To: randy kay who wrote (32780 ) 1/11/1998 3:52:00 AM From: Dragon 1 Read Replies (3) | Respond to of 58727
First time posting on this thread but seen many familiar names and "hello" to lisa and JT and Don (fortunately haven't forgot you). Talking about lunar-charting and Chinese numbering, I wouldn't underestimate the unexplicable forces behind it, like I couldnt explain the magical effect of accupuncture. If you guys are curious, it's all there in the Chinese lunar calendar called "Huan-Li". The "Huan-Li" has had a history of several thousand years and has been used by the Chinese for centuries. While the Huang-Li may not be that telling, the system that architects it is called "Ba Gua", which is also named Yi-ching in the West. And the jist of Yi-ching is guided by teh theory of YING and YANG. Huan-li tells people when it is good to get married, for burial, for digging, for planting (since the count towards a good harvest starts with a good day when one plants), for visiting friends, for worship, and not surprisingly, for trading. Whether or not appropriate to do anything has already charted out on the calendar. It is too long to post all I know about this "Huan-Li" on the thread, which is right in front of me and I will jot down some key dates that are bad or good for trading and hope if they match your lunar-charting. Per trading in U.S. markets, a good or bad trading day may depend on your strategies, short or long. I will start from Monday last week: Monday 1/5/ Good: memorial services ground-opening taking a bath (no pun intended) burial Bad: trading signing contracts Tues 1/6 Good: meeting friends building houses paying bills raising animals buying animals receiving payments Bad: hunting marrying Wed 1/7 Good: taking a bath hunting cleaning the house (no pun intended) having discussion trading Bad: travelling opening storages Thurs 1/8 Good: memorial services travelling signing contracts meeting friends opening markets trading Bad: painting walls going to a doctor Fri 1/9 Bad for any big events Well, these a just some do's or don'ts in one week. Frankly, I don't take too much stock of that since this calendar is only used by common souls for daily activities. But what I mentioned as the Ba-Gua system or Yi-ching is real tough, sophisticated stuff, which even one among a thousand Chinese themselves may not be able to decipher. During the War of the Three States, the Ba-Gua was used to design battle formations, to tell how the climates were going to affect the maneuvre of troops (I wish I could use that to detect when a serious and lasting snow storm is going to be here to lift the oil prices, which might be happening right now in the northeastern part of USA and Canada. Who would have predicted that when it is 50 degree in NYC?) Ask Don about this and he will tell you. I am going to look into this system and see if I can make something out of it. One thing I am certain, it sure is not voodoo. P.S. Patrick, we could probably be in business together<ggg>.