THE QILIN AND THE THREE KILLINGS IN 2025
Last year’s entrance into period 9 Feng Shui had caused a big shift for most of us either good or bad; rest assured, in 2025 the energies will be a lot more settled, which can then make the Snake year a very exciting and a productive year! The Yin Wood Snake year 2025 is expected to bring resolution and resilience; hence, some of the world’s issues should be eased.
Bear in mind, the Yin Wood Years tends to bring steady growth,
especially with regards to finances; therefore, all outgoings, purchases and
investments should be handled with care in 2025.
It is part of Feng Shui practice to ascertain the direction of
the Three Killings each year. This direction, also known as the Saam Saat,
always occupies one of the four cardinal sectors-North, South, East or West and
the affliction that covers 90 degrees of the compass. In this year, The Year of
the Yin Wood Snake, the Three Killings are in the East. It is imperative
hence, that you do not carry out any noisy activity, renovation, or
construction, conduct maintenance work or digging with noisy equipment inside
or outside your property or workplace in this direction. Once disturbed,
this affliction will bring about three types of misfortunes: financial loss,
sickness and arguments. If this is unavoidable you should place a six hollow
metal rod wind chime between the building and where the work is being carried
out and for a few days after. This is
especially important for the oldest son and males, although this will affect
all occupants of the household and workplace when activated.
If you have a door located in the east this year, please take
great care when opening and closing the door to ensure it is not slammed. Avoid
the influence of the Three Killings by opening and shutting the door calmly or
installing a soft close hinge.
Another important thing to remember this year is that, when
seated in your office or at home you must avoid having the East behind you.
Confronting the Three Killings will not hurt you but having them behind you
will.
Finally, if you can, place three Qilins (Chi Lings), especially if they are metal, in the in the quadrant (where metal element is considered good) such as SE, NE or South, facing East (where the Three Killings is located) in 2025. This will effectively restrain and prevent the killing Chi from harming you.
Qilin is a mystical hoofed chimerical creature, often depicted
with what looks like fire all over its body. It has the head of Dragon and the
body of horse. It represents protection, prosperity, success, longevity and
illustrious offspring. It is a good omen that brings ruì (roughly
translated as “serenity” or “prosperity”). The QIlin (sometimes
misleadingly called the “Chinese unicorn” due to Western influence) is believed
to manifest upon the occasion of an imminent person’s arrival, or when a wise
sage or an illustrious ruler has departed.
The earliest references to the Qilin were in the 5th century
BC, in the book of Zuo Zhuan. In its historical account we are told that after
Zheng He’s voyage to the East Africa around the area of modern-day Kenya, he
had brought back two giraffes to the emperor in Nanjing. The giraffes were
thereafter referred to as Qilins (Chi Lings). The Qilin and the giraffe
was both vegetarian and shared a quiet nature on top of their reputed ability
to “walk on grass without disturbing it”. Furthermore, the Qilin were described
as having antlers like a deer and scales like a dragon or fish whereas the
giraffe had horn-like “ossicones” on its head and a tessellated coat pattern
that looked like scales. Even today the giraffe is still called Girin by
Koreans and Kirin by the Japanese.
Back then the emperor had proclaimed the giraffe as a magical
creature, whose capture signified the greatness of his power. By the time of
the Ming Dynasty (1368–1644) the original Qilins were long gone. In the
subsequent legends their appearance took on a more stylized representation of
the giraffe, becoming mixed with some attributes of the tiger, dragon and other
animals. The Ming artisans represented the Qilin as an oxen-hoofed animal with
a dragon-like head surmounted by a pair of horns with flame-like head ornaments
and a scaled body. Sometimes the creature is depicted with a single horn
on its forehead, a multicolored back, and hooves of a horse, body of a deer and
the tail of an ox.
During the Manchu Qing dynasty (1644–1911) the Qilin (Chi Ling)
was depicted as having the head of a dragon, the antlers of a deer, the skin
and scales of a fish, the hooves of an ox and tail of a lion.
The Qilin’s attributes are:
Though fearsome, the Qilin only punishes the wicked. Its
manifestation bespeaks of a wise and benevolent leader in a country or even a
household. Being such a peaceful creature when it walks on grass or vegetation
it takes care not to trample a single blade or step on any living thing. A
Qilin is said to be able to walk on water. If a pure person is threatened by an
obvious culprit the Qilin transforms into a fierce creature, spouting flames
from its mouth and displays other fearsome aspects.
Legends have accounted for Qilin’s being manifest in the garden of the famed Huangdi and in the capital of Emperor Yao. The birth of the great sage Confucius had also been presaged by the appearance of a Qilin (Chi Ling).
Note: Before the Qin Dynasty, during the Zhou dynasty, Qilin ranked higher than the Dragon or Phoenix. Qilin was first, the Phoenix ranked second and the Dragon third. In the Post-Qin Chinese hierarchy of mythical animals however, in some fables where the Qilin (Chi Ling)was depicted as the sacred pet of the deities, Qilin ranked the third after the dragon and phoenix. In Japan (Qilin) Kirin are portrayed as a dragon shaped like a deer with an ox’s tail, and they preserved their importance, with the Phoenix placed second and the Dragon third.
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Finally, if you have an
important or commonly used room that falls into the east this year, you will
need to make sure that you activate the (Feng Shui’s) annual flying star #9 correctly,
which is also in the East this year. An extremely strong cure to enhance the
annual #9 in 2025 is an Jinyuyingmen Red and Gold Buddha which strengthens the
fire influence of this auspicious star in home and workplace, therefore, ensuring
that wealth and overall luck prospects are as powerful as possible despite the
Three Killings being also located here.
If you have a bedroom or
office in the east this year, this is good news as these rooms usually have yin
energy, which is nice and still allows you to avoid issues from the Three
Killings. Though, if you experience
relationship issues this year, check that you don’t have an excess of water or earth
colors and elements—such as brown, terracotta, beige, yellow, black, grey, or
blue in this area. Small amounts are acceptable but try to avoid overusing
these colors in 2025. For those trying to conceive, sleeping in the east can
boost fertility, especially with a red Kwan Yin placed in this area to enhance
supportive energy.
When activated, the #9 star can bring new career opportunities and advancements in 2025. To enhance this energy, introducing fire and wood elements in this area, candles and healthy plants are excellent choices. However, always ensure that candles are not left burning unattended, and keep plants fresh and well-maintained to sustain positive energy throughout the year. The most crucial and powerful cure to place in the east palace in 2025 is the Gaojie Quannian Master Cure. This powerful amulet and protective talisman cure is placed to enhance the annual #9 wealth and career star, which has become the prominent wealth star during period 9 Flying star Feng Shui from the 4th of February 2024 until the 3rd of February 2044.
BEST OF LUCK AND STAY SAFE IN 2025
