KUNG HEI FAT CHOI!

2007, according to our Chinese friends is the year of The Fire Pig. And as usual different beliefs proliferate in every conversation, in the mass media and in every Filipino Feng Shui believers, everything has to change to be able to adjust with the Yin and Yang balance required by the Fire Pig year.

For those who don't know if their birthday were covered by the Year of the Pig here's what I've researched that could guide us to what really is with this year and how it will affects our lives.

Year of the Fire Pig ( 1923, 1935, 1947, 1959, 1971, 1983, 1995 and 2007)
Zodiac: Courageous, gallant, courteous, innocent, gullible, naive, peace loving, defenseless, trustful, honest, correct, pure, sincere, very deveoted, sensitive, indulgent, sensual, cheerful, generous, tolerant, hates quarrels, fortunate and not good in handling money but can be a perfect friend.

So, let's go back to Feng Shui, and have us study how it evolves into a Chinese concept. According to some write up on Feng Shui, they said that in the beginning, the Universe has nothing on it and this "nothing"was divided and have two complementary forces called "Yin and Yang". Yin is characterized as the negative, moon, feminine, dark and passive while Yang is the positive, sun, masculine, light and active. One is better than the other, and yet both are important and a balance of both is highly necessary. Meaning as day follows night and night follows day, they are constantly balanced.

Ancient Chinese astrologers is said to divide and look for the "Balance" of Yin and Yang. When this is achieved, Yin and Yang comes a harmonious environment. They also looked for Ch'i which is the energy existing within the landscape. These concepts are the basis of what is known today as "Feng Shui"

Feng Shui literally means Wind and Water. According to ancient Chinese scientific art in oder to combine the knowledge of environmental theory and magnetism, you must relate to the planets Jupiter and Saturn. The purpose of this is to identify the Yin and Yang that creates Ch'i in its five elements which are the Water, Wood, Earth, Fire and Metal. These elements create the constructive cycle or the destructive cycle. For sure, the constructive cycle is the proper balance that can lead us to living harmoniously, benefiting our health and facilitating
good relationship with people.