This might not make any sense to you, but these social posts are an easy way for me to reference a lot of information that I might not be able to pour into my brain. These blogs and my social media give me a quick reference point. The year 2025 is a big year of self-awareness and internal enlightenment. If you prepare and ride the wave, you can accomplish huge strides in your emotional and spiritual health.
Almost everything happening in the office right now is in support of your personal enlightenment…your spiritual leveling-up. This is some of the details I use from a Taoist perspective helping myself and others level-up.
The River Luo Shu
There are two Luo Shus. This is the River Luo Shu. It represents your incarnation…the time of life that is physical and is your path to enlightenment.
The Ba Gua
The Ba Gua, or the 8 trigrams also came from the tortoise. The Ba Gua is used with the I Ching. The I Ching is by Taoist practitioners when clarifying the disease state of an individual and aiding in selecting acupuncture points, herbs, essential oils, rocks. From that clarification, the path forward can be determined allowing the practitioner to lay-out your plan for obtaining wellness.
The spelling of the triagrams can change depending on the Asian language. But the pronunciation appears to stay the same.
These charts make it easier to identify the hexagram.
The Magic Square Variations
In 9-Star Ki Astrology, you can get a better understanding of the energetics 
you will be facing. This chart is an easy way to see where each of the “Stars” or “Houses” sit in relation to each other.
The Year of Birth chart helps identify the energetics by time.
Annual Afflictions
Tai Sui / Grand Duke Jupiter
The location of the Tai Sui corresponds to the location of the animal sign of the year. Do not face and confront and use a pi yao facing Tai Sui’s direction or anywhere.
Sui Po – The Year Breaker
The Year Breaker or what is sometimes termed as the “Wrath of the Tai Sui” or the “Sui Po” is the opposing energy that is against the energy of the year. In Feng Shui, for each year, there is a governing energy or main force that is brought about by the Grand Duke or Tai Sui. The Year Breaker would be at the sector that is directly opposite where the Grand Duke resides for the year. Tends to bring challenges, obstacles, and can affect your health. It can force you to change or adapt. That can also mean a new opportunity, a new beginning, or a direction in life. It can be a turning point in life.
Five Yellow – Wu Wang
It occupies 45 degrees of the compass. It belongs to earth element. The five yellow is the number five in the annual flying star chart. When disturbed, the five yellow brings loss of wealth, loss of employment, accidents, injuries, calamities, robbery and sometimes even death. What is needed is metal energy in the form of brass coins and windchimes where the number 6 features strongly. The number 6 is itself a metal number, so 6 rod windchimes or 6 large coins would work well at controlling the five yellow. When the Wu Wang is strongly supported use a pagoda.
Three Killings – San Sha (Saam Sat)
The Three killings direction always occupies one of the four cardinal sectors North, South, East or West. So this is an affliction that covers 90 degrees of the compass. Never having your back to this direction and never disturbing it with renovations. Three “Sha” refers to Jie Sha (Robbery or financial loss), Sui Sha (Annual ominous energy), and Zai Sha (Disaster). The three killings can be interpreted as loss of wealth, health/accident, and reputation. You should avoid using Three-killings time when picking an auspicious time for a significant event. Other than that, three-killing time has little effect on daily activities. The most effective solution is to balance between the Triune element and the Three killings element. Can use the three celestial guardians.
- Ox, Snake & Rooster years – the Three Killings is in the EAST
- Dog, Horse & Tiger years – the Three Killings is in the NORTH
- Pig, Rabbit & Sheep Years – the Three Killings is in the WEST
- Monkey, Rat and Dragon years — the Three Killings is in the SOUTH
