As a product of the cosmic flows, the energy system within each of us also changes periodically over our life course. Its basic pattern together with its changes over time can be mapped out through a procedure developed by a Chinese sage. It is called the Meng or the four Pillars of Destiny.

Four Pillars of Destiny uses the Five Elements as they apply to the Year, month, day, and hour of a person's birth. These five elements are considered in their relative positions to each other, the stage of life in which they were at the time of the person's birth, and their relationship to the current time. Through these basic interactions and other aspects of the patterns of change an individual can see his personal life pattern. The complete procedure is explained in the book The Meng,The Path to Good Fortune, open to readers who are serious about lives, determining to make a difference.

 The grand cosmic energy system and our personal cosmic system constantly interact with each other, resulting ups and downs in our daily life.