Assessing Health Issues & Predicting Pregnancy Using BaZi

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I told you I’d be blogging more often! It’s funny how even fate wants me to take a break as I caught the flu right after I resigned from the company. Thankfully, it’s not a serious case. If I’m not wrong, the flu season is coming soon, so do take care, everyone! As I’ll be blogging more often, you’ll likely see more emails pop up in your inbox, but I made it so that emails only get sent once a week if there is a new entry. Feel free to unsubscribe if it bothers you, and we can keep in touch in other ways.

There’s been a topic I’ve been wanting to write for a while now but I keep getting distracted by other topics that I feel strongly about, and that would be the topic on health. Health is perhaps the number one aspect of life that most people neglect – which is no surprise. We’re caught up with the daily hustle and bustle, and there are just so many things to do and hardly any time for ourselves. The time that we do have for ourselves extends into the wee hours, and we end up sleeping late, and the vicious cycle begins, and before you know it, something happens to our bodies.

A lot of my female clients end up finding me because they went through the trauma of having a miscarriage and are trying to find not just closure, but the root cause of why it happened. 9 out of 10 cases are always due to health issues and it can always be seen in the charts regardless or whether we’re using BaZi or Zi Wei Dou Shu.

I wanted to take the opportunity, using this post, to share how Chinese metaphysics is still relevant in this day and age when it comes to health matters and how you can make use of it. It’s been a while since I’ve written a technical post, so I made it a point to ensure this post showcases the train of thought behind the analyses. If you find this post useful or if you know anyone who is trying to conceive, do share this with them. There is a very interesting Qi Men Dun Jia case study at the end of this post and I’d encourage you to read till the end.

I hope you enjoy the read and get something out of it! Let’s begin.

BaZi’s Five Elements And Our Organs

Traditional Chinese Medicine classifies the human organic system into five organs. You’ll often hear the terms 五脏六腑。五脏 refers to the five main organs:

• Liver 肝
• Heart 心
• Pacrease 脾
• Lung 肺
• Kidney 肾

六腑 refers to other parts of the body, such as:

• Large intestine
• Gall bladder
• Urinary bladder
• Stomach
• Small intestine
• San jiao (三焦)

Each organ and part of the body has its own associated element. For example:

• Wood: Liver & gall-bladder
• Fire: Heart
• Earth: Pancreas, which includes the spleen
• Metal: Lung
• Water: Kidney

The organs work together to keep the body functioning; one imbalanced organ will affect another. I’m not TCM trained, so I can’t explain exactly how the body and organs do this. There are plenty of resources online, though.

BaZi and Traditional Chinese Medicine fall under the same umbrella known as the Five Arts, or 五术。 As such, the way theory is applied often shares similarities.

The Inspiration For This Post

The inspiration for this blog post came when an old client reached out to me. This consultation was in 2018, and she reached out a few days ago. My client has kindly allowed me to share her case on my blog.

Anyway, you can click on the image to view the contents and the charts. I’ll put my client wrote here for convenience:

“Dear Sean I know this is a very late follow-up question, but I hope you could have a look and if there is a chargeable fee, please let me know.   I refer to this: “One other thing to note is that your 疾厄宫 (which represents your health) has a 巨门化忌 inside and it’s in a bad position, and this star represents kidneys and kidneys also affect our reproductive organs – it does suggest your reproductive organs are very weak and has some issues, and your bloody quality may be a bit lower as well. I would suggest you get all these checked first and do something about your health before you think of conceiving.”   I finally got a health check with a gynae and she found a few fibroids around and inside the uterus, and one was huge. Because of the size it can complicate matters during pregnancy and hence a surgery was recommended. However it’s still my choice to do the surgery or not.   I’m wondering if I should go ahead with the surgery and will it be for the better? Will there be any complications?”  

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Your BaZi (八字) chart and Zi Wei Dou Shu chart (紫微斗数) will never, ever contradict each other. Both these methods are legitimate methods that will paint the same story just that the way they convey the story will be different. Let me explain:  

• In your ZWDS chart, 疾厄宫 represents your health. The stars that land there give us an indication of which organ will be the weakest. In this case, the chart-holder has 巨门 in there, and 巨门 is in its weakest position (陷阱). On top of that, there is a 化忌 tagged to 巨门 which makes things even worse. Note that the element of the 巨门 star is Water.
• If I were to explain it using BaZi, The chart would require Wood and Water.  Some Wood appears in the chart as 卯， but Water is nearly non-existent. The only source of Water appearing is in the 辰 Branch, but 辰 is the ‘Water Tomb’, so Water is already at its weakest. There is even a 辰戌 clash, so it’s a metaphorical nail in the coffin for the Water element.

I don’t recall explaining it using BaZi to my client because Zi Wei Dou Shu was enough to pinpoint the health issue. But yes, both methods will point to the same conclusion.

I’m not a doctor, so I am in no position to advise on what should be done from a medical perspective. What’s happening now is that I’ll have to use Qi Men Dun Jia (奇门遁甲) to assess whether surgery is the best option.

Please Remember Every Aspect Of Your Life Is Interconnected

I’ve mentioned this before, but this isn’t a notion which I came up with on my own. This is something that is fundamental and intrinsic in Chinese metaphysics – everything is interconnected.

It sounds cliche, but you are never truly wealthy unless you are healthy. You’ll want to use your hard-earned money to create meaningful, happy experiences with your loved ones instead of letting it go into medical expenses. Another way to look at the importance of health is this: Without good health, you’re simply not going to have the mood or drive to build the kind of life you want, and it spills over to all areas of your life – not just in your career but also your relationships as well.

The bottom line is: Do not forget about your health. It is the anchor of a lot of things. If I were to give a technical explanation from a Zi Wei Dou Shu (紫微斗数) perspective, one sector/house in the ZWDS chart could represent many other different things. This is a fundamental theory in Chinese metaphysics and not a matter of subjectivity. On the surface, the Health Sector/House (疾厄宫) represents health, hence the name, but please also note it can represent:

• 　　疾厄宫=兄弟的财帛
• 　　疾厄宫=夫妻的子女
• 　　疾厄宫=子女的夫妻
• 　　疾厄宫=财帛的兄弟
• 　　疾厄宫=迁移的父母
• 　　疾厄宫=交友的福德
• 　　疾厄宫=事业的田宅
• 　　疾厄宫=田宅的事业
• 　　疾厄宫=福德的交友
• 　　疾厄宫=父母的迁移

I’m sorry that it’s in Chinese. For my foreign readers, please ignore the above for now and focus on what I will say.

To put things into perspective and explain what the above means, the sector/house representing your health can also refer to things like:

• How do you spend your money, and what is the state of your finances? By “how”, we mean where are you spending it and if it’s worth spending. 疾厄宫 is sometimes used to assess your investments as well.
• It can also represent emotional well-being, but more indirectly, by indicating the externalities affecting one’s mental and emotional state.
• It can represent the bond between husband and wife, and in this case, it mostly refers to the physical bond and passion between a couple, which is an important aspect. You’ll see 疾厄宫 (Health) = 夫妻 (Spouse) 的子女 (Children)， and 子女宫 (Children) is also known as the 桃花宫位 (Peach Blossom sector), so it’s used to assess pleasures of the flesh between a couple.

The above is similar to the concept known as “Derived Houses” in Western/Hellenistic astrology, and it is the reason why I said that metaphysics theory proposes that everything is interconnected and that if one aspect of your life goes down, everything else gets dragged down along with it. Not all different representations will be applicable simultaneously, so the key is to know when these different representations are applicable.

The above is an example of a few things one particular sector can represent. Many hobbyists who try to pick up metaphysics on their own just focus on sectors representing wealth and career, and it has always been taught to be the critical sectors as it has to do with your survival. Still, there will come a point where you realize that every sector is tied together and just as important.

The Home’s Feng Shui & One’s BaZi Are Interlinked

You ought to know this, but your house’s Feng Shui will always reflect the same picture as your BaZi chart.

I had a client who was having trouble conceiving and approached me to take a look at her BaZi chart and home Feng Shui. Let’s break down the 八字 chart and pick out the main bits related to health and children:

Here’s what I’m seeing:

• In Traditional Chinese Medicine theory, the health of the kidneys is very closely tied to the health of the reproductive organs. Water represents the kidneys. The above chart makes it clear that Water is not a favourable element for her and is causing imbalances in her chart, which signals that health issues may stem from Water-related organs.
• What’s even more important is assessing the elements representing the child when analyzing whether or not someone can be pregnant and have children. As a Fire person, Earth (食神 and 伤官) represents the children, and given the current 大运 see 亥卯未三合木局, the whole chart becomes very unconducive for the Earth element to exist. If Earth is compromised, Earth cannot control the excessive amount of Water in her chart.
• The imbalances between Earth and Water are the main reason for her health issues from a TCM perspective, which makes conceiving difficult. Do note that the March period is 卯 as well, which amplifies the 亥卯未三合木局 in her chart, which increases the pressure On Earth.

This client did get me to look at her house, too. My initial analysis showed that the house did have some small issues and may not be good for children in the long run. The house structure is under 坎门，离主，艮灶。 Meaning the door is in the North sector, the master bedroom is in the South sector and the kitchen is in the Northeast sector. The original text from 《阳宅三要》is as such:

［原文］
命延年，主武曲金星四子强，夫妇正配，富而且贵，田产，六畜，人口无不星旺，但年克妻，肚腹疼痛，眼疾。
门主配八灶 － 艮灶与主相生，门与相克，犯五鬼，小儿不利，妇女刁恶，重娶妻妾。

I’ve always argued that the house you end up in and your BaZi are linked and there’s a congruency behind everything, and unless there is some form of intervention in the house selection, it is highly likely that you’ll end up in a house that parallels your BaZi chart. This is yet another example of this.

Can BaZi Still Be Used To Assess Health In Modern Times?

The short answer is “yes”, it can. It doesn’t matter which method you use. It could be BaZi, Zi Wei Dou Shu or even Qi Men Dun Jia. All of them are useful if you know how to use it.

I usually don’t dare speak too much about it because I’m not a licensed or qualified medical professional. I also hesitate to write about such topics because I don’t want to accidentally say the wrong things or give the wrong information. I’ve been thinking very hard about whether I should pursue a degree in Traditional Chinese Medicine, so let’s see how that goes.

This is one of the rare occasions I’m blogging about health. I’ve found some interesting case studies, and inspiration struck me.

We’ve already talked about using Zi Wei Dou Shu to assess health. We do that by looking at the 疾厄宫 (Health Sector/House) and the other sectors linked to it. In addition, we need to assess our Elemental Phases (运) to decide when the issues will hit, and it’s not always obvious.

I’m going to bring in BaZi and Qi Men Dun Jia next along with some case studies, so please stick around.

Here’s Another Example Of How BaZi Shows Health Issues

The above is a case of a male chart-holder who came to me a few years ago.

A few quick comments on the charts:

• Using BaZi first, the chart-holder definitely has a weak Yang Water (壬水) Daymaster, so it’s one of those charts where we want the Daymaster to strengthen. You can tell that the Daymaster is under some pressure from opposing elements, especially Earth.
• What’s more concerning here is that the chart does not have a smooth elemental flow or what we call 不通畅 in Chinese, which is something we need to assess as well. You’ll see that the Year Pillar is 庚午 and the Month Pillar is 己卯， and there is an inherent clash within the Pillar. 庚 is Metal, and 午 is Fire; 己 is Earth, and 卯 is Wood. To put it in layman’s terms, the 庚 Metal is not able to do its job properly to strengthen the chart-holder’s Yang Water Daymaster.
• To add another layer to the analysis, using 纳音，庚午 is 路旁土 and 己卯 is 城头土。 Even the Hour Pillar is 大驿土。 The chart-holder has 长流水 for his Day Pillar. For my non-Chinese speaking readers, what this means is that none of the other three Pillars are truly supporting the Daymaster and is, in fact, putting pressure on it.

If we were to use Zi Wei Dou Shu, you’d see that the chart-holder has 太阴 in his 疾厄宫 (Health Sector/House) in its worst position, which is the 陷 position. Not only that, there is a 化忌 in the opposite sector coming in to clash with 疾厄宫。

Now, this is the beauty of knowing two different methods and why I choose to use two methods concurrently in my consultations, so pay close attention.

If you studied BaZi, we know that Water represents the kidneys. If you studied Zi Wei Dou Shu, you will know that the star 太阴 (it’s the moon actually) also represents Water which naturally means it indicates the kidneys as well. It turns out that the chart-holder was diagnosed with low blood platelets due to kidney issues. The charts will always point to the root cause of the problems, so don’t be mistaken and think that the charts indicate issues related to the blood, which Fire represents.

Unfortunately, the chart-holder will be born with these issues, which appear in the natal chart; the ‘trigger period’ came early, as he experienced negative phases early in his life.

A Severe Case Where Even IVF Could Not Help

The above is a case of a female trying to conceive for several years now, but her situation is a lot more complicated.

• Using Zi Wei Dou Shu first, one might think there are not many health issues for a chart like this because the 疾厄宫 (Health Sector) does not explicitly indicate negative stars. On the contrary, there are quite several issues here.
• The chart-holder’s 疾厄宫 is getting clashed by sectors that are critical to 疾厄宫’s quality. The clash on this person’s 疾厄宫 originates from both her 兄弟宫 and 田宅宫。 Such a clash is considered severe because 兄弟宫 and 田宅宫 are extremely important sectors concerning 疾厄宫。
• Let’s not bother with the technicals for now, but hear what all these mean from a layman’s perspective. A chart like hers tells the practitioner a few things: We will know that she does not look after her health, so it’s not exactly an issue of “she’s born with it”. Her actions and habits did cause her health to spiral.
• The second thing is that one of the clashes comes from her 田宅宫， so there are hints that her physical environment, or her house feng shui, is also not helping.

If we were to use BaZi, the 寅巳申 ‘punishment,’ combination is the main culprit here, but I won’t go into the technicalities of that, for now, other than the fact that it’ll definitely cause some damage.

It’s been almost 4 to 5 years now with multiple treatments and IVFs but it all didn’t work out.

A Temporary Setback But A Child Is An Eventuality

The above chart is a recent case of mine of a female client who suffered two miscarriages, one in 2018 and one in 2019.

Similar to the two examples above, the chart also indicates some health issues. She’s a Yin Fire Daymaster person, with Fire being too strong due to the season she was born in and the 癸戊 Fire combination which appears. It’s another of Water being a beneficial element, but it’s being weakened. If you were to generate her Zi Wei Dou Shu chart, her 疾厄宫 has 破军 which is another Water Star, and it has a 化禄 tagged to it, which isn’t welcome. Health-wise, there are definitely some issues, although they are not as severe as the above case and the one I’m about to share below.

2018 was an Earth year that not only harmed Water but also saw Fire strengthen due to the combinations that appeared. Despite 2019 being a Water year, it, unfortunately, does not hold a true remedy for her issues. The real remedy to her chart appears in 2020, where Water truly strengthens and controls Fire. It’s also the year where her Hour Pillar gets a meaningful interaction, so I promise her that 2020 is a much better year to try for a child.

I’ll be sure to update everyone when there’s good news to share! Feel free to screenshot this and check back again next year.

Qi Men Dun Jia Can Be Used To Assess Health Matters Too

I swear on my life that what I am about to share below really did happen.

This case is fascinating because it was one of the first few times I’ve applied Qi Men Dun Jia for someone else and the first time I performed it in person. It happened when my wife had her colleagues over for a housewarming party. As part of the night’s entertainment, I offered to read the charts of anyone who had questions, so one of my wife’s colleagues, who is a mother of two, asked about her daughter’s health.

I mentioned in my previous post that I took the time to learn Qi Men Dun Jia and have been applying it during my consultations and my personal life. I decided to use Qi Men Dun Jia instead of the usual BaZi or Zi Wei Dou Shu I typically rely on just for the fun of it.

This was the chart that was generated at the moment the question was asked:

This was the first time I witnessed how fascinating Qi Men Dun Jia is. Based on the chart above, the deduction is that the child will have issues with the kidneys (yes, kidneys again).

For matters of health, we look at where the 天芮 star is. It lands in the kun sector (坤宫) with 癸水 (Yin Water) in both the Heavenly Chart (天盘) and Earthly Chart (地盘). The kun sector represents the reproductive organs, and Yin Water represents the kidneys. Because both the Heavenly Chart and Earthly Chart are Yin Water, this forms a 伏吟 chart, which suggests it’s not a health issue that will go away soon. The stars are also in a 伏吟 position.

景门 represents blood, and when it appears in the sector representing reproductive organs, which we know now as the kun sector (坤宫), it manifests as irregular menstrual cycles and complications arising from there because the Doors (门) represent us humans and the consequences of the body. The root cause is the kidneys, as indicated by Yin Water. I’m not making all this up. Feel free to pick up some Qi Men Dun Jia basics and you should be able to follow the logic behind the breakdown.

I reiterated what I saw in the charts with my wife’s colleagues as witnesses. It turns out that the daughter was born with only one kidney, and this naturally affects her menstrual health and cycle. The Qi Men Dun Jia chart effectively described her current health situation and the root cause of her health issues. Fascinating. I was not expecting it to manifest as such, whereby one whole kidney went missing. I’m still new to Qi Men Dun Jia, after all, so I dug deeper and I tried to figure out how this was reflected on the charts. The conclusion was that the ‘god’ 玄武, which appears alone in the kun sector, is the culprit, for 玄武 can be used to represent theft or something going missing. One other interesting thing to note is that 天蓬 ends up being in the kan sector (坎宫), and this sector represents kidneys as well, and 天蓬 also represents thievery or something being taken away from you.

I relived one of those moments when I first started out as a practitioner where my heart went “Oh my god, Chinese metaphysics still works and is amazing.” The fascinating thing about Qi Men Dun Jia is that it feels as though it can anticipate when and what kind of question you’re going to ask. Then again, it’s a study of space-time after all, so it’s supposed to anticipate your questions.

One last thing I wish to share is that, unbeknownst to most Chinese metaphysics enthusiasts, Qi Men Dun Jia can be used to assess your doctor’s competency. We look at the 天心 star for that and will be able to assess whether the doctor can add value to your situation. A lot of our health issues are somewhat beyond our control, and one variable that we hope to control is whether our doctor has our best interests at heart.

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I hope everyone found this post useful and interesting. Yes, Chinese metaphysics can be used for health purposes, but please be extra careful when doing so. Misapplication will undoubtedly cause more complications and give you unnecessary sleepless nights.

I’m really tempted to pursue a degree in traditional Chinese medicine. It would complement what I already know. Let’s see how it goes and where life takes me. It’s sad, but I don’t think I can apply for a scholarship based on my status as a practitioner. Oh well!

Anyway, please take care of your health, everyone! It’s really something money can’t buy. Please always remember that true progress comes from balance. Every aspect of our lives is important and you can only go as far as your weakest aspect allows you to. It doesn’t matter if you feel that balanced progress is slow and you want to accelerate things.

– Sean