FENG SHUI sinseh Joey Yap is cautious about fortune-telling because he believes no one can foretell the future.
“We shape our future through the decisions we make when opportunities knock,” the internationally acclaimed geomancer said.
Good luck, he added, was the result of preparations, involving internal forces (personality, weakness, talents and opportunities) and external forces (current market, career, promotion and change of employment).
“We cannot influence the external forces but we can change the internal forces like ourselves.”
He believes good luck that brings wealth, happiness and success, comes when people are prepared to grab the opportunities and maximise them.
New approach
According to him, feng shui today has a modern logical twist, making it more acceptable to current standards.
At the core is Yap’s BaZi Profiling which sits well with modern-day thinking where logic is preferred over superstition.
He explained: “BaZi Profiling is based on the fundamental premise that each one of us has a dominating energy that serves as the drive or motivator.
“This dominant behavioral pattern or personality profile becomes our greatest strength which can be a major flaw or vice.
“It’s a diagnostic tool describing how a person functions inside and revealing the basic or inborn personality structure.”
Yap said at times, it could describe with unnerving accuracy the processes by which people arrived at what they thought.
“It can also reveal how other people with our style (not “type” as our BaZi Profiling style is something we do but not who we are) frequently behave to make us more aware of our behaviours.
“It’s a matter of inference – realising the deeper reason behind a myriad of different sorts of behavior,” he added.
Rabbit influence
While 2010 was dealt a hard blow by the Tiger’s paws, this year, the cuddly rabbit, known for its good nature, touches all the 12 animals of the Chinese Zodiac.
According to Yap, the three favoured animal signs this year are Snake, Horse and Goat while the Rooster, Pig and Ox have a less favorable year ahead.
However, all the animal signs − auspicious or otherwise − could enjoy the good nature of the Rabbit by tapping the positive energy or chi present in the house, he stressed.
Yap pointed out that different sectors or parts of the house represented the various aspects of life.
The northwest represents wealth-luck for financial gains, business opportunities and growth apart from signifying great prospects for career advancement.
Whereas the west is potential for gains such as residual incomes in the real estate industries.
At the same time, it bodes well for happy and long lasting family relationships.
The north east is beneficial for strategic projects and creates opportunities to meet helpful people.
For career advancement in form of promotion, it’s the southeast sector which improves and enhances relationships with people in authority.
The southwest sector is not only good for scholarly pursuits but also sates the travel lust by providing opportunities to see the world. This sector also improves personal and professional relationships.
Also good for academic pursuits, the north sector promises the start of a new family − which is good news to couples hoping to have a new addition to the family.
The east and south sectors should be avoided at all costs. While the east is the most negative for the year, bringing hazards and mishaps compounded with impending health troubles and complications, the south is deemed to bring serious health problems.
Classical fung shui
Yap is known for his classical feng shui that is itemless − meaning no items are needed to activate the positive or contend with the negative energy.
“What is required to activate the sector is to keep it full of activities. In other words, utilise the sector as much as you can and vice versa for containing the negative energy,” he said.
Yap is the founder of the Mastery Academy of Chinese Metaphysics, a global organisation devoted to the teaching of feng shui, BaZi, Mian Xiang and other Chinese metaphysics subjects. He is also the chief consultant of Joey Yap Consulting Group, an international consulting firm specialising in feng shui and Chinese astrology services and audits.
An author of more than 60 books on the subject, Yap is a regular guest on various radio and TV shows.
He hosted his own TV series − Discover Feng Shui with Joey Yap on 8TV (a Malaysian network) in 2005, and Walking The Dragons with Joey Yap on Astro Wah Lai Toi (Malaysia’s cable network) in 2008.
Yap, a much sought after feng shui master, has conducted seminars in many countries, including Frankfurt, San Francisco, New York, Toronto, London, Sydney, Singapore.
He has also been featured in many popular global publications and networks like Time International, Forbes International, the International Herald Tribune and Bloomberg.
His structured learning programmes, books and online training have attracted thousands of students worldwide.
Yap has also done work for HSBC, Bloomberg, Microsoft, Samsung, IBM, HP, Great Eastern, Citibank, Standard Chartered, OCBC, SIME UEP, Mah Sing, Sunrise, Auto Bavaria, Volvo, AXA, Singtel, ABN Amro, CIMB, Hong-Leong and Manulife.