General Forecast of 2013 Water Snake

• Being conflict of between the Water and Fire energy, the Outlook for 2013 economy will bad. News of company winding up or goes bankruptcy will be common. The energy also affect employees mood of wanting to change job. 

• News of scandal will continue and there are signs of increased in divorce. 

• There might be serious hot spell that results in shortage of water, this will have serious impact in production and harvest of food products, especially those agricultural countries. 

• There might be in increase of accidents on the road. Be careful and alert when on the streets. Do not text (check facebook) while driving / walking. 

• There will be increase in gossip in workplace. Be clear and open in communication with colleagues. Be careful of scams. Example : Be mindful should there be people trying to sell you magic healing stones or whatsoever. Do not be tricked. 

• For those whose Wealth star is either Water or Fire element, there might be opportunities to gain / create their wealth in 2013. (Depending on individual Bazi  favorable star is either Water or Fire.)

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Water Snake Year 2013

2013 is the year of Yin Water (癸) and Fire (巳)Snake, it will arrive on February 4, 2013. (This is according to Chinese Astrology).

• Although Chinese New Year Day is on February 10, 2013.

Yin water is like rain, mist or dew.

It represents rain in spring that can nourish live on earth. It represents gentleness and kindness. It represents openness and friendliness without discrimination. It represents taking a slow and calm approach towards matters.

Dew that disappears in the presence of the afternoon sun. It is not enduring, making it prone to indecisiveness, fickleness and difficulty in making decisions. It represents pessimistic and emotional imbalance.  People will be likely to find making decisions difficult and would most probably adopt a wait-and-see attitude.

The Snake is the only reptile in the 12 zodiac signs.  It is cold-blooded and depends on the sun to warm it up. It crawls on its belly and it depends on stealth and surprise to catch its food. It may lie and hide for weeks at a time before it has its next meal. It does not waste its energy, it waits patiently for opportunities, it depends on its strong senses to survive.  It does not have the stamina for prolonged action but when it strikes, it is fast.

NUMBER 3 people are enthusiastic doers and you’ll always find them full of energy and vigour! They are talented individuals who are strong at analysing, but they may show themselves to be pretty impatient and impulsive, making them difficult to get along with. When it comes to work, they prefer to work on their own and are highly capable. However, they will perform even better by injecting more flexibility at work.

If you are a NUMBER 2 person, you are outspoken and eloquent! At the same time, you have great social and networking skills. However, your straightforwardness may easily cause misunderstandings.

You may sometimes be too demanding of yourself and can be quite indecisive. Partnerships are recommended for your career path or you can consider taking on roles related to internal management, e.g. Human Resource.

The characteristics of NUMBER 1! If you are a ‘1’ person, you are a natural leader with strong analytical skills and great creativity. But you may be overconfident at times and easily hurt others due to your bad temper. A challenging career is what you desire and jobs that require creativity and good planning are best suited for you. 

Everyone has a Life Symbol [命卦]

Recently attended a seminar, and one of the highlights was Life Symbols [命卦], which teaches the audience how to calculate their own Life Symbol and decipher the meaning behind each numeral, 1 to 9, excluding 5. 

How do we calculate our Life Symbol?

First, we need our year of birth. Note that 4th Feb is generally regarded as the “cut-off” date between two consecutive years, but a 10000-Year-Calendar would be the best guide if you want to be more precise.

For example, if your birthday falls on 2nd Feb 1980, your actual year of birth is 1979, because it’s before 4th Feb-commonly known as Beginning of Spring [立春].

The way to calculate Life Symbol differs for male and female and we shall begin with the ladies. Add up all digits of your year of birth until you reach a single digit. Add 4 to the result and you’ll get your Life Symbol!

Example, a lady born in 1982 has the Life Symbol 6, which corresponds to Qian [乾]. 

Calculation

1 + 9 + 8 + 2 = 20

2 + 0 = 2

2 + 4 = 6

Do take note that if you derive at 5, your Symbol is 8.

Gentlemen, are you wondering how to calculate your Life Symbol? First, add up all digits of your year of birth until you reach a single digit.

Subtract the result from 11 and you’ll get your Life Symbol! Example, a gentleman born in 1951 has the Life Symbol 4, which corresponds to Xun [巽].

Calculation

1 + 9 + 5 + 1 = 16

1 + 6 = 7

11 - 7 = 4

Do take note that if you derive at 5, your Symbol is 2.

Next, we shall look at the characteristics of each Life Symbol….

Refresher on 10 elements

We have come to the end of the 10 heavenly stems, lets refresh the most significant character of each element. When we see each element what do we relate them to :