By David Koh and Joe Choo | Jun 25, 2009
The Science of I Ching
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Dewan Negara.
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Independence
Malaya gained her independence on August 31, 1957. At that time, the Malayan Parliament had no fixed location to convene its sittings. Then Prime Minister Tunku Abdul Rahman finally proposed that a Houses of Parliament be constructed two years later.
Construction work only started in 1962 and the complex was inaugurated on November 21, 1963 at the cost of RM18 million. The timing was perfect as Malaysia was formed only months before on September 16, 1963 when the Federation of Malaya merged with Singapore, Sarawak and Sabah. Thus, Parliament House is as old as Malaysia. Brunei opted to remain as a separate sovereignty. Singapore was expelled two years later – but that is another story for another day.
Parliament House comprises two buildings. The three-storey main building with fins-like roofing is where the two houses of Parliament – the Dewan Rakyat and Dewan Negara – convene. The 17-storey tower contains offices for ministers and members of parliament.
The complex sits on a small hill at Perdana Lake Garden near the National Monument. Be it by design or coincidence, the choice of site is actually good. The hill is within a small valley surrounded by mountains. Although there are no embracing arms and rivers, its bowl-like landform still collects energy.
Elegant, exclusive road
In the old days prior to massive development such as the Mahameru Highway and Kenny Hills, Parliament House stood alone and apart. Jalan Parlimen was a straight road that joined the complex to the roundabout outside Bank Negara. The surroundings were lush greenery. From this road, the only other exits are to the National Monument and Carcosa. It was an elegant, exclusive road lined with beautiful plants and trees, truly befitting Parliament’s stature as the supreme lawmaking body of the land.
Back then, Kuala Lumpur was still a part of Selangor and the Federal Territory had not existed yet. It was ceded to the federal government on February 1, 1974.
Let us apply the I Ching formula on Parliament House and see what it has to say. The entire complex has a North-South orientation, with the main entrance in the South sector. With the benefit of hindsight, we can test if actual historical events match the forecast of I Ching. If it is sufficiently accurate, perhaps we can also make forecasts.
The trigrams and hexagrams used in I Ching are actually binary code and each digit of this code has its own meaning. Over the years, we have developed and refined a proprietary exclusive mathematical formula for working and plotting out the changes in I Ching.
To our knowledge, no other practitioner is aware of such a method, let alone uses it. Traditional practitioners have to memorise each of the 64 hexagrams and their sequence. Therefore, the practice of I Ching and feng shui became shrouded in mystery and thought to be difficult to learn!
Next week, we will apply the principles of I Ching on Parliament House and see how the forecasts match with actual events.
*This series on feng shui and real estate properties appear courtesy of the Malaysia Institute of Geomancy Sciences (MINGS). You can send in your queries on feng shui and properties via our feedback link at the bottom of the page. David Koh is the founder of MINGS and has been a feng shui master and teacher for the past 35 years.
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