Feng Shui For Marriage

Finding someone to marry used to be so much simpler. There was a time (not that long ago) where you'd simply reach a marriageable age and your parents would arrange for the village matchmaker to pay a visit. These days, match-making has gone out of fashion and the priorities of young adults have completely changed. All around the world, we see the rate of marriage plummeting as the new generation of adults choose to focus on career building rather than starting a family.

I have a bachelor friend - in his 30s, really handsome, mega-successful and truly one of the loveliest people I know. But he has been trying to get hitched for the past four years without any joy. It is not that he has problems attracting beautiful ladies into his life - in fact, I can promise you that's the least of his problems. But his dilemma is that he just cannot seem to find the right one - that very special someone he could imagine spending eternity with. Commitment issues? Perhaps.

Feng Shui For Marriage

But hang on a minute - the guy has already made two proposals in the last two years, both of which fell apart within six months. He says to me "I really want to settle down. And I want children." So no, commitment isn't the issue here, but perhaps there is something really wrong with his feng shui!

So we checked the feng shui of his house and sure enough, we have detected the culprit. Right now he is living in a house with a missing SOUTHWEST corner. We advised him to move out and he has taken our recommendation very seriously.

My dear friend has found a new house to move into, and he has asked us for some feng shui tips on furniture placement. So here is our educated opinion and we are pretty confident it is going to help him. This method uses the EAST-WEST theory of feng shui - and anyone can apply this method regardless of whatever flying stars are in your home.

WORKING OUT THE EAST-WEST CHART OF THE HOUSE 

We visited his potential new home and determined that it faces the direction of SOUTHWEST. This alone is a fantastic sign, as Southwest is also the universal direction of Marriage. With his main door facing this direction, it will bring him plenty of potentially suitable brides, and prospects for a lasting union will be high. Once you know the facing direction of the home, you can then match it with the correct EAST-WEST chart. Under the East West Theory of feng shui, a Southwest facing house takes on the energy distribution as shown here in this chart. You can see that the Southwest sector of this home (where the door is located) brings Success Luck for the occupants of this house, and the Romance cower is located in the West.

A home where the Romance corner is afflicted can also cause marriage problems to arise. By "afflicted" we mean that a bathroom occupies this sector. If the West corner of this home is missing, it would also be a problem for my friend - especially since his priority tight now is to get married!

In this case, my friend is finally in luck! This house meets the criteria for all three, as none of the marriage corners are afflicted. And so by living in this house, his chances of securing a happy marriage are very high indeed.
 
So here on this floor plan we have indicated all his LOVE facing directions with a red arrow in the living room and dining room. He should arrange his sofa, TV and study desks in order to sit facing Northwest. Inside his bedroom, he should also sleep with his head pointed towards the direction of Northwest. As you can see, the East/West method is truly very easy to put to practice, and its effects are incredibly potent. We look forward to receiving an invitation to the wedding of our dear friend very soon.

ANALYZING THE SOUTHWEST CHART FOR THE HOME 

If we superimpose the SOUTHWEST chart onto this layout, we can see that the WEST location is occupied by the "Mail Room". This is excellent, because it means that the house does not have an afflicted West. In fact, should he convert the Mail Room into a Home Office, and spend time working here, there is a very good chance he would meet someone suitable to marry through his work. 

Under the East-West theory of houses, the Romance corner becomes activated by the presence of Earth energy. Thus for him, we recommend placing a large Crystal Ball in the West corner of every room in the house - and this is indicated by the red stars on both the floor plans here.
 
Ideally, the crystal ball should contain gold flakes inside, as GOLD is the best enhancer for marriage and happiness luck. This is the reason why Chinese parents often gift their newlywed children the gift of GOLD, as gold brings happiness in marriage. 

SLEEPING AND FACING THE RIGHT DIRECTION 

We also advised our friend to arrange all his furniture in accordance with his personal Kua number so that he may tap his personal Love direction while dining, working, sleeping and watching TV. Under the East/West theory of feng shui, he belongs to the West Group, and his Kua number is 2. His personal Love direction is therefore the Northwest, which means that for him personally, facing the Northwest direction brings him the luck of Love and Romance. Here we should also check that the Northwest is not afflicted in any way, as this would definitely create obstacles for his love life. The Northwest of this home is occupied by the staircase, and thus again is not afflicted.
 
So you see, in feng shui, marriage luck can be blocked if any of the three locations of marriage are afflicted: The universal location of Marriage in the Southwest, the Marriage corner based on the Home's facing direction and the Personal Marriage corner based on the individual's KUA number. To find out more, you can check out Feng Shui For Marriage.
 

New Film With Ben Affleck

He is being hailed as one of the great directing talents to emerge from the movie making world of Hollywood, a serious actor/director/producer with an equally serious agenda. It seems like Affleck is not just about acting or making movies! Good looking, telegenic, smart and very socially aware, Ben Affleck is looking like he is subconsciously paving the way for a brilliant political career.

ARGO the movie is about the CIA and how a top-notch secret agent organized and executed the rescue of four American diplomats out of lran during the 1979 hostage crisis, posing as Canadian film makers. The story of the daring escape heist is real, but it also has a powerful political message.

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With this film, American audiences are suddenly seeing their handsome Ben Affleck in a brand new light. Together with Jennifer Garner and their three children - two beautiful adorable girls and baby boy who arrived in the year of the Dragon - they are becoming the all-American family, successful, beautiful and very family-oriented - exactly the stuff that fuels a political career!

We wondered what else could be in store for this brand new power couple. We can see there is wealth and success in their union, but we wonder if there is also power and influence, if they have the necessary astrological indications that might indicate a run for Congress, the Senate or even for the highest office in the land.

Perhaps Ben Affleck might consider a governorship? The fight between Obama and Romney in the 2012 American presidential elections is becoming more and more a big media show... and who better to play the role of candidates more effectively than professional actors. After all, if the likes of Ronald Reagan can make it to the American Presidency and Arnold Schwarzeneger can become Governor of California, there really is no reason why someone like Ben cannot go for it too!  

BEN & JEN'S PAHT CHEE 

We looked at the Paht Chee chart of Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner. Both are born in the year of the Rat. Both have Yang Earth as their respective self element, so these are two people who are very similar. They think alike and want the same things from life. It is not surprising that they are walking the same path and appear so well suited.

They got married in the 2005 Rooster year - a year which brought them both Flower of Romance luck! This is already a great indication. Both also have the "Tiger" in their spouse and self pillar! Ben has the Rat and Monkey in his chart, and needs the Dragon to complete the trinity. Jennifer has the Dragon in her chart, so she helps create the trinity of great ambition.

Jennifer has Rat and Dragon in her chart and needs the Monkey to complete the trinity. Ben has the Monkey in his chart! He likewise helps her create the exact same trinity.

This unique combination of the earthly branches (animal signs) in their charts is wonderfully complementary, and it indicates they have found in each other the perfect mate with whom not only a fruitful union will ensue as has been proven by their offspring, but that they will also enhance each other's lives tremendously.

They are both missing the element that symbolizes resources to them i.e. the element of Fire from their main charts, but Ben has two hidden fire. He does not really need Fire as he has a very strong self element of Earth (hidden + main chart Earth occurs nine times). This indicates that no matter how many times Ben Affleck falls or fails, he has the capacity to get stronger, get up and go on to even higher success.

Jennifer is missing Fire and Metal in her chart, but she is so lucky; she started her COMING OF AGE with METAL energy (Opportunity) and in her ten year pillars, she has Metal entering her life at age 24 and age 34. In her chart, Metal represents intelligence and creativity, and she has enough Metal to ensure she does not lack these attributes. What she really needs is Fire.

Ben needs the OX or SHEEP for the NOBLEMAN STAR. Although his Year Pillar is not the OX, he has an OX in his HOUR pillar, so he can come close to being a NOBLEMAN. In Paht Chee analysis, the Nobleman Star indicates power and influence.

Ben also has the Scholastic Star of Brilliance while Jennifer has the Peach Blossom Star, and the Money Bags Star! So between them, it seems likely that she is the one who holds the purse strings!

Jennifer also has plenty of Wood, which brings fame and power. It seems likely that she will encourage Ben to pursue his political ambitions. Indeed, if he does want to be successful in politics, he benefits from sticking close to her - he has a single Wood in his main chart as well as one hidden Wood, but she has 7 times Wood. There is also plenty of fame and power in her life.

They have three children all of whom are compatible with their animal signs. Daughter Violet is a Rooster born in December 2005. Note that the Rooster is the Peach Blossom animal of the Rat. Daughter Seraphina is a Rat born in January 2009. The Rat has great affinity with both Ben and Jennifer who are also both Rats. Son Samuel is a Dragon born February 2012, a few days after we entered the Dragon Year. He brings incredible good fortune to Ben Affleck, as the Dragon acts as the catalyst to bring out Ben's fullest potential.

The Year of the Dragon has been very good indeed for Ben Affleck. Welcoming his son into the world seems to have unlocked the gates to stratospheric success for him. His reputation has taken a quantum leap with Argo, which has been getting rave reviews everywhere. Offers are also pouring in from all the major top studios. He is riding high, but it also looks like this is not going to be a run of the mill director or actor.

He is likely now to make movies with critical and social relevance, and hopefully commercial as well. He has other films being released in the coming months, and he is becoming more and more high profile, as is Jennifer Garner.

In this year 2013, both being born Rat year people, they are going to benefit from Big Auspicious Stars flanking the Rat location in the 24 mountains. As a follow up year to 2012, surely indications cannot get any better for them! To find out more, you can check out New Film With Ben Affleck.

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THE MAGIC HOTU 2-7 and the SUM OF TEN 

Whether or not Ian Fleming knew about flying star numerology or the vibrations inherent within the numbers, the day Fleming assigned 007 to his secret agent was the day it set about a series of events that would culminate around this enigmatic character.
 
What if I told you that almost every single actor who played JAMES BOND belonged to the West Group of East/West feng shui theory? And what's' more, actors Sean Connery and George Lazenby, who played James Bond prior to the Period of 7 were both born with Kua number 7, the same number as their character 007! Not only do their KUA numbers match, the number 7 of 007 was the number of FUTURE PROSPERITY during the Period of 6, which was the feng shui period in which James Bond became an international spy blockbuster! 

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And just to send shivers down your spine, to date, there has been a total of SEVEN actors who have played the role of 007! Even more intriguing, is that the three most recent actors who played 007 all share one powerful thing in common: all three actors - Timothy Dalton, Pierce Brosnan and Danid Craig were born with the same kua number which is the number 2. Ian Fleming himself was also born with the Kua number 2!

So what's the connection between TWO and SEVEN? In feng shui terms, TWO and SEVEN have quite a spectacular kind of relationship. In the original feng shui Loshu square, the numbers TWO and SEVEN combine to form the special HO TU combination, a classical pairing that unites to generate PROSPERITY Luck. The number TWO resides in the Southwest, and the number SEVEN resides in the WEST. When the SEVEN moves anti-clockwise in the compass to merge with the 2, the energy of BIG MONEY LUCK is created!

REBOOTING THE SERIES IN EVERY PERIOD 

When the period of 6 changed over to the Period of 7 in 1984, everybody could sense that the popularity of Bond had begun to wane. By then Roger Moore had already appeared in SEVEN Bond films and the franchise was in need of new blood. Somehow the universe rearranged events and James Bond was given a new lease in life. Roger Moore retired in 1985 and Timothy Dalton was cast as the new 007 agent in The Living Daylights in 1987. 

Timothy Dalton became the first actor in the Period of 7 to play Bond and his persona was updated to reflect the times. The oily and promiscuous operative style adopted by Roger Moore was no longer in vogue, so Dalton's version of Bond had to become more monogamous and more real. While critics may pin him down as the least favorite Bond in history, Dalton represented an important changeover of energy for the Bond franchise. The Living Daylights went on to gross more than the previous two Bond films with Moore, and did as well as contemporary box-office rivals such as Die Hard and Lethal Weapon! 

Midway through Period of 7, Pierce Brosnan took over the Bond baton in GoldenEye, sporting a refreshing metrosexual Bond image that set a trend for the popular male archetype of the 90s. Goldeneye became the most successful Bond film ever made back then, grossing US$350 million worldwide. Fans all over the world fell in love with Brosnan overnight, citing that he was "somehow more sensitive, more vulnerable, more psychologically complete" than previous Bonds! Pierce Brosnan appeared as Bond for four consecutive films until the end of Period 7.

As the world entered into the Period of 8 in 2004, the number 7 lost is vibrancy as the new ruling number became the number 8. Now you might think that 007 would have lost its lustre once Period of 7 ended but if you examine the numbers 007 carefully, you'd notice that the number 8 is secretly embedded within this number.

The Double O combines to create the infinity symbol 00, which is the horizontal formation of the number 8! Thus the energy of the period of 8 was already built into this magic number, which brings me to my analysis of how the number 2 brought even more luck for the Bond franchise in the period of 8!

As mentioned earlier all three recent Bond actors were born with the KUA number 2, a number which carries special significance in the Period of 8. The Number 2 represents the indirect spirit of the Period of 8. What this means quite simply, is that while the number 8 rules the period, it is the number TWO that brings Prosperity during the Period of 8.

This is because when you add TWO to EIGHT, it creates the magical SUM of TEN! Perhaps a very accidental feng shui coincidence but definitely an auspicious one, which has fueled the resurrection of the series in the Period of 8!

At this juncture you'd have to wonder if EON Productions had indeed consulted a feng shui master! When the Period of 7 changed over to Period 8 in 2004, the producers made a bold decision to reboot the character of Bond again. Pierce Brosnan exited the picture after "Die Another Day" (2002) and Daniel Craig was cast in 2006 as the first actor in period of 8 to play James Bond. Casino Royale went on to gross US$594 million worldwide, making it the highest earning Bond film to date. 

The world was completely won over by Craig's performance of James Bond which was a huge departure from his predecessors. He's tougher, edgier, and much much darker... Craig describes his portrayal of Bond as an anti-hero: "The question I keep asking myself while playing the role is, 'Am I the good guy or just a bad guy who works for the good side?' Bond's role, after all, is that of an assassin when you come down to it. I have never played a role in which someone's dark side shouldn't be explored. I don't think it should be confusing by the end of the film, but during the film you should be questioning who he is." Daniel has completely rejuvenated the Bond franchise again and Skyfall will be Daniel's fourth film as Bond.

He has since signed up for four more Bond films, which will bring the total number of Bond films played by him to the magic number of EIGHT! This ends Part 2 of Most Successful James Bond Movie.

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The movie begins with Bond getting killed in action. Everybody thinks he's dead, but he's very much alive, and now he's back like a ghost-terrorist, wading through a web of deceit that has been spun thickly around him. Like us he is now piecing together the truth, asking hard questions and uncovering hidden betrayals. Is M the reliable mother figure, or is she really the hench-woman behind a convoluted political conspiracy?

Skyfall breathes a refreshing change into the Bond series by exposing skeletons from Bond's vast and treacherous past, blurring the lines between good and evil. In this installment we have the pleasure of enjoying some of the most highly acclaimed actors in the shoes of Bond's nemeses. 

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Sexy Jarvier Bardiem takes on the role of the charming but deadly Raoul Silva, an ex-MI6 agent who is back with a vendetta and no doubt, a sinister plot to plunge the world into damnation. Ralph Fiennes makes a seductive entree into the Bond series as the Chairman of the Intelligence and Security Committee. You can expect him to be powerful, political and bordering on deviousness. Would he be Bond's savior or his enemy?

You can never tell whenever Ralph Fiennes is cast ... so this will leave room for some very stimulating guess work throughout the film!
 
THE GENESIS OF JAMES BOND 

The EON Productions series of Bond films has to-date grossed over $12,360,000,000 (adjusted for inflation) making it the second highest grossing film franchise in history. It is the only movie franchise in the world to have spanned across five generations and the only non-superhero character to have canvased every medium of story-telling; beginning from Ian Fleming's novels, and then spawning its own television show, radio show, an active comic cult-following and a slew of box office films. 

At this stage you'd have to ask: what's the secret formula behind this epic success? Is it the girls? The cars? The gadgets? Sean Connery? The obvious answer is that James Bond epitomizes the modern day superhero - an ordinary man, with extraordinary skills. He's got fancy gizmos like Batman and he's suave and fashionable like Bruce Wayne. And like all superheroes he saves the world time and again, and he always gets the girl.
 
But is the prosperity formula of the Bond legacy really this simple? What has made Bond such a formidable icon that has not just survived, but thrived for 50 years and is still going strong? Let's go back a century and introduce the genius who is Ian Fleming, the creator of JAMES BOND. 

Ian Fleming, born an Earth Monkey in 1908, conceived the 007 character based on his own real-life experiences as a spy. Born to a wealthy British merchant banker family, Ian was educated at Eton College and grew up surrounded by the high life - girls, martini cocktails, cars, cigars and designer suits. Following in the footsteps of his father (who was a Major in World War I), Ian joined the armed forces during World War II, entering the British Naval Intelligence unit in 1939. He was involved with coop intelligence units, one of which was named operation "GoldenEye". 

With inside knowledge of field operations and a fortuitous dash of creativity, Fleming cleverly fused the two worlds he knew best and published his first Bond novel Casino Royale (1952). It was an instant hit! The shadowy machinations of spydom was injected with a potent serum of glamor and a new kind of superhero was born. Bond was so well-received that Ian went on to write 11 James Bond novels, earning him a place in the Times' list of "50 Greatest British Writers since 1945".
 
Since Ian's death in 1964 the legacy of 007 has continued via numerous novels penned by six other authors and 23 films have been made starring this very famous spy.

 
You would think that by now we would have grown tired of James Bond, and the character would have lost its former glitz and sizzle. But here we are, waiting eagerly for opening night of Skyfall, to watch James Bond die, resurrect, and do what he does best (for the 23rd time in history) - which is to blow up everything, get the girl and save the world! Surely there must be an invisible celestial hand that has paved the way for this franchise! 

Well here's an alternative view.., a hypothesis if you will. What if the real secret to Bond's longevity and prosperity ties back to the feng shui magic of NUMBERS? This ends Part 1 of James Bond Movie Series List. To find out more, you can check the next post.