Chi Lin, the Dragon Horse

Chi Lin is a mythical Chinese creature with the head of a Dragon, the body of a Horse, and the scales of a Carp fish. Also called the Dragon Horse, or the Chinese Unicorn, Chi Lin brings strong, protective feng shui energy with blessings of good health and prosperity.

Chi Lin is very loyal to its owner and will protect the house from evil spirits. Chi Lin has higher royal status that other feng shui guardians.

You can benefit from the energy of this feng shui guardian in many ways - bring a small sculpture into your home, choose an embroidery with Chi Lin image, a feng shui tassel, or carry Chi Lin with you as a key chain.

You can place the Chi Lin near the main entrance, in the family or living room. Do not place the Chi Lin in your bedroom, kitchen or bathroom.

As with most traditional feng shui cures, Chi Lin comes in many materials, colors, finishes and sizes.

The Five Elements; Cycle of Birth and Destruction

The concept of five elements is refinement of the principle yin and yang. These abstract energies or intangible forces around us can be divided into earth, metal, water, wood and fire. Each element has its own attributes and characteristics. The elements, which are inherent in all energy force, follows nautre's law. They can be productive or destructive depending how they interact with each other.

Cycle of Productive/Birth

Fig 1

Fig 1 illustrates the productive cycle or cycle of birth. According to this cycle, Metal produce Water: Metal can be liquefied. Water nourishes Wood: Water is the essential element for the growth of plants. Wood activates Fire: Wood provides fuel for Fire. Fire enriches Earth: The ashes of Fire is the primal substance of Earth. Lastly, Earth yields Metal: Metal ore is obtained from Earth.

Cycle of Destruction

Fig 2

Fig 2 shows the destructive cycle of the elements. These elements interact with one another in a cyclical pattern of destruction. When this cycle is distured or becomes imbalanced, it can be detrimental. In this cycle of destruction, Metal conquers Wood: Metal can cut the shape of wood. Wood penetrated Earth: Wood can extract the essence of Earth. Earth Drains Water: Earth absorbs the flow of water. Water extinguishes Fire: Water has the power to control and extinguish Fire. Fire destroys Metal: The radiant heat Fire melts Metal.

Note:

The productive cycle shows how an element is used to give strength and support to any of the elemental forces that are weak.

The destructive cycle shows how each element is capable of weakening and eventually destroying another element.

Kua Numbers

These personalized numbers reveal good and bad luck directions for individuals which are derived from the powerful eight mansion fomula.

To determine your personal kua number, use your lunar year of birth and gender for calculation. The calculation are as follows:

Formula for Male counterpart:
Take the lunar year of birth.
Add the last two digits.
Reduce to single number.
Deduct from 10.
EG: Year of birth 1936
3+6=9 and 10-9=1

Thus the kua number is 1

For males who were born in 2000 and after, instead of deducting 10, deduct from 9.

Formula for female counterpart:
Take the lunar year of birth.
Add the last two digits.
Reduce to single number.
Add 5.
EG: Year of birth 1945
4+5=9; 9+5=4; 1+4=5

Thus the kua number is 5

For females who were born in 2000 and after, instead of adding 5, add 6.

Kua numbers
For Kua numbers 1, 3, 4 and 9, they belongs to East group people
For Kua numbers 2, 5, 6, 7 ad 8, they belongs to west group.

East Group

Kua number 1 All
Sheng Qi (Wealth): Southeast
Nien Yen (Love): South
Tien Yi (Health): East
Fu Wei (Personal Growth): North
Ho Hai (Bad Luck): West
Wu Kwei (Five Ghost): Northeast
Lui Shar (Six Killings): Northwest
Chueh Ming (Total Loss): Southwest

Kua number 3 All
Sheng Qi (Wealth): South
Nien Yen (Love): Southeast
Tien Yi (Health): North
Fu Wei (Personal Growth): East
Ho Hai (Bad Luck): Southwest
Wu Kwei (Five Ghost): Northwest
Lui Shar (Six Killings): Northeast
Chueh Ming (Total Loss): West

Kua number 4 All
Sheng Qi (Wealth): North
Nien Yen (Love): East
Tien Yi (Health): South
Fu Wei (Personal Growth): Southeast
Ho Hai (Bad Luck): Northwest
Wu Kwei (Five Ghost): Southwest
Lui Shar (Six Killings): West
Chueh Ming (Total Loss): Northeast

Kua number 9 All
Sheng Qi (Wealth): East
Nien Yen (Love): North
Tien Yi (Health): Southeast
Fu Wei (Personal Growth): South
Ho Hai (Bad Luck): Northeast
Wu Kwei (Five Ghost): West
Lui Shar (Six Killings): Southwest
Chueh Ming (Total Loss): Northwest

West Group

Kua number 5 Male
Sheng Qi (Wealth): Northeast
Nien Yen (Love): Northwest
Tien Yi (Health): West
Fu Wei (Personal Growth): Southwest
Ho Hai (Bad Luck): East
Wu Kwei (Five Ghost): Southeast
Lui Shar (Six Killings): South
Chueh Ming (Total Loss): North

Kua number 5 Female
Sheng Qi (Wealth): Southwest
Nien Yen (Love): West
Tien Yi (Health): Northwest
Fu Wei (Personal Growth): Northeast
Ho Hai (Bad Luck): South
Wu Kwei (Five Ghost): North
Lui Shar (Six Killings): East
Chueh Ming (Total Loss): Southeast

Kua number 2 All
Sheng Qi (Wealth): Northeast
Nien Yen (Love): Northwest
Tien Yi (Health): West
Fu Wei (Personal Growth): Southwest
Ho Hai (Bad Luck): East
Wu Kwei (Five Ghost): Southeast
Lui Shar (Six Killings): South
Chueh Ming (Total Loss): North

Kua number 6 All
Sheng Qi (Wealth): West
Nien Yen (Love): Southwest
Tien Yi (Health): Northeast
Fu Wei (Personal Growth): Northwest
Ho Hai (Bad Luck): Southeast
Wu Kwei (Five Ghost): East
Lui Shar (Six Killings): North
Chueh Ming (Total Loss): South

Kua number 7 All
Sheng Qi (Wealth): Northwest
Nien Yen (Love): Northeast
Tien Yi (Health): Southwest
Fu Wei (Personal Growth): West
Ho Hai (Bad Luck): North
Wu Kwei (Five Ghost): South
Lui Shar (Six Killings): Southeast
Chueh Ming (Total Loss): East

Kua number 8 All
Sheng Qi (Wealth): Southwest
Nien Yen (Love): West
Tien Yi (Health): Northwest
Fu Wei (Personal Growth): Northeast
Ho Hai (Bad Luck): South
Wu Kwei (Five Ghost): North
Lui Shar (Six Killings): East
Chueh Ming (Total Loss): Southeast

NORTHEAST - Education Luck

The northeast is an earth element corner. Activate this corner for education luck.

The powerful qi of the northeast brings excellent examination results, scholastic honors and scholarships. In addition, by using the kua formula, determine the person most auspicious direction in which he/she will face when studying or sitting.

Crystal
Energize this corner with crystals is the most powerful manifestation of earth energy, Natural crystal are better. It is good to invest a single ended-natural crystal for the person who wants to activate the education luck.

When selecting one, first cleanse it by soaking in sea or rock salt solution for seven days and seven night. Place it on the northeast part of the table which the person will be studing or underneath the pillow where the person is sleeping. It also can be taken to the exams to bring luck for the examinations. Keep the crystal wrapped with silk or velvet when not in use.

Crystal Globe.
Place a crystal globe on a table in the northeast corner of the person's bedroom activate education luck.

*It is not good to have bright lights in the northeast because they exhaust the qi of the corner.

SOUTHEAST - Prosperity Luck

The southeast is a place of wood element. It signifies income levels. If you wish to attract increased earnings, activate and energize this corner of your home or office.

Plants
Plants in southeast will magnify growth of qi for the home. Blossoming of flowers and plants suggest blossoming good fortune. When plants and flowers stop blooming, you must get a fresh supply.

Waterfall
The best way to activate money luck is to construct a small waterfall and keep the waters moving with fish, tortoises and water pumps. Landscape it with healthy plants and flowers. Waterfall especially six levels of falls are powerful in attracting prosperity.

*It is not good to have bright lights in the southeast because they will exhaust the qi of the corner.

NORTHWEST - Patronage Luck

The northwest is the place for patriarch. It signify the luck of influential benefactors and partrons. If you want help from your boss, father, uncle, activate this corner.

Element: Metal

Patriarch
If you want your patriarch to be prosperous, hang a portrait of a smiling patriarch here.

Wealth Vase/Box
Keep a wealth vase hidden in the northwest corner will benefit the patriarch. If you bury wealth box in the northwest garden. Ingot/coins/cloisonne objet are also potent.

Windchimes
Metallic windchimes especially golden windchimes are beneficial as it sound of the chimes enhance the qi in the northwest corner.

Metal
Anything made of metal/gold or gold plated is auspicious.

* It is not good to have water in the northwest because it exhaust the qi of the corner.

SOUTHWEST - Love and Marriage

The southwest enhance the luck of relationship and brings romance.

Keep the lights burning
To activate the corner, you can use bright lights to burn continuously in the bedroom. Keep lights turned on for three hours lights. The bright lights will bring romance. You can place any love symbols here so they will also activated by the burning light.

Matriarch
Another way to energize the southwest is to place an image of matriarch. Chinese have always had high respect for matriarch, and it enhances trigram thus enhancing luck.

* Do not place too many plants in southwest corner, since wood element destroy earth element.
* It is not good to have metallic objects in the southwest as they exhaust the qi of the corner.