Don’t Ruin Your Feng Shui and Your Destiny Like Michael Jackson

Author: Amy Lee

It is a tragedy that we lost our King of Pop without seeing him on stage for at least one last time. Was his life simply a path he had to take based on his destiny? Was there something he could have done (or not done) to live a happier, more fulfilling life? To answer these questions from a Chinese Metaphysics perspective, we will look at the three factors of Chinese Destiny: Heaven, Earth and Humanity. Heaven Luck is governed by a person’s Chinese Astrology chart or BaZi. Earth luck is how the Feng Shui of our living environment affects us. Man luck or Humanity represents the actions we take. In Michael Jackson’s case, I think it will be interesting to examine how he changed his own destiny by altering his facial features.

First of all, let’s take a look at Michael Jackson’s BaZi chart - Male born 29 August 1958 at 8:47am:

The structure of this chart is called Eating God structure. Eating God represents artistic talent, creativity and intelligence. This chart belongs to someone who truly believes in art and creates art for art’s sake. People with Eating God structure are perfectionists. Their art tends to last through time. They are proud of themselves, like to do their own thing and do not care about what others think. Because of that, they tend to be viewed as eccentric by the public. Gianni Versace is another example of Eating God structure.

While Eating God people are artists, they are best at working behind the scenes. They are not the performing types and should stay away from the limelight. I am not saying that Michael Jackson was not a good performer. I am saying that he would have found more satisfaction working as a song writer or producer and mentoring the next generation of musicians. The fact that he had to come out into the spotlight and perform again must have created a lot of pressure and anxiety for him. As for timing, this year is simply not the best year for him to return to the stage. This year is Ji Chou which is stacking earth. Earth covers up metal which represents his talents. If he was looking for any new ideas and breakthroughs in either his music or his performance, he would have had a very difficult time.

You will notice that this chart is almost all Yang. In Chinese Metaphysics, we prefer balance. This chart is clearly imbalanced. A person whose chart has more Yang than Yin is more of an extrovert. However, when Yang becomes extreme then it reverts to the opposite. This chart tells us that while Michael Jackson could have been a talkative person, he liked his solidarity. He was born in the autumn season with metal being the strongest element in this chart. When metal becomes very strong, it means depression and loneliness. It is clear that he had a tendency to become depressed. To bring balance to a chart that is cold, we will prescribe fire element to warm up the chart. Western medicine is an example of fire element. However, a more effective fire element recommendation would have been spiritual studies. If Michael Jackson had pursued some spiritual studies (not necessarily in the religious sense) such as Buddhism, he may have found more peace with himself and would been able to appreciate more of what he had accomplished.

In addition to the basic BaZi chart, we all go through life cycles in ten-year blocks. Michael Jackson entered one of these ten-year life cycles back in 2000 and was about to enter a new ten-year life cycle. During the last ten years, his creativity and artistic abilities were affected. In other words, he suffered from artist’s block. The sad thing was he was about to get out of this writer’s block and rediscover his creativity. 2009 is a transition point for him going from one ten-year life cycle to the next. We all tend to be a little more fragile during our transition points. Heath Ledger also died of sudden death as he was moving from one ten-year life cycle to the next. While not all of us will suffer from sudden death or serious illness at our transition points, it is worthwhile to note these transition points so we can take extra care of ourselves during these sensitive times.

Even after a person dies, his BaZi chart lives on. Michael Jackson was plagued with legal problems throughout his life. His BaZi chart indicates more legal problems in the next ten years. Therefore, we can expect a long legal process as far as the resolution of his estate is concerned.

Next let’s take a quick look at the Feng Shui of Neverland Ranch. From Google Maps, we can see that Neverland Ranch is located at a point which two rivers merge into one, creating a Y-shape. In Feng Shui, a Y-shaped river is called “Open Feet Water.” It is not desirable to live in areas with a Y-shaped river or road. In less severe cases, it creates relationship or marital problems. In more serious cases, it means sex scandals. Another undesirable Feng Shui feature we can see from Google Maps is the straight long stair cases running down the Neverland Train Station. Straight long stair cases are called “Pulling Nose Water,” which drains the wealth of the residents of the property.

Our face also governs our destiny. By altering our faces, we are altering our destinies. Generally speaking, we prefer a fleshy face. There should not be any sunken parts except for the philtrum (the groove between the nose and the upper lip.) Michael Jackson had a series of plastic surgeries. Photos of the young Michael Jackson shows he had a chubby face and a big nose with a fleshy tip. In face reading, that is considered a good face. The nose, in particular, is the wealth palace. Notice that Bill Gates, Warren Buffet and other wealthy individuals all have a fleshy nose. By making his nose smaller and pointier, Michael Jackson sabotaged his own wealth luck. As the flesh of his face thinned out, so did his happiness. His philtrum also appeared to have been flattened. The philtrum represents age 50. A flat philtrum denotes challenges and troubles at age 50. Even if Michael Jackson had made it through this year and moved on into his fifties, he would have had a very challenging time ahead because he made his lips thinner and he put a cleft in this chin. How our lips and chin look tells us how well our lives are going to be in our fifties. The lesson to learn here is that if you are going to perform plastic surgery, make your face better. Generally speaking, it is desirable to make your face fleshier, not skinnier.

Contrary to rumors and speculation, I do not believe that Michael Jackson bleached his skin. Based on his BaZi, he was supposed to have some kind of skin problem. Therefore, I believe that his pale look and heavy makeup was really the result of his skin illness rather than an effort to “look white.”

Michael Jackson was born with a decent BaZi, with a wealth of talent and creativity. It was sad to see that he did not live up to the full potential of his BaZi. If he had pursued some spiritual studies, avoided the bad Feng Shui house and not altered his face, his fans would likely have benefited greatly by enjoying more of his music which I am sure would have brought him a more fulfilling and satisfying life.

© Amy Lee Feng Shui Consultations 2009

**Please feel free to pass this newsletter along to your friends. However, we ask that you keep it intact and forward it in its entirety. To subscribe or unsubscribe, please contact info@amyfengshui.com.