Year of Rat

A prosperous year for the Rat native. He can look forward to a promotion or boost in career. Few small illnesses worry him this year and he can make unexpected achievement and monetary gains.

Year of Ox

A fairly good year. The Rat’s gains will not be substantial but it will still be a bright and happy time for his family and he will benefit indirectly from the good fortune of others. He could find stress in his work area and more responsibilities than usual. Read the rest of this entry »

The best way to interpret a chart is to do it logically. Find a routine that suits you and stick to it and, unless you are already an accomplished astrologer, keep things very simple. Use only the normal and very obvious planets and features on a chart and deal with only the major aspects. In time you will find a system that suits you, but, in case you really don’t know where to start, I shall show you mine.

Stage 1

First of all make up a natal chart and then work out a set of day-for-a-year progressions. Place the progressions around the natal chart (using a different coloured ink, if working by hand) and also make a separate list of them to refer to. Keep a notebook handy for your findings. Read the rest of this entry »

Solar returns

Solar returns are also sometimes known as solar return directions, and they are a form of transit, so they can be read in much the same way as any other list of transits. I think these are easiest to interpret when they are read as a stand-alone chart, rather than being put against a natal chart. Please try both methods for yourself before you make up your mind.

A solar return is arrived at by taking the Sun back to the exact spot that it occupied at the time of a subject’s birth. This usually happens on the subject’s birthday but it can occur a day before or afterwards. In plain English, it shows where the planets actually are in the sky at the time of the Sun’s return, and this is, of course, a picture of the transits at the moment that the Sun returns to its natal position. Read the rest of this entry »

The Rat is reputed to make an excellent writer and this is not surprising at all. He makes it a point to know practically everything about everyone in town. He keeps tabs, has an uncanny eye for detail, a good memory and is incredibly inquisitive.

The native of this year will be successful in whatever he chooses to do because like his sign, the Rat, he will adapt himself to the situation at hand. He has the ability to cope with difficulties and is at his best during a crisis. Levelheaded and alert, he possesses keen intuition, foresight and business acumen. Adversity merely serves to sharpen his wits and he is always busy cooking up some scheme. Read the rest of this entry »

The Rat year is a year of plenty, bringing opportunity and good prospects. It will be marked by speculation and fluctuations in the prices of commodities and the stock market; the world economy in general will boom. Business will be on the upswing, fortunes can be made and it will be an easy time to accumulate wealth. However, this is also the time to make long-term investment plans as the bonanza the year of the Rat brings will serve to see us through the bleak years that may follow. All ventures begun at this time will be successful if one prepares well. But do not take chances or unnecessary risks: the year of the Rat is still ruled by the cold of winter and the darkness of night. Those who speculate indiscriminately and overextend themselves will come to a sad reckoning. Read the rest of this entry »

• New moon - renewal, birth, sowing and awakening
• First quarter - potency, maturity, full growth
• Full Moon - organization, harvest, collection, storage
• Last quarter - completion, conclusion, hibernation

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The element of your lunar sign, the year of your birth, as well as the time, month and country of birth, will exercise their influence on your life.

Based on the elements, if you want to know how a particular year will suit you, we could take for example the year 1980 (Metal Monkey) and make a study of how the element of this year fares with your native elements. Let’s say you are a Fire Rooster (1981). Read the rest of this entry »

The Moon

The Moon travels around the Earth once each month. Therefore there will be one day in every 27.32 days when it returns to the place in which it was when a subject was born. This is called a lunar return. At this point in the book I suggest that you forget about the Moon, because apart from obvious things such as a woman having a menstrual period or one’s credit card bills coming in, there shouldn’t be too many earth- shattering things happening on a monthly basis. Read the rest of this entry »

Please forgive me for calling the Sun and Moon planets when we all know that they aren’t planets. All astrologers do this for the sake of simplicity and, anyway, you know what I mean!

Wherever the planets were when a subject was born, there are times when they return to the same place. Read the rest of this entry »

In addition to spaceconsiderations, Feng Shui alsohas a time dimension. This is related to the relevance of time cycles, and the technique of analyzing the Feng Shui of time periods is collectively practiced under what is known as Flying Star Feng Shui. This focuses on the significance of changing forces during different time periods. The process highlights the intangible influences of the numbers and combinations of numbers of the magic Lo Shu square.

This adds vital nuances to”good” and “bad” Feng Shui and explains that good or bad luck in terms of the harmony or disharmony in the environment does not necessarily occur continuously or last forever. Nor do auspicious and inauspicious orientations remain the same throughout one’s entire life. Read the rest of this entry »

It is impossible to list all the symbols of good fortune but included in this chapter are some of the more popular representations which can be obtained with little difficulty and placed in the home.

The main symbols that can be activated within the home are:

• Symbols of wealth and success. These symbols include Chinese coins; the sailing ship; the wealth vase; the three-legged toad; the dragon fish, or arrowana; the goldfish; lucky gold calligraphy; the pot of gold; the auspicious red bat.
• Symbols of longevity. The most popular longevity symbols are the red-topped crane; the everlasting pine tree; the peach of immortality; the deer; Sau, God of Longevity; the bamboo; and the cicada.

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If you are thinking of making renovations that involve hammering, banging, and knocking down walls you should first take note of the Grand Duke Jupiter. His place of residence changes each year and it is important that you do not disturb him in that corner of your home with the sounds of construction. Upsetting the Grand Duke brings bad luck, so first take note of his location in the year you want to carry out the renovation. To find out the Grand Duke’s location each year . Read the rest of this entry »

To determine your family/marriage orientation, first determine your Kua number. Ascertainyour Chinese year of birth based on the lunar calendar and use it to get your Kua number.

The formula for Determining your KUA NUMBER

First, establish your Chinese calendar year of birth. This means if you were born before the lunar new year each year you must deduct 1 from your year of birth (you need the date of birth to determine this since, generally, this affects those born before February but it is useful to check the lunar calendar to be exact). Once you have done this, add the last two digits together. Keep adding the digits until you get a single digit number. Then:

• For men, deduct this number from 10. The result is your Kua number.
• For women, add this number to 5. The result is your Kua number.

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