Dear Karin,I am just reading your excellent book "Calculating the BaZi". Unfortunately I have some problem to link the 12 months : January, February, March....November, December to the list of month branch / Zi, Chou,Yin,.......Xu,Hai. In your worked BAZI calculations (page 227) you relate January to Chou (2) and February to Yin (3), September to… Continue reading Sample Exercise 7 – Month Pillar
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Sexagenary Cycle?
Dear Karin, I just downloaded a sample of your book: "Calculating the Bazi" from Google Play book store and upon inspecting the Sexagenary cycle chart on page 46/48 (There doesn't seem to be a page 47!), I noticed the chart starts with "1. JiaZi Metal; 2. YiChou Metal". Is this a mistake? I'm sure Jia… Continue reading Sexagenary Cycle?
Day Pillar – 1901, 1902, 1903?
Hi there, If the year is 1901, 1902, 1903 do we assume (0) zero for year divided by 4? Many thanks! Thank you for your question! The Day Pillar calculation is the most confusing one of the lot 🙂 The short answer: Yes! The long answer: For those just stopping by, here is the Day… Continue reading Day Pillar – 1901, 1902, 1903?
Year Pillar – negative answer?
Hello, I recently bought your book on calculating the BaZi and have a question. I was born in 1981 so when I do the Year Pillar calculation I get -2. I can’t find anything in your book or on the Internet on how to deal with negative numbers. Can you please advise? Hello! Thank you… Continue reading Year Pillar – negative answer?
Practice exercise 7 #1 Janey Yin MingGong (method 1)
Hi Karin, I also have a question about the MingGong Stem calculation (Method 1): In the calculation formula, you mention: MG S = (#YS x 2)+ #MG B – 2 for the formula; with the exception of not substracting 2, if the Month Branch is Zi or Chou. For the 1st Practice Exercice 7; in… Continue reading Practice exercise 7 #1 Janey Yin MingGong (method 1)
Calculating the BaZi 