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Chinese Astrology

Moving House? Three Killings?

August 15, 2011

A reader is on the verge of moving house and wrote in his concern. I hope this general answer may help in some way. Most people, when they talk about the three killings, they probablyare referring to the annual location of the three killings. For this rabbit year, it is at west. It is this [...]

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Health Wealth and Good Fortune -Looking for That Auspicious Corner?

June 12, 2011

    Where is the best place to place my purse when I am home? “Which is my wealth corner?” The lady of the house looked at me quizzically. More like a stare actually. Somehow I have the feeling that she knows exactly where that is, possibly someone has told her or she picked it [...]

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Recommended Book for I Ching Study

April 7, 2011

The study of I-Ching. By general consensus, a good understanding of I Ching Book of Changes is necessary before the study of Feng Shui. We can say this in a general way but what the it really means is that a student would have to study the various aspects of metaphysics. The universe of Chinese [...]

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Choosing The Right Day To ‘Break’ Bad Luck

December 7, 2010

Once again that time of the year comes around – it is spring time soon. It will be the Rabbit year comes 4th February 2011. Or to be more correct, the Golden Rabbit. The spring equinox may be on the 4th but the Chinese Lunar new year falls on the 3rd. It will be one [...]

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Tong Sing The Chinese Book of Mystery

October 2, 2010

Ever wondered why they called the Chinese Almanac the Tong Sing? There is a common saying that one can study the Chinese Almanac till one is old and grey and yet one will never learn all its secrets. This is so true for its pages contains the evolution of culture, thoughts and knowledge of the [...]

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Beware of the Three Killings But No Fear!

September 17, 2010

Three Killings – this one has a nasty name. Incorrect though it may be but the impact is there. Credit, I think belongs to Lillian Too who first coined this long before other players entered the feng shui market. It is read as San Sha and correctly means three harms and not three killings. Anyhow, [...]

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How To Get Your Auspicious Direction

August 17, 2010

Earlier I wrote about selecting the right direction. One was based on one’s own year of birth, another based on the birth chart. Given that not everyone is able to work out one’s birth chart, not without some effort at least, the year of birth is the easiest to figure out and use. A friend [...]

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Want a Better Next Life?

August 12, 2010

Ming Zhao that’s what a life chart is called. We have the Eight Characters Ming Zhao and we also have the Purple Star Ming Zhao. These two remains the popular ones. It is a horoscope. Now, when we say Zhao Ming, it takes on a different meaning. It refers to burial site and date selection [...]

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Taboo Months For Marriages (Chinese Date Selection)

August 6, 2010

It is a given fact that we humans are a superstitious lot. We are often niggled by things which have sinister connotations. Black cats, walking under ladders, the number 13 and so on. The Chinese are arguably one of the most superstitious people you can find anywhere on this planet. They have aversion to the [...]

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How to Find Your Ideal House Direction

July 20, 2010

One of the favorite questions asked is this – what is the ideal direction my house should face? Views from the balcony or windows aside, feng shui has many methods to find your ideal direction. Of hand, there would be the year based method. A more refined method would be that which uses your eight [...]

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