While there’s still plenty of time to prepare for the coming year of the Water Tiger, here are some things you may want to think about when planning for the shift of the energy in your own home. You can use this information to set up, but keep in mind that while it’s accurate and helpful, by nature it’s generic. If your purpose is to go beyond the basics, the application of Feng Shui must be tailored to you and your home.
There will be areas that you will want to keep quiet in 2022, which also means January is a great time to do a deep clean of the house.
Even this general stuff is a bit complicated so skip down to the guidelines if that’s how you scroll.
Tai Sui, Sui Po and San Sha
The Year of the Water Tiger opens on February 4th at 04:58. The Tai Sui or Year Boss is in the NE again, however, this changeover of year boss from Ox to Tiger also marks a change of the season of the Great Year.
This is an abrupt change of energy, which is pretty typical of the Tiger. If you’re not already familiar with the concept of the Tai Sui you can think of it as the ruling energy of the year. In some years people born under the same Animal branch as the year are considered to be offending the Tai Sui. I’ll be writing more about whether that’s true and what that might mean for the Tiger in my annual forecast and Animal Fortunes which will be published later this month.
Opposite the Tiger in the NE is the Monkey in the SW. That means in 2022 the Monkey is called the Sui Po or “year breaker”. The Monkey is considered to be in opposition to the Tiger. Their relationship is a clash. Energetically the Tiger sends force towards, pressures or stimulates the Monkey. The clash between Tiger and Monkey has the potential for destructive, immature actions, however, a clash means things can change more easily and rapidly. If you’re feeling worried about the clash because there’s a Monkey in your BaZi, or because there’s a Monkey in your life, booking a BaZi reading can provides practical and applicable solutions. I can help you to navigate safely, mitigate and sometimes take advantage of a clash.
The area between NW3 (Pig) and NE1 (Ox) is called the San Sha or Three killings in 2022. It covers the entire area between Pig and Ox. The Rat, centering at 0 degrees in the north, is the most difficult area. The energy of the San Sha this year is Fire element (south) vs Water element (north).
Lest you get lost in the technical stuff, it’s important to remember that Feng Shui is all about relationships. Stick to first principles. If you want to know how the energy moves around, it’s elemental and elementary.
The annual calculations are expressions of the relationships of elements. They point out the Tai Sui, Sui Po, and San Sha: the relationships that may need more of your attention in any given year. You can think of them as roles we may be called to play.
Guidelines for 2022
- Don’t face NE, meaning the Tiger who is centered at 60 degrees. You can spend time in the NE location of your house but don’t face that direction. If your head points NE when you are in bed, you’ll want to consider changing that. Having your back to the NE is fine. Consult a professional if you want to activate or make major changes in this area.
- Avoid Rat (N2) and the areas directly adjacent. The scope of the San Sha covers Pig-Ox (322.5-37.5 degrees on the compass). Avoid digging, drilling or other activations in this area. Keep it quiet. Otherwise, consult a professional (like me) who can tell you what to do, when, and where.
- If your house faces N or S it would be helpful to consult a professional to evaluate your home and mitigate any potential issues, especially if a door is located in the N or S.
The only locations you’ll want to avoid are the center (Tai Chi) and the N where the San Sha is located. These locations can be fine tuned further by applying Ba Zhai (8 House or 8 Mansions). In 2022 East Group houses and people are on an equal footing with West Group houses and people.
Flying Stars
Flying Stars is a system used to identify energy pockets within a building, city, country…The base energy for each area is indicated by the traditional Lo Shu where Star 5 is in the center:
| SE | S | SW | ||
| 4 | 9 | 2 | ||
| E | 3 | 5 | 7 | W |
| 8 | 1 | 6 | ||
| NE | N | NW |
In addition to these base stars which are static, each house has it’s own collection of Flying Stars, which some would say is similar to a natal chart. The best results come when you’ve understood and dealt with these static and underlying energies first.
Once you’ve done that, there are the annual stars which move each year to play with. There are also monthly Flying Stars and daily Flying Stars which you may be familiar with if you read my daily forecasts.
Each star corresponds to a trigram from the Later Heaven Bagua and so each one also has an elemental nature. Some stars naturally pair up. Some stars play well together and some don’t. Some are helpful and some not so much. I won’t try to explain it more here.
In 2022, the Flying Stars return “home” to their original positions which means they are the same as the Lo Shu. The map below will tell you the locations of the annual Flying Stars within your home for the Water Tiger year. They will interact with the monthly Flying Stars in a guest/host relationship. This interaction of the annual and monthly stars is used for forecasting.
Annual Flying Stars for Water Tiger 2022
| SE | S | SW | ||
| 4 | 9 | 2 | ||
| E | 3 | 5 | 7 | W |
| 8 | 1 | 6 | ||
| NE | N | NW |
As a general practice, we want to avoid the annual Wu Huang or 5 yellow, so don’t spend time in the center of your home. If you’re not sure where that is, ask me. Keep it as quiet as possible. No activations here but you can face the center for power.
The 5 star is in the middle where it belongs and touches every gua. Power is accessible to everyone, but the unpredictable 5 star has access to everyone too.
When to Act
Moving things around the house, changing rooms, and placing Feng Shui cures and enhancements is best done between December 22nd 2021-February 3rd 2022. You can maximize results by using date selection. If you want help with that, I invite you to subscribe to my monthly newsletter or, contact me to find a date that’s specific to you and your house.
If you’re familiar with applying Feng Shui you can use the information in this article to set up your house. You’ll also need to know your Ming Gua to make the most of the energy of 2022. Just compare your good directions with the “rules”. And of course I’m available if you want to enhance or mitigate rather than simply avoid.