Secondary Gain: the secret hindrance to success

Secondary Gain: the secret hindrance to success

What is Your Secondary Gain? Sometimes, we just can’t get out of certain uncomfortable or distressing situations or conditions. These situations can question our self-esteem, steal our energy, and prevent us from obtaining our goals. We all know that at the bottom of many issues lies something hidden; this hidden cause is known as secondary […]

Geng Metal People

Geng Metal People

Geng Metal People In Ba Zi, the Geng Metal Self is typically represented by a sword. Although Geng people do differ, which depends mostly on the season in which they were born, they are typically known as strong, just, resilient, and decisive individuals. The birth season is important in Chinese astrology because each season affects […]

Balanced and Unbalanced Lives

Balanced and Unbalanced Lives

Balanced and Unbalanced Lives We all strive towards achieving a balance in our lives, but what if there is not a universal definition of balance? What if your balance is not the same as mine – or someone else’s? When one dives deeper into the foundations of human life, as seen in Ba Zi astrology, […]

Water Element and Wisdom

Water Element and Wisdom

  Five Elements in Chinese Astrology Water Element Holds the Key to Wisdom   Although it’s a common belief that wisdom depends on knowledge and experience, it’s certain that some people are wiser than the others – as if they were born with it. If we speculate about this as an inherent quality, then the […]

Fire Element Holds the Key to Our Happiness

Fire Element Holds the Key to Our Happiness

Five Elements in Chinese Astrology The Fire Element Holds the Key to Our Happiness In Chinese astrology, we consider every Element (the Five Elements: Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) as equally important because each of them has its very own sphere of influence on human life. In such a way, Wood is in charge of […]

Gui people (Yin Water Self)

Gui people (Yin Water Self)

Gui people Yin Water Self, the Visionary Gui Water is typically represented by springs, rain, clouds, mist, and dew. In Chinese astrology, the qualities closely related to Gui principle are wisdom, flexibility, adaptability, and the power of transformation. Gui Water’s role in nature is to gently nourish everything and enable the growth and development of […]

Ren people (Yang Water Self)

Ren people (Yang Water Self)

Ren people Yang Water Self, the Executive Ren is represented by big and powerful waters: big streams, lakes, seas, and oceans. In Chinese astrology, the qualities closely related to the Ren principle are strength, willpower, determination, resourcefulness, and finding the way.   Ren Self individuals are smart people who can quickly absorb information and assess […]

Xin people (Yin Metal Self)

Xin people (Yin Metal Self)

Xin people Yin Metal Self, the Thinker Xin Metal is represented with fine jewelry and shiny, decorative metal objects. As a principle, Xin also stands in Chinese astrology for cultivation, beauty, refinement, and the power of attraction. Since this Metal is refined, Xin individuals are often described as cultured, attractive, stylish, and elegant. They are also […]

Geng people (Yang Metal Self)

Geng people (Yang Metal Self)

Geng  people Yang Metal Self, the Protector In Chinese astrology, Geng Metal is represented by a sword. The qualities Geng principles stand for are sharpness, resilience, rigidness, usefulness, and executive abilities. Accordingly, Geng individuals are strong, just, and resilient people. They are also creatures who need stress, pressure, and fight in their life because these […]

Ji people (Yin Earth Self)

Ji people (Yin Earth Self)

Ji people Yin Earth Self, the Nurturer Ji Self is represented by soft, fertile land. In Chinese astrology, Ji principles stand for qualities such as accessibility, productivity, resourcefulness, care, and nourishment. Accordingly, the nature of Ji Earth people is giving, nurturing, and industrious. They are typically kind and warm-hearted individuals sensitive to others’ feelings and […]