Whilst browsing via Zite, I came across an article on Bloomberg Businessweek entitled “Are Creative People More Dishonest?“ Interestingly, the article was accompanied by a photograph of Bernard Madoff. Yes he of Ponzi scheme fame. The article references the work of Dan Ariely, whose book, ‘Predictably Irrational’ is one of my favourite reads. (lest anyone here hasn’t realised it by now, BaZi is entirely...

I should give out copies to my clients…

In my third entry on the forecast for Ren Chen 2012:  (read it here ), I wrote: In 2010 and 2011, the theme was Againstness in both years, with this theme becoming magnified in 2011, after being foreshadowed strongly in 2010. In 2012, I think the theme will be about the divide between Us and Them. A natural in many respects, continuation of Againstness. The issues that pissed people off in 2010 and 2011, now have...

I have a new blog dedicated to discussing issues of BaZi within the context of corporations and businesses, spanning the issues of management, talent development and human...

Yesterday I met up with a fellow BaZi consultant from Singapore for casual idle chatter and the subject matter turned to what we call ‘Busybody’ BaZi or 八 卦 八 子。 What you might be wondering is Busybody BaZi? Busybody Bazi usually has two references: a) people who learn BaZi expressly for the purpose of being able to ‘find out things about other people’. Usually, this is not a very effective motivation...

It IS Water on top of the Mountain…icy…is a possibility?

The ‘Art of BaZi’ class, taking place in KL on 18-19 February 2012, only has 4 more spots left. This class is strictly limited to under 15 students to ensure personal attention from the facilitator (me). Students in the class are encouraged to bring their toughest charts to be analysed and will also be required to analyse sample charts provided by the facilitator. This is a class designed for those looking to take their BaZi...

My policies on answering questions on this forum are quite clear. I answer technical questions but I do not answer personal questions relating to a person’s chart (for obvious reasons, this creates more problems than solutions almost always and see my entry on why free bazi advice is a bad idea). However, I am frequently in receipt of technical questions for which there is no other way to describe it than – BADLY PHRASED. So...

Career consultations, especially for young people who are new to the workforce, are always a challenge for the consultant. It is the combination of the Gen Y disconnect and anxious parents who seem adverse to their child potentially making mistakes in life.  In a recent case, the client in question was extremely concerned about the role that their offspring (a fresh graduate) was going to focus on and was insistent on a specific answer...

Recently, a friend posted an article about a woman in New Zealand who in her fervant desire to have a Dragon Baby (hence, the article ‘Desperately Seeking Dragon Baby‘), has decided that she will do so by any means, including artificial insemination. Ms Chuang, who is a Rooster, “believes a dragon child will also be “perfect match” as the two zodiac signs are said to be most compatible.” Needless to...

In Part One of this series on Ren Chen 2012, the discussion focused on the pillar of Ren Chen itself. This of course cannot really be a sensible approach to evaluating a year if utilised singularly. Although I personally loath the saying ‘one swallow doesn’t make a summer’ in this particular case, the saying is perhaps apropos although I would prefer to paraphrase it as ‘one pillar does not make a year’....