For those of you who follow my predictions for stock markets based on 4P cycles, the new 2012 forecasts are available on the blog:

http://fourpillarsfinance.wordpress.com/2012/01/19/forecasts-for-2012/

Last year we did well with almost all forecasts, so this year we have expanded the coverage to many more markets, and also give you some useful new charts.

Comments and criticism are welcome as always.

Danny

it occurred to me that one single minute difference can be enough to change a zi wei chart completely,this makes me suspect of the system. in bazi changing the hour pillar wont change a chart dramatically
Anonymous

That’s a fair point.

Or as somebody once told: “astrology is like water: you can pour it in any shape glass and it will always take the shape of the container”

The astrology chart always seems to fit the person. In our mind we flex and fold the astrology principles until it fits the person (= the container).

That’s why we are so good at explaining the past and the already known present with it.

E.g.: somebody comes to us with heart troubles and we look for weak Fire in his chart - if we don’t find weak Fire we try to find abundant Water - if we don’t find abundant Water then we find a clash to Fire - if we don’t find a clash to Fire we may find a Harm to it - if we don’t find a Harm to Fire we can perhaps find a combination affecting the Fire……. well, chances are good we will find something to explain the heart problems. And if we don’t find, then we can always say that the person has strong heart, but he doesn’t exercise enough.

Danny

If we want everything to stay as it is, everything will have to change.
Giuseppe Tomasi di Lamedusa
ren chen sounds like earthuakes with tsunamis
Anonymous

Why?

There are earthquakes every year. Tsunamis are rather rare.

In the previous ren chen year, 1952, there were deadly earthquakes, but not more so than in other years.

Check out the list of deadly earthquakes on wikipedia:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_deadly_earthquakes_since_1900

Danny

http://www.asiaone.com/News/AsiaOne+News/Malaysia/Story/A1Story20120103-319518.html

Certain dates in 2012 will not be auspicious for giving birth, according to the geomancy master David Koh.



The Nobleman (Tian Yi Gui Ren  天乙) is an auspicious symbolic star in Four Pillars astrology. It neutralizes the negative influences and is supposed to bring good luckThanks to it, one can easily receive help from others – visible or invisible assistance. 

Table for calculating the star:
       
year or day of birth - stem      branch
 Jia  (Yang Wood)                  Wei, Chou (Goat; Ox)
Yi  (Yin Wood)                      Shen; Zi (Monkey; Rat)
Bing  (Yang Fire)                  Hai; You (Pig; Rooster)
Ding  (Yin Fire)                     Hai; You (Pig; Rooster)
Wu  (Yang Earth)                  Chou; Wei (Ox; Goat)
Ji  (Yin Earth)                       Zi; Shen  (Rat; Monkey)
Geng (Yang Metal)               Chou; Wei (Ox; Goat)
Xin  (Yin Metal)                    Yin; Wu  (Tiger; Horse)
Ren  (Yang Water)                Mao; Si  (Rabbit; Snake)
Gui (Yin Water)                    Mao; Si  (Rabbit; Snake)

There are many speculations about this symbolic star. After learning that they have Nobleman in the horoscope, many people become highly elated, feeling that they are protected by some sort of angels and higher beings. And if you tell them that they have 2 or 3 Nobleman stars in the chart, they become very excited: “Wow, I have 3 guardian angels!”. This way of thinking easily leads to illusions and misunderstandings. 

The calculation of the Nobleman star is based on the heavenly stems combination. Normally the stems combination is regarded as a positive aspect in Chinese astrology and therefore this symbolic star is given a positive characteristics of assisting the person and removing the obstacles of his way. But there really is nothing that much special in the meaning.

The Qing Dynasty book “Qian Ding Xie Ji Bian Fang Shu《钦定协纪辨方书》 points out: 

   “The Nobleman star divides into Yang Nobleman and Yin Nobleman. The calculation of Yang Nobleman starts from Jia Zi (Rat) and is clockwise, while the calculation of Yin Nobleman starts from Shen (Monkey) and is counterclockwise.” 
  For Yang Nobleman, the calculation formula is Jia (Yang Wood) + Zi (Rat). From this base we look at the stems combination and find the branch of the corresponding, i.e. the combined stem:
Jia (Yang Wood) + Zi (Rat) —>   Jia (Yang Wood) combines with Ji (Yin Earth), therefore for Ji the Yang Nobleman is in Zi (Rat).
Yi (Yin Wood) + Chou (Ox) —> Yi (Yin Wood) combines with Geng (Yang Metal), therefore for Geng (Yang Metal) the Yang Nobleman is in Chou (Ox).
Bing (Yang Fire) + Yin (Tiger) —> Bing combines with Xin (Yin Metal), therefore for Xin (Yin Metal) the Yang Nobleman is in Yin (Tiger). 
Ding (Yin Fire) + Mao (Rabbit) —> Ding combines with Ren (Yang Water), therefore for Ren (Yang Water) the Yang Nobleman is in Mao (Rabbit)…”  


For Yin Nobleman the calculation formula is Jia (Yang Wood) + Shen (Monkey). From this base we look counterclockwise. 
Jia (Yang Wood) + Shen (Monkey) —> Jia (Yang Wood) combines with Ji (Yin Earth), therefore for Ji the Yin Nobleman is in Shen (Monkey). 
Yi (Yin Wood) + Wei (Goat) —> Yi (Yin Wood) combines with Geng (Yang Metal), therefore for Geng (Yang Metal) the Yin Nobleman is in Wei (Goat). 
Bing (Yang Fire) + Wu (Horse) —> Bing combines with Xin (Yin Metal), therefore for Xin (Yin Metal) the Yin Nobleman is in Wu (Horse). 
And so on…

Whoever cannot seek the unforeseen sees nothing, for the known way is an impasse.
Heraclitus, Fragments
Hi
Whenever a geng day comes(ideal wife for Ding DM) I look for women but find none that especially attracts me.
Yesterday I didnrt now it was geng day and found her in a nearby café.
This tells me that if you know things in advance,they wont happen because your behavior will change
If I knew yesterday was geng id have gone looking for women in another place and miss this opportunity.
Maybe that’s why the bible says astrology belongs to the devil.
When looking at the future id only look fo
Anonymous

Hi,

That’s the known problem of “expectations”.

That’s why I have been telling for years: don’t analyze your own birth chart all the time, don’t look into your fengshui every month.

People who are looking in the tongshu almanac every day are in a living hell, because they cannot do anything without the expectations of good or bad day as indicated by their almanac or astrology. They become slaves of their almanac or date selection system.

Or the annual #5 is over their bedroom, and they are worried all year long… Sometimes it is their own worry that gives them a disease before the end of the year.

That’s the problem of expectations.

Danny

If possible, I wish to know a nine star ki reading of my position (8 soil) in the years 2005-2006. Of course, these events are past; however i need to hear an interpretation that is other than my subjective point of view.I was born on July 18, 1983. Much obliged...
Anonymous

Hi,

Thanks for your question, but we don’t do free readings on this site. We would get flooded with requests.

You are welcome to join Heluo’s 9 ki list, where the members may want to discuss your questions.

See: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NineStarKi/

Danny

the world has never been in a situation like today.
In the past the current disputes were solved with wars. Today a war means the end of civilazation. The only options i can see is to forgive the entire world debt or do away with money altogether.
What does astrology points to in your view,mundane astrologers?
thanks
Anonymous

We have been in this situation before, but nobody is alive to remember it. Check out the Long Depression http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_Depression . It started in the same way, too much debt leading to banks going bankrupt, followed by financial contagion and a long period of very high joblessness. It lasted for 23 years.

To wipe out the world debts is not a solution, because it also wipes out the savings of many people who hold the bonds, and it wipes out the accounts of pension funds, which also hold bonds. When people lose their savings and their pension then they will be very angry, and when too much anger has accumulated in the people then they tend to take it out in a war against something or somebody. Some scapegoat is always easily found.

Astrology does not really offer us any answers in this regard.

Basically it is not money that is the problem, it is government that is the problem. And when the problem thinks it is the solution, then you have a real problem.

Danny