Lesson 11 - Tai Sui
During the Ming and Qing Dynasties there was a school of feng shui known as the "San He Pai" that was most popular. Master Jiang Da Hong attacked the theories of this school bitterly, with good reasons. The disciples of the San He Pai were mostly professional feng shui practitioners who took the short cut to practice feng shui. The methods were quite stereotyped and easy to follow. It was recorded that there were people reading a book in the morning and became practitioners in the evening. The sad thing was that people preferred to use practitioners of the San He Pai instead of Master Jiang's superb skill. This was because Master Jiang was proud and solemn and his clients had to show him respect and sincerity before he agreed to offer his consultation. On the other hand, the San He practitioners were very good at commercial gimmicks.
However, Master Jiang hinted that despite the nonsense of the San He Pai, their Tai Sui and San Sha theories were not without grounds. It shows that Master Jiang's attacks on the San He theories were not because of jealousy. He was actually concerned about the mistakes they made that could be harmful to the consumers. When their theory was right, he endorsed it. When it is not right, he battered it. This is the attitude I have learned to take.
When we divide 360 degrees into twelve equal parts, each part will be 30 degrees. Sui Xing is the planet Jupiter. It requires twelve years (or more accurately in 11.86 years) to complete a sidereal revolution. Tai Sui is a fictitious star corresponding to Jupiter but it moves in the opposite direction. The following table shows the position of Tai Sui.
| Year | Rat | Ox | Tiger | Rabbit | Dragon | Snake | Horse | Goat | Monkey | Rooster | Dog | Pig |
| Position of Tai Sui (Degrees) | 345-15 | 15-45 | 45-75 | 75-105 | 105-135 | 135-165 | 165-195 | 195-225 | 225-255 | 255-285 | 285-315 | 315-345 |
If you take the center of your house as reference point, the Tai Sui position should not be disturbed. Disturbance in this location will result in disasters. By disturbance we mean extensive digging and construction in this direction.
