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This article is a fine example of analyzing current events utilizing, the Five Elements, Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal and Water, as represented in Traditional Feng Shui, and Four-Pillars Chinese Astrology. It has been edited for online readability. -- editor Predictions for the Year 2001 The Chinese calendar, commonly known as the Farmers calendar, or the Hsia calendar, is a fascinating system, which not only records the passage of time, but is also a tool for fortune-telling. The famous traditional fortune-telling system – the Four Pillars of Destiny – is exactly referring to reading a person’s destiny from his birth data as presented in the Hsia calendar format. The unique feature of such calendar is that all information about time – Year, Month, Day and Hour are presented in terms of the five basic elements – Metal, Water, Wood, Fire, and Earth, which are believed to be the basic components of everything in the Universe. The Year of the Snake, 2001, in the Hsia calendar, is symbolized by two elements – with Metal sitting on top of Fire. According to the cycle of birth and destruction, which governs the inter-relationship between elements, Fire will destroy Metal. Therefore, Metal sitting on its destroyer – Fire, is a symbol of disharmony and conflict. However, the Fire of the Snake cannot totally melt the Metal, as the Snake is said to be carrying the seed to give birth to Metal, and that Metal needs some Fire to make it into useful tools. As such, I do not anticipate serious armed clashes like the Gulf war in 1990, but there will be tension and conflicts in international relationship. Taiwan will be sitting on the bad feng shui position called “three shars” in the Year of the Snake. So there may be increasing tension between China and Taiwan, leading to more conflict in 2002 – a Year of Water and Fire. The Snake – in the system of Four Pillars of Destiny, is a traveling star. This means there will be increasing activities in international trade. However, the Snake is an animal, which clashes with the Pig, which is a Water element. The clash implies traffic accidents related to Water. As such, 2001 will see more serious flooding, or accidents involving traveling at sea. The Year of Snake is a Year with Metal and Fire dominating, both elements are detrimental to Wood element, as Metal destroys Wood, and Fire exhausts Wood. The result is that Wood element will suffer in the Year of the Snake. Wood elements symbolize trees and nature, the environment. As such, I will predict environmental disaster will continue to occur in 2001. This time may even involve fuel, nuclear, power stations, as the Snake is Fire, which is symbol of energy. The five basic elements also represent different parts of our body, Metal is breathing organ, the lung, skin and the Snake is intestines. So it is necessary for the public to pay more attention to health problems related to these areas. Regarding the economy, the Year of the Dragon has seen soaring oil prices, and keen competition in the hi-tech economy bringing down the NASDAQ. Both of these phenomenon are caused by the excessive Metal element which is present in 2000 – the Year of Dragon. In my previous article entitled “The Dragon and the NASDAQ”. I have accurately predicted that the NASDAQ will fall during Metal Months of April, September and October. This prediction is made on basis of the observation that most of the players of the High–Tech economy are strong Metal people. As such, a strong Metal Year brings them too much competition, leading to a fall in the stock value. The Year of Snake is also a Metal Year, but the Metal is very much weaken by the Fire of the Snake. So how will the Snake affect the NASDAQ? I will expect the Snake will help to destroy some weak Metal, this means the high-tech industry will undergo a Year of elimination, expelling the weak and unhealthy players. It does not mean Hi-Tech industry will be profitable, the money of such industry – Wood is still not there, but the process of elimination will make the NASDAQ more healthy and stable. How about the oil industry? Energy industry is symbolized by Fire element. Fire conquers Metal. Therefore, Metal symbolizes the money gains of the oil industry. It is the strong Metal appearing in the Year of Dragon that brings up the oil price, bringing substantial money gains to oil companies. However, the Metal will be weakened in 2001 by the Fire Snake. Hence we can only expect the oil price to come down. In general, Fire elements is the fuel for the old economy. The total lacking of Fire in the Year of Dragon has caused drastic fall in stock market especially during the autumn and winter of 2000 when Fire is dying. As the Snake will bring the Fire back in 2001, we can anticipate the old economy will be heated up. As such, I will anticipate the economy in general will stand to gain in 2001, property market, especially in Asia countries will continue to improve towards the spring and summer Months, leading to full recovery of the Asian economy in 2002 since the 1997 Asian currency crisis. The industries that will perform well will be industry related to Earth elements – including property, insurance, mining, and chemicals. Water industries such as shipping, transport, restaurants will not be bad. On the other hand, industries related to Metal element – such as engineering, heavy machinery, computer.. is less favorable in the Year of Snake. In general, the Snake is related to hidden danger and spiritual things. So it will be a Year with prosperity on the surface but hidden tension and danger underneath. The animal signs which are not so favorable is the Pig, which is into a Year of clash against the Snake. Such clash usually bring about movements. So people born in the Year of the Pig will anticipate more changes and moves this Year, such as traveling, moving house, changing job…etc. It is necessary to carry a pendant of Monkey as protection to attract the Snake away. For the Pig people, it is also recommended not to travel so much by sea this Year. The other animal signs under negative influences are the Snake, which is offending the Year, and the Monkey, and Tiger, they are said to be in penalty relationship with the Snake. Penalty is also related to hidden danger, hidden sickness. So people born under these animal signs should also be careful of their diet this Year, avoid uncooked food to prevent food poisoning. The better animals signs in the Year of the Snake are Monkey, Rooster, Ox, as they are in combine relationship with the Snake, so will be into a more harmonious Year. There is some good news for people born in the Year of the Horse, they will be into a Year favorable for romance. However, such animal astrology is not totally reliable as the system is not recognized as formal kind of fortune-telling. It requires more information than just the birth Year to determine a person’ s luck. Feng Shui energies also changes from Year to Year. Therefore, it is necessary to watch out for the reallocation of good and bad energies at the beginning of each Year, so that we can take necessary precautions if some bad energy happens to arrive at important locations of our residence or office. In the Year of the Snake, the bad energy called “Five Yellow” – symbolizing obstacles and misfortune, arrives at the SW. If your bedroom or entrance happen to be in the SW of your house, it is recommended to hang a Metal wind chime there to dissolve this bad energy. The worst Months will be in February, April, August and November. Another bad star number 2, symbolizing sickness, will arrive at the NE in 2001. The traditional method to dissolve is to hang a string of 6 Metal coins in the affected area in the NE of the house. The Grand Duke this Year is in the SE, hence it is not favorable to “Move Earth” or making substantial construction work in the SE. It is also not suitable to sit with back against exact E as you will be sitting against the unfavorable energy called "Three shars” or “Three Killings”. for more information contact: Raymond Lo Hong Kong Office - Fung Shui Lo Room 1233A Star House Salisbury Road Kowloon, Hong Kong Telephone: 852-27369568, 852-90249438 Fax: 852-23774138 Email: raymond@raymond-lo.com Web site: http://www.fengshui-lo.com |
May 1, 2000 |