Someone asked me recently, how I was able to predict so simply and accurately, what was likely to happen each month. How was it that the energy each month changed and how it was calculated? This was my reply:

• each of the eight sectors has a basic or inherent quality based on it’s Luo Shu element. This is static and never changes. Hence the east will always be the Yang wood sector and the north always water, and these influences are to be always read into the interpretation.
• Then each year we have an annual effect or quality (qi) that influences each sector, that occurs cyclically in a pre-determined pattern that repeats every 9 years, and lasts all year from February to February following the Chinese New Year on Feb 4th.
• Finally, each month we have a monthly effect (qi) that further influences the palace. These three energies combine, much like their actual elements in nature to produce a specific result of these combinations.

What I have given here is very generic, but should not be discounted, as it is still a strong effect. People who know about flying stars should add in another layer, that of the flying star chart of the property and the Guas of the occupants to get an even deeper assessment. Advanced practitioners can also add in the effect of the external land formations and the effect of the seasons for even more intensity. (South or #9 is stronger in summer and growing in spring and so on…) The table below should set you off on the right track. Enjoy!