Personal line of success
Now, let's delve into the origins of our personal line of success. Let us turn our thoughts to ancient China, the Middle Kingdom. The magic square of Lo shu, otherwise known as the birth chart or the birth map, was bestowed upon the ancient Feng Shui masters about 4,000 years ago by the legendary emperor Ta Yu, who, before becoming the emperor, had the knowledge and skills that made it possible for him to tame the waters of the mighty Lo river. As a reward for his efforts, patience, and engineering skills, he was blessed with heaven's favour. He received a tortoise shell with an inscription in the form of marks. The Lo shu square divided into nine equal parts was created based on the shell. Each area was assigned numbers 1 through 9, such that the sum of the digits in each horizontal, vertical, and diagonal line equaled 15 representing the number of days between the most significant phases of the moon: the new and full moon.
This legend shows the inexhaustible source of Chinese wisdom, the observation of nature and its cyclical changes in the micro- and macrocosm.
Feng Shui masters believe that the interplay of numbers and their connecting lines together in a magic square plot shows the vibration of the forces responsible for the flow of cosmic energy chi in our surroundings and in ourselves.
We fill in the personal birth square, according to the general formula, with digits from our date of birth converted to the lunar calendar. If certain numbers are missing from our date of birth, the corresponding boxes are left blank.
Now, one might wonder: What do Chinese numerology, magic squares, or cosmic energy chi have to do with the date of birth of a European or an American?
Let's reiterate the motto: "What was once considered magic can now be explained as physical phenomena; what appears magical now will likely be scientifically understood in a dozen or so years."
The scientific perception of the cosmos as an energy spectrum from the turn of the century in which we were born, was a fundamental tenet of Chinese wisdom long before the beginning of the previous millennium. Let us quote master Lam Kam Chuen:
"The entire cosmos is a network of continuous communication vibrating with light. Vibrations travel through this grid of energy with incredible speed. Distant vibrations induce resonance in bodies and events seemingly separated by light years."
Hence, the precise date: day, month, year, and the time of birth of a living creature, creation of a utility item or founding of a company, is so important and carries a specific numerical sequence that corresponds to cosmic vibrations in chi energy.
