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Training course in Traditional Chinese Astrology:
“Bazi Suanming® Counsellor of the IATCA®”
The professional training course comprises a well-founded introduction and instruction in the calculation and interpretation of the “Four Pillar Astrology” or “Four Pillars of Destiny” known in the West. In China and Taiwan the method is better known as Bazi Suanming which literally translates as “Calculation of Destiny/Fate/Life according to the Eight Characters”. Behind this name a very ancient and incredibly precise science for the analysis of human nature, the character of an individual, and his development over the whole life-span is hidden. It is a technique that is well documented in the literature since the 10th century A.D. which up to this day is disseminated widely in China, Taiwan, Hongkong and also Japan. In Europe only very few specialists are able to interpret it in a comprehensive way.
The Modul 1-5 includes all ways of calculation and all technics and measurements to dedect the ,the “operative consciousness” (yong shen), the “desiring consciousness” (xi shen) and the “neglecting consciousness” (ji shen), which are the keyterms and urgent result of all calculations. An interpretation of a Bazi-chart is not possible without detecting the “operative consciousness”. While learning this instruments first rules of interpretation will be gradually implemented.
Modul 6 includes the socalled 12 life-palaces, which are also descibed as the compass or the cartography of the Bazi landscape for consulting the client.
Modul 7-10 includes the different ways of rules and interpretation of typical questions or topics uttered by the clients while the consulting session. For example: Bazi consultings for development of or for a decision to choose out a Bazi confirmed profession are structured in another way and uses other technical instruments and rules as a consulting for partnership and marriage. The Bazi-chart is therefore a room with different doors, which the expert has to use them differently for consulting a special topic.
1st Module (2 days)
Introduction to the technique of Bazi Suanming – the fundamental disposition of the eight characters
Introduction into the Traditional Chinese Astrology and its variants
The origin, the history, and facts of general interest on Bazi Suanming
Explanation of the Chinese calendar system: lunar calendar, climatic solar calendar, and astronomically correct solar calendar
The functions of the Celestial Stems and Terrestrial Branches as a representation of time
The determination of the Eight Characters respectively the Four Pillars of of an individual’s life
The core theories of Bazi Suanming: Qi, Yin and Yang, and the Five Elements
The general doctrine of constellations: the significatory segments of the fundamental disposition and the position of the “self” (pcsychological “I”), expressed by the “days ruler” or “days dominant”.
The interactions of the Celestial Stems and Terrestrial Branches in the horoscope
The determination of the Hidden Celestial Stems
The determination of the 10 Chinese personality types and their significance for the first assessment of the character of persons
First interpretations based on the Eight Characters or the Four Pillars
2nd Module (2 days)
The individual life rhythm as realized in the “Great Life Cycle”
Calculation of the Great Life Cycle (luck pillars) and of the Small Life Cycle
Calculation of the rythm of the Great Life Cycle
Fundamental notions of the phenomenological interpretation: the seasonal influences on individual life
Introduction to the theory of “Operative Consciousness”
Application of the interpretation pattern “Good Luck and Bad Luck according to the Four Seasons“
The theory and the calculation of the twelve “Phases of Qi”
Diagrammatic representation of the Great Life Cycle
The construction of a systematic diagram of the Great Life Cycle
The changes of the 10 personality types during a life cycle
The function of the “Hidden Celestial Stems” in the Great Life Cycle
3rd Module (2 days)
The description of character: Noble ones, spirits of good luck and demons of bad luck
“Joining and separating”: The Yuanfen theory: theory and calculation of the “Noble Men”
Calculation of the Spirits of Good Luck and the Demons of Bad Luck
Interpretation and assessment of the Spirits of Good Luck and the Demons of Bad Luck in the fundamental disposition as description patterns of character
Interpretation and assessment of the Spirits of Good Luck and the Demons of Bad Luck in the Great Life Cycle
Interaction between personality types and the Spirits of Good Luck and the Demons of Bad Luck
The assessment of the Spirits of Good Luck and the Demons of Bad Luck
by means of the phases of qi
The assessment of the Spirits of Good Luck and the Demons of Bad Luck by means of the Operative Consciousness
4th Module (2 days)
Bazi Suanming and Feng Shui: strength and weakness of the Dominant of the Day
Nayin theory: the calculation of the “Derived Sounds”, and the Five Elements and the twelve qi phases of the “Derived Sounds”.
The “Derived Sounds” as interface between Feng Shui and Bazi Suanming
The calculation of the inpretation pattern of “Strength and Weakness” of the Dominant of the Day according to the famous Taiwanese Master Tiebizi.
The construction of the overall statistics of the Five Elements in the Four Pillars
The principles of priority in the Five Elements according to Master Tiebizi
“Strength and Weakness” of the Dominant of the Day according to the classic Di Tian Sui Chanwei “Most precise explanations of the dripping essence of heaven” (18th century).
The “adaptation of the Dominant of the Day to the Five Elements and the Four Seasons”
Introduction to the “Flowing Years” as a super-individual aspect
The aspects of influence between basic disposition, the course of life and the Flowing Years
5th Module (2 days)
Metastructures and the determination of Operative Consciousness
Structural analysis of a horoscope and the theory of Structural Dominants
The determination of the “Normal Structural Dominant”
The determination of the “Special Structural Dominant”
The determination of the Operative Consciousness as fundamental interpretative aspect for all fields of life
The deepening of the knowledge of the theory of Operative Consciousness, of the conative consciousness and of the rejecting consciousness
Forms of the Operative Consciousness in the Four Pillars
Interrelating all the factors of the horoscope with the help of the Operative Consciousness
The induction of the Operative Consciousness
6th Module (2 days)
Theory and calculation of the twelve Palaces of Fate in Bazi Suanming
The significance of the twelve Palaces of Fate and their origin from the Ziwei Doushu (Purple Star Astrology).
Spirits of Good Luck and the Demons of Bad Luck in the Palaces of Life.
Operative Consciousness in the Palaces of Life
The special analytical procedure in regard to each palace according to the classical work Di Tian Sui Chanwei “Most precise explanations of the dripping essence of heaven” (18th century).
The systematic use of the 12 Palaces of Fate for the organization of life
The Palaces of Life as a signpost for the counselling of clients
The specific meaning of the personality types, part 1: The analytic procedure for the ten personality types of the ten pillars specific for each segment
7th Module (2 days)
The analysis of partnership and marriage
The theory of congenial relations in the Four Pillars
The partnership analysis by means of Celestial Stems and Terrestrial Branches
The partnership analysis by means of Spirits of Good Luck and Demons of Bad Luck
The partnership analysis by means of the Operative Consciousness
Other forms of partnership analysis
Calculation of the four auxiliary pillars: “embryonic origin”, “embryonic breath”, “embryonic year”, and “pregnancy”.
Interpretation of the auxiliary pillars for pregnancy
Interpretation of the auxiliary pillars for other questions
The specific meaning of the fundamental mental patterns, part 2: Object-related analysis of the ten fundamental mental patterns in relation to each other
8th Module (2 days)
Analysis of health
fundamental concepts of TCM within the theory of Traditional Chinese Astrology
The calculation of body light and body weakness
The calculation and interpretation of the biological year
Physiological interpretation patterns and organ attributions
The assessment of the Eight Characters in terms of illness and health according to the Five Elements, the Celestial Stems and the Terrestrial Branches, and the phases of qi
The analysis and description of the chronobiological development of a person
The health analysis according to the Operative Consciousness
9th Module (2 days)
Character analysis and occupational analysis: “Good luck and bad luck, wealth and poverty”
The connections between the Spirits of Good Luck and Demons of Bad Luck, personality types, and the twelve qi phases
The aspects of influence between basic disposition, the Big Cycle of Life, and the Flowing Years, and their influence on personality
The analysis of chronopsychological development with consideration of all influences
Structural changes through the influence of the Big Cycle of Life and the flowing years
The changing Operative Consciousness
Occupational attribution according to the Operative Consciousness
The determination of the phases of life change and occupational change
The determination of “Good luck and bad luck, wealth and poverty” as a standard procedure
The phenomenological discussion of the eight characters
The specific meaning of the fundamental mental patterns, part 3: final description of the subject
10th Module (2 days)
Calendaric calculations and difficult aspects
The calculation of individual good luck and bad luck in traditional Chinese astrology on the basis of the Chinese calendar
Theoretical instruments for the calculation of lucky times
Calculation methods for auspicious and unfortunate days
Calculation methods for auspicious and unfortunate hours
The calculation of important business dates or private events by means of an
individual horoscope
Difficult aspects: exotic structures, such as “following the glow”
“The operative genuine spirit”: the phenomenological discussion of a fundamental disposition in the theory of “illness and remedy”
Final one-day examination with certificate
One day of oral and written examination, consisting of a one-hour colloquium and the written composition of a horoscope based on the eight characters resp. the four pillars,
or
the composition of a home-written thesis
leading to the acquisition of the certificate “Bazi Suanming® Counsellor of IATCA®”, with the possibility of admission into the professional union IATCA.
