Feng Shui

YOUR NAME –

THE KEY TO YOUR LIFE

by Les Zhao

The year 2000 is the beginning of a new century, as well as the end of the old one.

New years day of the Chinese calendar falls on the 5 February, 2000. It is the year of the Dragon. The dragon, the symbol of success, is the perfectionist with firm beliefs and great ideals. For each one of us, the year of the Dragon is both a challenge and an opportunity. Then how will our fortune be in 2000?

Allow me to introduce you to a method where you can use the first letter of your name to check out your fortune in the year 2000. For instance A if the name is AMY LEE. Let the 26 letters of the alphabet explain the profoundness of the ancient Chinese culture and use the key of your own nae to open the lock on your future. May you have a successful and happy life in the year 2000.

A You are independent, firm and like power. Will have love relations with people who are the first born child. You need to show particular car and consideration to your mother this year. Will have the chance to change your job and living place in March, April and October. You will lead a busy life, have breakthroughs in terms of understanding and knowledge of your life. Your life will be better if you live by the sea or surrounded by green vegetation. Black is your lucky colour.

B You are sensitive, peaceful, sentimental, stubborn and think independently. February, March, August and September of this year are the golden months for you to fall in love. Your pursuit of a successful career makes your life full. People with animal signs of rat, pig and dragon are your friends. The numbers 6 and 8 are your lucky numbers.

C You are straightforward, humorous and very intuitive. Have a strong sense of adventure. Need to pay special attention to the relations between you and your mother. If your animal sign is tiger and you speak your mind please think twice before you start a new business. Your investment and your money will bring good luck to you if you have a bright house and office.

D You are gentle and down-to-earth, work with systems and are very decisive. You will travel and move around (in terms of living and work places). Need to pay special attention to your love and marriage. You will be very efficient.

E You are free and successful. You are a talented leader and are capable of original thinking. You can look at things from different angles. This year will be a successful year for you, especially for people with the animal signs of rooster, monkey and snake. Will make a lot of money and will be successful in love and marriage. You can be easily attracted to religion, philosophy and new knowledge. You will be better off if you live by mountains and water.

F You are mysterious, smart and sympathetic. Will easily get involved in complicated love affairs. Will sacrifice for other people and a lot of people depend on you. Will have chance to further your education. July, August and September are the best months for you. You have a wide interest in different things which is to your advantage. Watch out for melancholy and possible heart problems.

G You are brave and decisive and like to do things by yourself. Your imagination will bring you good fortune. After the hardship and difficulties of the last year, you will have unexpected opportunities in April and May this year. Try not to use anything that contains water, such as fish tanks. You will have willpower and decisiveness. Your success in your career and work will bring you fortunes. Green is your lucky colour.

H You are self-confident and creative. Will spend money in a manner of easy come easy go. Will have good control of your finances. The earlier you leave your family, the stronger the ability for living independently. You will have promotions and change of jobs. There will be chances for you to get a new career. Will be easily hurt by love. Can easily become a vegetarian. Your life will change in the years of the rat, ox and snake. Don’t get involved in any business related to water.

I You are considerate and calm. Have artistic inspirations and taste. This year will be the turning point of your life if you are between the ages of 20 – 24 and between 36 – 38, so make sure that you take advantage of this. The ups and downs of your life in the last year will make you very sentimental. February, July, August and December of the year are the best months for you to make money and get rewards. Children will bring joy to you and your love life. People with names including the Letter I and with the animal sign of dog will meet a noble person.

J You are just and hardworking. Your eloquence shortens the distance between you and other people. You life enters into the best stage, beginning from the latter half of last year. Your income will increase or your career will change this year. You like to practice Yin and Yang and the Five Basic Elements. You will move house or travel to a far away place in September. You are extremely sensitive to colours and have a very strong sense for your career.

K You are loyal and passionate. Will never betray people you like or respect. Will have ups and downs in your work and career. Need to be calm and think more. You are able to face everything positively and let your talent play a full role. You may use such lucky animas as monkeys and rats for decorations in your car, bedroom and office. Will have unexpected gains.

L You are warm, generous and frank to people. Will do things without hesitation. Will always have opportunities to travel or go on business. Will have a busy life before the age of 45. This year you will earn more and spend more. Need to pay special attention to your relation with your spouse. Water is your best friend. It is in your character to give away gifts generously.

M You are kind and optimistic. Good at getting yourself used to the environment. You like philosophy and astrology. However too much thinking and too much worry become obstacles to your success. January, February, October and November are the best times for your success. This year family members and things that happen in your family will be a headache for you. After April, those problems will be gone. You are born to be a gourmet.

N You are diligent and down to earth. You do things as you wish and have a strong sense of responsibility. In March, May, August and September of this year, you will have good news of business, travel and a noble person helping you. Children, if you have any, will bring you good luck. Don’t have too many windows in your house or office. Coolness and quiet will bring you inspiration. Your best colour will be blue and black.

O You are king, sharp and direct in expressing your feelings. No matter where the letter O is in your name, such as Geoff or Monica, you will have the unforgettable love affairs in your life. The person you go after will not come to you and the person who wants you will not be the one you want. People who were born in February, March and April will have to watch out for any lung problems. This year is a colourful one for falling in love and for marriage.

P You are easy going and a pacifist. Will have a lot of chances of making money. Will have the opportunity to learn about Yin and Yang and the Five Basic Elements, medicine and Kung Fu. People in the entertainment business will have better luck. Good time, if you are female, to fall in love. April, May and September are the best months. Will have the opportunity to buy or live in a new house.

Q You have self-esteem and good fortune, are talented and full of vitality. This year is the luckiest year for you. It will add to your fortune if you live by mountains and water. August and September are the best months for your. People with animals signs of rooster, rat and monkey are your noble persons. Do use a lot of yellow and light green colours. You will have a late marriage.

R You are suspicious, care about what you wear and like to think alone. Your luck started turning for the better since October last year. This year and the next year and more important for you because they are the turning point in your life. You will buy real estate this year, get married and give birth to a baby. Your bedroom should not be too bright. People who have the animal sign of snake should never use eagles for decorations and try to use a lot of red colour.

S You are active, cheerful but very subjective. Having a great talent, you are born to be a politician. After January of this year, you will revitalise yourself from the downturns of last year. You are idealistic and will have opportunity to go to university to study theology and humanitarian subjects. People who have the animals signs of snake, sheep and pig are your noble persons. South is your best direction. You are appreciated for you independent personality. Pink and blue are your colours.

T You are king and have great endurance. You can feel almost every detail of things and are a born artist. You like nature and have great creativity. You need to take care of the elderly male members of your family. In May, June and October you will have the opportunity to make money and travel away. Be careful if the deal involves cash. You will have a prominent position if you are in the army services or police force. You will become famous if you are in the academic circle or in entertainment.

U You are intelligent and smart. Have great ability in solving problems, with a good memory and enjoy telling jokes. March, August and September are the best months for you. Need to eat a lot of vegetables and fruits. Pick colours that are bright for such things as your car, bedroom and your clothes. You are interested in yoga, medicines and marshal arts. Keeping fish as home is the key for you to become wealthier and will also add to your happiness. People with the animal signs of dog, rat and dragon will have a stable and peaceful life if their name carries the letter U.

V You are brave and busy. Have a strong sense of obligation. You are disciplined, eloquent and quick-witted. This year every day is filled with challenge and new things for you. Pay special attention in March, August and September to take advantage of opportunities that come your way. Will have a promotion, change of job and may move house. Watch out for you respiratory system as you can easily catch colds. Eat little food that is spicy hot and more vegetarian foods.

W You are honest and fair-minded. You pay a lot of attention to relationships and are full of passion for life. Sometimes people cannot understand your great wisdom that always seems to be hidden by the seemingly slow. You have a keen sense of smell and are a gourmet. You will have a great future if you are in the police force or in business. This year you need to watch out for love affairs outside your marriage. Love, love affairs and marriage will bring you worries and troubles particularly in April, September and October. You will have a lot of opportunities for making money. Never use the dragon symbol as your lucky animal.

X You are gullible, romantic and generous. You will always have the luck for more wealth, no matter whether the letter X is at the beginning or end of your name, such as Max. You are very straightforward and sometimes do not listen to other people, but are kind of heart. This year your career will move forward and you will have the opportunity to study. Your live and marriage will experience some ups and downs, but will settle down after June and July. It will bring to you endless imagination and wisdom if your house is by water and your office is not. People with animal signs of sheep, rabbit, dog and pig are your noble persons.

Y You are sharp, quick and able to manage your life with no difficulties at all. If your animal sign is dog, there will always be a third party intervening in your career, work and life which causes you great concern. No matter where the letter Y is in your name, your life will have a big change in the year of the tiger and sheep, you must pay attention to this. Black is always you lucky colour.

Z You are hard working and diligent and will never let anybody down. You must think a lot before you start doing anything. You like the quiet and are self sufficient. You must have a garden in your house. Tall trees will force you to move house. You will have difficulties in selling your house or changing your job. Yellow will bring you good luck. People with animal signs of ox, snake and pig are your trustworthy friends.

China has a long and profound culture, while the West is more developed in knowledge, when both Chinese and Western cultures are embraced you life, work and career will be much easier.