Zi Wei Dou Shu astrology - Background I
Zi Wei Dou Shu ("ZWDS") is a traditional Chinese System of Destiny Statistical Science founded on the principles of virtual stars. It uses virtual stars instead of real stars. It uses 18-32 key stars but can go up to 108 Stars depending on the lineage one belongs to as well as the individual preference. Besides the stars, Zi Wei Dou Shu also utilizes 12+1 Functional Palaces with different to provide great details during the analysis. The interpretation will then be made according to the varied interactions between Stars/ Palaces / Elemental Nature/Chinese Year of Birth/ Multiplier Flying Stars and Brightness of Stars. With so many variables employed in the reading, it is able to give detailed and unambiguous details if the person using it is highly skilled.
The location of the Self (or some called Life or Destiny Palace) varies between individuals depending on their respective birth data and the position of the other 11 Palaces will shift according to where the Self Palace is placed. The Self Palace is the most important reference point as it provides the executive summary of you and discloses your inborn capabilities, character, physical appearance, general luck and potential development.
In fact, "Zi Wei Don Shu" although is literally translated into Emperor (Zi Wei), Constellation (Dou), System of Calculations (Shu), it is, however more widely known as "Purple Star Astrology" in most English write ups. Zi which means purple, is actually referring to the color of the aura of the nobilities for which aptly the Emperor Zi Wei will possess.
Hence other authors may name it Emperor Astrology instead. In any case, Zi Wei star is the first star of the series, and its position in your chart determines where all the other stars fall in the chart.
There are two main schools of Zi Wei Dou Shu practised today. The first school emphasizes on reading the star characteristics and hails from San He lineage. The other school places an emphasis on reading the 4 Transformations (ie which means Si Hua in Chinese) and belongs to the Si Hua lineage.
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The Si Hua System on the other hand remained in the palace until close to the fall of the Qing dynasty when it became available to the public and therefore is clearly a much more exclusive system of study. A good practitioner should integrate both systems for a more comprehensive reading since the basic charts for both systems are the same and yet the strengths of each system differs.
June will begin on the crest of a lunar eclipse under the umbrella of Venus' retrograde and an approaching clash of outer planets. Needless to say, June could be a rather tough month, from beginning to end. There could be financial problems, relationship problems, and personal losses. Tread lightly this month, and for Heaven's sake, leave the big sticks in the woods. Conflicts could turn into disasters.
The mirror which shows you your future is Horoscope. Horoscope can be named as a magical mirror which can show the future. By deep perception and intensive study of meteorological factors and some external factors based on birth horoscope, horoscope 2013 provides a clear prediction of 2013.
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How will this rare eclipse of the Sun impact you? Does it have any astrological significance? The answer to this question is an emphatic 'yes'. Like all other planetary movements that change your course and affect your day-to-day luck, the Sun considered to be a major planet in Astrology will impact you.
The youngest Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Akhilesh Yadav is all set to bring change in his state. Akhilesh, son of Mulayam Singh Yadav, born on 1st July 1973 in the Saifai village of Etawah district, Uttar Pradesh, is a Cancerian.
In Chinese fortune-teling, one of the most extensively asked (by client) and foretold (by fortune-tellers) topic is that of the scoundrel (also widely known as "Xiao Ren" in Mandarin). Clients typically asked because they want to rid of the scoundrels in their life while fortune-tellers shares because they can peddle products and ornaments to such clients. Many of the commmercialized fortune-tellers prey on the fear of the Xiao Ren by Chinese.
Recently I met up with an old friend, who is in the human resources industry. She was lamenting about the endless problems she has to resolve from the problematic employees in the company she is working in. It then reminded me of my good experiences so far from using the techniques of Chinese Face Reading and Chinese Astrology to select the people to work with or advising others on which candidate to employ or work with.
The solution proposed by the fortune teller? A pair of scissors to be placed in the Southwest corner of the room/house of lady B. He reasoned that the scissors will cut away the negative "Peach Blossom" and that Southwest is the love corner which is reserve for Fengshui-ing romance and love matters.
There are some Bazi and ZWDS practitioners that staunchly takes the view that being gay is an acquired lifestyle because in the Bazi and Zi Wei Dou Shu clearly divides the line between Yin and Yang and therefore gay-ism (whereby Yin and Yang are mixed) does not conform to the laws of nature.
Upon more extensive research of the history of Steve Jobs then did I realize that he was an adopted child and the birth data I obtained was provided by his foster relatives. The reliability of the birth data was also questioned by the website. There you go, ZWDS never lies!

