We are now living in Period 9, a new 20-year Feng Shui cycle from 2024 to 2043.

Every new period brings a shift in the energies around us — influencing the way we live, work, connect, create and contribute.

But understanding Period 9 is not simply about predicting what will happen.

For me, it is about becoming more aware of the changing landscape around us, understanding ourselves within that landscape, and making conscious choices about how we want to move forward.

This inspired a simple three-year journey:

IGNITE • ALIGN • THRIVE

2026 — IGNITE

Awaken possibilities. Explore what is changing.

IGNITE is about becoming aware.

As we move more deeply into Period 9, the world around us continues to change — and so do our priorities, aspirations and definitions of success.

It is an invitation to ask:

What is changing for me?

What possibilities am I beginning to see?

What would I like the next phase of my life to look like?

We don’t necessarily need all the answers.

Sometimes the first step is simply becoming aware that a different possibility exists.

2027 — ALIGN

Understand yourself. Make conscious choices.

Awareness creates possibilities. Alignment is about deciding what genuinely fits.

In 2027, my focus moves from IGNITE to ALIGN.

Rather than constantly asking what we should do next, we can first understand ourselves more deeply:

How do I naturally operate?

How do I create value?

What is meaningful for me at this stage of my life?

And perhaps most importantly:

Are the choices I am making aligned with who I am becoming?

Alignment does not mean that everything in life becomes perfect or predictable.

It means having greater awareness of ourselves and our circumstances, so that we can make more intentional choices about our work, relationships, lifestyle, priorities and next chapter.

This is also the thinking behind my Holistic Life Flow approach, which I will be sharing more about as we move into 2027.

2028 — THRIVE

Live your alignment. Grow in your own way.

THRIVE is not simply about achieving more.

For me, thriving is increasingly about being able to hold seemingly different things together:

Success and peace.
Planning and presence.
Prosperity and spaciousness.
Contribution and contentment.

Once we understand ourselves and become more intentional about our choices, the next step is to live them.

There is no single definition of what a thriving life should look like.

Your version of THRIVE may be very different from mine.

And that is precisely the point.

Chinese Metaphysics as a Tool for Awareness

I have practised Chinese Metaphysics for more than two decades, and my relationship with it has continued to evolve.

Bazi, Feng Shui and Qi Men Dun Jia can reveal patterns, tendencies, timing and possibilities.

But I don’t believe that our charts should dictate our lives.

Your chart describes the landscape. It doesn’t decide the journey.

The value of understanding the landscape is that it gives us greater awareness.

And greater awareness expands our choices.

Awareness → Understanding → Choice → Intentional Action

We then live those choices, observe what unfolds and adjust along the way.

This is how I see Chinese Metaphysics fitting into the IGNITE • ALIGN • THRIVE journey.

Not as something that tells us exactly what we must do — but as one of the tools that can help us understand ourselves and navigate life with greater clarity.

Explore My Period 9 Video Series

Since the beginning of Period 9, I have produced a series of videos on my YouTube channel exploring Period 9 from different perspectives.

In these videos, I share my research and observations on the changing energies of Period 9, Feng Shui, Bazi, Qi Men Dun Jia, personal alignment and how we can navigate this new period in a practical way.

If you are new to Period 9 — or would simply like to revisit some of these ideas — I invite you to explore the Period 9 video series on my YouTube channel.