Chinese Calendar Astrology Methods and Concepts
Feng Shui
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Fundamentals of Chinese Metaphysics
Chinese calendar astrology / numerology and metaphysics readings are based
on a set of fundamental logic. This is an introduction to the
basic concepts and rules that would apply to the I Ching and Zi
Wei Dou Shu.
"Wisdom is the perfect good of the human mind;
philosophy is the love of wisdom and the endaevor to attain
it." ...Seneca
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The Concept of Qi
Qi is the dynamic energy of the universe. Ancient Chinese
philosophers had an understanding of the invisible forces of Qi
that moves endlessly through time and space, in constant state of
transformations.
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Yin and Yang
This Yin-yang symbol
meaningful symbol of the foundation of Tao studies. It describes
the concept of opposing forces in our universe. The positive and
negative, dark and light, good and bad, advancing and
retreating.
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The Five-Element Theory (Wu Xing)
The Five Elements provides Chinese philosophers a pictorial
idea of constructive, destructive and exhausting relationships
between real and abstract entities. Having the "Five
Elements" helps in the visualization and understanding of
the concept...
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The Chinese Calendar And The Four Pillars
For reading Chinese Astrological chart of the Zi Wei Dou Shu,
and the Na Jia, Mei Hua method of the I Ching, it is essential to
understand how to use the chinese calendar. The Chinese calendar
does not tie up with the calendar we use (the Gregorian Calendar)
linearly...
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The 12 Earthly Branches
In the Chinese calendar astrology, the Year, Month, Day and Hour each is
composed of a Heavenly Stem and an Earthly Branch. The Earthly
Branches is what we commonly understand as the Chinese Zodiac
Animals.
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The 10 Heavenly stems
The Heavenly Stem symbolizes the influence of the Year, Month,
Day or Hour from Heaven.
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The Trigrams
The Bagua is represented as an octagon. On each side of the
octagon lies a three-lined symbol called a "trigram".
Each "line" in a trigram is called a "yao".
The trigram is made up of a whole line and a broken line.
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The I Ching Hexagrams
Each hexagram is made up of 2 trigrams, the upper and lower
trigram. When casting coins to build a hexagram, lines are built
bottom up. There are 64 hexagrams which make the basis of the I
Ching...
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