9 star ki – Feng Shui DIY

Instantly Know Any Person’s Characters (9)

Here we come to the final article in this series. This time, we learn how to read Gua 9 people’s characteristics.

Gua 9 – Some Like It Hot

Gua 9 belongs to “Fire” of the five elements. Just like fire, Gua 9 people are usually active. They tend to be energetic.

Gua 9 people are usually talkative. They can get alone with other people easily. It is their natural tendency to make new friends. They can settle easily in a large group of people.

Gua 9 people are curious about the world. They usually have many hobbies. They would like to explore new things. They are usually outreaching. Outdoor activities are usually their favourite. Even if they stay at home, they would have many things to do to keep themselves busy.

With all the above characteristics, you could certainly agree that Gua 9 people should also be able to act fast. Yes, they are quite fast in making decisions. While other people are still planning, they have already started working.

Gua 9 People – Disadvantages

Gua 9 people act fast. If this characteristic is not used in a good way, Gua 9 people may become too aggressive. They may want to press for the completion of everything, while sometimes things just cannot be done easily. The drive for speed may need to the compromise in quality.

Gua 9 people are very good at getting along with people. But for some of them, they may also be “too good” at their social circles, and get involved in troubles in their relationships.

Gua 9 people are usually weaker in perseverance. They need to learn to have greater patience.

Who are Gua 9 People?

Now you know how Gua 9 are like, but may be you don’t know who are Gua 9 people. The Gua of a person is determined by the year of birth and gender. You can check the following tables to find out your Gua number. You could also read my introductory article about 9 Star Ki to know more.

A point to note: Chinese Astrology regard Spring as the start of a year, and Spring usually begins on 4 February. In other words, if you were born from 1 January to 3 February, you should look up for the previous year when you check the following tables. For example, a person born on 27 January 2001 should be regarded as born in 2000 when determining the Gua number.

Instantly Know Any Person’s Characters (8) – The Mountain People

We have already seen two types of people who possess earthy characteristics, i.e. Gua 2 and Gua 5 people. Yet, there is another type of earthy people, Gua 8. Although all three Guas have earthy characteristics, they are not all the same.

Gua 8 – The Mountain

The kind of earth that Gua 8 belongs to is like mountain, in contrast to Gua 2 which is like flat ground. So, although both of them are quite inflexible, Gua 2 people tend to be satisfied with the status-quo, while Gua 8 people may the tendencies to achieve goals.

When try to achieve goals, Gua 8 people could set targets to progressively reach to the top, just like climbing mountains. They have goals but they are not greedy. They would not set aggressive targets but reachable goals only.

Similar to Gua 2 and Gua 5 people, Gua 8 people also have good perseverance. You can’t beat a mountain easily. No matter how hard you hit it, the mountain still stands there.

Gua 8 People – Disadvantages

Looks like Gua 8 people are quite good. Do they have bad characteristics? Yes. as they are quite down-to-earth, sometimes they could go overboard and become hardheaded. They could be a little bit too practical and lack flexibility to handle challenges.

Besides, as rigid as the mountain, Gua 8 people may be less able to appreciate other people’s feeling. They could work hard as an employee, but if they want to be a leader, they need to learn how to drive people to excel.

Who are Gua 8 People?

You can look up your birth year in the table below and find your Gua number. Or, if you want to know more about the theory, read my introductory article about 9 Star Ki please.

Instantly Know Any Person’s Characters (7) – The Soft Metal People

According to Chinese Astrology, everyone is born to belong to one of the nine Flying Stars (Guas). By just knowing the Gua of a person, we could instantly know some of the characteristics of that person. We have learnt how to read the characters of people of Gua 1 to Gua 6 in this series of articles. This time, let us move on to Gua 7.

Gua 7 – Soft Metal

If I need to describe Gua 7 with an element, I would use metal, and in particular soft metal. Gua 7 people has the characteristics of soft metal: ductile, flexible, mobile, fast and outreaching.

Gua 7 people are ductile and flexible. Although both Gua 6 and Gua 7 are metals, they are distinctively different in how they cope with changes. Gua 6 people are like hard metal (e.g. steel beams, giant metal structures) that they could not adapt to new things easily. On the other hand, Gua 7 people are like soft metal, in changing environments they could bend and change shape. This characteristic makes they very good at resisting adverse situations.

Gua 7 people are also mobile, i.e. they tend to move around. They could be good employees if the job requires them to move around, e.g. contact clients at different locations. Gua 7 could also represent transportation, so it is also good for Gua 7 people to be pilots, drivers, etc. or take up jobs that require them to travel or commute frequently.

Gua 7 people can act fast. They are quite smart and can usually come up with solutions to problems easily. They are usually able to reach out to different people and work in a team.

Gua 7 People – Disadvantages

The advantages of Gua 7 people could also be disadvantages. For example, they can act fast but if they put too much emphasis on speed, they may be unable to consider all factors and would make pre-mature decisions.

Besides, with their intelligence and fast action, they may become aggressive and sometimes a bit speculative. If they do not know how to properly manage their finance, this could lead to a big problem.

All in all, Gua 7 people are not bad to work or live with. If you are a Gua 7 person, try to slow down at times when you need to make an important decision.

Who are Gua 7 people?

To find out your Gua number, please read my introductory article about 9 Star Ki. Or, you can find out your Gua number by checking the following tables.

Instantly Know Any Person’s Characters (6)

In the previous five articles, I have examined the characteristics of people of Guas 1 to 5. This time, let’s learn how to instantly tell the characteristics of Gua 6 people.

Gua 6 – Hard Metal

Gua 6 belongs to metal element. While we could further define metal into hard metal and soft metal, Gua 6 is definitely hard. You can imagine hard metal as large piece of steel which is very strong and rigid, while soft metal is similar to the golden rings and bracelets, which are not for building and construction but for collection and decoration.

Gua 6 People’s Advantages

Gua 6 people tend to have strong self-confidence. When facing challenges, their persistence could help them get through difficulties. Imagine how a steel column takes on the heavy loading. This ability makes them honest and reliable. They would not change easily.

These people can act fast, they don’t need much time to think.

Gua 6 People’s Disadvantages

Due to the strong and rigid characteristics, Gua 6 people usually are less flexible. They could not easily change the way they do things. They may not be very talkative and easy to communicate with. They tend to believe that they know the world and how things work (but not necessarily).

They usually project the image of strong men and women in the workplace. However, this also means that they care about how people think about them.

With the above characteristics, Gua 6 people are more suitable to work in stable jobs and industries. The volatile trades, such as marketing and investment are definitely good choices (how could you survive in these industries if you are not flexible enough)?

If I am asked to give advice to Gua 6 people, I would suggest them not to insist to be strong. Sometimes we need to change and adapt to the prevailing environment, even if we do not agree with it.

If you don’t know how to find out the Gua number, please read my introductory article about 9 Star Ki. Or, you can find out your Gua number quickly by looking up the following tables.

Instantly Know Any Person’s Characters (5)

This is my fifth article in the “Instantly Know Any Person’s Characters” series under the 9 Star Ki Collection. This time, we will look at the characters of people of Qua 5.

Wonder who belongs to Gua 5? You may refer to the tables below, which originally appeared in my introductory article about 9 Star Ki and divination.

Qua 5 – Central Earth

Same as Qua 2, Qua 5 along belongs to the earth element. In the traditioal Chinese Luo Shu dragram, 5 occupies the central box (palace), that is why we call Qua 5 the central earth.

Qua 5 – Advantages

Qua 5 people are usually hard working. They tend to believe in working hard in order to achieve good results. They usually do not mind having to expereience a hard time before getting fruitful result. If they idntified a target, they could go all the way to achieve it, no matter how hard it could be.

Qua 5 people are usually self-confident. They believe in yourself and tend to think that they could win in every battle. So they are not afraid of challenges and enjoy winning in competitions.

Qua 5 – Disadvantages

If the self-confidence and eagerness to win of Qua 5 people are driven to extreme, Qua 5 people may become over-confident and arrogant.

They may be unable to appraise the problems other people face, and insist to think in their own ways. They may be inflexible when dealing with situations, especially in cases that involve complex interpersonal issues. In this respect, you may think of Qua 5 people as rigid earth, stone wall or concrete.

Because it may be uneasy for them to understand other people, it may be more common for them to be alone even in a large organization. But sometimes Gua 5 people do not mind being alone.

Due to all the above characteristics, it is not advisable to suggest a Qua 5 person to take part in any risky decision. For example, even if the stock market is falling, since Qua 5 people are relatively self-confident, they may insist that their judgment is correct and resist to take appropriate actions to cut loss. You can easily think of a dozen similar situations.

My advice to Gua 5 people is that they really should listen to other people and be more open-mind. With their good resistance to hardship and eagerness to win, they have the potential to achieve good results.

Instantly Know Any Person’s Characters (4)

We have already seen how to read the personality of people of Gua 1, 2 and 3. This time, I will show you what are the typical characteristics of Gua 4 people.

Gua 4 – Soft Wood

Similar to Gua 3, Gua 4 also belongs to the wood element. However, they are quite different.

There are basically two types of vegetation, one is big tall trees, the other one is flowers, grasses and bushes. The former is very hard and strong wile the latter is soft. You can see the latter bending as wind blows, but it is rare to see big trees bending under the wind unless it is very strong wind.

The above difference highlights the characteristics of Gua 4 people.

Gua 4 People’s Advantages

Gua 4 people are like beautiful flowers. They are usually gentle, soft and liked by many people. As they resembles the characteristics of soft wood, they usually would not be arrogant but rather polite.

Unlikely Gua 3 people who would persist to achieve their goals, Gua 4 people are less concerned about making achievement. They usually tend to enjoy spiritual satisfaction. Earning money is not necessarily their top priority task.

Girls of Gua 4 usually have an aura of elegance. Boys are usually debonair gentlemen. They usually like literature, music and arts. Of course, this certainly depends on the background and education of that particular person.

Gua 4 People’s Dsiadvantages

You could probably guess what “disadvantages” Gua 4 people would have by relating to the differences between hardwood and softwood. Gua 4 people are usually considered to be lack of persistance. They tend to accept the reality as it is (consider grasses bending as the wind blows). It is likely that they may change their ideas easily.

When facing failure, they have less self-confidence to overcome it. They may be less able to resist pressure.

Because they are usually liked by many people, sometimes they may be too casual in lovelife.

My overall view is that Gua 4 people are generally great. They would be even better if they could be tougher and upholding their principles more.

If you want to find out which Gua you belong to, you can check out my article that introduces 9 Star Ki. I have also re-posted below a reference table that you can quickly find out your own Gua.

Next time, we shall examine the common characteristics of Gua 5 people.

Instantly Know Any Person’s Characters (3)

We have come to the third article in this Instantly Know Any Person’s Characters series. This time, we shall look at the personality of people of Gua 3.

Gua 3 – The Big Tree

Flying Star 3 belongs to the Wood element, so as Gua 3. People of Gua 3 more or less have some personal characters that resemble a big and tall tree.

Gua 3 People – The Advantages

Gua 3 people are usually tough and strong They could face challenges without much fear. They are usually proactive, optimistic, bright and self-confident.

Consider a tall green tree standing upright under the sunshine. It can stand the strong wind and the heat of the sun. It could also be a great shelter for other animals. So, you really can count on Gua 3 people for help.

If Gua 3 people find a goal, they would go all the way to achieve it. They could have good concentration. This character could help them to get through troubles.

Gua 3 – The Disadvantages

Same as other Guas, when there are advantages there would be disadvantages. A common problem of Gua 3 people is that they are too eager to win, so while they strive for the best result, chances are they forget what price they need to pay for it. And because they are a trunky big tree, they tend to have less flexibility when dealing with people. This could cost them a lot.

Since Gua 3 people are quite optimistic, they tend to think only the bright side of a thing. While positive thinking is usually regarded as a good thing, extremely positive thinking may make a person not sensitive to potential danger.

Gua 3 people have a tendency to think that they are great and people count on them. However, over-confidence on oneself may be a bad thing.

Finally, if a Gua 3 person is in a low tide period, i.e. having bad luck, he or she could still good. The detachment from reality may prevent him or her from responding to the changing environment.

My overall verdict is that Gua 3 people are lovable but sometimes you just cannot stand their over-confidence. They are hard wood without much flexibility.

Wonder which Gua you are of? No problem. I re-attach the following table, which I firstly posted in my article that introduces the 9 Star Ki system. Just look up this table, find your year of birth and gender, you will see your corresponding Gua.

Instantly Know Any Person’s Character (2)

Last time, we examined how to read the characters of Gua 1 people. This time, let’s learn about people of Gua 2.

The Nature of Gua 2

Gua 2 belongs to the earth element under the Five-element Theory. It is also a Yin (陰) element. To visualize it, you could consider Gua 2 as flat ground.

Instantly Know Any Person's Characters - Gua 2 - Earth

The Characters of Gua 2 People

How would a person be if we consider him or her as a flat ground? Firstly, the ground supports all the buildings. So, a person of Gua 2 is usually reliable and trust-worthy. In the context of family, Gua 2 people should be good father or mother who cares the family (as how the earth nurtures different creatures).

Gua 2 people are usually practical. Unlike people of Gua 1, they have relatively less creative ideas. They tend to do things step by step.

The ground could take heavy load, so Gua 2 people usually could stand hard work without much complaint. They are considerate people. They also tend to save rather than spend.

On the other hand, if the above advantages were driven to an extreme, they could become drawbacks. For example, since Gua 2 people do not usually pursue new ideas, they may be too conservative. And since they tend to save money, they may more likely be misers who are reluctant to spend.

As hard as the ground, Gua 2 people could be stubborn, inflexible and difficult to adapt to new environments. These characteristics make them less suitable as good leaders. Even if there is a good chance in front of them, they may be afraid to snag it.

Finally, while we say Gua 2 people usually could survive hard working environment, it could also mean that they suffer while not speaking out. This is also why Gua 2 people may be good employees in the eyes of employers.

Tips for Gua 2 People

As I always say, there are no good or bad characters. Although we say there are drawbacks, Gua 2 people could turn them into advantages. The key is you need to know how to maximize the use of these characteristics to produce favourable results.

Gua 2 people must not forget that they are linked to the earth and ground. In the context of investment, it means that they have a relatively higher chance of achieving gain by investing in real estates. This matches the characteristics of Gua 2 people, as they tend to save. They do not like the volatility of the stock market, so it is good that they save money and invest in real estates. Certainly, any kind of investment requires good sense, smart decision and luck. Please do not think that Gua 2 people must always win in the real estate market.

If you cannot remember who are Gua 2 people, please read my Introduction to 9 Star Ki article. Next time, we shall talk about the characters of Gua 3 people.

Instantly Know Any Person’s Character (1)

In my Introduction to 9 Star Ki article, I have explained that people born in different years have different Guas (卦). The Gua of a person could be used to do fortune telling. Do you know the Gua also reflects a person’s character?

In this second series about 9 Star Ki, I shall demonstrate how you can know any person’s character. All you need to know is his or her year of birth and the gender. You can re-read my Introduction to 9 Star Ki article to know how to find out a person’s Gua.

From 1 to 9

According to the 9 Star Ki theory, each person has a Gua that represents him or her. The Gua could be identified by knowing the year of birth of that person. There are totally nine Guas, you could treat each Gua as a Star. This is why 9 Star Ki is so named.

If you have learnt 9 Star Ki from other web sites, books or teachers, you may have learnt a system which determines a person’s Gua only by the year of birth. This system is particularly popular in Japan.

However, the traditional Chinese 9 Star Ki uses both year of birth and the gender. In a given year, all male born in that year have the same Gua, while all female born in the same year have another Gua. This reflects the Yin and Yang characteristics of everything on earth. This is why we should check both the year of birth and gender.

9 Stars with Unique Characters

Each Gua (or Star) has a group of unique characters. The characters are partly inherited from the Five-element characteristic of the Gua, and partly inherited from the corresponding Ba Gua characteristics.

The Characters of Gua 1

Let’s use the first Gua, 1, as an example. Gua 1 belongs to water element. So it inherited the “flowing” characteristic of water. Water is also considered as flexible and volatile.

[Photo via See-ming Lee]

In the context of human character, people of Gua 1 are usually clever. They have flexible minds and could adapt to different environments and new things easily. They are usually eager to learn and may have many hobbies or interests. They are usually not stubborn and have good sense to how things work. They usually love thinking. They usually could enjoy social life and could make friends easily.

How cool are these characters? Right. But there are two sides on a coin. You have advantages and inevitably disadvantages as well. Since people of Gua 1 are very flexible and volatile, they usually have less concentration, particularly on things they do not like. It may be more difficult for them to stay in the same environment for many years without a change.

Besides, friends of a person of Gua 1 may think that this Gua 1 guy always changes his thinking. There are always new ideas in Gua 1 people’s minds. However, these new ideas may not necessarily be practical.

As mentioned, Gua 1 people usually can socialize easily. To an extreme, this could also mean that Gua 1 people may have a relationship easier. In the eyes of other people, Gua 1 people may be less serious in finding a long-term partner.

Gua 1 people are usually like water. Unless frozen, water needs a container to form a shape. Water without a container will flow to everywhere and make no real use. That’s why, many Gua 1 people has high tendency to rely on other people. They need advices from other people to consolidate their innovative ideas and guide them through the every-changing environment.

The above are typical characteristics of Gua 1 people. The list is not exhaustive, nor is it definite. Human being is shaped by the surrounding environment, educational background, family, peers and personal experience. If all male born in 1990 have the same characters, it would be a very boring world. Please make your sensible judgment when appraising people around you using 9 Star Ki.

There are other factors that may affect the weighting of different characteristics that a person manifests. An example is the month of birth. We shall examine these factors in the final article in this series, after the overview of the remaining eight Guas in the coming articles.

Stay tuned!

Prediction by Date of Birth – Predicting Your Luck in a Year, Month, Day and Hour

In the last article in this “Prediction by Date of Birth” series, we have seen how you can find out your representing star by checking your date of birth. The significance of the first day of spring was also introduced to you. This time, I will move on to introduce how you can predict your luck in a given year and a given month.

Prediction by Date of Birth – Your Yearly Luck

Now you know you have a representing star. In fact, there is a representing star for any given year. For example, the representing star of 2015 is “3”.

By knowing this, you can do simple prediction using your own representing star and that of the current year. We do this by examining the interactions between the five-elements of these two stars. The basic principle is, if the two five-element characteristics are compatible, this year is good for you. But if they are not, this may be a bad year.

Prediction by Date of Birth – Your Monthly Luck

Similar to Yearly representing star, there is also a monthly representing star for every month. The logic is the same, if the monthly star is good for you, that should be a lucky month for you, and vice versa.

The Five-element Theories

So the critical question is, what are the five-element characteristics of the 9 representing stars:

Star 1 – Water
Star 2 – Earth
Star 3 – Wood
Star 4 – Wood
Star 5 – Earth
Star 6 – Metal
Star 7 – Metal
Star 8 – Earth
Star 9 – Fire

Next, you need to know the interactions among these five elements. These could be described in words, but a picture is certainly better than a thousand words, so I shall use the following diagram instead. This is a nice diagram I found in Wikipedia.

Fortune-telling, the Simple Way

For example, if your representing star is 2, your five-element characteristic is earth. Unfortunately, the representing star of 2015 is “3” (wood), which is incompatible with earth. Therefore, 2015 may be a less fortunate year for you in general. However, it does not mean that you will have bad luck in all 365 days in this year. It simply means that you have a relatively higher chance of encountering bad luck in this year. DO NOT lose your confidence in the future simply because you found that the current year is not good for you. The 9 Star Ki analysis is not intended to work this way.

The same applies to monthly divination. The representing star of the seventh Feng Shui month of 2015 is “8”, which belongs to earth. Since both you and the month are of earth characteristic, this should be a good month for you!

See? It is not difficult to tell your fortune in a given year and month. Only if you know how to find out the representing star of any year and any month. There are a set of complicated formulas behind, but to save your time, I recommend that you go to the following web site, where you can find an online calculator to find out the representing star for any given year and month:

http://www.fourpillars.net/online9Ki.php

Fairly simple, right? In fact, you can also use the same method to predict your luck in any given day and bi-hourly period. What you need to do is to find out the representing star of that day or bi-hourly period.

Unfortunately, there is no simple way to find out the representing star of a year or bi-hourly period. You need to calculate every time you want to find out these stars. The formula is not very difficult but I certainly would not call it simple. Being a lazy guy, I choose to copy what’s already been explained in Wikipedia (all credits go to Wikipedia and those who contributed to it):

Daily Flying Star

Daily and bihourly flying stars are usually applied to predict the time of a happening. Daily Flying Stars are governed by,

RULE 1: From the onset of Winter Solstice until Summer Solstice in the following year, the daily stars progress in ascending order (… 7,8,9,1, 2, 3, …). The stars are distributed around the nine palaces following Lo Shu path.

On the very first Yang Wood Rat day or Jia-zi day after Winter Solstice, daily Star 1 presides the center palace.

RULE 2: From the onset of Summer Solstice until the next Winter Solstice, the daily stars progress in a descending order (… 3,2,1,9,8,7,…). The stars are distributed around the nine palaces fleeing Lo Shu path.

On the very first Yang Wood Rat day or Jia-zi day after Summer Solstice, daily Star 9 presides the center palace.

Bihourly Flying Star

Bi-hourly Flying Stars are ruled by,

RULE 1: From the onset of Winter Solstice until Summer Solstice in the following year, the bi-hourly stars are distributed around the nine palaces following Lo Shu path. The stars progress in ascending order every bi-hourly.

On Rat, Rabbit, Horse, and Rooster days, star 1 occupies the center sector at Rat hour (11 pm of previous day – 1 am). On Ox, Dragon, Goat, and Dog days, star 4 occupies the center sector at Rat hour. On Tiger, Snake, Monkey, Pig days, star 7 occupies the center sector at Rat hour.

RULE 2: From the onset of Summer Solstice until next Winter Solstice, the bi-hourly stars are distributed around the nine palaces fleeing Lo Shu path. The stars progress in descending order every bi-hourly.

On Rat, Rabbit, Horse, and Rooster days, star 9 occupies the center sector at Rat hour. On Ox, Dragon, Goat, and Dog days, star 6 occupies the center sector at Rat hour. On Tiger, Snake, Monkey, Pig days, star 3 occupies the center sector at Rat hour.

The reason that I chose not to explain the day and bi-hourly star formula in details is that, besides the formula you also need an almanac which tells you the dates of Winter Solstice and Summer Solstice, as well as the date of the twelve Chinese sodiac signs. Otherwise, you cannot determine the order of allocating the stars. And I guess not so many of you would have an almanac in hand that gives these dates. This kind of almanac is usually used by Feng Shui practitioners only.

Luckily, the technology is so advanced nowadays that we no longer need to own the paper almanac or memorize the formula. Try to search “9 star ki” or “nine star ki” in the iOS Appstore and Google Play Store, you can find lots of apps that tells you the representing stars of the current day and time. Some apps can even point you to your daily good directions! The best of all, some of these apps are free of charge!

Prediction by Date of Birth – The Myth of Year of Birth

In the last article in this prediction by date of birth series, I have introduced how to find out your representing star by referring to your date of birth. Although the representing star changes once a year, you cannot simply find out your representing star by looking at your year of birth. The date of birth also matters.

The Myth of Year of Birth Explained

According to Chinese Feng Shui theories, a year ends on the last day of winter and the following year begins on the following day, i.e. the first day of spring. The first day of spring is NOT equal to the first day of Chinese New Year. This is an interesting fact but unfortunately not many Feng Shui practitioners know it.

Chinese Calendar is a mixture of Yang and Yin calendars. Yang Calender is based on the relative position of the sun and the earth. The Yin Calendar is based on the location of the moon in relation to the earth. The Chinese New Year we usually celebrates is based on the Yin Calendar, this is why some people would call it the Chinese Lunar New Year. This Yin Calendar has been in place for thousands of years.

However, Chinese Feng Shui is related to the flow and cycling of energy. All planets in the solar system, including the earth, is affected by the sun. As for the earth, summer is the hottest season in a year, because during summer the earth is the closest to the sun in a year. On the other hand, it is the coolest in winter because the earth is far away from the sun in its orbit. The four seasons are the “products of the sun”. The kind of energy that Feng Shui examines is that brought by the sun. So, for Feng Shui purpose, we use the relative position of the earth to the sun to determine the time in a year.

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Prediction by Date of Birth – Introduction to 9 Star Ki

The method of prediction by date of birth that I am going to introduce is 9 Star Ki. Most of you should have heard of its name before, but chances are you don’t know what it actually means.

Some people think 9 Star Ki is a Feng Shui tool, some think it is a destiny analysis tool, but very few people know that it could be used for divinatory purpose to tell the future.

Before learning how the future telling actually works, let us first know the basics.

Prediction by Date of Birth – Lo Shu Square

9 Star Ki is an ancient way of fortune telling that could be traced back to thousand years ago. It is based on the Lo Shu Square (洛書 in Chinese), a.k.a. Nine Halls Diagram (九宮圖 in Chinese). There is a story related to this diagram. It was said that, when a legendary hero, Xia Yu (夏禹 in Chinese), was travelling around the territory to treat flooding, one day a giant turtle emerged from a river. The shell of the turtle shown the following pattern, which are nine numbers presented in dots linked by lines:

If you think about it, you will find that this is actually a magical square. The sum of all numbers in each row, column or diagonal line is 15. Since the central number is 5, so the sum of the two numbers in opposite corners or sides must be 10. How interesting it is!

This Luo Shu Square has been widely used in different aspects of Chinese numerology, including Feng Shui, destiny analysis and future prediction. In this series of articles related to prediction by date of birth, I will tell you how to utilize Lo Shu Square to do future prediction.

Prediction by Date of Birth – 9 Star Ki

The theory behind 9 Star Ki is exactly Lo Shu Square. There are nine boxes in the Nine Halls Diagram, each with a number. You can consider these nine numbers “nine stars”. Each Star has different characteristics.

According to 9 Star Ki theory, each person is represented by one of these nine Stars, from one to nine. For example, if you belongs to the Ninth Qua (九命卦 in Chinese), you more or less have some of the characteristics of the Star Nine.

Once your representing Star is known, you know if a particular year, month, date or hour is a lucky one for you, by checking the compatibility of your own Star and the prevailing Star of that particular moment of time. This is the foundation of 9 Star Ki future prediction.

Since this method of prediction by date of birth is related to your year of birth, basically all you need to know to do the divination is your date of birth and the prevailing Star of the time.

The tables below show the representing Star of people born in different years. Please note that in the same year, male and female could have different representing stars.

Try to find your representing Star (Gua) by referring to the above table. Know it and we shall move on to the next lesson of prediction by date of birth in the next article. See you!