It’s been a great year for those hot weather plants like sunflowers, just as I predicted. I planted nine mammoth sunflowers on the south side of the house near the sidewalk. They are on the dragon side. Sunflowers are a great example of the the yang wood (Jia) element and how it works. They grow… Read More
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Using BaZi for Genealogy
Earlier this year I was talking with a genealogist about a family tree she was researching. Genealogists collect lots of birth and death data as well as other documentation of a person’s life so I thought it would be fun to see if we could use Four Pillars natal chart analysis to ferret out new… Read More
Fiery Patterns in Time : Metal Horse Month
I was going through my Twitter feed this morning and came across this tweet from History Link: A historical tidbit like that is just the right thing to get me looking for patterns in time and circumstance. Today is the first day of the Yang Metal Horse month, also known as Geng Wu. June 6,… Read More
Core Theory of Feng Shui : Five Elements
I missed this post when I was doing my forecast roundup this year. In a sense it doesn’t “fit” with the others on the list because it is written by a consultant who uses a westernized form of the traditional Later Heaven Bagua. In the western method the bagua is static and it’s orientation is… Read More
2014 Yang Wood Horse Forecast Roundup
I’ve put together a list of Feng Shui and Chinese Astrology predictions for 2014. If you’d like to read my 2014 feng shui forecast for gardeners click here. 2014 is the year of the Wood Horse or Jia Wu. It’s also known as the year of the Green Wood Horse or the Horse in the… Read More
What’s Wrong With This Picture : Preparing Your House for Sale
Here’s a nice house in a great neighborhood that’s on the market right now. It has off street parking and a garage. It’s a rectangle shape which is good for feng shui. What is not in its favor is that it lacks immediate curb appeal, which may be slowing down the sales possibilities. It definitely… Read More
Using Feng Shui Outdoors
One of the ways in which feng shui was westernized in the 1990s was by placing the emphasis on what is happening inside of the house. It made the concept of feng shui more palatable to the average person because it seemed to be mostly about re-decorating, placing symbolic objects, and making color choices. The… Read More
Yin Water Pig Month and the Water Element
Thursday November 7th 2013 is the first day of the Yin Water Pig Month, also known as Gui Hai. Since the main element of the Pig is yang water, the pillar for the month is an entire pillar of water. In terms of Feng Shui and bazi the element of water represents many different things.… Read More
Feng Shui for Gardeners 2014 : Year of the Yang Wood Horse (Jia Wu)
As you are wrapping things up in the garden for 2013 it’s time to think about next year’s season and make plans for various projects. If you’ve read any of my other posts about Feng Shui for gardeners you’ll know I’m about to tell you what areas you should not disturb next year. If you… Read More
Coincidence or…What? October 21- 22, 2013
On Monday, October 21st 2013 which is a Metal Monkey (Geng Shen) day in a Water Dog (Ren Xu) month in the Chinese calendar. A Bing Fire (Yang Fire) day master that I sometimes work with has so many combinations in his bazi chart in this unseasonally fiery time that he became very strong. Coincidentally(?)… Read More