Chinese Zodiac Quick Guide

Birthday	Zodiac Sign
5 Feb 1927 - 4 Feb 1928	Rabbit
5 Feb 1928 - 3 Feb 1929	Dragon
4 Feb 1929 -  3 Feb 1930	Snake
4 Feb 1930 - 4 Feb 1931	Horse
5 Feb 1931 - 4 Feb 1932	Goat
5 Feb 1932 - 3 Feb 1933	Monkey
4 Feb 1933 - 3 Feb 1934	Rooster
4 Feb 1934 - 4 Feb 1935	Dog
5 Feb 1935 - 4 Feb 1936	Pig
5 Feb 1936 - 3 Feb 1937	Rat
4 Feb 1937 - 3 Feb 1938	Ox
4 Feb 1938 - 4 Feb 1939	Tiger
5 Feb 1939 - 4 Feb 1940	Rabbit
5 Feb 1940 - 3 Feb 1941	Dragon
4 Feb 1941 - 3 Feb 1942	Snake
4 Feb 1942 - 4 Feb 1943	Horse
5 Feb 1943 - 4 Feb 1944	Goat
5 Feb 1944 - 3 Feb 1945	Monkey
4 Feb 1945 - 3 Feb 1946	Rooster
4 Feb 1946 - 3 Feb 1947	Dog
4 Feb 1947 - 4 Feb 1948	Pig
5 Feb 1948 - 3 Feb 1949	Rat
4 Feb 1949 - 3 Feb 1950	Ox
4 Feb 1950 - 3 Feb 1951	Tiger
4 Feb 1951 - 4 Feb 1952	Rabbit
5 Feb 1952 - 3 Feb 1953	Dragon
4 Feb 1953 - 3 Feb 1954	Snake
4 Feb 1954 - 3 Feb 1955	Horse
4 Feb 1955 - 4 Feb 1956	Goat
5 Feb 1956 - 3 Feb 1957	Monkey
4 Feb 1957 - 3 Feb 1958	Rooster
4 Feb 1958 - 3 Feb 1959	Dog
4 Feb 1959 - 4 Feb 1960	Pig
5 Feb 1960 - 3 Feb 1961	Rat
4 Feb 1961 - 3 Feb 1962	Ox
4 Feb 1962 - 3 Feb 1963	Tiger
4 Feb 1963 - 4 Feb 1964	Rabbit
5 Feb 1964 - 3 Feb 1965	Dragon
4 Feb 1965 - 3 Feb 1966	Snake
4 Feb 1966 - 3 Feb 1967	Horse
4 Feb 1967 - 4 Feb 1968	Goat
5 Feb 1968 - 3 Feb 1969	Monkey
4 Feb 1969 - 3 Feb 1970	Rooster
4 Feb 1970 - 3 Feb 1971	Dog
4 Feb 1971 - 4 Feb 1972	Pig
5 Feb 1972 - 3 Feb 1973	Rat
4 Feb 1973 - 3 Feb 1974	Ox
4 Feb 1974 - 3 Feb 1975	Tiger
4 Feb 1975 - 4 Feb 1976	Rabbit
5 Feb 1976 - 3 Feb 1977	Dragon
4 Feb 1977 - 3 Feb 1978	Snake
4 Feb 1978 - 3 Feb 1979	Horse
4 Feb 1979 - 4 Feb 1980	Goat
5 Feb 1980 - 3 Feb 1981	Monkey
4 Feb 1981 - 3 Feb 1982	Rooster
4 Feb 1982 - 3 Feb 1983	Dog
4 Feb 1983 - 3 Feb 1984	Pig
4 Feb 1984 - 3 Feb 1985	Rat
4 Feb 1985 - 3 Feb 1986	Ox
4 Feb 1986 - 3 Feb 1987	Tiger
4 Feb 1987 - 3 Feb 1988	Rabbit
4 Feb 1988 - 3 Feb 1989	Dragon
4 Feb 1989 - 3 Feb 1990	Snake
4 Feb 1990 - 3 Feb 1991	Horse
4 Feb 1991 - 3 Feb 1992	Goat
4 Feb 1992 - 3 Feb 1993	Monkey
4 Feb 1993 - 3 Feb 1994	Rooster
4 Feb 1994 - 3 Feb 1995	Dog
4 Feb 1995 - 3 Feb 1996	Pig
4 Feb 1996 - 3 Feb 1997	Rat
4 Feb 1997 - 3 Feb 1998	Ox
4 Feb 1998 - 3 Feb 1999	Tiger
4 Feb 1999 - 3 Feb 2000	Rabbit
4 Feb 2000 - 3 Feb 2001	Dragon
4 Feb 2001 - 3 Feb 2002	Snake
4 Feb 2002 - 3 Feb 2003	Horse
4 Feb 2003 - 3 Feb 2004	Goat
4 Feb 2004 - 3 Feb 2005	Monkey
4 Feb 2005 - 3 Feb 2006	Rooster
4 Feb 2006 - 3 Feb 2007	Dog

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Finding Your Auspicious and Inauspicious Directions

Every one of us has four auspicious directions and four inauspicious directions. When you learn to activate your auspicious directions and avoid your inauspicious directions, you're able to improve many aspects of your life, including your health, relationships, and financial situation.

The first step of finding your auspicious and inauspicious directions is to calculate your Kua Number.

Once you've calculated your Kua number, you can refer to the chart below to find out your four auspicious directions (Sheng Chi, Tien Yi, Yan Nien, and Fu Wei) and your four inauspicious directions (Ho Hai, Wu Kwei , Lui Sha, and Chueh Ming)

The directions for male and female are different for Kua number 5. So if you're Male, you'll have to look under Column 5(M) and if you're Female, you'll have to look under the Column 5(F).

Kua Number
	1	2	3	4	5 (M)	5 (F)	6	7	8	9
Sheng Chi	SE	NE	S	N	NE	SW	W	NW	SW	E
Tien Yi	E	W	N	S	W	NW	NE	SW	NW	SE
Yan Nien	S	NW	SE	E	NW	W	SW	NE	W	N
Fu Wei	N	SW	E	SE	SW	NE	W	W	NE	S
Ho Hai	W	E	SW	NW	E	S	SE	N	S	NE
Wu Kwei	NE	SE	NW	SW	SE	N	E	S	N	W
Lui Sha	NW	S	NE	W	S	E	N	SE	E	SW
Chueh Ming	SW	N	W	NE	N	SE	S	E	SE	NW

Four Auspicious Directions

Sheng Chi is the direction for attracting prosperity, wealth and fame into your life.

Tien Yi is the direction for improving your health and bring longevity.

Yen Nien is the direction for enhancing family relationships.

Fu Wei is the direction for achieving self-actualization and peace.

Four Inauspicious Directions

Ho Hai is the direction that leads to frustration and possible financial loss.

Wu Kwei is the direction that leads to loss of income/employment and burglaries.

Lui Sha is the direction that leads to illnesses, accidents, and legal entanglements.

Chueh Ming is the most fatal direction. It leads to bankruptcies and fatal illnesses.

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Calculating Your Kua Number

The Kua Number is a basic building block of the Eight Mansion School of Feng Shui. Once you know your Kua number, you'll be able to find out which are the directions that's auspicious for you and which are those that are not.

You'll also be able to identify the auspicious and inauspicious sectors of your home which will be very useful when you're buying an apartment or when you're furnishing your home.

There are 9 different Kua numbers and your Kua Number can be calculated from your birth date.

Depending on your gender, the method of calculating your Gua Number is different.

If You're Male,

Step 1: Add up the last two digits of your birth year

For example, if you're born in 1975, you'll add '7' and '5' to get '12'

Step 2: If you get a double-digit in Step 1, add up the two digits to get a single digit.

Using the same example, add '1' and '2' (of 12 from Step 1) to get '3'.

Step 3: Subtract the number from Step 2 from 10.

You minus '3' from '10' and you get '7'.

So your Kua Number is 7.

If you're Female,

Step 1: Add up the last two digits of your birth year

For example, if you're born in 1982, you'll add '8' and '2' to get '10'

Step 2: If you get a double-digit in Step 1, add up the two digits to get a single digit.

Using the same example, add '1' and '0' to get '1'.

Step 3: Add '5' to the number you got from Step 2.

You add '1' and '5' to get 6'.

So your Kua Number is 6.

Step 4: If you get a double-digit in Step 3, add up the two digits to get a single digit.

Note: If you're born in the 21st century, you should use "10" as the digit for the tenth column. That is, if your birth year is 2001, you should add '10' and '1' in Step 1.

If you're born on 2010, you'll add '11' and '0'. If you're born on 2021, you'll add '12' and '1'.

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Your Kua Number Quick Guide

Year	From	Male	Female
1927	Feb 5	1	5
1928	Feb 5	9	6
1929	Feb 4	8	7
1930	Feb 4	7	8
1931	Feb 5	6	9
1932	Feb 5	5	1
1933	Feb 4	4	2
1934	Feb 4	3	3
1935	Feb 5	2	4
1936	Feb 5	1	5
1937	Feb 4	9	6
1938	Feb 4	8	7
1939	Feb 5	7	8
1940	Feb 5	6	9
1941	Feb 4	5	1
1942	Feb 4	4	2
1943	Feb 5	3	3
1944	Feb 5	2	4
1945	Feb 4	1	5
1946	Feb 4	9	6
1947	Feb 4	8	7
1948	Feb 5	7	8
1949	Feb 4	6	9
1950	Feb 4	5	1
1951	Feb 4	4	2
1952	Feb 5	3	3
1953	Feb 4	2	4
1954	Feb 4	1	5
1955	Feb 4	9	6
1956	Feb 5	8	7
1957	Feb 4	7	8
1958	Feb 4	6	9
1959	Feb 4	5	1
1960	Feb 5	4	2
1961	Feb 4	3	3
1962	Feb 4	2	4
1963	Feb 4	1	5
1964	Feb 5	9	6
1965	Feb 4	8	7
1966	Feb 4	7	8
1967	Feb 4	6	9
1968	Feb 5	5	1
1969	Feb 4	4	2
1970	Feb 4	3	3
1971	Feb 4	2	4
1972	Feb 5	1	5
1973	Feb 4	9	6
1974	Feb 4	8	7
1975	Feb 4	7	8
1976	Feb 5	6	9
1977	Feb 4	5	1
1978	Feb 4	4	2
1979	Feb 4	3	3
1980	Feb 5	2	4
1981	Feb 4	1	5
1982	Feb 4	9	6
1983	Feb 4	8	7
1984	Feb 4	7	8
1985	Feb 4	6	9
1986	Feb 4	5	1
1987	Feb 4	4	2
1988	Feb 4	3	3
1989	Feb 4	2	4
1990	Feb 4	1	5
1991	Feb 4	9	6
1992	Feb 4	8	7
1993	Feb 4	7	8
1994	Feb 4	6	9
1995	Feb 4	5	1
1996	Feb 4	4	2
1997	Feb 4	3	3
1998	Feb 4	2	4
1999	Feb 4	1	5
2000	Feb 4	9	6
2001	Feb 4	8	7
2002	Feb 4	7	8
2003	Feb 4	6	9
2004	Feb 4	5	1
2005	Feb 4	4	2
2006	Feb 4	3	3
2007	Feb 4	2	4

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What constitutes a Good Chinese Name?

After reading my article on change name, my fren asked this question.

There are a few components to a Chinese name according to Geomancy:
- Four Pillars of Destiny, Chinese name master will require this information to understand the destiny and element of the person so that a good name can be given accordingly.
- The number of strokes (it will decide the good or bad name) e.g. 9 strokes is bad, 16 strokes is good; (I will cover more in my free course).
- The good and bad of strokes are through a combination of Chinese Characters which can be classified as below:
1. 天格 (pronounced tian ge) translated as heaven character.
2. 地格(pronounced di ge) translated as earth character.
3. 人格(pronounced ren ge) translated as human character.
4. 外格(pronounced wai ge) translated as external character.
5. 总格(pronounced zhong ge) translated as overall character.
(More details in my course material)
- The five elements to a name (it is said that a good name must encompass all the five elements in geomancy i.e. metal, wood, water, fire and earth);

It is believed that a good master can tell your character and destiny from your Four Pillars of Destiny and your name.

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Affirmations: Mind or Myth?

Write your wish 49 times on a piece of paper for 49 days and sign off at the end of each statement with an uplifting signature.

Supposedly, this is a simple yet powerful ritual that will make your wish come true. You can’t skip a day, otherwise you’ll have to repeat this ritual all over again. That probably explains why I never got to find out whether it works or not.

This ritual isn’t one that’s unique to feng shui though. Self-help literatures refer to this exercise as affirmation. The rituals may differ slightly but essentially, it’s all about repeating a positive statement over and over again to help you achieve a specific goal.

Some believe it’s your mind at work. Some believe it’s higher intelligence at work. Some don’t really care how it works, as long as it works.

Try one today: I am at the peak of my health.

Posted by logan at 05:10 PM | Comments (0)

Nay-nay Fortune Teller

Visited a fortune teller for the first time yesterday. I must say it was quite a disturbing experience. I had to fax my birth information a week before the actual consultation to the Master, a Chinese women in her forties with a strong Shanghainese accent, so that she can spend time deciphering my destiny and make my $98 seem well spent.

I didn't really like the first sentence that came out of the Master's mouth. She said that my dad gave up 10 years of his life span so that I can be born. Judging from my four pillars of destiny, I'm not fated to lead a good life because I'm someone who doesn't have the fire element in my eight characters, and a normal person is supposed to have all five elements. So I guess I'm a freak.

What followed was a gloomy picture of how my life has been, and will be, simply because I'm "fire-less". I may die before I reach 40; I can't own a business because it'll fail. And when I related to her that I think my life's just fine, she'll tell me I must have done many good deeds (I like to believe I did, and am still doing good deeds) thus accumulating good karma. When she guessed wrongly that I've never started my own business, she'll respond by saying that it's still early to tell. The gods have been merciful so far but it doesn't mean they will be in future. Heck, she sure can get herself out of such situations...and in the process, succeeds in making me feel like my future is fraught with uncertainties and perils.

Of course, I try to reassure myself that I'm the master of my own destiny. And I've always believed in taking responsibility to create my own future. Believing in the theory that life's predetermined just seems such a loser's mentality. It's a way of rationalizing why one's life sucks and in doing so, conveniently giving up the responsibility to take charge of our life. Being born with a lousy destiny just means I have to work doubly hard to get what I want. Screw all naysayers!

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