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This story was recalled sometime between 1966-69s when the local Chinese Martial community was affiliated with local gangs and triads. It was a time when gang leaders were members of the martial arts society.
A common and often puzzling question to many Feng Shui enthusiasts today. How much is actually predestined? And how much of our life can we actually control? If life is predestined, then why the need to do Feng Shui?
The answer lies in this article. Drawn from Master Yap Cheng Hai's experience and his memorable stories.
Undoubtedly, one's achievement, reputation, wealth, ability and intelligence are dictated by fate. It is unquestionable that an unseen force largely dominates our lives. We are all given a life path the moment we step into this world. Skilled astrologers can easily foretell your life and the various paths predestined for you. The map of your life is determined the moment you were born.
Your Destiny
There are billions of people in this world, why some are rich while some are poor? Some work hard throughout their whole life but barely achieve anything. Some are businessmen or senior government officer with strong political status, they are rich and famous; while others are destined to struggle in the ghettos and live a life less fortunate.
Some people can establish their reputation, become rich and powerful regardless of whether they are good or bad. Can their destiny actually be changed?
In 1967, a very good friend of Grand Master Yap, Mr. Tong met and discussed a very interesting case. Mr. Tong, a well known Chinese Astrologer was unrivalled in his skills in Tzi Wei Dou Shu (Destiny Analysis). Often he came to discuss Feng Shui and astrology with his good friend and martial arts companion Yap Cheng Hai.
Mr. Tong tells of an interesting man whom Yap Cheng Hai too knows off. This man, Mr. Chan has a life chart with the Military Arts Star transforming into Power Force in his life palace while the Frightened Goat Star, Art Prosperous and Art Tune are meeting in his Career Palace. Both Tong and Yap knows that such a chart dictates that the person should lead a career relating to the military or martial arts field.
The person is brave and intelligent. He should come from a wealthy family and should be highly educated. Such a person is also said to be good in martial arts from a young age. A person with this special formation in the Life Chart denotes that he will excel both physically (martial prowess) and also literarily (academic prowess). With his knowledge and networking skills, he is destined be a successful person, well respected in society.
What was interesting is that Mr Chan was indeed good at martial arts (coming from the martial arts community), excelled in his academic pursuits (he studied in England) and was indeed a very influential person in society.
Unfortunately, he eventually became the leader of a local gang.
Mr. Tong was puzzled because he had read Mr. Chan's fortune several years earlier. Mr. Tong remembered that he commented on Mr. Chan's fate, "He would excel in both martial arts and literature, a loyal friend, living in a life full of luxury and dissipation, and will likely attain a post in the government as strong political figure". However, instead of fame what Mr. Chan attained was notoriety (as is the case with all gangsters). He was even influential and authoritative. The only puzzling factor was instead of being a political figure; he became the leader of a local gang.
Mr. Tong and Master Yap incidentally arranged to meet with Mr. Chan. When they got to know each other more, he told them that his father had hired a famous fortuneteller from Taiwan to tell his fortune when he was born. Mr. Chan remembers that the old fortuneteller commented that he is destined to be a general or a high-ranking government officer. Why has he become the head of the gang instead? Although he still commands hundreds of sub-ordinates, but it is very different from what fate had in mind for him.
The mistaken Yin and Yang
Determined to unveil the mystery, Mr. Tong and Master Yap together with Mr. Chan embarked on a journey to Taiwan to investigate his ancestor's tomb.
They went to Chang Er mountains and found that Mr. Chan's grand father's tomb was skillfully located in the Hsueh (Feng Shui meridian) where the Wu Shan (Wu Mountains) meets the curving river (Yu Shui). Here, the water/river returns to its origin (we call this sentimental water in Feng Shui) and the Hsueh is protected by a powerful Sha Shou (embrace of the land). This denotes that the future generations will be rich, blessed with good careers and long life.
At Mr. Chan's grandfather's tomb, they encountered strange abnormailities. There was a small hill at the right side of the tomb's White Tiger. The soil of this little hill was black in color and it looked like a little Wu Long (Black Dragon). A quick reference to a Feng Shui classic called (Six Cannons of Earth Formations) written by the great Feng Shui Master Ye Tai in the Qing dynasty, revealed it to be the Black Dragon Leaving the Cave formation. An indication that the descendants will be great generals but will also have incidents of Yi Lu Gung Ming (Unusual Reputation and Achievement), especially the third and forth generations.
Mr. Chan's father was a senior general in the army in the early fifties. He also learned martial arts when he was young. He was a martial art instructor in the army cadet academy. He had a good reputation in both the police and gangsters' society. He sent Mr. Chan to London to further his studies in hope that he would grow up in a more decent and peaceful environment. As if by a cruel twist of fate, his son did exactly the opposite and became the leader of a gang.
Master Yap and Mr. Tong also found that the tombstone of the grave has been misplaced. By this we mean that the direction of the tombstone was not placed in accordance with Feng Shui rules. In effect, failing to tap to the formation of the Black Dragon Leaving the Cave.
You see, in order for the good Feng Shui to work effectively, the TOMBSTONE must be aligned to harness the power from the formation. Just like in YANG HOUSE Feng Shui (Feng Shui for the living residents), the main door of a house must be positioned in a good Facing Star sector (according to flying star Feng Shui) and with its direction correctly aligned to tap into the energies of the surrounding formation (whatever that may be for any given house) so that the Chi of the house is activated. With A YIN HOUSE (tomb), the Tombstone must tap into the right direction to trigger the power from the formation.
Master Yap and Mr. Tong believe that the builders did not misplace the TOMBSTONE by accident, but on purpose. Even the position of the Gold Division (Fen Jin) was inaccurately aligned.
The formation of Black Dragon leaving the Cave was supposed to bring a dynasty of powerful generals and high ranking ministers/officers. But because of this mistake in the yin and yang of the Gold Division, the descendants eventually ended up becoming triads leaders and gangsters.
This is a classic example of how your destiny is unchanged, but rather just a flip of yin and yang. From a GENERAL to a TRIAD LEADER.
To add to the problem, Master Yap recalls that the tomb area was more yin. Not too distant from the tomb stood a very old tree. During spring and summer, the thick foliage of this tree shades the left side of the tomb. Therefore, Mr. Chan and his father are the only sons of their generation.
The left side, often called the Green Dragon in Yin Feng Shui governs the eldest males of the family. Mr. Chan has five younger sisters. Mr. Chan even married again in hopes of having a son. Still his wives bore him only daughters. With the formation of the tomb , Mr. Chan would not only be involved in lawsuits and suffered from serious injury in his early fifty (middle age), he was also likely to have difficulties in having an heir to his fortunes. (Heir here means a male son; daughters are not regarded as heirs in the Chinese culture).
Master Yap recalls that a year or two years later since they saw that tomb in Taiwan, Mr. Chan called him and told him that he was involved in a lawsuit caused by a business conflict with other gangsters. This conflict then grew to disrupt the harmony of 2 major schools in the local Chinese martial arts community. Shortly afterwards, Mr. Chan was injured during a local political upheaval. Seems that the prediction was true, Mr. Chan suffered severely, financially and also physically.
Mr. Chan decided then to heed the advice given to him a couple of years back to rectify his grandfathers tomb. So, they boarded the next plane to Taiwan to inspect the tomb again.
Using the technique of the 120 Gold Division in San He, Master Yap advised that the tombstone be tilted to a certain degree. He ordered the left sar (handle) of the tomb to be extended 1 foot and curved outwards towards the tiger side. Then, he ensured that the water exit of tomb was also correctly aligned. Given the constraints, that was the best formation possible as it was difficult to obtain approval for other major changes.
As it is a formation of the "Wu Long Leaving the Cave", it was not advisable re-build the whole tomb. It said that once the Wu Long (Black Dragon) has left the cave it cannot return. And the formation will lose its power if they were to excavate and re-bury the corpse again. After the modifications were made, the Chan family should have been able solve its problems, as should have been if the tomb had been set properly in the first place.
As expected in 1970, Mr. Chan won the lawsuit. His business in entertainment and beverage industry grew by leaps and bounds. Mrs. Chan subsequently gave birth to 2 sons, whom today have established their careers as a doctor and an engineer.
Mr. Chan still remains a respected figure in his gang. Today it has grown from triad activities towards more legitimate businesses in the entertainment line.
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Joey Yap
Joey Yap has been described as a highly talented and creative individual who has an exceptional affinity with the ancient science of Feng Shui. His young age belies his enormous knowledge. His amazingly deep understanding of Feng Shui confounds many. A man with great vision and innovative ideas, Joey Yap is not only the founder of the Mastery Academy of Chinese Metaphysics but is also the person responsible for developing the structured learning program of the acclaimed Feng Shui Mastery Series, Xuan Kong Mastery Series and other courses taken by classical Feng Shui practitioners and students throughout the world.
Website: www.masteryacademy.com
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