Lap Chun is the first day of spring in the Chinese Lunar Calendar. The Chinese believe if a New Year is to start without spring, this will denote a weak year ahead. Without spring to herald in the year, there will not be any significant growth, instead it looks like tough times are ahead.

Have you wondered why some people seem to have all the luck? Why are some people born lucky, with things working out easily for them whereas others have to work hard to achieve little?

On 11th Sept. evening time in Melbourne, I am in my hotel room with friends, and we are chatting with the TV on, but the volume is turned down to almost silent mode. Suddenly something on the TV screen captures my attention.

The Chinese has a profound system of fortune-telling called the Four Pillars of Destiny. It is built on the believe that all matters in the world is made up of five fundamental elements - metal, water, earth, fire and wood.

In recent years, Chinese metaphysical subjects such as Feng Shui and Four Pillars of Destiny are capturing worldwide interest. However, there are vast treasures in the ancient Chinese metaphysical subjects and Feng Shui is not even the most representative of them.

In our last issue, we've mentioned how important it is to enhance the missing elements in your personal space based on the Four Pillars of destiny. However, it would make life a whole lot less complicated by playing it safe. So how do you do that?

In Chinese fortune telling, it is of great importance what the Four Pillars reveals. The Four Pillars are quite simply the year, month, day and hour of your birth. Astrologers then calculate the element in which you were born under and whether it is yin or yang.

The Chinese believe that everyone's life is governed by five factors .....