Life is full of decisions and we are constantly striving to find new ways and new tools to help us make better decisions. That is what BaZi is all about learning about how to understand your own Destiny in order to make better, informed decisions. We all want answers: answers to life's personal, family and career challenges, answers to what life holds in store for us, and answers about our true potential, about the extent of our abilities. These answers all lie within our "BaZi our Destiny Code". Decode your BaZi and decipher what Destiny holds in store for you. Life's challenges are never ending. But if you understand and know what lies ahead, see the obstacles and opportunities, strategise and plan your actions accordingly, life's challenges are more manageable. Your birth data (year, month, day and time of birth) is an intricate code that contains information on your Destiny your talents, your hidden abilities, your character, strengths, weaknesses, challenges in life, achievements, and your luck cycle. That is why understanding your Destiny Code is tremendously empowering. This is Joey Yap's introductory book on BaZi or Four Pillars of Destiny, written in an easy-to-read style with helpful illustrations. BaZi is one of the foremost forms of Chinese Astrology and is utilised by Asia's leading business tycoons, film stars, pop stars and even politicians. In this comprehensive book, Joey Yap delves deeper into BaZi, beyond the conventional Chinese Astrology readings that focus on the year of birth. You can learn about the 10 Heavenly Stems, 12 Earthly Branches, special relationships between the Five Elements, the technique of plotting a BaZi chart and simple, quick analysis techniques for deciphering your Destiny Code.

Journey through the comprehensive view of the Four Pillars of Destiny analysis encompassing the 10 Gods in virtue of Persons, this is the fourth instalment of the Destiny Code series. Discover the principles of Favourable and Unfavourable Elements on your way to achieving a more thorough BaZi analysis as you learn to incorporate these Elements with the 10 Gods. Be empowered by your expanded knowledge and techniques of BaZi as you enhance your insights into new branches of BaZi thoughts, such as the problem-solving and solution-development aspects. This book helps you evaluate personality, thinking style, approach, strengths and even weakness with more precision and definitude. See how these very individual and personal differences pave way for you in creating your own Destiny, regardless of what challenges come your way. The book will take you traversing through the tremendous breadth and depth of the crucial 10 Gods. Progressively, you will learn the methods to analyse and understand the 10 Gods within the context of Persons, Places and Matters. The advanced methods for analysing the Favourable and Unfavourable Elements of the BaZi Chart are also revealed, including the techniques and analysis methods depicting the Multi-Star approach. Highlights of the book include: How the 10 Gods interface with Persons, Places and Matters; The principles of Favourable and Unfavourable Elements, and how to administer them with a pragmatic, action-driven manner; Progressive methods for your own BaZi Chart analysis affixing the Favourable and Unfavourable Elements and the 10 Gods; Analysing and decoding a BaZi Chart using the Multi-Star approach; Developing action points relating to details off a Chart analysis; Analysing Wealth, Career and Relationship matters mediated by the Favourable and Unfavourable Elements and the 10 Gods.

Many books have been written on the subject of Flying Stars, a Classical Feng Shui sub-system popular amongst Feng Shui practitioners in Hong Kong, Taiwan and Malaysia. In this book Joey Yap shows you how to apply Xuan Kong Flying Stars in the course of just eight chapters. Many Flying Stars books are heavy on theory or are orientated on giving the reader the technical skills required to plot a Flying Stars chart. Some books advocate the use of objects as cures or do not focus on the skills needed to interpret a Flying Stars chart. Forms is also frequently ignored in many books on Flying Stars. Xuan Kong Feng Shui combines all the key technical and theoretical skills you need to have, with the all-important practical components of interpretation and application. This book is written in the easy-to-read style that has become the hallmark of Joey Yap books. Joey shares with you techniques and tips on not just how to unlock the potential of the Flying Stars in a property using methods and techniques, practised in the field by professional Feng Shui consultants. Most importantly, Joey shows you how this can be done without the use of any symbolic objects or without the placement of 'good luck' cures. With this book: Understand the key basic theories of Classical Feng Shui; Learn how to plot a Flying Stars chart and super-impose a Flying Stars chart onto any property; Learn how to apply Flying Stars in any period, in any property, to activate Wealth Luck and People Luck; Understand how Forms work with Flying Stars Feng Shui, practical tips and techniques on dealing with common problems like the 5 Yellow Star and how to unlock the Qi in auspicious stars.

In this first title in the "Power of X" series of the "BaZi Destiny Code" books, Joey Yap introduces you to the cornerstone of Four Pillars destiny analysis: the 10 Gods. Character and Destiny are innately entwined when it comes to the study of BaZi and thus any understanding of a person's Destiny necessarily involves understanding the person's character. This introductory book on the 10 Gods will begin by showing you how to understand a person's character through the 10 Gods. Find out how the 10 Gods present in a BaZi chart influence and shape a person's Character, which is a composite of attitude, mindset, perceptions, actions and choices. See how differences between a person's External and Internal Character can affect their interactions with those around them and their capacity for success. "Enter the 10 Gods" will help you learn how to translate awareness of yourself into positive action, and empower yourself to achieve your goals through a deeper understanding of yourself and those around you. This book provides readers with both a technical foundation in which to understand the broad and ever-growing topic of the 10 Gods, as well as simple analysis techniques that will provide illuminating insight into a person's character in terms of career, relationship and wealth related matters. Highlights of this book include: Technical foundation required to derive the 10 Gods for each of the ten Day Masters; The essential characteristics and traits represented by each of the 10 Gods; Simple but effective methods in which to analyse and understand a person's Character through their BaZi; Introductory techniques for analysing a Wealth, Career and Relationships matters using the 10 Gods; A practical walk-through section to analysing your own BaZi chart using the 10 Gods and the techniques explained in this book; and, How to translate Bazi analysis into Bazi-centric action for success and achievement in all facets of life. This book was written with the novice and intermediate students of BaZi in mind, bringing the necessary understanding for anyone seeking to master BaZi beyond the beginner level.

In today's modern world, it is not good enough to just do things effectively - we need to do them efficiently, as well. From the signing of business contract and moving into new home, to launching a product or even tying the knot; everything has to move, and move very quickly too. There is a premium on Time, where mistakes can be indeed costly. The notion of doing the Right Thing, at the Right Time and in the Right place is the very backbone of the Date Selection. Because by selecting a suitable date specially tailored to a specific activity or endeavour, we infuse it with the most positive energies prevalent in our environment during that particular point in rime; and that could well make the difference between 'make-and-break'! With this book learn simple, practical methods you can employ to select not just good dates, but personalised good dates. Whether it's a personal activity such as a marriage or professional endeavour such a launching a business, signing a contract or even acquiring assets, this book will show you how to pick the good dates and tailor them to suit the activity in question, as well as avoid the negatives ones too!

The oft-mentioned topic of the "Quality" of the Five Elements in a BaZi chart and the topic of Missing Elements is finally explained in great detail in the fifth instalment of the Destiny Code series and third part of the Power of X subseries. Qualifying the10 Gods delves into the evaluation of the various degrees of the strong quality of the Five Elements or the 10 Gods, as well as the derivation of suitable solutions to counterbalance the obstacles and challenges of its weak quality. This book will teach you how to assess and interpret the quality of each of the individual 10 Gods within a BaZi chart, in a manner never done before by any BaZi books, be it English or Chinese language texts. All the techniques and methods utilised are thoroughly explained and illustrated with multiple examples to ensure a clear understanding of the underlying concepts and principles involved in evaluating the quality. Take your knowledge of BaZi and your analysis of BaZi to the next level by adding detailed knowledge of how to assess the quality of the individual Five Elements and 10 Gods within BaZi chart. Highlights of this book: Understand what the concept of Quality of an Element and Quality of a 10 God means within the context of BaZi; Techniques to assess the quality of the Five Elements in a BaZi chart; How to rank the quality of the 10 Gods within a chart in terms of quality - which 10 Gods are of Superior, Good and Average quality within a chart?; Understanding the concept of Missing Elements; Step-by-Step method for analysing your own BaZi chart and determining the quality of every single 10 God within your BaZi chart; How to derive conclusions about a person's Character based on the quality of the 10 Gods; How to analyse Wealth, Career, Relationship and Health Matters by determining the quality of the Elements and 10 Gods within a chart; Developing smart action plans to help offset the challenges and obstacles created by poor quality Elements or 10 Gods. This book was written with the novice and intermediate students of BaZi in mind; ideal for those who may not necessarily have the time or immediate inclination to attend professional BaZi classes with a trainer.

Every face has a story to tell...what is yours? Joey Yap's "Face Reading Essentials" comprises a series of short yet detailed guides that describe each important facial trait on the face. These are accompanied by clear, elegant illustrations that you can easily identify and reference into types on a REAL face. You will be able to use the information given to 'practice' on any face, whether it is your own, or those of your friends, family, and colleagues. In this book on the Face Shapes, be informed and be entertained with this guide to knowing what a unique shape of face can reveal about you, and those around you! Find yourself, your friends, and your family among the 50 types of face shapes shown here, and be on your way towards understanding what lies beneath. Which of the Five Element face shape do you have? Does your face follow one of the Ten Chinese character shape? Or perhaps you have a face shape that resembles an animal? Flip open the pages of this book to know what type of face shape you have, and what it means. It is as simple as that! An ancient practice is now condensed into easy-to-digest nuggets of information. If you have ever wanted to know more about people in general, and why we have such vastly different personalities, perceptions, and reactions, this is the first captivating step in a journey that will reveal plenty of insight. Simple, intriguing, and most of all, FUN, you will never look at any face -- and its shape -- the same way again!

An Introduction to The Ten Gods in BaZi. The Ten Gods, being an integral and core component of the study of BaZi (Chinese Astrology), are the key to Decoding the Destiny Code. Anyone who wishes to make use of BaZi must have a strong foundation in the Ten Gods. The Ten Gods represent every conceivable aspect, object and item in life, both the tangible and the intangible. As such, a person's life, in every sense of the word, is ultimately defined by the Ten Gods present (and absent) in a BaZi chart. Knowing how to identify the Ten Gods of each of the Ten Day Masters, and understanding the basic fundamentals of each of the Ten Gods is a breakthrough step in analyzing and accurately deriving information about a person, be it their character, or their destiny, from their BaZi chart. This book presents a one-of-a-kind reference designed to provide a thorough and extensive introduction to the specific subject matter, the Ten Gods in BaZi. It has been written with the novice and intermediate students of BaZi in mind, bringing the necessary understanding for anyone seeking to master BaZi beyond the beginner level.

Every face has a story to tell...what is yours? Joey Yap's "Face Reading Essentials" comprise a series of short yet detailed guides that describe each important facial trait on the face. These are accompanied by clear, elegant illustrations that you can easily identify and reference into types on a REAL face. You will be able to use the information given to 'practice' on any face, whether it's your own, or those of your friends, family, and colleagues. In this book on the Face Shapes, be informed and be entertained with this guide to knowing what a unique shape of face can reveal about you, and those around you! Find yourself, your friends, and your family among the 50 types of face shapes shown here, and be on your way towards understanding what lies beneath. What does your forehead say about your career and social status? How strong is your willpower as revealed through your cheeks? Does your chin indicate a comfortable, happy life in your old age? Flip open the pages of this book to know what type of face shape you have, and what it means. It is as simple as that! An ancient practice is now condensed into easy-to-digest nuggets of information. If you have ever wanted to know more about people in general, and why we have such vastly different personalities, perceptions, and reactions, Face Reading is the first captivating step in a journey that will reveal plenty of insight. Simple, intriguing, and most of all, FUN, you will never look at any face -- and its shape -- the same way again!

Life Star's basic characteristics and how you operate in matters of career, wealth, relationship, and a health overview. Favourable and unfavourable personal directions. Bed Alignment Directions. Best Floors (for high-rise living). Detailed guide to how the Xuan Kong Nine Flying Stars will affect your personal Life Star when it flies into a particular sector of your home or office. Life Star's compatibility with other Life Star individuals. 2 Black Life Star. The 2 Black Life Star character is a nurturing, resourceful, and supportive one. Like the Earth of the soil cradles all of life, you tend to be the patient and forgiving individual who helps others realizes their potential.

The study of BaZi (Chinese Astrology) is a sophisticated and multi-faceted exploration into how the simplest information - a person's birth date and time - can reveal a wealth of knowledge about that particular person's character, temperament, behavioural attributes, luck outcome and fortune. This BaZi Hour Pillar Useful Gods Reference Series is designed to supplement the studies and practice of BaZi students and practitioners in helping them understand how each Hour Pillar defines a BaZi Structure, how to select the Useful Gods and Favourable Elements of a chart and how to analyse and interpret these Structures. The information in this series is based on classical methods and techniques that are derived from traditional Chinese BaZi texts and material. It presents the transliterated version of these traditional texts for the modern, English-speaking practitioner and student without losing the essence of the original. This book focuses on Wood Day Masters. It serves as a functional and helpful reference guide and includes: The Hour Pillar attributes of Jia and Yi Wood respectively in each of the 12 months. Useful Gods selection reference guide based on the Hour of Birth for each of the 12 months. Learn how to select the Useful Gods and Favourable Elements of a BaZi chart for the Wood Day Masters in all 12 months of the year based on its Hour of Birth. Detailed classical commentary on the factors affecting the overall strength of the Day Master and the Hour Pillar in 12 different months. Additional Hour Attributes that may affect the Day Master depending on different Structures and Useful Gods.

Every face has a story to tell...what is yours? Joey Yap's "Face Reading Essentials" comprise a series of short yet detailed guides that describe each important facial trait on the face. These are accompanied by clear, elegant illustrations that you can easily identify and reference into types on a REAL face. You will be able to use the information given to ' practice' on any face, whether it's your own, or those of your friends, family, and colleagues. In this book on the Face Shapes, be informed and be entertained with this guide to knowing what a unique shape of face can reveal about you, and those around you! Find yourself, your friends, and your family among the 50 types of face shapes shown here, and be on your way towards understanding what lies beneath. Can you tell the level of your reproductive capabilities based on your philtrum? What does it mean if your philtrum is not visible? Do you have the Fa Ling that denotes good reputation or stature in your later years? Flip open the pages of this book to know what type of face shape you have, and what it means. It's as simple as that! An ancient practice is now condensed into easy-to-digest nuggets of information. If you've ever wanted to know more about people in general, and why we have such vastly different personalities, perceptions, and reactions, Face Reading is the first captivating step in a journey that will reveal plenty of insight. Simple, intriguing, and most of all, FUN, you'll never look at any face -- and its shape -- the same way again!

Life Star's basic characteristics and how you operate in matters of career, wealth, relationship, and a health overview. Favourable and unfavourable personal directions. Bed alignment directions. Best floors (for high-rise living). Detailed guide to how the Xuan Kong Nine Flying Stars will affect your personal Life Star when it flies into a particular sector of your home or office. Life Star's compatibility with other Life Star individuals. 7 Red Life Star. The 7 Red Life Star character is an observant, resourceful and communicative one. For a Metal element associated with precious metals and gold, you are someone who possesses a cheery disposition and a good capacity for extravagance and fun.

Most people usually fall under 3 distinct categories whenever Feng Shui is concerned; the enthusiast or relatively adept DIY practitioner who wishes to deepen his or her knowledge of Feng Shui, the sceptic who is beginning to see some 'light at the end tunnel' and those who are downright confused by the many purported complexities brought about by the advent of Feng Shui, which invariably contradict the authentic tenets of Classical Feng Shui! And regardless of category, it all boils down to one simple question: What is, and is NOT, Feng Shui? Indeed, the answer to this question is the key that will subsequently unravel and in fact, debunk, many a myth and misconception shrouding this metaphysical science today. With this in mind, Joey returns with "More Stories & Lessons on Feng Shui"! In this book, Joey shares with readers the many essential tips on Feng Shui that anyone and everyone will find useful and practical to apply. He starts by demystifying the many misunderstandings and myths surrounding Classical Feng Shui, before moving on to share his viewpoint on topics as diverse as the role -- or lack thereof -- of symbols and numbers in Feng Shui, to addressing more profound matters such as Yang and Yin House Feng Shui. This book ends with the author narrating his experience while taking his students to Walk the Mountains of China, in honing the latter's Feng Shui skills. In diversifying the topics in this sequel to cater to the avid Chinese Metaphysics enthusiast's thirst of knowledge, Joey also touches on other Chinese Metaphysical subjects such as BaZi (destiny analysis), Mian Xiang (Face Reading) and Yi Jing (The Science of Probability). All in all, More Stories & Lessons on Feng Shui is a delightful compilation of Joey's articles, featured in national and international magazines and newspapers that have been purposely refined, edited and expanded upon to make for a light-hearted, interesting yet educational read. And with Feng Shui, BaZi, Mian Xiang and Yi Jing all thrown into one dish, there is something for everyone.

Every face has a story to tell...what is yours? Joey Yap's "Face Reading Essentials" comprise a series of short yet detailed guides that describe each important facial trait on the face. These are accompanied by clear, elegant illustrations that you can easily identify and reference into types on a REAL face. You'll be able to use the information given to 'practice' on any face, whether it is your own, or those of your friends, family, and colleagues. In this book on the Face Shapes, be informed and be entertained with this guide to knowing what a unique shape of face can reveal about you, and those around you! Find yourself, your friends, and your family among the 50 types of face shapes shown here, and be on your way towards understanding what lies beneath. Can you define what the Twelve Palaces on your face reveal about you? Do you have a prosperous Academic Hall? Which of the Five Officers say about your luck between the age of 35 and 40? Flip open the pages of this book to know what type of face shape you have, and what it means. It's as simple as that! An ancient practice is now condensed into easy-to-digest nuggets of information. If you have ever wanted to know more about people in general, and why we have such vastly different personalities, perceptions, and reactions, Face Reading is the first captivating step in a journey that will reveal plenty of insight. Simple, intriguing, and most of all, FUN, you'll never look at any face -- and its shape -- the same way again!

Life Star's basic characteristics and how you operate in matters of career, wealth, relationship, and a health overview. Favourable and unfavorable personal directions. Bed Alignment Directions. Best Floors (for high-rise living). Detailed guide to how the Xuan Kong Nine Flying Stars will affect your personal Life Star when it flies into a particular sector of your home or office. Life Star's compatibility with other Life Star individuals. 1 White Life Star. The 1 White Life Star character is a reflective, courageous, and independent one. You possess an inherent duality that makes you a mystery to others.

The study of BaZi (Chinese Astrology) is a sophisticated and multi-faceted exploration into how the simplest information - a person's birth date and time - can reveal a wealth of knowledge about that particular person's character, temperament, behavioural attributes, luck outcome and fortune. This BaZi Hour Pillar Useful Gods Reference Series is designed to supplement the studies and practice of BaZi students and practitioners in helping them understand how each Hour Pillar defines a BaZi Structure, how to select the Useful Gods and Favourable Elements of a chart and how to analyse and interpret these Structures. The information in this series is based on classical methods and techniques that are derived from traditional Chinese BaZi texts and material. It presents the transliterated version of these traditional texts for the modern, English-speaking practitioner and student without losing the essence of the original. This book focuses on Earth Day Masters. It serves as a functional and helpful reference guide and includes: The Hour Pillar attributes of Wu and Ji Earth respectively in each of the 12 months. Useful Gods selection reference guide based on the Hour of Birth for each of the 12 months. Learn how to select the Useful Gods and Favourable Elements of a BaZi chart for the Earth Day Masters in all 12 months of the year based on its Hour of Birth. Detailed classical commentary on the factors affecting the overall strength of the Day Master and the Hour Pillar in 12 different months. Additional Hour Attributes that may affect the Day Master depending on different Structures and Useful Gods.

Life Star's basic characteristics and how you operate in matters of career, wealth, relationship, and a health overview. Favourable and Unfavourable personal directions. Bed Alignment Directions. Best Floors (for high-rise living). Detailed guide to how the Xuan Kong Nine Flying Stars will affect your personal Life Star when it flies into a particular sector of your home or office. Life Star's compatibility with other Life Star individuals. 8 White Life Star. The 8 White Life Star character is a consistent, reliable and optimistic one. Like the Earth of big immovable rock formations and mountains, you epitomize solidity, calmness, and a certain form of majesty.

Joey Yap continues his exploration on the study and practice of Feng Shui in the modern age through a series of essays and personal anecdotes. Debunking superstition, offering simple and understandable Feng Shui-It-Yourself tips, and expounding on the history and origins of classical Feng Shui, Joey takes readers on a journey that is always refreshing and exciting. This book was written for people both new and familiar to Feng Shui. In his trademark lucid and forthright style, Joey covers themes and topics that allow anyone to read the book from start to finish, or dip sporadically into any one specific chapter that takes their fancy. Besides taking you behind-the-scenes on actual Feng Shui audits, there are also chapters on how beginners can easily and accurately incorporate Feng Shui practice into their lives, as well as travel articles that offer proof that when it comes to Feng Shui, the Qi literally knows no boundaries. It makes a perfect gift for yourself, or someone you know with an interest and curiosity in Feng Shui and Chinese Metaphysics. Among the highlights you will find in this book are: The power of Date Selection: It works for me and you, and it works for Hollywood too; The fallacy of object placement: Why placing Mandarin Ducks in your study has only aesthetic, not Feng Shui, value; The other Art of War: The power and potency of Qi Men Dun Jia, a field of Chinese Metaphysics; How to spot a fake Feng Shui consultant from a real one: Be on guard against Jedi Knight consultants; The different schools of Feng Shui: An overview of the San He and San Yuan systems of Feng Shui; Questions on Feng Shui from regular folk like you: Joey Yap plays Feng Shui agony uncle.

The study of BaZi (Chinese Astrology) is a sophisticated and multi-faceted exploration into how the simplest information - a person's birth date and time - can reveal a wealth of knowledge about that particular person's character, temperament, behavioural attributes, luck outcome and fortune. This BaZi Hour Pillar Useful Gods Reference Series is designed to supplement the studies and practice of BaZi students and practitioners in helping them understand how each Hour Pillar defines a BaZi Structure, how to select the Useful Gods and Favourable Elements of a chart and how to analyse and interpret these Structures. The information in this series is based on classical methods and techniques that are derived from traditional Chinese BaZi texts and material. It presents the transliterated version of these traditional texts for the modern, English-speaking practitioner and student without losing the essence of the original. This book focuses on Metal Day Masters. It serves as a functional and helpful reference guide and includes: The Hour Pillar attributes of Geng and Xin Metal respectively in each of the 12 months. Useful Gods selection reference guide based on the Hour of Birth for each of the 12 months. Learn how to select the Useful Gods and Favourable Elements of a BaZi chart for the Metal Day Masters in all 12 months of the year based on its Hour of Birth. Detailed classical commentary on the factors affecting the overall strength of the Day Master and the Hour Pillar in 12 different months. Additional Hour Attributes that may affect the Day Master depending on different Structures and Useful Gods.

The Plum Blossom method, or known in Chinese as the 'Mei Hua Yi Shu' is a subsystem of Yi Jing Divination. It's a more methodical and rational form of divination precisely because the method is rooted on the sound principles of the five elements and the original Gua attributes, which forms the basis of Chinese Metaphysics and Feng Shui. Now, Joey Yap presents the ultimate Plum Blossom Divination Reference Book, which is an exhaustive and complete reference for Yi Jing Plum Blossom practitioners and students. The highlights of this thoroughly-researched reference text are: Every single one of the 64 Hexagrams along with the 384 Yaos in complete and thorough detail, with all its possible permutations; Each Yao text is provided, followed by other relevant considerations pertaining to the Hexagram; Each Hexagram has the possibility of six changing Yao lines, and the derivation of all six possibilities is compiled in orderly sequence within the pages of this book; A detailed Introduction on how to use the book and how to make the most of the Gua explanations you derive; General and concise explanations of each Hexagram to further help you understand the meaning of the Hexagrams; An overall indication of the attributes of each Hexagram, which allow you to determine the usefulness of that particular Hexagram for a particular situation in your life; A description of all the relevant and particular considerations for each Hexagram; The Original Gua shown and highlighted with its Mutual Gua for every one of the Hexagrams for easy comparison and analysis; Ohe Original Gua shown and highlighted with its Transformed Gua; A clear reference for the qualities of each Gua in relation to time, indicating the usability of each Gua depending on the Season and Day on which it is derived. Highly-recommended for practitioners and students, this book eliminates the need to sift through numerous books, texts, and sources, simplifying your work. It is the only book you will need to guide you in your Plum Blossom research, studies and practice!

Life Star's basic characteristics and how you operate in matters of career, wealth, relationship, and a health overview. Favourable and unfavourable personal directions. Bed alignment directions. Best Floors (for high-rise living). Detailed guide to how the Xuan Kong Nine Flying Stars will affect your personal Life Star when it flies into a particular sector of your home or office. Life Star's compatibility with other Life Star individuals. 4 Green Life Star. The 4 Green Life Star character is a scholarly, adaptive and liberal one. You are the most romantic of all the Life Stars, and you typically tend to be associated with the 'softer' Wood representation of flowers and creepers.

This text is in Chinese. Every face has a story to tell...what's yours? Joey Yap's "Face Reading Essentials" comprise a series of short yet detailed guides that describe each important facial trait on the face. These are accompanied by clear, elegant illustrations that you can easily identify and reference into types on a REAL face. You will be able to use the information given to 'practice' on any face, whether it's your own, or those of your friends, family, and colleagues. In this book on the Eyebrows, be informed and be entertained with this guide to knowing what this seemingly minor facial feature has to reveal about you, and those around you! Find yourself, your friends, and your family among the 50 types of eyebrows shown here, and be on your way towards understanding why it can reveal more about inner depth of character than any other facial feature. Do you have thick or thin eyebrows and what information does this reveal about your basic character? If your hair grows in several different directions, will you have more problems making a decision? Why should you marry a man with Triangular Eyebrows if you are looking for a knight in shining armour? Flip open the pages of this book to know what type of eyebrows you have, and what it means. It' s as simple as that! An ancient practice is now condensed into easy-to-digest nuggets of information. If you have ever wanted to know more about people in general, and why we have such vastly different personalities, perceptions, and reactions, "Face Reading" is the first captivating step in a journey that will reveal plenty of insight.

The study of BaZi (Chinese Astrology) is a sophisticated and multi-faceted exploration into how the simplest information a person' s birth date and time can reveal a wealth of knowledge about that particular person' s character, temperament, behavioural attributes, and luck outcome and fortune. "The BaZi Structures and Structural Useful Gods Reference Book" series is designed to supplement the studies and practice of BaZi students and practitioners in helping them understand how BaZi structures are devised, and how to analyse and interpret these structures. The information in this series is based on classical methods and techniques that are derived from traditional Chinese BaZi texts and material. It presents the transliterated version of these traditional texts for the modern, English-speaking practitioner and student without losing the essence of the original. This book in the "BaZi Structures" series focuses on Metal Structures, divided into the 2 types of Metal Day Masters, Geng and Xin Water. The chapters are divided into how both Geng and Xin Metal Structures function respectively in all 12 months in a year. This book on Metal Structures serves as a functional and helpful reference guide and includes: The attributes of Geng and Xin Metal respectively in each of the 12 months; The Regulating Useful God Reference Guide for each of the 12 months; Detailed classical commentary on the factors affecting the overall strength of the Day Master in the different months; Additional attributes that may affect the Day Master depending on different Structures and Useful Gods; A summary for each month for Geng and Xin Day Masters respectively. This BaZi Structures and Structural Useful Gods Reference Metal Structures book will yield many hours of pleasurable study and reference for masters, teachers, practitioners, and students of higher level BaZi.