What is BaZi?

The Chinese have always been fascinated by the metaphysical theme of Fate. It is this deep curiosity about man’s path in life, a person’s journey, and the question of who we are, why we are here, and what we are supposed to do during our time on this planet, during our brief existence, that led the Chinese to study and find methods to analyze the Fate of a person. These later evolved to become two systems of Chinese astrology, known as BaZi (eight characters, also known as four pillars) and Zi Wei Dou Shu (purple star astrology).

What fascinated the Chinese centuries ago remains one of humanity’s endearing and ongoing pursuits, even to this day: to better understand ourselves, improve ourselves, and appreciate what makes each person unique and individual. And along the way, maybe I’ll find out why we’ve been put on this planet. Go to a bookstore and you will see a proliferation of books (and these days, tests), all trying to explain to us, through scientific, psychological, biological, genetic, or in some cases just humorous ways, the question of WHO we are. is it so. And filling the shelves in another section called ‘Self Help’, volumes and tomes that try to tell people how to improve, regardless of who and what they are.

These questions and many more, in fact, can be found through understanding a person’s Destiny Code, or their BaZi.

So what is BaZi?

BaZi is a Fate Analysis system, which uses a person’s birth data, that is, their date and time of birth. By calculating and determining the elements that prevail at the time of a person’s birth, an eight-character BaZi table is obtained. This BaZi graphic is a kind of cosmic DNA, if you will. A BaZi card is the individual and personal Destiny Code of each person. Within those Eight Characters, it contains a comprehensive, possibly complete, collection of information about an individual and their life potential and capacity.

It may sound quite unbelievable, but this is the genius of the Chinese astrology system. A person’s entire life – pitfalls, trials, tribulations, wealth, status, personality, characteristics, talents, abilities – are all encoded within these eight characters.

Understanding what the various codes within the BaZi chart mean, the BaZi consultant can determine what kind of potential or ability a person has in their life and also determine the person’s lucky cycle, i.e. what years it is. likely have. experience good luck, and what years luck is likely to be less than favourable. In short, by deciphering a person’s Destiny Code, a BaZi consultant can reveal what awaits that person in their life, just as medical scientists can determine the color of a person’s eyes, whether they will be brown. and medical illnesses, by analyzing your DNA.

BaZi and Feng Shui: Diagnosis and Prescription

At the level of professional practice, BaZi and Feng Shui are essential complementary disciplines. Just as all doctors have to understand the biology of the body and the chemistry of drugs, all professional Classical Feng Shui consultants will have BaZi or Purple Star Astrology, another Fate Analysis system, as a complementary or backup skill, to be used in tandem with Feng Shui. Some consultants will also use Face Reading or Mian Xiang as a complementary third discipline and support system.

Many people do not realize that it is extremely important that before a person’s home or office is Feng Shui-ed, their BaZi must be taken into account. Why is that? Well, before a doctor can write a prescription, he first needs to know what’s wrong with the patient, right? Before a Feng Shui practitioner implements his Feng Shui skills, he must first know what problem he is trying to solve.

Of course, most of you will remember that a few weeks ago I wrote about how Feng Shui is a goal-oriented science. The client, of course, must know what he wants to achieve by using Feng Shui. Sometimes clients tell me that they have a certain problem (for example, business relationships are problematic, or it is difficult for them to advance at work, or the most common problem: they do not earn enough money!). But most of the time, customers are not sure what their problem is, or they only have a vague idea of ​​what the problem is. Therefore, the Feng Shui consultant must verify your Destiny Code, before proceeding with the Feng Shui.

Sometimes clients know what they want (like that Abba song Money Money Money), but even in these cases the Feng Shui consultant still needs to check the BaZi. Why? This is because Feng Shui is not some kind of cosmic steroid.

If you want to become Arnold overnight, steroids can help. But even then, you have to have the body and physical structure that allows you to get those kinds of muscles. Similarly, if you want to become Warren Buffett overnight, Feng Shui can only help you if you are destined to be a billionaire in the first place. In other words, you must first have, before you can be!

In my Feng Shui classes, I always tell students: to perm your hair, you must first have hair. This is in reference to the touch of Qi in the environment. If the environment does not have Qi or does not have good Qi in the first place, no matter how you try to harness it, no matter what formulas you use, you will not get superior results. The principle of ‘to perm hair, you must first have hair’ also applies to using Feng Shui to enhance Wealth or any other enhancement sought through Feng Shui. If in your BaZi, you are not destined to be a billionaire, or your BaZi does not reveal that potential during certain periods of time, then no amount of Feng Shui improvement, no super powerful formula, can make you one.

You must first have, before you can be.

What’s the use of knowing if it’s all bad news?

Some people are against the idea of ​​knowing your destiny and believe that life should be lived as it is. Most of the time, people are against knowing their destiny because they believe that it will be a self-fulfilling prophecy and it will limit them. I have also met people who are of the opinion that they would simply prefer not to know anything about the future, because they are afraid to know what it holds for them.

It’s not all bad news. In life there is only one certainty, and it is death. So also in BaZi and Feng Shui, there is no such thing as totally bad or totally good. There is no final destination, there are only journeys. Some days the sea is calm, some days it’s rough, so by knowing how the winds are blowing, you can steer your ship in the right direction.

Similarly, I disagree with the argument that BaZi creates self-fulfilling prophecies, limits people, or in some way encourages people to kill their dreams. In the old days, BaZi was mainly used to determine the fate of a person. In other words, the focus was on the hand you would be dealt and what kind of “life” you would have. Of course, as a society and civilization, we have come a long way from that mindset, and furthermore, BaZi consultants approach this discipline in a very different way.

Nowadays, BaZi is not about knowing the hand you’re dealt, although that’s part of the goal, it’s about playing that hand, to the best of your ability, with the best skills you have. It’s about understanding what you can and can’t do, at certain times, and taking the right steps to improve your life. It’s about understanding yourself and those around you, and then improving your personal relationships, your opportunities, and your life.

BaZi tells you what your potential is in life so you can choose to do the right thing and not get disappointed and waste time doing something where you have little chance of success. She tells you when disappointment sets in, when to throw in the towel WISELY, and when to continue fighting the good fight. She doesn’t destroy a person’s dream, she tells him what dreams to pursue because that’s the one that can become reality.