Sunday, July 15, 2012

Videos on history of Chinese Astronomy and calendar

I would like to share the following series of video, which talks about the history of Chinese astronomy and calendar e.g. 节气,二十八星宿, etc. It is very useful for those interested in date selection and also early form of feng shui:
http://210.34.4.53:88/playvideo.asp?id=11064
http://210.34.4.53:88/playvideo.asp?id=11065
http://210.34.4.53:88/playvideo.asp?id=11066
http://210.34.4.53:88/playvideo.asp?id=11067
http://210.34.4.53:88/playvideo.asp?id=11068

Regards
Alvin Chua

Friday, July 13, 2012

My handy method remembering the 12 Cyclic Stages of Heavenly Stems 十二长生

this is method of remembering the traditional 12 Natural Stages of Heavenly Stems (十二长生历程) where Yin & Yang Polarity of the DM determines the stages. I have come up with it in order for me to know the stages without refering to books and the computer.


Just need to memorise the 2 pattens: 1 for 甲乙丙丁戊己, the 2nd one for 庚辛壬癸.
These 2 patterns will give you the 长生 of each heavenly stems, then you count the rest of the 11 stages counter clockwise or clockwise, depending on the polarity of the stem.

Regards
Alvin Chua