It’s only on Friday evenings like this that I have any free time to write and share more “informal” articles. My habit on regular workdays is to stay focused on sharing various insights on ascending wisdom and esoteric knowledge. This week has been a bit busy, so I’ve written a little less — but next week things will return to normal.
Let me start with the reason I’m writing this.
Including myself, I genuinely have a large circle of friends with substantial wealth who have been practicing health cultivation and fortune cultivation (养福) for many years now.
Health cultivation is easy to understand — it means improving your physical condition. Fortune cultivation is something far fewer people talk about. It means actively improving the state of your fortune (运势).
I happen to be someone whose work centers on Chinese metaphysics (玄学) and geomancy, so old families from the Jiangnan region, along with many old-money and new-wealth figures, all enjoy discussing this topic with me. As a result, my data sample has accumulated at a remarkable pace.
And I’ll tell you — there is real substance to this.
Haven’t you noticed? People whose wealth is flourishing, whose careers are on the rise, and whose relationships are harmonious — their Chi field (气场) is simply different from ordinary people’s.
My personal conclusion comes down to two characters: Fu Yang — “prosperous self-nourishment.”
This is not about spending lavishly or throwing money around. It means being willing to invest energy and care into yourself, so that you become ever more vibrant and fortunate.
The following eight details are each critically important:
1. Whenever your circumstances permit, make sure you sleep until you are truly rested. Never go to bed carrying the weight of unresolved worries, and never convince yourself that cutting sleep will give you more capacity to get things done.
Staying up late damages the liver. Sleeplessness injures the spirit. The price, in the end, is years off your life.
The first step of internal cultivation is establishing a stable daily routine. Have you noticed? Every prosperous household carries themselves with that full, vibrant presence — spirit, energy, and clarity intact — as they handle their affairs.
2. Begin setting personal limits in your life. Stay away from pornography, gambling, and drugs. Avoid getting lost in tobacco and alcohol. When your Chi field and your body are both clean and clear, you’ll find it remarkably liberating.
I have plenty of heavy smokers and dedicated drinkers in my circle — but without exception, after quitting, every single one has told me: “I feel like a weight has been lifted.”
That’s just how the body works. The heavier the burden you place on it, the harder it strikes back. Treating it well is the foundation for attracting wealth and drawing in blessings (招财纳福). As for keeping distance from vices — that goes without saying. Get too close, and bad energy follows.
3. Cleanse the outside through bathing; cleanse the inside through water. Many important things aren’t complicated at all. Take drinking water, for instance — I once discussed with my friend Xiaohui why, at sixty, she still carries the complexion of a woman in her thirties. It turned out that beyond her general care routine, she simply drinks more water than most, promoting metabolism and flushing the body’s waste.
Many men overlook this entirely. But think back — isn’t it true that many high-caliber figures have a habit of carrying a teacup and sipping slowly throughout the day? I’ll leave it at that. Those who know, know.
4. Eat with discernment; be particular about quality. Make a point of taking in good things. There is a great deal of nutrition that cannot be fully explained by vitamins and chemical composition alone.
To put it plainly — many figures at the highest levels have personal physicians who prescribe tailored supplements specific to each individual.
That said, I’m not suggesting you go out and buy supplements by the armload. That’s pure intellectual taxation. What I mean is: beyond the daily balance of staples, proteins, and vegetables, some traditionally recognized wellness foods can be consumed in moderation. Nothing excessive, nothing expensive — choose the most common ones, and when you have a moment, simmer something up.
I myself brew a small wellness soup on weekends. It’s genuinely pleasant, and all the ingredients are available at any standard dried goods shop.
5. If the body is depleted, it cannot absorb nourishment — there is no capacity to receive good fortune. This means: if your physical foundation is already poor, don’t rush to load yourself with nutrients your body cannot process. Build your strength up gradually.
There’s something almost absurd about this: the more someone belongs to the white-collar class, the more physically feeble they tend to be. Yet those who have achieved financial freedom are, almost universally, fit and strong.
Stop putting it off. Get enough rest first — then move, push your limits, train your body. Rather than collapsing on the weekend, use it to build yourself up.
Never make the mistake of having a weak foundation while hoping that external supplements alone will save you. It doesn’t work.
6. Human aging is a peculiar thing. It doesn’t come gradually, one year at a time — it arrives in cliff-drops. The ages of 34, 42, 60, and 78 are the true years of aging.
So build your defenses before those thresholds arrive. Beyond the practices mentioned above, I personally believe the most effective thing you can do as each benchmark approaches is to actively cultivate friendships with younger, positive-energy people.
Since most of my readers fall between 30 and 55, I genuinely encourage you to spend more time in places full of vitality — like the gym.
7. Physical intimacy matters too. I won’t elaborate excessively here. Whether married or unmarried, whatever your preference — as long as it remains within reasonable, lawful, and consensual bounds, and as long as you don’t overindulge, this is something deeply nourishing for both people involved.
I’ve always believed there’s no need to over-stigmatize this. It is a fundamental human drive. Food and desire are both in our nature. Too high a frequency or too low — both are imbalanced. Moderate is perfect.
You can also observe something quite revealing: people who are in an upward trajectory tend to show it physically. Men carry a bold, commanding presence, full of drive and ambition. Women radiate a warm, supple, magnetic quality. Both signal that their personal state is excellent and their energy is flowing naturally.
By contrast, men and women with an air of suppressed tension and constrictedness rarely have good Chi fortune (气运).
8. As my customary closing summary, let me bring this all together.
In short, I hope you can live your life this way: during working hours, go all in. I know you can’t avoid it — striving is normal, it’s expected.
But once work ends and your obligations are handled, that time belongs to recovery. Use it to truly restore yourself. Never neglect your own wellbeing. If at that point you’re still burning yourself down with draining activities, that isn’t wisdom.
Eat nutritious foods. Avoid the overly greasy and spicy. Don’t burden your stomach, liver, kidneys, and spleen — let them rest.
When it’s time to sleep, treat it as the highest priority. Barring genuine urgency, sleep fully and restore your essence (养精蓄锐) — then return to handle what needs handling. Your efficiency and your state of mind will be far, far better.
Go to the gym regularly. Lift weights, go for slow runs. Men, prioritize leg training. Women, focus on glutes and yoga. Learn to honor what your body needs most, and satisfy yourself in safe, joyful ways.
Do this, and life will be good. Your mood will be good. Your state will be good. And your fortune (运) — will inevitably be good.