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?
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)
The Balance Element
Q: Dear Karin, I've read through your book with great interest. I'm already analyzing me and my family's charts. It's very exciting. You mention "the balance element" on page 180. This seems like "the magic cure" to balance oneself. I was wondering if you could lift the veil for how this is found? A: Dear… Continue reading The Balance Element
Calculating the BaZi 