I predicted that the year 2011 of the ‘metal rabbit’ would be volatile and towards the end of the year we would see the possibility of Europe abandoning the euro as the elements of metal and wood clashed.
I will now give the outlook and forecast for 2012 based on Bazi as I study the charts.
Looking at the charts, every time you see a clash between the elements such as metal and wood which happened in the Bazi chart for 2011, normally there would be a lot of uncertainties and problems.
But if you look at the Bazi chart for 2012, I do not see so many clashes, contrary to what people expect for 2012 – being the end of the world with the economic disasters and all.
But if we look at the chart, it is actually not that bad though there are still some problems compared with 2011.
So after 2011, towards mid-2012 which is the ‘water dragon’ year, we should be able to see things stabilising.
If we place the two charts for 2011 and 2012 side by side, there is just water and wood so there are no clashes between elements.
Looking at the 2012 Bazi chart, the month and year is water while the day and hour is yin wood.
There is more water and less wood in this sense, and wood floats on water.
It shows that there will be a lot of floods, water related issues and disasters.
Meanwhile, you can see the dragon and goat which are both earth elements, so here we can see that it could be related to earth related problems as well such as earthquakes.
The general theme of the year 2012 where water produces wood is about healing, so towards mid-year onwards we can see that things are stabilising as relating water to wood also represents healing and recovery.
Elements at play in 2012
Water is the strongest element, so trading will still go on because water also represents trade, retail, shopping and others.
Earth is restively weak, it represents the property market.
Hence, we will find a slight slowdown in the sector as people get more cautious.
However, it will not be a significant drop but only a minor deterioration as the earth element does not face clashes.
Based on the chart I do not see any disastrous outcome, so it is a contravening view to what analyst are predicting about the property market.
The situation will be short term. Nevertheless, the fireelement is relatively weak representing technology, it, oil and gas and electronics.
These sectors may not be that stable and may face some problems in the industry. However, it is still a necessary element in the chart.
Therefore, the fire element may have the most volatility in the year metal represents finance which involves banking, insurance and others.
The metal element in this chart is also weak. The finance industry on the whole is still shaky, yet surviving. As for the woodelement, it represents healthcare and education where these industries will do quite well because they are the strongest elements in the chart.
Will the US currency betrayal element persist? We look at us as a western country and relate Malaysia as an eastern country, so west has a star number 8 in the 2012 flying star chart which represents wealth.
So we can see the us currency is not going to see a big hit but closer towards 2013 when the star number 8 leaves the west, that is when the problem will commence.
The following year, star 7 which represents arguments, disputes and problems will fall on the west.
Is 2012 a year of false hope?
Nevertheless, I don’t think next year will be a year of false hope, I think it will be a year of recovery and stability, better than 2011 in many ways.
But as to natural disasters there will still be a lot because the chart shows that the water element floods the earth.
Also surprisingly in 2012, a lot of people will like to change jobs because the water elements also represents change.
A lot of people will think that the grass is greener on the other side that they will like to try something different. As for education, everyone is into an aspect of education for instance public speakers are teaching public speaking, healthcare experts teaching about medicine, they will do well.
Finally I would say that water and wood shows a sort of growth. Everyone will get tired of fighting and decide to develop something new, so 2012 is about growth and renewal.
There is also a spiritual theme at play here where people would like to become more spiritual next year. They would like to look inwards, seek inner peace and meditation.
Interestingly, there will be less fighting. There will also be more mergers in the business field because water combines and feeds wood.
Joey Yap is the founder of the Joey Yap Consulting Group, 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 Yap Global Consulting, an international consulting firm specialising in Feng Shui and Chinese Astrology services and audits. He is also the bestselling author of over 80 books on Feng Shui, Chinese Astrology, Face Reading and Yi Jing, many of which have topped the Malaysian and Singaporean MPH bookstores’ bestseller lists.
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