water in the daughter’s room (south) to reduce the 4-7 domination.


Case 2

↑

SW 1 5

3

W 6 1

8

NW5 9

7 S 8 3

1

C 4 8

6

N9 4

2 3 7

5 SE

2 64 E

7 29 NE

山 Zhen (G to S)

82.5∘ to 97.5∘ 卯山酉向

Period 6 (1964 to 1983)


This reading was done in 1991. The outside of the house is beautiful, but the house is reversed. To remedy this house, the first thing to do is to put mountain in front and water in back to fix the reverse. After that we want to remedy the most troublesome star combinations. We should place metal in the master bedroom (southwest, 1-5) and the living room (northwest, 5-9) to “cancel” the two 5 yellow stars. The main entrance is the “qi mouth” and is very important. The entrance in the west has a 1-6-8 combination. 1 white, 6 white, and 8 white together are called the three whites and are extremely auspicious. Usually we don’t look at the star derived from the construction period. However, there is an exception to this any time you have a 1-6-8 in the same section. It doesn’t matter which of the stars is in which position. The 1-6-8 in this case is permanent, but a temporary combination of the three whites can occur with a 1-6 people-money combination plus an annual 8, or some similar variation. Of course, the special auspiciousness would only be present while the annual or monthly star completed the combination, but this would reoccur periodically. Back to this case: Today, you can use moving water in the west to help stir up the 1-6-8, but during Period 7 when this reading was done, water in the west would take away from money. Whenever water is in the same direction as the current period (for example, the west in Period 7, the northeast in Period 8, the south in Period 9), it reduces income. Instead you can use a gentle fan to stir the qi up. But don’t use a heater with a fan, as the heat would make fire qi. The center potential is 4-8. The house is also zhen 3 jade (wood) so this house has a potential for harm to youth. Wood (of the 4 green and of the zhen house) dominates earth (of 8 white, gen gua). If children or teenagers reside in the house, they are in some danger of broken bones, especially in the arms or hands (all these are associations with the gen trigram). This center also brings a potential for miscarriage and is bad for pregnancies. Secondarily, as a zhen house, it could affect people with a zhen personal trigram or people sleeping in the east zhen section. The danger is increased since this is a reverse house. The south has an 8-3 combination, so people who spend a lot of time there will also have increased risk. Overall, besides the 1-6-8 in the entrance, there is not much good in this house.


The couple wanted to have a baby but were having problems getting pregnant. They were willing to go to any trouble or expense, if the change would help. The owners decided to take off the roof to change the house from Period 6 to Period 7. Changing the construction period To change the construction period of the house, you need to take off about 30% or 1/3 of the roof in the center of the building. But this will not work well if the uncovered region is a kitchen or bathroom. If the house is two stories, taking off the roof won’t change the period. Sunlight needs to reach the bottom of the house. It is highly probably that a cement or brick floor can allow the change in three days (72 hours) of exposure. Perhaps 24 hours is enough if it is a sunny day. It is hard to tell. A wood floor may need longer for the qi from heaven to penetrate through to the earth. Most people won’t go to the trouble and expense to try this, so data is a little scarce. Opening the roof is not an option that should be casually suggested. First you must make sure that the chart for the new time period is significantly better than the old time period. There is no point in trying if there is not a lot of gain. Beyond this, the family must have the means to do it. This type of construction is not inexpensive. There is no point in suggesting it if the family cannot afford it. In that case, they may feel even worse, because they want something they cannot have on top of their other troubles. Finally, because this has not been tested on thousands of houses and no statistics have been collected, we cannot be sure we know all the rules and that it will be successful every time. It would not be good to cause your client to go to such expense and then wind up with little change. If the client does want to try, you should emphasize that they follow all the directions carefully, to ensure that the change occurs. If they leave the roof open only two days instead of three, or only 20% of the roof is removed, or the roof is opened over a corner of the house, it is less likely the change will take place.


Here is the new chart for the house: ↑

SW 8 3

4

W 3 7

9

NW4 8

8 S 1 5

2

C 5 9

7

N9 4

3 6 1

6 SE

7 25 E

2 61 NE

山 Zhen (G to S)

82.5∘ to 97.5∘ 卯山酉向

Period 7 (1984 to 2003) Here is the floor plan for the changed house. The house changed from a reverse to a Wang Shan Wang Shui house. Besides opening the roof, the entrance was moved from the west to the northwest. The entrance will be wang in Period 8 and is very strong in Period 7. This is much better.


No house is perfect. The 3-7 in the west facing section means betrayal although this is less likely to manifest in a Wang Shan Wang Shui house. The 3-7 in the west is one reason why the door was moved to the northwest. The other reason is to move the door to the 4-8 combination. During Period 7, a money 8 white door is very strong. Still, we need to add some fire element to reduce the domination of wood over earth. This is especially important since the couple wants to have a baby. The bedroom affects whoever lives in it. The door and the sitting affect everyone, especially the owner.


Here are the indoor remedies:

↑ SW 8 3

4

W 3 7

9

NW4 8

8 S 1 5

2

C 5 9

7

N9 4

3 6 1

6 SE

7 25 E

2 61 NE

山 Because of the 5-9 in the center, the house has a potential for catching fire. The 7-2-5 in the east sitting also indicate fire. The reasons for associating 5 yellow, 7 red, 2 black, and 9 purple with fire is explained in more detail in the third case study in Feng Shui Case Study 5 Class. For now, we will just remind you that 2 black and 7 red correspond to pre-heaven fire. 9 purple is post-heaven fire. 5 yellow brings disasters and also has fire qi inside due to its Lian Zhen nature. The east (which holds the 7-2-5) is wood (fuel for the fire), so it has the strongest chance of being the place a fire would start. We can add some water to drain the earth and metal, and to moisten the wood of the east. Besides the Feng Shui remedies, we need to recommend good smoke alarms and a sprinkler system.


The 5-9 center potential can also bring robbery. This problem is increased by the 3-7 (betrayal or robbery) in the west facing. The 5-9 center also has a potential for a sexually transmitted disease. When a 7 red or another 5 yellow flies into the center, the potential is increased for these things. The center cannot be remedied, but we can still recommend a good burglar alarm, and warn the occupants to be careful in any liaisons outside the marriage. The 9-4 in the north bedroom will bring a smart student. If they are able to conceive, this is a good bedroom for the child. The southwest 8-3 master bedroom is harmful for a couple wanting a baby if uncorrected, but with fire, it is actually good. The living room and entrance also need fire for the same reason (4-8 in the northwest). In this way, the wood of the 4 green or 3 jade is decreased by the fire element, and the earth of 8 white is strengthened. 8 white represents youth, children and babies, so when it is strengthened, it is easier to conceive and to maintain a pregnancy.

↑ SW 68 3

4

W 23 7

9

1 NW4 8

8 S 4 1 5

2

C 95 9

7

5 N9 4

3 6 1

6 SE 8

7 25

7 E

2 61

3 NE山

Zhen (G to S) 82.5∘ to 97.5∘

卯山酉向 Period 7 (1984 to 2003)

Red numbers are the annual stars for 1991.


The annual 1-6-8 and fertility So, now the house is better for getting pregnant and maintaining a pregnancy, but there is one additional factor. The year of the reading was 1991. Let’s look at the annual stars (in red in the following chart):

↑ SW 68 3

4

W 23 7

9

1 NW4 8

8 S 4 1 5

2

C 95 9

7

5 N9 4

3 6 1

6 SE 8

7 25

7 E

2 61

3 NE山

There is a way to increase the likelihood of pregnancy using the three whites. If the 1 white, 6 white, and 8 white simultaneously fall in the entrance, master bedroom, and kitchen, you can increase the number of people in the house during that time. Here, in 1991 (9 purple year), the three whites (1 white, 6 white, and 8 white) are in the entrance (1 white), bedroom (6 white), and kitchen (8 white). This fits the special configuration for increasing the number of people in the house. It does not matter which star is in which room as long as these three stars fall in these three rooms. As for the kitchen, the area with the stove is most important. This combination will increase the number of people in the house (添丁). “Increasing the number of people in the house” usually means having a baby or marrying in. However, it is also possible that someone moves in for other reasons. Today, it usually manifests through a pregnancy or someone in the house might get married. In the old days, the husband might also bring home another wife at this time. This combination can also work if it is not the annual stars. For example, it can also occur with the monthly stars. However, the annual stars are the most important, the strongest. So this configuration can refer to the annual or monthly stars, but all three must be annual stars or all three must be monthly stars.


In any case, this configuration should work unless the house is locked on the people side or bad for people. It may still work in those cases, but its power is decreased. In this case, after the renovation was finished and the family moved back in, the wife had twin sons. The family also made a lot of money because of the improvement in the Feng Shui. Here is another example of the 1-6-8 configuration:

↑ SW

4

W 9

NW 8

entranceS

2

C 7 redyear

N3

6 kitchenSE

5

E

1 bedroom

NE山

Of course in order to have a baby, the couple should sleep in the bedroom and participate in activities that lead to pregnancy. It is also possible that this can help a woman who is undergoing in vitro fertilization or other high-tech methods of achieving pregnancy.


The Gender of the Child Let’s add one more detail regarding the gender of a child. No guarantees, but you can try the following: Choose a yang day for boys and a yin day for girls according to the stems and branches. Place the bed in the appropriate position (described below) on this day. Put the pillow in the same direction as the section it is in. For example, if you are using the north section, also place the head of the bed to the north. If you want a boy, you can put the bed in a section that belongs to a male trigram: qian (NW, the father), zhen (E, the oldest son), kan (N, the middle son), or gen (NE, the youngest son). If you want a girl, you can put the bed in a section that belongs to a female trigram: kun (SW, the mother), xun (SE, the oldest daughter), li (S, the middle daughter), or dui (W, the youngest daughter). If you have studied the day selection classes, you can also use a 喜神日 Happy Spirit Day to place the bed to improve the odds of a successful pregnancy, although this will not help determine the gender.


Two sentences from 《紫白訣》

Purple-White Rhymed Formula (Zi Bai Jue)

1. 欲求嗣續，惟取生神加紫白。

If you seek descendents (a baby), select the purple-white

stars in a productive combination.

The purple-white stars are almost always good. These include the three whites (1 white, 6 white, and 8 white) and 9 purple. To meet the requirements of this sentence, the annual star should feed the house trigram (when it is one of the purple-white stars) in the bedroom where the couple sleeps. You can use the monthly star if the annual star does not fit the requirement. When this type of combination occurs in the center, the whole house has the potential. Here is a table listing all the possible combinations:

Annual (or Monthly) Star House Trigram 6 white or 7 red, metal 1 white, water 2 black or 5 yellow or 8 white, earth 6 white, metal 9 purple, fire 8 white, earth 3 jade or 4 green, wood 9 purple, fire These stars must occur together in the same section of the house.

Note that the annual star does not need to be one of the purple-white stars, although if it is, even better. Only the house trigram needs to be a purple-white star. Also notice that 5 yellow or 2 black (earth) produce 6 white (metal). This fits the qualifications, but since it uses inauspicious stars, it can bring a difficult pregnancy or problems with the child. It can also bring other types of problems to the parents. If you reduce the 5 yellow or 2 black with metal, the combination is less likely to help bring a pregnancy. Therefore, this isn’t a good option. The other combinations do not bring such dangers, although you should look at the people and money stars for the bedroom. They should not be harmful if you want the best outcome.


If you use a remedy that reduces the productive numbers, you will not receive their benefit. For example, if you have an annual 9 purple and a house trigram of 8 white, avoid using metal in that section. The metal reduces the 8 white, so the benefit is not received. If the people and money stars are a 9-2 and you use metal to reduce the 2 black, you also lose the benefit of the 8 white. Yet if you leave it unremedied, the 2-9 can cause sickness, and even the birth of a baby with lower intelligence. (2-9 is a ‘dumb baby’ combination. It is fire and earth. In the Yi Jing, fire over earth is called 《易經·明夷》 Ming Yi, Darkening of the Light, and is an inauspicious combination.) Therefore, it is important to examine all sets of stars in the section. Example 1

S 1

House

6

House

8

House

9

House5

7

House 9

2 BlackYear

4 8 1

Kan House

3

5

7 3 4 6 2

N In this chart, the annual 9 purple arrives in the east section where the house trigram 8 white resides. This will happen in every north-sitting (kan) house during 2 black years. The 9 purple (fire) produces the 8 white (earth). If this is the bedroom, it will be easy for the couple to become pregnant. Since the east corresponds to zhen trigram, the oldest son, the outcome is more likely to be a boy.


Example 2 S

2

House

7

House

9

House

9

House5

7

House

1 3

JadeYear

5 8 1

Kan House

3

6

8 4 4 6 2

N In this chart, the annual 8 white arrives in the north section where the house trigram 6 white resides. This will happen in every north-sitting (kan) house during 3 jade years. The 8 white (earth) produces the 6 white (metal). If this is the bedroom, it will be easy for the couple to become pregnant. Since the north corresponds to kan trigram, the middle son, the outcome is more likely to be a boy. Example 3

S 5

1

House

3

House

6

2 4

House 4

House

6 WhiteYear

8 5

House

7 Dui

House9

9

2 7 1 3 8

N In this chart, the annual 5 yellow arrives in the southeast section where the house trigram 6 white resides. This will happen in every west-sitting (dui) house during 6 white years. The 5 yellow (earth) produces the 6 white (metal). If this is the bedroom, it will be easy for the couple to become pregnant. However, since the annual star is 5 yellow, the outcome of the pregnancy is unlikely to be good or other problems will affect the husband, wife, or child. Therefore, it is not recommended to use this combination. Since the southeast corresponds to xun trigram, the oldest daughter, the outcome is more likely to be a girl.


Example 4

S 6

2 4

House

9

House5

7

House 5

House

7 RedYear

9 8 1

Kan House

3

1

3

8

4 6 2

N In this chart, the annual 7 red arrives in the center where the house trigram 1 white resides. The 7 red (metal) produces the 1 white (water). In this case, the whole house has the potential for bringing in new life. Check the Feng Shui of the bedroom to insure the pregnancy will have a beneficial outcome.


2. 至論帑藏，猶宜旺氣在飛星。

Regarding money, you should use wang qi (same element)

in the flying stars (of the house section).

This means that when the element of the house trigram is the same as the element of the annual star in a particular section, it will be easy to make money. For stars to affect money, they need to occur in the entrance or in the office. The place where this occurs is a good place to move your office in order to make money. There are two ways for this to occur:

If the year is the same as the house trigrams, every palace will have identical stars. Example: a kan (north-sitting) house in a 1 white year. In this case you have the condition in the whole house. When the house and year are the same, all sections have the same qi. Use the people and money stars to pick the best section then.

Metal, wood, and earth have more than one star of the same element. If these overlap, you have this condition in a section. Example: a 6 white and a 7 red in the same palace.

You can also look at the house trigram and the monthly star, even the daily stars if you know them.

Annual (or Monthly) Star House Trigram 1 white, water 1 white, water 2 black or 5 yellow or 8 white, earth 2 black, earth 3 jade or 4 green, wood 3 jade, wood 3 jade or 4 green, wood 4 green, wood 2 black or 5 yellow or 8 white, earth 5 yellow, earth6 white or 7 red, metal 6 white, metal 6 white or 7 red, metal 7 red, metal 2 black or 5 yellow or 8 white, earth 8 white, earth 9 purple, fire 9 purple, fire


Example 1 S

1

6

House

8

House

9

House5

7

House

9 2

BlackYear

4 8 1

Kan House

3

5 House

7 3 4 6 2

N Here is a kan (north-sitting) house during a 2 black year. In the west, the house trigram 3 jade is visited by the annual 4 green. Both are wood. This is the “wang qi” mentioned in the above sentence. Therefore, the west is a good section for making money. The north section has a house trigram of 6 white (metal) and is visited by the 7 red (also metal). This is also a good section for making money. But you need to consider other factors. What are the people and money stars in these sections? What are the characteristics of 3 jade and 4 green, or 6 white and 7 red? What is the element of the palace in relationship to the star? Here, the metal of the west chops the wood of the stars inside the west palace. This decreases their strength. You can add some water to feed the wood. The metal stars in the north are in a productive relationship with the water of the north palace. This is more harmonious. In addition, metal and water elements are associated with making money, while wood is not. One other factor is the life cycle of the stars. In Period 8, 3 jade and 4 green are dead, while 6 white and 7 red are only in decline. However, a 6-7 combination, while beneficial for money, can easily bring injury by metal and bleeding. So there is some risk in using the north. If you add water to reduce the risk (metal that is too strong), you also reduce the money benefits. But safety first is always a good policy.


Example 2 S

9

5

7

House

3

House8

1

House

8 1

WhiteYear

3 2 4

Xun House

6

4

House

6

House2 7 9 5

N Here we have three sections that meet the requirements. All are combinations of earth. Let’s analyze each one.

5-8 in the south: The fire of south increases the strength of the earth. Here, though, it is the annual 5 yellow, the most dangerous annual star. While you may make money using this section, you may pay for it with a disaster. For example, you may receive a big insurance payment after suffering a bad accident. It is not worth it. Use moving metal to reduce the 5 yellow.

8-2 in the east: A 2-8 can be very rich sometimes because the 2 black and 8 white are both earth, the same element. In addition, earth element represents an accumulation of substance, so sometimes earth element is very good for money. This is especially the case with 8 white (gen, the mountain is a big accumulation). While 2 black is a sickness star, at least we avoid the danger of 5 yellow.

2-5 in the northwest: The metal of northwest decreases the strength of earth. Sometimes even a 2-5 can bring lots of money, but it can bring terrible disasters at the same time, so we should remedy it with metal and should not try to use it. However, it is the annual 5 yellow that causes big problems. Here the 5 yellow is the house trigram, so it is not quite so bad. Still, perhaps it is better not to be greedy and to avoid the danger altogether.

In theory, you would add fire to enhance the money-making ability of these stars. However, fire will also bring out the negative effects of 2 black and 5 yellow. Therefore, it cannot be recommended. Perhaps an exception could be made and red added to the 2-8 in the east for a short period of time, but still, illness could be a side effect. And of course, you must make sure that fire is also compatible with the people and money stars.


Example 3 S

9

House 5

7

House

9

House5

7

House

8 1

WhiteYear

3 8 1

Kan House

3

4 6 2

4 6 2

N Every time the year corresponds to the same trigram as the house sitting direction, you end up with double stars in every palace. Every section is beneficial for money that year. In this case, use the section with the best people and money star combination. Of course if a house is bad for money, reverse, or locked for money, the benefits will be greatly reduced. In addition, if the people and money stars in the section are not beneficial, the income will be smaller.


An alternative way to have good Feng Shui for making money The three whites (1 white, 6 white, and 8 white) are good for many things. Making money is one of them. If you get a 1-6-8 combination in any section, this is a good time and place to make money. An example is given below, showing the house trigram, the annual star and the monthly star. Use a fan to stir up qi in this region during that time.

S 4

House

9

House

2

House

2

House

7

House

9

House

9

House5

7

House

3 5

Yellow Month

7 1 3

JadeYear

5 8 1

Kan House

3

8

1 6

6

8 4 4 6 2

N If this is your door or your office, you will have a good month financially. You can use other combinations of 1-6-8 in a similar way, for example, the people star, money star, and annual star. *** In both the above sentences from the Purple-White Rhymed Formula, we use the house trigram and the annual star. However, you should still consult the people and money stars in the relevant sections to make full use of these methods. The house trigram and the annual star may look like they will bring benefit, but if the people and money stars are a 2-5 combination, we can still expect big problems. If you are trying to have a baby, but the people and money stars are an unremedied 4-8, miscarriage is a distinct possibility. When selecting enhancements or remedies, you must take both levels into account (people-money stars, and house trigram-annual stars). For these two sentences of the Purple-White Rhymed Formula to bring benefit, you cannot reduce the house trigram-annual stars. But you need to be careful not to enhance a harmful people-money combination either. It is better to be safe and healthy and to forgo the money benefit.


Appendix: The Monthly Flying Stars Feng Shui uses the solar aspect of the Chinese calendar. Each ‘Feng Shui month’ starts near the beginning of the Western calendar month. See the table below for the approximate start dates of each solar month. There is slight variation between the Western calendar and the Chinese solar calendar. This is why the start date is approximate. To find the exact date in a given year, you must look it up in the Ten-Thousand Year Calendar. All of this is explained in detail in the Stems and Branches Class. To determine the flying star in the central palace for a particular month, you need to know some information about the current year. You either need to know the flying star associated with the current year or the branch of the current year. (If you do not know about the branches, don’t worry. Knowing the annual flying star is enough.) In the following table, you can see there are three columns with this annual information at the top. Be sure to read from the appropriate column for the year in question.

MONTHLY FLYING STARS

STARTS YEARS: 1, 4, 7 Zi, You, Wu, Mao

YEARS: 2, 5, 8 Yin, Shen, Si, Hai

YEARS: 3, 6, 9 Chen, Xu, Chou, Wei

FEB 4-5 8 2 5 MAR 5-6 7 1 4 APR 5-6 6 9 3

MAY 5-6 5 8 2 JUN 6-7 4 7 1 JUL 7-8 3 6 9

AUG 7-8 2 5 8 SEP 8-9 1 4 7

OCT 8-9 9 3 6 NOV 7-8 8 2 5 DEC 7-8 7 1 4 JAN 6-7 6 9 3


Let’s look at an example. 2007 had 2 black in the center. It was also a hai branch year. The middle of these three columns lists 2, 5, and 8. It also lists yin, shen, si, and hai. Either way, we can see that this is the column to read for 2007. If we want to know the flying stars for June of 2007, we can then see that on June 6th or 7th, 7 red flies to the central palace. The rest of the stars follow, always ascending in the usual pattern (center… northwest… west… etc.). Therefore, in most of June of 2007, 8 white will be in the northwest, 9 purple will be in the west, etc.

The first month of the year always belongs to 2 black, 5 yellow, or 8 white, all earth. This is because everything comes from the earth and begins with the earth.

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American Feng Shui Institute...A Feng Shui student did this reading on January 7, 1997. Because he did not stand quite straight, he got a wrong reading. He liked to put his weight