FS350 - Day Selection 1,2

American Feng Shui Institute presents FS350 – Day Selection, Class 1

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Table of Contents I. Introduction ..................................................................................................................................... 6 Time in Chinese Thought............................................................................................................ 6 Selecting Days ............................................................................................................................ 7 Types of Day Selection............................................................................................................. 11 The Effects of Day Selection .................................................................................................... 12 Quiz 1................................................................................................................................................ 13 Quiz 1 ANSWERS............................................................................................................................ 14 II. Days to Avoid Important Activities in General ........................................................................... 15 1. Year Breaker (歲破 Sui4 Po4).............................................................................................. 15 2. Month Breaker (月破 Yue4 Po4).......................................................................................... 17 3. Day Breaker (日破 Ri4 Po4)................................................................................................. 18 4. Big Consumer (大耗 Da4 Hao4) (a personal inauspicious day)........................................... 18 A Summary of Breakers and the Big Consumer............................................................... 20 Quiz 2................................................................................................................................................ 21 Quiz 2 Answers................................................................................................................................. 22 5. Four Separators (Si4 Li2 四離)............................................................................................. 23 6. Four Exhaustions (Si4 Jue2 四絕) ........................................................................................ 23 7. The Three Sha (三煞 San1 Sha4) ......................................................................................... 25 A. Robbery Sha (劫煞 Jie2 Sha4)..................................................................................... 27 B. Disaster Sha (災煞 Zai1 Sha4)..................................................................................... 27 C. Year Sha (歲煞 Sui4 Sha4) .......................................................................................... 27 Quiz 3................................................................................................................................................ 31 Quiz 3 Answers................................................................................................................................. 32 III. Two Series of Stars Used for Day Selection: Two Traditional Cycles....................................... 33 Twelve On-Duty Positions (十二值位 Shi2er4 Zhi2wei2) ...................................................... 34 The Twenty-Eight Constellations (er4shi2ba1 xiu4 二十八宿)............................................... 37 Horn (Jiao) Days ............................................................................................................... 39 Quiz 4................................................................................................................................................ 41 Quiz 4 Answers................................................................................................................................. 42 IV. Selecting Days for Specific Activities........................................................................................ 43 A. Love, Marriage, and Family................................................................................................. 43 1. Selecting a Wedding Day.............................................................................................. 43 2. Days to Avoid for Weddings or Marriage Proposals (a personal day) ......................... 46 Quiz 5................................................................................................................................................ 48 Quiz 5 Answers................................................................................................................................. 49 B. Moving and Travel ............................................................................................................... 50 3. Days to Avoid for Moving Residence .......................................................................... 50 4. Good for Traveling, Going on a Business Trip or Mission (a personal day)................ 52 Quiz 6................................................................................................................................................ 53 Quiz 6 Answers................................................................................................................................. 54 C. Health ................................................................................................................................... 55 5. Heavenly Doctor (a personal day) ................................................................................ 55 6. Day to Avoid Going to the Hospital (a personal day) .................................................. 56

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7. Days to Avoid Visiting the Sick (Rhymed Formula) (忌探病 Ji4 Tan Bing4) ............ 58 Quiz 7................................................................................................................................................ 60 Quiz 7 Answers................................................................................................................................. 61 D. Resolving Problems ............................................................................................................. 62 8. Resolve Court Case, Have Negotiations (a personal day) ............................................ 62 9. Day to Appeal a Decision (a personal day) .................................................................. 63 Quiz 8................................................................................................................................................ 64 Quiz 8 Answers................................................................................................................................. 65 E. Making Money ..................................................................................................................... 66 10. Building or Moving into a Warehouse........................................................................ 66 11. Putting Money in the Bank ......................................................................................... 66 Quiz 9................................................................................................................................................ 68 Quiz 9 Answers................................................................................................................................. 69 CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................. 70 FINAL EXAM .................................................................................................................................. 71 FINAL EXAM ANSWER KEY ....................................................................................................... 73

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DAY SELECTION 1

I. Introduction To understand Day Selection, you must understand: The stems and branches, and the cycle of sixty The solar aspect of the Chinese calendar How to find the stem and branch of the current year, month, day, and hour How to find the stem and branch of the birth year, month, day, and hour for the client(s) All of the above was discussed in the Stems and Branches Class. In the Day Selection 2 Class, you must also have some background in Feng Shui. The lunar aspect of the calendar is not used for day selection, at least not for any of the calculations that we include. It is highly recommended that you review the above topics to be well prepared for this class.

Time in Chinese Thought In the West, we tend to view time as linear, always moving forward, and not having any variation in quality. One minute of a day equals any other minute. In this sense, time is rather abstract, and has no personality or character of its own. It is simply a measurement. It has no effect on us, other than as units passing, causing aging. On the other hand, the Chinese have always felt that time is more cyclical than linear. The Chinese have cycles of 9 (stars), 10 (stems), 12 (branches), 60 (stem/branch combinations) and even 180 (cycle of sixty combined with the nine stars). There are cycles of years, months, days, and hours (as well as other cycles). Where we are within the cycle is more important than where we are in any absolute sense. It defines the quality of that moment of time, and effects people based on this quality. Different times have different effects. A chen (dragon) year is qualitatively different than a si (snake) year. A bing (yang fire) stem day is different than a gui (yin water) stem day. Yet, these are all part of a natural cycling of time. These qualities repeat just like the phases of the moon, the seasons of the year, or the rising and setting of the sun. Permanence is something we in the west always seem to be seeking. We try to get everything lined up, and then, if we play our cards right, we think we can stay on top indefinitely. Any decline in fortunes probably could have been avoided, if only we had acted differently. Change is generally predictable and obeys its own laws. If you understand about timing, you can be prepared for the next phase. We don’t struggle against gravity or friction; we simply learn the rules and try to use these forces to our advantage. Why not do this with time and change as well?

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Selecting Days Choosing appropriate activities for a day is called elective astrology in the west. In China, almanacs are published every year. These give information about many aspects of Chinese life, including the astrology and Feng Shui for the year. One of the main functions of the almanac is to help people choose days that are appropriate for various activities. Certain days are auspicious for marriage, business deals, grand openings, or even for getting haircuts. Other days are bad luck for these activities. Some days are considered better to stay home in bed, because the qi of the day does not support positive outcomes. These are days when all important activities are illadvised for all people. There are also days which are more difficult for certain individuals, but not for the general population.

Page from an old book on Day Selection Chinese almanacs were originally tools used only for the king or emperor, to help him rule with his mandate of heaven. Certain rites and rituals needed to be practiced at precise times in order to keep his mandate, preserve the social order, and prevent natural or man-made disasters. In legend, the keeping of the calendar began with the Emperor Yao (2356-2254 BCE). Evidence of it exists from the Shang dynasty (c.1500-1100 BCE).

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Page from a modern Chinese almanac After a time, official calendars were replicated for the general population. These were often illegal. In the Tang dynasty (618-907) printing made cheap, but unauthorized versions readily available. Today, similar versions abound in any Chinese bookstore toward the end of each year.

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Page from a Tang dynasty almanac found in Dunhuang Most Chinese who use almanacs to select appropriate days for an activity have no idea how these days are calculated. They simply look up the day in question and check what the almanac says. Most Chinese today either don’t use the almanac at all, or only consult it for very important events, such as wedding dates. In addition to listing the big events in life, the almanac can also tell which days are auspicious for moving the bed, praying for good fortune, cutting out cloth for clothes, or digging a well, etc. There is such an amazing array of activities listed as good or bad for each day, that very little room is left for spontaneity, if one follows the almanac in every detail.

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Page from a modern Chinese almanac A few Chinese almanacs are published annually in English. Master Sang publishes one each year. Now you will learn how to do many of the calculations yourself. This class is a practical beginning. However, the subject is huge, and many of the calculations are quite complicated, or are for activities that are not considered important today in the west. The emphasis in this class is on practical and useful calculations.

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Types of Day Selection 1. Generic day selection: selects activities that are good or bad for specific days, without taking the individual into account. For example, some days are said to be good for marriage in general. 2. Personal day selection: selects activities that are good or bad for specific days, based on the individual’s birth information. There are at least two types: a. Based on a small part of the individual’s birth information, usually the year stem or branch. Often a day is selected for an activity based solely on this. Sometimes a day that is considered generically good for an activity is ruled out because of the individual’s birth information. It may be a good day for weddings in general, but if it conflicts with the individual’s birth data, it should not be used. In the class below, we will note these days by putting ‘(a personal day)’ after the heading. b. Based on the whole birth chart of the individual. We cannot discuss this method in this class, because one needs a thorough understanding of four pillars astrology in order to do this. Basically it involves selecting days that contain the useful spirit and avoiding days that contain the harmful spirit for the individual. 3. Feng Shui day selection: We will not discuss this in the Day Selection 1 Class. However, the Day Selection 2 Class will be on Feng Shui Day Selection. An understanding of Feng Shui is a prerequisite for Day Selection 2. There are two types: a. Choosing a date for activities such as moving in, beginning construction, or renovations based on the orientation of the house. b. Choosing a date for placing certain things or setting the door in a specific direction. For a day to be considered acceptable for an activity, it must be good or neutral in all relevant categories. For example, a good day to get married must be generically good for weddings and, at least, not bad for either the bride or groom. For a good day to begin construction on a house, it must be generically good for groundbreaking and, at least, not bad for the owner, nor for the orientation of the house.

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The Effects of Day Selection Day Selection is like a trigger. These days are just for beginning a project. If a bad day falls on the second or third day of a project, it is not a problem. Day selection can give a powerful boost to a situation. If a mistake in day selection is made, the situation may have a quick adverse effect. However, one must have a realistic idea of the strength of its effects. Picture sprinters in a race. When the race begins, if one of the runners stumbles, they have a harder time catching up, but it is not impossible. If a couple gets married on a day that is bad for them, it does not mean that they will definitely divorce. However, the beginning of a marriage is a time of adjustment. There is more chance of failure with a bad start, just like a new sprout is more easily damaged than a tall tree. Conversely, getting married on an auspicious day is kind of like giving the marriage a nice dose of vitamins. The effects of day selection do not last forever. For example, if construction is began on a bad day, it may be easier for someone to be injured during construction, but a year later the chances of injury in that house would be the same as it would have been if construction had began on a neutral or a good day. To summarize, day selection is concerned with making good starts for your endeavors. However, the effects, whether good or bad, are not long-lasting.

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Quiz 1 1.

[True or False] The effects of day selection last forever.

2. [True or False] Even though a couple is well matched, if they get married on a bad day it will always cause divorce. 3. 4.

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[True or False] Even if a day is good for weddings, it will not be good for everyone. Day Selection can be based on a. the current time b. birth information of the client c. feng shui of the building d. all of the above [True or False] In Day Selection, we use the Chinese lunar calendar.

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Quiz 1 ANSWERS 1. [True or False] The effects of day selection last forever. Answer: False. They only last a short time, up to a year. 2. [True or False] Even though a couple is well matched, if they get married on a bad day it will always cause divorce. Answer: False. It will give the marriage a difficult start, but the couple may be able to survive. 3. [True or False] Even if a day is good for weddings, it will not be good for everyone. Answer: True. Based on the birth information, it will be bad for some people. 4. Day Selection can be based on a. the current time b. birth information of the client c. feng shui of the building d. all of the above Answer: d. all of the above 5. [True or False] In Day Selection, we use the Chinese lunar calendar. Answer: False. We use the Chinese solar calendar.

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II. Days to Avoid Important Activities in General The most important part of Day Selection is how to avoid getting sick, or tension in a marriage, or receiving a financial disaster, etc. Disasters can be hard to remedy. How to achieve something good is of secondary importance. So we will start with days when it is better to avoid important activities. The days in this section bring bad luck. Even if a day appears good by some other calculation, it should be avoided if it falls under one of these kinds of bad luck days. Below are seven types of days that are best left for unimportant activities. In an almanac, it might say, Inauspicious day, do not choose any activity. These are times when the qi is at its weakest or is in opposition to the day. The first three are Breakers. This means that the day has a branch which is in opposition to some other reference point. Oppositions cause conflict, difficulty, and consume the qi rather than supporting it.

1. Year Breaker (歲破 歲破 Sui4 Po4) BREAKER or CONSUMER Zi Wu Chou Wei Yin Shen Mao You Chen Xu Si Hai Table 1 Breakers are based on the relationship of the branches called Oppositions. (Oppositions were discussed in the Stems and Branches Class, under the heading of Branch Relationships.) Branches in the same row of Table 1 break each other. For example, zi breaks wu. Wu also breaks zi. In a zi branch year, wu is the breaker. A breaker means conflict. This is a day that conflicts with the current year, for example, a wu day in a zi year, or a mao day in a you year. Use Li Chun (Spring Commences), the first day of spring, to define the beginning of the year, since this is the first day of the Chinese solar calendar. It always falls on February 4th or 5th. A breaker overrides any goodness in a day. Never use this day to do anything important. If you do, it will not go smoothly. It may even cause great trouble. Projects that are begun on a breaker day will not be successful. A marriage that occurs on a breaker day is more likely to break up. If you

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begin a construction project on this day, the whole project will be broken. Conflicts will come easily.

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2. Month Breaker (月 月破 Yue4 Po4) The day shouldn’t conflict with month branch, either. For example in a si branch month, hai days are the breaker. Don’t do anything important on these days. Always use the solar calendar: the jie of the twenty-four jie qi are the beginning of the solar months. The lunar calendar is not used for this. EXAMPLE: Take a page for a month from a calendar, and transfer the stems and branches for each day. Mark the start date of the Chinese solar month. Then check the stem and branch for the year, and for the month, to figure out the year breaker and the month breaker. 2003 is a gui wei year (see the calendar page below). Therefore chou days are the year breaker. This makes August 8th and August 20th year breakers. Don’t use them for important activities. The ji wei month ends on August 7th. Therefore, the month breaker for August 1st through 7th is a chou day, coincidentally the same as the year. However, no chou days appear during this time. The geng shen month begins on August 8th. August 8th is also the first day of autumn. During the shen month, yin is the month breaker. We cannot use August 9th or August 21st, 2003 for beginning important activities. August 2003 Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

The ji wei month ends on August 7th.

The geng shen month begins on August 8th.

August 8th is the first day of autumn.

2003 is a gui wei year.

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4

5

6

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

1

2

7 end of ji wei month

bing wu 8

ding wei 9

year breaker

month breaker

wu shen 10

ji you 11

geng xu 12

xin hai 13

ren zi 14

gui chou 15

jia yin 16

yi mao 17

bing chen 18

ding si 19

wu wu 20

ji wei 21

geng shen 22

xin you 23

year breaker

month breaker

ren xu 24

gui hai 25

jia zi 26

yi chou 27

bing yin 28

ding mao 29

wu chen 30

ji si 31

geng wu

xin wei

ren shen

gui you

jia xu

yi hai

bing zi

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3. Day Breaker (日 日破 Ri4 Po4) The hour shouldn’t conflict with the day branch. For example, on a chou branch day, don’t begin anything important in the wei double-hour (1 - 3 p.m.). This would include a wedding, grand opening, ground breaking, signing a contract, moving into a house, funeral, burial, etc. Be sure to correct for Daylight Savings Time, if it is in use.

4. Big Consumer (大耗 大耗 Da4 Hao4) (a personal inauspicious day) A big consumer day consumes money, energy, and time. It makes for headaches, lawsuits, accidents, etc. It could hurt one’s health, business, or even family members. The big consumer is the same as the year breaker, except that instead of using the current year, you use the branch of the birth year for the individual. Therefore, this is a day related to the individual, whereas breakers are universally bad for everyone. The year of birth should not conflict, even if the day is good otherwise. This day may be good for other people, but it will not serve the individual whom it consumes. Use the year of birth only, not month, day, or hour of birth. Day Selection is different then astrology. The year is the most external aspect of a person’s birth information, so it easily interacts with the current time. For example, a client comes to you and wants to have a grand opening for his business. If he was born in a xu year, he should not do this on a chen day, even if it is calculated to be a good day for a grand opening. It may be good for other people to have a grand opening, but it is not good for your client. For a wedding, the date should not conflict with either the bride’s or groom’s birth year. In addition, people whose birth years conflict with each other will tend to have inharmonious relationships. This includes marriages and business partnerships. In some cases, the inauspiciousness of this opposition can be canceled by selecting a date using the three combinations (三合 san he). This is discussed in our class on Life Partner Selection. Remember to avoid the consumer for the individual who is most involved in the activity. For example, avoid a burial on a day that opposes the birth year of the deceased. If possible, one should also avoid burial in a year or month that opposes the birth year of the deceased.

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If you were looking for a day for a person born in a mao year, you would need to avoid all you branch days: August 2003 Sunday

Monday

Tuesday th

Wednesday

The ji wei month ends on August 7th.

The geng shen month begins on August 8th.

August 8 is the first day of autumn.

2003 is a gui wei year.

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4

5

6

wu shen 10

bad for mao person ji you 11

yi mao 17

ren xu 24

ji si 31

bing chen 18

gui hai 25

geng wu

geng xu 12

ding si 19

jia zi 26

xin wei

xin hai 13

Thursday

7

ren zi 14

Friday

Saturday

1

2

bing wu 8

ding wei 9

year breaker

month breaker

gui chou 15

jia yin 16

geng shen 22

bad for mao person xin you 23

wu wu 20

ji wei 21

year breaker

month breaker

yi chou 27

bing yin 28

ding mao 29

wu chen 30

ren shen

bad for mao person gui you

jia xu

yi hai

bing zi

If a person’s luck has been very bad for a long while, they can break through on one of these big consumer days. However, this technique can be dangerous if it is not done properly. It requires a great deal of knowledge and experience to do this properly. One would choose a day that is good for money, but the big consumer for the individual. Since the big consumer is also a breaker, it can occasionally be used to break through from bad times to good times. More frequently, this day breaks something that is good. One can also use the big consumer or the breaker to break something apart: for example, looking for a divorce or to break a contract. However, it is much smoother and less dangerous to avoid these bad days than to try to use them. If they backfire, then much damage can be done. Let’s briefly talk about ethics. If one uses day selection with a heart of compassion, or at least vowing to do no harm, then the feedback to the practitioner will not be harmful. If one uses their knowledge to break up a marriage for selfish reasons and causes harm to others, or to get financial gain they don’t deserve, the end results will be detrimental to the person who gave the unethical advice.

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A Summary of Breakers and the Big Consumer Avoid:
A day that opposes the current year.
A day that opposes the current month.
An hour that opposes the current day.
A day that opposes the birth year.
If possible, a month or year that opposes the birth year.
A person whose birth year opposes your birth year. Some other applications of breakers and the big consumer will be discussed in Day Selection 2. There, we will also learn how this applies to selecting days based on a construction site, a building, or a grave orientation.

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Quiz 2 Let’s jump ahead to December of 2014. Find the year breakers, the month breakers. Also note the big consumer for a person born in 1988, a wu chen year. 2014 is a jia wu year. The yi hai month ends December 6th. The bing zi month begins December 7th. December 2014 Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

bing wu 8

ding wei 9

wu shen 10

ji you 11

geng xu 12

xin hai 13

ren zi 14

gui chou 15

jia yin 16

yi mao 17

bing chen 18

ding si 19

wu wu 20

ji wei 21

geng shen 22

xin you 23

ren xu 24

gui hai 25

jia zi 26

yi chou 27

bing yin 28

ding mao 29

wu chen 30

ji si 31

geng wu

xin wei

ren shen

The yi hai month ends December 6th

The bing zi month begins December 7th

December 22nd is the winter solstice

2014 is a jia wu year.

gui you

jia xu

yi hai

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Quiz 2 Answers December 2014 Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

1

2

3

4

5

6

2014 is a jia wu year.

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Consumer for chen bing wu 8

ding wei 9

wu shen 10

ji you 11

geng xu 12

Year Breaker

ren zi 14

Month Breaker

gui chou 15

jia yin 16

yi mao 17

bing chen 18

Consumer for chen ji wei 21

xin hai 13

geng shen 22

xin you 23

ding si 19

wu wu 20

Year Breaker

jia zi 26

yi chou 27

geng wu

xin wei

ren shen

The yi hai month ends December 6th

The bing zi month begins December 7th

December 22nd is the winter solstice

ren xu 24

gui hai 25 Month Breaker

bing yin 28

ding mao 29

wu chen 30

Consumer for chen gui you

jia xu

ji si 31 Year Breaker

yi hai

bing zi

In a wu year, zi is the year breaker. In a hai month, si is the month breaker. In a zi month, wu is the month breaker. For a person born in a chen year, xu is the big comsumer.

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5. Four Separators (Si4 Li2 四離) 四離 These are one day prior to the equinoxes and solstices. One 1 Spring Equinox day 2 Summer Solstice before 3 Autumn Equinox 4 Winter Solstice

春分 Chun Fen 夏至 Xia Zhi 秋分 Qiu Fen 冬至 Dong Zhi Table 2

Around March 21st Around June 21st Around September 23rd Around December 22nd

To find the exact dates for any year, these days must be looked up in the Ten-Thousand Year Calendar. Do nothing important on these days. Especially avoid a wedding ceremony, moving, or positioning the bed. It can cause separation or divorce. However, one can try using this to get a divorce to get rid of an abusive spouse. If you re-position the bed and change the sheets on these days, separation will come more easily. Be extremely cautious using this. Make sure it is being done for a good purpose, and not for selfish reasons. If it is done selfishly, it can cause much harm.

6. Four Exhaustions (Si4 Jue2 四絕) 四絕 These are the last day of each of the four seasons, or the day prior to Spring Commences, Summer Commences, Autumn Commences and Winter Commences. One 1 Spring Commences day 2 Summer Commences before 3 Autumn Commences 4 Winter Commences

立春 立夏 立秋 立冬

Li Chun Li Xia Li Qiu Li Dong Table 3

Around February 4th Around May 6th Around August 8th Around November 7th

First Month Fourth Month Seventh Month Tenth Month

To find the exact dates for any year, these days must be looked up in the Ten-Thousand Year Calendar. The four exhaustions are worse than the four separators. 絕 Jue2 means exhaustion, extinction, no one to carry on your name. A wedding on this day might mean that no children could be born to this marriage. August 8th of 2003 is the first day of Autumn. Therefore, August 7th is one of the four exhaustions. None of the four separators occur in August.

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August 2003 Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

The ji wei month ends on August 7th.

The geng shen month begins on August 8th.

August 8th is the first day of autumn.

2003 is a gui wei year.

3

4

5

6

bad for mao wu shen 10

ji you 11

geng xu 12

xin hai 13

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

1

2

7

bing wu 8

ding wei 9

exhaustion

year breaker

month breaker

ren zi 14

gui chou 15

jia yin 16 bad for mao

yi mao 17

ren xu 24

bing chen 18

gui hai 25

ding si 19

jia zi 26

wu wu 20

ji wei 21

year breaker

month breaker

yi chou 27

bing yin 28

geng shen 22

xin you 23

ding mao 29

wu chen 30

jia xu

yi hai

bad for mao ji si 31

geng wu

xin wei

ren shen

gui you

bing zi

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7. The Three Sha (三煞 三煞 San1 Sha4) Sha 煞 means some kind of negative or harmful influence in the environment. The three sha are important concepts in Feng Shui. They are also used in Day Selection. The Three Sha are a little complicated to calculate. It is based on the three combinations (san he) and the six oppositions (liu chong). You may want to review that material from the Stems and Branches Class. The following diagram should look familiar to you. It is similar to Diagram 11 in the Stems and Branches Class.

Each group of three branches is associated with the element of the branch that belongs to one of the four cardinal directions. For example, the combination of yin, wu, and xu is associated with fire, since wu is the branch of the south. In the next step, we find the branch in the opposite cardinal direction. For yin, wu, and xu, we go to zi, in the north, and associated with water. Zi, in the north is opposite to wu in the south. This branch is called Disaster Sha.

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Then, we take the branch that is one position counterclockwise from the main direction and call it Robbery Sha. For yin, wu, and xu, have found that zi is Disaster Sha. One position counterclockwise is hai, which is Robbery Sha. Finally, one position clockwise from the main direction is called Year Sha. For yin, wu, and xu, have found that zi is Disaster Sha. One position clockwise is chou, which is Year Sha.

In years with the branch of any three in a combination, the Three Sha are the same. For example, hai, zi and chou are all sha in yin years, wu years, and xu years. Since there are three sha branches, they are called the Three Sha.

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Below is a table which shows the Three Sha for each of the twelve years. The Three Sha (三煞 San1 Sha4) YEAR Robbery Sha Disaster Sha Zi Si Wu Chou Yin Mao Yin Hai Zi Mao Shen You Chen Si Wu Si Yin Mao Wu Hai Zi Wei Shen You Shen Si Wu You Yin Mao Xu Hai Zi Hai Shen You Table 4

Year Sha Wei Chen Chou Xu Wei Chen Chou Xu Wei Chen Chou Xu

While all three branches are sha, they have different types of influence. You may want to review the four corners, the four directions, and the four earths. These were discussed in the Stems and Branches Class in the section on the Three Combinations.

A. Robbery Sha (劫煞 劫煞 Jie2 Sha4) These are the four corners. They are one position counterclockwise to disaster sha. Robbery will happen within the year if you begin construction on this day. EG: A si day in a chen year, or a hai day in a wu month.

B. Disaster Sha (災煞 災煞 Zai1 Sha4) Similar to robbery sha, but with this one you receive disaster, illness or injury (often related to peach blossom, or kidney problems due to too much sex). The disaster sha are located in the four cardinal directions. (Peach blossom refers to romance, wine, and the good life.)

C. Year Sha (歲煞 歲煞 Sui4 Sha4) This is one position clockwise to disaster sha. Year sha is located in the four earths. Building on this day brings delays, getting stuck, as one might get stuck in the mud, since this is earth sha. It is not as serious as the other two. It is important to avoid the Three Sha. Don’t begin remodeling or building a structure on a sha day. It is bad for any type of construction or disturbing the earth. Therefore, it is especially bad for groundbreaking, digging a grave, burial, digging in the garden, planting a new tree, or any type of construction or demolition. It is not as bad for marriage or other types of activities, but should be avoided, if possible.

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The potential problems that result will happen in the same year. Once the next year has come, the danger is past. The Three Sha are also calculated, based on the month branch. The Monthly Three Sha (月三煞 Yue4 San1 Sha4) MONTH Robbery Sha Disaster Sha Month Sha 1st, Yin Hai Zi Chou 2nd, Mao Shen You Xu rd 3 , Chen Si Wu Wei 4th, Si Yin Mao Chen th 5 , Wu Hai Zi Chou 6th, Wei Shen You Xu th 7 , Shen Si Wu Wei 8th, You Yin Mao Chen th 9 , Xu Hai Zi Chou 10th, Hai Shen You Xu th 11 , Zi Si Wu Wei 12th, Chou Yin Mao Chen Table 5 The Month Sha has the same effect as the year sha, but lasts for a shorter time. Some other applications of the Three Sha will be discussed in Day Selection 2. There, we will also learn how this applies to selecting days based on a construction site, a building, or a grave orientation.

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2003 is a wei branch year. This belongs to the combination of hai, mao, and wei. You is opposite to mao. So, shen, you, and xu are the year sha. The ji wei month ends on August 7th. Since the month branch is the same as the year branch, the month sha are also the same as the year sha, from August 1st through 7th. The geng shen month begins on August 8th. Shen, zi, and chen are one of the three unities. Wu is opposite zi, so si, wu, and wei are the month sha after August 8th. August 2003 Sunday

Monday

Tuesday th

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

1

2

7

bing wu 8

ding wei 9

exhaustion

year breaker

month breaker

The ji wei month ends on August 7th.

The geng shen month begins on August 8th.

August 8 is the first day of autumn.

2003 is a gui wei year.

3 month and year sha

4 month and year sha

5 month and year sha

6

wu shen 10

ji you 11

geng xu 12

xin hai 13

ren zi 14

gui chou 15

jia yin 16

month sha

month sha

month sha

year sha

year sha

ding si 19

wu wu 20

ji wei 21

geng shen 22

xin you 23

year breaker

month breaker wu chen 30

yi mao 17

bing chen 18

year sha ren xu 24

gui hai 25

jia zi 26

yi chou 27

bing yin 28

ding mao 29

month sha

month sha

month sha

year sha

year sha

year sha

ji si 31

geng wu

xin wei

ren shen

gui you

jia xu

yi hai

bing zi

You can see, this doesn’t leave very many days that can be used. In addition, the person’s big consumer may take away even more days, if it does not coincide with one of the other bad days. But think about it. If most days were good, the whole world would be doing much better. It is not common to have good luck. Good luck partially depends on finding an auspicious day to begin something. So for selecting days, the very best is to find a day with no breakers, no consumers, no sha, no exhaustions, and no separators. In addition, it should be good for the activity that is to be initiated on that day.

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Often, we cannot find the perfect day. For activities unrelated to breaking the earth, construction, renovation, burial and funerals, we can compromise and use a day that has sha, if there are no other problems with it. However, if the activity is breaking the earth, construction, renovation, burial or funerals, the sha days really should not be chosen, as the three sha are specifically related to this. Using a sha day is acceptable for other activities, such as grand opening, signing a contract, weddings, etc., but it is less than perfect. It passes the test, but with a grade on the lower end of the passing scale.

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Quiz 3 Find the Three Sha for the year and month for December, 2014. Check for any of the four separators or the four exhaustions. December 2014 Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

1

2

3

4

5

6

2014 is a jia wu year.

7

Consumer for chen bing wu 8

ding wei 9

wu shen 10

ji you 11

geng xu 12

Year Breaker

ren zi 14

Month Breaker

gui chou 15

jia yin 16

yi mao 17

bing chen 18

geng shen 22

xin you 23

ding si 19

wu wu 20

Year Breaker

Consumer for chen ji wei 21

xin hai 13

jia zi 26

yi chou 27

geng wu

xin wei

ren shen

The yi hai month ends December 6th

The bing zi month begins December 7th

December 22nd is the winter solstice

ren xu 24

gui hai 25 Month Breaker

bing yin 28

ding mao 29

wu chen 30

Consumer for chen gui you

jia xu

ji si 31 Year Breaker

yi hai

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Quiz 3 Answers December 2014 Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

1

2

3

4

5

6

Month Sha

Month Sha

Year Sha

wu shen 10

ji you 11

Consumer for chen Month Sha geng xu 12

2014 is a jia wu year.

7

bing wu 8

Year Breaker Year Sha

Year Sha

ren zi 14

gui chou 15

ding wei 9

Month Sha

jia yin 16

Month Sha

ji wei 21

geng shen 22

bing yin 28

gui you

bing chen 18

ding si 19

wu wu 20

Consumer for chen

Year Sha

Year Breaker Year Sha

Year Sha

ren xu 24

gui hai 25

jia zi 26

yi chou 27

Month Sha

ding mao 29

Month Breaker Month Sha

yi mao 17

xin you 23

Separator

xin hai 13

wu chen 30

ji si 31

Consumer for chen

Year Sha

Year Breaker Year Sha

jia xu

yi hai

bing zi

Month Breaker Month Sha

Month Sha

geng wu

xin wei

ren shen

The yi hai month ends December 6th

The bing zi month begins December 7th

December 22nd is the winter solstice

In a wu year, hai, zi and chou are Year Sha. In a hai month, the sha is shen, you, and xu. In a zi month, the sha is si, wu, and wei. The winter solstice is on December 22nd, so December 21st, the day before, is a Separator.

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III. Two Series of Stars Used for Day Selection: Two Traditional Cycles In traditional day selection, there are two series of stars that are commonly used. Every day corresponds to one star from each of these two series. Both series are listed in all the Chinese almanacs. The word star in feng shui, day selection, and Chinese astrology does not necessarily mean an actual star that you can see in the night sky. What it means is the result of a calculation, such as this. In any case, both of these series of stars are discussed in every book on day selection, so they are a good place to start. However, Master Sang feels that the stars discussed in the other sections of this class have a more profound effect.

From a modern book on Day Selection

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Twelve On-Duty Positions (十二值位 十二值位 Shi2er4 Zhi2wei2) The Twelve On-Duty Positions are calculated, depending on the branch of the solar month and the branch of the day. Once you calculate the first position, the rest simply follow in order, until the new solar month begins. The Twelve On-Duty Positions (十二值位) MONTH Number And Branch

DAY Establish 建 Jian

Discard 除 Chu

Full 滿 Man

Even 平 Ping

Fixed 定 Ding

Hold 執 Zhi

Break 破 Po

Danger 危 Wei

Achieve 成 Cheng

Receive 收 Shou

Open 開 Kai

Shut 閉 Bi

1st Yin 2nd Mao 3rd Chen 4th Si 5th Wu 6th Wei 7th Shen 8th You 9th Xu 10th Hai 11th Zi 12th Chou

Yin Mao Chen Si Wu Wei Shen You Xu Hai Zi Chou

Mao Chen Si Wu Wei Shen You Xu Hai Zi Chou Yin

Chen Si Wu Wei Shen You Xu Hai Zi Chou Yin Mao

Si Wu Wei Shen You Xu Hai Zi Chou Yin Mao Chen

Wu Wei Shen You Xu Hai Zi Chou Yin Mao Chen Si

Wei Shen You Xu Hai Zi Chou Yin Mao Chen Si Wu

Shen You Xu Hai Zi Chou Yin Mao Chen Si Wu Wei

You Xu Hai Zi Chou Yin Mao Chen Si Wu Wei Shen

Xu Hai Zi Chou Yin Mao Chen Si Wu Wei Shen You

Hai Zi Chou Yin Mao Chen Si Wu Wei Shen You Xu

Zi Chou Yin Mao Chen Si Wu Wei Shen You Xu Hai

Chou Yin Mao Chen Si Wu Wei Shen You Xu Hai Zi

Table 6 Example: 1. Using the solar month (jie of the jie qi), determine the month of the day in question. [April 12th, 2003 is in the 3rd or chen month.] 2. Determine the branch of the day in question. [April 12th, 2003 is an yi mao day. Mao is the day branch.] 3. Use the above table to determine which position is on-duty that day. [A mao day in the chen month is a shut day.] 4. The Twelve On-Duty Positions follow in order. [Therefore, April 13th, 2003 would be an establish day. April 14th, 2003 would be a discard day.]

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Example: The ji wei month ends on August 7th of 2003. So August 1st, 2003 is in the wei branch month. August 1st is a bing wu day. In the above table, you can see that a wu day in a wei month is a shut day. August 2nd is a ding wei day. In a wei month, a wei day is an establish day. This begins the sequence of the on-duty positions again. The 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, and 7th the follow in order as the discard, full, even, fixed, and hold days, respectively. The geng shen month begins on August 8th, 2003. August 8th is a gui chou day. A chou day in a shen month is a hold day. So the 9th is a break day, the 10th is a danger day, etc. Note that this makes two hold days in a row: August 7th and 8th. August 2003 Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

1 shut

2 establish

The ji wei month ends on August 7th.

The geng shen month begins on August 8th.

August 8th is the first day of autumn.

2003 is a gui wei year.

3 discard

4 full

5 even

6 fixed

7 hold

bing wu 8 hold

ding wei 9 break

wu shen 10 danger

ji you 11 achieve

geng xu 12 receive

xin hai 13 open

ren zi 14 shut

shen month gui chou 15 establish

jia yin 16 discard

yi mao 17 full

bing chen 18 even

ding si 19 fixed

wu wu 20 hold

ji wei 21 break

geng shen 22 danger

xin you 23 achieve

ren xu 24 receive

gui hai 25 open

jia zi 26 shut

yi chou 27 establish

bing yin 28 discard

ding mao 29 full

wu chen 30 even

ji si 31 fixed

geng wu

xin wei

ren shen

gui you

jia xu

yi hai

bing zi

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The meaning or usage of the Twelve On-Duty Positions:
Establish Day - good for setting up the posts, beams, or supports for a new house, submitting an application for school. Avoid digging, especially wells. Don’t travel by boat.
Discard Day - good for ending mourning and removing any special clothes of mourning. A good day to clean, or sweep away evil (traditionally cinnabar powder was mixed in wine, and sprinkled throughout house). Good for prayer or chanting. Avoid weddings or travel.
Full Day - good for weddings, moving in, or a grand opening. Bad for planting or funerals.
Even Day - good for weddings, remodeling the house, moving in. It is even good for dating. Bad for digging or burial.
Fixed Day - good for chanting, going to church, engagement, or moving in. Avoid travel or lawsuits.
Hold Day - good for planting seeds or weddings. Avoid travel or moving in.
Break Day - (same as the month breaker) Good for hunting and fishing. Avoid important things.
Danger Day - Don’t do anything risky.
Achieve Day - good for weddings, school enrollment, remodeling a house, and examinations. Avoid lawsuits, as this would make more happen. Don’t start bad things on this day.
Receive Day - good for school enrollment, weddings, business, closing a deal, asking for something, or making a proposal. Bad for funerals (another will come soon). Don’t visit the sick, as it is easy to receive their illness.
Open Day – good for grand openings, weddings, business expansion, or building an addition. Avoid funerals.
Shut Day - Don’t do important activities. Note: For day selection, a cremation is the same as a funeral.

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The Twenty-Eight Constellations (er4shi2ba1 xiu4 二十八宿) 二十八宿 The Twenty-Eight Constellations are actual constellations of stars in the sky. Just as the ancient Europeans watched the sky and came up with constellations such as Orion, Aquarius, etc., the ancient Chinese did the same. However, they came up with different patterns of stars than the Europeans. These twenty-eight constellations have some uses in Feng Shui and day selection. Although these constellations take up varying degrees of the sky, each is said to preside over one day in this series of stars. This is one criticism of their use for day selection. Another question is whether they are still relevant today. These constellations were first observed thousands of years ago. Due to something called the precession of the equinoxes, the constellations today no longer have the same relationship to the earth that they did when they were first observed.

Illustration from a Chinese book. The outer ring contains the twenty-four compass directions used in Feng Shui. The inner ring contains the twenty-eight constellations. Inside the rings are the Five Heavens (not relevant to this class).

The Twenty-Eight Constellations continuously cycle from 1 through 28, and back to 1 again. Since there are 28, which is evenly divisible by 7, each constellation always appears on the same day of the week. There is no way to calculate the Twenty-Eight Constellations, except by knowing the date of one of them and counting up or down from there. The constellations are listed in the table below. After that we will tell you how to find them in the calendar.

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Twenty-eight Constellations Constellation Day of Week 1 角 jiao3 Horn Thursday 2 3

亢 kang4 氐 di1

Neck Base

Friday Saturday

4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

房 心 尾 箕 斗 牛 女 虛

Room Heart Tail Basket Ladle Ox-boy Maiden Void

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday

Danger House

Monday Tuesday

fang2 xin1 wei3 ji1 dou3 niu2 nu3 xu1

12 危 wei1 13 室 shi4

Good for:

Bad for:

wedding, travel, open door, move wedding, buy property, build warehouse prayer, moving, wedding prayer, move, travel wedding, construction construction, collecting debts dig a well, build warehouse everything learning -

burial, funeral

14 15 16 17 18

壁 奎 婁 胃 昴

bi4 kui2 lou2 wei4 mao3

Wall Astride Mound Stomach Pleides

Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday

wedding, moving, construction wedding travel gardening, wedding public events, public service construction, buying property

19 20 21 22 23

畢 觜 參 井 鬼

bi4 zui3 shen1 jing3 gui3

Net Beak Orion Well Ghost

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

construction, burial, funeral wedding, trading, open door dig well, prayer, preparing -

24 25 26 27 28

柳 星 張 翼 軫

liu3 xing1 zhang1 yi4 zhen3

Willow Star Bow Wing Carriage

Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday

construction, wedding wedding, planting seeds wedding, prayer, expanding buy property, wedding Table 7

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Horn (Jiao) Days Horn Days are the first of the Twenty-Eight Constellations. They are always on a Thursday. They come every 28 days. Here are the dates of the Horn days, for some time into the future: May 25, 2006 June 22, 2006 July 20, 2006 August 17, 2006 September 14, 2006 October 12, 2006 November 9, 2006 December 7, 2006 January 4, 2007 February 1, 2007 March 1, 2007 March 29, 2007 April 26, 2007 May 24, 2007 June 21, 2007 July19, 2007 August 16, 2007 September 13, 2007 October 11, 2007 November 8, 2007 December 6, 2007 January 3, 2008 January 31, 2008 February 28, 2008 March 27, 2008 April 24, 2008 May 22, 2008 June 19, 2008 July 17, 2008 August 14, 2008 September 11, 2008

October 9, 2008 November 6, 2008 December 4, 2008 January 1, 2009 January 29, 2009 February 26, 2009 March 26, 2009 April 23, 2009 May 21, 2009 June 18, 2009 July 16, 2009 August 13, 2009 September 10, 2009 October 8, 2009 November 5, 2009 December 3, 2009 December 31, 2009 January 28, 2010 February 25, 2010 March 25, 2010 April 22, 2010 May 20, 2010 June 17, 2010 July 15, 2010 August 12, 2010 September 9, 2010 October 7, 2010 November 4, 2010 December 2, 2010 December 30, 2010

To find the other 27 constellations, count up or down from the horn days.

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For example, August 21, 2003 is a horn day. We can write that on the calendar below. Counting up from there, August 22nd is a neck day, the 23rd is a base day, etc. Counting back from the 21st, the 20th would be a carriage day, the 19th is a wing day, etc. August 2003 Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

1 shut ox-boy

2 establish maiden ding wei 9 break stomach

The ji wei month ends on August 7th.

The geng shen month begins on August 8th.

August 8th is the first day of autumn.

2003 is a gui wei year.

3 discard void

4 full danger

5 even house

6 fixed wall

7 hold astride

wu shen 10 danger pliedes

ji you 11 achieve net

geng xu 12 receive beak

xin hai 13 open orion

ren zi 14 shut well

bing wu 8 hold mound shen month gui chou 15 establish ghost

yi mao 17 full star

bing chen 18 even bow

ding si 19 fixed wing

wu wu 20 hold carriage

ji wei 21 break horn

geng shen 22 danger neck

xin you 23 achieve base

ren xu 24 receive room

gui hai 25 open heart

jia zi 26 shut tail

yi chou 27 establish basket

bing yin 28 discard ladle

ding mao 29 full ox-boy

wu chen 30 even maiden

ji si 31 fixed void

geng wu

xin wei

ren shen

gui you

jia xu

yi hai

jia yin 16 discard willow

bing zi

Examples: August 1st, 2003 is an ox-boy day, which is overall good for everything. However, it is also a shut day. Shut days are not good for important activities. Avoiding harm is more important, so we cannot use August 1st. (However, Master Sang does not feel that these days are as important as year or month breakers, so while the day is less than perfect, actually, we can use it for some things.) August 2nd, 2003 is an establish and a maiden day. An establish day is good for certain types of house construction, but not for digging. It is also good for submitting an application to school, but bad for boating. A maiden day is good for learning, but bad for burial, funerals, and lawsuits. Here, there are no contradictions, so we can use this list of good and bad activities. August 3rd, 2003 is a discard and a void day. Both are not generally auspicious days. There are no beneficial activities listed for void days. It is a day to keep a low profile. Discard days are good to end mourning, to clean, and for prayer and chanting. They are bad for activities outside the house, such as weddings and travel. These examples should give you insight into how to use these two groups of stars. But remember, if one says an activity is good and the other says it is bad on a particular day, it is best to avoid that activity.

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Quiz 4 2005 is a yi you year. The geng chen month ends on May 4th. The xin si month begins May 5th. May 5th is the first day of summer. April 28th, 2005 and May 26th, 2005 are horn days. Place the Twelve On-Duty Positions and the Twenty-Eight Constellations on the month below. May 2005 Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

yi you 8

bing xu 9

ding hai 10

wu zi 11

ji chou 12

geng yin 13

xin mao 14

ren chen 15

gui si 16

jia wu 17

yi wei 18

bing shen 19

ding you 20

wu xu 21

ji hai 22

geng zi 23

xin chou 24

ren yin 25

gui mao 26

jia chen 27

yi si 28

bing wu 29

ding wei 30

wu shen 31

ji you

geng xu

xin hai

ren zi

2005 is a yi you year

The geng chen month ends on May 4th.

The xin si month begins May 5th.

May 5th is the first day of summer.

gui chou

jia yin

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Quiz 4 Answers May 2005 Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

hold room

break heart

danger tail

achieve basket

achieve ladle

receive ox-boy

open maiden

yi you 8

bing xu 9

ding hai 10

wu zi 11

ji chou 12

geng yin 13

xin mao 14

shut void

establish danger

discard house

full wall

even astride

fixed mound

hold stomach

ren chen 15

gui si 16

jia wu 17

yi wei 18

bing shen 19

ding you 20

wu xu 21

break pliedes

danger net

achieve beak

receive orion

open well

shut ghost

establish willow

ji hai 22

geng zi 23

xin chou 24

ren yin 25

gui mao 26

jia chen 27

yi si 28

discard star

full bow

even wing

fixed carriage

hold horn

break neck

danger base

bing wu 29

ding wei 30

wu shen 31

ji you

geng xu

xin hai

ren zi

2005 is a yi you year

The geng chen month ends on May 4th.

The xin si month begins May 5th.

May 5th is the first day of summer.

achieve room

receive heart

open tail

gui chou

jia yin

yi mao

May 1st through 4th are in the chen month. In a chen month, a you day receives the hold position, so May 1st is hold. Then the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th would follow in order with break, danger, and achieve, respectively. The si month begins on May 5th, which is a chou day. A chould day in a si month receives the achieve position. Note that there are two achieve days in a row at the change of the Chinese solar month. At every change of month, the position is repeated like this. May 6th follows achieve with receive, and the cycle continues. April 28th, 2005 and May 26th, 2005 are horn days, the first of the twenty-eight constellations. April has 30 days, so April 28th is horn, the 29th is neck, and the 30th is base. This makes May 1st, the first day of the month in question, a room day. Add the constellations one by one until the end of the month. Then you can check to be sure that May 26th came out as a horn day, just to double check.

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IV. Selecting Days for Specific Activities A. Love, Marriage, and Family 1. Selecting a Wedding Day AVOID:
The wedding year, month, and day cannot oppose the birth year of either partner.
The wedding day cannot be a year or month breaker.
The wedding hour cannot oppose the day.
It is strongly preferable that a wedding day not be one of the three sha for the year or month.
Also see Section 2, below, for sleep alone days. SELECT:
It is good if the wedding year, month, or day is part of the three combinations with one or both of the partners’ birth year. See the examples below.
It is good if the wedding is held on a Happy Spirit Day (see Table 8, below): Xi Shen (Happy Spirit) 喜神 CURRENT MONTH Xi Shen Day 1st yin February 4-5 xu 2nd mao March 5-6 hai 3rd chen April 5-6 zi 4th si May 5-6 chou 5th wu June 6-7 yin 6th wei July 7-8 mao 7th shen August 7-8 chen 8th you September 8-9 si 9th xu October 8-9 wu 10th hai November 7-8 wei 11th zi December 7-8 shen 12th chou January 6-7 you Table 8 A Happy Spirit Day is good for getting married, conceiving a baby, a marriage proposal, etc. It is a good day for any type of celebration that relates to love, marriage, and family. It is the same as an Achieve Day in the Twelve On-Duty Positions. It is the day with the branch that is four positions before the current month branch. EG: a xu day in a yin month.

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Example: August 1st through August 7th of 2003 is a wei branch month. The happy spirit is on a mao day in the wei month. None occur in these seven days. The shen month begins on August 8th of 2003. Chen days are happy spirit days. August 11th and 23rd, 2003 are happy spirit days. They are noted in red, which the Chinese associate with auspicious days. Fortunately, they do not fall on breaker days. If they did, we could not use them. If a person born in a xu year wanted to use a happy spirit day this month, he could not, because the chen day is his personal breaker. If the happy spirit coincided with sha days, we could use them, but the day would be less good. August 2003 Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

1

2

The ji wei month ends on August 7th.

The geng shen month begins on August 8th.

August 8th is the first day of autumn.

2003 is a gui wei year.

3 month/year sha

4 month/year sha

5 month/year sha

6

7 exhaustion

bing wu 8 year breaker

ding wei 9 month breaker

wu shen 10

ji you 11 happy spirit

geng xu 12 month sha

xin hai 13 month sha

ren zi 14 month sha

gui chou 15 year sha

jia yin 16 year sha

yi mao 17 year sha

bing chen 18

ding si 19

wu wu 20 year breaker

ji wei 21 month breaker

geng shen 22

xin you 23 happy spirit

ren xu 24 month sha

gui hai 25 month sha

jia zi 26 month sha

yi chou 27 year sha

bing yin 28 year sha

ding mao 29 year sha

wu chen 30

ji si 31

geng wu

xin wei

ren shen

gui you

jia xu

yi hai

bing zi

Example 1: Let’s say we needed to pick a date for a wedding in August, 2003.
We must absolutely avoid all breakers, exhaustions, and separators.
If the bride is si, we must avoid all hai days (August 6th, 18th, or 30th). If the groom is you, we must avoid all mao days (August 10th, or 22nd).
It is good if we can pick a happy spirit day: August 11th or 23rd, chen days. These are okay for both partners.
If we can use the three combinations with the bride and groom’s birth year, that is also very good. The bride and groom are si and you, respectively. Si, you, and chou are one of the three combinations. However, chou is the year breaker. So we cannot use it this time.
If possible, we should avoid the three sha.

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We can grade the days of August 2003 for a wedding for this couple as follows: A. In this case, the best days are August 11th, or 23rd as they are happy spirit days with no problems. B. Second best is August 1st, 2nd, 19th, or 31st as these days have no problems. C. A little worse are the sha days, although they can still be used. F. The big consumer, breakers, separators, and exhaustions. Once we pick a day, we also need to look at the time for the event. If we pick August 23rd, as it is a happy spirit day that also falls on the weekend (most people want to marry on the weekend), we need to avoid the xu time (7-9 p.m.), as it opposes the chen day. Example 2: Let’s pick a wedding date in August, 2003 for another couple.
We must absolutely avoid all breakers, exhaustions, and separators. We should try to avoid the sha.
If the bride is mao, we must avoid all you days (August 4th, 16th, or 28th). These are sha days, anyway. If the groom is zi, we must avoid all wu days (August 1st, 13th, or 25th).
We can pick a happy spirit day: August 11th or 23rd, chen days. These are okay for both partners.
If we can use the three combinations with the bride and groom’s birth year, that is also very good. The bride and groom are mao and zi, respectively. Hai, mao, and wei are one of the three combinations. Shen, zi, and chen are another set. This is a shen month and a happy spirit day is a chen day. This makes a full combination for the groom, since he is zi. Since the bride is mao, the wei year is part of a combination for her. But choosing the hai hour to complete the combination is not practical, as it is 9 to 11 p.m. Example 3: A couple, with the bride born in a chou year and the groom born in a yin year. This couple should not get married in August 2003, after the 8th, because that is when the shen month begins. Shen opposes yin, the husband. In fact, they should not get married this year at all, because 2003 is a wei year, which opposes chou, the bride. If possible, they should wait until next year, or at least until next month.

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2. Days to Avoid for Weddings or Marriage Proposals (a personal day) These days bring separation to a couple. It could be a separation that leads to a divorce, or it could be an involuntary separation. For example, one partner may get a job in another city and can only come home on the weekends. We call these sleep alone stars. 孤辰 Gu Chen Birth Year Solitary Time Hai, Zi, or Chou Yin Yin, Mao, or Chen Si Si, Wu, or Wei Shen Shen, You, or Xu Hai men Worse for Table 9

寡宿 Gua Su Widow’s Lodge Xu Chou Chen Wei women

Men should avoid the Solitary Time. Women should avoid the Widow’s Lodge. In Example 1 above, the bride is si. A woman born in a si year should not get married on a chen day. The happy spirit day we picked, August 23rd, is a chen day. So we have to revise the wedding date. They cannot get married on August 11th or 23rd, so instead we need to pick one of the alternate days (August 1st, 2nd, 19th, or 31st).

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A page on marriage from an old Day Selection book

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Quiz 5 A couple wants to get married in December of 2014. He was born in a mao year and she was born in a si year. Find the Happy Spirit days. Find the days the couple should avoid: big consumer and sleep alone stars. What are the best days for their wedding? Name three other days that, at least, are not bad for them to marry. December 2014 Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

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2

3

4

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6

Month Sha

Month Sha

Month Sha

Year Sha

wu shen 10

ji you 11

geng xu 12

xin hai 13

Month Sha

Month Breaker Month Sha

bing chen 18

ding si 19

wu wu 20

Year Sha

Year Breaker Year Sha

Year Sha

ren xu 24

gui hai 25

jia zi 26

yi chou 27

Month Sha

Month Breaker Month Sha

Month Sha

wu chen 30

ji si 31

geng wu

xin wei

ren shen

Year Sha

Year Breaker Year Sha

The yi hai month ends December 6th

The bing zi month begins December 7th

December 22nd is the winter solstice

yi hai

bing zi

2014 is a jia wu year.

7

bing wu 8

Year Breaker Year Sha

Year Sha

ren zi 14

gui chou 15

ding wei 9

jia yin 16

yi mao 17

Month Sha

ji wei 21

geng shen 22

xin you 23

Separator

bing yin 28

gui you

ding mao 29

jia xu

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Quiz 5 Answers December 2014 Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

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2

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5

6

Happy Spirit

Month Sha

4 Month Sha Consumer for mao

Month Sha

ding wei 9

wu shen 10

Year Sha Consumer for si xin hai 13

2014 is a jia wu year.

7

bing wu 8

Year Breaker Year Sha

Year Sha

ren zi 14

gui chou 15

jia yin 16

Month Sha

Happy Spirit

Consumer for mao

ji wei 21

geng shen 22

Separator

bing yin 28

ding mao 29

Consumer for mao gui you

jia xu

ji you 11

geng xu 12

Sleep alone for female si

Month Sha Sleep alone for male mao ding si 19

Month Breaker Month Sha wu wu 20

yi mao 17

bing chen 18

Year Breaker Year Sha

Year Sha

xin you 23

ren xu 24

Year Sha Consumer for si gui hai 25

jia zi 26

yi chou 27

Sleep alone for female si

Month Sha Sleep alone for male mao ji si 31

Month Breaker Month Sha

Month Sha

Happy Spirit

geng wu

xin wei

ren shen

The yi hai month ends December 6th

The bing zi month begins December 7th

December 22nd is the winter solstice

wu chen 30 Year Sha Consumer for si yi hai

Year Breaker Year Sha bing zi

The best days for this couple’s wedding are December 2nd, December 15th, or December 27th, as these are Happy Spirit days with no conflicts for the couple. However, December 2nd is still in the hai month, which is bad for the si bride. It is better to use December 15th or December 27th. If these days are not convenient, then the couple can use December 9th, 10th, 17th, 22nd, or 29th. December 1st through the 6th is not usable as the hai month opposes the si bride. Remember, the time of the wedding cannot oppose the day branch.

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B. Moving and Travel 3. Days to Avoid for Moving Residence The Yin Mistake is for anyone born in a yin stem year (yi, ding, ji, xin, or gui). The Yang Mistake is for anyone born in a yang stem year (jia, bing, wu, geng, or ren). 陰錯 Yin Mistake 1st yin February 4-5 Geng Xu 2nd mao March 5-6 Xin You 3rd chen April 5-6 Geng Shen 4th si May 5-6 Ding Wei 5th wu June 6-7 Bing Wu 6th wei July 7-8 Ding Si 7th shen August 7-8 Jia Chen 8th you September 8-9 Yi Mao 9th xu October 8-9 Jia Xu 10th hai November 7-8 Gui Chou 11th zi December 7-8 Ren Zi 12th chou January 6-7 Xin Hai, Gui Hai Table 10 CURRENT MONTH

陽錯 Yang Mistake Jia Yin Yi Chou Jia Chen Ji Si Bing Wu Ding Wei Geng Shen Xin You Geng Xu Gui Hai Ren Zi Gui Chou

Also avoid:
The move-in day cannot oppose the birth year of the resident. If there is more than one occupant, try to avoid the consumer for all of them. However, if it cannot be avoided for everyone, then at least avoid it for the parents or bosses.
The move-in day cannot be a year or month breaker.
The beginning time of the move-in cannot oppose the day.
A day of the three sha for the year or month should be avoided. The move in day is the first day you cook and eat there. Bring water to boil. Turn on stove and cook rice. Bring your safe or money box with an odd amount of money $1.01, for example. (Odd numbers move. Even numbers are stuck.) Move in the altar, if you have one.

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Example: In the month below, we find that August 2nd, 2003 is a yang mistake, as it is a ding wei day in a wei branch month. August 15th is also a Yang Mistake, as it is a geng shen day in a shen branch month. Both of these days should be avoided as a moving-in date for people born in yang years (jia, bing, wu, geng, and ren stem years). No Yin Mistakes appear in this month. In addition, the other days marked on the calendar below should be avoided for moving in. The consumers for the occupant’s should be avoided. So, if it is a wu branch person, zi days should also be avoided. August 2003 Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

1

2 Yang Mistake

bing wu 8 year breaker

ding wei 9 month breaker

The ji wei month ends on August 7th.

The geng shen month begins on August 8th.

August 8th is the first day of autumn.

2003 is a gui wei year.

3 month/year sha

4 month/year sha

5 month/year sha

6

7 exhaustion

wu shen 10

ji you 11

geng xu 12 month sha

xin hai 13 month sha

ren zi 14 month sha

gui chou 15 year sha Yang Mistake

jia yin 16 year sha

yi mao 17 year sha

bing chen 18

ding si 19

wu wu 20 year breaker

ji wei 21 month breaker

geng shen 22

xin you 23

ren xu 24 month sha

gui hai 25 month sha

jia zi 26 month sha

yi chou 27 year sha

bing yin 28 year sha

ding mao 29 year sha

wu chen 30

ji si 31

geng wu

xin wei

ren shen

gui you

jia xu

yi hai

bing zi

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4. Good for Traveling, Going on a Business Trip or Mission (a personal day) Money Horse: Lu Ma 祿馬 Birth Year Day Yin, Wu, or Xu Shen Shen, Zi, or Chen Yin Hai, Mao, or Wei Si Si, You, or Chou Hai Table 11 Notice that these days belong to the four corners, which signify movement and activity. This day is a money horse. The further it runs, the more it makes. This means the further you travel, the more success you will have. It is not necessary to choose this day for vacation travel, as no financial gain is being sought in that case. AVOID:
The travel day cannot be a year or month breaker.
The beginning time of the travel cannot oppose the day.
A day of the three sha for the year or month should be avoided, if possible. Example 1: A chou person is going to another country to negotiate a deal. He should leave on a hai day for maximum benefit. Therefore, he should leave on August 6th, 18th, or 30th, 2003, all hai days. Example 2: A wu person wants to leave on an important business trip in August, 2003. She should select a shen day. Unfortunately, shen days are year sha in 2003. Perhaps it is better for her to choose a neutral day. Example 3: A si person also has to leave on an important trip in August, 2003. For si, you, and chou people, the Money Horse day is hai. However, hai opposes the si person. Normally, one would never do anything important on their big consumer day. However, in this case, it is different. The si person may still encounter consuming of time and money, but nevertheless, they will make more money than they spend.

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Quiz 6 1. A family is moving. The husband was born in a geng shen year, and his wife was born in a gui hai year. Which dates are available for them to move? 2. The husband in the above question (geng shen) suddenly finds an opportunity to make a lot of money if he goes on a business to another state. What day should he choose to leave? December 2014 Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

1

2

3

4

5

6

Month Sha

Month Sha

Month Sha

Year Sha

wu shen 10

ji you 11

geng xu 12

xin hai 13

Month Sha

Month Breaker Month Sha

bing chen 18

ding si 19

wu wu 20

Year Sha

Year Breaker Year Sha

Year Sha

ren xu 24

gui hai 25

jia zi 26

yi chou 27

Month Sha

Month Breaker Month Sha

Month Sha

wu chen 30

ji si 31

geng wu

xin wei

ren shen

Year Sha

Year Breaker Year Sha

The yi hai month ends December 6th

The bing zi month begins December 7th

December 22nd is the winter solstice

yi hai

bing zi

2014 is a jia wu year.

7

bing wu 8

Year Breaker Year Sha

Year Sha

ren zi 14

gui chou 15

ding wei 9

jia yin 16

yi mao 17

Month Sha

ji wei 21

geng shen 22

xin you 23

Separator bing yin 28

gui you

ding mao 29

jia xu

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Quiz 6 Answers December 2014 Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

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2

3

4

5

6

Month Sha

Month Sha

Month Sha

Year Sha

ding wei 9 Consumer, Money Horse for shen person

wu shen 10

ji you 11

geng xu 12

xin hai 13

jia yin 16

yi mao 17

bing chen 18

Month Sha Consumer for hai person ding si 19

2014 is a jia wu year.

7 Year Breaker Year Sha Yin/Yang Mistake ren zi 14

bing wu 8 Year Sha

gui chou 15

Month Sha

ji wei 21 Separator Consumer, Money Horse for shen person bing yin 28

gui you

geng shen 22

ding mao 29

jia xu

xin you 23

ren xu 24

wu chen 30

Month Sha Consumer for hai person ji si 31

Year Sha

Year Breaker Year Sha

yi hai

bing zi

Month Breaker Month Sha wu wu 20

Year Sha

Year Breaker Year Sha

Year Sha

gui hai 25

jia zi 26

yi chou 27

Month Breaker Month Sha

Month Sha

geng wu

xin wei

ren shen

The yi hai month ends December 6th

The bing zi month begins December 7th

December 22nd is the winter solstice

1. There is no yin or yang mistake for the hai month, which ends December 6th. The Yin Mistake is gui chou and the yang mistake is gui hai for the hai month. These days do not occur. The zi month begins December 7th. Both the yin and yang mistake for the zi month are ren zi. A ren zi day occurs on December 7th, so one should not move on that day. However, we have already eliminated December 7th, as it is the year breaker and also year sha. In addition, we avoid si days for the hai wife and yin days for the shen husband. Many days are still available for moving: December 1st, 2nd, 10th, 11th, 15th, 16th, 17th, 22nd, 23rd, 27th, 28th, and 29th. Avoid beginning the move-in on a time that opposes the day. 2. Even though it is his consumer day, the geng shen husband should leave on December 9th, since it is his money horse. He cannot leave on December 21st. Even though it is his money horse, it is also one of the four separators.

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C. Health 5. Heavenly Doctor (a personal day): The Heavenly Doctor is a good day for surgery, medical treatment, making up herbal formulas, etc. Heavenly Doctor (Tian Yi ) 天醫 BIRTH MONTH Doctor Day 1st yin February 4-5 chou 2nd mao March 5-6 yin 3rd chen April 5-6 mao 4th si May 5-6 chen 5th wu June 6-7 si 6th wei July 7-8 wu 7th shen August 7-8 wei 8th you September 8-9 shen 9th xu October 8-9 you 10th hai November 7-8 xu 11th zi December 7-8 hai 12th chou January 6-7 zi Table 12 This day is based on the individual’s birth month. Most people can simply read the table. However, for someone born on the border of a month, it is better to look up the exact month of birth in the Ten-Thousand Year Calendar.

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6. Day to Avoid Going to the Hospital (a personal day) Extinction: Jue 絕 BIRTH YEAR AVOID Jia Shen Yi You Bing Hai Ding Zi Wu Hai Ji Zi Geng Yin Xin Mao Ren Si Gui Wu Table 13 If the heavenly doctor and and extinction turn out to be the same day, choose a different day. For example, a person born in a ren year and a wu month will have si for both the Heavenly Doctor and the Extinction Day. Also, avoid the Extinction Month, if possible. In addition, avoid:
The day cannot oppose the birth year of the patient.
The day cannot be a year or month breaker.
The beginning time of the procedure cannot oppose the day.
A day of the three sha for the year or month should be avoided, if possible. Note: Of course, if it is urgent, go to the hospital or doctor right away, regardless of what day it is.

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Example 1: A person born in a chou month has zi as their Heavenly Doctor. If they were born in an yi mao year, then you is their Extinction Day. Also, you is their big consumer. If possible, they should schedule an operation for a zi day that has no breakers or sha. In August, 2003, we can select the 19th, or the 31st. Since the 31st is a Sunday, probably only the 19th is available to visit the doctor. August 7th is also a heavenly doctor day, but it cannot be used as it is an Exhaustion Day, since it is the day before Autumn Commences. August 2003 Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

1

2

bing wu 8 year breaker First day of Autumn

ding wei 9 month breaker

gui chou 15 year sha

jia yin 16 year sha consumer and extinction for mao year xin you 23

The ji wei month ends on August 7th.

The geng shen month begins on August 8th.

August 8th is the first day of autumn.

2003 is a gui wei year.

3 month/year sha

5 month/year sha

6

wu shen 10

4 month/year sha consumer and extinction for mao year ji you 11

geng xu 12 month sha

xin hai 13 month sha

7 heavenly doctor for chou birth month, but exhaustion ren zi 14 month sha

yi mao

bing chen

ding si

wu wu

ji wei

geng shen

17 year sha

18

20 year breaker

21 month breaker

22

ren xu 24 month sha

gui hai 25 month sha

19 heavenly doctor for chou birth month jia zi 26 month sha

yi chou 27 year sha

ding mao 29 year sha

wu chen 30

ji si

geng wu

xin wei

ren shen

bing yin 28 year sha consumer and extinction for mao year gui you

jia xu

yi hai

31 heavenly doctor for chou birth month, but doctor is closed bing zi

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Example 2: Let’s take a gui si year person born on July 15th. Since they were born in a wei month, their heavenly doctor day is wu. Since they were born in a gui year, their extinction day is wu. Unfortunately, this person cannot use their heavenly doctor day, and should pick a neutral day to go to the hospital or have a procedure done. Besides avoiding the marked days on the calendar above, they should also avoid hai days, which are the big consumer for this person. They can pick August 2nd, 10th, 11th, 19th, 22nd, 23rd, or 31st. However, the 2nd, 10th, 23rd and 31st are on the weekends, so they probably cannot be used.

7. Days to Avoid Visiting the Sick (Rhymed Formula) (忌 忌 探病 Ji4 Tan Bing4) There is a Chinese memorization poem that says: On Ren Yin, Ren Wu, and Geng Wu, Jia Yin, Yi Mao, Ji Mao take care. Visiting the sick on these days: If disaster strikes, it is severe. Do Not Visit the Sick Days always take place on days with the following six stem-branch combinations: jia yin, yi mao, geng wu, ji mao, ren wu, and ren yin. These days have unbalanced energy and it is easier to catch an illness from the person you are visiting. In fact, this even includes visiting a person with an injury, such as a broken leg. It is not that it is easier to catch a virus on these days. It is that the qi of illness or injury easily attaches to others, and makes it more likely for them to receive a negative thing for their health. Do Not Visit the Sick Days STEM/BRANCH ELEMENTS Jia Yin Yang wood wood Yi Mao Yin wood wood Ren Yin Yang water wood Ji Mao Yin earth wood Ren Wu Yang water fire Geng Wu Yang metal fire Table 14 These days have strong energy for transmitting disease. For example, jia yin and yi mao are yang wood wood and yin wood wood, respectively. Wood relates to wind according to the five elements, and wind penetrates. In Chinese medicine, they say that wind brings the hundred diseases with it. In fact, four of the six days have a wood branch. The other two have yang fire branches, and dominate, or are dominated by the stem. This also easily brings illness.

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August 2003 Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

1

2

The ji wei month ends on August 7th.

The geng shen month begins on August 8th.

August 8th is the first day of autumn.

2003 is a gui wei year.

3 month/year sha

4 month/year sha

5 month/year sha

6

7 exhaustion

bing wu 8 year breaker

wu shen 10

ji you 11

geng xu 12 month sha

xin hai 13 month sha

ren zi 14 month sha

gui chou 15 year sha

ding wei 9 month breaker do not visit the sick jia yin 16 year sha

bing chen 18

ding si 19

wu wu 20 year breaker

ji wei 21 month breaker

geng shen 22

xin you 23

gui hai 25 month sha do not visit the sick geng wu

jia zi 26 month sha

yi chou 27 year sha

bing yin 28 year sha

ding mao 29 year sha

wu chen 30

xin wei

ren shen

gui you

jia xu

yi hai

do not visit the sick yi mao 17 year sha

ren xu 24 month sha

ji si 31

bing zi

In addition, never go to visit a very sick person on your big consumer day. You are weaker on that day, so it is easier to pick up the sickness qi from the patient. You should also avoid visiting a gravely ill person whose birth year opposes your own. For example, if a hai person is very sick, a si person should not visit them, as the si qi will harm the weaker hai person. It is no problem, however, to visit a sick person on a breaker or sha day.

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Quiz 7 1. A person born in a jia zi year, in a chen month needs to have elective surgery done. What are the best dates? What are the neutral dates? Which dates should he absolutely avoid? 2. While the same person in question 1 is in the hospital, he receives some visitors. One was born in a wu year, and the other was born in a hai year. Can both these people visit? What days should be avoided? December 2014 Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

1

2

3

4

5

6

Month Sha

Month Sha

Month Sha

Year Sha

wu shen 10

ji you 11

geng xu 12

xin hai 13

Month Sha

Month Breaker Month Sha

bing chen 18

ding si 19

wu wu 20

Year Sha

Year Breaker Year Sha

Year Sha

ren xu 24

gui hai 25

jia zi 26

yi chou 27

Month Sha

Month Breaker Month Sha

Month Sha

wu chen 30

ji si 31

geng wu

xin wei

ren shen

Year Sha

Year Breaker Year Sha

The yi hai month ends December 6th

The bing zi month begins December 7th

December 22nd is the winter solstice

yi hai

bing zi

2014 is a jia wu year.

7

bing wu 8

Year Breaker Year Sha

Year Sha

ren zi 14

gui chou 15

ding wei 9

jia yin 16

yi mao 17

Month Sha

ji wei 21

geng shen 22

xin you 23

Separator

bing yin 28

gui you

ding mao 29

jia xu

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Quiz 7 Answers December 2014 Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

1

2

3 Month Sha Extinction for person born in a jia year wu shen 10 Do not visit the sick Heavenly Doctor for chen birth month yi mao 17

4

5

6

Month Sha

Month Sha

Year Sha

ji you 11

geng xu 12

xin hai 13 Month Breaker Month Sha Consumer for zi person

2014 is a jia wu year.

Consumer for zi person

7

bing wu 8

ding wei 9

Year Breaker Year Sha

Year Sha

Do not visit the sick

ren zi 14

gui chou 15

jia yin 16

Month Sha

Extinction for person born in a jia year geng shen 22

ji wei 21 Separator

Heavenly Doctor for chen birth month

bing yin 28

ding mao 29

gui you

jia xu

xin you 23

ren xu 24 Month Sha

wu chen 30

ji si 31

Year Sha

Year Breaker Year Sha

yi hai

bing zi

Month Sha

bing chen 18

ding si 19

wu wu 20

Year Sha

Year Breaker Year Sha

Year Sha

gui hai 25 Month Breaker Month Sha Do not visit the sick Consumer for zi person geng wu

jia zi 26

yi chou 27

Month Sha

Extinction for person born in a jia year

xin wei

ren shen

The bing zi month begins December 7th

December 22nd is the winter solstice

The yi hai month ends December 6th

1. The best dates for surgery for this person are December 10th and December 22nd. These are Heavenly Doctor Days. Neutral dates are December 2nd, 9th, 11th, 16th, 17th, 23rd, 28th, and 29th. Besides the consumers, breakers, and sha, he should avoid his extinction days: December 3rd, 15th, and 27th. 2. The wu person should not visit at all if the zi person is seriously ill. His birth year opposes the patients. The hai person should avoid visiting on si days (December 12th, and 24th) as it is easier for him to get sick on those days. He should also avoid December 9th, 10th, and 25th. These are Do Not Visit the Sick Days, and also make it easier for the visitor to pick up an illness. Any other days, including breaker and sha days are okay for visiting.

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D. Resolving Problems 8. Resolve Court Case, Have Negotiations (a personal day) This is a day that is harmonious for you to enter into negotiations and resolve problems. It is similar to a Happy Spirit Day, except that it is calculated from the branch of your year of birth, rather than the branch of the current month. This day is in the relationship of the Three Combinations with the birth year. That makes it harmonious, leading to an acceptable resolution of the matter at hand. BIRTH YEAR Zi Chou Yin Mao Chen Si Wu Wei Shen You Xu Hai Table 15

DAY Shen You Xu Hai Zi Chou Yin Mao Chen Si Wu Wei

For example, a person born in a chen year would try to schedule a negotiation on a zi day (except in a wu year or a wu month). Of course, one must follow the usual rules of avoiding breakers and sha, etc.

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9. Day to Appeal a Decision (a personal day) This is for the court date, not the filing date. It could also include appealing a decision made by your boss or your school. First, find the birth year of the individual. Let’s say they were born in a si year. According to the table, you need to find a jia wu day that occurs in the summer. It must be both the season listed and the day with that particular stem and branch. Day Birth Year Current Season yin Spring Ren Yin mao (February 4th) chen Jia Wu si Summer wu (May 5th) wei shen Autumn Wu Shen th you (August 7 ) xu hai Winter Jia Zi th zi (November 7 ) chou Table 16 This is a hard day to be able to use. If you look at the Ten-Thousand Year Calendar for 2005, May 10th and July 9th are the only choices for that year for a si person. Some years there may only be one date, not even two. Sometimes the date may fall on a Sunday, which is usually not available for court. Even if it is a date when the court is open, you may not be able to schedule your appeal on that day. There is an element of luck or fate involved in day selection. Even when you know how to choose a day, you are not always able to use it. Of course, one must follow the usual rules of avoiding breakers and sha, etc.

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Quiz 8 1. A person born in the hai year needs to negotiate a raise with their boss. What would be a good day in December of 2014? 2. This same person needs to appeal a ticket for a parking violation. When should he try to appear in court? December 2014 Sunday

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Tuesday

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Month Sha

Month Sha

Month Sha

Year Sha

wu shen 10

ji you 11

geng xu 12

xin hai 13

2014 is a jia wu year.

7

bing wu 8

Year Breaker Year Sha

Year Sha

ren zi 14

gui chou 15

ding wei 9

Month Sha

jia yin 16

yi mao 17

Month Sha

ji wei 21

geng shen 22

xin you 23

Separator

bing yin 28

gui you

ding mao 29

jia xu

wu chen 30

ji si 31

Year Sha

Year Breaker Year Sha

yi hai

bing zi

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bing chen 18

ding si 19

wu wu 20

Year Sha

Year Breaker Year Sha

Year Sha

gui hai 25

jia zi 26

yi chou 27

ren xu 24 Month Sha

Month Breaker Month Sha

Month Breaker Month Sha

Month Sha

geng wu

xin wei

ren shen

The yi hai month ends December 6th

The bing zi month begins December 7th

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Quiz 8 Answers December 2014 Sunday

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Tuesday

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2 Day for negotiating for hai person

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Month Sha

Month Sha

Month Sha

Year Sha

wu shen 10

ji you 11

geng xu 12

xin hai 13

2014 is a jia wu year.

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bing wu 8

Year Breaker Year Sha

Year Sha

ren zi 14 Month Sha Day for negotiating for hai person ji wei 21

gui chou 15

ding wei 9

jia yin 16

gui you

geng wu The yi hai month ends December 6th

The bing zi month begins December 7th

bing chen 18 Year Sha

geng shen 22

xin you 23

ren xu 24

wu chen 30

Month Sha Consumer for hai ji si 31

Separator

bing yin 28

yi mao 17

Month Sha Consumer for hai ding si 19 Year Breaker Year Sha Day for appeals for hai person jia zi 26 Month Sha Day for negotiating for hai person xin wei

ding mao 29

jia xu

Year Sha

Year Breaker Year Sha

yi hai

bing zi

gui hai 25 Month Breaker Month Sha

Month Breaker Month Sha wu wu 20 Year Sha

yi chou 27

ren shen December 22nd is the winter solstice

1. For a person born in a hai year, a wei day is good for resolving court cases or having negotiations. December 2nd, 14th, and 26th are all wei days. However, the 14th and the 26th are also month sha, so they are not considered as auspicious. December 2nd is the best day to do it this month. 2. For a person born in a hai, zi, or chou year, the best day to appeal a decision is a jia zi day that occurs in the winter. December 19th, 2014 is a jia zi day. Since this person was born in a hai year, we seem to have found a good day. Unfortunately, it is also the year breaker and year sha. He cannot use it. He will have to take his chances on a neutral day.

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E. Making Money 10. Building or Moving into a Warehouse In the old days, a warehouse was used to store the treasures of a rich man. Today, they store products and merchandise. A warehouse should be safe and full. The days below are all belong to earth-element branches. The earth easily holds and contains things, even valuable things like precious metals, minerals, and gems. That is why these are earth branch days. These days are good for building or moving into a warehouse, or even for museums or other types of places where storage of valuables is important. They can also be used to receive shipments. Wu Ji Geng Xin Ren Gui Current Year Jia Yi Bing Ding Xu all four earth branches Chou Chen Day Wei Table 17 Of course, one must follow the usual rules of avoiding breakers, sha, and the big consumer etc. As for the pattern, first look at the element of the current year stems. The earth branch that is associated stores the same element according to the Three Combinations. For example, jia and yi are the wood stems. They are associated with the wei branch. Wei belongs to the combination of hai, mao, and wei. Mao corresponds to due east, so it brings the wood element to this combination. Therefore, wei store wood, the same element as jia and yi. Example: 2003 is a gui wei year. The year stem is gui. Therefore, a chen day is good for beginning construction of a warehouse, or the grand opening of a warehouse. However, you could not use this in a xu month, or if the owner was born in a xu year, because of the opposition.

11. Putting Money in the Bank These are auspicious days for putting money in a savings account, or something similar. We like money to move, as well as to accumulate. These days are mainly branches of the four corners. (See the Stems and Branches Class on the Three Combinations). The four corners have a moving and active nature to them. This helps to make the money work for you. However, for the two earth element stems, any of the four earth element branches are used. In all cases, the branch element is the same as the element of the stem of the current year. For example, ren and gui are the water stems. They are associated with hai, the water branch that is also one of the four corners. Wu Ji Geng Xin Ren Gui Current Year Jia Yi Bing Ding Si all four earth branches Shen Hai Day Yin Table 18 Of course, one must follow the usual rules of avoiding breakers, sha, and the big consumer etc.

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Examples: 2004 will be a jia shen year. Jia is the year stem. Therefore, a yin day would be good for making deposits. However, 2004 is a shen year. Shen opposes yin. Therefore, we cannot use this day in 2004. Another day will need to be chosen. We can pick a day that is, at least, not bad for this activity. 2005 is an yi you year. Yin is still the day for making deposits. There is no conflict between the yin day and the you year. We still need to be sure it doesn’t conflict with the individual, or with the month. Let’s look at an example and work it out on a calendar page. 2003 is a gui wei year. In a gui year, chen is the day to build or move into a warehouse. In a gui year, hai is the day to put money in the bank August 2003 Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

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2

The ji wei month ends on August 7th.

The geng shen month begins on August 8th.

August 8th is the first day of autumn.

2003 is a gui wei year.

3 month/year sha

4 month/year sha

5 month/year sha

6 put money in the bank

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bing wu 8 year breaker

ding wei 9 month breaker

wu shen 10

ji you 11 build or move into a warehouse bing chen 18 put money in the bank

geng xu 12 month sha

xin hai 13 month sha

ren zi 14 month sha

gui chou 15 year sha

jia yin 16 year sha

ding si 19

wu wu 20 year breaker

ji wei 21 month breaker

geng shen 22

ren xu 24 month sha

gui hai 25 month sha

jia zi 26 month sha

yi chou 27 year sha

bing yin 28 year sha

ding mao 29 year sha

xin you 23 build or move into a warehouse wu chen 30

ji si 31

geng wu

xin wei

ren shen

gui you

jia xu

yi mao 17 year sha

yi hai

bing zi

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Quiz 9 1. A chou person owns a store. The sales are good. So he wants to sell his old warehouse and move his goods into a bigger one. Which days should he use to move his goods into the warehouse? 2. Which day should he use to deposit the money he made selling the old warehouse into the bank? December 2014 Sunday

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Friday

Saturday

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Month Sha

Month Sha

Month Sha

Year Sha

wu shen 10

ji you 11

geng xu 12

xin hai 13

2014 is a jia wu year.

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bing wu 8

Year Breaker Year Sha

Year Sha

ren zi 14

gui chou 15

ding wei 9

Month Sha

jia yin 16

yi mao 17

Month Sha

ji wei 21

geng shen 22

xin you 23

Separator

bing yin 28

gui you

ding mao 29

jia xu

wu chen 30

ji si 31

Year Sha

Year Breaker Year Sha

yi hai

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bing chen 18

ding si 19

wu wu 20

Year Sha

Year Breaker Year Sha

Year Sha

gui hai 25

jia zi 26

yi chou 27

ren xu 24 Month Sha

Month Breaker Month Sha

Month Breaker Month Sha

Month Sha

geng wu

xin wei

ren shen

The yi hai month ends December 6th

The bing zi month begins December 7th

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Quiz 9 Answers December 2014 Sunday

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Tuesday

Wednesday

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Saturday

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3

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Month Sha

Month Sha

Month Sha

Year Sha

bing wu 8

2 Good for warehouses Consumer for chou ding wei 9

wu shen 10

ji you 11

geng xu 12

xin hai 13

Year Breaker Year Sha

Year Sha

Deposit money

ren zi 14 Month Sha Good for warehouses Consumer for chou ji wei 21

gui chou 15

jia yin 16

2014 is a jia wu year.

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geng shen 22

xin you 23

Separator Deposit money

bing yin 28

gui you

Month Sha

yi mao 17

ding mao 29

jia xu

bing chen 18

ding si 19

wu wu 20

Year Sha

Year Breaker Year Sha

Year Sha

gui hai 25

yi chou 27

geng wu

jia zi 26 Month Sha Good for warehouses Consumer for chou xin wei

ren shen

The yi hai month ends December 6th

The bing zi month begins December 7th

December 22nd is the winter solstice

ren xu 24 Month Sha

wu chen 30

ji si 31

Year Sha

Year Breaker Year Sha

yi hai

bing zi

Month Breaker Month Sha

Month Breaker Month Sha

1. Since 2014 is a jia wu year, the day for warehouses is wei. This is December 2nd, 14th, and 26th. We cannot use December 14th and 26th because they are month sha. He cannot even use December 2nd, because all wei days are his big consumer. He must use a neutral day. He cannot even wait until the next Chinese year: it will be yi wei, which still uses wei for warehouses. And as a wei year, the whole year will oppose him. 2. Yin days are good for putting money in the bank in jia years. December 9th and 21st are yin days. However, December 21st is also one of the four separators, so it cannot be used. He had best make the big deposit on December 9th.

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CONCLUSION This is a solid beginning for learning Day Selection. You have learned how to avoid harmful days, and how to select a date for a wedding, moving in, beginning a business trip, medical treatment, negotiations or appeals, building a warehouse, or making deposits in the bank. You also learned about the Twelve Indicators and the Twenty-Eight Constellations. In Day Selection 2 Class, you will learn:
how to pick a construction date based on the orientation of the house,
how to pick a day for a funeral or burial,
a few techniques to increase income and the success of a new endeavor,
how to pick a day to change the door in your house,
how to combine feng shui and day selection to insure a successful marriage proposal,
how to combine feng shui and day selection to achieve a successful pregnancy. We hope you will play with Day Selection, trying to use it when it is practical, but not fretting too much when it is not. Life is full of ups and downs. We try to minimize the problems when we can, but they cannot be avoided entirely. Some things are entirely out of our control. Always remember that we are influenced by the following: 1. fate 2. luck 3. Feng Shui 4. karma resulting from our good or bad deeds 5. hard work and studying The biggest influence is fate, and to the surprise of some, the weakest influence is our hard work. Sometimes, if something is fated to go wrong, or if we are in a period of bad luck, we will not be able to select the best date for an activity. We need to accept that life will not be perfect, even if we learn Feng Shui, astrology, and Day Selection perfectly. However, if we are able to select a good date, we can make our lives a little easier. We hope that you will use this information to benefit yourself and others.

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FINAL EXAM It is late December 2005. Your friends know you have taken this class, so they are all asking you to help them select dates for their important activities in the upcoming month (January 2006). January 2006 Sunday

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geng yin 8

xin mao 9

ren chen 10

gui si 11

jia wu 12

yi wei 13

bing shen 14

ding you 15

wu xu 16

ji hai 17

geng zi 18

xin chou 19

ren yin 20

gui mao 21

jia chen 22

yi si 23

bing wu 24

ding wei 25

wu shen 26

ji you 27

geng xu 28

xin hai 29

ren zi 30

gui chou 31

jia yin

yi mao

bing chen

ding si

January 2006 is before Chinese new year. 2005 is an yi you year

The wu zi month ends on January 5th.

The ji chou month begins January 6th.

wu wu

ji wei

geng shen

1. One couple wants to get married. He was born in a si year, and she was born in a you year. Which of the following is the best date? a. January 17th b. January 18th c. January 19th d. January 20th 2. Which of the following would also be a good day for the couple in Question 1 to marry? a. January 9th b. January 10th c. January 23rd d. January 24th 3. Which day should they be sure to avoid? a. January 7th b. January 11th d. January 16th

d. January 17th

4. Another couple wants to move into a new house this month. He is born in a geng zi year, and she is born in a gui mao year. Which day is acceptable for them to move in? a. January 19th b. January 20th c. January 22nd d. Jamuary 24th 5. Another friend, born in a mao year, needs to travel out of state on a business trip. Which is the best day for him to leave? a. January 4th b. January 28th c. January 10th d. January 24th

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6. An acquaintance wants to have a face lift. She was born in a ding you year and a gui chou month. When should she have her face lift? a. January 11th b. January 14th c. January 25th d. January 9th 7. Someone else’s father is very ill. The father was born in a wei year. The son was born in a xu year. Which day is okay for visiting the father? b. January 23rd c. January 25th d. January 26th a. January 15th 8. A friend wants to negotiate a raise with his boss. He was born in a si year. Which is the best day? a. January 10th b. January 11th c. January 12th d. January 13th 9. The son of a friend was expelled from school for yelling at a teacher. The parents want to appeal this decision. The father was born in a hai year. The mother was born in a yin year. The son was born in a shen year. What is the best day? a. January 16th b. January 18th c. January 19th d. January 20th 10. A zi person decides to have an important meeting on January 10th. What time should he avoid for the start of this meeting? a. 10 a.m. b. noon c. 2 p.m. d. 4 p.m.

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FINAL EXAM ANSWER KEY The following are all the generic days for January of 2006: January 2006 Sunday

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1 year sha Deposits full star geng yin 8 Happy Spirit

2 year breaker year sha even bow xin mao 9

3 year sha

4 month sha hold carriage gui si 11

achieve room ding you 15 year sha month sha even void jia chen 22 Yin Mistake

receive heart wu xu 16

open tail ji hai 17

fixed danger yi si 23

hold house bing wu 24 Yang Mistake

open pleides xin hai 29

shut net ren zi 30 month breaker Warehouse break bow ji wei

establish beak gui chou 31

shut basket geng zi 18 month breaker Warehouse break well ding wei 25 year sha month sha Do Not Visit the Sick Deposits discard orion jia yin

6 month breaker Warehouse break neck yi wei 13 year sha month sha Do Not Visit the Sick Deposits discard ox-boy ren yin 20 Happy Spirit

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fixed wing ren chen 10

5 month breaker month sha break horn jia wu 12

hold star wu wu

danger wing geng shen

establish ladle xin chou 19

danger base bing shen 14 year breaker year sha month sha

full maiden gui mao 21

danger astride wu shen 26 year breaker year sha month sha Do Not Visit the Sick full well yi mao

achieve mound ji you 27 year sha month sha

receive stomach geng xu 28

even ghost bing chen

fixed willow ding si

January 2006 is before Chinese new year. 2005 is an yi you year

The wu zi month ends on January 5th.

The ji chou month begins January 6th.

1. One couple wants to get married. He was born in a si year, and she was born in a you year. Which of the following is the best date? a. January 17th b. January 18th c. January 19th d. January 20th th January 20 is a Happy Spirit Day and has no problems.

2. Which of the following would also be a good day for the couple in Question 1 to marry? a. January 9th b. January 10th c. January 23rd d. January 24th th January 24 is a chou day. Since he is si and she is you, chou completes the Three Combinations, and is therefore very harmonious for the couple. There are no problems with January 24th. 3. Which day should they be sure to avoid? a. January 7th b. January 11th d. January 16th d. January 17th January 7th, although otherwise neutral, is a shen day. Shen is the husband’s sleep alone star.

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4. Another couple wants to move into a new house this month. He is born in a geng zi year, and she is born in a gui mao year. Which day is acceptable for them to move in? a. January 19th b. January 20th c. January 22nd d. Jamuary 24th th January 24 is the yang mistake, which would adversely affect the man, who was born in a yang year. January 22th is the yin mistake, which would adversely affect the woman, who was born in a yin year. January 20th is you, which is her big consumer. January 19th has no problems. 5. Another friend, born in a mao year, needs to travel out of state on a business trip. Which is the best day for him to leave? a. January 4th b. January 28th c. January 10th d. January 24th His money horse day is si. January 4th is si, but also is month sha, so it is eliminated. January 28th is a money horse day, with no sha or other problems, so we select that. 6. An acquaintance wants to have a face lift. She was born in a ding you year and a gui chou month. When should she have her face lift? b. January 14th c. January 25th d. January 9th a. January 11th th January 11 is her heavenly doctor, but it is also her extinction day. She cannot use it. The 14th and 25th are breakers and/or sha. January 9th is neutral, so she can use it. 7. Someone else’s father is very ill. The father was born in a wei year. The son was born in a xu year. Which day is okay for visiting the father? a. January 15th b. January 23rd c. January 25th d. January 26th th January 15 is a chen day. Since the son is xu, it is his consumer. It is easy for him to pick up sickness qi that day. The 25th and 26th are do not visit the sick days. This leaves the 23rd as the correct answer. 8. A friend wants to negotiate a raise with his boss. He was born in a si year. Which is the best day? a. January 10th b. January 11th c. January 12th d. January 13th th th January 10 is his consumer, so it is out. January 11 is neutral. January 12th is the best day, based on the si birth year, for resolving court cases or having negotiations. It is not important that this is the yang mistake, as that only applies to moving. January 13th is year and month sha, so it is not a very good day. 9. The son of a friend was expelled from school for yelling at a teacher. The parents want to appeal this decision. The father was born in a hai year. The mother was born in a yin year. The son was born in a shen year. What is the best day? a. January 16th b. January 18th c. January 19th d. January 20th th January 16 is the consumer for the father. This is not good, since he is the one appealing for the son. January 18th is the month breaker and must be avoided. January 19th is the consumer for the mother, who will also be making the appeal. Therefore, it will not do. You may notice that January 19th is a wu shen day, the best day for making an appeal for the son. However, this day is only special when it occurs in the autumn, and January is in the winter. Even though the son was born in the winter, there is no jia zi day, his special day for making an appeal. This leaves January 20th as the best day, since it is neutral.

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10. A zi person decides to have an important meeting on January 10th. What time should he avoid for the start of this meeting? a. 10 a.m. b. noon c. 2 p.m. d. 4 p.m. th January 10 is a hai day. Therefore, the si time should be avoided. Si is 9 – 11 a.m., so 10 a.m. is a bad start time. Even though the person is born in a zi year, it does not matter if the meeting begins at noon, a wu time.

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American Feng Shui Institute presents FS351 – Day Selection, Class 2

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Table of Contents Introduction......................................................................................................................................... 5 The Relationship between Time and Space ................................................................................ 7 The Twenty-Four Compass Directions....................................................................................... 8 Part 1: Day Selection Based on the Orientation of the House or Grave Site and the Current Time 10 Breakers, Consumers, and the Three Sha Revisited ................................................................. 10 1. Year, Month, and Day Breaker ..................................................................................... 10 Quiz 1................................................................................................................................................ 17 Quiz 1 Answers................................................................................................................................. 18 2. The Tai Sui: It is also inauspicious to disturb the earth in the same direction as the branch of ........................................................................................................................... 19 3. The Three Sha ............................................................................................................... 19 Quiz 2................................................................................................................................................ 24 Quiz 2 Answers................................................................................................................................. 25 4. The Annual and Monthly 5 Yellow Star....................................................................... 26 Quiz 3................................................................................................................................................ 30 Quiz 3 Answers................................................................................................................................. 31 Yin House Feng Shui and Day Selection.................................................................................. 32 SUMMARY.............................................................................................................................. 34 Part 2: Day Selection based on Placing Remedies or Enhancements in a Particular Position ......... 37 A. Wealth .................................................................................................................................. 37 1. Enter Treasure and Welcome Wealth Stars .................................................................. 37 Quiz 4................................................................................................................................................ 42 Quiz 4 Answers................................................................................................................................. 43 2. Golden Carriage Day and Prosperity Direction ............................................................ 44 3. Building a Pagoda or Pavilion to Bring In Money ....................................................... 47 Quiz 5................................................................................................................................................ 49 Quiz 5 Answers................................................................................................................................. 50 B. Love, Marriage, and Family................................................................................................. 51 1. Finding Romance (Peach Blossom).............................................................................. 51 2. Successful Marriage Proposal....................................................................................... 53 3. Having a Baby............................................................................................................... 56 Quiz 6................................................................................................................................................ 58 Quiz 6 Answers................................................................................................................................. 59 Day Selection 2 Conclusion.............................................................................................................. 60 Final Exam ........................................................................................................................................ 61 Final Exam Answers ......................................................................................................................... 63

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DAY SELECTION 2 CLASS Introduction Welcome to the second class in the Day Selection series. In Day Selection 1, we looked at choosing a date based solely on time: the current time and the birth information. In Day Selection 2, we will continue to use time data, but we will now incorporate space: the sitting direction of the building, the direction of the door, how directions are affected by the current year or month, directions in which to put specific remedies, etc. This adds a whole new dimension to Day Selection. To get full benefit from this Day Selection 2 Class, you must understand:
The stems and branches, and the cycle of sixty
The solar aspect of the Chinese calendar
How to find the stem and branch of the current year, month, day, and hour
How to find the stem and branch of the birth year, month, day, and hour for the client(s)
The 24 compass directions All of the above was discussed in the Stems and Branches Class You also need to have some knowledge about:
The year, month, and day breakers
The Big Consumer
The Three Sha These were discussed in the Day Selection 1 Class Finally, in the Day Selection 2 Class you must also have some background in Feng Shui:
The Eight House or East-West system of feng shui is touched upon. This is taught in the American Feng Shui Institute’s Beginning Feng Shui Class.
The system of flying stars using the house trigram and the annual star. This is taught in the American Feng Shui Institute’s Intermediate Feng Shui Class.
The system of flying stars using the twenty-four compass directions and the year of construction for the house. This is taught in the American Feng Shui Institute’s Advanced Feng Shui Class. It is highly recommended that you review the above topics to be prepared for this class. The lunar aspect of the calendar is not used for day selection, at least not for any of the calculations that we include here. This class contains material as taught by Master Larry Sang. It was written by Lorraine Wilcox L.Ac. and edited by Hermann Urkauf.

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Year information from a Chinese almanac This is a picture from a Chinese almanac. You can see the eight main directions in the octagonal shape. You can also see it is sub-divided into the twenty-four directions that were discussed in the Stems and Branches Class. One of the inner rings shows the flying star for the eight directions for that year. You should already know how to find the annual flying stars. The ring with red and black circles shows the good (red) and bad (black) directions for that year. The bad directions should not be used in building or renovating a house, or as a burial direction for that year. You will learn how to calculate and apply a good portion of this.

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The Relationship between Time and Space As we saw in the Stems and Branches Class, time and space are both measured by the stems and branches. However, time and space are not independent of each other. The stems and branches are two types of qi which interact with each other. The stems are a more yang qi that comes from heaven. The branches are a more yin qi that comes from the earth. Let’s take the branches as an example. Midnight is the most yin time of the day (or night). The winter solstice is the most yin time of the year. Both midnight and the winter solstice are the coolest, darkest, and quietest part of their time period. This is water qi. As these theories were developed in the Northern hemisphere, the north is also the cooler, darker direction. Beijing has a much colder winter than Hong Kong. New York has a much colder winter than Miami. So the qi of the north (space) is the same as the qi of midnight or mid-winter (time). Whether we are referring to time or space, this qi belongs to the branch zi. Of course, the south is the opposite. In the northern hemisphere, the south is hot and bright. Thus, it has the same qi as noon and the summer solstice. These are fire qi. Whether referring to time or space, this qi corresponds to the branch wu. Now, if something with the qi of zi, whether it is time or space, gets together with something containing the qi of wu, we have a struggle between fire and water. Fire and water are not harmonious with each other, unless they are moderated by other factors. So, as will be explained below, it is inauspicious to move into a house that sits due south (the wu, fire, direction) on a zi (water) day. The qi of time interacts with the qi of space. Another example of this type of interaction is between an individual and the space around them. A person born in a mao branch year is imprinted with wood qi. In a day, mao is the dawn. In a year, mao is the spring. As for directions, mao is the east. If this mao person lives in a house with a door in you, the metal west direction, it will have certain negative effects for that person, although not on the other people in the house. The you branch represents sunset and the autumn. The metal of the you door chops the wood of the mao person. The qi of time interacts with the qi of space. The theories of this interaction of time (day selection) and space (feng shui) can be much more complex than in the above examples. The practical use of these theories is explained in this Day Selection 2 Class.

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The Twenty-Four Compass Directions To review:
There are eight directions, associated with the eight trigrams. Each of these eight directions is 45˚. Direction Trigram Element Type Degrees North Kan Water cardinal 337.5-22.5 Northeast Gen Earth inter-cardinal 37.5-67.5 East Zhen Wood cardinal 67.5-112.5 Southeast Xun Wood inter-cardinal 112.5-157.5 South Li Fire cardinal 157.5-202.5 Southwest Kun Earth inter-cardinal 202.5-247.5 West Dui Metal cardinal 247.5-292.5 Northwest Qian Metal inter-cardinal 292.5-337.5


Each of these eight directions is divided into three 15˚ sections, called the twenty-four compass directions. Actually, in Chinese, they are called the twenty-four mountains. Direction Letter Chinese Name Type Represents Degrees a Zi Branch 1 Water + 352.5-7.5 North 子 (Kan) b Gui Stem 10 Water 7.5-22.5 癸 c Chou Branch 2 Earth 22.5-37.5 Northeast 丑 (Gen) d Gen Trigram Earth 37.5-52.5 艮 e Yin Branch 3 Wood + 52.5-67.5 寅 f Jia Stem 1 Wood + 67.5-82.5 East 甲 (Zhen) g Mao Branch 4 Wood 82.5-97.5 卯 h Yi Stem 2 Wood 97.5-112.5 乙 i Chen Branch 5 Earth + 112.5-127.5 Southeast 辰 (Xun) j Xun Trigram Wood 127.5-142.5 巽 k Si Branch 6 Fire 142.5-157.5 巳 l Bing Stem 3 Fire + 157.5-172.5 South 丙 (Li) m Wu Branch 7 Fire + 172.5-187.5 午 n Ding Stem 4 Fire 187.5-202.5 丁 o Wei Branch 8 Earth 202.5-217.5 Southwest 未 (Kun) p Kun Trigram Earth 217.5-232.5 坤 q Shen Branch 9 Metal + 232.5-247.5 申 r Geng Stem 7 Metal + 247.5-262.5 West 庚 (Dui) s You Branch 10 Metal 262.5-277.5 酉 t Xin Stem 8 Metal 277.5-292.5 辛 u Xu Branch 11 Earth + 292.5-307.5 Northwest 戌 (Qian) v Qian Trigram Metal 307.5-322.5 乾 w Hai Branch 12 Water 322.5-337.5 亥 x Ren Stem 9 Water + 337.5-352.5 North 壬

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The letter in the second column is the designation of the 24 directions on Master Sang’s luopan, which is available at http://www.amfengshui.com/ashop/catalogue.php?cat=1 . A luopan is a Chinese compass, used for feng shui. Notice that the twelve branches alternate with eight of the stems and four of the trigrams. Half of the twenty-four directions are branches. Note: When day selection is combined with feng shui, for the most part, only the 15˚ directions that are branches are used. The stems are sometimes used for selecting the day, but are not used as frequently as part of the directions. The four trigrams that are part of the twenty-four directions (qian in the northwest, kun in the southwest, gen in the northeast, and xun in the southeast) are not used either. For details, see below. When placed on the luopan, the twenty-four directions look like this:

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Part 1: Day Selection Based on the Orientation of the House or Grave Site and the Current Time Breakers, Consumers, and the Three Sha Revisited As for time, in day selection we need to take into account the harmony between:
the current year, month, day, and hour
the relationship of the client’s birth year with the current time
the client’s relationship with other people involved in the event. Here is a review of what we learned in the Day Selection 1 Class: For Construction, avoid:
Beginning on a day that opposes the current year (year breaker).
Beginning on a day that opposes the current month (month breaker).
Beginning on an hour that opposes the current day (day breaker).
If possible, beginning in a month that opposes the current year.
Beginning on a day that opposes your birth year (consumer).
If possible, beginning in a month or year that oppose your birth year.
A person whose birth year opposes your birth year.
Avoid the Three Sha days for the current year and month, especially for the start of groundbreaking, construction, and digging.
Avoid the Three Sha days for burial. Now we will learn how the Breakers, Consumers, the Three Sha, the Tai Sui, and the 5 Yellow Star apply to selecting days based on a construction site, a building, or a grave orientation. 1. Year, Month, and Day Breaker a. Construction: One should never begin construction on a day, month, or year that has the opposite branch as the direction of the sitting of the building (the house’s consumer). For example, on a wu day, month, or year do not dig the foundation or begin construction on a building that sits in the zi direction (which is due north). As you studied in the Feng Shui classes, the sitting direction is the most important direction for a yang house. It defines the house, and we must be careful not to offend or oppose the sitting direction of the house. b. Renovations, Remodeling: i. If a house is being renovated, one should avoid beginning to remodel on a day, month, or (if possible) year that has the opposite branch as the direction of the sitting of the building (the house’s consumer). For example, if one wanted to remodel any section of a house that sits si (southeast), they should not begin to work on a hai day (opposes the sitting of the house). One should also avoid beginning in a hai month or (if possible) year. ii. If a house is being renovated, one should avoid beginning to remodel in an area of the house that opposes the branch of the current day, month, or year. For example, if the east

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(mao) section of a house is being remodeled, do not begin to work there on a you day, month, or year. Furthermore, if the whole east side of a house is being remodeled, it may include the yin, mao, and chen directions. Then one should avoid beginning to work there on shen, you, and xu days. Here is an example that takes into account both i. and ii. above: if one wanted to remodel the wu (south) section of a house that sits si (southeast), they should not begin to work on a hai day (opposes the sitting of the house) or a zi day (opposes the area to be remodeled). One should also avoid beginning in a hai or zi month or (if possible) year. Painting, putting in a rug, hanging a picture, or putting together a desk will not cause problems. It is disturbing the earth, tearing down or building up walls, cutting holes in walls to install a door or window, etc. that will trigger the bad effects. c. Digging: Do not allow digging to begin in the vicinity of your house in the direction that opposes the day, month, or year. For example, do not plant a tree in the shen direction from the center of your house on a yin day, month, or year. d. Moving in: Do not move into a house on a day that opposes the sitting of the house (the house’s consumer). For example, do not move into a house that sits in the wu direction (south) on a zi day. Consequences: One problem is that workers can be more easily hurt if construction begins on a day that violates the prohibited direction(s) for the time period. If you are remodeling or landscaping a house, and continue living in it through the renovations, it is easier for you or one of the family members to have an accident. There may also be delays or unexpected expenses. Remedies: The best remedy is to avoid beginning construction, renovations, remodeling, or digging in the vicinity of the house during these days, months, or years. If it cannot be avoided, try to insure that no one is staying in the house during the remodeling or landscaping. Complete the construction or renovations as soon as possible. Try not to move into a house until the landscaping is completed. Offending the year or month breaker is considered a type of sha related to the earth element (sha is a negative influence on the Feng Shui). Metal reduces earth. Therefore metal can be used as a remedy. If the digging is in an inauspicious direction from your house, put something metal in between your house and the construction. Master Sang almost never recommends using wind chimes for Feng Shui, but this is one case where you can. If they are hung in between the digging and the house, the metal object plus the metal sound will help to neutralize the problem. On a construction site that offends the year, month, or day breaker, or if the sitting direction of the house offends the time, one can periodically ring a big metal bell or gong.

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Note: Most of day selection has to do with the beginning of things, such as construction or renovations. The beginning of a project will have the most impact, for good or for bad. It is possible that continued construction during a breaker or consumer day will have a negative impact, but the effects will be quite small in comparison (possible a very minor injury, small unexpected expense, or a minor delay). Most people will choose to continue construction through these days and put up with some small inconvenience that may arise. However, there are some preventive measures that can be taken for continued construction or digging:
If possible, do not live in a house during construction, renovations, or landscaping.
Finish up construction, renovations, and landscaping as quickly as possible. Don’t let disturbed earth or partial construction be exposed for long periods of time.
Use metal remedies around the construction site to neutralize earth sha.
If you do notice that many types of bad days gang up at one time, you might consider taking a break for that day. For example, if one day is the year sha, the month breaker and the owner’s consumer all at the same time, that day has a number of strikes against it. Perhaps you take that day off. Throughout this class in the examples and in the quizzes, we will not take problems with continued construction into account. However, in real life, occasionally it is an issue. But the reality is, delays cost money and it can be quite impractical to stop on-going construction, especially when the risk of problems is relatively small.

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Consuming Houses and Doors One more caution: a. Sitting and Birth Year: If the sitting of the house opposes the birth year of one of the residents, that will be a consuming house for that person. It will tend to use up their money, time, and energy. b. Entrance and Birth Year: The entrance also should not be in the consuming direction for an individual. However, if the Feng Shui of the house is very good overall, even with a consuming house or door, that individual will still make more money than they spend. While this house is less good for that individual, it may still be acceptable. If the individual does not use their consuming door, but someone else in the house does, it will nevertheless cause problems for that person. This is because any use of the consuming door leads the consuming qi into the house. The door is called the 氣口 qi mouth in Chinese. You can use the analogy of the human mouth and diet: whatever one eats affects the whole body, not just one part. So whatever qi is taken into a house affects all residents, not just the one who uses the door. c. Sitting/Entrance and Current Year, Month, and Day: A door or sitting of a house is also consuming when it opposes the current year, month, or day. During those time periods, all the residents will tend to spend more money. Note: For finding the direction of the door, the section of the nine palace grid is NOT used. Instead, the pie-shaped method is used. There are two ways to do this.
Use your luopan to make a reading of the house outside. Then bring the luopan inside, to the center of the house and place it so that its box is squared with the walls (assuming the house is all 90˚ angles). Make sure the side of the luopan with the facing direction is oriented to the facing direction of the house. Do not worry if the needle is a little off when the compass is inside the house, as the metal and electrical currents inside the house can influence it. If the divisions of the luopan were extended out into space, in which of the twenty-four direction would the door fall?
You can also use a floor plan that is made to scale. Find the center of the house on the floor plan. Enlarge a transparency of the face of the luopan. Place the center of it over the center of the house in the floor plan. Adjust the transparency so the sitting and facing directions are in the correct place. Then, extending the lines out, see in which of the twenty-four direction would the door fall.

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In this example, the house is sitting zi (a) and facing wu (m). The door is in the chen (i) branch. It would be consuming in a xu year for everyone, or all the time for a person born in a xu year. EXAMPLES for Consuming Houses and Doors EXAMPLE 1: Ms B was born in 1963, after February 4th. This falls into a gui mao year. Ms B should avoid a house sitting you (s), since this would be a big consumer house for her. EXAMPLE 2: Mr. C was born in 1968, after February 5th. This is a wu shen year. He should avoid having a house with an entrance in the yin (e) direction, as this is his consuming direction. However, if the Feng Shui of the house is very good overall the house may still be acceptable for Mr. C. EXAMPLE 3: 2007, after February 4th, is a ding hai year. All residents of a house sitting in a si (k) direction will be living in a consuming house during the ding hai year. They should be careful of overspending. The same caution should be taken by all residents of a house with an entrance in the si direction. EXAMPLE 4: During all wei months or wei days, residents of houses with a chou (c) sitting or entrance should be careful of overspending.

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Bringing it all Together EXAMPLES To follow these examples, please look up the time of construction, renovation, or digging in the Ten-Thousand Year Calendar. EXAMPLE 1: It is 1999. Mr. A is having his dream house built. He wants to begin construction in June. He was born in 1959. The house is sitting in the chen (i) direction. What time periods should he avoid for groundbreaking and beginning construction?
1999 is a ji mao year. He should avoid you months and days (year breaker).
1959 is a ji hai year. He should avoid si years, months, and days (his consumer). June 1st through 5th fall into the end of the si month. This is his consumer, so he should avoid these days if possible.
The days from June 6th to the end of the June fall into a wu month. He should avoid zi days (month breaker).
Because of the chen sitting, he should avoid xu years, months, and days (the house’s consumer).
It is good that the house is not sitting in the si direction, as that would be a consuming house for him. He should also be sure that there is no door in the si direction when the house is built.
To summarize, he needs to start on a day in June of 1999, but on the 6th or later, that is not you, si, zi, or xu. EXAMPLE 2: Ms. B is renovating her house. She wants to begin construction in May of 2004. She was born in 1963. The house sits in the zi (a) direction, and she is adding a new master bedroom along the northwest, in the xu (u) and hai (w) directions.
2004 is a jia shen year. She must avoid yin months and days (year breaker).
1963 is a gui mao year. She must avoid you years, months, and days (her consumer).
May 1st through 4th, 2004 falls into the end of the wu chen month. She must avoid xu days during that period (month breaker). May 5th to the end of May falls into a ji si month. She must avoid hai days, starting from June 5th (month breaker).
Because the house sits zi, she must avoid wu years, months, and days (the house’s consumer).
Because the construction is in the xu and hai directions, she should avoid chen and si years, months, and days.
To summarize, she should not start renovating on yin and you, wu, chen, and si days. Between May 1st and 4th, she should not begin on xu days, and between May 5th and June 5th she should not begin on hai days. But now she has a problem. May of 2004 falls into parts of the chen and si months. She should avoid these because month opposes the direction. Even the next month, wu should be avoided because the month opposes the sitting. Our first choice is to ask her to wait until the wei month to begin construction. The wei month begins on July 7th of that year. If she refuses to delay, then the month opposes the directions of the renovation (chen and si months) or the sitting (wu month). This is bad, but not as bad as if the day opposed the direction. She can go ahead, but should use metal remedies as much as possible. It is beneficial if she is not living in the house during the construction. In addition to not starting on the above days (yin, you, wu, chen or si), she also needs to avoid the month breaker (xu or hai days, depending on when she starts).

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EXAMPLE 3: Mr. C wants to add a pool to his back yard. He wants to begin digging out the yard for the pool in August of 2007. He was born in 1968. The house sits in the wei (o) direction. The pool will be in the wu (m) and wei (o) direction from the house.
2007 is a ding hai year. He must avoid si months, and days (year breaker).
1968 is a wu shen year. He must avoid yin years, days and months (his consumer).
Because the house sits wei, he must avoid chou days, month, or years (the house’s consumer).
August 1st through 7th 2007 falls into the end of the wei month. Avoid chou days (month breaker). The period from August 8th to the end of August falls into a wu shen month. Avoid yin days (month breaker).
Because the digging is in the wu and wei directions he must avoid zi and chou years, days, and months.
To summarize, he needs to start on a day in August of 2007 that is not si, yin, chou, or zi. He doesn’t need to worry about the month breaker, because, coincidentally, he is already avoiding those days based on the house sitting and the birth year. EXAMPLE 4: Ms. D is moving into a new house. She wants to move in during November of 2005. She was born in 1971. The house sits in the you (s) direction.
2005 is an yi you year. She must avoid mao months, and days (year breaker).
1971 is a xin hai year. She must avoid si years, months, and days (her consumer).
November 1st through 6th 2005 falls into the end of the bing xu month. Avoid chen days. November 7th to the end of November falls into a ding hai month. Avoid si days (month breaker).
Because the house sits you, she must avoid mao years, months, and days (the house’s consumer).
To summarize, she should not move in on mao and si days. If she chooses the beginning of November, she also needs to avoid chen. The later part of November opposes si, but she is already avoiding that based on the birth year. Reminder: For the breakers, consuming directions, and Tai Sui, only the 15˚ directions that are branches are used. The stems are sometimes used for selecting the day, but are not used as part of the directions. The four trigrams that are part of the twenty-four directions (qian in the northwest, kun in the southwest, gen in the northeast, and xun in the southeast) are not used either. For example, if a house is sitting in the ren (x) direction, there is no consuming day for the house. If a door is located in the kun (p) direction, it will never be a consuming door for any of the occupants. All this gets hard to keep track of. I like to copy the relevant page of the Ten-Thousand Year Calendar for each situation. Then I cross off the days that need to be avoided as I calculate them. Afterwards, I can select from the days that are left over.

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Quiz 1 1) When day selection is combined with feng shui, and the 24 compass directions are employed, for the most part, only the 15˚ that are branches are used. [True or false]?

2) Find the year breaker, month breaker, and the day breaker, as well as the person’s and the house’s consumer for a si person on July 22nd, 2018 moving into a mao (g) sitting house. 3) What is the consumer of a chen (i) sitting house?

4) With which element should you remedy digging in the vicinity of your house that has begun at an inappropriate time? 5) What is a consuming door? 6) If possible, a person born in 1986 should avoid a house sitting …?

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Quiz 1 Answers 1) True 2) Year breaker: chen Month breaker: chou Day breaker: you Person’s consumer: hai House’s consumer: you 3) Xu 4) Metal 5) a) a door that lies in the opposite direction as the branch of the year a resident of that house was born in. b) a door that opposes the current year, month, or day. 6) shen; it’s a bing yin year.

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2. The Tai Sui: It is also inauspicious to disturb the earth in the same direction as the branch of the current year. This is called the 太歲 Tai Sui, or great year. There will be more discussion of the Tai Sui below. Note: The Tai Sui is only for the year, although breakers can be for the year, month, day, or even the hour. The Tai Sui is also not a time to avoid. It is only a direction.

3. The Three Sha The Three Sha can be calculated for the year and month, based on the branch. It can even be calculated for the day branch. This was discussed in the Day Selection 1 Class. Now we will look at the Three Sha and directions.

The Location of the Three Sha a. Ground breaking, Construction, and Renovations: One should avoid ground breaking, construction, or renovations in any direction for a house that sits in one of the Three Sha directions, based on the current year or month. b. Renovations or Disturbing the Earth: One should also avoid renovations or disturbing the earth in any sha direction from the center of the house, based on the current year or month. In addition, when using the Three Sha as directions (not days), we must incorporate the stems into the calculation. There are four groupings of the Three Sha:
The Three Sha for yin, wu, and xu are hai (w), zi (a), and chou (c).
The Three Sha for si, you, and chou are yin (e), mao (g), and chen (i);
The Three Sha for shen, zi, and chen are si (k), wu (m), and wei (o);
The Three Sha for hai, mao, and wei are shen (q), you (s), and xu (u). Since each of these sha consists of three branches in a row, we know there must be two 15˚ sections in between. We must avoid digging or renovations in these directions as well, or construction on a © 2006 American Feng Shui Institute

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building that is sitting in one of these directions. These two stems are called Pinch Sha 夾煞, as they are pinched in between the Three Sha. Now we have:
The sha for yin, wu, and xu include hai (w), ren (x), zi (a), gui (b), and chou (c);
The sha for si, you, and chou include yin (e), jia (f), mao (g), yi (h), and chen (i);
The sha for shen, zi, and chen include si (k), bing (l), wu (m), ding (n), and wei (o);
The sha for hai, mao, and wei include shen (q), geng (r), you (s), xin (t) and xu (u). For example: if your house is sitting ren (x) and facing bing (l), you should avoid beginning construction on yin, wu, and xu days, months, or years, as ren is included in the sha for these times: The three sha for yin, wu, and xu are hai, zi, and chou directions, which now also include ren and gui as Pinch Sha. In this case we say, ‘The three sha are in the north,’ because it includes the whole 45˚ of north (ren, zi, and gui). Even though the sha extends into the northwest with hai and northeast with chou, it is still traditional to say, ‘The three sha are in the north.’ We also say, ‘The three sha are in the east,’ when the sha is centered around mao. The three sha are in the south when they are centered on wu, and in the west when they are centered on you. Note: While there are no days to avoid for houses sitting in one of the four trigram directions, now we must consider the three sha for houses sitting in on of the directions associated with a stem. For example, if a house was sitting in the ren (x) direction, we cannot begin construction on it when the three sha are in the north. The consequences of disturbing the sha were discussed in the Day Selection 1 Class, but will be repeated below. A. Robbery Sha (劫煞 Jie2 Sha4) These are the four corners. They are one position counterclockwise to Disaster Sha. Robbery will happen within the time period if you begin construction on this day or in this direction. B. Disaster Sha (災煞 Zai1 Sha4) Similar to Robbery Sha, but with this one you receive disaster, illness or injury (often related to peach blossom, or kidney problems due to too much sex). Disaster Sha is located in the four cardinal directions. (Peach blossom refers to romance, wine, and the good life.) C. Year Sha (歲煞 Sui4 Sha4) This is one position clockwise to Disaster Sha. Year Sha is located in the four earths. Building on this day brings delays, getting stuck, as one might get stuck in the mud, since this is earth sha. It is not as serious as the other two. The remedies are the same as for the breakers. But always remember, it is best to avoid the Three Sha, if possible.

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Sitting and Facing, the Three Sha, Breakers, and the Tai Sui There is another principle about the Three Sha and breakers. You should never sit with your back to these directions, although you can face them. For example, if you are negotiating a deal at a business meeting, you will be at a disadvantage if you sit in one of these directions. If you are in a situation where you want to win, place your opponent with his or her back that way. If you want a win-win situation, both sides might try to avoid it. In the old days in China, a king would avoid sending his troops out if his own country was in the direction of the year breaker and his opponent was in the direction of the year branch (the Tai Sui or great year). It would mean that the opponent has the power of the year behind him, while his own troops were affected by the year breaker. If you want to sue someone, and his or her house sits at the Tai Sui, but yours doesn’t... wait until next year. The Tai Sui is a position of strength. You should not sit in the direction of the year or month breaker or the Three Sha. This is because if you are sitting there, you are sitting in an area that has a negative influence on you. You can face it because you are not in the sha, even though you are looking at it. Think of it this way: it is better to be facing a polluted dump than to be sitting in one. Examples: Example 1: Ms F is planning to buy company C. Final negotiations are taking place on May 14th, 2004. 2004 falls into a jia shen year, May 14th falls into a ji si month. Ms F should take care not to sit with her back to the yin (e) direction (year breaker) or the hai (w) direction (month breaker) if she wants to avoid giving the other side an advantage over her. Sitting with her back to the shen (q) direction would give her an advantage, boost her power. If possible, she should also avoid si, wu, and wei, the three year sha, and yin, mao, and chen, the three month sha. Example 2: Your neighbor has, against your will, built a fence along the boundary between your two properties. You are sure he even built it on your side of the property. It is June 2005, falling into a yi you year. Your house is sitting mao (g). Even though you feel the situation is very clear, you should wait until after February 4th, 2006 to go to court to force your neighbor to take down the fence because your house is sitting at the year breaker, facing the Tai Sui.

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EXAMPLES Let us now use the previous examples involving Mr. A, Ms B, Mr. C, and Ms D and take the Tai Sui and the Three Sha into account. To follow these examples, please look up the time of construction, renovation, or digging in the Ten-Thousand Year Calendar. EXAMPLE 1: It is 1999. Mr. A is having his dream house built. He wants to begin construction in June. He was born in 1959. The house is sitting in the chen (i) direction. What time periods should he avoid for groundbreaking and beginning construction?






To summarize, we already decided that we need a day in June of 1999, but on the 6th or later, that is not you, si, zi, or xu. The Three Sha for 1999 (ji mao) are shen, you, and xu. The Tai Sui is mao. The Three Sha for the month that begins June 6th (wu month) are hai, zi, and chou. Since the house is sitting chen, building this house is okay. The sitting does not offend the Three Sha, the Tai Sui, or the year breaker. For a day for ground breaking, we now need to avoid you, si, zi, xu, shen, hai, and chou. From June 6th 1999, until the end of June, we can choose a yin, mao, chen, wu, or wei day.

EXAMPLE 2: Ms B is renovating her house. She wants to begin construction in May of 2004. She was born in 1963. The house sits in the zi (a) direction, and she is adding a new master bedroom along the northwest, in the xu (u) and hai (w) directions
To summarize what we determined above, we asked Mrs B to delay renovating her house until the wei month, which begins of July 7th, 2004 because the branches of the month of May oppose the direction of the renovation. She has refused and wants to go ahead in May. We must avoid yin, you, wu, chen, and si days, plus days that oppose the month.
The Three Sha for 2004 (jia shen year) are si, wu, and wei. The Tai Sui is shen.
The Three Sha for May 1st through 4th, 2004 (wu chen month) are also si, wu, and wei.
The Three Sha from May 5th on (ji si month) are yin, mao, chen.
The yearly and monthly Three Sha and the Tai Sui do not conflict with the direction of the renovations. The sitting of the house does not conflict with the yearly or monthly Three Sha directions.
Now the days we need to avoid for beginning renovations are yin, you, wu, chen, si, and wei. If the renovations begin after May 5th, we need to add mao to the list for the three sha and hai for the month breaker. If she begins May 1st through 4th, we need to add xu for the month breaker. Factoring in the Three Sha in this case has not made any further problems. Since the month will oppose the direction of the renovation, we still suggest that she use metal remedies as much as possible. It is beneficial if she is not living in the house during the construction. EXAMPLE 3: Mr. C wants to add a pool to his back yard. He wants to begin digging out the yard for the pool in August of 2007. He was born in 1968. The house sits in the wei (o) direction. The pool will be in the wu (m) and wei (o) direction from the house.



To summarize from above, we need a day in August of 2007 that is not si, yin, chou, and zi. The Three Sha for 2007 (ding hai year) are shen, you, and xu. The Tai Sui is hai.

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August 1st through 7th 2007 falls into a wei month. The monthly Three Sha are also shen, you, and xu. August 8th to the end of August falls into a wu shen month. In this case the monthly Three Sha are si, wu, and wei. Since the house sits wei, and the direction of the digging will be wu and wei, the annual Three Sha and the Tai Sui do not conflict with them. The monthly sha and month breaker for August 1-7 have no conflict. However, after August 8th, the monthly sha conflict with the sitting of the house and the direction of the digging. Since the three sha directions should not be disturbed at all, Mr. C. would need to complete the pool before August 8th, or should wait until the next month.

EXAMPLE 4: Ms D is moving in to a new house. She wants to move in during November of 2005. She was born in 1971. The house sits in the you (s) direction.





To summarize from above, we must avoid mao and si. If we choose the beginning of November, we also need to avoid chen. The later part of November opposes si, but we are already avoiding that based on the birth year. Since Ms D is just moving in, and not digging or renovating, the Three Sha and the Tai Sui are not disturbed. She can move in, except for the days mentioned above.

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Quiz 2 1) What is the Tai Sui for 2004? 2) During which days, months, and years should one avoid beginning construction on a house sitting kun (p)? 3) During which days, months, and years should one avoid beginning construction on a house sitting ren (x)? 4) It is August 24th, 2008. Considering only the yearly and monthly Three Sha, the year and the month breakers: which branches should a house not sit in if you want to start construction now?

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Quiz 2 Answers 1) Shen 2) None, since it is a trigram. 3) During yin, wu, and xu years, months, or days. During those times, the three sha will be in the north, which includes the ren direction. 4) Si, wu, wei, yin.

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4. The Annual and Monthly 5 Yellow Star Avoiding construction that disturbs the 5 yellow star is considered more a part of Feng Shui than day selection. However, it is important to remember the rules when constructing or renovating a building.
Avoid construction or renovation in a month or year when the 5 yellow star is at the sitting of the building. If construction is done (not just begun), it MUST be remedied with metal.


Avoid renovations in a year or month when the 5 yellow is in the direction where the renovation is to take place. If construction is done (not just begun), it MUST be remedied with metal.




Avoid renovations or construction in a year or month when the 5 yellow is in the center. If construction is done (not just begun), it MUST be remedied with metal.

The old saying, “let sleeping dogs lie” is the best advice for dealing with the 5 yellow star. The more quiet the area with the annual or monthly 5 yellow, the less chance the ‘sleeping dog’ will bite you. The consequences and remedies for disturbing the 5 yellow star are similar to those for the breakers, above, but may be more severe. Let us now look at how to take the annual and monthly 5 yellow star into consideration. Below are the annual flying stars for 2005 until 2020: ANNUAL FLYING STARS 2005 4 2006 3 2007 2 2008 1 2009 9 2010 8 2011 7 2012 6 2013 5 2014 4 2015 3 2016 2 2017 1 2018 9 2019 8 2020 7 Year starts on February 4th.

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The monthly flying stars are found from the branch of the year or the annual flying star. Be sure to read the appropriate column to get the correct flying star for the month. To find the exact start date of a solar month, check the Ten-Thousand Year Calendar for that year.

STARTS FEB 4-5 MAR 5-6 APR 4-6 MAY 5-6 JUN 6-7 JUL 7-8 AUG 7-8 SEP 7-9 OCT 8-9 NOV 7-8 DEC 7-8 JAN 6-7

MONTHLY FLYING STARS YEARS: 1, 4, 7 YEARS: 2, 5, 8 YEARS: 3, 6, 9 Zi, You, Wu, Mao Yin, Shen, Si, Hai Chen, Xu, Chou, Wei 8 2 5 7 1 4 6 9 3 5 8 2 4 7 1 3 6 9 2 5 8 1 4 7 9 3 6 8 2 5 7 1 4 6 9 3

Example 1: In a si branch year, what is the monthly flying star for August 1st? The si year is found in the middle column of monthly flying stars. August 1st comes in the month before August 7-8, in the month that begins on July 7-8. Therefore, it is a 6 white month. Example 2: In a year with the flying star of 3, what is the monthly flying star for October 20th? The flying star 3 is found in the last column. October 20th comes in the month that begins on October 89. This is also a 6 white month. The annual or monthly number we have determined in this way is put into the center of the ninepalace grid and floated in ascending order according to the Xuan Kong method learned in the American Feng Shui Institute’s Intermediate Feng Shui Class. Note: The following rules are for any day during which construction, digging, renovation or remodeling is carried out, not just for starting these activities.
Don’t begin any construction or renovation during a month or year when the yellow 5 is at the sitting of the building. Don’t DO construction at all during this time, if possible.
Do not renovate or dig in the annual or monthly 5 yellow direction.
Avoid construction and renovation when the annual or monthly yellow 5 is in the center.

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It is preferable to not work on days when a day, month, or year that opposes the house sitting and/or the area of the house being renovated. It is preferable not to carry out construction or renovation in any direction if the house sits in any of the monthly or yearly Three Sha directions.

Working on these days should be avoided if possible, but working during these time periods might only bring minor mishaps (such as delays and inconveniences) as a consequence. However, if two or more such relationships fall on the same day, especially involving the yellow 5 star, one should avoid working at these times. It is always good, at a minimum, to put a metal remedy in this case. Note that all these involve something in conflict with the house (the 5 yellow in a significant area, the sitting, the center, or the area being worked on). These are not time conflicts (such as the day opposed to month or year). Days interacting with other time elements (days, months, years) and not directions, only need to be considered when determining the beginning date of construction or remodeling, and not while such an activity is on-going.

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EXAMPLES Let us now include the 5 Yellow Star into our four examples. EXAMPLE 1: It is 1999. Mr. A is having his dream house built. He wants to begin construction in June. He was born in 1959. The house is sitting in the chen (i) direction. What time periods should he avoid for groundbreaking and beginning construction?
For a day for ground breaking, we need to avoid you, si, zi, xu, shen, hai, and chou. From June 6th 1999, until the end of June, we can choose a yin, mao, chen, wu, or wei day.
1999 is a ji mao year, with 1 White in the center. This results in a monthly 4 green in the center for the month starting on June 6th. Therefore the monthly 5 Yellow is in the northwest, which contains xu (u) and hai (w). With the yearly 1 White in the center, the yearly 5 Yellow is in the south (wu [m]). So the 5 Yellow Star brings no additional restriction for Mr. A’s house, which is sitting in the chen (i) direction. EXAMPLE 2: Ms B is renovating her house. She wants to begin construction in May of 2004. She was born in 1963. The house sits in the zi (a) direction, and she is adding a new master bedroom along the northwest, in the xu (u) and hai (w) directions.
The days we need to avoid for beginning renovations are yin, you, wu, chen, si, and wei. If the renovations begin after May 5th, we need to add mao to the list for the three sha and hai for the month breaker. If she begins May 1st through 4th, we need to add xu for the month breaker.
2004 is a jia shen year, with a 5 Yellow in the center. Therefore we should discourage Ms B from carrying out the renovation, especially since the months she chose are also unfavorable for reasons mentioned above. A shen year has a monthly 9 Purple in the center from May 1st4th. The 5 Yellow is therefore in the north, zi (a), an additional complication, since the house is sitting zi. After May 4th the 5 Yellow is in the southwest, containing wei (o) and shen (q). At least Ms B should wait until May 5th to start renovating. She shouldn’t stay in the house during the renovation. She should put metal in place, and encourage the periodic ringing of a gong while work is taking place. EXAMPLE 3: Mr. C wants to add a pool to his back yard. He wants to begin digging out the yard for the pool in August of 2007. He was born in 1968. The house sits in the wei (o) direction. The pool will be in the wu (m) and wei (o) direction from the house.
We determined that the pool needs to be completed before August 8th, or the ground breaking needs wait until the next month, which begins September 8th.
2007 is a ding hai year, with a 2 Black in the center. The yearly 5 Yellow is in the northeast, which contains gen (c ). Since the sitting is wei, and the directions of the digging are wu (m) and wei (c) we have no conflict. However, after August 8th, the monthly 5 Yellow is in the center, so for this reason, we again recommend to Mr. C to choose a different month. EXAMPLE 4: Ms D is moving in to a new house. She wants to move in during November of 2005. She was born in 1971. The house sits in the you (s) direction.
To summarize from above, we must avoid mao and si. If we choose the beginning of November, we also need to avoid chen. The later part of November opposes si, but we are already avoiding that based on the birth year.
We will not have to consider the 5 Yellow Star in Ms D’s case, since she is just moving.

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Quiz 3 1) In 2008, a wu zi year, during which Chinese solar month(s) should you not start to renovate any house, no matter what the sitting of the house is, based on the monthly 5 yellow star? You are also advised not to do any construction at this time. 2) During the same year, 2008, during which solar month(s) should one avoid beginning construction, based on the 5 yellow star, if the house is sitting wu (m)? 3) During 2012, a ren chen year, a you (s) sitting house is being built. In which month(s) should one avoid construction, and preferably not do construction at all, based on the yearly and monthly yellow 5? 4) In a house sitting chen (i), renovation should take place in the shen (q) direction, during 2015, an yi wei year. During which months shouldn’t we begin the renovation, and are advised not to work at all, based on the 5 yellow star?

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Quiz 3 Answers 1) Ding Si, the 4th month, which begins May 5th. The monthly 5 yellow star is in the center. 2) Xin you, month number 8, beginning Sept. 7th. Sitting wu (m), means sitting south. The 5 yellow star is in the south when the 1 white star is in the center. During zi years this is the case during the 8th month, starting September 7th. During this time period it is preferable not do any construction at all. If one does, one should use metal remedies. 3) The yin (first month, beginning February 4th) and hai (tenth month, beginning November 7th) months, based on the monthly 5 yellow being in the center. The chen (third month, beginning April 4th) and chou (twelfth month, beginning January 5th) months based on the monthly 5 yellow being in the west. 4) During the wu yin (first month, beginning February 4th) and ding hai (tenth month, beginning November 8th) months, when the monthly yellow 5 is in the center. During the bing xu (ninth month, beginning October 9th) month, because the 5 yellow is in the southeast (chen). During the jia shen (seventh month, beginning August 8th) month, because the 5 yellow is in the southwest (shen).

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Yin House Feng Shui and Day Selection Let’s talk a little about Yin House, or the selection of grave sites and burial dates. Burial is important for two main reasons: 1. Since the Chinese have great respect for their ancestors, they want the deceased to have a good site and be buried at an auspicious time. This way, the deceased can be comfortable in the next part of their journey, whatever it is. 2. The Chinese also traditionally believed that the burial of an ancestor can affect the next three generations of descendants. If everything is auspicious, it will bring benefit for three generations. If it is not auspicious, it can bring problems, such as illness, loss of money, or even an end to the family line. Detailed discussion of the principles of Yin House Feng Shui is beyond the scope of this class. However, a few important principles will be discussed below. The headstone or marker is generally used to determine the sitting and facing of a grave site. In Yin House Avoid:
Burial on a day that opposes the birth year of the deceased.
If possible, burial in a year or month that opposes the birth year of the deceased.
Sitting or facing of a grave site that opposes the deceased’s birth year: it is better to avoid this, but it can be done in a very good site.
A burial day that opposes the sitting or facing direction of the grave site, or a site that opposes the current year or month.
Also avoid the Three Sha days for burial and directions for the grave site. In addition, a person whose year branch opposes the year branch of the deceased should not watch them be lowered into the earth and the earth placed on top of the coffin. The strong yin qi of the gravesite can adversely affect this person. There are actually more complex rules for determining who should not watch, but this is the general rule. If the deceased is cremated, the same principles should be used for interring the ashes or putting the ashes in a niche. EXAMPLE: In is August 8th, 2006. A friend calls you and says his mother has died. He asks for help in selecting the right day for burial. You tell him that you are not fully qualified, but at least you can help avoid some major mistakes. You find out that she was born in a hai year. The grave is oriented sitting mao (g) and facing you (s).
Avoid si days, months or years as they oppose the hai birth year of the deceased. Also avoid si orientation for the grave site. This has already been done.
The current year is xu, and the current month is shen. Avoid chen and yin years, months, and days as these are breakers. Also avoid the xu (u) orientation for the grave as the Tai Sui, and the chen (i) and yin (e) orientations as the breakers. This has already been done.
Avoid mao and you days as they oppose the grave site.
The Three Sha for the year are hai, zi, and chou. The Three Sha for the month are si, wu, and wei. The grave orientation is still good, and is not affected by the three sha.

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To summarize, we need to find a day that is NOT: si, chen, yin, mao, you, hai, zi, chou, wu, or wei. This leaves only shen or xu. August 11th or August 13th 2006, are the next available days for her burial.

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SUMMARY When building a new house, avoid: 1) Beginning and ongoing construction during a year or month when the 5 yellow star is in the center. 2) Beginning and ongoing construction during a year or month when the 5 yellow star is at the sitting of the building. 3) Beginning on a day that opposes the current year (year breaker). 4) Beginning on one of the Three Sha days for the year (yearly Three Sha). 5) Beginning on a day that opposes the current month (month breaker). 6) Beginning construction on one of the Three Sha days of the month (monthly Three Sha). 7) Beginning and possibly ongoing construction during a year or month, or on a day that opposes the branch of the house sitting. (directional consumer). 8) Beginning and possibly ongoing construction if the house sits in any of the yearly or monthly Three Sha directions (directional Three Sha). 9) Beginning on an hour that opposes the current day (day breaker). 10) If possible, beginning on a month that opposes the current year. 11) Beginning on a day that opposes the birth year (consumer). 12) If possible, beginning during a month or year that opposes the birth year. 13) If possible, the sitting should not oppose the birth year, but it’s okay if the Feng Shui is good otherwise. On any day where points 1, 2, 7, or 8 apply, it is advisable not to continue work on this day. As a consequence of continued working, most likely only small mishaps (like traffic tickets) will occur if work is done. However, in case two or more of these situations fall on the same day, especially involving the yellow 5, no work should take place. If working cannot be avoided, you MUST put a metal remedy and/or periodically ring a metal gong on the construction site. When Renovating or Remodeling, avoid: 1) Beginning or ongoing renovation or remodeling during a year or month when the 5 yellow star is in the center. (yellow 5 in the center) 2) Beginning or ongoing renovation or remodeling during a year or month when the yellow 5 star is at the sitting of the building. (yellow 5 at the sitting) 3) Beginning or ongoing renovation or remodeling in the annual or monthly direction of the 5 yellow star. (directional yellow 5) 4) Beginning on a day that opposes the current year (year breaker). 5) Beginning on one of the Three Sha days for the current year (yearly Three Sha). 6) Beginning on a day that opposes the current month (month breaker). 7) Beginning on one of the Three Sha days for the current month (monthly Three Sha). 8) Beginning and possibly ongoing renovation and remodeling during a year or month, or on a day, that opposes the branch of the house sitting (directional consumer). 9) Beginning and possibly ongoing renovation or remodeling during a year or month, or on a day, that opposes the area of the house being renovated or remodeled (directional consumer). 10) Beginning and possibly ongoing renovation if the house sits in any of the yearly or monthly Three Sha directions (directional Three Sha).

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11) Beginning and possibly ongoing renovations or remodeling in any yearly or monthly sha direction from the center of the house (directional sha). 12) Beginning on an hour that opposes the current day (day breaker). 13) If possible, beginning to renovate or remodel on a month that opposes the current year. 14) Beginning on a day that opposes the birth year (consumer). 15) If possible, beginning on a month that opposes the birth year. 16) If possible, the sitting should not oppose your birth year, but it is okay if the Feng Shui of the house is otherwise good. On any day where points 1, 2, 3, 8, 9, 10, or 11 apply, it is advisable not to work on this day. As a consequence of working, most likely only small mishaps (like traffic tickets) will occur if work is done. However, in case two or more of these situations fall on the same day, especially involving the yellow 5, no work should take place. If working cannot be avoided, you MUST apply a metal remedy in the renovating or remodeling area. Avoid living in the house until the work has been completed. When digging is taking place in the vicinity of a house, avoid: 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6)

Beginning on a day that opposes the current year (year breaker). Beginning on one of the Three Sha days of the year (yearly Three Sha). Beginning on a day that opposes the current month (month breaker). Beginning on one of the Three Sha days of the month (monthly Three Sha). Beginning on an hour that opposes the current day (day breaker). Disturbing the earth in any (yearly or monthly) sha direction from the center of the house. (directional Three Sha). You MUST put a metal remedy between the house and the digging site if work is going on during those periods. 7) Disturbing the earth in the year or month breaker direction or the Tai Sui direction from the center of the house. 8) Beginning on a day that opposes the birth year (consumer). 9) If possible, beginning during a month that opposes the birth year.

When moving into a new house, avoid: 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 7)

Moving in on a day that opposes the current year (year breaker). Moving in on one of the Three Sha days of the year (yearly Sha). (lower priority) Moving in on a day that opposes the current month (month breaker). Moving in on one of the Three Sha days of the month (monthly Three Sha). (lower priority) Moving in on an hour that opposes the current day (day breaker). Moving in on a day that opposes the birth year (consumer) If possible, moving in during a month that opposes the birth year.

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Here is the summary by principle, rather than by type of event. Much of this repeats what is listed above For Construction, Renovation, Digging, or Moving in: 1) Avoid starting to work under the following circumstances: a) Beginning on a day that opposes the current year (year breaker). b) Beginning on a day that opposes the current month (month breaker). c) Beginning on an hour that opposes the current day (day breaker). d) If possible, beginning on a month that opposes the current year. e) Beginning on a day that opposes the birth year (consumer). f) If possible, beginning on a month or year that opposes the birth year. g) Beginning to build, construct, renovate, or dig on one of the Three Sha days for the current year and month. (Three Sha) h) The Three Sha days for burial. i) If possible, the sitting should not oppose your birth year, but this is okay if the Feng Shui is good otherwise. (consuming house) j) Any renovation digging in the yearly or monthly breaker direction or the yearly Tai Sui direction from your house. (directional breakers, Tai Sui direction) 2) You should avoid beginning activities under the circumstances listed below. If you want to take every possible precaution, you can avoid all work on one of these days, especially where the 5 yellow star is involved. If you have to work, you SHOULD place the appropriate metal remedies. Also, do not work at all on these days if a few of the following conditions occur at the same time. a) Renovations or disturbing the earth in any (yearly or monthly) sha direction from the center of the house (directional Three Sha). b) A day, month, or year that opposes the branch of the house sitting and/or the area of the house being renovated. (directional consumer) c) Groundbreaking, construction or renovation in any direction if the house sits in any of the yearly or monthly Three Sha directions. (directional Three Sha). d) Any construction or renovation during a month or year when the yellow 5 is at the sitting of the building (yellow 5 at the sitting). e) The annual or monthly 5 yellow direction for renovations and digging. (directional yellow 5). f) All construction and renovations when the annual or monthly 5 yellow is in the center. (yellow 5 in the center) Do not live in a house that is being worked on until the work is completed if at all possible. This includes landscaping. People who are generally inharmonious as spouses or business partners:
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Part 2: Day Selection based on Placing Remedies or Enhancements in a Particular Position This section describes techniques to enhance wealth, find romance, select a day to propose to someone, or increase the odds of conception. All of these techniques involve picking the appropriate day to add a feng shui remedy to a specific section of the house or yard. These are all techniques that combine day selection with feng shui, in order to improve the effectiveness of the remedies and the quality of life. However, one must remember that your fate and luck are stronger factors than feng shui and day selection. In other words, using one of the techniques for improving wealth can increase your income, but only within the range of what is possible for you personally. Very few people can become millionaires. This can only happen if it is within your fate. Fate can be known by astrology. The same is true for finding a mate or having a baby. These techniques can only make it happen if it is already within the realm of possibility according to your fate. Day selection and feng shui can unlock the door so you can get to the next level, but only if there is something waiting for you beyond the locked door. A. Wealth Here we give three different techniques that can help to bring in more money. They all involve doing a certain activity or placing a remedy on a specific day in a specific direction inside or outside the house. 1. Enter Treasure and Welcome Wealth Stars The Enter Treasure Star represents a day. The Welcome Wealth Star represents a direction. Enter Treasure Star 進寶星 Shen, Zi, Si, You, Yin,Wu, Hai, Mao, CURRENT or Wei or Chen or Chou or Xu MONTH Geng or You Bing or Wu Jia or Mao Ren or Zi DAY How is the Enter Treasure Star found? It is found from the generator for each set of the Three Combinations. (The generator was discussed in the Stems and Branches Class in the section on the Three Combinations.) For example, shen, zi and chen are one set of the Three Combinations. Shen is the generator, the first one, found in one of the four corners. Shen is a metal branch. The Enter Treasure Stars for shen, zi, or chen are related to shen, and are both of the metal element. One is a stem and one is a branch. Even though the Enter Treasure Star is a day, you can see the pattern for finding it by looking at the face of a luopan. If you look at the twenty-four directions, you will see that the Enter Treasure Star is the same as the two 15˚ directions just clockwise to the generator, shen: geng (stem) and you (branch), both metal. Geng and you are the Enter Treasure days for any shen month, any zi month, and any chen month.

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The Enter Treasure Star is a day with either the stem or the branch listed. It does not need to have both. In fact, in some cases, that is impossible. For example, since geng is yang and you is yin: there will never be a geng you day. When geng and you are the Enter Treasure Day, you can use any geng day or any you day (unless they have some other type of problem, for example a breaker or consumer). The Enter Treasure Star is a good day to receive money. It is also good for grand openings, beginning a new business, a ribbon cutting, the first day of production for a film, the opening for a movie or a play, etc. It is a good day to come back to work after vacation. But breakers, consumers, sha, or other bad stars void it. EXAMPLE: Let’s find the Enter Treasure Days for July 2004, a jia shen year, for a chen person. July 1st through July 6th fall into a geng wu month. For wu months, our table shows jia or mao days as enter treasure days (or we could determine that yin is the generator in the three combinations of yin, wu, xu, and find the two directions clockwise from yin, which are jia and mao). We find that July 4th is a jia shen day, the only Enter Treasure Days in the first few days of July. 2004 is a jia shen year, so the year breaker is yin. The yearly Three Sha are si, wu, and wei. The month breaker is zi, and the month sha are hai, zi, and chou. The big consumer for a chen person is xu. July 4th has no sha or breakers. We can use it as an Enter Treasure Day. July 7th through the end of July fall within a xin wei month. Therefore, we look for days with a ren stem or a zi branch. The month breaker is chou. The monthly Three Sha are shen, you, and xu. We come up with July 12th and July 22nd (ren chen and ren yin), as well as July 8th and July 20th (wu zi and geng zi). July 22nd conflicts with the year breaker. We can use the other three days as Enter Treasure Days.

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The Enter Treasure Star may be used alone for the above activities, or it may be used in combination with the Welcome Wealth Star, as described below:

Welcome Wealth Star 迎財星 Si, Yin, Hai, CURRENT Shen, YEAR, MONTH, Zi, or You, or Wu, or Mao, or Chou Xu Wei or DAY Chen Yin or Hai or DIRECTION Shen or Si or Kun Xun Gen Qian (SW) (SE) (NE) (NW) The Welcome Wealth Star can be calculated based on the current year, month, or day branch. It consists of two of the twenty-four compass directions (each of the twenty-four directions being 15˚). Both of these 15˚ directions will be within the same 45˚ section of the luopan, and this is always in one of the four inter-cardinal directions. For example, in a wei year, hai or qian will be the Welcome Wealth Star. Both hai and qian are in the northwest. So is xu, but xu is not a Welcome Wealth Star.

How is the Welcome Wealth Star found? Like the Enter Treasure Star, it is based on the generator of the Three Combinations. It is the same direction as that generator and the 15˚ direction one position counter-clockwise from it. Using shen, zi, and chen as an example again, we take shen, which is the generator. We use the shen direction, the same as the generator, and also kun, which is one position counter-clockwise to shen.

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Here is how you can use the Welcome Wealth Star: You will use the fire element to enhance the Welcome Wealth Direction on an Enter Treasure Day. You can use real fire, or even a lamp with a red bulb. This is called ‘warming up the wealth star.’ Of course, if you use real fire, please be careful and keep safety in mind. You may do this outside your house as long as it is not a direction of the Three Sha or a breaker. There should not be any environmental sha in that direction, either. There are additional restrictions if you use the fire element inside the house, however. Since the study of Feng Shui is a prerequisite for the class, you should already know how to calculate the flying stars. You can only use fire inside if fire is not harmful. For example, you should avoid using fire if there is a 5 yellow or a 2 black in the area, whether the number is from the house’s chart or the current month or year. Fire is also a poor match for metal numbers, such as a 6 white or a 7 red. However, if there is an 8 white in the area, and no numbers that would cause problems, this is a perfect situation. Using the Welcome Wealth Star inside the house is more powerful than using it outside. However, there can be dangerous side effects if the fire element is poorly placed. For the year branch, warm the Welcome Wealth Star on Li Chun, February 4th or 5th, the first day of the Chinese solar year, or the first Enter Treasure Day of the year. Remember, it is based on the branch of the first month, not the year branch. For the month branch, do it on the first day of the Chinese solar month or the first Enter Treasure Day of the month. For other Enter Treasure Days, you can use the branch of the day to find the Welcome Wealth Direction. In the old days, the Welcome Wealth and the Enter Treasure Stars were used with ceremonies, prayers, chanting, and talismans. These talismans were usually red with the character fu 褔 on it. This character means blessing. However, the principle of warming the wealth star is effective without the Chinese customs mentioned above.

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EXAMPLE 1: It is Chinese solar new year - February 4th, 2005. Mr. S, a chen person, wants to warm the yearly Welcome Wealth Star. His house was built in period 4. It sits at qian (v) and faces xun (j). The year is yi you, therefore the Welcome Wealth Directions are si and xun. The year breaker is mao. The yearly Three Sha are mao, yin, and chen. The month is wu yin, so the month breaker is shen and the monthly Three Sha are hai, zi, and chou. The consumer for Mr. S. is xu. February 4th is ji wei. Since there is no conflict, February 4th can be used. The alternative day, the first Enter Treasure Day of the year is February 9th, jia zi. There are no conflicts, therefore we could also use February 9th. Measuring into which palace the si and xun directions fall, we find them in the southeast, which has the flying stars of 4-4 in Mr. S’s house. We can put fire, a candle, or a lamp with a red bulb there. Since the yearly and monthly breakers and Three Sha are not in conflict with these directions we could also warm the Welcome Wealth Star outside. EXAMPLE 2: Lets use the same data as in Example 1 to see which days we can use best for warming the Welcome Wealth Stars from July 7th, 2005, the beginning of the 6th month (gui wei), to the end of July. The first day of the 6th month is a ren chen day. We cannot use it because it conflicts with the yearly Three Sha. We cannot use mao, yin, and chen, (year sha), xu (his consumer), nor chou (month-breaker) shen, you, and xu days (monthly three sha). We can use zi, si, wu, wei, or hai days, as these days have not been eliminated. If we use a si day, we use the southeast, the si and xun directions. If we use a wu day, we use the northeast, yin and gen directions. If we use a wei or hai day, we use the northwest, hai and qian directions. If we use a zi day, we use the southwest, shen and kun directions to warm the Welcome Wealth Star. Let us look now which sectors of the house are suited to warm the Wealth Star. Of the directions we can use (all inter-cardinal directions), the northeast (8-9) is very well suited; the southeast (4-4) is also good. Fire is appropriate in these directions. The northwest and southwest (6-2, 2-6) contain both a 6 (metal), and a 2 (earth). We want to avoid these. The northeast is for yin, wu, and xu days. We can use a wu day. We prefer the northeast since it contains an 8. July 9th (jia wu), and July 21st (bing wu) are the days we can use from the time period between July 6th and the end of July. August 2nd (wu wu) would also be good during the 6th Chinese solar month.

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Quiz 4 1) With proper use of feng shui and day selection everybody can become a millionaire, true or false? 2) On which days can you use the Enter Treasure Star between May 6th and the end of May, 2006, if you are a si person? 3) What is the first day a hai person could work with the yearly Welcome Wealth Star in 2008? 4) Which are the directions for using the yearly and monthly Welcome Wealth Star in the chen month of 2009?

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Quiz 4 Answers 1) False. Destiny and luck are stronger than feng shui and day selection. You can only become a millionaire if it is already in your destiny. However, you can, within the bandwidth of possibilities provided by your fate, optimize your situation through feng shui 2) May 7th, May 17th, May 29th. This period falls within the 4th month, gui si. You can use bing and wu days. It’s a bing xu year, so the year breaker is chen. The yearly Three Sha are hai, zi, and chou. The month breaker is hai. The monthly Three Sha are yin, mao, and chen. The person’s consumer is hai. We can use either bing or wu days, as long as the branch of the bing days avoids the sha, etc. May 27th is an Enter Treasure Day, but chen is the year breaker and month sha, so it is eliminated. 3) February 4th of 2008 begins a wu zi year, so the year breaker is wu. The Yearly Three Sha are si, wu, and wei. The person’s consumer is si. The first month is bing yin, so the month breaker is shen. The monthly Three Sha are hai, zi, and chou. The solar New Year begins on February 4th, a jia xu day. There are no conflicts. For yin months we can use jia or mao days as Enter Treasure Days. The first Enter Treasure Day is also February 4th, jia xu. So this day is doubly appropriate. The yearly Welcome Wealth Star is in the shen or kun direction. 4) Si and xun for the yearly, and shen and kun for the monthly Welcome Wealth Star because 2009 is a ji chou year.

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2. Golden Carriage Day and Prosperity Direction a. Golden Carriage Day: Find the Golden Carriage based on the stem of the current year. This is when the lucky old man enters the house. 金輿 Jin Yu Current Year Stem Golden Carriage Jia Chen Yi Si Bing Wei Ding Shen Wu Wei Ji Shen Geng Xu Xin Hai Ren Chou Gui Yin However, you must pay attention to breakers and consumers. 2000 was a geng chen year. The Golden Carriage day was xu, but xu breaks the year, so it could not be used. As you know, the door is the qi mouth of a building. It is extremely important, because it governs the type of qi that is let inside the building. While it is an expensive renovation, changing the door of a building is often effective as a remedy (assuming an appropriate position for the door is chosen). An auspicious door is especially beneficial for finances, but can also help relationships and health. One of the main considerations is the flying stars at the door. A wang 旺 door is extremely auspicious. Wang means ‘prosperous, flourishing, vigorous, prolific, productive, brilliant, or bright.’ It is the same wang as in wang shan wang shui. In feng shui and Chinese astrology, it has a technical meaning of something at its peak due to the time, such as 8 white during period 8. The two components of the character are sun and king. It is like the sun at noon. It is like a king who is at the height of power. It is also pronounced similarly to the Chinese word for king. A wang door is a door in the section of the house that has the same people or money number (also called mountain star and facing star) as the current 20-year period. The wang money number is considered more effective. Below is a table listing the wang numbers for the upcoming years. (Each 20-year period begins around February 4th of the first year for that period.) Years Wang Number 2004 - 2023 8 2024 - 2043 9

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So, for example, until 2024, a door with 8 on the money side is a wang door, and will bring financial benefit. A door with 8 on the people side will bring better health, and possibly increase the number of people in the house (usually by marriage or childbirth). You can install a wang door on the Golden Carriage day. You could also use a Golden Carriage day for changing the door based on other feng shui considerations. In any case, using the Golden Carriage day will give an additional boost to the feng shui benefits of moving the door. EXAMPLE 1: It is 2008. Mrs. G. was born in 1957, a ding you year. She owns a house built in period 7, sitting ren (x) and facing bing (l). She is considering enhancing her money luck by creating a wang door. 2008 is a wu zi year. The Golden Carriage Day for a wu stem year is wei. This does not conflict with her consumer (mao), nor with the year breaker, but it does conflict with the yearly Three Sha (si, wu, wei). Mrs. G. will have to wait until 2009, a ji chou year, which has shen as its Golden Carriage Day. Neither the year breaker (wei) nor the yearly Three Sha (si, wu, wei) will conflict with a shen day. Mrs. G will have to choose a month that does not conflict with shen or you (such as the 3rd month, jia chen). Then she can install a new door in the northeast (6-8) on a shen day. b. Prosperity Direction: You can also place a money icon on a Golden Carriage day in the Prosperity direction (see below) based on your birth year. Another idea is to place a metal bank in the Prosperity direction of your house on a Golden Carriage day. Then, every day drop your spare change into the bank. The metallic sounds as you drop in the coins, and the accumulation of metal, which represents money, will help bring what Master Sang calls money luck. A door will also bring financial gain if it is in an individual’s Prosperity direction (e.g. a new door is built there or using a pre-existing door in that direction). However, this will not benefit all residents of the house, unlike a wang door. It will only benefit the individual whose birth year stem makes it a Prosperity direction. Like the other techniques, it is beneficial to open the door on a Golden Carriage day. As for the direction, you must make sure it is not a breaker or sha for the current year, month, etc., and that the flying stars in that direction are good.

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In the table below, the prosperity direction is a 15˚ section of the luopan. The letter associated with the direction on Master Sang’s luopan is included in parenthesis.

Birth Year Stem Jia Yi Bing Ding Wu Ji Geng Xin Ren Gui

祿存 Lu Cun Prosperity Day or Direction Yin (e) Mao (g) Si (k) Wu (m) Si (k) Wu (m) Shen (q) You (s) Hai (w) Zi (a)

In some individuals, the prosperity direction is not too beneficial. For example, someone born in a xin mao year would have a you prosperity direction. However, you is also their consuming direction. Example: It is 2006. Ms J, who was born in 1969, wants to enhance her money luck. She owns a house built in period 7, sitting kun (p) and facing gen (d). We suggest putting a bank in the Prosperity Direction on a Golden Carriage Day. When and where should Ms J put the bank? 1969 was a ji you year, therefore the bank should be put in the wu direction. We find the south sector of her house to be 8-6 – good. 2006 is a bing xu year. The Golden Carriage Day is wei. The year breaker is chen, the yearly Three Sha are hai, zi, and chou. Her consumer is mao. Ms J can use the Golden Carriage Day this year. The first month is geng yin, with month breaker shen and monthly Three Sha hai, zi, and chou. No conflict with wei. Ms J can put the bank in the wu direction on February 11th (xin wei) or February 23rd (gui wei).

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3. Building a Pagoda or Pavilion to Bring In Money Building something tall like a pagoda or pavilion in the right place at the right time can bring money. A pagoda is something tall and beautiful. It reflects qi to the house. It must be outside and detached from the house. One can even plant a tree to serve as a ‘pagoda.’ First, select the direction, based on the stem of the current year. Note that each year stem is associated with two 15˚ sections of the luopan. The letter associated with the branch on Master Sang’s luopan is included in parenthesis. 天財方 Tian Cai Fang Current Heavenly Wealth Direction Year Stem Jia Wu (m) or Wei (o) Yi Chen (i) or Si (k) Bing Chen (i) or Si (k) Ding Yin (e) or Mao (g) Wu Yin (e) or Mao (g) Ji Xu (u) or Hai (w) Geng Xu (u) or Hai (w) Xin Shen (q) or You (s) Ren Shen (q) or You (s) Gui Wu (m) or Wei (o) This direction cannot be a breaker or a sha for the current year, month, day, etc. Since a pagoda is also similar to a mountain, it can have some side effects for the house, based on the flying stars. If you know how, this should be taken into account. One can move the structure or plant a new tree each year, if that is practical.

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To take full advantage of this technique, the structure or tree should be installed on the proper day. Below is a table that gives one day for each solar month. Since this day is a stem and branch combination, it may not occur in that month every year. Prosperous Fate Day Luming Ri 祿命日 CURRENT MONTH DAY 1st yin February 4-5 Jia Yin 2nd mao March 5-6 Yi Mao 3rd chen April 5-6 Ren Zi 4th si May 5-6 Ding Si 5th wu June 6-7 Bing Wu 6th wei July 7-8 Yi Mao 7th shen August 7-8 Geng Shen 8th you September 8-9 Xin You 9th xu October 8-9 Bing Wu 10th hai November 7-8 Gui Hai 11th zi December 7-8 Ren Zi 12th chou January 6-7 Xin You Of course, if that day is a breaker, a consumer, or even a sha, it cannot be used. One can also install the pagoda or a tree on a Prosperity day. This is the same formula as for the Prosperity direction, except that it is applied to the day. Remember, this formula is based on the birth year stem, not the current year stem. The Prosperity day can be used for most things that have to do with money. It should always bring some benefit, unless it coincides with a breaker or consumer. EXAMPLE : 2005 is a yi you year. Ms H, born in 1958, is a wu xu person. She wants to build a pagoda, in the form of planting a tree. Her house was built in period 7, sitting ren (x) and facing bing (l). Since the year stem is yi, we can choose either the chen (i) or si (k) direction. The year breaker is mao. The yearly Three Sha are yin, mao, and chen. We cannot use the chen direction because of the Sha and also because it is her consumer. She wants to plant the tree in February, a wu yin month. The month breaker is shen and the Three Sha are hai, zi, and chou. These are no problem. Ms H’s consumer is chen, also no problem (for si). However, the proper day after February 4th, would be jia yin, which falls into the yearly Three Sha. We need to use the Prosperity Day. Ms H is a wu stem person, so we need to use a si day. We have already checked for the si direction, so a si day will be no problem either. We choose February 14th, a ji si day to plant a tree in the si (k) direction.

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Quiz 5 1) What is the Golden Carriage Day for 2012? 2) In which house section should we make a wang door for a house built in period 7, sitting chou (c) and facing wei (o)? 3) What is the Prosperity Direction and the Prosperity Day for somebody born in 1959? 4) Which day(s) can be used as Golden Carriage Day(s) from September 7th to the end of September, 2012, for a person born in 1947, provided the house sector is acceptable? 5) Where should a pagoda be erected or a tree be planted in 2010 to bring money?

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Quiz 5 Answers 1) Chou, since it’s a ren year. 2) North. The wang number is 8. The North contains 6-8, the wang number on the money side. The East could also be considered as the wang number 8 is on the people side there. 3) Wu (m), since it’s a ji year. 4) September 13th and September 25th. 2012 is a ren chen year. The Golden Carriage Day is chou. The year breaker is xu. The yearly Three Sha are si, wu, and wei. 1947 is a ding hai year, so the consumer is si. The period starting September 7th falls into the ji you month. The month breaker is mao. The monthly Three Sha are yin, mao, and chen. No conflicts. 5) Xu (u) or hai (w). 2010 is a geng yin year, so xu and hai are the Heavenly Wealth Directions for a geng stem year.

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B. Love, Marriage, and Family 1. Finding Romance (Peach Blossom) Peach blossom refers to romance, wine, and the good life. It can get a lot of people into trouble, but if it is used properly, it can help bring romance to a lonely single person. Using this technique will bring suitors, but it does not promise that they will all be compatible or upright. One must use judgment in picking the right person. Each person has a branch that brings them Peach Blossom qi. This branch can be used as a 15˚ direction or as a day. It is based on the Three Combinations. For any birth year in one group of the Three Combinations, take the branch that is one position clockwise from the generator. For example, in the combination of yin, wu, and xu, yin is the generator. Mao comes one position after yin, so mao is the Peach Blossom for any person born in a yin, wu, or xu year. In the table below, note that each birth year stem has one 15˚ section of the luopan. The letter associated with the branch on Master Sang’s luopan is included in parenthesis.

Peach Blossom 桃花 Birth Year Direction or Day Direction, Element, Color Yin, Wu, or Xu Mao (g) East, wood, green, blue-green Shen, Zi, or Chen You (s) West, metal, white, metallic Hai, Mao, or Wei Zi (a) North, water, blue, black Si, You, or Chou Wu (m) South, fire, red, pink










Determine the peach blossom branch, based on the year of birth. On a day of the Peach Blossom branch, place flowers, following the directions below. Of course, the day cannot be a breaker or consumer, and should not be a sha. Place fresh flowers in a vase with water. The flowers must be fresh. They cannot be artificial. The color of the flowers and the vase should be the color associated with the direction, or the color that produces that direction, according to the five elements. Place the vase with flowers in the 15˚ direction from the center of the house or from the center of the bedroom. It must measured precisely, and not guessed. The flowers should not be placed in a bathroom, closet, garage, storage area, etc. They should be in an area that you use. It is best if the area has no feng shui problems. Placing the vase in the direction of the house is more powerful than using that direction from the center of the bedroom. The flowers must be replaced when they begin to wilt. The water must be kept fresh and clean. When you find someone you are satisfied with, remove the flowers.

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EXAMPLE 1: a female born in a mao year needs to place the flowers in the zi direction (due north) on a zi day. She needs a blue or black vase and blue flowers (as there are really any black flowers). Or she could have a white or metallic vase with white flowers, since these correspond to the metal element. Metal nourishes water, which is associated with her Peach Blossom qi. She can also mix and match between blue, black, white, and metallic for the flowers and the vase. When she checks for the 15˚ north section from the center of her house, she finds that it is the bathroom. So, she places the flowers in the due north of her bedroom. EXAMPLE 2: A male born in a xu year. His Peach Blossom branch is mao. He must place his flowers due east on a mao day. His flowers and vase should be green, blue-green, blue, and/or black.

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2. Successful Marriage Proposal
Find the House Trigram of 4. This is based on the sitting direction of the house. In the example below, we have a kan house. It is kan because it is sitting in the 45˚ of north. Since north is associated with the flying star called 1 white, we put 1 in the center, and flow the numbers ascending. Find the palace with the House Trigram of 4. In a kan house, it is in the northeast.
This section with the House 4 must be the entrance or the bedroom. Therefore, this part of this technique is not possible for every case.
Use the time when the annual or monthly 1 lands in the same palace. Males can also use a house 4 with an annual or monthly 2. (The annual and monthly flying stars have been discussed in the section on the 5 Yellow Star, above.)
On a year or month where you find a 4-1 in your entrance or bedroom, place the Peach Blossom vase (described above) in your Peach Blossom direction of your bedroom or your house on a Happy Spirit Day (see below).
If a male is using a 4-2 entrance or bedroom, they can use something with the color red in the entrance or bedroom. Flowers are not necessary.
Go and propose on the Happy Spirit Day. The results should be favorable.
The Happy Spirit Day cannot be the consumer for you or the person you are going to ask to marry. It cannot be a breaker and should not be sha. Example: the northeast in a kan house in a 7 year: S SW SE House: 5 House: 7 House: 9 Annual: 6 Annual: 2 Annual: 4 E W Kan House House: 8 House: 1 House: 3 Annual: 5 Annual: 7 Annual: 9 NE N NW House: 4 House: 6 House: 2 Annual: 1 Annual: 3 Annual: 8

This method of feng shui, using the flying stars for the house sitting and the annual number is from an old Chinese memorization poem called the Purple White Formula ㄍ紫白訣》 (zibai jue). It is discussed in Master Sang’s Intermediate Feng Shui Class, or in his book, the Principles of Feng Shui, available in our bookstore.

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We learned about the Happy Spirit Day in the Day Selection 1 Class. It is good for wedding ceremonies, conceiving a baby, marriage proposals, and other activities of this type. (Of course, it is not usable if there are breakers, consumers, or sha at that time).

Happy Spirit 喜神 CURRENT MONTH Happy Spirit Day 1st yin February 4-5 xu 2nd mao March 5-6 hai 3rd chen April 5-6 zi 4th si May 5-6 chou 5th wu June 6-7 yin 6th wei July 7-8 mao 7th shen August 7-8 chen 8th you September 8-9 si 9th xu October 8-9 wu 10th hai November 7-8 wei 11th zi December 7-8 shen 12th chou January 6-7 you

Below are the annual flying stars for 2005 until 2020: ANNUAL FLYING STARS 2005 4 2006 3 2007 2 2008 1 2009 9 2010 8 2011 7 2012 6 2013 5 2014 4 2015 3 2016 2 2017 1 2018 9 2019 8 2020 7 Year starts on February 4th. The monthly flying stars are found from the branch of the year or the annual flying star. Be sure to read the appropriate column to get the correct flying star for the month. To find the exact start date of a solar month, check the Ten-Thousand Year Calendar. © 2006 American Feng Shui Institute

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MONTHLY FLYING STARS YEARS: 2, 5, 8 YEARS: 3, 6, 9 STARTS YEARS: 1, 4, 7 Zi, You, Wu, Mao Yin, Shen, Si, Hai Chen, Xu, Chou, Wei 8 2 5 FEB 4-5 7 1 4 MAR 5-6 6 9 3 APR 5-6 5 8 2 MAY 5-6 4 7 1 JUN 6-7 3 6 9 JUL 7-8 2 5 8 AUG 7-8 1 4 7 SEP 8-9 9 3 6 OCT 8-9 8 2 5 NOV 7-8 7 1 4 DEC 7-8 6 9 3 JAN 6-7 EXAMPLE 1: In a si branch year, what is the monthly flying star for August 1st? The si year is found in the middle column of monthly flying stars. August 1st comes in the month before August 7th or 8th. It is in the month starting on July 7th or 8th. Therefore, it is a 6 month. The monthly 4 would be in the east. EXAMPLE 2: In a year with the flying star of 3, what is the monthly flying star for October 20th? The year with flying star 3 is found in the last column. October 20th comes in the month that begins on October 8th or 9th. This is also a 6 month. The monthly 4 would be in the east.

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3. Having a Baby Some couples have problems conceiving a child. Here is one technique that may help. It combines feng shui with day selection. The element of the annual or monthly number must produce the element of the 1, 6, 8, or 9 of the house trigram in a particular section (but the center section cannot be used for this). This section should be used as the bedroom. There is a special color associated with each star. 1, 6, and 8 are called the three whites, because the white color is associated with them. This is not the five element color. 9 is associated with purple. That is why these are called the purple and white stars. The purple and white stars are always considered auspicious. This theory is from the old Chinese memorization poem called the Purple White Formula ㄍ紫白訣》. Time Star House Star Star Element Star Element 6 or 7 metal 1 water 2, 5, or 8 earth 6 metal 9 fire 8 earth 3 or 4 wood 9 fire For example, if the bedroom has a 6, based on the sitting of the house, we know it is related to the metal element. Earth nourishes metal according to five element theory. Stars 2, 5, and 8 all are of the earth element, so they feed the house 6. However, 2 and 5 are not auspicious stars at this time, so we should not use them. We need to wait until the annual 8 or the monthly 8 enters this section. Do not use the 2 or the 5. Their use will cause illness or other problems. In fact, for any of the combinations mentioned above, all the stars will affect the residents in their usual ways, in addition to any effects towards achieving pregnancy. Therefore, you should analyze whether or not it is appropriate to use a particular combination of stars. EXAMPLE: the East in a Kan House in a 2 year: SE S SW House: 9 House: 5 House: 7 Annual: 1 Annual: 6 Annual: 8 E Kan House W House: 8 House: 1 House: 3 Annual: 9 Annual: 2 Annual: 4 NE N NW House: 4 House: 6 House: 2 Annual: 5 Annual: 7 Annual: 3

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On a Happy Spirit Day, fix the bed:
put on new sheets and  get a new bed or  move the bed  You can move the bed into a location with good feng shui  You can choose the woman’s 生氣 shengqi direction. The shengqi direction is the letter A direction in Master Sang’s Beginning Feng Shui Class, or in his book, the Principles of Feng Shui, available in our bookstore. This direction is part of the system called Eight House Feng Shui, or East-West Feng Shui. You must also use the bed on the Happy Spirit Day to have a baby, of course. There can be no consumers for the couple. There should be no breakers or sha. The feng shui should be otherwise good.

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Quiz 6 1) When and where does somebody born in 1983 have to put flowers in a vase to further her peach blossom qi? Which color(s) should the vase and the flowers have? 2) The year is 2007. Mr. T, a xu person wants to propose to his girlfriend, who was born in a mao year. He finds out that the entrance of his Li house is in the right direction to better his chances for a successful proposal. Which section is the entrance in, and which month and day(s) should Mr. T choose to propose? Make sure there are no conflicts. What else must he do? 3) In which sector(s) of a Kan house should the bedroom be in 2005 for a couple to increase their chances of having a baby during this year?

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Quiz 6 Answers 1) 1983 is a gui hai year, therefore the direction and the day should be zi, the colors blue and/or black (the colors associated with water element and north). The colors could also be white or metallic, the metal colors, as these are productive to water. 2)

June 13th, or June 25th. The entrance is in the South sector. Therefore Mr. T should put something red there. Another possibility is July 8th, July 20th, or August 1st. In this case he should put red or pink flowers into a red or pink vase and place them in the South. Mr. T. has two choices. He can either use the house 4 green being visited by the monthly 2 black star during the bing wu month (5th month, beginning June 6th). In this case he should put something red in the South sector. Mr. T’s consumer is chen, his girlfriend’s consumer is you. The year breaker is si. The yearly Three Sha are shen, you, and xu. The bing wu month starting on June 6th has zi as month breaker, and hai, zi, and chou as the Three Sha. There are no conflicts with the Happy Spirit Day yin. Yin days during this period are June 13th and June 25th. The 4-2 combination asks for something red to be put in the South sector. Mr. T could also propose during the ding wei (6th) month which starts on July 7th because that places the 1 white star in the south along with the house 4 green. The Happy Spirit Day is mao (July 8th, July 20th, August 1st). The month breaker is chou. The monthly Three Sha are shen, you, and xu. The 4-1 combination in the South asks for red/pink flowers to be put into a red/pink vase and to be placed there. The annual 2 is in the center, the annual 1 is in the Southeast. Neither can be used this year.

3) In the Southeast, where the house 9 combines with the annual 3.

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Day Selection 2 Conclusion Congratulations! You have just completed studying a very complex level of Day Selection. The rules or guidelines may seem complicated and difficult. There are so many layers to consider. However, day selection can all be boiled down to the following: 1. First eliminate all days that are bad, according to the calendar alone: no breakers, no exhaustions, no separators. 2. If it involves construction or digging, also eliminate days belonging to the three sha. If it does not involve construction or digging, sha makes a day less good, but does not prohibit it. 3. Filter the remaining days according to the people involved. No consumers. 4. If it involves a building (construction, renovations, moving in, grand opening), avoid the consuming day for the sitting of the house. 5. Choose from the remaining days. If it relates to people and families, a happy spirit day is often beneficial, as long as it does not conflict with the above. If it relates to making money, a prosperity day is often beneficial, as long as it does not conflict with the above. If the project involves construction, renovations, and digging, you must also consider the direction involved. 1. No construction, renovations, or digging in the taisui direction. Also avoid the direction of the annual, monthly or daily breaker or sha directions. 2. No construction, renovations, or digging in the direction of the annual or monthly 5 yellow star. Avoid all construction when the 5 yellow is at the sitting or in the center. 3. Avoid construction when the house is sitting in a breaker or sha direction. To protect yourself during construction, renovations, and digging, 1. Avoid living in the house until all construction and landscaping is finished. 2. Use metal to remedy the earth sha. What is needed is practice. After a while, these principals will be easier to remember and follow. Since there are many factors to keep in mind and judgment is also involved, this is an art that requires professional advice. A computer program will not be able to make the same judgments as an experienced professional, and simply looking in an almanac, although helpful, will not factor in the directions of the building or the birth data of the individual in the same way. We hope you will continue on in your studies. Related classes are:
FS360 Life Partner Selection: This class not only discusses compatibility, but also explain some aspects of selecting a wedding date to overcome certain types of incompatibilities
FS260B Tai Sui, Sui Po, Three Sha and Hidden Sha: This class discusses the various types of sha that prohibits construction, and teaches how to get around the prohibitions using four beneficial stars.

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Final Exam 1. Ms P, who was born on September 25th, 1948, wants to start building her new house. She can start anytime after May 10th, 2010. The house is sitting si (k), and facing hai (w). What is the first day she could begin work? On which day(s), if any, is it advisable not to work on Ms P’s project during the xin si month? a) 5/13; it is advisable not to work on hai days. b) 5/11; it is advisable not to work on wei and hai days. c) 5/13; no need to avoid any days. d) 5/11; it is advisable not to work on hai days. e) 6/7; it is advisable not to work on wu days. 2. Mr. R, born on March 23rd, 1958, wants to tear down a wall in his house and brick up one door, so that two small bedrooms turn into one big room. It is July 8th, 2009. The rooms are in the south sector of the house (directions bing, wu, and ding). The house itself sits xun (j), and faces qian (v). What is the first day Mr. R can start his project? Answer: a) 7/8 b) 7/9 c) 7/10 d) 7/11 e) 7/12

3. Ms U, a you person, wants to build a winter garden in the southwest direction, containing wei (o), and shen (q). Her house sits chen (i) and faces xu (u). It is February 9th, 2014. Which would be the first day on which Ms U could start digging? a) 2/4 b) 3/8 c) 4/6 d) 5/10 e) 6/6 4. Mr. N, born on July 24th, 1985, is moving into a new house. He plans on moving in after April 15th, 2006. The house sits you (s) and faces mao (g). What is the first day Mr. N can use to move in? He is willing to wait some days, but not until the next month. a) 4/19 b) 4/24 c) 4/27 d) 5/9 e) 5/19

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5. Mr. L is a wu person. On which day(s) can he use the Enter Treasure Star during the jia shen month of 2015, an yi wei year. He has a big bill due, so he is willing to do it, even if it is a sha day. a) 8/12 and 8/22 b) 8/13 and 8/25 c) 8/12, 8/13, 8/22, and 8/25 d) none e) none of the above

6. Ms K is a wei person. She owns a period 8 house, sitting geng (r) and facing jia (f). Which days during the gui hai month of 2008, a wu zi year, can Ms K use as Enter Treasure Days, and which directions should she use for warming the Welcome Wealth Star inside. a) 11/8, 11/18, 11/20, 11/28, 12/2. Directions: bing (l) or wu (m) b) 11/8, 11/20, 12/2. Directions: hai (w) and qian (v) c) 11/8, 11/18, 11/20, 11/28, 12/2. Directions: none d) 11/8, 11/20, 12/2. Directions: none e) 11/8, 11/18, 11/28. Directions: hai (w) and qian (v)

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Final Exam Answers 1. Ms P, who was born on September 25th, 1948, wants to start building her new house. She can start anytime after May 10th, 2010. The house is sitting si (k), and facing hai (w). What is the first day she could begin work? On which day(s), if any, is it advisable not to work on Ms P’s project during the xin si month? Answer: a) 5/13; it is advisable not to work on hai days. b) 5/11; it is advisable not to work on wei and hai days. c) 5/13; no need to avoid any days. d) 5/11; it is advisable not to work on hai days. e) 6/7; it is advisable not to work on wu days. Explanation: During the 2010, a geng yin year, the 8 white is in the center. Therefore, the 5 yellow star is in the southwest, which contains wei (o) and shen (q). Because this is a yin year, the monthly star in the center is also 8 white during the solar month starting on May 5-6. Since the yearly and monthly yellow 5 stars are not in the center, and don’t fall in the sitting direction of the house (si), there are no conflicts so far. 1948 was a wu zi year, so Ms P’s consumer is wu. Since 2010 is a geng yin year the year breaker is shen, and the yearly Three Sha are hai, zi, and chou. The period from May 10th to June 6th is a xin si month. The month breaker is therefore hai, and the monthly Three Sha are yin, mao, and chen. We shouldn’t begin construction on any of those days. This leaves si, wei, you, and xu as days to start so far. Hai opposes the sitting si. We have already excluded hai days for starting construction because hai is one of the yearly Three Sha days. The yearly Three Sha are hai, zi, and chou, and the monthly Three Sha are chen, mao and yin. Ms P’s planned house doesn’t sit in any of these branches. So far, so good. We should recommend to Ms P to start on a si, wei, you, or xu day. 5/11 is a xin you day, so this is the first day Ms P could use to start construction on her house. It is advisable not to work on hai days, because this day opposes the sitting of the house and is the month breaker and year sha. If work is carried out on a hai day, one should put a metal remedy, and/or sound a metal gong periodically. Each following month should be checked for any additional days to avoid. d. Mr. R, born on March 23rd, 1958, wants to tear down a wall in his house and brick up one door, so that two small bedrooms turn into one big room. It is July 8th, 2009. The rooms are in the south sector of the house (directions bing, wu, and ding). The house itself sits xun (j), and faces qian (v). What is the first day Mr. R can start his project? Answer: 1. 7/8 2. 7/9 3. 7/10 4. 7/11 © 2006 American Feng Shui Institute

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5. 7/12 Explanation: During the Chinese solar year starting on February 4th, 2009, the 9 purple star is in the center, therefore the yellow 5 is in the north, which is the direction containing zi (a). During the month starting July 7th, the 9 purple is also in the center, so the 5 yellow is in the north, containing zi (a). Since the monthly and yearly yellow 5 stars are not in the center, and don’t fall in the sitting direction of the house (xun), or in the area Mr. R wants to do renovations, wu, there are no conflicts. Mr. R’s consumer is chen, since 1958 is a wu xu year. July 8th, 2009, falls into a ji chou year. Therefore the year breaker is wei, and the yearly Three Sha are yin, mao, and chen. The xin wei month starts July 7th, and contains July 8th. The month breaker is chou. Shen, you, and xu are the monthly Three Sha. The area of construction includes wu (m), so we must eliminate zi. This leaves us with si, wu, and hai days to start working. Since the house sits in a trigram direction, we do not need to be concerned about restrictions concerning sitting in the Three Sha directions. Wu is the direction in which the renovation will take place. We have no problems (breakers, sha, or the 5 yellow) with construction in the wu direction. This leaves Mr. R with si, wu, and hai, days to start working. July11th is a ding si day. This is the first day to recommend for Mr. R to start renovations.

e. Ms U, a you person, wants to build a winter garden in the southwest direction, containing wei (o), and shen (q). Her house sits chen (i) and faces xu (u). It is February 9th, 2014. Which would be the first day on which Ms U could start digging? Answer: 1. 2/4 2. 3/8 3. 4/6 4. 5/10 5. 6/6 Explanation: 2014 has a 4 green star in the center. The yellow 5 therefore is in the northwest, containing xu (u) and hai (w). Neither the sitting (chen) nor the direction of the construction (wei, shen) conflict with the yearly yellow 5 star during this jia wu year. During the bing yin month of 2014, the 8 white star is in the center. The yellow 5 is in the southwest, conflicting with the direction of the digging. Also, this yin month is the breaker of the shen direction for digging. We need to recommend that Ms U postpone construction. Ms U is a you person so her consumer is mao. We should not use the next month which starts on March 6th, which is ding mao. Also, the month sha is in shen, you, and xu. We cannot dig in shen. The next month is wu chen, with a 6 white star in the center, and the 5 yellow star in the southeast, containing chen (i) and si (k). Since chen is the sitting direction, we move on to the following

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month, ji si. Ji si has a 5 in the center, so is not good for construction. The month sha also conflicts with the digging. By now it is June 6th, the start of the geng wu month. The 4 green star in the center puts the 5 yellow star in the northwest, containing xu (u) and hai (w). There are no conflicts with the sitting and digging directions (chen, wei, and shen). The Chinese solar year started on February 4th, 2014. It is a jia wu year, which makes zi the year breaker, and hai, zi, and chou the yearly Three Sha. There are no conflicts with the sitting or the direction of the construction. Since it is a geng wu month, the monthly breaker and monthly Three Sha are the same as the year sha and therefore no conflict arises with chen, wei, or shen. Ms U is a you person, so we need to avoid mao days. This leaves yin, chen, si, wu, wei, shen, you, and xu days to begin construction. We need to avoid beginning to dig during years, months, or on days that have branches opposing the sitting or the direction of the renovation and sitting (e.g. chen, wei, shen). These branches are xu, chou, and yin. The wu year and month are not in conflict, but we need to avoid xu, chou, and yin days. We cannot dig in the directions of the yearly Three Sha, hai, zi, and chou, and the monthly Three Sha, also hai, zi, and chou. Nor can we dig in the direction of the yearly Tai Sui (wu), the year breaker (zi), or the month breaker which is also zi. We also do not violate these rules. The house also doesn’t sit in any of the yearly or monthly Three Sha directions. Finally, we find that we can begin working in the geng wu month! Luckily, Ms U is a patient woman, taking feng shui seriously. Chen, si, wu, wei, shen, and you days are suitable to start construction. June 6th is a wu shen day, the first day we should recommend to start building the winter garden. f. Mr. N, born on July 24th, 1985, is moving into a new house. He plans on moving in after April 15th, 2006. The house sits you (s) and faces mao (g). What is the first day Mr. N can use to move in? He is willing to wait some days, but not until the next month. Answer: 1. 4/19 2. 4/24 3. 4/27 4. 5/9 5. 5/19 Explanation: 2006 is a bing xu year. Mr. N must avoid the year breaker chen, and it is preferable to avoid the yearly Three Sha: hai, zi, and chou. April 15th falls into the ren chen month, therefore Mr. N must avoid the month breaker xu, and possibly the monthly Three Sha of si, wu, and wei. The year branch xu opposes the month branch chen, but Mr. N decides to go ahead with moving anyhow.

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1985, after February 4th, is an yi chou year – Mr. N must avoid his consumer, wei, as a move-in day. The house sits you. Therefore, Mr. N should avoid mao years, months, and days. The best days for moving in are yin, shen, or you. April 19th is a wu yin day, the first good day Mr. N can use to move into his new house.

g. Mr. L is a wu person. On which day(s) can he use the Enter Treasure Star during the jia shen month of 2015, an yi wei year? He has a big bill due, so he is willing to do it, even if it is a sha day. Answers: 1. 8/12 and 8/22 2. 8/13 and 8/25 3. 8/12, 8/13, 8/22, and 8/25 4. none 5. none of the above Explanation: During a shen month one can use geng stem and you branch days as Enter Treasure Days. The consumer for a wu person is zi. In a yi wei year the year breaker is chou, and the yearly Three Sha are shen, you, and xu. Mr. L can use the you days, 8/13 (xin you), and 8/25 (gui you) as Enter Treasure Days even though you is one of the Three Sha days. It’s possible, but not optimal. Geng days are also Enter Treasure Days. The geng days during the jia shen month of 2015 are 8/12 geng shen, and 8/22 geng wu. It is better if Mr. L does not use geng shen, since shen is one of the yearly Three Sha. The month breaker is yin, and the month sha are si, wu, and wei. Mr. L also can also use 8/12 and 8/22, even though shen is one of the yearly, and wu is one of the monthly Three Sha. As with the you days, it’s possible, but not optimal. So 8/12, 8/13, 8/22, and 8/25 can all be used, even if they are not perfect.

h. Ms K is a wei person. She owns a period 8 house, sitting geng (r) and facing jia (f). Which days during the gui hai month of 2008, a wu zi year, can Ms K use as Enter Treasure Days, and which directions should she use for warming the Welcome Wealth Star inside. 1. 11/8, 11/18, 11/20, 11/28, 12/2. Directions: bing (l) or wu (m) 2. 11/8, 11/20, 12/2. Directions: hai (w) and qian (v) 3. 11/8, 11/18, 11/20, 11/28, 12/2. Directions: none 4. 11/8, 11/20, 12/2. Directions: none 5. 11/8, 11/18, 11/28. Directions: hai (w) and qian (v) Explanation: During a hai month, ren stem and zi branch days can be used as Enter Treasure Days. The consumer for a wei person is chou. During a zi year the breaker is wu, and the yearly Three Sha are si, wu, and wei. The month breaker for a hai month is si, and the monthly Three Sha during this period are shen, you, xu.

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During the gui hai month of 2008, ren days are 11/8 ren zi, 11/18 ren xu, and 11/28 ren shen. Zi days fall on 11/8 ren zi, 11/20 jia zi, and 12/2 bing zi. Ms L cannot use ren xu or ren shen days, since they are month sha. This leaves her with 11/8, 11/20, and 12/2 to use as Enter Treasure Days. The year and month sha do not affect the hai (w) direction and never affect the qian (v) direction. During hai months the hai (w) and qian (v) directions, both in the northwest, can be used to warm the Welcome Wealth Star. Since the NW sector of a period 8 house sitting geng and facing jia has the unfavorable combination of 2-5, one cannot use it to warm the Welcome Wealth Star inside. Ms K will have to take advantage of the Enter Treasure Days without warming the Welcome Wealth Star during the gui hai month of 2008. However, if there is no environmental sha, Ms K can warm the Welcome Wealth Star outside.

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