Hello, Monkey! You've been a crazy year... so far! Summer Solstice has come and gone--a signal that we are now in the second half of the crazy Monkey Year and in full swing into the Yin Energy. Indeed, it has been a busy and dynamic year! Elementally speaking, the Monkey -- a Metal Element -- [...]
Just like that and half the year is gone. Poof! It amazes me how quickly time moves. Yet as a child, I thought a day took forever to end. Anyhow, it has been a wild and energetic year. Good or bad, you have to admit it has not been a dull year at all. And [...]
As we enter the Yin Wood Goat 乙未 month, let us all transform anger and frustration to forgiveness and patience. This Goat 未 month represents the final month of the first half (Yang energy) of the crazy Monkey 申 Year! If the year wasn't wild enough, how about that June? There's a feeling of madness and chaos [...]
The Horse 午 Month graces us all on June 6th. That means, I have survived my clash :) I had a very busy--but productive--trip to Hong Kong and London and enjoyed a wonderful time in my birth country, reconnecting with old friends and Grand Master Lo and meeting new friends. I believe all that traveling [...]
California recently issued a proposal to end Daylight Savings Time (DST). If approved, California would also join Hawaii and Arizona where DST is not observed. This prompted me to--yet again--explore the whole concept of time since it does play an important factor in my work in Chinese Metaphysics, especially in BaZi and Classical Feng Shui. What [...]
Due to my hectic travel commitments, this month's forecast will be short and sweet! On May 5th, we welcome the Snake 巳 month, which is also the signal of the arrival of the summer season. The Snake 巳 is the 6th celestial animal in the solar calendar system. This month is Yin Water Snake 癸巳 [...]
A monumental birthday to the Queen of England! Queen Elizabeth II turns 90 on April 21st! To celebrate, we're going to have a look at her BaZi (Four Pillars of Destiny)--and because that's what we do at Feng Shui by Jen! :) The Queen's self element is strong Yang Metal 庚 because she was born in the [...]
It's been a while since I've shared any "BaZi Talks" lately, and the recent impeachment rumblings of Brazil's 36th President Dilma Rousseff got me thinking... what's going on? Ms. Rousseff's self element is Weak Yin Fire 丁 person; therefore, she needs Wood and Fire. These are her favorable elements, and the Wood element is her priority because it provides [...]
Introduction Did you welcome the Monkey 申 Year with a big bang? For some people, February stirred up a lot of “interesting” and compelling shifts. Now that we are inching closer to the Rabbit 卯 month, we may begin to feel some reprieve from the universal clash between the Tiger 寅 (February) month and the [...]
Feng Shui is often defined as “harnessing the benevolent energy of your physical environment to support your dreams.” As a matter of fact, traditional Feng Shui is not just about making the house happy, but it’s also about making the people living inside the house happy. So when I do Feng Shui for my clients, [...]
