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Introduction to Lunar Year of Rat

      The lunar new year of Rat will start on 7th February 2008 according to the lunar calendar. However, for some feng shui practitioners, they consider the year "begins" with the start of spring, which is 4th February 2008 because feng shui flying star formulas follows the solar calendar and not the lunar calendar. But in general, chinese throughout the world will actually celebrate the chinese new year following the lunar calendar on 7th February 2008. As usual, every year we will produce a comprehensive annual prediction not only that will spark interest among the beginners, but also set as a role model for advance practitioners and feng shui masters to follow. This year, we are going to go a little deeper to reveal to you how we do the forecast and prediction for the year to make it the most accurate possible. Normally, some feng shui experts are not so all-rounded in their prediction because they only know certain methods and ignore other factors because they are either ignorant or have no knowledge on them. The following methods are what we used to analyse the year's luck for this year:
1. Analysis of the Classics.
2. Star Analysis of the Annual Lo Shu.
3. Dominance in the Center by Reigning Flying Star Number
4. Analysis of 5 Elements of the Four Pillars (Bazi Chart) of the Year
5. Annual Luck Based on "Zi Wei Dou Shu" (Si Hua Method)
6. Analysis Based on Grand Duke and Astrological Characteristics
7. Checking for other special factors such as presence of Lap Chun and Leap Year etc.

The summary of the world's luck in 2008 (based on Metal Plate Theory, Book of Borderless Heaven and Imperial Cannon) is as follows:
1. There will be plagues that attacks the unlucky geographical locations throughout the world. It will cause widespread of diseases.
2. Those who have been provoked in the past will reveal their vengeance in 2008. That means violence and terrorism may become quite pronounce. It will be a year of bloodshed, injuries and death.
3. It is a year of helplessness. Major uprising of changes will take effect and old leaders will only watch helplessly.
4. There could be a major system breakdown causing problems related to aircrafts.
5. Economy will suffer a setback. Stockmarket will not see substantial growth. Many working class people will suffer from losing their jobs.
6. The year is likely to see more sex scandals and unwanted romance.

To ensure ones family is not afflicted by the negative energies of the year and instead enjoy good fortune, one can display the Dzi Pi Yao on stand in the center of the house. The dzi stone mined from Himalayas has potent energies to protect against mishaps and create good energy for your space. While the Pi Yao is a very fortunate symbol in feng shui. This figurine is specially designed and commissioned by us.

For those who do not wish to see their regular income be demolished can remedy with the Rice Bowl Protective Dragon Tortoise. This specially designed career supporting dragon tortoise will support your income luck for years to come.

Powerful Dzi Pi Yao figurine; Income Protector

2008 can become a good year if one knows how to tap to its luck. It has the auspicious flying star #1 going into its central palace. It is also worth taking note that the next three years will have the Prosperity Star #9 followed by Wealth Star #1 flying into the center. Altogether, there are three consecutive years where the best of flying stars visit the center palace to rule the world. The Achievement Star #1 is also known as "Kui Dou" or "Tang Lang". This year is therefore the turning point of good things happening in the next three years and one should not miss out the opportunity to kickoff this year with a breakthrough. If you do well this year, you have won more than half the battle to perform well for the successive years. But if you do not do well this year, then probably the chances of doing well in the following years may not be so good. So, please do not miss out this golden opportunity. Achievement Star #1 will bring about the followings:
1. Authority - if one is able to tap to the luck of this star, you will gain authority and become a leader. Those seeking for high position and power will gain it if you know how to tap the luck. Many great politicians will be born.
2. Education - if one wants to exercise self development, you probably like to give a start this year with the help of this star. It brings about advancement in learning, active thinking and studies. The numbers of scholars will increase tremendously.
3. Prosperity - it brings prosperous business to those in food, beverage and entertainment related businesses. Those who intend to start a business can look into this area. It will be a year of fruitful business for those who taps to its luck well.
4. Fame - those acquiring fame will benefit from it. Book authors, public resource management, entertainers will do well if they know how to tap to this luck.
5. Robbery - the negative side of this star is robbery, vice, illegal activities and theft. Because this star is not very strong in the period of 8, the negative side of it may lurk around if the good side is not activated.
6. Illnesses related to urinary system and kidney - one should drink more water this year.

24K Gold Wealthship; Yibudengtian

The enhancers that one can use to activate this star is simple and must be related to metal and water element. The pillar of success, dragon tortoise, golden wealth ship, fish etc will be very important. One can have the center palace of their homes laden with these auspicious enhancers. The best activator that can be used to activate this star effectively and let it last for the next three years would be the Achievement Ball.

Achievement ball - best activator for Flying Star #1

The Deadly #5 Yellow Star flies into the south combining with many deadly afflictions to cause troubles to this sector. Geographical locations in the south may face disasters, epidemics and economic slump. Those living in the southern zones should display at minimum the 8 Auspicious Objects in the center of their homes to protect against calamities from befalling the family. Southern places include Florida, Singapore, Hong Kong etc.

8 Auspicious Objects

The Illness Star #2 flies to the Northwest. This is going to harm the Patriarch, Man of the family and leaders throughout the world. Men of the family are at risk of falling sick or suffering from terminal illness. They should carry along or display the Zodiac Longevity Amulet to guard against health issues.

Zodiac Longevity Amulet

The Quarrelsome Star #3 goes to the west. That means there will be heated up anger among the geographical locations in the west. Since the west represents metal, there could be crisis involving the metal element business. Beware of speculation on the price of gold in 2008. In the family, married couples will quarrel or even separate due to pregnancy problems. Therefore married couples who have problems conceiving should carry along the Fire Ball Amulet.

The Violent #7 Red Star flies into the southwest indicates there will be violence in the southwest. Those whose house is in the southwest will risk burglary and violence. It also indicates that many celebrities will also be passing away in 2008. Those who are in the entertainment business must display the Rhino Elephant Embracing Water Urn in the southwest to safeguard against this energy.

Wealth Star #8 White flies into east bringing good economy prospects to all eastern regions throughout the world. It is also a year which indicates that the sons of the family will be in power and becoming rich. The east belongs to the direction of celestial dragon. Therefore the Wealth Dragon image will become a very important wealth activator in 2008.

Wealth Magnifying Dragon

Heavenly Star #6 White flies into the north representing flourishing in transportation. And with the Grand Duke further supporting the north, those in transportation business will see a strong growth, especially sea related vehicles. Northern regions of the world will also see better economic progress than the southern regions.

The Future Wealth Star #9 Purple goes to the southeast which means those businesses associated to wood will see long term gains. There will be a lot of growth activities in the southeastern regions of the world.

Wen Chang Star #4 Green flies to the northeast, which brings about many intelligent children. Those who knows how to activate this star of intellectual for their kids will see them doing well in examinations. It is best to wear the Examination Booster Pendant to excel in their education.

Examination Booster

At a quick glance, by reading the Bazi chart of the year, the year has many wood elements clashing with earth. It is lacking in the all important fire element and metal element. The luck of the year is not a smooth one. Young people will be involved in plenty of romance and sex scandals are indicated. Accidents are also unavoidably increasing. Economically, the world will see stocks not performing well. Financial problems will be seen if certain parties are not careful in wealth management. Those who are greedy will see themselves going back to square one in wealth accumulation. Be very cautious! There is also little progress in development of infrastructure. Last but not least, there are bad signs of danger indicated in the year 2008. One can regularly induce metal energy into their homes for safety and good luck by performing space clearing with the strong metal energy 7 Metals Singing Bowl.

7 Metals Singing Bowl

The Zi Wei Dou Shu leads to the following economical predictions.
1. The service industries will see a major rebound in business. Hotel lines, tourism and service oriented industries will see higher income.
2. Insurance companies, banking industries, wealth management companies and fund managers will see good business. This would mean a lot of money will be lost by the public because the year's economy is unstable in 2008.
3. Speculative industries such as betting dents, lottery hubs and gaming industries will see a major set back in 2008.
4. Poor results will be experienced by consultation industries. Medical, fortune telling, tuition, law firm etc will see a major drop in their sales.

General Deng Tang

For further information about the Tai Sui in 2008, you may read here.

On the other hand, the zodiac's characteristics can also predict the fundamental projection of the year. Since the Rat rules in 2008, it will be a year connected to the characteristics of the Rat. The year 2008 is ruled by the mischievious Rat. It ranked first among the 12 symbolic animals of the twelve terrestial branches. It ranked first even bypassing the Dragon, Monkey and Tiger. Disney's most important icon that never go out of fashion for the past many dacades is the mouse. Mickey is not only adorable and made its way to become number one most important cartoon character among the kids, but had in fact made a lot of money for Disney. Recently Ratatouille made headlines and created good impact among kids throughout the world. Like the movie said, the rat is not necessarily a nuisance. It had brought so much good luck for Disney and Pixar. In the chinese tradition, the rat (mouse) is associated to intelligence, street smartness and fertility. They are fabulously street smart and recognized for their survivability. Kids will benefit from having them at home to increase a brighter mentality. Chinese associate rats to symbolize good luck associated to fast money. The presence of the rat activates career luck and income luck. Those who are in debts especially can count on this rat to quickly settle their debts. Therefore this is a year of good money for street smart people. Because rat comes out during the night time, there will be a lot of night activities throughout the year. Disco and night clubs will have flourishing business. Those in plenty of debt can clear it fast if he is street smart. It is a good opportunity to bring in good luck by inviting one or more fortune rats into your home.

No Lap Chun for the Year

The lunar year starts after spring (lap chun). It is therefore known as "a year with absence of spring" or a "blind year". This is the second consecutive year without the lap chun. This is the indication that the year will not be a very fruitful one. Flowers will not grow well. Poor harvest is also expected. Folklores view this as a bad omen. There will be many pitfalls for the family, unfortunate events, poor income, lack in money, loss in investments and indication of a weak year. To break the curse of no lap chun in 2008, it is very simple. One can actually display the Nacaifu Ox in the living room of the house and the workdesk to announce the presence of spring and good harvest in the year 2008. This is a very powerful wealth enhancer designed by feng shui masters in Hong Kong.

Gold Nacaifu Ox in water

A Year starts with Solar Eclipse

The lunar new year starts with solar eclipse. From feng shui point of view, from astrology point of view and from religion point of view, it is generally concluded that this is an extremely bad omen. Ancient chinese call this situation as "the heaven dog eating the sun", and it will be very inauspicious. The year will see many dangers and many disasters accordingly. Therefore, everyone should carry the Safety Amulet or wear the Dzi Pi Yao for protection and safety.

Li Dong Pin Safety Amulet; Dzi PiYao

Excellent Year to Set Up Treasure Box with Secret 9 Dragons

2008 had indicated to be a bad year economically. Therefore, it is essential for one to kickoff good wealth luck with a stronger wealth enhancer and actualizing their desired riches in the follow-on years. Multiply your inflow of cash and wealth luck by keeping a potent Dragon Treasure Box, filled with the secret Nine Dragons. This was the wealth activator used by the most successful Emperor Chien Lung of China.

Dragon Treasure Box

Outlook on Profession, Trade and Businesses

      By studying the details of 5 Elements in the Bazi chart of the year, we can predict how certain professions, trade and businesses would fair.

Metal Category - Average
Finance, Banking, Car, Trading, Insurance, Security Firms, Stock Trading, Jewellery, Machinery
Trades related to metal will face fierce competition and potential crisis. There will be quarrels among certain nations due to lack of metal resources.

Wood Category - Good
Education, Clothing, Timber, Paper, Manufacturing, Stationery, Furniture, Religious Accessories
Wood industries will see a rebound. Every one involve in wood industry will see prosperity and price hike of wood.

Water Category - Good
Cleaning Services, Sales, Media, Import Export, Air Conditioning, Seafood, Fishery
Water trades will have a smoothsailing year. Cashflow is aplenty and potential of further booming is indicated.

Fire Category - Average
Restaurants, Plastic, Alcohol, Handicrafts, Music, Computers, Military, Fuel, Law Firms
Fire trades will see stability. Not particularly excellent, but will see a positive income.

Earth Category - Good
Farming, Gardening, Jade, Properties, Agencies, Accounting, Pottery, Building, Construction
There will be another high achievement for Earth Industries this year. Those who had made money from property last year will continue to gain a lot of money in property market. Focus on properties in the east and north regions. Those in China will see more growth in Shanghai property this year.

2008 General Summary

Summing up in general, direct wealth is not present in 2008, but one can plant seeds of success if he is able to kickoff the year to gain a big time for the subsequent years to come. The year will be excellent if he is able to tap to energy from Achievement Star #1. Those who are depending on his job to make a living should protect himself from being retrenched. Safety is our highest priority because this is a year of danger. Young people will be involved in sexual scandals. Excessive sexual behaviour is indicated. Protection of the partriarch from sicknesses is a must.