'Feng shui' and the President's health

'Feng shui' and the President's health

By Dr. Mauro Rahardjo

BANDUNG (JP): The aim of feng shui is to live in balance and
harmony with nature. The result of such practices should be
health, wealth and happiness. As most of us know, President
Abdurrahman Wahid has not been in perfect health. However, his
task to lead this country carries a very heavy workload because
so many things were plunged into chaos as a result of the
prolonged crisis. Such factors need to be looked into and
resolved. Hence, the President is and should be in good health.
This article is to contribute to the understanding of one
function of feng shui: to achieve health, as well as to provide
some simple advice on feng shui's principles for avoiding health
troubles.

Everyone wishes to possess good health, so any illness can
cause great concern. In terms of feng shui, a newborn baby
carries with him or her some inborn qualities which include his
or her personality, temperament certain weaknesses in health. In
feng shui, the birth data of an individual is symbolized by
elements and the Year, Month, Day, and Hour of his or her entry
into the world. Each is represented by the Heavenly Stem and
Earthly branch elements. Therefore, if the complete birth data is
known, there will be eight characters. The basic philosophy is
that when the elements in our body are balanced, we will enjoy
good health. However, if there is too much or too little of any
one element, the condition may bring about illness and
discomfort.

President Abdurrahman Wahid's birth data is Aug. 4, 1940,
(hour data unknown). His elements are composed in the
accompanying Pillar table.

The self element of the President can be seen in the Heavenly
Stem of the Day Pillar, which is Earth. He was born in the month
of summer where Fire is dominant, hence his Earth is strong.
Additionally, two other Earths found in his Year and Month
Pillar.

In Chinese medicine, each of our vital internal organs is
assigned an element. The heart is symbolized by Fire, the stomach
by Earth; the lungs by Metal, the kidneys by Water and the liver
by Wood. The functional relationship between the vital organs
also follow the Cycle of Birth and Cycle of Destruction of the
five elements. For example in the Cycle of Birth Water nourishes
Wood; Wood sets up Fire; Fire turns things to ashes/earth; Earth
contains Metal and Metal produce Water. In the Cycle of
Destruction Water puts up Fire; Fire melts Metal; Metal cuts off
Wood; Wood treads on Earth and Earth absorbs Water.

Various organs in the human body are linked to the five
elements:

Metal symbolizes: Lungs, respiratory organs, skin, intestines,
nose and teeth.

Wood symbolizes: Limbs, neck, spinal cord, liver, eyebrows and
hair.

Water symbolizes: Kidneys, bones, sex organs and ears.

Fire symbolizes: Heart, blood, brain, nervous system, lips and
eyes.

Earth symbolizes: Stomach, muscles, digestive organs and
cells.

By analyzing the weakness and strength of each of the elements
in a person's pillar, a deep insight into his state of health can
be predicted. The overabundance or weakness of any one element
allows us to pinpoint potentially troublesome organs. In the
Pillar table, it is shown that President Abdurrahman's pillar is
dominated by Earth elements. Since Earth absorbs Water (e.g.
bones) and Earth exhausts Fire (e.g. eyes), the President may
possibly have some health problems related to the organs that are
mentioned above.

The elements favorable for the President are Metal and Water.
The Metal is necessary for Abdurrahman, because Metal can exhaust
the Earth elements (Earth contains Metals). Whereas the Water is
an element that benefits the President, because his water element
is surrounded by Earth (see the table) and therefore needs
strengthening.

According to the calculation, a person born on Aug. 4, 1940
has the Kua number 6. This number indicates that the President is
a west person. His good compass orientation will be: West
(wealth), North-West (health), South-West (happiness) and North-
East (luck). With regard to the President, his preference for his
health is in the North-West position and orientation. By means of
the feng shui position, the President's relative position in the
building can be determined; and by the feng shui orientation the
compass orientation. When the President sits facing North-West
his luck compass lines up in terms of his health.

The writer is a Feng Shui consultant and lectures at the
Catholic University in Bandung.

The Pillar of President Abdurrahman Wahid

Heaven Stem: +Metal (year), -Water (month), -Earth (day);
Earth Branch: +Earth (year), -Earth (month), -Wood (day).