Ferringhi Hills 新春风水讲座 Chinese New Year Feng Shui Talk

 

非常感谢 Ferringhi Hills 的盛情邀请，让我有机会分享新春风水讲座 21 Feb 26。

Thank you very much to Ferringhi Hills for the kind invitation to speak at the Chinese New Year Feng Shui Talk 21 Feb 26.

Master Lee has been featured in the New Straits Times! 李老师荣登《New Straits Times》专访报道！

 

Master Lee has been featured in the New Straits Times!

李老师荣登《New Straits Times》专访报道！

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Master Lee has been featured in the New Straits Times

2026年新春天象解析：从古代玄学视角看日食与月食的深层意义 2026 Lunar New Year Celestial Signs: Understanding Solar and Lunar Eclipses Through the Lens of Ancient Metaphysics

 

Posted on FB 15 Feb 2026

**2026年新春天象解析：从古代玄学视角看日食与月食的深层意义**

2026年的农历新年期间，将先后出现日食与月食——初一逢日食，十五遇月食。这在天文上虽属自然现象，但在古代天人观与象数体系中，却被视为**极具指示性的时象**。因此，对此既不宜过度恐惧，也不可完全忽视，而应以理性与敬慎并行的态度看待。

在三元九运理论中，2024年至2043年属于**九紫离火运**。火象征文明、科技、传播、权力与冲突。当食象发生在火运之中，古人往往解读为：

**阳光受遮，象征主导能量暂时受制；光明被掩，代表局势可能出现不明朗与波动。**

这类象意常被用来提醒世人：时代气场转折期，容易出现舆论震荡、火象灾象或结构性变化。

若月食出现在农历十五——阴气最盛之日，则属于“阴极再动”之象。在传统象数中，这类天象常被认为容易牵动**情绪、市场、人心与社会气氛的起伏**。换言之，并非灾祸注定，而是气场振幅较大，人事更易随势波动。

从《易经》的象义来看：

* 日为乾象，代表阳、主导、秩序

* 月为坤象，代表阴、承载、内在

日食象征乾受制，月食象征坤受扰。古人据此并非断凶，而是提出一个核心原则：

天象变，则人事宜慎。

在象数哲学中，光明象征正道，遮蔽象征考验。因此食象之日常被视为“气机震荡之时”，传统建议是：

决策宜缓

投资宜稳

情绪宜定

言行宜谨

这类观念的本质，并不是预言事件，而是一种古老的风险管理智慧——当天时不稳，人应降低冒进概率，以守代攻。

当然，从现代科学角度来说，日食与月食只是天体运行轨道交汇的自然现象，并不直接造成吉凶。真正重要的，是古代玄学所强调的核心精神：

观天象以省人事，见变化而知进退。

总结而言：

在传统术数体系中，日食与月食之所以被重视，不是因为它们必然带来灾祸，而是因为它们象征天地节律的转折点。

它提醒世人——

当外在光被遮蔽之时，更要守住内在的光。

2026 Lunar New Year Celestial Signs: Understanding Solar and Lunar Eclipses Through the Lens of Ancient Metaphysics

During the 2026 Lunar New Year period, both a solar eclipse and a lunar eclipse will occur — the solar eclipse on the first day of the lunar year, and the lunar eclipse on the fifteenth. Astronomically, these are natural phenomena. However, in ancient cosmology and symbolic metaphysical systems, they were regarded as **highly significant celestial indicators**. Therefore, they should neither be feared excessively nor dismissed entirely, but understood with a balanced mindset of awareness and rationality.

According to the Three Cycles and Nine Periods theory, the years 2024 to 2043 fall under **Period 9, the Fire cycle**. Fire symbolizes civilization, technology, communication, authority, and conflict. When eclipses occur during a Fire period, ancient scholars interpreted this symbolically as:

**light temporarily obscured, dominant forces momentarily restrained, and clarity partially veiled.**

Such imagery was traditionally seen as a reminder that during energetic turning points in an era, fluctuations may arise — whether in public sentiment, structural systems, or collective dynamics.

When a lunar eclipse occurs on the fifteenth day of the lunar month — the peak of Yin energy — it is considered a sign of “extreme Yin being stirred again.” In classical symbolic philosophy, such timing suggests heightened potential for **emotional, environmental, social, or market fluctuations**. This does not mean events are predetermined, but rather that energetic amplitudes are stronger, making circumstances more responsive to change.

From the perspective of the *I Ching*:

* The Sun corresponds to the Qian trigram, symbolizing Yang, leadership, and order.

* The Moon corresponds to the Kun trigram, symbolizing Yin, receptivity, and inner structure.

Thus, a solar eclipse symbolizes Yang being restrained, while a lunar eclipse symbolizes Yin being disturbed. Ancient scholars did not interpret this as automatic misfortune, but instead emphasized a guiding principle:

When celestial patterns shift, human actions should become more cautious.

In symbolic philosophy, light represents righteousness and clarity, while obscuration represents tests or transitional phases. Therefore, eclipse days were traditionally viewed as periods of energetic turbulence, during which it was advised to:

Slow major decisions

Stabilize investments

Regulate emotions

Speak and act carefully

This philosophy was never about predicting disasters. Rather, it functioned as an early form of **risk awareness wisdom** — when timing is unstable, reduce impulsiveness and strengthen stability.

Of course, from the standpoint of modern science, solar and lunar eclipses are simply natural alignments of celestial bodies and do not directly cause good or bad fortune. What traditional metaphysics truly emphasizes is a deeper principle:

**Observe the heavens to reflect on human affairs; recognize change in order to know when to advance or pause.**

In summary:

In classical metaphysical thought, eclipses are considered significant not because they guarantee misfortune, but because they symbolize turning points in cosmic rhythm.

They remind us that

**when outer light is briefly shadowed, we must safeguard the light within.**

从北斗到卍：古人如何用星辰指引人生 From the Big Dipper to the 卍 Symbol: How the Ancients Used the Stars to Guide Life

 

Posted on FB on 11 Feb 2026

从北斗到卍：古人如何用星辰指引人生

From the Big Dipper to the 卍 Symbol: How the Ancients Used the Stars to Guide Life

北斗七星，真的只是“指北”那么简单吗？

很多人以为风水、命理是迷信。

其实，古人研究的，是天文与自然规律。

透过长期观测太阳、月亮与星辰的运行，

他们发展出《通胜》这样的精密时间系统，

准确推算日食、月食，甚至知道一年是 365.25 天。

这说明一件事：

天地运转有固定节奏，能量必须平衡。

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在众多星辰中，北斗七星被视为天的中轴。

北极星几乎不动，北斗七星整年围绕北极旋转。

每转 30° 就是一个月，

一个季节是 90°，一年则是 360°。

它的旋转，不只是指引方向，更精准标示时间与节气。

这个旋转轨迹形成了一个符号——卍。

武则天称之为“万”，佛教也借用为吉祥与法轮常转的象征。

北斗的智慧告诉我们：

• 斗柄指东 —— 春天，适合开始

• 斗柄指南 —— 夏天，适合冲刺

• 斗柄指西 —— 秋天，适合收成

• 斗柄指北 —— 冬天，适合沉淀

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人生也有四个阶段：

• 该开始的时候，要开始（木）

• 该冲刺的时候，要冲刺（火）

• 该收成的时候，要收成（金）

• 该沉淀的时候，要沉淀（水）

北斗从来不告诉你“必须做什么”，

而是——告诉你，现在适合做什么。

顺天而行，事半功倍；

逆天而行，越努力越累。

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北斗与紫微斗数息息相关。

紫微斗数的核心，就是以北斗、南斗的运行规律，推演人生格局。

命盘中心的紫微星象征：中心、主轴与责任，也被称为帝王星。

北京的紫禁城之名，正源自“紫微居中统御群星”的天象观念。

需要明确的是：

• 北极星 ≈ 紫微星（古代天文学语境）

• 紫微星并不是北斗七星中的任何一颗实体星

• 它是天象概念化的象征主星，被引入命理系统

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古人观天，为了知时；

知时，为了顺势而为。

就像水往低处流：

• 顺流而下，几乎不费力

• 逆流而上，自然倍感吃力

人生是否顺，其实取决于：

你有没有走在对的时间点上。

Is the Big Dipper really just about pointing north?

Many people think Feng Shui and destiny studies are superstition.

In truth, what the ancients studied was astronomy and natural law.

Through careful observation of the Sun, Moon, and stars,

they developed precise time systems,

predicting solar and lunar eclipses,

and understanding why a year has 365.25 days.

One thing is clear:

Heaven and Earth follow fixed rhythms; energy must stay balanced.

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Among all stars, the Big Dipper is regarded as the celestial central axis.

Polaris barely moves, while the Big Dipper revolves around it all year.

Every 30° rotation marks a month,

90° marks a season,

360° completes a year.

This rotation does more than show direction; it marks time and cosmic rhythm with precision.

The rotational path even forms a symbol—卍.

Wu Zetian called it “Wan,” and Buddhism adopted it as a symbol of auspiciousness and the eternal Dharma Wheel.

The Big Dipper teaches us:

• Handle pointing east — Spring, time to begin

• Handle pointing south — Summer, time to advance

• Handle pointing west — Autumn, time to harvest

• Handle pointing north — Winter, time to preserve

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Life also moves in four stages:

• Time to begin (Wood)

• Time to advance (Fire)

• Time to harvest (Metal)

• Time to preserve (Water)

The Big Dipper never tells you what to do—

it tells you when it’s right to act.

Flow with timing, and effort multiplies.

Flow against it, and everything feels heavier.

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How does the Big Dipper relate to Zi Wei Dou Shu?

Zi Wei Dou Shu is based on the operational principles of the Northern and Southern Dippers.

At its core is the Zi Wei Star, symbolizing centrality, responsibility, and leadership.

Beijing’s Forbidden City (Zi Jin Cheng) is named after the concept of Zi Wei at the center commanding all stars.

Important clarification:

• In ancient astronomy, Polaris ≈ Zi Wei Star

• Zi Wei Star is not a physical star within the Big Dipper

• It is a symbolic central star, derived from celestial observation and applied in destiny systems.

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The ancients studied the heavens to understand timing.

Understanding timing allows one to move with the flow.

Like water flowing downstream:

• Smooth and effortless

• Flowing upstream: exhausting

In life, alignment with timing often matters more than raw effort.