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What is Ba Zi ?
The origin of Ba Zi is attributed to Scholar Li Xuzhong of the Tang Dynasty (A.D
618-907). It was practiced by Xu Ziping in the Song Dynasty (A.D 960-1279).
This ancient Chinese Art is derived from the text of the I-Ching or the Book
of Oracles used for fortune telling. It is based on the same principles,
using the 5 primordial elements for fortune telling. This Chinese system
fortune-telling is been in used, consistently, for thousand of years through
the winding course of its civilization. It is true to say that Ba Zi has
shaped the cultural practises and philosophy of the Chinese people as much
as Confucianism has shaped the character and mind of the people of China and
its worldwide Diasporas. In the olden days, the Chinese people seeking to
their destinies and fortune travel far and wide to great temples to have
their destinies revealed to them by masters of fortune reading. In other
words, consulting a fortune-teller is a common practice and very much a part
of the Chinese culture.
The Chinese believes that the universe came into being from the 5 primordial
elements. Stephen Hawking, the renown physicist, in his essay, 'Is
Everything Determined?' subscribes to the view that everything in the
universe is governed by the set of rules. From this perspective, the Chinese
people have believed in such a worldview since a long time ago. It can be
agreed on that the universe must follow a set of rules. Man, being a tiny
part of the universe, and comprising of the 5 elements, is also subject to
such fixed rules and order.
We therefore believe that human fate and destiny is determined by "the
invisible forces of the universal". Until recently most Ba Zi masters were
only Chinese speaking. The emergence of new masters proficient in the
English Language has opened up this fascinating system of fortune telling to
the entire English-speaking world. The Internet helps to provide the access
and delivery of Ba Zi system across the world at the touch of a button.
Why is Ba Zi more accurate?
The Ba Zi system is reputed as the most authentic for the prediction of an
individual's destiny. The system is based on the 12 stages of the life cycle
and the interrelationship of the constructive and destructive cycles of the
5 elements. As a fortune-telling system, Ba Zi is still widely used today as
it was before. Whilst other methods of fortune telling are based on the
celestial formations such as the planets and the stars in the galaxies, Ba
Zi
as a fortune-telling system is based on the movement of the solar system.
Even as the planets course around the sun, it is known that human existence
is powerfully shaped by the rising and the setting sun. The solar system has
an abiding influence on all living beings.
Indeed, it is clear why the sun is such a powerful influence on mankind. It
is the centre of the universe after all! A sun-centric system of
fortune-telling will certainly be more accurate as the sun is the centre of
the galaxies, whereas the stars and planets including earth are only parts
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