Carla and Michelle, BFF?

One is a Yi, the other is a Xin. Is it possible for them to be BFFs? Carla Sarkozy is a 辛 酉 and Michelle Obama is a 乙 丑. So on the surface, it looks like frenemies rather than BFF. But, because the 酉 and 丑 are part of a group of combinations (巳 酉 丑), this suggests an...

Options…give me options!

Clients ask for this all the time. They want options. Choices. A or B? Not good enough. They want A, B, C, D, the kitchen sink, half the farm and the moon on a silver platter as well please. BaZi always gets oversold, irregardless of whether or not the person who...

Big Idea vs Small Idea

Call it the curse of Chinese Metaphysics. Just as students of Feng Shui are obsessed with ‘The Formula’, so students of BaZi are obsessed with ‘The Technique’. In my recent M2 class, any mention of an advanced approach or technique often makes...

The Dirty on the Peach Blossom Star

A reader sent me a great list of questions about Peach Blossom Stars to answer.  I thought that instead of writing the answer to just her, I’d print them here, and answer them. Ok, when is it extremely auspicious when a peach blossom is in your chart? The word...