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Dear Hoa Luong, Hoa Luong wrote: I'ma strong water. What's the best car color for me, red, green, or yellow? Strong Water normally means that Wood (green/brown), Fire (red), Earth (yellow)are your favourable. Fire (red) will be wealth to Strong Water. If I am not wrong you have previously purchased a ba zi premium report, right? Check your five element percentage in your ba zi overview summary report, see which element you lack most. The element you have least percentage among the favourable element, means that you lackthat element. So that element/colour becomes your most effective element/colour to go for. Hope that helps. Warmest Regards Robert Lee GEOMANCY.NET - Center for Applied Feng Shui Research

Dear Anon, Hope this reply is not too late, as I just saw your posting today when replying to theforum messages. Anonymous wrote: We want to know what is the best day for us to move into our house this month. Please use this free tool on our website to check for the auspicious dates:- URL: http://www.geomancy.net/reports/free-report/freerpt-dateboth.htm Hope that helps. Warmest Regards Robert Lee GEOMANCY.NET - Center for Applied Feng Shui Research

Dear Chris Tomley, Chris Tomley wrote: I am currently considering buying a property as a business location and home, and am coinfused as to whether it will be period 7 or 8. Construction started in Dec 2003 and the foundations were put in and the outside walls built. This work was finished in March 04. Usually, we consider when all the work is completed SoMarch 2004, should be considered when the house is completed. Therefore, it is a period 8. Chris Tomley wrote: If I purchase I will need to fit electricty, water and some new internal walls. Can I safely say this house will definately be period 8? Yes, if you install new internal walls, it is very safe to say that you will have converted it to a new period as the layout of the house is altered. Anyway, the building is also likely to be period 8 anyway due to the face that it is completed only in Mar 2004. Hope that helps. Warmest Regards Robert Lee GEOMANCY.NET - Center for Applied Feng Shui Research

DearSun Chung, Swee Sun Chung wrote: I have a bagua and I am going to hang it outside my front door, can you tell me if it has to be FLAT against the wall or is it ok if it slighty swings from side to side? A bagua is best hung FLAT against the wall. It should not be hanging where it can swing from side to side. Hope that helps. Warmest Regards Robert Lee GEOMANCY.NET - Center for Applied Feng Shui Research

Dear John, John Low wrote: I'm a technical cum eBusiness development manager, and my job functions involve: sales, marketing, business development, web and graphic design, database programming...of eCommerce solutions. You can refer to this link for some information about the five element and career/business:- URL: http://talk.geomancy.net In your case, business development tend to be Wood element as you are focusing on growing the business. The job scope you have involves multiple element:- sales/marketing = Fire business development = Wood web and graphics design / programming= Water So overall, your career is Wood with mixed water/wood/fire job scope. As a Strong Earth, you should focus less on Fire as fire makes you too strong, especially so if your fire percentage is too much in your ba zi. Overall still considered a suitable career. Warmest Regards Robert Lee GEOMANCY.NET - Center for Applied Feng Shui Research

Dear Hoa Luong, Hoa Luong wrote: In the year 2007, the Grand Duke will sit in N-NW 330 deg, and the location in conflict is West. Does this mean that Ishould notdo any digging in the N-NW 330 deglocation or the Eastlocation of my property? Yes, that is correct. The Grand Duke has a greater impact so N-NW must be avoided where possible. Location in Conflict is the disagreement or incompatiblity of the Animal Signs type of location, so have a lesser impact. So if can avoid, you should avoid any renovations in either these two sectors. Hope that helps. Warmest Regards Robert Lee GEOMANCY.NET - Center Applied Feng Shui Research.

Dear Users, We have prepared the 2007 Forecast which is based on the highly successful 2005 format. Ba Zi2007 Forecast with2007 Monthly Chart 2007 Flying Star Chart Grand Duke & Location in conflict Individual Chinese Horoscope with all Five Different Birth Element & Strength (ie weak/Strong Rat etc) So find out what is installed for 2007 The Pig Year (between 18 Feb 2007 to 8 Jan 2008):- URL: http://www.geomancy.net/resources/yearly-forecast/fortunes-2007.htm This forecast is done with a our Yearly Forecast v1.0that assisted us to generate most of the analysis for all possible variation of the different animal sign for that particular year. FOR ALL STARHUB I-MODE USERS 1) 2007 Yearly Forecast is also available for Starhub's i-mode users. Users with Starhub i-mode phones can check out the 2007 horoscope via their mobile. 2) We also made a lite version of our popular Auspicious Datechecking module for next 20 days via the Starhub'si-mode service. As the page size for i-mode phone is rather restricted, we are not able to display all 30 days at once, but you will be able to check 20 days ahead. Hope you enjoy our yearly forecast and new enhancements! Warmest Regards Robert Lee GEOMANCY.NET - Center for Applied Feng Shui Research

Dear Anon, Anonymous wrote: i live on the first floor and someone else lives on the 2nd floor. his bathroom and mine are not alligned and they are in diffent places. Would the bagua area that contains the location of his bathroom affect 1st floor's feng shui ? Thank you Yes, the toilet especially if it is located above will definately affect you. The most common reason is that what happen if the toilet leaks, your room below will be the first one affected by the sewage water dripping down etc. Secondly, the toilet is said to have the most dirty qi within the whole house, so of course having a toilet closeby especially above you. This is similiar to having the toilet located just above the main door. Which dirty the Qi. So yes, it is considered bad feng shui and also not an easily fixable. I unless you also consider to move the toilet to this exact position. Hope that helps. Warmest Regards Robert Lee GEOMANCY.NET - Center for Applied Feng Shui Research

Dear Andrew, Andrew Leon wrote: I knew that in 1992 a fire destroyed the 4 buildings where my apartment is located that are attached to each other, leaving only the exterior walls standing, and the apartments were completely rebuilt. Based on this information, your building even though it was built in 1971 is rebuilt in 1992. Which means that the buildingwas confirmed to be converted to period 7 (1984-2003). Andrew Leon wrote: I have bought a condo apartment (2nd/3rd floor)that was completely renovated in 2006 Andrew Leon wrote: * new texture and paint on the walls, new kitchen cabinets and appliances, turn down and total renovation ofbathroom (new sink, new toilet, new bathtub, new tile floors in all the apartment. The only thing kept as is were the door and windows, and the A/C unit. From your own individual apartment renovation. You would have converted your own apartment to a period 8 (2004-2023). As you painted the walls and re-tile the files and did a renovation of the bathroom. So it should be enough to fly the house to period 8. Hope that helps. Warmest Regards Robert Lee GEOMANCY.NET - Center for Applied Feng Shui Research

Dear Anon, Anonymous wrote: My date of birth is 8th september 1976. I calculate my age by considering the day of birth(i.e i will be 1yr by 8th september 1977). I would like to know my lunar age by today(nov 16 2006). Your birth date is 8 Sep 1976, so your lunar birth date is 15 day 8 month 1976. So as of 15 day 8 month 1976 (6 Oct 2006), you should be age 30 yrs. As at 16 Nov 2006 0000hrs (26th day 9th month 2006), you should age 30yrs and 40 day. Warmest Regards Robert Lee GEOMANCY.NET - Center for Applied Feng Shui Research

Dear Lee Lee, lee lee wrote: I am new here and my friend said here was a very helpful forum. Can somebody help me with this bazi ?? Just make use of our free ba zi calculator on our website, and you will instantly know whether you are a weak or strong, as it does a comprehensive analysis on your ba zi to determine your birth element:- URL: http://www.geomancy.net/reports/free-report/freerpt-element.htm Hope that helps. Warmest Regards Robert Lee GEOMANCY.NET - Center for Applied Feng Shui Research

Dear Anon, Anonymous wrote: I understand that in the year of the dog hv to lie low as it is inauspicous to change job. But recently I hv found a job and is paying much more than I am getting now. The date that I'm going to start the new job is 17th Nov 06 which I found out is an inauspicious day. I need this job very badly as I need to support my parents(whoare ill) and children. Pls advice how I shd do. Do you need the birth date andtime?Really appreciate your reply Since it is important and will make a big impact in your family life, thengo for it. However, what you can do is just to make sure the colour of the clothing you wear is favourable. This will help to improve your luck for the day. Use the free ba zi report to determine your element URL: http://www.geomancy.net/reports/free-report/freerpt-element.htm Then determine which element you lack and wear clothing colours that will help to boost your luck:- URL: http://talk.geomancy.net Hope that helps. Warmest Regards Robert Lee GEOMANCY.NET - Center for Applied Feng Shui Research

Dear Sharlene, Sharlene Soh wrote: Qn 1: Could you please advise what is the impact to a person whoworks in an industry belonging to his unfavourable element but the jobscope is of a favourable element? and vice versa? Of course that won't be as favourable as having both a industry and job scope that is favourable. So it will be a mixed element career. As to whether good or bad, really depends on the element. For example, a weak wood person, if the industry is metal, but the job scope is water. Metal destroy weak wood which would seem to be bad, but as water helps wood, and metal actually makes water stronger. Therefore, this industry helps to boost the job scope element, thus making it a suitable element. So it really depends on how the elements interact with your element. Also, the percentage of element you lack of each element will make a difference. ie even if an element is unfavourable, but if your percentage is very low, some of it is actually good for you. Sharlene Soh wrote: Qn 2: I've read at http://talk.geomancy.net that fashion falls under Fire element and clothing falls under Earth element. Could you please explain what is the difference between clothing and fashion? Quite simple really. Fashion is the art of creating something that is fashionable, quite similiar to like marketing a product or a clothing.Clothing is considered more of a material that is derived from the earth. To be frank, even for careers depending on what exactly you special in the element can contain mixed element. The link shows the basic characteristics that we have broken down based on what we feel the word closely presents on it's own. Hope that helps. Warmest Regards Robert Lee GEOMANCY.NET - Center for Applied Feng Shui Research

Dear Aloysius, Aloysius Chia wrote: May I know if Alamac show Day 1 is good for all events (moving house, opening door,etc) but personal auspicious day show very inauspicious, which one should I follow. In general, the alamac is simply a forecast of good and bad days irregardless of who is using it for. ie it means it is a day that is generally good for everyone on this year to make use of. You still need to check whether your horoscope sign is compatible etc before one actually use it. Otherwise, it will still harm you (if the day clashes with you). The personal auspicious date is one that considers your personal ba zi. This means it considers whether your chart has any clashes with the day. So if you know your own personalised date, then it is better to follow your own personalised date. Otherwise, it is still ok to follow the alamac as long as the horoscope sign does not clash or harm you. It is also ok to follow the general alamac if you are choosing a date for many people (without any one being the important person involved for that event). Hope that helps. Warmest Regards Robert Lee GEOMANCY.NET - Center for Applied Feng Shui Research

Dear Vincent, Vincent Yong wrote: I amunderstrong fire... and my favourable elements are earth and water and favourable wealth element is metal. I am wondering if crystals could help? Wonder if having Citrine Bracelet For Wealth Luck (Yellow Colour - Earth Element) and Natural Blue Lace Agate(Light Blue Colour - Water Element) could help? Hope to hear from you soon. Thank You. But if it is of certain element or material or colour, it can still be related to the five element and thus used to help boost your own luck. So far you are relating it to colour, so that is correct if based on the colour. For crystals or any precious stones (Gemstones), you can also determine the type of stones as an indicator:- Garnet = Fire Amethyst = Fire Aquamarine = Water Diamond = Metal Emerald = Wood Pearl = Metal Ruby = Fire Peridot = Wood Sapphire = Fire Opal = Earth Topa = Earth Turquoise = Water I really do not know those item look or what material it is made of, so hard to tell you for sure what elements it contains. But the colours you have mentioned seems to be correct. Likelyhood it is also some form of metal as it is in form of bracelet that holds it is made of that material. So it can be a mixed element. ie Metal+Earth for the Citrine Bracelet etc. Hope that helps. Warmest Regards Robert Lee

Dear Ashita, ashita mehta wrote: My date of birth is 22nd March 1979, i have been trying to calculate my lunar age but just cant, pls help, i was born in new delhi,india. This really depends on when you consider as a year has passed. ie. do you count 1 year as ofyour next birthday (ie 22nd Mar 1980 = 1yr)? The least confusing way is always use your next birthday (be it english/lunar calendar). As of 8 Nov 2006, you should be 27 years old based on your english birthday. Your Lunar Birthday 24th day 2nd 1979. So you have pass 24th 2nd 2006 (23rd Mar 1980), you will be 27 years old. ie. there is another more confusing method is by the new year. That one can be a little tricky, which can add or minus 1 yr depending on the date you count until. But it is safe to use the above method by considering the lunar age based when you have pass the next birthday. Hope that helps. Warmest Regards Robert Lee GEOMANCY.NET - Center for Applied Feng Shui Research

Dear Anon, Anonymous wrote: I am born in the Rooster year and is a strong Yin Earth. Luck seems very bad this year with my work.Bosses and some employees relationship bad and seems to be rumours all over. Please advise if there is preventive measures and what is the luck cycle for next year. Thank you Just based on you the brief information you have provided. You can try to boost your luck by improving on the elements you lack. ie. You are a Strong Earth, so favourable elements likely are Metal, Water, Wood elements. How much exactly you lack or need from each element really depends on the actual percentage in your ba zi chart (this information is only known in a paid report). This is not likely a good year for you because this is an Earth Dog year which is definately bad for Strong Earth Rooster. But in general, if you can boost your elements ie Metal to exhaust your excess Earth, Wood element to destroy your Earth. It should help curb the excess Earth element that is affecting your luck. You can refer to this link for five element and characteristics:- URL: http://talk.geomancy.net Having more of your favourable colours (clothes/car colour/room colour), a favourable career, a favourable house facing element, or people around you that are your favourable element will help you boost your luck. Of course not everything is easily corrected such as house element or career element. But if you can in future slowly correct them, your luck will also increase. The things you mostly can do is selecting the right colour, bedroom/office colour or anything you own. Getting more of the elements you lack, will help boost your overall luck. Meanwhile, keeping a low profile this year is something you need to do since your element and horoscope sign isn't so favourable. The rest is actually luck from your house (ie your feng shui of your home etc), which is beyond what this post can advise you on. Hope that helps. Warmest Regards Robert Lee GEOMANCY.NET - Center for Applied Feng Shui Research

Dear Bernard, Bernard Chua wrote: I am a Horse born in 29 Dec 1978. Which direction should I sit facing in a business meeting / negotiationthat is to my advantage? You can either sit facing either your best eight house or best ba zi facing direction. I would recommend you go for your ba zi direction as this is more flexible to be used anywhere (ie not in your own office), while eight house is best used for house suitability or best work direction (in your own office). If you can find a direction that is both good for your eight house and bazi, that will be the most ideal direction to face whenever you have any business meeting or negotiations. A. Here is the link to where you can check on your ba zi:- URL: http://www.geomancy.net/reports/free-report/freerpt-element.htm Simply determine what element you are and what is your favourable elements. Each favourable element can be related to a direction. So far based on your date of birth (WITHOUT THE HOUR so not sure if this is still correct if your hour is considered), you are a Strong Wood, so Fire (South) and Metal (NW/W) are favourable. B. You can determine your best eight house from this link:- URL: http://www.geomancy.net/reports/free-report/freerpt-8h.htm If based on your eight house you are an East Group (N/S/E/SE), so South is the most ideal direction for you to face. As it is the common direction for both your eight house and ba zi. So it gives you the best luck for your business. Hope that helps. Warmest Regards Robert Lee GEOMANCY.NET - Center for Applied Feng Shui Research

Dear Anon, Anonymous wrote: Dear Master Cecil, I read somewhere on your site about choosing house nos. carefully for different house periods. Where on the site do I locate this information? This report is found in the member area. Under the Free Reports | House Number link on the left blue navigation frame after you login. URL: http://login.geomancy.net Anonymous wrote: Also, re: elements, how do I harmonise between two opposite elements? For e.g., my sister is a strong water element and I am a weak water element. For some elements, two elements may be needed to harmonise the two. ie. Your sister,strong water - requires wood. ie.Yourself, weak water - requires metal or water. When both of you are together, your sister strong water will strengthen you. As her element is already strengthening you, her excess water will be drained off. So really do not need any further solutions. If you really need is to enhance the elements individually. ie for your sister, to have more wood, and for yourself to have more metal. Anonymous wrote: Dear Master Cecil, I read somewhere on your site about choosing house nos. carefully for different house periods. Where on the site do I locate this information? Also, re: elements, how do I harmonise between two opposite elements? For e.g., my sister is a strong water element and I am a weak water element. She is main breadwinner. She is West Group; I am East Group. House main door is NE. To me, it seems like elements that are good for me are not so for her. So how should I apply the element theory? I tried reading up on the site, but got more confused. Please give me some pointers. This is a question that has been time and time again asked by many users. In fact, I just answered another user on this. So please read this link for the answer:- URL: http://forum.geomancy.net/phpforum/article.php?bid=2&fid=1&mid=21041&new= Hope that helps. Warmest Regards Robert Lee GEOMANCY.NET - Center for Applied Feng Shui Research

Dear Anon, Anonymous wrote: I would appreciate your advice. My husband and I have totallyopposite eight house chartand I can't find a direction thatis suitable for him and myself. This is really a very common issue that most couples face. However, it isn't really too difficult to resolve. All you need to do is to apply the give and take solution. ie. The house must be favourable to the Breadwinner. So the breadwinner will gain luck from the house. Then the bedroom should be allocated to the spouse so that she will be able to draw luck from the bedroom. The most important is to have the breadwinner having a house suitable to him/her. The rest of the family member should just have a bedroom that is suitable for them to stay in. If you follow this rule, it shouldn't be hard apply this concept. Anonymous wrote: First of all. for the eight house chart-for an apartment-do we stand inside the houselooking outside ordo westand outside the house looking intothe house? For apartments (2nd-7th level), you should just stand at the center ofyour main door looking outwards. This is the reading for your main door. For apartments (8th level and up), you should take the facing from the living room/balcony facing. Just stand at your living room/balcony and take a compass reading looking outwards. Anonymous wrote: North-East is Prosperity for him, but Sppok for me. Anonymous wrote: North-West is Longevity for him, but Irritation for me. So the most suitable house facing should be North-East/North-West which suits him. Then the bedroom should best be located as follows:- Anonymous wrote: South is Irrtation for him, but Longevity for me. Anonymous wrote: South-East is Spook for him, but Prosperity for me. This is roughly the best guide I can give you in terms of best suitable house. Of course, you still need to assess the flying star of the house to determine the house luck as well as the surrounding to determine if the house is good or bad. Hope that helps. Warmest Regards Robert Lee GEOMANCY.NET - Center for Applied Feng Shui Research

Dear Anny, (TRUDY) TU CAM AU wrote: Our house started to built in mid 2005 and finish in January 2006. The front entrance has a double door; the builder has just put a street light in the front of the house and (the post is black and is mental) if we stand inside the house and look out the light is just on the left side door (not in the centre of the double door) is this consider a bad fungshui if so what is the cure for it. Also the builder is going to plant a tree in front of the house as well. Hopefully not in the middle of the front door or anywhere near the front door the middle of the door and if are we in really bad fengshui? and is there a cure for it?. My kua# is 1 and dh is 2 and daughter is 8. Please help us. As long as the street light cuts the main door, it is considered inauspicious and is deemed a sha qi. Especially so if it is very close to your home. If distance is quite far, then it is less of a problem. Under the feng shui rule, as long as you cannot see it, it no longer becomes a threat or problem. A. One solution is to plant some plant(s) that can help to block the street light from cutting into the house. Alternatively, any fence tall enough etc, can also help. B. If not possible to put plants between the street light and door, then inside your door, if you have space, you can install a partition to prevent the sha qi directlyentering into the house. At least this screen will block the sha qi from entering deeper into the house. The last resort if the above two solutions are not possible might require the use of a mirror/bagua to deflect the sha qi. Try to avoid this, as often this will induce a bagua war with your neighbour. Hope that helps. Warmest Regards Robert Lee GEOMANCY.NET - Center for Applied Feng Shui Research

Dear Anon, Anonymous wrote: Hi Master...i wanted to know if my unit number is auspicious...however, i'm not sure what is the year the house was built. Mine is a condo, just TOP in Oct 2006. Thus may i know wats considered "the year the house was built"?would it be TOP date? Completion date? or the date developer got the land? Houses built between(1984-2003) are considered Period 7 houses. Houses built after 2004 are consdiered Period 8 houses. Usually, you should take theyearwhen the developement is completed and ready for people to stay. So the TOP date is a safe date to use since it is means that the developement is ready for people to stay in. Hope that helps. Warmest Regards Robert Lee GEOMANCY.NET - Center for Applied Feng Shui Research

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Dear Anon, There are currently 3 formula available to calculate the Gua Number:- Method 1 Male Calculation - Subtract the last two numbers of your year of birth from 100 and divide by 9. - The remainder is the number of your Gua. - If there is no remainder, you should take the Gua number 9. For Example: Born in 1970, 100 - 70 = 30 30 divided by 9 = 3 remainder 3 Your Gua number is 3 Females Calculation - Subtract 4 from the last two numbers of your year of birth and divide by 9. - The remainder is the number of your Gua. - If there is no remainder you should take the Gua number 9. For Example: Born in 1970 70 - 4 = 66 66 divided by 9 = 7 remainder 3 Your Gua number is 3 Method 2 Male Calculation - Take the year of birth - Add the last two digits to get a single number - Deduct from 10. For Example: Born in 1970 7 + 0 = 7 10 - 7 = 3 Your Gua number is 3 Female Calculation - Take the year of birth - Add the last two digits to get a single number - Add 5 to this single number - Add the two digits to a single number. This will be your Gua no. For Example: Born in 1970 7 + 0 = 7 5 + 7 = 12 ; 1 + 2 = 3 Your Gua number is 3 Method 3 Male Calculation - Take the year of birth - Add all four digits to get a single number - Deduct from 11. For Example: Born in 1970 1 + 9 + 7 + 0 = 17; 1 + 7 = 8 11 - 8 = 3 Your Gua number is 3 Female Calculation - Take the year of birth - Add all four digits to get a single number - Add 4 to this single number - Add the two digits to a single number. This will be your Gua no. For Example: Born in 1970 1 + 9 + 7 + 0 = 17; 1 + 7 = 8 4 + 8 = 12 ; 1 + 2 = 3 Your Gua number is 3 As you can see all three methods (1, 2 & 3) can be used to find out the Gua number and get the same results. Please note that the above two methods of calculations also apply for those born in the year 2000 or ending with 00. Except there is a change in the constant value every century. Method 1 Constant Value for year 2000, for Male is 99 instead of 100, while for Female is -3 instead of -4. Calculating Method 1 Male constant value change. eg. 1900. Take 1 + 9 = 10 = 1 + 0 = 1 (the 19 century) add it to value 101. (101 - [21+9+10=1+0=1]) = 99. eg. 2000. Take 2 + 0 (the 20 century) add it to value 101. (101 - [2+0]) = 99. eg. 2100. Take 2 + 1 (the 21 century) add it to value 101. (101 - [2+1]) = 98. Calculating Method 1 Female constant value change. eg. 1900. Take 1 + 9 = 10 = 1 + 0 = 1 (the 19 century) add it to value -5. ([1+9=10=1+0=1] - 5) = -4. eg. 2000. Take 2 + 0 (the 20 century) add it to value -5. ([2+0] - 5) = -3. eg. 2100. Take 2 + 1 (the 21 century) add it to value -5. ([2+1] - 5) = -2. Method 2 Constant Value for year 2000, for Male is 9 instead of 10, while for Female is 6 instead of 5. Calculating Method 2 Male constant value change. eg. 1900. Take 1 + 9 = 10 = 1 + 0 = 1 (the 19 century) add it to value 11. (11 - [1+9=10=1+0=1]) = 10. eg. 2000. Take 2 + 0 (the 20 century) add it to value 11. (11 - [2+0]) = 9. eg. 2100. Take 2 + 1 (the 21 century) add it to value 11. (11 - [2+1]) = 8. Calculating Method 2 Female constant value change. eg. 1900. Take 1 + 9 = 10 = 1 + 0 = 1 (the 19 century) add it to value 4. (4 + [1+9=10=1+0=1]) = 5. eg. 2000. Take 2 + 0 (the 20 century) add it to value 4. (4 + [2+0]) = 6. eg. 2100. Take 2 + 1 (the 21 century) add it to value 4. (4 + [2+1]) = 7. Method 3 No change is necessary. -- So far you have been working on method 2. Both method 1 and 2 are flawed in the sense that it only works for those born in 1900-1999. As the constant is for male is 10. But this constant value has to be change very century. So it is not an efficient calculation method to use. You should instead opt for method 3 which will no further constant modifier is necessary for every change in century. Anonymous wrote: My question : Why is our Gua number determine using the Geogian calander with a baseline dated back 1971 years ago ? And adding the last 2 digit has somewhat dissociated the original quality of the year number (so that 8 has no correlation with 71)? As mentioned above, method 1 and 2 are method that requires you to change the constant every century. So they are flawed. The gua number is actually determined from your lunar calendar. But since both calendar is based on year to year changes. So the only difference lies in that you first need to ensure that you are taking your LUNAR YEAR of birth instead of GREGORIAN YEAR. The formula is derived from knowing how to find the common factor to allow you to determine the gua number from any specific year. That you can based on any mathematical formula to find the constant value that will work for all years. That is how method 3 was derived. In fact, that is also how method 1 and 2 were worked out. Just that, when method 1 and 2 was worked out, the method assumes that you are calculating for people born in that century only. That is all. To be frank, with a chinese alamac (tung shu), this information is found there already, so no need for most of the people in the past to have to claculate it. But in modern day, most people are able to derive the constant to be able to easily calculate the gua rather than looking up in the tung shu. So these method were derived. Don't you agree that with such a formula, you don't need to have to refer to the tung shu? So that is how these method came into being the default method for calculating the Gua. Anonymous wrote: Another question : Howin ancienttime does people calculate the Gua ? According to the chinese almanc, the most recent baseline isat AD1949 (China come under a new regime). The same princple applies.Even in ancient chinese, there are very wise and learned man that are able to calculate changes in stars etc. So such method of calculation are most likely available. Just that they will not be mathematically recorded. Instead, they will probably use like a chinese verse or poem to remember some form of rules in calculating these changes. Also, the luopan contains also many method of determining many calculations just by adjusting the rings accordingly. So in the past usually it is some verse or tools that help them determine these calculation. In modern days, we use mathematical formula to be able to easily calculate it. As long as the formula used is correct, there is really no issue to calculate any date even in the ancient or in the present time. Warmest Regards Robert Lee GEOMANCY.NET - Center for Applied Feng Shui Research