On being Geng…(and Jia)

by | Nov 15, 2008 | Bazi Basics

I recently came across this book, Hagakure: The Art of the Samurai (by Yamamoto Tsunetomo, translated by Barry D Steben) in the bookstore and bought a copy. Loved it. But more importantly, I thought it was a book that really illuminated the thinking of two types of...

Are you 'The Special One'?

by | Sep 5, 2008 | Bazi Basics

Beginner students to BaZi have a tendency to think that any chart which seems difficult to decipher, must, by necessity be a SPECIAL CHART. As special charts (ie: Super Vibrant Charts, Transforming Charts) have a different set of rules, it’s easy to resort to...

A Brief History of Chinese Time

by | Sep 1, 2008 | Bazi Basics

A reader sent me this e mail: I made a small adjustment in my Time column of the chart. Well, it was official that my birth time is 2203hrs (which 10:03pm, is rightfully the Pig Hour), but my sister who had gone for a Bazi consultation before had advised that our Bazi...

Why free BaZi Advice is a Bad Idea

by | Aug 29, 2008 | Bazi Basics

Since I’m the person usually on the receiving end of a request for free advice, you’d obviously expect me to say this. Personally, I have no issues with the GIVING free advice. The problem I have is with people not TAKING the free advice. I’m...

The One Day Master to Rule Them All?

by | Aug 23, 2008 | Bazi Basics

Beginners to BaZi often find themselves straying down the path of contemplating if one Day Master is above others. 甲 乙 丙 丁 戊 己 庚 辛 壬 癸 Is there a One Day Master that rules them all? Jia 甲 for example, seems to be stuck in a bit of a disadvantageous position, since...