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3/31    Dear Chinese people who are into feng-shui and szhuan4-ming4.
        There are a few main ways to szhuan4-ming4. If memory serves
        right, one of them is called zji3-wai1 and the other one is
        called zji3-ping2. Is that right? Where can I get more informatino
        on this? Thanks for any pointer.
        \_ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fortune-telling#Asian_fortune_telling
           It lists four major methods and some other methods.
        \_ http://chinese-astrology.blogspot.com/2005/08/zi-wei-dou-shu-what-is-it.html
           The first one is called Zi3 Wei1 but I don't know other methods.
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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fortune-telling#Asian_fortune_telling
There have been religious proscriptions against it, as well as civil laws passed that forbid the practice. For these reasons, many mainstream urban Europeans and Americans are unaware of how popular fortune-telling remains with the public and are surprised when they learn of a celebrity or politician who consults a fortune-teller for the purpose of making decisions. Another form of fortune-telling, sometimes called "reading" or "spiritual consultation" does not rely on the use of specific devices or methods, but consists of the practitioner transmitting to the client advice and predictions which are said to have come from spirits or in visions. Typical topics that Western fortune-tellers make predictions on include future romantic, financial, and childbearing prospects. They may also be called upon to aid in decision-making regarding job opportunities, the outcome of illnesses, and plans for marriage or divorce. In addition to divining the future, many fortune-tellers will also give "character readings." These are short analyses of the character of a person and do not necessarily involve specific preditions about future events. The subject of a character reading may be the client, who seeks self-knowledge, but it is quite common for the fortune-teller to perform a character reading on the client's prospective mate. In the latter case, when a third party is being assessed for marital compatibility with the client, an element of fore-telling does occur, as the practitioner explores the future of the relationship based on the characters of the two parties. Western culture, it appears that women consult fortune-tellers more than men: some indication of this comes from the profusion of advertisements for commercial fortune-telling services in magazines aimed at women, while such advertisements appear virtually unknown in magazines aimed specifically at men. It is quite common for young women to seek out fortune tellers as they embark on adulthood, and many women maintain decades-long relationships with their personal readers or fortune-tellers. edit Popular methods 1 Face reading () - This is the interpretation of facial features of the nose, eyes, mouth and other criteria within one's face and the conversion of those criteria into predictions for the future. This usually covers one phase of the client's life, and reveals the type of luck associated with a certain age range. Face reading has been used in China since 2700BC - 2150BC. In the old generation when people asked for a job, they did not prepare the appraisal for interview, so the bosses or the shop owner will instead look at their face, Every section of the face will represent some information of the person's character. For example, from the forehead and chin, I would know how fast or slow that the person thinks and acts. We can see when the person gets old, will she/he be lonely or have lots of company from friends and family members. From the nose, I would know how wealthy the person is - can the person save money or the person can't save money, or does the person have long-term health problems, does the person communicate confidently or is shy. For the ladies, the nose represents what kind of husband they will have. As an another example, if you saw a pimple on the nose, it means that within 14 days, you will have a health problem or you might need to spend some money, like on a car break down, buying a present for somebody, or some home equipment breaking down, so you need to spend some money to buy new things. From the eye, I can find out how happy the person is, if she or he having a happy time or facing a bad time, or if the person is straightforward or narrow minded, or the person can make fast decision or can't decide anything. For example, when you see someone having both of the eyes close together, it means that he/she is a straightforward person. The location between the eye and the eyebrow can show that the person likes to stay in a big spacious house or the person prefers to stay in the apartment or condominium. For men, this sector can be evaluated as the relationship between his and his wife. For the mouth, we prefer to see that the mouth is slightly bigger than the nose. For example, if a person's mouth is not closed when they are not talking, it means this person will like to dream and might always make mistakes. In Face Reading, there is also have another subject called the 100 positions map, this refer to 100 positions on the face and this represents the person's luck at different ages. The upper region of the face represents youth, the middle region of the face represents middle age, and the lower region of the face represents old age. 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Email Me Chinese Astrology - Zi Wei Dou Shu - *2 Explore the art of <+>+ *2 - Zi Wei Dou Shu <+ >+ - What is it? Based on one's Year, Month, Date and Time of birth - also known as <'Ba Z >', calculations are worked out to chart the stars into 12 different palaces or <'Gong >'. By integrating the stars and palaces, their attributes, environmental factors, elemental forces, Yin and Yang concept and all the possible combinations and variations, not only can personalities be understood, but personal and professional relationships can be predicted, and what to expect of any given year and duration of specific events can be forecasted as well. An example of a Birth Chart looks like this - Sample Chart The plotting of one's birth chart is not difficult. What is difficult in <+ >+ is the complex system of interpretation that allows us to 'see' the blueprint of our lives. If interpreted correctly, our birth charts can describe our past, present and future accurately. Para break History of <+ >+ <+>+ was devised by a Taoist named and later on developed by during the Song Dynasty (960-1279 AD) and later on during the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644 AD) to what it is today. However, its origin is still debated among the different schools. Chinese Astrology was closely intertwined with Astronomy and gifted Astronomer-Astrologers were recruited as officials to work in the Imperial Court. In those days, astrological charts were delineated for the Emperor as his personal fate has a direct bearing on that of his Kingdom. The court astrologers played an important role in determining the successor to the throne too. Astrologers observed the stars and noticed that among so many stars, only one was seemingly stationary while the rest revolved around it. As it was also the brightest, the star was named the 'Emperor Star' - the celestial equivalent of the Emperor. Para break As with all other forms of fortune-telling, the Chinese do not generally see astrology as an infallible guide to what will happen, but more as a form of weather forecasting - knowledge about the factors that might influence events so as to be more able to gauge the situation and make decisions from a position of strength.