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    ea Beem ae (Ce rr Cc Crm CL Me ace os with Eugene Ng LETS Tia) DATE SELECTION FENG SHUI The Xuox Kong Da Gua Method Wootor Froncis Leyou with Eugene Ug Published by Central Academy of Feng Shui 169-1, Jalan Sarjana ‘Taman Connaught Cheras, 56000 Kuala Lumpur ia ‘Tel: +60 3-9182 0199 Fax: +60 3-9182 2775 © Central Academy of Feng Shui, 2007 ISBN 983-42823-1-1 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in @ retrieval system or tranamitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior permission of the author and the Central Academy of Feng Shui. Disclaimer: The authors and Central Academy of Feng Shui make no representation or warranties of any kind with regard to the completeness or accuracy of the contents of this book. They accept no liability of any kind for any losses or damages caused or alleged to be caused directly or indirectly from using the information contained in this book. Printed in Malaysia by Golden Agency Sdn. Bhd. Graduated from Monash University, Australia, with a Bachelor of Economics majoring in Accounting and Computer Science. He currently works as a Computer Consultant, He started his Feng Shui studies at other schools of Feng Shui before deciding to focus on San Yuan Feng Shui, Currently he is pursuing more in-depth studies of the T’an School of San Yuan Feng Shui at the Central Academy of Feng Shui, covering both Yang and Yin Feng Shui, Xuan Kong Da Gua Date Selection and Zi Wei Dou Shu. He has collaborated with Master Francis Leyau, one of the foremost Masters of San Yuan Feng Shui, to produce this book on Xuan Kong Da Gua Date Selection to educate Feng Shui practitioners about the importance of proper date selection in the Feng Shui. In 1973, Master Francis Leyau Yoke Sel began his studies in Yin and Yang Feng Shui with other masters till he met Master Sui Beng in 1983. With the knowledge he had gained from his learning, he started conducting classes in Feng Shui in 1984 in both Peninsular and East Malaysia and Singapore. Over the last 22 years or so he has had over a thousand students from all walks of life including professionals. Among his students, ‘some have become masters themselves while some others have tured Feng Shui practitioners and consultants. From 1984 to 1986, he acted as a Feng Shui columnist and consultant for the Sun Min Daily News where he wrote articles and answered queries of the readers. In 1984, he was. appointed as a Feng Shui instructor to the Keng Jiang Association in Malacca, Malaysia, a post he relinquished in 1988. Then, from1992 101993, the Kuala Lumpur I-Ching Association appointed him on the basis of his qualifications as an instructor and teacher. He was also a regular contributor on Feng Shui to Feminine magazine in 1993 and 1994. He then turned to becoming a full time Feng Shui practitioner, which he has done since 1994 while conducting classes and seminars on the subject. In addition to his extensive knowledge of the five elements, Ba Zi, date selection, palmistry, Tong Shu, Yin and Yang Feng Shui, Ba Qua, I-Ching ete., he has and still is carrying out studies which involve the analysis of tombs and mausoleums in China of the Song, Tang, Ming, and Qing dynasties among others. He also visits areas of Feng Shui importance in China and Hong Kong to carry out further research into the historic significance of Feng Shui and is trying to establish the reasons behind the fall of the various dynasties in China. He has also undertaken Feng Shui analysis for numerous clients, both ordinary and well known persons within and outside Malaysia. In addition to being a direct disciple in the fourth {generation of the Tan's School of San Yuan Feng Shui, he is also the only person who holds the original texts written by the Grandmaster T'an Yang Wu. Master Loyau Yoke Sai however reprinted these books in Taiwan a few years ago. Presently, he is running the Central Academy of Feng Shul at 169-1, Jalan Sarjana, Taman Connaught, 56000 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Here, he conducts courses at different competency levels and gives seminars on the subject. BIA A ARR What is Xuan Kong Da Gua? Xuan Da Gua refers to the 64 Hexagrams and their usage in Xuan Kong (Flying Stars) Feng Shui. These “64 Hexagrams” are the same as the Yi Jing Hexagrams. The Yi Jing (I Ching) is unquestionably one of the most important books among the ancient Chinese texts. There are many secrets hidden inside these 64 Hexagrams and for centuries the Chinese have been using these hidden secrets for various applications. The ancient Chinese texts are very difficult to interpret because there are many layers or levels of information hidden in the words and symbols. The ancient Masters purposely wrote their books in this way in order to safeguard the knowledge from outside parties. The true meaning of the texts and their correct interpretations were only passed verbally from Master to Student. Therefore unless someone reveals the hidden secrets to you, you would not be able to extract the true information from the old texts, In Xuan Kong Da Gua, each of the 64 Hexagrams has an “Element Number" and a “Period Number’. You will find this information in the “Kuan Kong Da Gua’ rings on San Yuan Luo Pan. These rings are very important and are the key to San Yuan Xuan Kong Feng Shui applications. Understanding this "key" will enable you to unlock the secrets of San Yuan Xuan Kong Feng Shui. In this book we teach you about the Xuan Kong Da Gua rings of the San Yuan Luo Pan with their use in selecting “auspicious” dates. Chapter ¢ the Chinese Solar Calendar The Chinese Solar Calendar The Chinese Hours Special Consideration for Midnight : Chapter 2 The 8 Trigrams and 64 Hexagrams The 8 Trigrams and 64 Hexagrams The Yin and Yang of the 8 Trigrams The Yin and Yang of the 64 Hexagrams The “Xuan Kong Wu Xing” of the 64 Hexagrams The Period Number (Gua Age) of the 64 Hexagrams The 64 Hexagrams in Xuan Kong Da Gua Date Selection The Element Numbers and Period Numbers of the Date Pillars of the Chinese Solar Calendar Chapter P Setting up the Four Pillars Setting Up the Four Pillars Setting Up the Year Pillar Setting Up the Month Pillar Setting Up the Day Pillar Setting Up the Hour Pillar Setting Up the Four Pillar - Additional Examples W 13 15 16 16 17 18 2 23 24 27 28 29 30 ar 32 “ Chapen 6 Evaluating Date and Time by the Terrestrial Branches of the Four Pillars Evaluating Date and Time by the Terrestrial Branches of the Four Pillars Identifying the Auspicious Hour, Day and Year Alternative Criteria for Auspicious Dates Summary Clashing of the Terrestrial Branches Direct and Indirect Clashes Evaluating Month Pillar Clashing With Day Pillar Sequence of Comparison to Determine “Clashes” Sequence of Comparison With a Person's Birth Year Evaluating Date and Time by the Xuan Kong Element Number of the Four Pillars Evaluating Date and Time by the Xuan Kong Element Number of the Four Pillars Same Gua Combination of Ten Combination of He Tu Different Combinations for Different Results Avoiding San Sha, Wu Huang and Sui Po Avoiding San Sha, Wu Huang and Sui Po San Sha Wu Huang. Sui Po 37 38 39 40 42 43 44 45 47 49 51 52 54 54 57 58 59 60 60 64 66 Capi 7 Chapin G The Role of the 5 Elements: Producing and Controlling Cycles The Role of the 5 Elements: Producing and Controlling Cycles The Day Pillar The 5 Elements “Production” Cycle The 5 Elements “Controlling” Cycle ‘Special Cases: Combination of 10 and He Tu Combination Mixing the “Production” and “Controlling” cycles Matching a Selected Date With a Building Matching a Selected Date With a Building Xuan Kong Wu Xing of the Luo Pan Matching a Date to the “tilting” of the Main Door The “Yin” and “Yang” of the 4 Pillars Element Numbers Day Pillar Element Number Combination With “sitting” Element Number Summary Matching a Person With a Date and With a Building Matching a Person With a Date With a Building Matching a Person With a Date Summary Matching a Person With the Sitting Direction of a Building Summary lashing of the Terrestrial Branches 69 70 72 76 80 81 83 85 87 90 or 94 95 96 97 Chapter 70 Chapen 07 Making Use of the “San Sha” Making Use of the “San Sha” Selecting the Seasonal Month Where the San Sha is Weakest Matching the Element Numbers of the Year, Month, Day and Hour Pillars Matching the Element Number of the Day With the Element Number of the Building's Sitting “\u Huang” and “Sui Po” Example of Selecting a “Good San Sha Day” Matching the San Sha Date to a Person Evaluating Date and Time by the Xuan Kong Period Number of the Four Pillars Evaluating Date and Time by the Xuan Kong Period Number of the Four Pillars The Period Number of a Person's Birth Year Same Gua (Same Period) Combination of 10 Special Combination Importance of the Period Number in Date Selection Titling of the Door - The Role of the Period Number Xuan Kong Gua Yun or Ai Xing Gua Yun Evaluating Date and Time by the Element Values of the Celestial Stems Evaluating Date and Time by the Element Values of the Celestial Stems 99 100 100 102 102 104 104 110 m1 112 3 113 114 118 120 120 121 123 124 Chapwen 72 Putting it All Together Putting it All Together Some “Real World” Examples Example 1 - Date for Moving an Office Desk Example 2 - Example 3 - Example 4 — Date for Moving Into a House Date for Moving a Bed Date for Moving Into a New Office Additional Considerations Apendix 1 Apendix 2 Apendix 3 Apendix 4 Apendix 5 Apendix 6 Apendix 7 The Hour Pillars Table of Direct Clashes Xuan Kong Da Gua Almanac 2004 Xuan Kong Da Gua Almanac 2005 Xuan Kong Da Gua Almanac 2006 Xuan Kong Da Gua Almanac 2007 Xuan Kong Da Gua Almanac 2008 129 130 132 133 136 141 144 149 151 153 157 165 173 181 189 English Luo Pan 6 Ss ll z il 2 Sng as cal WA a ENN B\ pal 56 ERY C49 ae 8, i 00 “ AE \ El srilssn } Year (optional) hy OOS GOS & A CYOSORES ; 37 L Yn SG 6 Le |} Period Number Oey LOX e, NE =} Lower Trigram A PLY MIS 2% [5] } Upper Trigram < YS WY OEE [GI } Element Number @ } Date Pillar (optional) Upper ‘Trigram Lower Trigram Element Number } Period Number Chinese ‘Luo Pan. Labeling the 24 Mountains in English Because there is no “Universal Standard” for labeling the 24 Mountains in English, we will describe the labeling method used by the Central Academy of Feng ‘Shui to avoid confusion. In the above table you can see that the 24 Mountains are labeled in English as “W1" (West 1), “W2" (West 2) and "Wa" (West 3), etc. Some schools use the same labels but their corresponding 24 Mountains directions are different from the above. In this book | provide the corresponding Chinese characters of the 24 Mountains whenever | describe a particular “Direction” so that you can know exactly what direction on the Luo Pan | am referring to. Introduction to the San Yuan Luo Pan ‘The method of Xuan Kong Da Gua Date Selection is closely tied to the San Yuan Luo Pan so it is important for you to have one. Any San Yuan Luo Pan can be used as long as it contains the necessary Xuan Kong Da Gua rings. The following diagram shows examples of the Xuan Kong Da Gua rings on an English Luo Pan as well as on a Chinese Luo Pan. Chinese Characters In writing this book | have included the Chinese characters for the 10 Celestial Stems and 12 Terrestrial Branches rather than resort to using only the Romanized English words. Familiarizing yourself with these 22 Chinese characters will help greatly when you refer to other books such as the Chinese Almanac. Reading the Luo Pan The accuracy of the Xuan Kong Da Gua date selection method relies in part on your ability to take an accurate reading of the building with your Luo Pan. By “accurate” reading | mean: 1 You must be able to correctly identify what is the “Facing” direction and “Sitting” direction of a building. 2 You must know where on the “Facing” part of the building you should take your Luo Pan reading. Warning: If you take your Luo Pan reading incorrectly, not only will your Feng Shui analysis be wrong but the auspicious date that you select using the Xuan Kong Da Gua method will be wrong as well The English San Yuan Luo Pan referred to in the examples of this book was designed and made by Master Francis Leyau of the Central Academy of Feng Shui, You Stant ‘As Date Selection is an advanced topic, this book is targeted at intermediate/advanced students of Feng Shui. Beginners are advised to take up one of the many excellent Feng Shui foundation courses available in the market before attempting to utilize the concepts presented in this book. Date Selection Topics covered in this book This book is about Feng Shui related Date Selection. It deals with selecting auspicious dates for such things as moving into @ house, starting renovations, activating Water features and Feng Shui cures, relocation of furniture etc. It also deals with selecting auspicious dates for Yin Feng Shui such as dates for burial and for ‘exhuming a grave. As such it does not cover the selection of dates for non-Feng Shui applications such as dates for weddings, washing hair, signing contracts and other personal daily activities. Prerequisites 4 You must be familiar with Feng Shui fundamentals like the He Tu Diagram, the 5 Elements relationships and the Early Heaven Ba Gua. 2 You must have a San Yuan Luo Pan 3 You must be familiar with the San Yuan Feng Shui concepts of San Sha (3 Killings), Wu Huang (5 Yellow) and Tai Sui/Sui Po. 4 You must be familiar with the 10 Celestial Stems and 12 Terrestrial Branches that make up the format of the Chinese Solar Calendar. 5 You must at least be able to visually identify the Chinese characters for the 10 Celestial Stems and 12 Terrestrial Branches. Master Tan Yang We CRE APL) Master é Master ‘Sui Beng Yen Pen CREWE) ) (RAR) Master Hung Chuan ( Rite) Ganealogy of the Tan School in Malaysia Bie sa ba Caonke@) Master Sul Beng leamt the art of Feng Shui from Master Tan Yang Wu around the time of the Second World War. At the age i of 19, Master Sui Beng became a Buddhist monk. He arrived in r YW Penang, Malaysia, when he was 38 to serve in a temple carrying with him the books authored by Master T’an Yang Wu. He was also : a traditional Chinese herbalist and physician and was accredited with the formulation of the Sampo medical ol. He initially traveled around Peninsular Malaysia preaching Buddhist teachings and healing people with his medical skills. In 1956, while serving at the Sampo temple in Cameron Highlands, he came across Master Eu See Ying @ Yen Pen who was stationed there. It was there that, they discovered they had both been disciples of Master T’an Yang Wu. They subsequently discussed their Feng Shui experiences and ideas in great detail. However, their reunion was short-lived as Master Eu See Ying @ Yen Pen was taken ill and returned to Penang where he died in 1957. A few years later, Master Sui Beng sold his rights of the Sampo medical oil toa Singaporean businessman in order to purchase a piece of land in the town of Johors Baru where he established the Kuan Ying (Goddess of Mercy) temple. He later set up an old folks home and an orphanage for the retarded. In 1983, he took on Master Leyau as his only disciple after Master Leyau personally visited and sought him at the Kuan Yin temple. It is interesting to note that the temple's Feng Shui was arranged by Master Sui Beng. With the benefit of good Feng Shui he was able to run the old folk’s home and the orphanage which had a combined monthly overhead of RM70,000 on donations that he attributed to the ideal Feng Shui positioning. In 1997, Master Sui Beng donated RM200,000 towards the state's coffers following the government's appeal to the public of South East Asia. On § July 1998, Master Sui Beng passed away leaving behind a cash saving of RM10 milion, two pieces of land and a row of fifteen double-storey shop houses in Kulai, Johore Baru, all of which he donated to the Buddhist Association of Malaysia. Wasps edo oh Fy St The origin of the current T’an School of San Yuan Feng Shui (38% 2 45) in Malaysia can be traced back to 1922 when renowned Master Tran Yang Wu (2% 4-2-fi 2) started systematic research on Feng Shui and also conducted classes in Shanghai, China. The following year he published his Manual ‘on San Yuan Xuan Kong Feng Shui (48 {= 43h AHS SBI). He had numerous students. Two devoted cisciples of his teachings were Master Eu See Ying @ Yen Pen and Master Sui Beng. Both of them came to Malaysia directly from Shanghai. They had never met each other until their first encounter in 1956 at the Sampo Temple in Cameron Highlands, Malaysia. Master Eu See Ying in turn passed on his knowledge to Master Hung Chuan in 1950 while Master Sui Beng handed down his expertise to Master Francis Leyau. Master Leyau started his San Yuan Fong Shui Academy in 1984, imparting the knowledge of the T’an School of Feng Shui and renamed it The Central Academy of Feng Shui in the year 2000. Tow Youg Wu (#26 32) Master T’an Yang Wu began his studies in Feng Shui at a tender age of 19 under the careful instruction and guidance of Master Yong Chin Lu who was 70 at that time. He later learned Yin Feng Shui from another Master and realized that his was not accurate. On finding this out, he apologized publicly via a newspaper for the unfortunate mistakes and promised to a compensate former clients for these mistakes and to re-do their Feng Shui at no extra charge. In 1922, Master T’an Yang Wu started a Feng Shui school at No.716, Chentu Road, Shanghai, while continuing to carry out Feng Shui audits In 1928, he authored his first book entitled “T’an’s San Yuan Xuan Gong Feng Shu” which dealt with the theory of Yang Feng Shui (living) and Yin Feng Shui (graves). In 1924, he authored a second book with the same tile as above and concentrated on the practical experiences, analysis and research that he had carried out and observed over the years. The books were authored for the purpose of sale in China, but unfortunately during the Japanese occupation of China and the subsequent communist takeover, all the books were either burned or destroyed, with the exception of one each of the two books. Master T’an handed these books over to Master Sui Beng with the intention of avoiding the extinction of the art. These books were later handed down to Master Francis Leyau, which he later republished. With the extremely large number of Feng Shui books and courses available in the market today many people have become familiar with the various traditional and non-traditional methods of Feng Shui. While the methods and theories of the different styles of Feng Shui and the solutions that they prescribe are widely known, not much has been mentioned about the role of ‘Date Selection” in Feng Shui. This book was written to fill this gap and educate siudents of Feng Shui about the importance of selecting auspicious dates. People who use Feng Shui in their daily lives know all about the need to reposition their beds and stoves, renovate their houses, install fountains and other water features, The problem is that most of these people do these things without taking into account the timing of their actions. Many people have asked me why itis important to select “auspicious” dates. Isn't it just some kind of superstition? My explanation is as follows: From the theory of Feng Shui in general we understand that there are different kinds of energies on the Earth which flow into a building and affect its occupants. Feng Shui also recognizes a timing factor with regard to these energies. The reason for practicing ‘Date Selection” is based on the belief that the timing of some energy flows is based on the calendar and time of day. Even if a house has good Feng Shui, performing certain activities on a day and time when dangerous or incompatible energies are present can result in sickness, accidents and other bad outcomes. Date Selection seeks to identify a day and time when the good energies are optimal and the bad energies are either minimal or absent. In this way actions like renovations and moving into a house will be able to harness the good energy and avoid the bad. Experienced practitioners of traditional Feng Shui have long known that renovating a building, repositioning furniture and implementing things like water features and wind chimes require these things to be done (or at least started) on an “auspicious" date and time. The theory is that if the date and time is not “auspicious” then, instead of producing the expected “good effect”, the action will either not produce any results or, worse, result in a bad outcome, Thete are many different methods of selecting auspicious dates. One popular method is to use the “Tong Shu’ or “Chinese Almanac’ which the ancient people have been using for generations. In my opinion the “Tong Shu” is too generalized. Other more sophisticated date selection methods can produce better results simply because the results can be tailored to a particular person (or persons) and to the location of the building as well In this book | will present in detail the ‘Xuan Kong Da Gua” method of date selection as taught by the Central Academy of Feng Shui under Master Francis Leyau. This method is based on the 64 Hexagrams. It utilises the San Yuan Luo Pan and takes into account the location of the building when selecting auspicious dates. It is my hope that by producing this book | will be contributing in a small way to a greater understanding of this fascinating art that is Feng Shui. Eugene Ng 2 The Chinese Solar Calendar inose Solar Calendar Since the Xuan Kong Da Gua method of date selection is based on the Chinese Solar calendar, it is important to have an understanding of this calendar. The traditional Chinese calendar is basically lunar and consisted of twelve months, each beginning with a new moon. The farmers needed a calendar that would tell them the best times for planting and harvests, activities that followed the seasons of the year which could only be provided by a solar-based calendar. To meet this requirement the ancient Chinese astronomers created a lunar-solar calendar. Legend says that the current Chinese solar calendar was invented by the Yellow Emperor, Huang Di (Sei), in 2637 BCE. This calendar is based on astronomical observations of the longitude of the sun and the phases of the moon. The fact that the length of the month in the Chinese calendar is either 30 days or 29 days is characteristic of a lunar-based calendar. The fact that it also follows a Seasonal cycle (Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter) implies that the Chinese year is a solar year. Therefore the Chinese refer to their calendar as “yin-yang li”, or a “lunar-solar calendar.” To keep the lunar and solar years in synchronization, there would be an extra “intercalary month” added to form a Chinese “leap year’. Cover Page of a Modern Chinese Calendar The Chinese Solar Calendar 3 The Chinese calendar was formalized by Emperor Yu of the Hsia Dynasty and it became known as the “ Hsia-cheng”. The Hsia set the starting month of the calendar to the “Yin” 5% month. When the Shang Dynasty overthrew the Hsia, they changed the starting month of the calendar to the “Chou” # month. After the Chou Dynasty defeated the Shang, the Chou also altered the starting month of the calendar to the “Qu” # month. During the Han Dynasty the starting month of the calendar was restored to the “Yin” 3 month originally set by the Hsia. This “restored” version of the Chinese calendar persists until today. This is why the calendar is also referred to as the “Hsia Calendar’. In ancient China, dates were recorded cyclically, meaning that the names for the Years, Months, Days and Hours repeat according to a pattern. The method of recording was based on the Chinese characters known as the Celestial Stems (+) and Terrestrial Branches (34%). The following tables illustrate these Celestial Stems and Terrestrial Branches. While we make it a point to provide the English names along with the Chinese characters it will be extremely useful for you if you are able to recognize the Chinese characters as well. 4 ‘The Chinese Solar Calendar The Ten Celestial Stems (Heavenly Stems) or Tian Gan The Ten Heavenly Stems or Tian Gan is given in below table denoted from A to v. It carries the meaning of Yin and Yang in feng shui application. The odd sequence is Yang and the even sequence is Yin. The Heavenly Stem also associated with the Wu Xing or Five Element. It is also used for counting 1 to 10. For example, “jia” can be used to represent number 1, the champion, the first etc. earth | metal water | water Yang | Yi wood | wood | fire The Twelve Terrestrial Branches (Earthly Branches) or Di Zi Ten Heavenly Stems The Twelve Earthly Branches denoted from Zito Hai, also has its Yin and Yang properties as given in the below table. The last row indicates the zodiac or animal sign in Chinese astrology. Twelve Earthly Branches The Chinese Solar Calendar 5 Every Year, Month, Day and Hour was denoted by pairing one Celestial Stem with one Terrestrial Branch. Each “pair” is called a “PILLAR”. Therefore we have Year “Pillars”, Month ‘Pillars’, Day Pillars” and Hour “Pillars”. The Celestial Stems and Terrestrial Branches are paired sequentially based on their “Yin” and “Yang” properties. “Yang” Celestial Stems can only be paired with “Yang” Terrestrial Branches. “Yin” Celestial Stems can only be paired with “Yin” Terrestrial Branches. Since there are a total of 10 Celestial Stems and 12 Terrestrial Branches, the number of unique sequential pairs you can have before they repeat themselves is 60. This means that we can have cycles of 60 Years, 60 Months, 60 Days and 60 Hours. This is why the Chinese Calendar is said to be based on the “Sexagesimal Cycle”. 6 ‘The Chinese Solar Calendar The Tables below illustrate the pairing based on the “Yin” and “Yang” properties of the Celestial Stems and Terrestrial Branches: Yang} Yin | Yang] Yin | Yang} Yin | Yang| Yin | Yang] Yin | Yang] Yin | Properties : 10 PLC) Al TT] RIS] R/S tle eesti Stems 12 F| A) ‘Terrestrial Branches Yang| Yin | Yang Properties 10 ¥ ieee 2 Celestial Stems ae 2 | A) F ‘Terrestrial Branches ‘Years, Months, Days and Hours are named based on these “pairs” of charactors Continuing from the sequence in the Tables above will result in a total of 60 unique pairs before the pairs repeat themselves. Itis important to note that the sequence of the Chinese characters of the 10 Celestial Stems and 12 Terrestrial Branches read from Jeft to right in the Tables above are a pre-set sequence and this sequence will not change. In other words, for the Celestial Stems ¥P is followed by Z which in turn is followed by #4 etc. The same goes for the sequence of the Terrestrial Branches. ‘The Chinese Solar Calendar ¢ The 60 Jia Zi or 60-Year Cycle The 60 Jia Zi is derived from a combination of 10 Heavenly Stems and 12 Earthly Branches. The Yang sequence of Heavenly Stem pair only with the Yang sequence of Earthly Branches and the Yin sequence of Earthly Branches. The last two Earthly Branches, which are not paired with Heavenly Stems, are regard as Shin Kong or emptiness. Emptiness is discarded in 60-year cycle. Y + Jia Zi Group elelalr][ Rl) eel] 0% ja | yi | bing | ding | wo | ji | geng| xin | ren | gui | Emptiness +lalxi[wl[alel+lalrlalala zi chou | yin | mao | chen] si wu | wei | shen | you qu hai, ¥ 44] Jia Qu Group e(elalrl Ale | A] e) 2] Fe Qe ja | yi_| bing | ging | wa | it [gong] xin | ren | gui | emptiness Rl) KR) F/R] RR) RW RP el, er] al ele qu_| tai | 2 [chou] yin | mao | chen] si_| wo | wei | shen | you ‘PP 4) Jia Shen Group vyle|s 7 /xX]e /e]/*] 2] #] 92 | jie yi bing | ding | wu ii geng | xin ren gui Emptiness elalalalslale[rlaelelrl a shen | you | qu | hai | zi | chou} yin | mao |chen| si | wu | wei ¥ 4-4 Jia Wu Group 5 alr]/x[elale]e]#] _oF ja | yi | bing | ding | wa | ji | geng| xin | ren | gui | Emptiness lal ele Al als [2] Rk] ew lal] wu | wei } sen | you | qu | hai | a | chou} yin | mao | chen} si ? A) Jia Chen Group Flola lr] eA ee) ] es |e Qe ja | yi | bing | aing | wa | ji | geng | xin | ren | gui | Emptiness ale lla] Pr [oe [R[x [tt] 2] Re chen | si | wu | wei | shon| you | qu | hai | zi | chou] yin | mao Y 3 @) Jia Yin Group plelalr[ RXR] el] a] Fe] et] Qe jia | yi |} ping | aing | we | ji |geng | xin | ren | gui_| Emptiness Ri([er lal al,e [ALP] ea ak) a] et] Se yin | mao } chen | si_ | wu | wei | shen | you | qu | hai | zi | chou 8 The Chinese Solar Calendar Below is an example of how the Day is shown as a “Pillar” ona Chinese calendar. "2 MONDAY 3. 39) — T | catestil Stem Day Pillar for ding: 9" January 2005, z fay | Tevresteial Branch The beginning of each Year of the Chinese Solar Calendar coincides with “li chi” ( 3 4), the “Beginning of Spring” in China. It is important to note that this is different from “Chinese New Year” which is based on the timing of the new Moon in China. If you have a Wesiern calendar that indicates the phases of the Moon, this will give you an approximation of the date of Chinese New Year. Remember, we do not use Lunar dates in Xuan Kong Da Gua Date Selection. ‘The Chinose Solar Calendar 9 The Table shows the relationship between the Terrestrial Branches, the Seasons, the months of the Chinese Solar Calendar and the 24 “Jie Qi” (Chinese Solar Terms). The “Jie” denote the beginning of each Solar month while the “Qi” denote the mid-point of each Solar Month. Saaborts | aoe ena is Jie a _=Fi e v* (yin) ® Beginning of Spring Rain Water SPRING 2 (mao) IP Waking of Insects Spring Equinox 3" (chen) Pure Brightness Grain Rain op & Beginning of Summer Grain Full SUMMER BY (wu) 7F Grain in Ear Summer Solstice 6 (wei) AR Slight Heat Great Heat 7 (shen) P Beginning of Autumn Limit of Heat AUTUMN 8 (you) A ‘White Dew Autumnal Equinox 9% (qu) A Cold Dew Frost's Descent 1 thai) K Beginning of Winter Rain Water WINTER, ai) F Great Snow Winter Solstice 3 (chou) Slight Cold Great Cold Notice that the first month of the Chinese Solar Year starts with Yin 5% as was originally established in the Hsia dynasty. This is the “Beginning of Spring” and occurs some time in early February in the Western Calendar. The subsequent months take on the Chinese characters of the Terrestrial Branches in their respective sequence as shown above. In the Appendix of this book we provide you with the Chinese Solar Calendar for several years so that you do not need to do your own conversion from the Western calendar. 10 The Chinese Solar Calendar The Relationship among 24 mountains, Five Elements, Earthly Branches and Cardinal Point (Seasonal Combination) a se oe Month | Month | Month ‘Month ee ‘Month Month we | one Month | Month 10" Month Above Diagram is the collective relationship among 24 mountains, the theory of Five Element, Earthly Branches, and Season of year, relative to the location of East, South, West and North. The relationship will decide on how to chose an auspicious date accordingly. ‘The Chinove Solar Calendar oe Hows The Chinese Hours are different from Western Hours in the sense that one Chinese Hour “Pillar is made up of two Western Hours. This is because the Chinese hours are denoted by the Terrestrial Branches and there are only 12 Terrestrial Branches to cover a 24 hour period. Although the actual Chinese hours are based on the 12 Terrestrial Branches, the method of recording the hours is still based on “pairs” of Celestial Stems and Terrestrial Branches called “Pillars” as explained in the earlier section. ll 21 pm-1am 5am—7am 12 The Chinese Solar Calendar 9pm ~11 pm 1pm-3pm 1pm} tam} 3am | 5am | 7am | 9am} 11am) 1pm} 3pm tam} 3am| 5am |7am|9am|itam| ipm| 3pm] Spm} 7pm} 9pm | 11 pm ‘The Chinese Solar Calendar 13 Consideration for Wliduight ‘ee You will notice that the Chinese hour “7” (zi) which is 12 am — 1 am actually crosses from one day to the next. Because of this the treatment is as follows: 1 For the period 11 pm — 12 am, the Chinese hour “ =" (zi) belongs to the next day so it needs to be paired with the next day’s Celestial Stem. During the period 11 pm — 12 am the Day itself will still be “today”. For example if a person was born at 11:30 pm on 31% December 1999 then the Celestial Stem for the Day of Birth will be the Celestial Stem of 31°' December 1999 but the Celestial Stem of the Hour of Birth will be the Celestial Stem of 1% January 2000. 2 For the period 12 am — 1 am, we have already crossed to the next day so the Celestial Stem of both the Hour and the Day will be the following day’s Celestial Stem. For example if a person was born at 12:30 am on 1st January 2000 the Celestial Stem of the Day of Birth will be the Celestial Stem of 1% January 2000 and the Celestial Stem of the Hour of Birth will also be the Celestial Stem of 1°' January 2000. 14 The Chinese Solar Calendar 11 pm-1am I 11. pm- 12am Wam-1am Dee 31" 1999 Jan 1* 2000 The differences in the Celestial Stems in the example above are significant for determining the correct Celestial Stem of the Birth Year Pillar of a person born during the “=” (zi) hour. Xuan Kong Da Gua only makes use of the Birth Year Pillar of a person so it is very important to get this correct in order to be able to select the correct auspicious dates for that particular person. ¢ 8 Trigrams and 64 Hexagrams Thigroms ond 64 Kexograms A substantial part of the Xuan Kong Da Gua Date Selection method is based on an understanding of the 8 Trigrams (Ba Gua) and their resulting 64 Hexagrams. In this section we introduce the fundamental concepts which will be used later to evaluate auspicious dates. The diagram below shows the Yin and Yang of the 8 Trigrams. Not being a beginner in Feng Shui you should already know the theory of how the 8 Trigrams were originally derived so we will not go into that in this book. Looking from the bottom up in the diagram below we see that the Yin Trigrams have a Yin line as the first line (first “Yao”) and the Yang Trigrams have a Yang line as the first line (first “Yao”). Yin Trigrams ‘The 8 Trigrams and 64 Hexagrams 17 TheYin and Youg of the 64 Hexagrono Each of the 64 Hexagrams is derived from various combinations of the 8 Trigrams. Each Hexagram consists of an Upper Trigram and a Lower Trigram. To determine whether a Hexagram is Yin or Yang, we must look at the first line of the Upper Trigram. This is consistent with the Yin/Yang of the 8 Trigrams which we had learned in the previous section. If the Upper Trigram is Yin, then the Hexagram is Yin. Conversely if the Upper Trigram is Yang, then the Hexagram is also Yang. This concept is illustrated in the diagram below. ‘The “Qian-Kun” Hexagram ‘The “Xun-Zhen” Hexagram pe a —! ‘Trigram gt gam —<—— Yin Line ‘Trgram gees —<—— Yang Line a Lower Trigram Trigram ‘This Hexagram is Yang ‘This Hexagram is Yin 18 The 8 Trigrams and 64 Hexagrams TR Kh Kg fh 64 Heo The Xuan Kong Wu Xing (% # #47) is the “Element Number’ of the 64 Hexagrams. The Element Number of each Hexagram is associated with the Upper Trigram of that Hexagram. The Element Number itself is obtained from the combination of the Trigrams of the “Early Heaven Ba Gua’ and the numbers of the “Lo Shu” square. The diagram below illustrates this combination. Early Heaven Ba Gua Xuan Kong Wu Xing Blement Numbers The 8 Trigrams and 64 Hexagrams 19 You will notice from the above diagram that there is no Xuan Kong Wu Xing Element Number “5”. This is because for the 8 Trigrams, there is no “Center” Trigram. Therefore, since the Number “5” of the Lo Shu Square has got no Trigram to associate with, in Xuan Kong Da Gua Date Selection, we take it that the Element Number “5” does not exist. Now that we have associated each of the 8 Trigrams with a Number from the “Lo Shu” Square to get the Element Numbers, it is time for us to tie this “Element Number” to one of the 5 Elements (i.e. Wood, Fire, Metal, Water, Earth). In the Xuan Kong Da Gua Date Selection method, we associate each Element Number to one of the 5 Elements based on the “He Tu”. As this book is not for Feng Shui Beginners, you are expected to be already familiar with the “He Tu”. In the He Tu Combination, the elements are allocated as shown in the following table: He Tu Combination Element Direction 1,6 Water North 2,7 Fire South 3,8 Wood East 4,9 Metal West 5, 10 Earth Center As mentioned earlier since the number “5” (and 10) does not have a Trigram to associate with, the element “Earth” is likewise not made use of in Xuan Kong Da Gua Date Selection. 20 The 8 Trigrams and 64 Hexagrams The diagram below summarizes the relationship between the 8 Trigrams, Element Numbers and their corresponding Elements. ‘The 8 Trigrams and 64 Hexograms 21 The example below shows how we determine that the Element Number for the “Qian-Kun” Hexagram is “9” and the Element Number for the “Xun-Zhen” Hexagram is “2”. ‘The Qian-Kun Hexagram ‘Trigram Blement Number = aa = =z =a == ee aes = iy ‘The Xun-Zhen Hexagram ‘Trigram Element Number ==> ZZ sooo Later in this book you will learn how this Element Number is used to evaluate “auspicious” Dates. Vunber (Guo. Age) of the 64 Hexagroms In addition to an Element Number, each of the 64 Hexagrams possesses a “Time Factor” known as its “Period Number” or “Gua Age”. The Period Number is determined by the difference between the “Yao's" (Lines) of the Lower and Upper Trigrams of a Hexagram 22 The 8 Trigrams and 64 Hexagrams For example if the Yao’s of the Lower and Upper Trigrams are the same, then the Period Number of the Hexagram is “1”. Upper Trigram Lower Trigram fm Period Number (Gua Age) =1 ‘The Qian-Qian Hexagram Hexagrams with Period Number 1 are also known as “Fu Gua” or “Father Hexagram”. The following Diagram shows all of the Hexagrams which have Period Number = 1. Hexagrams with Period Number = 1 There are different criteria for Hexagrams to have Period Numbers 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 8 and 9. It is important here just to be aware that every Hexagram has a Period Number associated with it. Later in this book you will learn how this Period Number is used to evaluate “auspicious” Dates. 23 Tg trons Ke Kg De Gee Dl Sei Wi you use the Xuan Kong Da Gua Date Selection method, you will encounter the 64 Hexagrams in your San Yuan Luo Pan. Each Hexagram's Element Number, Upper Trigram, Lower Trigram and Period fe ri 1 S Number can be “directly” located on 4 separate rings on th an Yuan Luo Pan. 24 ‘The 8 Trigrams and 64 Hexagranss The Element Number Ring of the San Yuan Luo Pan can be also described as the “Ring of He Tu Numbers”. Remember that Xuan Kong Da Gua Date Selection always uses the elements associated with the He Tu numbers. The Element Number, Upper Trigram. Lower Trigram and Period Number as identified on the San Yuan Luo Pan are those of the “Sitting” direction of the building (Not Facing direction). You must ensure that you are reading your Luo Pan correctly! We will look at how these are used to select “auspicious” Dates later in this book. The)Evemout Vnuubors and Period Nmbor ob the Pillans of the Chinese Solar Cabondon When selecting Dates, it is necessary for us to refer to the Chinese Solar Calendar and be familiar with the format which the Chinese use to write their dates. The Chinese calendar utilizes “pairs” of the 10 Celestial Stems and 12 Terrestrial Branches to denote the Year, Month, Day and ‘Hour. Each pair of Celestial Stem and Terrestrial Branch is called a “Pillar”. You should already be familiar with this concept from the earlier Chapter. The Date Pillars are associated with Element and Period Numbers through the San Yuan Luo Pan. In the diagram below we show how this is done using the “English” San Yuan Luo Pan produced by the Central Academy of Feng Shui. The 8 Trigrams and 64 Hexograms 25 XY in a ww hy Ix sh G ss 7-H 2 ey In BE WS CY = = KS > WS SELIG SWZ Se Ve SF BEA CRY | nie 7 CXKARMS 1 Element Number C eA: zt Uy JR, Celestial Stem oh BT —< hs i Lt | A \ VAG, . Vas [7 [7 Oe A BE Terrestrial Branch i /=/= ee % 6 Period Number a 5\6 SI7T27813\4 Oe G In the above Luo Pan you see a ring containing Years 1970, 1958, 1946 etc. Taking the Year 1958 we look at the numbers in the same “column” and locate the Element Number 1 and period Number 6 as shown in the diagram. These are the Element Number and Period Number associated with the Year 1958. Converting 1958 to the Chinese “Year Pillar’ we get the Celestial Stem .% and Terrestrial Branch 4, as shown in the diagram above. From this relationship we can deduce that any Pillar (Year, Month, Day or Hour) with a Celestial Stem / and Terrestrial Branch 7% will have an Element Number 1 and Period Number 6. Since the ring with the “Years” on the Luo Pan covers all existing combinations of Celestial Stems and Terrestrial Branches, using the same method outlined above we can work out the Element Number and Period Number associated with every combination of Celestial Stem and Terrestrial Branch. In APPENDIX 1 of this book a Table of Hours shows the Element and Period Numbers for all the combinations of Celestial Stems and Terrestrial Branches for your convenience. ms and 64 Hesagrams The Chinese version of the San Yuan Luo Pan already denotes the Years in terms of the “4 Pillars” so you do not need to convert an English Year (e.g. 1958) to the “4 Pillar’ format in order to get the Celestial Stem and Terrestrial Branch. In the next chapter you will learn how to set up the “4 Pillars” of a Date. 28 Setting Up the Four Pittars Up the Four Piblar In order to evaluate whether or not a Date and Time which we have selected is auspicious, we must first set it up according to the Chinese “Four Pillars” structure. This involves the identification of the Year, Month, Day and Hour based on the Chinese Solar Calendar. The Structure of the Four Pillars Hour Day Month Year Pillar Pi Pillai lar Celestial Stem Terrestrial Branch To construct the Four Pillars in the form shown above we need to refer to the Chart in APPENDIX 3 “Xuan Kong Da Gua Almanac 2004”. Setting Up the Four Pillars 29 ing Up the Yoo Pillars The Year Pillar for the Year 2004 can be extracted from the Chart in Appendix 3 as shown below: | XUAN KONG DA GUA ALMANAC by CAFS a|lol|{2 VAUO A 3\5\2 al/ijie os | a | a | a | [ser [ate | sa | ta | vas [ea] te | tre | ta | 08 7\ t]al2}alrl7lela t]a}2]6]9 Pl ola) 7 el R| + Flo) Alt) Rk ia | yi |bing| ing} wu | F joerg) xin fen | gui | jia | yt {bing} ding | wu A wlalel+lalelAlxlalslalelal a Haabee| ches] Branch ehoul yin |maolenen) si | wu | wei lsngr'you | qu | nai | 21 fencu| yin | mao | chon 9 BE 6} ee ]8/9/ 4] 1/8] 4) 271; 3}4le}i}e]4jo}e Y (S)~ Year Celestial Stem Y (b)— Year Terrestrial Branch From the above chart you can also see that the Element Number for this Year Pillar is 3 and the Period Number is 9. Setting Up the Four Pillars pation The Pillar for a particular Month can be extracted form the Chart in Appendix 3. For example February 2004 would be: XUAN KONG DA GUA ALMANAC . 3 4\|9)||\2 ® tl tia eS OA stile | allaile shen yin 9 ‘7 | i | 182 2|6|9 ALT |X bing | ng | wu |r | yin | mao |ehen a}ole A bing | M(s)—Month Celestial Stem 5% | yin | MG)—Month Torrestrial Branch From the above chart you can also see that the Element Number for this Month Pillar is 2 and the Period Number is 4. Setting Up the Four Pillars 81 dig ty 00 my Pas The Pillar for the Day is shown on the columns of the Chart beside each Month. For example the 7" of February (shown as “7/2” in the column Heading) is: XUAN KONG DA GUA ALMANAC. 4/|9);2 3))/5))7 81/6 ‘awe | oe [ne [iam | a | tor | va | vee | te | 170 | tae | 19m 4 3i)17)7)/8)/4)6)7 2)\/¢é)9 Ma, | [Heaventy | 3% | a alelalelelalelelalr|x Time |Ding| Stem | gui | ji bing | dig} wu | ji |geng] xin | ren | gui | ji@ | yi [bing |ding| wu | 5 | cart | 2 | AR +lal ela] Re = | oF show yin | ranch [chou] yin | mdp|chen) | wu | we aren] you | a | rat | 21 [shou] yin mao [ohen 2 Ba 4 SHE 61/9/41 Ya/4}/2)/1/3/)/4]/6)/1/6)/4/9)6 A bing D(s)— Day Celestial Stem Rm chen | D(s)—Day Terrestrial Branch From the above chart you can also see that the Element Number for this Day Pillar is 4 and the Period Number is 1. 32 Setting Up the Four Pillars ing Up the How Pillans Since Chinese hours are denoted by the 12 characters for the Terrestrial Branches, each Terrestrial Branch is equivalent to two English hours. A Chart of the Hour Pillars is provided in APPENDIX 1. The Hour Pillar is determined by the Celestial Stem of the Day Pillar D(s). Each sub-table of hours on the Chart is associated with two Day Celestial Stems as shown in the first left column of each sub-table. For example if we want to select a Chinese hour that falls between “3:00 a.m. — 5:00 a.m.” and our Day Celestial Stem D (s) = 4 “Bing” from the Day Pillar table above, then we refer to the sub-table in APPENDIX 1 which belongs to the Day Celestial Stems “Bing and “Xin” as shown in the diagram below. Once we have identified the correct sub-table to use, we then refer to the Terrestrial Branch in the sub-table which corresponds to the Chinese hour that we have selected. Since we have selected “3:00 a.m. — 5 a.m.”, the Chinese Hour Terrestrial Branch H(b) denoting this time period is the 3% “Yin” hour. So the Hour Pillar in the column of the sub-table of the Chart for this Chinese hour H(b) of “Yin” is as follows: Setting Up the Four Pillars 33 au en] © 9 x sing | we TR chen 6 safes soles eee = fe xle-s| s © [Else] © wo lsaigr] © @ |ke|¥4] © = [Es ~ [es lemfeo] o ~ % = air jin | cen | 9g ealER] BIEC] © E+|F<| © 2 | 8 Blo] onan = fawlgal o © [gag] > s 3 @ lec @ [aefeo] ~ < % San ZIRE aie wg RIE5| = ° o [Seles e [2sleo] 5 o |Fx/gm| - wv Jecs4| © ~ |84|24) © © |2e lee! = © [ysles| © a [galso| © ~ lexlFa| o @ lemlga] & uee-ure we Z-ureg ue 6 we Z wide wd 1 dew e wd uid ¢ dg wd 2 we py uid 6 wet —urd 11 Sou Bpasocenon =Nor Day Pillar ® Bing | Celestial Stem % wai | Terrestial Branch | mmmmp> | Sam Sha location = West Hour Pillar RK oui Celestial Stem | + B&B si Terrestial Branch | > Senlpbatocetion =Ea Ww) The Wu Huang (“Five Yellow”) covers an area of 45 degrees on the Luo Pan. The building for which we are selecting an auspicious Date and Time must not be sitting in the Wu Huang direction. Unlike the San Sha, we are only concerned with the Wu Huang for the Year and Month. Avoiding San Sha, We Huang and Sui Po 65 The location of the Wu Huang follows the location of the Number 5 of the Yearly and Monthly Flying Stars. You should already know how to plot the Yearly and Monthly Number 5. However, the Xuan Kong Da Gua Almanac provided in APPENDIX 3 of this book shows the location of the Yearly and Monthly Wu Huang for easy reference. The diagram below shows how to refer to the chart provided in the APPENDIX for the Wu Huang: XUAN KONG DA GUA ALMANAC ‘| a | ve | we [Be | fo | vo [vm [ram [vee | ie | v0 | | |e 1/7) 8) 4)]6]]1/ 3/2) 6) 9 Ba) 9} 12 e[alelelallrfe tla ele 4| & iF [oon] xn | con | oui | fia | vi |bina| ina] we | i [aera] nn | ron gui alelalala|[tlala|elalels ala woi Johor} you| qu | tai [zi |ehou| yin |mao|eran) si | ww | wei | shan) you 2{ilslalelfi/e]al]o]el2]o]/s|7/7 ‘ai | 24 | 2a/a | are [aus | 4s | 64 | aria | 24 | 2m | aon] 45 | 25 [as | 48 7) 3/6|4/)e)7/ 7/3) 2) 4] 3/9) 6/8) 7 elcelalrl ale | ae ele] el Pl ola) tlk iia | yi [binging | wa | fF |geng| xin | ron | gui | ia | yt [ong |ang| ws a[x|+l[alalplale| +] ale] ala] a) s qu | nai| 21 [chou yin ao nen) si | wa | wai |sran| you | gu | hal | 2i 2}3i/a/7/6|p|9/7/1]}s8]9]4}1) 6) 4 + Monthly Wo Huang Yearly Wu Huang for April 2005. for 2005. The Number 6 is ‘The Number 5 is located in the located in the Southeast. Northwest. 66 Avoiding San Sha, Wu Huang and Sui Po e The Sui Po covers an area of 15 degrees on the Luo Pan following the directions of the Terrestrial Branches of the 24 Mountains ring in a clockwise direction for each Year. The Sui Po is actually located in the direct opposite direction of the “Tai Sui’(Duke Jupiter). In Year 2004 the Tai Sui is in 4p and the Sui Po is in 3% on your Luo Pan. In Year 2005 the Tai Sui is in # and the Sui Po is in §p . From this you should be able to identify the Tai Sui/Sui Po for subsequent years by following the Terrestrial Branches of the 24 Mountains ring of your Luo Pa and moving clockwise. The Xuan Kong Da Gua Almanac provided in APPENDIX 3 of this book shows the location of the Sui Po as illustrated below: XUAN KONG DA GUA ALMANAC by CAFS 3 YAUORS i ay saa oa lee 1|7| | 4 wan | &[rawey| Te] &| ele ‘Tie |9era}_ Sten i |geng) xn | en ot Ae | earthy Alo] we] x Maen, onan}, Branch | wei |shon| yeu | gu aa Ch ° lige 2}1}s]a au | 21 | 226 | ae | 20 [a | om [am | as [ae | | | S| | a Ssila|is 7| 3) e)4}el7|i1]3a]2|/4]/s}olel]s vlolalrlalelale|e|alrl[elalr|x 4a\iells ia | yi |bing|

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