Chinese Astrology

Lesson 4: An Introduction to Nine-Star Ki

Predicting the Future with Nine Star Ki

As Nine Star Ki is used to show the movement of Ki with time - it is used often to see how a certain period of time will affect an individual. To determine the Nine Star positions for the year - turn to page 23 of the Feng Shui Astrology book to find the yearly principle number. This is the number that occupies the center of the Magic Square for this year. In 2004, the principal number is 5 so for the remainder of this year, your principal number will occupy its natural house position, wherever that may be for you individually.

To interpret the effect this will have on you, read the natural characteristics of the house number that your birth number naturally resides in. For instance, if your number is now in a number 3 house, you can expect many adventures and new beginnings this year. If it falls in a 6 metal house, this will be a great year for prosperity and wealth. Pages 173-210 detail the type of year you will have for each house position. Likewise, each month will also have an effect, however a lesser one. Page 212 features a chart that allows us to determine which star is prevalent for each month of a year. This prevalent month energy can either offset or add to the energy of the year as well. As a general rule, the month energy is not as strong as the year energy - but stronger than the day energy. Blend and contrast the amounts and types of chi in your analysis accordingly.

At this point in your study, it would be useful to compare the predictions of the 9 Star Ki with that of the Four Pillars decade, yearly, and monthly analysis. This is part of what the creators of the Tong Shu Chinese almanacs calculate and report to gain a more complete and sophisticated assessment of each time period.

Armed with this knowledge, the true astrologer can prepare for the energies of the month, day, and year and harness their power to create a better, more astute life path. Once you have these skills under your belt, ignore them at your own risk!

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