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By Indre Vallorani
London & French Riviera
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Trump International Hotel and Tower, New York
Feng Shui · 27 April 2026

Why Donald Trump hired a Feng Shui master for his New York hotel

In 1995, the future US President made a phone call documented by the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal and Architectural Digest. Here is what he asked for — and why the wealthiest developers in the world still make this call.

Traditional Chinese 24-direction compass system used to determine auspicious orientations by Kua number
Feng Shui · 8 May 2026

How to Use Your Kua Number Every Day: Desk, Bed, and Every Table That Matters

Once you know your Kua number, the question becomes: what do you actually do with it? Room by room, decision by decision.

9 min read
Bagua mirror with eight trigrams — the directional map at the heart of Flying Stars Feng Shui
Feng Shui · 7 May 2026

What are Flying Stars? The annual Feng Shui map that tells you which room to use

She moved her bed into the south-west bedroom and within six months could not explain why she felt so unwell. Then she learned about Flying Stars.

10 min read
Luopan compass used to determine Kua number
Feng Shui · 5 May 2026

Your Kua Number: the 30-second calculation that changed how I work from home

He had rearranged his office three times. New desk, new chair, new lamp. The problem was not the furniture — it was the direction.

8 min read
Chinese calendar pillars — the foundation of Bazi Four Pillars
Bazi · 4 May 2026

What is Bazi (Four Pillars)? The Chinese birth chart that has guided 2,000 years of decisions

Before a Chinese emperor made a decision — about war, about marriage, about when to plant a crop — he consulted a chart built from the exact moment of his birth.

11 min read
Zhuge Liang — the strategist who used Qi Men Dun Jia in battle
Qi Men Dun Jia · 27 April 2026

What is Qi Men Dun Jia? The 1,800-year-old Chinese tool that won wars

It was the secret weapon of one of China's most celebrated military strategists. Today it is used quietly by some of the wealthiest business families in Asia.

9 min read
What Is the Hour Pillar?
Bazi · 12 May 2026

What Is the Hour Pillar?

The fourth column of your Bazi chart. Calculated from your exact birth time. Without it, your chart is incomplete.

3 min read
Why Your Birth City Matters
Feng Shui · 12 May 2026

Why Your Birth City Matters

The classical compass method uses your exact latitude and longitude. This changes the calculation — and the result.

3 min read
Flying Stars — Your Home's Annual Energy Map
Feng Shui · 12 May 2026

Flying Stars — Your Home's Annual Energy Map

Nine energy numbers. Nine sectors. Every year they shift. Your wealth corner moves with them.

4 min read

Reference guides

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Kua Numbers 1–9

Your directions, your element, your auspicious corners — all 9 numbers explained.

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Chinese Zodiac

All 12 animals × 5 elements — find your exact sign and what it means for you.

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Eight Directions

The trigrams, elements and life areas of every compass point — North through Northwest.

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The Hour Pillar

The fourth column of your Bazi chart. Why your exact birth time changes everything.

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Your Birth City

Why exact latitude and longitude changes your personal compass reading.

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Flying Stars

The nine energy numbers that map your home — and shift every year.

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About the author

Indre Vallorani · London & French Riviera

From Suvalkija to Grasse: the pianist who became a certified perfumer — and found Chinese metaphysics

Trained at Galimard in Grasse — the perfume house that supplied Chanel — Indre Vallorani is a certified perfumer and Chinese metaphysics practitioner. She writes about the systems used by emperors, generals and billionaires to make better decisions about time, space and relationships.

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