ANNUAL AND MONTHLY CLASHING STARS!

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ANNUAL AND MONTHLY CLASHING STARS!

What effect do the Annual and Monthly Flying Stars (numbers) have on each other when they meet in a Palace of the Luo Shu Grid?

Flying Stars Feng Shui sees these stars 'fly' between Palaces in 20-year,  Annual and Monthly cycles.  This flight even goes down to Day and Hour cycles however these are generally only used for very specific requirements. 

The flight follows a set sequence as such:

Centre->North West->West->North East>South->North->South West->East->South East->Centre.

Remember South (9) is at the top centre and North (1) is at the bottom centre.

Each of these stars represent one of the Five Elements and how they interact will influence the Element of the sector which is identified by superimposing the Luo Shu Grid over a plan of your property. 

Star 1 represents Water, Stars 2, 5 and 8 represent Earth, Stars 3 and 4 represent Wood, Stars 6 and 7 represent Metal.

Supposing Annual Star 1 moves into the East and the Monthly Star 2 pays a visit, what are the effects?

The East is a Wood location and when the Annual Water Star 1 enters it 'feeds' the Wood.  If Earth Star 2 enters as a Monthly Star we have some work to do.  Wood controls Earth in the Controlling Cycle of the Five Elements and Earth controls Water.  It is this combination we need to focus on.  An Earth and Water combination of Stars can produce muddy water which may influence the health of the residents of an East Palace.  However the time of year will have a bearing on how much of an issue this may be. 

If this combination occurs during the Winter season Water and Wood are strong and Earth is hard therefore unable to exert its influence.

If this combination occurs during the Spring season Water becomes weak, Wood is strong and Earth is hard.  It is rather like a stalemate, one element will have difficulty influencing another.

If this combination occurs during the Summer season its all change.  Water cannot feed the Wood as it is trapped in Summer, Wood is weak and Earth will reign supreme.  This is one time when Water and Earth could combine causing potential illness for those in the East of a property.

If this combination occurs during the Autumn season Water again becomes strong and Earth becomes weak so illness could still result .  Wood will be ineffective against Earth.

It is always a combination of the innate Element of an area combined with the elements of the Annual and Monthly Stars that are considered before making any conclusions.

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PERIOD EIGHT AND THE YEAR OF THE YIN WOOD GOAT

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PERIOD EIGHT AND THE YEAR OF THE YIN WOOD GOAT

When looking at the annual chart for 2015 it struck me that there is more to this year than initially meets the eye.

Remember Period 8?  From 2004-2023 we are in Period 8 of 9 20-year Periods. This 8 White Earth element Star is associated with wealth and has its home in the central palace of the Luo-Shu Grid for the entire 20-years.  It is worth remembering that it will have an influence on each Annual Chart. 

On this 2015 Chart particularly it meets with the Annual Star numbers in the Centre, Northwest, East and Southeast Palaces to create He-Tu combinations.  What does this mean?  They create new elements that will have an impact on the Palace concerned.

Beginning in the Centre.  The 3-8 combination creates Wood.  The Annual 3 Jade Wood Star is related to disputes/disagreements/arguments making the centre of any property/area/country/or the earth prone to dispute.  The 3-8 combination will serve to strengthen the Wood element making disharmony more likely in the short term.

The Northwest has a 4-9 combination which creates Metal.  The Annual 4 Green Wood Star is related to learning and romance so while this is generally a usable Star it will be somewhat overwhelmed by its controlling element of Metal.  Metal is the intrinsic element of the Northwest.

The East has a 1-6 combination which creates Water.  The East is a positive location for 2015 with the 1 White Water Star of future prosperity.  The 1-6 combination will serve to strengthen the timely 1 Water Star while at the same time feeding the inherent Wood element of the East.  This should help the eldest son in a family thrive.

The Southeast has a 2-7 combination which creates Fire.  The Southeast has the 2 Earth Illness Star in place for the year and the 2-7 combination will serve to strengthen its effects as Fire creates Earth in the productive cycle of the Five Elements.  It will also weaken the intrinsic Wood element of the palace.  Care should therefore be taken to avoid this area if you are prone to ill-health.

During February all the Luo-Shu numbers return to their original home thereby doubling the effects of these combinations.  For example in the centre there is Period 8 combining first with the annual 3 and secondly with the monthly 3.

The combinations between Palace and Annual, Period and Annual as well as Annual and Monthly Charts are all different.  This is what makes the study of Feng Shui so fascinating and individual analyses so unique.

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FIVE ELEMENTS IN ACTION

FIVE ELEMENTS IN ACTION

The Five Elements in Feng Shui (wood, fire, earth, metal, water) have three cycles; the productive, the exhaustive and the controlling*.

*This cycle is also sometimes referred to as the destructive cycle.  This indicates that it destroys the element it is opposed to.  In reality 'controlling' is less final.  Controlling means its opposing element is kept in place rather than destroyed.  It is only when there is an excess of control that it becomes a major issue.

When using the Qi of the Five Elements to resolve or improve a difficult situation the Yin and Yang polarities as well as the element being used will determine the speed with which change is likely to occur.

What exactly does that mean? 

If your consultant has recommended placing water in a certain sector for example and you have been given a suitable date and time to carry out this procedure, how quickly will it take effect?  Yang water is active, moving water and if it has been recommended to strengthen your growth prospects it may mean placing it in a wood (growth) area.  Water feeds wood - but how quickly?  Yang wood is represented by tall and straight trees and the East.  Even in ideal conditions they will take their time to grow.  Yin wood in contrast is the grass, flowers, vines and bushes and the Southeast.  In ideal conditions they will grow quickly.  So placing a water feature in the East is likely to take more time to take effect than in the Southeast. 

Metal is often recommended as a solution to a negative sector such as the East or Southeast (this is a controlling relationship between metal and wood).  Yang metal is generally machinery, moving metal and is hard and unyielding so how quickly will it control wood.  Something like a chain saw can cut down the tallest tree quickly but would have minimal effect on grass or flowers so its effect in the East would work quicker than it would in the Southeast.  Yin metal is small metal items, coins, small knives, fine jewellery - how quickly would that impact the wood of the East?  In the Southeast however a small knife or a pair of scissors would be more effective at controlling the wood than in the East.

There is no instant solution to Feng Shui recommendations and looking at the Five Elements in this way shows that some changes will take longer to implement than others.

The interaction of the Five Elements is not the only solution to negative situations and your Feng Shui Consultant will find the best possibly answers based on your individual circumstance.

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WHAT ARE FENG SHUI COLOURS?

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Feng Shui colours are included in the Ba Gua as a means of identifying the Five Elements.  Water is black and blue, Wood is green (jade green and forest green in the East representing the strong and upright image of trees and the lighter, brighter Spring Green in the Southeast representing grass, ivy and flowers), Fire is red and orange, Earth is yellow and ochre and Metal is grey, white and gold. 

Is this significant in the practice of Classical Feng Shui?  

Classical Feng Shui makes no mention of colour, it is the elements associated with shapes and their effect on the Feng Shui of a building that have more significance.

There is no doubting that colour does have an effect on us.  Some colours inspire us and some make us feel warm or cold, happy or sad, extrovert or introvert.  However this is more of a psychological effect rather than anything else.  There is nothing wrong with using colours that inspire, motivate or relax you however  doing it in the name of Feng Shui is somewhat misleading.  In addition, not everyone likes every colour.  If you practice Contemporary Feng Shui and you feel it is necessary to display a certain colour because it is relevant to an area how is that going to make you feel?  The purpose of Feng Shui is to make you feel good about your life and your living space, using a colour you dislike is unlikely to produce the desired effect.

From another perspective, if you are having a Feng Shui Consultation and it is recommended you paint your main door or your living space a certain colour is that it?  Will that colour be relevant for all time?  When the Qi changes will that colour still be auspicious?  In the practice of Flying Stars Feng Shui the numbers (known as stars) 'fly' from sector to sector in the Luo Shu Grid, does that mean you have to change the colour to match the star number? 

When there is an excess of one element in a particular location a Consultant may recommend displaying a certain colour as a piece of artwork or a wall hanging and even a lamp shade.  However this is likely to be a short term 'fix' and because it is mobile can easily be moved once the Qi moves on.

Qi (energy) is constantly in motion, it is constantly changing.  From long term (20-year period) to short term (annual, monthly, daily and even hourly)the elemental Qi will be different.  Logically then that would mean the colours would be changing by the same degree.

Colour is an important part of our lives and our feelings about it will influence its effect on us.  To feel creative, try green; to feel uplifted choose red or pink, to feel grounded choose yellow or magnolia, to feel focused choose white and to feel meditative choose blue or lilac.  Choose colours you like and make you feel good in your living space without worrying that you will be attracting negative Feng Shui by doing so. 

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FENG SHUI DIY

There are many approaches to the practice of Feng Shui.  It is quite easy for the beginner or DIY-er to mix different methods and become frustrated by the lack of results, either positive or negative.

When you choose to practise your own Feng Shui which method do you feel drawn to?

Because of the pace of our modern lives most people want to see results without any time delay and as such the newer forms of Feng Shui such as Eight Aspirations or symbolic placement of objects, as well as the use of colour, plants, mirrors amongst other things, have become popular.

However, Feng Shui is not a get-rich-quick system; it will not bring you overnight riches and it was never conceived to do so.   When used correctly its purpose is to harmonise individuals with their surroundings. 

Remember there are three luck aspects to our lives Heaven (Tian), Earth (Ti) and Man (Ren) and they all play a part in determining the direction your life takes.  They each contribute 33% to your life experience.  Heaven Luck is predetermined, it is the luck we have least influence over.  Heaven Luck is that you bring into the world at birth.  Earth Luck in part is Feng Shui and Man Luck is your direct contribution, what you do to help yourself.

8 Mansions Feng Shui for the home and 8 Mansions Feng Shui for the individual are methods derived from the San Yuan School of Feng Shui and are popular DIY methods, although currently the personal 8 Mansions is more widely known and practiced.  They are however, both necessary to be effective.

 

Classical Feng Shui focuses on external forms (San He School) to determine the quality of Qi in the environment.  These forms used to be natural landforms alone however in our modern 21st century world manmade forms are also taken into consideration.  The San Yuan School of Classical Feng Shui looks at time and how it influences the flow of Qi. In Classical Feng Shui the four considerations in any consultation are Location, Direction, Time and Residents.  All are studied by a practitioner to ascertain the quality of Qi in the environment, which in turn is entering a property, and what its effects on the occupants are.  This is not an method that lends itself to a DIY approach.

Any internal Feng Shui will only ever be as good as the quality of Qi in the external environment.  If there is Sha Qi (negative Qi) outside that is what will enter the home.  Whilst it is possible for anyone to look at and determine negative structures outside they also have to know the effect they will have on the residents of a property, why, and when, whether it is business premises or a home.

While Feng Shui is a powerful and effective tool it will only ever be as good as the quality of its application.  So when you are serious about improving the quality of your life; when you are ready to move home; when you want to improve your career prospects consider whether a professional consultation or a DIY approach will bring you the desired results.

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FENG SHUI NORTH and SOUTH

Which Way is South?

Most books and information on Feng Shui will always show the direction of South at the top, the traditional place of the North on a compass.  Does this alter directions 180⁰ when applying Feng Shui?  The quick answer is of course, 'No!'  North is North and South is South wherever in the world you live and North is always based on magnetic North. 

Feng Shui practice works according to the Five Elements, Yin and Yang and the Eight Trigrams (each one representing a member of the household as well as points around the compass.)  

In the Early Heaven Arrangement of the Ba Gua the sequence is based on a state of perfection with each opposing trigram creating balance. Qian (male, power, authority and pure Yang) is placed at the top while still representing South and is directly opposite Kun (female, yielding and pure Yin) placed at the bottom and signifying North. 

So why have South at the top?

Qian represents Heaven, space, light, the sun and above while Kun represents Earth, dark, night, stillness and below, together they are in complete harmony. 

The Ba Gua of the Later Heaven Arrangement was created to reflect the constantly changing conditions on earth formed by the movement of earth around the sun.   

In the cycle of the Later Heaven Arrangement the South represents Li Trigram which in turn represents fire; mid-summer and midday; the hottest and the most Yang times.  The Fire element rises, it moves upward and outward.  In contrast Kan Trigram is water; it is mid-winter and midnight; it is cold and darkness; the time of maximum Yin.  The Water element flows downward.

Whether it is the Ba Gua of the Early Heaven or the Later Heaven Arrangement they naturally gravitate towards showing South at the top and North at the bottom.

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Feng Shui and Flying Stars

"In addition to the Flying Star Chart of a home there are annual, monthly and daily Flying Stars.  These 'fly' from sector to sector in a set pattern which is known as the Lo-Shu Path."

Feng Shui practitioners and enthusiasts are aware that every year there is a change in energy caused by Stars 'flying' from one sector to another.

This Lo-Shu grid shows the original location for each of these Stars which also represent one of the Five Elements.  1 is Water; 2, 5 and 8 are Earth; 3 and 4 are Wood; 6 and 7 are Metal; 9 is Fire. 

It is the flight from one sector to another that affects the quality of the Feng Shui of any property and its occupants.  It also affects the energy on a larger scale which is why some parts of the world have better fortune in certain years than others.

Knowing the interaction between the Five Elements allows you to better understand why some areas are positive in a particular year and some areas are negative.  As an example, the combination of Wood and Metal is a controlling one and while the level of that control depends on many factors, it creates conflict when they meet in a sector. 

Annual and monthly Flying Stars (daily Flying Stars are generally used for specific purposes such as Date Selection) are short term, you know there will be an end to the good or the bad.  The Flying Stars of your individual property based on its completion date is long term.

In addition to the nine Flying Stars there are also annual stars (both good and bad) that visit certain sectors.  Stars like the Dragon Virtue; Fortune Virtue; the Sun and the Moon fly into an area to bring specific types of assistance to the residents.  The Sun Star, being Yang, is particularly helpful to males and it can ease the effects of having inadvertently activated one of the negative Stars.  The Moon Star, being Yin, is particularly helpful to females and can help with communication. 

The 3 Killings, the 5 Yellow and the Grand Duke Jupiter are well-known negative Stars.  The 3 Killings, when activated, brings with it three different types of negative Qi and each year it resides in one of the primary compass locations.  The 5 Yellow, when activated, brings with it five types of misfortune such as general bad luck or at its most malevolent, serious health or relationship issues.   The Grand Duke always occupies the location of the animal of the year affecting the fortunes of the animal directly opposite around the compass.  For example in 2014 the Grand Duke occupies S2 (Horse) making N2 (Rat) exposed to his displeasure.  In 2015 the Grand Duke will reside in SW1 (Sheep) making NE1 (Ox) vulnerable.

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Feng Shui and Five Elements Harmony

At first glance two of the three cycles of the Five Elements, the Exhaustive and the Controlling Cycles, seem to fly in the face of living in harmony with the Chi Energy permeating our existence.

And the Controlling Cycle gives the impression we use placement in Feng Shui to destroy the Energy in our environment.

A more accurate way of interpreting the Controlling Cycle is as a ‘blocking energy’ or a ‘controlling power’ rather than a ‘destructive’ force.  After all our ultimate aim is to live in harmony with everyone and everything so it is neither our purpose nor our right to ‘destroy.’

How and why is the Controlling Cycle necessary? How and why do all the elements interact the way they do?

To reiterate, the Controlling Cycle is as follows:

Water extinguishes Fire

Fire melts Metal

Metal destroys Wood

Wood weakens Earth

Earth controls Water

In our modern world the solid structures that are our homes and offices, together with the infrastructure that allows us to move quickly and easily from one place to another are built for practical purposes with less thought given to the impact on Qi flow. This often results in fast moving or blocked Energy in certain areas. 

In addition colours, shapes, lights, microwave towers and so on, as well as buildings Yin in nature such as hospitals or police stations, all have a bearing on the quality of Energy we experience in our immediate environment.

Therefore, to create a harmonious and auspicious flow of Chi it is sometimes necessary for remedies to be put in place to counteract the negativity identified in and around our homes and offices.  This is where the Controlling Cycle of the Five Elements comes into play.  By introducing the element that ‘destroys’ it is possible to deflect , block or re-route negative Energy helping transform it into positive Energy by creating a flow rather than a ‘poison arrow.’

Water extinguishes Fire

Fire is sunshine; it is the light created by lightning; electricity; and it is the flames we see when we burn wood, paper and coal.

Fire is an element that has to be created.  It does not have a life of its own.

When Fire on Earth gets out of control it has to be extinguished and this is achieved by dousing it with Water.  Therefore Water destroys Fire.

However, there is a way to harmonise these two opposing elements. 

Harnessing equal quantities of Fire and Water; using Fire to heat Water or other liquids; creates a new Energy source; steam.  This important element is then used to power machinery such as turbines, engines and the humble iron.

Another form of steam comes from a natural source. Water from hot springs is heated by geothermal heat deep inside the Earth. This is the heat from the mantle of the Earth. These hot springs often have a high mineral content and are a magnet for tourists. The springs are said to provide health-giving properties because of the minerals they contain.

Fire melts Metal

Metal is a cold and unyielding element hidden deep within the Earth.  It has no life of its own.  It is mined from the Earth and harnessed in large quantities.  To change its structure it is first necessary to heat the Metal to a liquid state allowing it to be manipulated.  Therefore Fire destroys Metal. 

To transform Metal from its rough state into something useful and valuable we create Fire to melt the Metal. Once heated to a sufficiently high temperature the Metal changes structure from a solid to a liquid.   From this new liquid form it is fashioned into tools, girders and machinery; communication devices and computers; all necessary for life in our 21^st Century world.

Metal has the potential to destroy when it is fashioned into weapons. This is one element that should always be treated with respect.  So that’s the useful and the destructive side of Metal taken care of. 

However, Metal also symbolises the wealth of our world in the form of gold, silver and platinum. 

These are precious Metals representative of the wealth we exchange personally, nationally and internationally.  Jewellery is fashioned from Metal and it is used as a symbol of adornment, beauty and love. 

This is all done thanks to the power of Fire.

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