Answer: The total number of strokes in their chinese name belong to inauspcious category according to the Strokes System Chinese Name Analysis Method. Let me illustrate.

1. Lee Hisen Loong 李顯龍 (46 strokes)

2. Zoe Tay 鄭惠玉 (36 strokes)

3. Andy Lau 劉德華 (44 strokes)

The number of strokes follows the standard of Kang Xi Dictionary which Name Analysis Masters usually follow. According to the Theory of 81 Strokes (八十一劃靈動吉凶數), which is  sometimes also known as 9 Palace Name Analysis System, it says that:

46 Strokes – 坎坷不平，艱難重重，若無耐心，難望有成。 凶

36 Strokes – 波瀾重疊，常陷窮困，動不如靜，有才無命。 凶

44 Strokes – 雖用心計，事難遂願，貪功好進，必招失敗。 凶

Based on the destiny path and achievement of PM Lee, Zoe Tay and Andy Lau, I really cannot reconcile it with what the strokes system has said.

I am not saying that our chinese name does not affect our destiny but I am questioning the level of consistency provided by this particular system which has its origin from Japan. Unfortunately, this is one of the most popular name analysis systems being used by many famous masters today although the principles behind it do not hold water.

In terms of 5 Elements, the system does not really follow He Tu or Luo Shu Numerology although it claims that this system was developed on the premise of He Tu Sheng Cheng Numbers. As a fengshui or chinese metaphysics practitioner, we know that 1,6 belong to water, 2,7 belong to fire, 3,8 wood, 4,9 metal and 5,10 earth.

Now, in this system, each number is assigned a 5-element value as follow:

1,2 = wood; 3,4 = fire; 5,6 = earth; 7,8 = metal; 9,10 = water

Why? Because it simply follows the 10 Heavenly Stems arrangement. For instance, 1 and 2 are taken from Jia and Yi wood. 3 and 4 from Bing and Ding fire.

For example, if your surname is Lin 林, the number of strokes in this case is 8. And 8 belongs to metal element.

Ask ourselves, do we see this 双木林 as a metal element or wood? How actually did our chinese words come about and evolve? Wasn’t our Chinese Han Zi developed based on the shape and form (甲骨文)?

The objective of me writing this article is not about me trying to put down the Stroke System Chinese Name Analysis Method. As an ardent fan and serious researcher in the millenia-old chinese metaphysics, I cannot help it but to question the consistency of every system that I have learned.

I personally have experienced how change of chinese name can bring about beneficial effects (and also how the strokes system has caused downfall on people I know) and have also seen how a real name analysis master is able to read your characteristic, career, marriage, wealth luck, health and luck cycle just based on your chinese name in relation to the animal sign that you are born in. He does not need your date of birth.

I will talk more about it in my next posting.

While it seems like a good reason for couples to choose to get married on this day, is it also considered as an auspicious day from the perspective of Chinese astrology?

Let us take a look at the Ba Zi (astrology chart) for this date.

If you check the Tong Shu or Chinese Almanac, the day is classified as a Po Ri or Destructive Day and based on traditional date selection classic, it is recorded as unsuitable for wedding and engagement due to the unsentimental energy. To top it off, there is no powerful auspicious star to neutralize the effect. As a result, not many feng shui masters would want to recommend such a date for major event like this – fearing that the destructive energy will have repercussion on the future of the couple.

What if the couple insists on getting wed on this day?

One way to circumvent the situation is to pick a specific timing of that day to conduct the tea ceremony or ROM so that the particular hour selected contains very good stars to nullify the bad energies. In addition, the couple is advisable to enter the groom’s home or Registry of Marriage from a calculated direction to receive the desired energies meant for joyful event. Such method, known as Qi Men Dun Jia, has been used for such endeavor besides the original use for military strategy.

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There are 3 words to sum up the 4-day Xuan Kong Feng Shui course: Interactive, Fun and Challenging.

There were great bondings especially towards the last day among the participants despite the fact that some do not know each other in the beginning. Participants were eager to exchange their personal experience in feng shui and question some of the fundamentals. To me, this is the spirit of learning. Sometimes, there is no right or wrong in your answers, it is just a matter of perspectives. Afterall, feng shui is also an art that calls for judgement. It is never meant to be an exact science.

I looked forward to everyday of the course because everyday was filled with laughters from the class. I believe that our mind absorbs the most when we are relax and we enjoy ourselves during the learning process. To me, there are no stupid questions. I encourage participants to ask, to be curious and to be bold in their thinking process.

The last day was wonderful. This was the moment that everyone geared up to assess the feng shui of real properties and then corroborate with the actual events that have taken place. We set out our journey in a convoy of 3 cars, heading to 3 different types of properties one after another to get our hands dirty. The lunch at the teow chew restaurant was sumptuous. The bubble tea that were prepared by the gorgeous lady boss at her bubble tea factory at 5 pm arrived timely to quench the thirst of inquisitive students. I seldom drink bubble tea but after trying it, I am going back for more!

A big thank to all the participants for being so spontaneous and adventurous. Congratulations to everyone of you who will now know how to fly the stars to a greater height.

The 3rd run of Xuan Kong Da Gua Date Selection Class ended yesterday after visiting 2 HDB flats and 1 retail shop. From the west to the east, the cars formed a convoy, bringing everyone from one point to another but stopping over at 136 Tampines Food market to satisfy our hunger after visiting an interesting case at Bukit Batok West. This is a period 8 HDB flat (sitting Wu facing Zi) with missing sector in the NE, which is the cause for the occupants’ chronic health issues. What is the health issue and which Life Gua are affected? It is all in the Xuan Kong.

All participants have the good chance to see how the cosmic trinity in Xuan Kong Da Gua is applied to usher in prosperity. Although everyone came from different schools, the zealousness in everyone to pick up this ancient knowledge has sparked off exciting exchanges on topics from flying stars to date selection to luo pan models.

Participants were also taught on exceptions to use XKDG date even when the day and hour branches were clashing. In fact, some grandmasters have termed such dates as “instantaneous prosperous san sha formation”.

旺气归中 or loosely translated as “Wang Qi returns to centre”, are auspicious XKDG date formation that not only ushers in great wealth but also for healing purposes. This was discussed during the 2-day theory class.

The last destination got us to my client’s house near Tampines Junior College . This is a good case study to illustrate how door tilting is done so that 7-star Robbery broke into the house. No, this is not a feng shui boo-boo that subjects the owner to “robberies” but to help the house to rob the prosperous qi for them. My client told all of us that to date, since she moves in in April, she has “kena” 3 times of 4D – or lottery. I hope she has recovered her renovation cost.

On behalf of the class, I would like to take this opportunity to thank her, Ms Meow Meow (you know who u are :)), for the fragrant coffee, paos, teas and warm hospitality!! And also a big thank you to all the participants who have made this class so interesting and hilarious with all your “heated exchanges” with each other….

Please click here to find out more on your animal sign outlook for 2012!

At this time of the year, I have been busy conducting corporate talks for 2012 Feng Shui Forecast and also at the same time working with the media on interviews which cover topics like “Is it auspicious to have Dragon babies?” and 12 Animal Signs forecast for 2012.

My resolutions for 2012 and which some are already waiting for the right time to launch would be:

1. The launch of Academy for Advance Learning
2. The long awaited Qi Men Dun Jia Course (San Yuan System)
3. Classical Wedding Date Selection Course
4. Facelift for my website at www.destinyasia.com.sg to give you a new look

I look forward to share more interesting tips and findings with fengshui hobbyists and enthusiasts like you. Remember, to learn is to live. That’s my motto

With this I would like to share with you a succint description of your chinese zodiac outlook for the dragon year. Just click to find out more!

INTENSIVE BAZI PRACTICAL WORKSHOP 八字实战班

• How do you tell if someone is Cunning or Dishonest from his chart and hence avoid entering into a Partnership with him or her?
• How do you know the year when an Extra Marital Affair will take place for your spouse?
• How do you know if your child is filial or rebellious by looking at your own bazi?
• For a Daymaster who is born in earth month, under what circumstances does it belong to Earth season and when it is taken as born in other season?
• Do you know you can do a Divination using bazi to read your neighbour?
• What serious illness do Ox and Goat branches in the chart imply?
• Do you know the Richest people on Earth are weak daymasters and their wealth stars are negative? So what makes them rich?
• Do you know the implication of different 10-God in spouse palace? What does it say about your spouse?
• How do you know this guy is Henpecked?
• Under what condition does Direct Officer or 7 Killing star turn from good to bad?

Get all the questions above answered and lots more practical tips when you attend this 2-DAY intensive workshop where you will be taught the more advance TECHNIQUES in doing a PREDICTION. Jo Ching will also reveal to you the SECRET ARTS OF EXTRAPOLATION.

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Date : 14 & 15 May 2011 (SAT & SUN)
Venue : Bras Basah Complex #04-37, Elite Room
Time : 10 am to 530 pm
Course Fee : SGD$688 per pax

Please email us at joching@destinyasia.com.sg for course syllabus.

Other details:

1. Course Notes will be provided.
2. Voice recording is encouraged.
3. Meals are not included.

This is one of the pictures taken during a talk to 100 over business owners in February 2011. The event was known as BNI Big Breakfast at YMCA auditorium.

Besides the pointers reflected on the powerpoint slides, I also mentioned that gold price will soar and property market will perform very well in 2011.

All these have unfolded. And my analysis was based on the Li Chun Bazi of the year.

Euro debt crisis is not unpredictable but it has surfaced this year and not next year. Why? Where in the 2011-bazi is the trigger? And why did we only see it coming in 2nd half of 2011?

Tsunamis, earthquake and floods happen almost everywhere and every now and then. But why 2011 is exceptionally intense? Can we also attribute this to the Gua image of wind over water?

Now, how do we relate trust issues to global arena and right to our own society? The lack of trust is the underlying reason for the aggravation of the euro crisis said some reports. The ineffiency of the management of government linked companies have undermined their role as a responsible corporate citizen. How now to regain the trust of the public?

At a family level, we see a rising trend of cheating spouses with more wives cheating on their husband according to a report by Straits Time.

What has the world become? Is 2012 going to be worse? Is the dragon going to rise from the sea of turbulence or drown by it?

I will talk about it soon.

The bazi foundation class started with Jo sharing on pre-Qing and post Qing Dynasty difference in bazi systems. He also brought in the perspective of how bazi stems and branches relationship are intimately connected with chinese astrology 天星学.

During this one-day intensive bazi class, participants are unloaded with alot information including meanings of all stems and branches clashes, punishment, combinations and 10 Gods. They also learn to identify vibrant and follower charts. As Jo focuses alot on using real-life bazi cases to help participants to comprehend better, alot of scenarios were discussed in great details such as divorce, difficulty in conceiving, 3rd party, millionaire, disciplined kid, good boss luck, good lottery or 4D bazi and painful marriage.

Below are feedback from some of the participants:

“A very insightful workshop. Mr Jo Ching makes complicated bazi study into something easy to understand. 2 thumbs up!”
– Yeo Yan Ngee

“The teaching is easily absorbed and understood although it is a one-day course.”
– Tang Cheng Guan

“He teaches well on bazi for amateurs and assists us to better understand ourselves and even immediate family members and close friends.”
– Tan Yeow Tiong

“Chart analysis is informative and precise. I can now understand the actual concept of reading the bazi in its right perspective, thank you!”
– Setthee Lee

”Thanks Master Jo Ching for your patience and easy to understand teaching. Your class has always been interesting and enlightening!” -
– Catherine

He arrived at this village one day and saw that a wedding ceremony was taking place. Being a date selection expert himself, Emperor Qian Long did a quick calculation and discovered that today was an inauspicious date especially for wedding event. So, he stopped one of the villagers and asked who had selected this date for the couple. Not knowing that he was actually speaking to the emperor, the villager then replied that it was calculated by his neighbor who was a scholar in this village.

Emperor Qian Long then blurted out that, “Today is a very bad day according to the date selection classics. Why on earth did your neighbor choose this day for such an important event?”

“Oh, what I understand from my neighbor is that today is indeed an inauspicious day but he mentioned that because a noble person will pass by our village today, all bad energies will retreat and be suppressed. In fact, because of the arrival of this VVIP, the moment will turn auspicious and great blessings will be felt” said the villager.

Qian Long was surprised to find out that there were actually very skillful people among the commoners. So highly skilled that even they could predict the timing of his arrival.

This story was taken from a small paragraph in the book which emphasizes the presence of noble people or Gui Ren in important events. Hence, it is not uncommon to see ministers, celebrities and politicians being invited for ground breaking or business opening ceremonies. This enhances the “Man” component or Ren He of the cosmic trinity.