Year of 2012 is a year of Water Dragon with Yang Water element (壬) sit on top of a Yang Earth element (辰). It commences on 4^th February 2012 @ 18:24 p.m. What kind of relationship between Water and Earth? Earth controls Water. Yang Water (壬) here is symbolized by an ocean, and Dragon is a Water Storage, so in this year, we can expect a water drive force that probably can cause big waves like tsunami because of earth movement or earthquake, or it can be a snowfall.  Yang Water also represents intelligence, wisdom, with this we can expect year of 2012 will be full of progress unless its use in negative ways.

Why do we call Dragon as a Water Storage? Because Hidden Stem of Dragon is 戊 (Yang Earth) 乙 (Yin Wood - Graveyard) 癸 (Yin Water - Storage). Yang Water also symbolizes great movement, so I think we can expect there will a big change or movement in every aspect of life. Dragon is a Yang Earth which is symbolize by Mountain, Mountain can block or stop the Water, so although there is a movement or change, but there will be some part of it that is blocking the movement too. The effect is not so strong because the blocking is coming from below (branches).

The Chinese year calendar goes on 60-year cycle, which means we share the same experience as the year of 1952. Year of 1952 is also a year of Yang Water element sit on top of Yang Earth element. If you still remember, on November 4, 1952 at 16:52 GMT, there is a great tsunami triggered by earthquake with 8.25 Richter scale at Kamchatka Peninsula which causes severe damage throughout the Pacific. In this year of 1952 also we note that there is a case of 58,000 of polio which in the end cause mild to disabling paralysis (movement blocked), and in the year of 1832, there is a spread of cholera in London to France and North America which cause at least 3,000 victims (water disease).

In the year of Dragon, the bad energy called “Five Yellow” – symbolizing obstacles and misfortune arrives at the South East. If your entrance of your house or bedroom located in the South East sector, it is recommended to hang a metal wind chime to dissolve this bad energy. The worst months will be in April 2012, October 2012, and January 2013. Another bad star 2 symbolizing Sickness will arrive in North sector in 2012. The traditional method to dissolve this bad star 2 is to hang a string of six metal coins in the affected area.

Year of 2012 is a year in between of the year period from 2004 to 2024 which is called “Age of 8”. Number 8 symbolize young children. Since stepping into 2004, there seems to be more disaster and misfortune affecting children. These number 8 representing children are always present in the centre of the flying star chart in these 20 years from 2004 to 2024. In year 2012, the year star 6 is in centre which is metal and is weakening the earth star 8, so pay attention for those who have small children in house because they are prone to lung or breathing organ and head or brain problem.

Year of 2012 will prosper Wood and Earth industry sector. Wood Industry like fashion, flower shop, furniture, paper industry, school sector, art and culture, plantation, event organizer and modelling sector, agriculture, printing industry, will prosper. Earth industry like mining, construction industry, real estate, property, columbarium, although will prosper in this year, unfortunately they will also face competitor. Fire is absent in the year of 2012 and because fire element is regarded as the driving force behind the stock market, so this year the stock market is not a good year for stock market investment. Another thing is 辰 represent 戊 Mountain which symbolize contemplation, so for you who are keen in investment in stock, please refrain yourself in this year especially in the second half of 2012.

The unfavourable industries in 2012 are water and fire. Water’s money element is fire, and there is total absent of fire in the year of Dragon 2012. Water industries like trading, fast moving good consumer, transportation, tourism, shipping, cold storage, communication, drinks, will face setbacks this year. Metal industries which includes automobile industry, metallurgy, metal furniture, metal and gold ornament, aeroplane industry, jobs that require using mouth like lawyer, judge, and human resource this year will be a very productive year because metal produce water, but unfortunately it is also not profitable because it need to see wood (absent in the year of 2012) as money element.

The Grand Duke (Tai Shui) of this year is in South East 1 (127.5⁰ - 142.5⁰); hence it is not suitable to do any substantial construction work in this area for the year 2012. Year Breaker (Sui Po) of this year is NW1 (292.5⁰ - 307.5⁰). Three Killings (San Sha) is located in 142.5⁰ – 187.5⁰. Do not sit against the Three Killings unfavourable energy.