Some updates for the Flying Stars Si Hua Zi Wei Software in Dec 2022

I made some UI changes to the software regarding the annual Si Hua transformers.  Take note, the annual transformers are indicated near the English stars' text.  

Sharp readers will notice that the software dynamically resizes the stars' text to make room for more stars.

For the annual Si Hua transformer, I picked a larger font with a circle border, to improve readability as some palaces may have more stars when you turn on the Research feature of the software.

Since it is near the end of the 2022 year, it will not hurt a bit to realise that the 18 major stars have a color scheme to provide hints to their elemental mature, for example Tan Lang is vibrant green, representing Yang Wood.

There are some amendments for the San He stars, they are not mainstream in Si Hua and are included for research purposes.

Gentle reminder that the Fei Lian star is not taken from the Bo Shi series.

On top of that, 3 extra stars added, namely 

1. Tian Chu

2. Xian Chi

3. Tian Wu

There are 18 major stars and 32 minor stars and a few more will join in the fray soon.

They will be useful if you are reading some books and their authors' throw in a few minor stars.

Happy charting for SGD $230!

This is a complementary update but I will require you to email your dongle number to get this release.

New Si Hua Zi Wei Courseware

Learn the versatile and amazing Si Hua variant of Zi Wei Duo Shu from the comfort of your home with video courseware from Master Lilian Heng.

https://lilianmetaphysicsscience.com/about-lms/#about-lilian-heng

There are three videos in this courseware series.  Currently the videos are available only on Intel/AMD Windows platforms.

Module 1 starts off with the basic foundation of Zi Wei Dou Shu.  You will learn the the basic concepts, palaces and the nature of the 18 major stars for Si Hua Zi Wei.

Since course centers on the Si Hua (4 transformers) variant of Zi Wei Duo Shu, the 4 transformers will be the highlight of this course.

At the end of module 1, you will be able to plot a Si Hua Zi Wei chart with a case study to showcase the basic principles of this system.

Module 2 consist of intermediate topics in Si Hua Zi Wei.

In module 2, the formula and applications of the Si Hua or 4 transformers will be the main focus of the course. There will be good discussion on the implications of inter-palace chess works, in particular the Hua Lu and Hua Ji transformer, followed by a palace interchange mechanisms.

In addition, this module introduces the Si Hua Zi Wei decade chart and has 4 case studies to ensure students are able to relate the newly acquired knowledge and theories and relate them to actual applications.

Currently module 3 is in development but there is a early bird discount if you order before 30 June 2020.

Module 3 covers the advanced Si Hua topics.

1. Direct analysis aided by inter-palatial dynamics.
2. Luck Cycle using Si Hua applications
3. Clashes
4. Hua Ji exiting a palace
5. Multi-palace analysis
6. On the topic of empty palaces
7. Annual and month charts

One of the most interesting topic relates to the enchanting wonder of nature, twins.  The Si Hua versatility really shines here because you are able to gain remarkable insights to unravel twins' birth charts that will present numerous problems to other divination systems.

The main highlight is a live session for question and answer.  The instructor will use real life examples, to demonstrate the utility of Si Hua Zi Wei.

As the courseware instructor analyses Si Hua charts at the professional level, this live session allows students to witness how a birth chart can be assessed on the fly.

Not all Bazi applications are created equally

I usually get this question, why is BaziApp worth $180 when there are many free leisure magazine Bazi software in the market?

Strange, I do not get this question for my Si Hua Zi Wei, Qi Men or Date Selection apps.

Tonight, I decided to use one of my user's question to answer this question.

In this standard chart, BaziApp's artificial intelligence concluded that the bloke is a weak Yi day master with the officer/seven killing star acting as useful deity 用神.  

Take note, not all weak day masters loathe the officer/killing star.  As this is not the main dish, we will not spend half an hour explaining the dynamics of this statement, please consult your Bazi teacher if you are still unclear.

In this case, You 酉 metal is the seven killings 七杀 star and Shen 申 is the direct officer 正官star.

The user is puzzled why BaziApp marked Ding You 丁酉  (2017) as challenging but Bing Shen 丙申 (2016) as favourable? 

BaziApp highlights challenging annual years as black, green as tricky and red as generally useful.  This useful feature is one of the reason why the app is not peddled as free software.

Bug??

This is not a bug, an average Bazi analyst should not make this classical mistake and conclude Ding You 丁酉 is a great year.

In fact, the day master lamented he lost his job in Ding You 丁酉  2017 year with a string of bad luck going forward.

If an machine is able to come to that conclusion using expert systems, it won't be good if a human Bazi analyst makes this elementary mistake.

Classical Bazi is not that simple, neither citing poetry, climate analysis nor having a vague understanding of simple rules/formulae will cut it.

Any Bazi analyst must determine how the annual and 10 year luck pillars interact with the natal chart using classical combinations precisely. 

Some UI updates for the Flying Stars Si Hua Zi Wei software

Dear users,

There is some UI improvements for the Flying Stars Si Hua Zi Wei software.

Kindly drop me an email so that I can send you the latest copy of the software.  

In this example, we notice that the 4 transformers' are located in palaces with repeating stems, hence I denote repeating palaces' with dotted lines.

The Hua Ke transformer is not shown as there are feedback that the screen will be unwieldy too many lines throughout the chart.  If there is enough support, I will reintroduce the that feature back in the app.

To clear the incoming Si Hua lines, you can simply click on Tian Xiang or Qi Sha star.

New experimental feature for Zi Wei application .......

The Build 2019 March has a new experimental feature added, namely Annual Si Hua for the supplementary Class of 2019.

In this example, annual Ji stem sends a Hua Ji transformer to the Wen Qu palace!

As this release is for students who attended the March 2019 Class complementary, it will be released at later date.

How to stop Windows Security from removing the apps !

Windows Security generally assumed my packed applications are malware.

This is the due to the security envelope that I inserted in my application to discourage tampering.

To stop Windows Security from removing my applications, please exempt them from scanning.

Please read this blog entry from a computer browser, for some strange reasons, it does not render well on a phone.


Führen Sie die folgenden Schritte aus, um zu verhindern, dass Windows meine Apps als Malware einstuft.

Pour empêcher Windows de classer incorrectement mes applications en tant que programmes malveillants, procédez comme suit.

За да предотвратите погрешно класифициране на приложенията ми като злонамерен софтуер, изпълнете следните стъпки.

Disable the antivirus - temporary
https://kb.acronis.com/content/62144

Download the app to white-listed folder

Download the apps onto a folder on your computer from Google Drive using Edge or Chrome (avoid Mozilla the crapware).  However it is recommended that you should white-list the folder that the files will downloaded to.  

The next few steps will show you how to white a folder in Windows.

In this example, the user has stored all the apps in a folder for easier backup.  BaziApp and Zi Wei data files are interchangeable, putting them in a same folder is a good choice.

To white list the folder, follow the next few steps for Windows Security.  Mcafee instructions are below this section.  If you are using an ancient version of Windows, you have to type Windows Defender and patiently scroll to look for the Exclusion options.

Click Yes when the User Account Control dialog pops up.

Mcafee LiveState
You are out of luck, you can't whitelist folders so you have to whitelist the program files individually.

Click on the tool button

Click real time scanning.

Click Add file button and white each program as required.

That Blue Dialog ...
When you try to execute the apps, Windows may complain about the files again as it was downloaded from the Internet.

Use lunar calendar to plot Bazi chart?

This is a very strange question that I received recently for my Bazi application.

The answer is "No".

The next question is likely to be "Will you implement Bazi charting feature based on lunar calendar?"

The answer is "Never in a billion years."

Imagine you are solving mechanics questions using Newton's Equation of Motion on earth, your are using SI units for length e.g. metric system and you decide to use 32.2 feet per second as the acceleration for gravity.  

Your answers will be completely inaccurate.

This is the sorry outcome if you disregard fundamentals and use "pseudo facts" to package a new system.

On a lighter note, I implemented an experimental new feature for Flying Stars Zi Wei Duo Shu software, annual year Si Hua transformers.

The current year is 2019.  The year's heavenly stem is 己/Ji.  

己/Ji sends Hua Quan to Tan Lang, Hua Ji to Wen Qu.  In addition, it sends Hua Ke to Tian Liang.  To differentiate the birth year transformers, some visual cue has been thrown in.

And by the way, please update your Windows with the latest security patches.