Bazi - The Destiny Code (Book 1): Your Guide to the Four Pillar of Destin

316 Pages·2005·28.65 MB·English

by  Joey Yap

BaZi - The Destiny Code
Copyright © 2005 by Joey Yap
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First Edition February 2005
Fourth Print March 2008
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INDEX
Preface iv
Chapter One: 1
What is Destiny All About?
Chapter Two: 21
The Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches
Chapter Three: 37
Unveiling the Code of Heaven
Chapter Four: 73
Have you got the Luck?
Chapter Five: 111
BaZi Fundamentals
Chapter Six: 129
Finding the Favourable Element
Chapter Seven: 161
The Five Factors
Chapter Eight: 195
Will I Be Rich?
Chapter Nine: 227
Prince Charming and Ms Right - All About Romance
Chapter Ten: 259
The Power of BaZi
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PREFACE

During my school days, learning BaZi on my own was a difficult, daunting and
nearly impossible task. There were no books on BaZi in English and no formal
classes on the subject. Chinese books available on the subject were often mainly
classical texts which required the assistance of Masters to interpret and understand
them. These Chinese books after all had been written by Masters for the Masters.
Advancing my own knowledge in BaZi required undertaking studies with Masters
in Hong Kong.

Today, as a Master Trainer and Consultant teaching BaZi in various English
speaking countries, I find the challenge that I faced remains for those with an
interest in BaZi when it comes to reading and reference materials. My students
often ask if I can refer them to an English text that could be helpful in their BaZi
studies or to help them understand BaZi better. Much of the motivation behind
writing this book was to afford individuals from all walks of life, both English and
Chinese-educated, the opportunity to learn more about BaZi. You see, those who
can read and write Chinese are not necessarily more advantaged than those who
can read and write only English where BaZi studies are concerned. This is because
often the texts or books available are written in an archaic language. I hope this
book will be able to remove some of the barriers and obstacles that people in the
past have encountered in seeking to learn more about BaZi.

I was further spurred on to write this book by the tremendous success of my BaZi
Beginners DVD, which has been an instant best-seller since it hit the market! This
convinced me of the need for a good informative beginner’s text on the subject.

Writing this beginner’s book has been a great challenge – I knew the text has to be
practical but at the same time not too technical, entertaining and yet informative.
I am confident that readers will find this book helpful, practical and easy to digest
as I have taken great pains to ensure that this book satisfied the standards I have
set for myself.

I’ve also viewed the writing of this book as an opportunity to establish a benchmark
for the respect that the practice of BaZi rightfully deserves. In recent years, Feng Shui
has been over commercialised to the extent that today it suffers an image problem. A
once respectable ancient science has become the stuff of hoo-hah and superstition. A
misinformed public is not the way forward for any field of study. Accordingly, I feel
it is important to write this book to help put people on the right footing about BaZi
and to prevent needless commercialisation of the subject.

One of the early challenges I faced, when pioneering the teaching of BaZi to
westerners was the accurate translation of key BaZi terminology from Chinese to
English. The challenge was to translate the terms without losing any of the original
essence. As Chinese BaZi terminology is very much couched in a pictorial language,
the selection of the correct English words required much consideration. I therefore
had to coin several English terms for BaZi references. Over the years that I have
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been teaching BaZi, these terms have grown to become almost a language of its
own, which all my students use when they talk about BaZi. You will be introduced
to these terms, or BaZi Language as I like to call it, throughout this (and future)
books. I hope they will be helpful in your journey towards understanding BaZi
and your Destiny Code.

BaZi (pronounced Bhat Ji in Cantonese – Baa Z in Mandarin) means eight
characters. These eight characters are translated from our birth information – Year,
Month, Day and Hour – into four pairs of distinct Chinese Characters. Four pairs
make Eight Characters (or BaZi), and each pair is known as a pillar, hence the
name “Four Pillars of Destiny” as is sometimes known. Through just these Eight
Characters, the potential, the mysteries, the ups and downs of life, are revealed to
us in full technicolour! (BaZi after all is a pictorial art!). By decoding a person’s
BaZi, we can unlock and reveal everything there is to know about a person’s life
and destiny.

I chose the title ‘The Destiny Code’ because I felt it encapsulates the essence of
what BaZi is all about. To a layperson, these eight characters have no meaning. But
to those who have the key, it holds vast and tremendous insights. Just as a person’s
DNA holds the key to the scientific make-up and the secrets of the human body,
so a person’s BaZi holds the key to his or her Destiny and the ‘secrets’ of what is in
store for him or her in this life. I hope the title ‘The Destiny Code’ also conveys to
my readers a sense of BaZi being a Chinese science, a ‘technology’ (not in the sense
of computers and gadgets, but in the context of the application of a science) that
helps guide us and improve our lives.

Readers of The Destiny Code who already have my BaZi Beginners Workshop
DVD will find this book an invaluable companion. For newcomers to the subject, I
am sure this book will be an informative and invaluable introduction to your BaZi
(Chinese Astrology) studies.

Do drop by at the Mastery Academy website and try out the BaZi Ming Pan
Calculator. You can also participate in the online forums where you can broaden
your knowledge of BaZi and have your questions answered online.

Destiny awaits beyond this page!

Joey Yap
Feb 15, 2005
www.masteryacademy.com | www.joeyyap.com
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At www.masteryacademy.com, you will find some useful tools to
ascertain key information about the Feng Shui of a property or for
study of Astrology.
To learn more about your personal Destiny, you can use the Joey Yap
BaZi Ming Pan Calculator to plot your Four Pillars of Destiny – you
just need to have your date of birth (day, month, year) and time of
birth. The Joey Yap Flying Star Calculator can be utilised to plot
your home or office Flying Star chart. To find out your personal best
directions, use the 8 Mansions Calculator.
For more information about BaZi, Xuan Kong or Flying Star Feng
Shui, or if you wish to learn more about these subjects with Joey Yap,
logon to the Mastery Academy of Chinese Metaphysics website at
www.masteryacademy.com.
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Chapter One:
What is Destiny
All About?
一命，二運，三風水

First Destiny, Second Luck, Third Feng Shui – Chinese saying
Most people are aware that Feng Shui is extensively used by
business tycoons, largely in Asia, to enhance their wealth. But
few people know of the presence of Masters who work behind
the scenes for some of Asia’s most powerful and wealthy
tycoons, advising on everything from suitable businesses to
acquire, where and what positions to place key managerial
staff, stock market investments to make, the best time to sign
contracts, logo designs, and even accurate, almost prescient,
economic forecasts.
Like the Emperors of ancient times, who had Imperial
Astronomers at their disposal to select dates for warfare
or peace treaties, today’s Tycoon Emperors have in their
employ, in-house BaZi and Feng Shui Masters, tasked
with everything from date selection of official openings to
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selecting suitable CEOs to manage
individual businesses in their empire.
It is not enough that a person be
capable and qualified – he/she must
also have the luck that ensures he/
she will be able to execute a plan.
Even the seemingly early retirement of
certain tycoons, superstars or politicians
from public life is often planned and deliberate,
based on advice from their in-house BaZi Masters.
The work of Feng Shui is often obvious and seen by all, but
BaZi is often unseen and hidden, an invisible hand working
behind the scenes. For many Asian tycoons, when it comes to
business, nothing is left to chance, then it is certainly not ‘left’
to luck or destiny. Feng Shui and BaZi are used synergistically,
as they should be.
Feng Shui is the Prescription, BaZi is
the Diagnosis
The public has yet to understand this synergy between BaZi
and Feng Shui.
In May 2003, a journalist in Kuala Lumpur interviewed me
during the launch of my new Feng Shui video course, the
Xuan Kong 10-Day Video coaching program. The journalist in
question had an opportunity to review my Xuan Kong 10-Day
Video Coaching program prior to the interview. The opening
salvo of his interview was a formidable question indeed.
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“If Feng Shui was so easy, then everybody should
be rich”.
But who said Feng Shui is only about wealth
creation?
If Feng Shui could create millionaires
or billionaires, as so many think, then it
must be the world’s most amazing get-rich
scheme ever. And all Feng Shui masters in
the world should be billionaires.
Allow me to let you in on a little secret: have you had
a look at Forbes magazine lately? It’s NOT a Feng Shui master
who is at the top of the Forbes wealthiest individuals list.
What CAN Feng Shui do for a person?
Feng Shui only helps hasten and magnify what a person’s
capacity in life is. If a person’s capacity is extensive, then Feng
Shui can help yield greater effects. If his capacity is limited,
then there’s little scope as to what Feng Shui can change for
this person.
A person’s capacity in life is what we term Destiny in Chinese
Metaphysics. Every person is born with certain capacity in
life, a life path. This capacity governs his or her potential,
outcomes and achievements in life. When an individual’s
capacity is properly analysed and understood, then it is
possible to assist him or her appropriately. This assistance can
either be advice through BaZi on how to act and when to act,
or through Feng Shui on how to enhance his or her ability to
fulfill his or her potential to its limits or to avoid perils and
downfalls in life.
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