Zi Wei Dou Shu (Purple Emperor Astrological Geomancy)

January 17, 2008 at 12:53 am | Posted in Rantings and ravings, The journey within | 12 Comments

Mr Gua Gua pulled me along to this session for the both of us, which i was “forced” to pay a small portion of but in the end had no regrets abt. We stepped into this clean-feeling place with a beautiful altar that has its own room, partitioned away from the rest of the room (now we are inspired to do that for our living room when we get our Pinnacle). Alas, Mr Gua Gua gave the wedding anniversary to the pple for my birthdate (same day, diff month… argh!) so we had to wait for a while while they redid my calculations. In the meantime, we were given a pre-talk about zi wei dou shu, which was very enlightening. She explained about the interwining of our personal destinies with the energy of the universe (positioning of planets, etc), and there are 2 extreme beliefs. One is that we are passive followers of our destiny, and there’s nothing we can do to change what we are born with. The other is that we can totally change our destinies, irregardless of what we are born with; here, she used the chinese idiom ren2 bu4 shen4 tian1, which means man cannot win heaven.

(Btw, the whole session was conducted in Mandarin and i’m sure i misinterpreted at least 20% of what they were saying, so if i made any mistakes, I would have to count on Mr Gua Gua to leave comments to correct them.)

Master Luo explained it further for us, that our lives are determined by shu3 which i think refers to the astrological influences of our birthdate, as well as yun3, which he explained it to be the way you live your life. Hence, no one would lead the same kind of life, even with the same birth date and time, because of the spirit with which one lives his/her life. One could have a bad astrological reading, and yet be living a very good life, and vice versa.

Well, what i really liked abt Master Luo’s analysis of our readings was that he was always very positive and could give both pros and cons of having certain elements in our readings. He was also able to explain to us using wonderfully apt analogies, which made the information come alive.

The highlights of my readings which i wld like to share here are as follows:

• I have this ability to bring happiness to people, and my astrological chart is such that bringing happiness to people would actually help my life become more smooth-sailing - which in other words, means that this is my life purpose. What he said actually reinforced my certainty about being a lightworker! And it’s great to know that i can bring happiness to people because that’s who i am, and this is not something i have to strive for. This brought me such an immense boost of confidence that i finally felt like a real pro during my counselling sessions today, like i DO know what i’m doing.
• I’m good at reading books and it’s good for me to be always carrying books, and reading books of a positive nature. Well, i do always have at least 1 book in my bag all the time, and it’s nice to know that this actually benefits my life, so i no longer have to feel like some kind of bookish nerd!
• I can be very forgiving but once i’m angry, i’m the epitome of “hell hath no fury like a woman scorned”. His analogy of me was of this famous Yellow River in China, which floods once every year at the same time. Mr Gua Gua was nodding his head profusely at this. But at least, he says once my anger is all vented out, i don’t keep any of it (contrary to my belief that i hold grudges), so that’s not such a bad thing.
• I am the one that holds the happiness in the marriage as well as Mr Gua Gua’s work success. Yet, cos of my temper and my bluntness, this means that i also have the ability to give real misery to Mr Gua Gua, which i guess it’s true. His advice for me was to retain my feminine yin nature.
• I loved his analogy of yin and yang. Yang is the sun, which does a lot of things, but not always loved as some people find it too harsh. Hence, children are always closer to the mother as she always gives unconditional love, while the father can be harsh at times. Yin is like the moon, that everyone loves to admire at night, and if i may add, due to its luminous beauty that offers light that soothes and inspires. Yup, this definitely reminds me to be more yin than yang (even though i have been told before that i am quite yang in energy), and to be a supportive ally to Mr Gua Gua, bringing him more happiness than suffering.
• I would have THREE children (jaws drop to the ground)… totally unexpected as previous readings always said i have 2 children, and even Mr Gua Gua who read my palm before thought likewise. Yet, Mr Gua Gua has told me months ago that he has a feeling we would have a little little girl…. turns out that his intuition may be spot on yet again.
• My income earning ability is not very high, yet my spending ability is! Haha… i also loved his analogy that there is a thief in my financial side, so whatever money that comes in will be gone in an instant. This is SO true. Despite my pay rise, i still hardly have any money to save cos there seem to be even more things to spend on. Yet this was not a depressing piece of news, cos his very good advice was to convert cash into investments/fixed savings, like putting my money in a safe, so the thief cannot get his hands on the money.
• I have negative past life influences that can make me inclined to energy sensitivity, depression, strange thoughts, agitation, etc. This is actually good to know, cos at least now i know that when i’m feeling out of sorts, i can be mindful that this is karma and not lose myself even more by worrying about it. Of cos, i would be making more efforts in cultivating myself to reduce such influences. His advice for me was to chant, rather than meditation, as the latter can attract negativity if my energy is low.
• I have a “fierce” energy (sha1 qi4, literally translated as kill energy) as part of my astrological make up. NOW i know why i tend to make people nervous. While i’m not very happy at first to know about this sha1 qi4, it’s actually a relief for me now to know that other people’s discomfort around me is not due to some internal flaw in me, but more of an energy field thing. And again, Master Luo was very positive, as he even recommended me to consider becoming a policewoman, or some lawkeeping-related job, as my sha1 qi4 would be put to very good use. Haha… i am reminded of how pple often felt i wld make a gd teacher. Yup, guess students wld def be afraid of me! Today, i also recalled my primary school days of being class monitress. Back in those days, i realised that i have this “power” of maintaining class order by just staring at those troublemakers until they feel my stare on them, following which they would be immediately silenced. Heee….  I asked Master Luo if having this sha1 qi4 may be a bad thing for my counselling career, and he said it is actually gd to have some of this sha1 qi4, as this wld give me more authority with my clients. Great! Now that i know about this sha qi, at least i will learn to use it in a positive way. He also told me that despite my having this sha1 qi4, it seems like it has not really manifested much for me yet from my appearance (though i do feel that i look quite fierce already), but if i am not mindful and often lose my temper, my appearance would not be very pleasant by the time i’m age 60. “Xiang4 you2 xin1 sheng1″, literally translated as our appearance arises from our heart. So people who practise Buddha’s or a Bodhisattva’s teachings and try to emulate Buddha or Bodhisattva very well would, in time, even take on similar physical appearance. This is VERY true, for e.g. HS, whom i always felt looked like Guan Yin, who is her most preferred teacher. I’m most connected to Green Tara and i guess i must practice harder and cultivate a compassionate heart, so that people wld not feel so uncomfortable ard me. I think this is a very gd spiritual goal for me!
• For the next 7 years or so, my focus shld be on working on maintaining a harmonious family life to ensure that i have a good life ahead. This would in turn help Mr Gua Gua to have career success.
• Both Mr Gua Gua and i have fire elements in our make-up, which means we are both prone to fiery tempers. Little boy, too, have this element, so Master Luo advised us to be mindful of our behaviours in front of little boy so that he would not grow up to have a hot temper, which he has a tendency for. Mr Gua Gua and i actually had an argument in front of little boy on the same day (we made up before the session), so after this session, we agreed that in future if we felt heated up, we would save the argument till little boy is in bed. In fact, Master Luo’s advice was to only have constructive arguments, and not to say much when already angered. Of cos, this is something i realised already, as from experience, i know my own words can trigger even more anger in me. Thank gdness i have EFT as a tool to help me cope with my anger. Hopefully, little boy will also learn to use it one day for himself too.
• Mr Gua Gua and i were in the same environment in our previous life (he didn’t say if we were together) and one of the things we did was to study ascension signs. No wonder this life both of us are so into new age!

Actually there are so many enlightening words of wisdom from Master Luo that it’s hard for me to process in English, but i must say that this is the best self-help session that i have ever attended. Never before have i come away from a session, feeling so empowered, enriched with new understandings and insights, and knowing exactly what i need to do in order to better my life from now on. Mr Gua Gua and i felt so positive after the session and had a really good talk on the way home – the marriage counselling that i so often felt we needed may no longer be needed anymore.

Mr Gua Gua also received a lot from this session, perhaps even more than me. I’m so glad that finally, someone is giving him a wake-up call, and Mr Gua Gua is paying attention. I have a gd feeling that things are also gonna change for the better for him from now on.

For anyone who is looking for life direction and guidance in general, i can’t recommend this enough. $98 for 1 hour plus is totally worth it, in fact it’s much cheaper than those  new age services, and think the accuracy and depth of Master Luo’s analysis is incredible. He is very aware of the potential of those in his profession to create negative karma through his words, as he said more than once during our session, so i guess he really makes sure that every single word that comes out of his mouth shld be truthful and beneficial.

Well, all i can say is now i have a deep respect for this field of knowledge, seeing how it can integrate morality, luck, karma, many other areas into one seamless whole, where everything is interwined and interdependent. Things that i have heard before and can see the superficial link, now makes even more sense on a whole different level. It’s so profound and enlightening, perhaps i might even study this field one day – though i wld need to find books in English!

So here’s my action plan as a result of this session:

1) Financial planning

2) Practise chanting

3) Find a homeopathist/nutritionist for little boy (who supposedly will be leading a life of illnesses… well, so far he doesn’t seem to fall sick much which i take to mean that i’m on the right track of caring for him, but now i need to make doubly sure of what he needs to build a strong foundation for his health in the future – maybe that’s why he chose me, a health freak among other reasons, as his mum!)

4) Dedicate merits to spirit debtors of my clients as they will be angry at me for helping my clients feel better

5) Be nicer to Mr Gua Gua

Today both my MIL and Mr Gua Gua commented that i seemed to be in a gd mood, and indeed, i do feel very positive and confident today. It may not even be an exaggeration for me to say that i felt i have found myself once again. It’s very empowering to know not only who i am but to also know that when i am who i am, my life can only get better and better. Again, this fits in exactly with all those spiritual teachings, esp those from Conversations With God, but having a person tell me in non- new agey terms with specific examples, makes this truth finally resonate within me.

I’m now happy to say that i know who i am, and i’m proud of who i am, and I Am Who I Am.

Who am I?

A joy bringer

A book lover

Someone whose looks can kill

A female warrior

The moon

I have found myself!

(Mr Gua Gua after reading this entry will understand why i seem to be in such a gd mood today. In fact, after writing this entry, now i understand why too.)