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The Three Killings

February 19, 2012
The Three Killings

The three killings or three evils which is called “San Sha” 三煞, is one of the three annual afflictions.  Its position is defined according to one of the cardinal compass directions, which are North, South, East or West. In 2012, the three killings is located at the South sector.  And in 2013, the year of [...]

Tai Sui

January 7, 2012
Tai Sui

Tai Sui is also known as the Great Duke Jupiter.  But it does not represent the actual planet Jupiter.  Tai Sui is an intangible star which moves directly opposite of the planet Jupiter.  When translated from Chinese, the Tai Sui is known as the Yearly God.  There is a total of 60 Tai Sui taking [...]

Spring Cleaning

December 8, 2011
Spring Cleaning

The Chinese practice spring cleaning before the Lunar New Year to un-clutter the space and clearing negative energy accumulated through the year so that the new and auspicious “qi” can then fill your home or office during the change of energy to the New Year.
Base on the Chinese tradition, some procedures should be observed such [...]

Travel Dates

October 12, 2011
Travel Dates

Chinese believe in traveling during the Chinese New Year period to improve luck. This is called 转zhuan 运yun. Auspicious dates are picked for this purpose.

Double 9

October 8, 2010
Double 9

Chong Yang Festival is known as the double ninth festival as it occurs on the 9th day of the 9th lunar month every year.  “Chong” refers to repeat.  Thus, Chong Yang refers to a repetition of Yang qi.  This year, Chong Yang festival falls on 16th October 2010.
According to the I-Ching, the number 9 is [...]

Literacy Prosperity (Wen Chang)

June 3, 2010
Literacy Prosperity (Wen Chang)

For most people, education is crucial as it represents career opportunity.  A successful career would actually leads to a more comfortable life style.  In ancient China, academic achievement would means obtaining official position and luxurious life.  That is why Feng Shui has great emphasis in the arrangement of the study area.  You can also make [...]

De-Clutter

May 6, 2010
De-Clutter

One of the fundamental principles of Feng Shui is – Qi should be allowed to flow freely through your home and that the objects in your home should emit positive energy.
If you are keeping junks that create stagnant and negative energy, you are not following the basic principles of feng shui, and it won’t matter [...]

Li Chun – 1st Solar Term

January 9, 2010

Li Chun is a term in the Chinese solar calendar.  Li Chun, also known as Da Chun, is the first term of the 24 solar terms.  It marks the beginning of the season of spring.  But it is not the 1st day on the Lunar Calendar which we Chinese celebrate our Lunar New Year.  In [...]

The 8 Trigram Table

October 7, 2009
The 8 Trigram Table

A close-up study of the 8 Trigram Table.

I – Ching (易经)

October 7, 2009
I – Ching (易经)

I-Ching (易经) also pronounced, as ‘e-ching’ is one of the classical collection in the book of Zhuo Yi (周易). I-Ching is a divination manual, a book dedicate to change and using symbols to express the flow of energy in the universe.