Ba Zhai's Fortunes Are Fixed on the Walls. The Annual Flying Stars Circle in the Sky Each Year. Overlay the Two Systems and You See the Energy Field You're Truly Facing This Year.
Ba Zhai tells you 'this direction is auspicious for life.' Flying stars tell you 'but this year, an inauspicious star landed in that direction.' Stack the two messages together — only then do you know whether that room is livable this year.
Ba Zhai has a criticized flaw: its fortunes are static. Jue Ming stays Jue Ming forever. Sheng Qi stays Sheng Qi forever. They never change. But reality is — the same direction feels comfortable some years and suddenly wrong in others. That 'suddenly wrong' comes from the annual flying stars. Every year at Lunar New Year (Start of Spring), nine stars fly to nine palace positions. Each star has its own nature — some auspicious, some inauspicious. An auspicious star landing on your Ba Zhai auspicious direction — double auspicious. An inauspicious star landing on your auspicious direction — the auspicious direction gets polluted. You must handle it. An inauspicious star landing on your inauspicious direction — double inauspicious. Even more urgent. An auspicious star landing on your inauspicious direction — the inauspicious direction gets briefly 'lit up' by the auspicious star. You can seize the window and use it. This article overlays Ba Zhai's static directions with the annual flying stars' dynamic shifts. You don't need to learn the full Xuan Kong system. Just know — check the flying star chart at the end of every year. Which room can't be lived in this year. Which room suddenly improved.
Annual Flying Stars Quick Memorization: ① Five Yellow Sha — worst star every year. Whichever palace it lands in, that palace carries heavy inauspicious energy all year. Five Yellow landing in your auspicious direction — auspicious turns temporarily inauspicious. Needs remedy. ② Two Black Sickness Star — second worst. Governs illness. Lands in bedroom — whoever sleeps in that room this year is prone to health issues. ③ Three Green Chi You — governs verbal disputes. Lands in living room or desk — more arguments this year. ④ Seven Red Po Jun — governs wealth loss and theft. Lands in wealth position — money flows out. ⑤ Eight White Zuo Fu — greatest wealth star. Lands in inauspicious zone — that zone can briefly be used for wealth activation this year. ⑥ Nine Purple You Bi — joy star. Governs marriage, celebrations, new children. Lands in Yan Nian — easy to marry or have children this year.
1. What Are the Annual Flying Stars — Check Once Before Lantern Festival Each Year
The annual flying stars don't belong to the Ba Zhai system. They belong to Xuan Kong Flying Star. But they can be overlaid onto Ba Zhai. The nine stars fly once a year. They shift positions on Start of Spring day. Names and natures of the nine stars: One White Tan Lang — Water star. Auspicious. Governs romance and social connections. Lands in Yan Nian — good relationship luck this year. Lands in Liu Sha — romantic Sha gets activated. Two Black Ju Men — Earth star. Inauspicious. Sickness Star. Lands in any direction — that direction's room easily triggers health issues this year. Three Green Lu Cun — Wood star. Inauspicious. Chi You Star. Governs verbal disputes and lawsuits. Lands in living room — whole family argues more. Lands in your desk position — worst office politics year. Four Green Wen Qu — Wood star. Auspicious. Wen Chang Star. Governs study and exams. Lands in Xun position — children studying at home get a boost this year. Five Yellow Lian Zhen — Earth star. Very inauspicious. The worst star. Wherever it lands, Sha energy is heaviest. Remedying Five Yellow is the most important annual task. Six White Wu Qu — Metal star. Auspicious. Authority Star. Governs career and power. Lands in Qian position — the male homeowner's career luck is good this year. Seven Red Po Jun — Metal star. Inauspicious. Army-Breaking Star. Governs wealth loss and theft. Lands in wealth position — money can't be held. Eight White Zuo Fu — Earth star. Very auspicious. Wealth Star. The year's most prosperous star. Lands in inauspicious zone — that zone can briefly activate wealth this year. Nine Purple You Bi — Fire star. Auspicious. Joy Star. Governs romance, celebrations, new family members. Lands in Li position — many happy events at home this year. Check the annual flying star chart once a year. Search '2026 flying star chart' online. The nine-grid center is your home's center. The eight surrounding cells are the eight directions. Which star lands in which palace — draw it onto your floor plan. Then overlay with Ba Zhai's auspicious and inauspicious directions.
2. Worst Case — Five Yellow Sha and Two Black Land in Your Auspicious Direction
This is what needs the most attention every year. Five Yellow Sha is the year's most inauspicious star. Wherever it lands — that direction carries heavy Sha all year long. Regardless of whether Ba Zhai says that direction is auspicious or inauspicious. If your Sheng Qi direction (first auspicious, also wealth position) gets Five Yellow this year — trouble. Wealth position turns inauspicious. Solution: Five Yellow Sha must be drained with Metal. Five Yellow belongs to Earth. Earth produces Metal. Metal absorbs Earth's Sha energy. Place in the Five Yellow direction: metal ornaments (copper is best. Copper bell. Copper gourd. Five Emperor Coins). White decorations. Metal music box (moving Metal = stronger Sha reduction). Round metal objects. Taboos: don't place red in the Five Yellow direction (Fire produces Earth = Five Yellow intensifies). Don't place yellow (Earth supports Earth). Don't do renovation in this direction (moving earth = activates Five Yellow Sha to maximum power). Don't touch this direction all year. Two Black Sickness Star is the second most inauspicious. Governs illness. If Two Black lands in your bedroom — whoever sleeps in that room this year needs health vigilance. If it lands in Tian Yi (your health-auspicious direction) — the health direction gets polluted by the sickness star. Tian Yi turns into a sick ward. Ironic. Solution: Two Black is also an Earth star. Also drain with Metal. Place in the Two Black direction: metal objects. Five Emperor Coins hung at the headboard. White bedding (white = Metal). Copper gourd (traditional sickness-star remedy tool). Taboos: same as Five Yellow — no red and yellow. No earth-moving. Also don't pile medicine in the Two Black direction (medicine gathers sickness energy). Move the medicine cabinet away.
3. Best Case — Eight White Wealth Star and Nine Purple Joy Star Land in Your Home
Eight White Zuo Fu is the year's greatest wealth star. Belongs to Earth. Governs wealth accumulation. If Eight White lands on your Ba Zhai auspicious direction — double auspicious. For example, your Sheng Qi (Ba Zhai wealth position) gets Eight White this year. Two wealth stars overlap — your financial luck is in overdrive this year. Action: keep this direction clean and bright. Add red decorations (Fire produces Earth — stimulates the Eight White Earth star). Add warm lighting. Place flowing water feature (Water technically conquers Earth star, but the wealth position needs Water to 'irrigate.' Small flow is fine. Not large water). Add amethyst or citrine (classic wealth-activation combo). If Eight White lands on your inauspicious direction — this is good. The inauspicious zone gets briefly lit by the wealth star. You can 'borrow' this inauspicious zone for one year. Action: temporarily place a work desk or study desk in the inauspicious zone. Work here this year — your income rides the Eight White. Meanwhile, keep metal objects in the zone — you need to borrow Eight White's wealth energy while continuing to dissolve the zone's inherent Sha. Don't stop dissolving Sha just because Eight White arrived. Next year Eight White leaves and this zone reverts to inauspicious — you must move the desk away too. Don't be greedy. Nine Purple Joy Star arrives — celebrations, marriage, new children. Nine Purple belongs to Fire. Lands in Yan Nian (stability and longevity direction) — this year suits marriage or having children. Lands in Sheng Qi — happy events and money come together. Action: place red decorations in the Nine Purple direction. Purple is even better (Nine Purple = purple). Fresh flowers (real, not fake). Brightness. Nine Purple dislikes darkness. If possible — host some family gatherings or celebrations in this direction this year. Materialize the 'joy energy.' Nine Purple lands in an inauspicious zone — the inauspicious zone's Sha is partially suppressed by joy energy. But don't live in this direction permanently. Only sit there when guests visit.
4. Three Green and Seven Red — How to Handle Verbal Disputes and Wealth Loss
Three Green Lu Cun is the verbal dispute star. Belongs to Wood. Lands in living room — whole family bickers more this year. Lands in your desk position — more clashes with colleagues and bosses. Lands in Xun (Ba Zhai auspicious, Wen Chang position) — your child studies well but gets into conflicts at school. Solution: Three Green belongs to Wood. Use Fire to drain Wood. Place red items. Warm light. Red curtains. Fire burns away Wood's Sha energy. Or place Metal objects in the direction — Metal conquers Wood. But Metal conquering Wood is too direct. It may also suppress Wen Chang Wood energy. Prioritize Fire-drainage. In the Three Green direction this year, make fewer big family decisions — easy to make wrong choices amid arguments. Seven Red Po Jun is the wealth-loss star. Belongs to Metal. Lands in wealth position — money flows out like water. Not that you don't earn. You earn but can't keep it. Lands in the main door — this year more goes out than comes in. Solution: Seven Red belongs to Metal. Use Water to drain Metal. Place blue or black decorations. Place water feature (fish tank or flowing water ornament. Water drains Metal. Metal produces Water — Metal energy gets converted to Water energy. Money no longer flows outward but gets 'contained' by the water system). Don't place metal (Metal supports Metal). Don't place white. Don't place round objects. Also, in the Seven Red direction, improve home security this year. Lock doors and windows. Don't flaunt wealth.
5. Annual Fortune in Practice — Draw an Overlay Map at Year-End to Decide How to Live Next Year
Do this before New Year's Eve each year. Takes half an hour. Protects you all year. Step one: get a copy of your floor plan. It should already have Ba Zhai's eight auspicious and inauspicious directions marked (from reading earlier Ba Zhai articles, you should have drawn this). If not, draw it now. Step two: look up next year's annual flying star chart. Search online. Which star is in which direction on the nine-grid. Step three: draw the annual stars onto your floor plan — overlay with Ba Zhai's fortunes. Each direction now has two labels. One is 'Ba Zhai attribute = auspicious or inauspicious.' One is 'annual attribute = which star.' Step four: focus on four overlap types: ① Auspicious direction + inauspicious star = this year this auspicious direction is polluted. Highest priority. If bedroom or living room is in this overlap zone — consider switching rooms this year. Can't switch — place remedy objects. ② Inauspicious direction + auspicious star = this year the inauspicious zone is lit up. Can use it. But don't forget its nature. Keep dissolving Sha. ③ Inauspicious direction + inauspicious star = double inauspicious. Avoid this direction this year if possible. If the door is in this direction — hang a door curtain plus metal remedy objects. ④ Auspicious direction + auspicious star = double auspicious. Congrats. Maintain this direction well this year. Clean + bright + activate. Step five: execute. Set up all remedy objects before New Year's Eve. Takes effect from New Year's Day. Check quarterly — have remedy objects shifted? Gotten dirty? Stopped working (tarnished copper — polish it. Dirty crystals — wash them). Step six: annual stars only affect one year. Next year the stars change — redraw. Don't be lazy. Do it once a year. Infinitely better than panicking at the last minute.
Multi-Dimensional Breakdown
Career & Wealth
Love & Relationship
Personality
Health
Classical Support
Practical Steps
- Year-End Annual Checkup — 30 Minutes to Draw Next Year's 'Home Energy Weather Map' : Do this in the last lunar month each year. Specific steps: ① Open your phone calendar to confirm next year's Start of Spring date. Energy shifts begin at Start of Spring. ② Search '202X annual flying star chart' (replace X with next year). Find a clear version with directions. ③ Take out last year's floor plan (with Ba Zhai fortune markings). ④ Against the flying star chart — write the nine stars onto the corresponding nine cells of your floor plan. ⑤ Use highlighters to mark four overlap types (red = auspicious + inauspicious star = alert. Green = inauspicious + auspicious star = opportunity. Yellow = inauspicious + inauspicious star = danger. Blue = auspicious + auspicious star = bonus). ⑥ For the marked areas, plan: what remedy objects to place in alert zones. How to use opportunity zones. How to avoid danger zones. How to maintain bonus zones. ⑦ Write a checklist — what to buy. What to move. Complete before New Year's Eve. Energy shifts on New Year's Day.
- Five Yellow Sha Remedy Item Checklist — Different Directions, Different Solutions : Five Yellow Sha in living room: place a copper clock or metal wind chime. Sound-based Sha reduction is strongest. Five Yellow in bedroom: place six copper coins under the bed (Six White Wu Qu Metal). Copper gourd on the nightstand. Switch bedding to white or grey (Metal). Five Yellow at main door: place a copper door mat or hang Five Emperor Coins on the door frame. Switch entry mat to grey or white. Five Yellow in kitchen: place a metal spice rack next to the stove. More metal = better — Metal drains Five Yellow Earth. Change cabinet handles to metal. Five Yellow in bathroom: place metal shelving. Water + Metal — Metal produces Water. Five Yellow Earth produces Metal produces Water. Continuous drainage to Water — finally flushed away. Universal Five Yellow taboos: this year don't move earth, drill holes, or hammer nails in the Five Yellow direction. No movement means no activation.
Common Questions
Q: Ba Zhai says this direction is auspicious. Annual flying stars say this direction is inauspicious this year — which one do I listen to?
A:
Listen to both. Ba Zhai's auspiciousness is the 'foundation.' The annual star's inauspiciousness is the 'weather.' A house with a good foundation meets a typhoon — the house itself is fine. But don't open the windows during the typhoon. Ba Zhai auspicious direction getting an inauspicious star this year = good-foundation house meeting a typhoon this year. The auspicious direction is still auspicious. But this year's 'weather' is bad. Fix the 'windows' (remedy objects). Once the typhoon passes, everything is fine. If Ba Zhai inauspicious direction gets an auspicious star this year = bad-foundation house on a nice day. You can go in and sit. But don't sleep there overnight. The foundation is still bad. Conversely — Ba Zhai inauspicious direction getting an inauspicious star = bad foundation plus typhoon. Stay far away. No one should occupy it if possible.
Q: Five Yellow Sha landed on my main door — I can't just not go in and out. How do I remedy?
A:
You can't possibly not use the door. Just do the remedies properly. ① Place a grey or white doormat at the entrance — Metal drains Earth. ② Hang a string of Five or Six Emperor Coins above the door frame. ③ After entering, place a metal ornament (copper is best) in the entryway, visible as the first thing you see. ④ Don't leave the door open — close it when entering and exiting. Not about burglars. It reduces Five Yellow Sha from charging straight in. ⑤ This year, don't put red items at the door (Spring Festival couplets are unavoidable — red background couplets are acceptable. But don't add extra red lanterns or red welcome mats). ⑥ If the main door directly faces stairs or an elevator — Five Yellow plus path-rush double Sha. Add a metal screen inside the door (openwork wrought iron style). After all this — Five Yellow's impact at the main door drops to 20-30%. Coming and going is fine.