Thank you for your response, your explanation with the examples are very helpful, it makes more sense!!! On your website I came across an example of a report for analyzing best houses most suitable to an individual. In the report it shows that the base number is used to analyze whether it is best to spend more time in a sector or not in accordance with one's Kua number. The mountain star and water star were analyzed with each other to determine according to the elements if the sector needs to be activated, neutralized or controlled. It differs from what I have read in the forums on how to analyze the base, water and mountain stars. Is the base, mountain, water and yearlystar analyzed all together according to their elements, or is the base and yearlystar analyzed together but separate from the analysis of the mountain and water star? This may sound like a silly question but if the base star is the bigger number in the grid, does it have more importance, than a mountain star or water star element does? if for example the base is a 7 metal element even though it is considered a weak metal element because it is a base is it now a stronger metal element compared to its mountain and water stars in that grid? I look forward to your explanation. Thank you.