Chapter III
According to the time of birth, each of us is more or less influenced by one of the nine
stars with its unique quality based on the five elements and the trigrams. During our lives
we keep this basic quality but with time we will move with our numbers to other positions in
the magic square (called the houses) each with its unique influence on us. While being
influenced we are initiated into life’s other possibilities.
Fig. 3.17 Magic Square always adds up to fifteen.
Your numbers are situated in the different palaces and will show you the Universal
quality that is influencing you the most at that specific moment.
The typical qualities of the Nine Palaces are:
Chen 3 Thunder: the arousing, the new impulse, exciting.
Sun 4 Wind: the penetrating, gentleness.
Li 9 Fire: clarity, conscious, independent.
Kun 2 Earth: the receptive, trust, confidence, openness.
Tui 7 Lake: joyfulness, fullness, satisfaction.
Chien 6 Heaven: the creative, energetic, strong, light.
Kan 1 Water: prudence, dangerous, unreliable.
Ken 8 Mountain: keeping still, stability, rest.
Chung 5 Female Trigram: Kun-black earth, the receptive.
Male Trigram: Ken-mountain, keeping still.
Fig. 3.18 Numerology in the Pakua and the Five elements.
4 9 2
3 5 7
8 1 6
9
1
7
2
6
4 5
3
8
Fire
Wood Earth
Water^1 Metal
3/4
9
2/5/8
6/7
Fire -
Water +
Wood -
Earth + Metal +
Earth -