For those who still believe (or fear) that the world will end in 2012, an older Mayan calendar has been unearthed and its calculations go way beyond 2012.
They used some interesting astronomical cycles: 117 days, 178 days, their classic cycle of 260 days, 365 days, 584 days and 780 days.
The longest time span they depicted was 6700 years, so our descendents can start worrying about the end of the Mayan calendar again around the year 7500 AD.
You can read the article here: http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,2114645,00.html?iid=tsmodule
Or here (3 pages in German): http://www.sueddeutsche.de/wissen/maya-kalender-weltuntergang-verschoben-1.1354990
So, now you can book that holiday for 2013 ;-)
Danny
Reading, after a certain age, diverts the mind too much from its creative pursuits. Any man who reads too much and uses his own brain too little falls into lazy habits of thinking.
Research in Germany has shown that the decline in storks around Berlin between 1970 and 1985 coincided with less babies being born in the area.
When the population of storks started increasing again after 1995, there was also an increase in deliveries outside city-hospitals.
Here is the complete article: New evidence for the Theory of the Stork
For folk beliefs and things like theories connected to astrology we will always find cases that seem to confirm the theory or belief. If only we keep looking for confirmation. But does that also mean it is true?
What is your conclusion?
Danny
Being born in the "Winter" in Australia, July, why is my ES Month Piller telling me I am Yin Earth Sheep, which is Summer (7th July -8th August)? Why is July Summer all over the world?
Anonymous
Hi,
Because the Branches (in this case month Branch) are not tied to the seasons. Sheep month is summer in the North and winter in the Southern hemisphere.
What does change is the strength of the Fire in the Sheep. In NH the Fire is enhanced by the summer season, so it will be very strong. While in the SH the Fire in the Sheep will be tempered by the winter season, so it is not as strong as it would be in the North.
The Branches should not be seen as tied to the seasons.
Hope this helps.
Danny
hi there my 4p have only 4 fires 3 metals and 1 earth am i unbalanced ? and what can i do to have more of the other 2 elements?
Anonymous
Hi,
Thanks for you question, but it’s very hard to say anything without seeing the actual chart.
Four Pillars is not a matter of just counting up the elements, their position in the chart and their elemental strength on the basis of timeliness are also very important.
Danny
I was born 5 minutes before the change of the hour which would also have changed my day master. According to my current chart I am Wu Yi Wu Geng (stems) with Zi Hai Yin Zi (branches) but if I would have been born 5 minutes later my chart would be this Wu Bing Wu Geng (stems) and Zi Zi Yin Zi (branches). My question is, was I born on the cusp? and do I have lots of power in my chart in addition to resource?
If you are born so close to change of hour (or change of day), then you need to consider both alternative charts and see which one has been most relevant for your life so far. That’s not always easy.
When birth time is recorded there is easily a 15 minute error margin on it. So there is no other way.
Danny
Wheres the goddam earthquake Danny? I`m bored, nothing happens here
Anonymous
Well, if you read the previous post then you will see that it didn’t really work the first time either. http://network.fourpillars.net/post/10514415558/the-next-earthquake-part-2
There were some quakes around that date, but not in the expected place.
So what can we learn:
1)It is very easy to predict earthquakes if you cite neither the place nor the day.
2)It is a bit more difficult (but not impossible) to predict earthquakes if you tell the day but not the place.
3)It is very difficult to predict quakes if you are to tell both the day and the place.
Danny
“Those who are good in Yi Jing, don’t do divination”.
— old Chinese saying
善于易者不卜.
When you are good in Yi Jing (I Ching), you know the principles of nature and you don’t need to do any divination, including bazi reading or feng shui.
We all know the concept of “self-fulfilling prophecy”. It is when a certain prediction causes it to become true. There are many classic examples in old stories and literature.
But the opposite exists too. When something becomes not true because it was predicted. The prediction itself (or the person’s response to it) prevents it from happening. This is called: “prophet’s dilemma”.
For example an astrologer may predict that somebody will become rich and famous after his 30th birthday. The person’s believes it and becomes a bit lazier, no need to study and work hard if he is going to be rich and famous soon. As result the person wastes his life and dies very poor. When he realized the astrologer’s prediction was wrong it was too late. Maybe if he hadn’t gone to that astrologer, he might have become rich and famous.
Or a woman who is lonely gets predicted that she will meet her life partner next month and will marry before the end of the year. She is happy to hear that, but now she becomes more nervous and tense when she goes out. Where will she meet her partner? Will he be handsome, or rich? The anticipation makes her tense. Because of her nervousness no man is attracted to her. When the month passes by without any significant new meeting, the woman gets depressed because she thinks she has missed her chance. She remains single for the rest of her life. How different her life might have been if she hadn’t met that astrologer?
Making a correct prediction can be harmful for a person. Making a wrong prediction can sometimes help a person. The work of an astrologer is very paradoxical. Sometimes he does a good job by making bad predictions. If that’s not a nice excuse?
Danny
