About Date Selection

There are 2 known methods for Date Selection: 12 Day Officers and Personalized one.

The 12 Day Officers system has 12 rotating days, and each day is normally suitable or unsuitable for certain activities. 

I normally do not use 12 Day Officers system, because it's too generic.  Let me give you a couple of examples:

Example 1:
On a good day according to the 12 Day Officers; Person A, Person B, Person C all attending a job interview. Only one person gets the job. So is it a good day? It's a good day for Person A that got the job, but it's a bad day for Person B and Person C who don't get the job.

Example 2:
On a bad day according to the 12 Day Officers; 8 runners competing for a gold medal. Person A gets gold medal, Person B gets silver medal and Person C gets bronze medal. The other 5 runners don't get any medals. So is it a bad day? It's a bad day for the 5 that don't get any medals, but it's a good day for the 3 that get the medals.

In every given day, there are winners and losers in every aspect of life.

That's why I normally use Personalized Date Selection, because a day can be great for someone with a certain birth chart, while totally awful for another person with a different chart.

Personalized Date Selection is based on someone's birth chart, so a good day for each individual is different.

EPL Aug 2021 - Southampton vs Man Utd

Man Utd were hot favorite because they beat Southampton 9-0 in season 2020-2021. They also beat Leeds 5-1 in the first game of season 2021-2022. With their top players Paul Pogba and Bruno Fernandes in form, most people predicted that it would be an easy win for Man Utd.

But I knew it wouldn't be like that. I placed a small bet on draw.
It's just a small bet because the purpose is just to test Rob Wealth factor.

The result? It's 1-1 draw.

How did I know? Favorable Rob Wealth in my chart.
Favorable Rob Wealth means natural talent in speculative things.

EPL Aug 2021 - Tottenham vs Man City

Man City won the English Premier League title for the season 2020/2021, and they are the journalists' hot favorite to retain the title for 2021/2022. Man City just spent £100 million on Jack Grealish in this new season, and they are trying to get Harry Kane, last season's top goalscorer from Tottenham Hotspurs. Harry Kane himself isn't playing in this game because he came back late from his holiday. So Man City was the hot favorite for this game. A huge majority predict Man City would win easily.

I placed a small bet before the match on Tottenham Hotspurs (the non-favorite). It's just for fun, so no major bets.

The result? Tottenham Hotspurs beat the favorite Man City 1-0, even when Tottenham's best player Harry Kane not playing.

On this one, I didn't use QMDJ to predict the result. I just use my favorable Rob Wealth in my chart.
People that have favorable Rob Wealth in their chart have a knack of getting gambling luck.

It's not about your chart, it's how you use it

12.96 million chart possibilities, 7 billion people

Newbies commonly ask about whether they will become rich, when they will meet their soulmate, when they will marry, what type of soulmate they'll get, etc

There are only 12.96 million Ba Zi chart possibilities, while there are more than 7 billion people in this world. The Ba Zi chart only show potentials, not the end results. Two people born in exactly same hour, same day, same month and same year can have totally different lives.

To me personally, Ba Zi is a tool to find out your potentials and maximize your life, not a tool to do fortune-telling life story.

Let use some examples to explain:

Example 1: About wealth potentials

Mr A and Mr B born in the same hour, day, month and year (same chart). For this example, let's just say they don't have Wealth Stars in their chart, but they have favorable Eating God stars in their chart.

Mr A did BaZi reading and decided that he would write novels. Mr A studies about writing and does a lot of research, and he eventually writes and publishes his own books. He becomes rich.

Mr B didn't do Ba Zi reading, and he decided to be a businessman, which is not his talent. Mr B didn't become rich.

Two people with same chart, ending up differently, because they made different decisions about what to do with their lives. It's not about your chart, it's about how you use it.

Example 2: About happiness potentials

Miss C and Miss D born in the same hour, day, month, year (same chart).

Miss C doesn't understand the importance of Ba Zi chart compatibility for potential partners, so she often has relationship problems. She thinks that's how her life should be.

Miss D chooses a potential partner based on his chart compatibility with her chart. She decides to enter a relationship with someone whose chart has strong compatibility with hers. She has a very happy relationship.

Two people with same chart, ending up differently, because they made different decisions about what to do with their lives. It's not about your chart, it's about how you use it.

 

Example 3: About timing

Mr E and Mr F born in the same hour, day, month, year (same chart). Let's just say they're both investors.

Mr E doesn't care about Ba Zi chart. He invests in a year that's not favorable for him to do investment. He suffers a loss.

Mr F invests on a favorable year based on his Ba Zi chart. His investment gains good profit.

Two people with same chart, ending up differently, because they made different decisions about what to do with their lives. It's not about your chart, it's about how you use it.

It's not about your chart, it's about how you use it.
With those examples above, I'm sure you get the idea. Once again: It's not about your chart, it's about how you use it.

Euro 2021 - Round of 16 - France vs Switzerland

EURO 2021 background:

Before the tournament began, France were heavy favorite. France were stacked with all stars in defence, midfield and forward. The names of Paul Pogba, Kylian Mbappe, Raphael Varane, Antoine Griezmann were striking fears into the opponents before the game even started. Under Didier Deschamps, they won World Cup 2018. Most journalists, pundits and experts thought France would win it.

As a football fan, personally I never thought France would win, because from footballing history, the number 1 favorites rarely win the tournament.

Before the tournament started, I placed a small bet (not from metaphysics reading) on a team (not France) to win it.

Round of 16 Question from a Friend:

On June 26, 2021, just before Round of 16 began, a friend of mine posted an online thread, asking for prediction (out of 16). That's when I started using QMDJ to try to read. It's because someone else asked. I try not to use it for my own question.

From that chart, I did predict the tournament winner, and it's not France. I also read that France would lose early.

I placed a small bet on Switzerland when the whole world were betting on France. The purpose of the bet is to test whether my reading is accurate, not to win a large sum. That's why the bet is small.

The result: Switzerland 3-3 France, and Switzerland beat France on penalties.

Asking the Right Questions

Most beginners and newbies frequently ask questions like these:
"This is my birth details / chart. Could you tell me about my life?"
"This is my birth details / chart. Is it good or bad?"

To get maximum benefits from a reading/consultation, you need to ask specific questions. Ba Zi (and other Chinese Metaphysics arts) is a very good tool to help goal-achieving and problem-solving. The more details you provide, the more the consultants can help you.

Career-related topic: an example of BAD question:
"I am not happy in my current job. But I don't have any job offers yet. Should I work elsewhere or do business or staying?"

First of all: Do you have any other job offers? or Do you have any business plans? If you don't, then use common sense and apply for other jobs or start a business. When you have the job offer or a business plan, then the consultant can compare which one (staying/leaving/business) is better for you.

Career-related topic: an example of GOOD question:
"I have job offer from Company B and Company C. Their details are such and such. What is the best option for me? Staying at Company A and ask for a raise or Take the offer from Company B or Company C?"

Romance-related topic: an example of BAD question:
"When will I get married?"

First of all: Do you have a serious boyfriend/girlfriend already? If not yet, then you should focus on meeting potential partners first.

Romance-related topic: example of GOOD questions:
"How do I find potential partners?"
"I have 2 potential partners. Here are our birth details. Which one is more compatible for me?"

Business-related topic: an example of BAD question:
"What sort of business is suitable for me?"

First of all: What business is available for you to start? What are your skill and knowledge? What business opportunities are available to you at the moment?

Business-related topic: an example of GOOD question:
"There are 2 business proposals I'm considering. The details are such and such. The business partners details are such and such. Which one is better for me to invest?"

A lot of newbies asking bad questions because they think BaZi (and other Chinese Metaphysics) are for mere entertainment purpose. But if you ask the good/specific questions, Ba Zi (and other Chinese Metaphysics) can help you advancing more in many aspects in life.

Feng Shui Fundamentals - Landform

In Feng Shui, there are 2 things to look out for: Landform and Formula.

Landform is about the position of your property and its surroundings. What is outside your main door? What is outside your window? What is outside your balcony? How is the road to get to your property?Any blockages? Is it on a higher ground/hill? Is it on a lower ground/valley? Are there visible any rivers or mountains nearby?

Formula is about the Flying Stars and the Eight Mansions.

For Flying Stars, there are 9 Flying Stars in 9 sectors, and each sector has 2 Stars: the Mountain Stars and the Water Stars. There's also Period Stars, Annual Stars, Monthly Stars and even Daily Stars. I will not go into details about Flying Stars in this post (Will go into details on this in another post).

Eight Mansions is about the favorable and unfavorable directions and locations, based on each individual's birth chart. I will not go into details about 8 Mansions in this post. (Will go into details on this in another post).

What I would like to talk in this post is: Landform takes much much higher importance than Formula.

When I first learned Feng Shui, I was so fascinated with the Flying Stars, because it's the popular method. Many websites and teachers heavily promote Flying Stars. I can understand that for beginners, it's so fascinating to learn about how Flying Stars can improve your life. I was once a beginner, so I completely understand that feeling when people are so excited about it.

Is Flying Stars a valid method? Yes, it is. But there's an important factor here. After I learned deeper about Feng Shui and did a lot of practical assessments, I found that Form is much much more important than Formula. The Flying Star will only have effects if it's supported by an external Form.

Example #1: Your main door is facing Star 8 (seen as positive Star by many websites), but facing a straight narrow alleyway (bad landform). Because of the bad landform, you will get the negative effect of Star 8, instead of the positive effects of it.

Example #2: Your main door is facing Star 3 (which is seen as a 'bad' Star by many websites), but it has a good landform, because it's facing a slow moving water curved on a nice side. Because of the good landform, you will get the positive effects of Star 3.

Without any good landforms, the Stars don't really don't much.
Without any bad landforms, the Stars won't harm you.

Flying Stars is a good Feng Shui knowledge, if you know how to utilize it, but the most important thing is: The Property need to have the suitable landform to activate the Flying Stars.

About Relationship and Marriage

Many females ask about relationship and marriage matters. When people ask me questions about this, I normally assess relationship and marriage based on 3 factors: Attraction, Compatibility and Beneficiality. They are not the same thing.

ATTRACTION:
Attraction is the spark at the beginning. It's that love at the first sight or tingly feeling or intrigue feeling wanting to know more about the other person. It can be physical attraction (attracted to handsome men, pretty women), intellectual attraction (attracted to people's way of talking, people's ideas, etc), emotional attraction (attracted to someone who's protective or someone who is caring, etc) or combination of 2 or all 3 together.

Some people with certain Ba Zi charts are attracted some other people with certain Ba Zi charts. The full charts need to be analyze for attraction level.

Attraction is important at the early stage of dating/courting. A high level of attraction gives you a great advantage to start dating or start a relationship. If the attraction level is low, it takes longer time to make the other party interested, but it's still possible if Compatibility level is high. 

COMPATIBILITY:
Compatibility is how the personalities of the couple match each other. This is different to Attraction (early spark). Compatibility is about how the couple solve problems together, support each other through the good times and bad times. This is normally crucial to see whether the couple can last for a long time.

High level of attraction, low level of compatibility = hot, romantic and steamy at the start, but things start to fall apart when one or both have some problems, because they have different points of view, different ways to deal with things, so argument happens when problems arise. Small arguments can become big arguments when the compatibility level is low.

Low level of attraction, high level of compatibility= takes time to start the relationship, need some extra efforts at the beginning to generate the spark, but once the spark is there, things normally go smooth sailing, because they can tackle and solve life problems together.

Of course, there are other combinations, but after reading my examples above, you'll be able to figure out what the other combinations mean.

BENEFICIALITY:
Beneficiality is about whether people will become better, worse or at the similar level after a relationship/marriage. This is easier described by using examples.

Some examples:
Some certain charts need some certain elements from their partner to succeed in business or career.
Some certain charts need some certain elements from their partner to be more pro-active/daring.
Some certain charts need some certain elements from their partner to be less impulsive.

After being in a relationship or marriage with someone, some people get better in their general behaviors (e.g: become calmer, and able to make better decisions), and some people get worse (e.g: become lazier). These effects have indirect contributions in their career, wealth or other factors in life. For example: someone that becomes more hardworking will be able to get career promotion.

High level of attraction, high level of compatibility, low level of beneficiality = Very loving relationship/marriage, but not much career/wealth upgrades after the relationship/marriage. Bear in mind, this doesn't mean that person can't progress in career. This just means the partner doesn't give career/wealth benefits. That person can still get better career and wealth by his/her own efforts, for example: studying a post-graduate degree, or attending investment seminars, etc.

High level of beneficiality, high level of attraction, low level of compatibility = Hot and steamy at the beginning, a lot of quarrels in the relationship/marriage, but their career/wealth are very successful after marriage. This is quite common when two rich/famous people (for example: celebrities) get marriage. They become richer and more popular, but they keep quarreling with each other at home. Do you ever wonder why a lot of celebrities get married and divorce often? This is the reason why.

I will not explain other combinations here, because it's too long to type. I'm sure that by reading the examples above, you will be able to figure out the other combinations yourself.

WHICH ONE IS MOST IMPORTANT?

The best combination is of course: High Level of Attraction + High Level of Compatibility + High Level of Beneficiality. But this is very rare in real life. It is common in movies and TV dramas though 😄

In my personal opinion, Compatibility is most important, but I'm aware that everyone has different views in life.

The playboys and playgirls would probably say that Attraction is most important.
The people that want stable relationship/marriage would probably say that Compatibility is most important.
The people that worship money/status would probably say that Beneficiality is most important.

When it comes to making a decision about relationship/marriage in life, our Ba Zi readings can help you to find out the Attraction, Compatibility, Beneficiality levels between you and your partner.

Best Time to Engage a Feng Shui Consultant

When is the best time to engage a Feng Shui consultant?

Best time to engage a Feng Shui Master is BEFORE you move to the property. This is because external landforms (the surroundings) affect at least 70% of the property's Feng Shui. Internal adjustments can be made, and maybe helpful, but the impact of internal Feng Shui is about 30% or even less.

How big is the apartment? How many bedrooms? How many people will occupy the apartment? A Feng Shui master can give you advice on people to sleep in suitable rooms, and put the bed in a position that's suitable for the room occupants.

If it's a big family and big apartment (e.g: 4-5 bedrooms), it's probably worthwhile to get a reputable Feng Shui master so everyone can sleep in the rooms that are most suitable for them. If it's a small apartment (studio or one bedroom), you need to consider whether the cost is worth it.

Qi Men Dun Jia - Direction for Execution

Qi Men Dun Jia is a very sophisticated tool for forecasting/divination and for strategic execution. In this post, we'll talk about the execution of a plan.

Qi Men Dun Jia can tell you most favorable direction at a certain time. This can be used for meetings, such as: business meetings, work meetings, job interviews, etc. The way of using it in your favor is by selecting the seating locations of you and other people that you need to convince or impress.

When you sit at a certain direction at that certain time, your opinions/suggestions/proposals/ideas will be easily accepted by the other party. I test this technique quite often. Whenever I am able to set the seating location and day/time of the meeting, the result is always favorable or at least neutral for me.

An important aspect of this is: face-to-face meeting. QMDJ was initially developed for war purpose, when there are two or more different parties are facing each other.

For example: "Attack the enemy from the West at noon", NOT "write a letter at this time".

Some people try to use certain direction to send emails, putting online application, etc. I asked these people about their results, and mostly told me they got inconsistent result like 50-50 or lower. If it's 50-50 rate or lower, it's highly doubtful that the non-face-to-face method works. When you don't have any opponents facing you, QMDJ is not the right tool to use for plan execution. For things like sending job application or emailing, it's better to use Personal Date/Time Selection.