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The Correct Way of Understanding a Person’s Destiny Benson Yeo

Knowledge of a Lifetime (Basic)

The Correct Way of Understanding a Person’s Destiny

Knowledge of a Lifetime (Basic)

The Correct Way of Understanding a Person’s Destiny

Benson Yeo Co-author

C hr hris isttine Lim

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甲 J ia Tree

乙 Yi Flower

丙 Bing Sun

丁 Ding Fire

戊 Wu Mountain

己 J i M o is istt Ea Ea rth

庚 Geng Iron

辛 Xin Gold, Minerals

壬 Re n Water

癸 Kui Ra in, Wa Wa ter va vap por

Contents Foreword .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. xix Introd oduc ucttion .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. xxi C lass lassic ica a l Ba zi - Ho Ho w it a ll b e g a n .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. xxi How to use and rea d this b o o k . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. xxvi viii C hapter 1

Wha hatt is Bazi . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 C hapter 2

The Ingr Ingred edient ients s of Hea eave ven, n, Ea Earth and and Man Man .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .15 .15 How to de d e rive yo yo ur Ba zi c ha harrt .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 30 Whatt d o es your Da Wha Day y M a ster Stem tells tells a b o ut you .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 31 Earthly Earthl y Bra nc he hes s re vea l it its s se c re ts .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 44 Se c rets o f the the Hidd en Stems Stems .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 47 The co c o mp mplex lexit ity y o f a pers p erso o n’ n’s s c ha harra c ter a nd feeli fee ling ngs s .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 57 C hapter 3

More secr sec rets unloc unlocke ked d .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .59 .59 Intrro d uc ing the Nob le Elements Int Elements .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 60 C hapter 4

Misc Mis c onc oncep epttions of the mode moder rn unde under rstanding .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .93 The misc o nc ncep ep ti tio o ns o f the Str Stro o ng and a nd the Weak.. Wea k.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 94 The true true mea me a ning of o f Str Stro o ng a nd Wea We a k . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 99

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Unc ncod oding ing the the Bazi secr sec rets. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..10 ..103 3 Whatt it sa ys a b o ut p eo p le around you Wha yo u .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 109 Whatt it Wha it sa ys a b o ut your c a ree eer.. r.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 11 113 3 Whatt it sa ys a b o ut your fa Wha famil mily y b a c kgr kgro o und und.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 114 Whatt it Wha it sa ys a b o ut yo yo ur ma marrriag e . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 11 117 7 Whatt it sa ys a b o ut you Wha yourr c hil hild d re n .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 11 119 9 C hap haptter 6

Do you have any Noble Elements? . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..121 Do you yo u resi resig g n to fate? fa te? .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 12 125 5 C hap haptter 7

Questions asked and ans answer wered ed .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..12 ..127 7

Foreword Ba zi is isthe C hines hinese e a nc ient wa w a y of o f Des De sti tiny ny ana a naly lys sis is.. The The his history tory of Ba zi b eg ega a n so so me 500 5000 yea yearrs a go d ur uriing the C hi hines nese e Wu Ki Kingd ngdo o m. This Thi sisour first book boo k of many to to c ome. Ma ny pe peop oplle have ha ve at a ttem tempted pted to int inte e rp re t the c la ssic ica a l Ba Ba zi tr trea sur ure e s, written written in thes the se b o o ks suc h a s “窮通寶鑑 The Infinite Treasure”, “滴天随 Heaven Instillation Sec ret” a nd “子平真诠 The Rea Reall Meaning Meaning of Bazi cla clas ssic ic” ”. To their dismay, the texts were both complex and confusing, and many have given up. Others have made shallow conclusions based on whatt the wha the liter litera a l mea meani ning ng of o f what wha t they they rea rea d . Unfort nfortuna unately tely,, the the C la ssic a l Ba zi tex textt was wa s no nott what wha t they they ap a p p ea red to be. b e. “Why is is ther there e no nott a c o ns nsiistenc y in in its its mea ni nings ngs? ? Wha Whatt ar a re the hidden meanings in the words?” I have asked myself over a thousand times when trying to decode the Bazi treasures. I know thatt one d a y, I wil tha willl find the truth. In my undying spirit to discover the truth, I had read the Bazi c lass lassic ics s o ve verr a hund hundrre d ti times mes.. This This wa s d o ne o ver my la la st 19 19 ye ye a rs sinc nce e my pa ssion for Chi C hines nese e M eta etap p hy hys sic s d evelop eveloped ed.. I ha have ve rea rea d books and attended courses by other Bazi Masters. Many Bazi interpretations have been told and taught to me. Yet, I was not c o nvi nvinc nced ed,, as th ther ere e wer w ere e unans una nswe werred c ontr ontra a dic dicti tions ons.. One fine day, staring at the piles of Bazi scribbles I’d made on the walls of my kitchen, I held my breath for a few minutes. I’d DISC DIS C O VER ERE ED IT! IT! I’ I’ d finally found the way to decode the Bazi c la ssic s. I have ha ve und unders erstoo tood d wha t the or o rig ina nall master masters s a re tr tryi ying ng to sa y, b y not offer o fferiing a dir direc ec t expla explana nati tion. on.

This Thi s dis disc over overy y ha pp ppened ened a t my “NOB “NO BLE” hour (I will will ex e xplain this this c onc ep eptt in in this this bo ok) – my best best know knowlled edge ge hour hour.. I began to pen down my discoveries in my own “Bible”. Over the next few yea yearrs, I c o nfirmed my disc disc o ver veriies by do d o ing Ba zi rea rea d ing ngs s forr fr fo friend iends s, fami fa mili lie e s a nd my Ba Ba zi cli c lie e nts nts.. Ye Ye s, I have ha ve fo found und the tr truth. uth. After fine-tuning and conceptualizing my discoveries, I am now ready to share this knowledge. I started teaching Bazi and Feng Shui at my sc sc ho hoo o l, Desti Destiny ny Empir Empire, e, in Si Singa p o re a nd M a la ys ysiia . Keen Kee n lea rners fr fro o m al a ll o ver the wor wo rld ha ve req reques uested ted for the the knowl know led edge ge.. Thus T hus,, I feel c ompe ompellled to shar share e thi this s knowledg nowledge e thr throug ough h bo books oks.. In my my sc sc ho hoo o l, Itea c h the var va rio usle velso f Ba Ba zi a nd Fen eng g Shui, Shui, c o veri vering ng the Ba Ba zi Cl C la ssic s a nd a p p lic a ti tio o ns ns.. Inform Informa a ti tio o n on o n the c o ur urs ses c a n be o b tained in my we webs bsiite (www.de (www .des sti tinyempir nyempire.c e.c o m). The grea The grea tes testt c hall hallenge enge for us us,, in wri writing thi this first Bazi book, is to be a b le to effe effec c ti tively vely explain the Ba Ba zi funda menta mentalls to the beg b egiinners nners,, yet be pr profound ofound enoug enough h for th thos ose e who w ho ha ve some some knowledg nowledge e of Ba zi. M o re of o f my d is isc c o ve verries wil willl b e fea fe a tur ture e d in our o ur futur future e bo b o o ks ks.. In our series of Bazi books, we will show you: why you are the way you a re, why you you had ha d go gone ne throug through h what you had been be en thr through, and a nd what wha t are are the comi c oming ng a ttr ttra a c ti tio o ns in yo yo ur li life fe.. It It doe do e s no nott only on ly tell tells s a b o ut your life, it wil will also also reve evea a ls a b o ut the people around you – your parents, your spouse, your chil c hild d re n, your bos bo ss, your co c o mpe mpeti titors tors,, your peers or supporters. Enjo njoy y this this d is isc c o ve verry.

Benson Yeo C EO , Destiny Destiny Empir Empire e

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Introduction

Classical Bazi – How it all began In this first book, what we are uncovering for you are references a nd c onc lus usiio ns that we ha have ve dr d ra wn from from the a nc nciient cl c la ssic s o f reasur sure”, C hi hines nese e Meta M etap p hys hysiic s, kno known wn as a s the 窮通寶鑑 “The Infinite Trea 滴天随 “ “H Heave ven n Inst Instilla illattion Se Sec ret”and 子平真诠 “ “T The Real Real Mea Meaning of Bazi cla c las ssic ic” ”. T Thes hese e c la ssic a l tex texts ts wer were e da ted some some 50 5000 yea rs ba c k, and her here e wa w a s how the Ba Ba zi sec rets be bega ga n… Xu Sheng (also known as Xu ZiPing) was a military general for the Kingd Ki ngdo o m of Wu duri during the Thr hree ee Ki Kingd ngdo o ms era of o f Chi C hina na.. He He fought fo ught in se se ve verra l ba ttl ttle e s fo forr the Wu Kingd Kingdo o m dur d uring ing his li life feti time. me. He is o ften noted no ted seve everra l ti times thr thro o ugho ughout ut his his c a ree eerr for over ove rc o mi ming ng ene enemi mies es who va vas stl tly y outnumber outnumbe red hi him, m, and a nd wit with h dec d ec isive victor vic toriies es..

Huashan Mountain

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Soon after Cao Pi declared himself emperor of the Kingdom of Wei, he mobilized a large force to attack Eastern Wu. As the commander in chief of the Wu forces, Xu Sheng constructed a fak fa ke wa w a ll a lo ng the b a nk nks s o f the ri river tha thatt serv served ed a s a b o rd er er,, whic whic h str tretc etc hed o ver 10 100 lili. C a o Pi, up upo o n see seeiing the wa w a ll, immed immediia tely withdrew his fo forrc es. Little is known today about his personality. His real name was Xu She heng ng (a (als lso o know known n as a s Xu Ziping). The Therre a re two his histo torric ica a l refe referre nc e s on him; one says that he lived at the time of Five Dynasties Period (907-960 A.D.), when he was a hermit in Huashan Mountain. The other mentions that he was an expert in Fate calculation (Suan M ing or o r De Des sti tiny ny re re a d ing) at a t the the ti time me of o f Nor No rthern So So ng d yna ynas sty (96 (960 01127 A.D.). With these considerations we are allowed to presume thatt he lived tha lived so mew mewhere here ar a ro und 960 A .D. Befo eforre Xu there there we werre eve even n more more sa ge ges s, who we werre de developing veloping the method of Fa Fa te ca c a lc ul ula a ti tion, on, mainly mainly with with the the hel he lp of o f Yi J ing. 三命通會 “S “Sa a nM nMiing To ngHui ngHui”, ”, a la te bo b o o k fr fro m 16 16th c entur entury, y, menti mentione oned d thatt the ac tha a c tua tuall fa fa ther o f Ba Ba zi was wa s Yi Xi Xing (c (cc c a . 68 683-7 -72 27 A.D.). Ba Ba zi de finitely developed along with the western and Indian type of a str trology ology and a nd us used ed c ompa ra ti tive ve method method a nd Yi J ing veri verification. It is possible that Yi Xing, whose real name was Zhang Sui, was the re a l fa father ther of Ba Ba zi fund funda a menta ls ls.. And A nd it wa s Yi Xing, Xing, not no t Li Li xuz uzho hong ng,, who wa s c la imed to be b e the bes b estt Fa Fa te c a lc ul ula a tor o f Ta ng dyn d yna a sty ty.. But al a ll thi this s rema ins unc uncert erta a in. Fa Fa te C a lc ul ula a ti tio o n wa s p ro b a b ly devel de velop oped ed fr from om 2nd c centur entury y B.C B.C.. onwa onw a rd s. Xu Zi Ping o r Xu Zip iping ing (徐子平) was a Bazi Grandmaster, who reinvented the sys system tem of o f Fa Fa te C a lc ul ula a ti tio o n (Ba (Ba zi Und Unders ersta tand ndiing a nd Pred Prediic ti tion), on), whic whic h was wa s c ons onsiide derred a far mor more e c omplet omplete e a nd accurate as an analysis tool of understanding Destiny after his reinvention. Instead of the Old school practices on using only the yearr, month and yea a nd d a y as a refe eferrenc e po p o int, it also also incl inc lud udes es us usiing all sorts of deities’ interpretation! He abandoned some of the old tec hni hniq q ues and sta tarrted to us use e hi his s new inventi nventio o n. G ra nd ndma mas ster Xu Xu is a found foundiing father fa ther of the new ne w sc sc hoo hooll, whic whic h is is na named med Ziping sc sc hoo hooll

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in his his ho hono nour ur.. To d a y this this sc ho hoo o l of Four Fou r p il illa larrs is the mo mos st po po p ula ularr approach to the study of Destiny understanding. Unfort nfortuna unately tely,, alla nc nciient bo b o o ks, whic whic h ar a re rep repo o rted in the chr c hro o ni nic c les and other historical sources, are now lost with the exception of Li Xuz uzho hong’ ng’s s b o o k o n Fa Fa te C a lc ul ula a ti tio o n. Li Li Xuz uzho hong ng di d ied b efo eforre 824 824 A.D. As Han Yu quoted, Master Li was a great scholar of the Five elements (Wu Xing) doctrine and he used day, month and year p il illars lars in his his c a lc lcula ulati tio o ns ns,, which whic h se se e ms to be b e interpolate interpo lated d int into o his book on Destiny calculation by newer authors, who lived in Song times. His book was remodeled by them and actual authorship was wa s a sc ribe bed d to imposs impossible a nd fic ti titi tio o us G uigu Zi Zi fro fro m the remote remo te time tim e o f War Wa rring Sta tates tes (403-2 (403-221 21 B.C .). It is c lea r, that tha t Li Li Xuzhon Xuzhong g bellong be ongs s to the Ol O ld Sc Sc hoo hooll. Xu Zip ing d id no nott sp sp rea d hi his s Ba zi kno knowled wledge ge a nd tea teac c hi hings ngs.. By By the the mid mi d dle of o f the the 10th 10th centur c entury y a gr grea ea t lo lo re o f Fa Fa te C a lc ul ula a ti tion on ha has s been established. Old School has further developed to include the rules rules for cl c la shes and a nd c o mbina mbinati tio o ns ns,, usi using hi hid d d en stems tems,, many ma ny special stars, technique of twelve palaces and the luck cycles. The T he ba sic reform cl c la imed to be b e de dea a lt by M a ster Xu is tr tra a ns nsfer fer of Heavenly Hea venly Or O rig in (Ti (Tia n Yuan) fr fro o m the yea ye a r p illa r to the da d a y pill pilla r. Ne vertheles Never theless s ther there e we werre so me ma jo r hi hints nts tha thatt ind indiic a ted tha thatt Xu Xu Zipin ping’ g’s swa way y of Fa Fa te C a lc ul ula a ti tion on wer were e mor more e c red ediible and a nd a c c ur ura a te te.. Firstly, it was Grandmaster Xu whose name was borrowed for the nami na ming ng of o f the the new ne w Zi Zip ing sc sc ho hoo o l. Sec Sec o nd ndlly, it was wa s c lea r tha thatt there there was a contradiction between Master Li’s clear membership in the Old School and his supposed application of the day pillar as Heavenly Origin (Tian Yuan). It was impossible to reconcile Old Sc hoo hooll a nd Hea venl venly y Or O rigin in in the da d a y pill pilla r, bec be c a us use e O ld Sc hoo hooll used us ed tec hni hniq q ues whic whic h refe referrenc e o n the yea yearr, so so a ll thi this s mes mess s wa s a re sult o f a c lea learr int inte e rp o lation from later la ter So So ng wri writers ters.. The new ed The ediiti tion on of th the e bo book, ok, broa broa de dened ned wi with th it its c omment ommenta a ries es,, start tarted ed to c irc ul ula a te aft a fter er the the yea r 1127 A .D. A c c ordi ording ng to the boo b ook k refe eferrenc es es,, the sec sec o nd c o mmenta mmentarry was wa s wr wriitt tten en in 103 1037 A.D., so so

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The T he correc correc t way of under undersstandin tanding g a person’s person’s dest destin iny y

the supposed authorship of the first commentary could be written before that year and actually may be that of Grandmaster Xu. Eve ven n if this this c o mmenta ry was wa s no nott writ written ten d ir ire e c tl tly y by him, it it wa s p ro b a b ly wri writt tten en b y one o ne o f his stude tudents nts.. Author A uthor uses uses New Sc ho hoo ol a p p ro a c h, but wi w ith grea grea t si simpli mplic c ity ty.. Thi This s information ha rd ly co c o nta ntaiin morre tha mo than n it co c o uld be b e told b y Xu Xu Ziping Ziping him h ims se lf lf,, it ma mainl inly y re re p re se nts real teachings of Master Xu. Ba sic a lly it it ca c a n be b e sa sa id , tha thatt Gr G ra nd ndma mas ster Xu took too k Ba zi o r wha t was wa s supposed to be a close predecessor of Bazi to the new level of res esea ea rc h. Mos Mo st of his new formul formula a s we werre pr p ro b a b ly der de rived wit with h the method met hod of vigo vigorrous Yi J ing a nalogy. He He pur purge ged d th the e old knowledg knowledge e fro fr o m sup supers ersti titi tio o ns a nd found o ut what wha t was wa ssti tilll va va lua uab b le. He stop topp p ed to use the year pillar as a Heavenly Origin and lost his interest in melodic elements of stem-branch combinations. He abandoned mos mo st of o f the Sp Sp ec ial Sta Starrs (神杀 – Shen Shen Sha Sha)) and a nd mad ma d e a shor hortened tened list of those, which he considered to be important. The major tu The turrni ning ng po poiint wa was s not no t onl only y po pos siti tioni oning ng the Hea venl venly y O rigin into into the d a y pi p illa r, that tha t is is into the Hea venly Stem Stem of o f the d a y. Ther T here e wa was s a lso a new a pp pprroa c h in in the the int nter erpr pretati etation on of relati relations ons between Heavenly Origin and the other characters. In the Old School, the Heavenly Stem of the year shown in the twelve life

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c yc yclles rep reprres esents ents a n op o p p o rtuni tunity ty fo fo r o f fic ial po p o sit ition. ion. Ea Ea rthl thly y Br Bra nc h of the year represents fate and health; if twelve palaces were considered important for Heavenly Stem interpretation, here one should use the concept of seasons. Because the seasons are the make-up of o f the the 12 pa la c es es!! The c o mbi mbina nati tio o n of stem stem and branc h of the year reveals the Body, which shows the characteristic of a person! Xu Ziping ab a b a ndo ndoned ned a ll thes these e tec hni hnique ques s. The c ha harra c ter be bec c o mes determined largely by the day stem itself. The concept of season bec be c o mes impo mporrtant for al a ll the the c ha harra c ter ters s de derrived fr from om the c la ssic 窮通寶鑑 or “The Infinite Treasure”. After Xu Ziping, many authors and researchers expanded the knowledge of Ziping school. In the 11th century the school b ec a me known kno wn a s Fo ur p illa rs a nd fr fro o m that tha t time time it sur surely ely inc inc lud udes es an application of the hour pillar. But only in the 16th century the first version of the book 淵海子平“ Y YuanHai uanHai ZiPi Ping” ng” wa was s wr wriitt tten, en, presenting the first encyclopedia work on the matter of Four Pillars Pilla rs.. M a ny Ba Ba zi p ra c ti titi tio o ners ha have ve mad ma d e c o untl untles ess s a tt ttemp empts ts to interpr interpret et the true true mea me a ning of o f this this c la las ssic ica a l text text..

Painting by Wu Daozi

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The Infinit The nite e Tre a sur ure e wri written tten in anc a nc ient chines c hinese e terms c o nta ntains ins many contradictions and confusions to the real meanings. It has been suspected that the scholars and writers wrote in that way to cover some truths due to the duress they are subjected to in the King’ King’s s p a la c e. Due to the c o nfus nfusiio n in in the text, text, it is is no wo wond nder er that many modern Bazi practitioners have interpreted the real meani mea ning ng in differ different ent ways wa ys,, thus thus a ffec ffecti ting ng the ac a c c ur ura a c y of rea rea d ing a Bazi chart. Throug Thr ough h my c ountl ountles ess s stu study dy of th the e a nc nciient Ba zi c la ssic s, I have mana ma nage ged d to unc o ver the rea rea l mea meani ning ng of o f Ba Ba zi inter nterp p reta etati tio o ns ns.. To c onfirm my interpretation, I have made references on many real life cases in the course of my professional career. What I will share with wit h you here a re the real rea l inter interp p reta etati tio o n of o f the Ba zi cl c la ssic s.

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How to use and read this book The pr The profound ofound knowledg nowledge e of c la ssic a l Ba zi entail entails smany c ompli omplic c a ted c o nc ncep epts ts.. In In this this first book, bo ok, we wil willl intr introd od uc uce e th the e key ba b a sic c onc ep epts ts of reading a Bazi chart. We will not, however, dwell into how you can derive the Bazi chart, as with the Internet and at my website www.de www .des sti tinyempi nyempirre.c om, this this c a n be b e rea d ily obta o btaiina nable. ble. Instea Instead d, a p p rec ia ti ting ng a nd inter nterp p reting the Bazi c ha harrt is is the mos mo st impo imporrta tant nt knowledge that we will impart. There Ther e a re many Ba zi int nter erpr pretati etations ons c ommonl ommonly y us used ed by th the e varrio us p ra c ti va titi tio o ners ners,, sc sc ho hoo o ls a nd b o o ks. We We wil willl co c o ver the the c o mmon mis misc o nc ncep epti tio o ns o f the the mod mo d ern Ba Ba zi inter nterp p reta etati tio o ns ns.. Mor Mo re imp im p o rta tantl ntly, y, we wil willl unco unc o ver for you the SEC RETS o f re re a d ing Bazi that have never been taught in the English speaking world. Fo r thos those e new ne w to the Ba Ba zi kno knowled wledg g e, a fter rea d ing thi this s b o o k, yo yo u will discover how much your Bazi chart can reveal about your life, a nd peop pe oplle a round you. For those who have some foundation on Bazi, this book will help you to res reso o lve so so me of o f yo yo ur c o nfus nfusiio ns ns,, and to hel he lp you yo u to to gr g ra sp the hidden Bazi classical knowledge, so that you can now read a Ba zi c ha harrt mo mo re a c c ur ura a tel tely. y. In our next books, we will decode more classical secrets and the so phis phisti tic c a ted a p pli plic c a ti tio o n tec hni hnique ques s in rea rea ding a Ba zi c ha harrt.

Chapter 1

What is Bazi What is Bazi? The term The term Ba Ba zi is is th the e C hi hines nese e ter term m for “ei “eight ght char c hara a c ter ters s”, or wha whatt many people term as four pillars. Each pillar has two chinese characters, making it “eight characters”.

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Chart 1.1 1.1 A typical Bazi chart derived from a person’s birth date and birth time

In Bazi, it is not just about what you are born with, by assessing these 8 characters, it is also about the luck cycles in your life. In general, every luck cycle spans over 10 years, and the luck cycle

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changes every 10 years. That explains why, you have heard a b o ut, self-m elf-ma a d e mill millio na naiire in his his 30’s b ec o mi ming ng a b a nkr nkrupt upt when whe n he is in his 50’s. Or when you hear of people who are so fit and healthy, that no one believes that they had been striked with a major illness. And of course, you have heard of cases of people who were struggling with poverty 3 years ago, and who within a short span of time, became the richest and most popular author o r a rti tis st. Their luc uck k had ha d c ert erta a inl nly y improved improved d ra ma mati tic c a lly when whe n they c ros oss sed ove overr to the new luck luc k c yc yclle. To a naly nalys se a pe perrson’s lilife de des sti tiny ny,, we need to de derrive a pe perrson’ on’s s Bazi chart and his 10 year luck cycle. These can be derived from his date and hour of birth. Once this is done, the most important a nd mos mostt dif fic ult ta tas sk is int inte e rp re ti ting ng the Ba zi c ha harrt ac c ur ura a tely. We will uncover the foundation methods in this book, then the more sophisticated concepts in our next books. Befo eforre go g o ing into that, tha t, it it is isimpo mporrta tant nt to to und unders ersta tand nd the funda fund a menta mentall c onc ep epts ts of Ba Ba zi.

Bazi is about the Law of Nature To st sta rt rea din ding g thi this s bo book, ok, first we ha have ve to b ring o ur urs selves fa farr b a c k into the a nc ient times times.. C la ssic a l Ba Ba zi was wa s found founded ed 5000 yea yea rs a go go.. Duri During tha thatt time, time, there was no technology, nature ruled the earth. Life revolved around nature, natur e, and a nd natu na turre wa s th the e c a ll of the da y. What do we mea mean n by

What is Bazi

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子丑寅卯辰巳午未申酉壬癸甲乙丙丁戊己庚辛 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

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戌亥子丑寅卯辰巳午未壬癸甲乙丙丁戊己庚辛 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

壬午丁己

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nature? It is about seasonal changes, tapping natural resources for your bene fits, and how each element of nature influences the o ther eleme elements nts o f natur na ture. e. Fo r ins nstanc tanc e, we know that the sun sun ca c a n war wa rm the the sea sea a nd pr p ro vi vid de food for the plants; water is needed to grow the environment with the help of the sun. Without the sun, cold water cannot grow the environment, aggressive water also will washes away plants and uproots trees. Metal can cut down the trees and be used as timber to build houses and make fire to produce heat. The earth can prevent flood, and good earth is needed for sowing and rea p ing. Rain is is nee need d ed to moi mo istur ture e the so il. Meta Me tall o r go ld found in the th e ea rth be used used a s a n exc exc hang hange e o f food etc etc.. Thes hese e out o utc c omes a re the inter nter-r -rela elati tio o ns nshi hip p o f the 5 eleme elements nts b a sed o n the pr p rinc ip le of I-C I-C hi hing ng (The (The Pri Princ nciiple of o f Cha C hange nge), ), the the Yin and Ya ng! C la ssic a l Ba zi is a b o ut under unde rsta tand ndiing how ho w sea sea so ns a ffec t natur na ture e a nd the in influenc e of o f eac ea c h element o f nature nature a nd its its outc outco o me. It It is is a bo bout ut how we c a n ma ma ke the best best of natu na turre!

What is Bazi

The universal law of the Yin and Yang and the birth of “Change” Yin rep Yin reprres esents ents th the e Ea rth and Ya ng rep reprres esents ents th the e Hea ven (Ti (Time). Ea rth is is sti till ll,, and a nd ea rth ro ro ta tati tio o ns a re d e riv ive e d b y the influence of Ya Ya ng which whic h is is a lrea d y co c o nta ntaiined wit withi hin n the ea rth. In sc ienc e, they ca c a ll it g ra vit vity y or o r the influence of ma ma gneti gnetic c field. In C hi hines nese e M eta etap p hys hysiic s, it is is kno nown wn a s Hea Heaven, ven, Ea Ea rth and a nd M a n! 天地人. In Bazi Destiny Reading and Feng Shui applications, Heaven (天) rep reprres esents ents o ur so c ia l outco outc o me a nd eve events nts,, Ea Ea rth (地) repr rep re se nts our fee feellings a nd M a n (人) repr rep re se ntso ur hid hid d e n se se c re ts ts.. The Thes se thr thre ee domains do mains a re inter intera a c ti tive ve and a nd have ha ve an a n impa impac c t o f the the outc ome ome.. The outco outc o me c a n be pe pea a c eful o r dis disa a str trous ous.. If If we c a n trul truly y unde underrstand it, we c a n be the master master o f our do main!

The Concepts of Yin and Yang The ter The term m Yi Yin n a nd Ya ng wa was s deri derived over 70 7000 year yea rs ago ag o when life wa s d o mi mina nated ted b y si simple p ur urs sui uits ts o f sur survi viva vall and a nd o ver verc c o mi ming ng nature. Yin a nd Ya ng a re op Yin oppo pos sites tes,, yet th they ey c omplet omplete e ea c h other to form a “whole”. For example: Yang represents day, brightness a nd Yin re re p re se nts night, da rknes kness s; Yin re re p re se nts c o ld, and a nd Ya ng represents warmth. When Yin grows and strengthens, Yang will decline and weaken and vice versa. Because within Yin, there is Ya Y a ng a nd wi with thiin Ya Ya ng, there there is Yi Yin n ins inside it. When we w e tal talk k abo a bout ut ba la nc nce e in lilife, we a re tal ta lking Yin and Ya ng! Ya ng rep Ya eprres esents ents male a nd strength; whil while Yi Yin n rep eprres esents ents femal female e and gentleness. The matrimonial union of Yin and Yang gives rise to a family union and birth of children. Both Yin and Yang are essential to maintain a balance and completeness. Though opposites, Yin and Yang are interdependent to complete each other. Cold weather (autumn and winter) will be followed by warmth (spring and summer), and the cycle continues. Husband and wife must support each other to

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from a healthy family unit. The sperm and the egg will meet to form a new life.

Sperm and ovum meet – Yang meets Yin

Working together; Working together ; start of changes…

Illustration Illust ration 1.3 The Yin and Yang Yang cycle

The under The unders standin tanding g of Yi Yin n a nd Ya Ya ng and the the uni univer vers se, wha whatt do does es it mea n? Fro m the the C hi hines nese e a nc ient cl c la ssic tex texts ts o nc e sa sa id , the the Yin and Yang and the universe is of one body. This body cannot be sep epa a ra ted! The Yin and a nd Ya ng a re th the e outc ome o f the the univer univers se! The under The unders sta ndi nding ng is simpl mple e a nd th the e knowledg nowledge e is pr profo ofound! und! For For examplle, Yin is examp is fema femalle a nd Yang is ma malle, Yin without without Ya Ya ng c a nno nnott conceive, and Yang without Yin cannot change! What do we mean by that? We have to bring this to a micro reading; female prod pr oduc uce e the “ovum” “ovum” and a nd mal ma le pr p rod oduc uce e “spe “sperrm” m”.. Fro m the scienti sc ientific a pp pprro a c h, we know know ovum(Yi ovum(Yin) n) is is ro und in sha shap pe and is still, and requires the sperm (Yang) to make it “happen”. The T he term term “hap “happe pen” n” mea mea ns bir birth th tak takiing plac e. Onc O nce e this this “c “ca a n be a c hi hieve” eve” oc c ur urs s, chang c hanges es wi willl take plac e. What do we mean by “can be achieve?” Not every man can make those changes, and not many woman can produce eggs! Bec a us use e we a re no nott uniform uniform in in a wa y on o ur likes and d islikes es!! In a simplified version of “Heaven, Earth and Man” (天地人), “Heaven” represents the sperm and “Earth” represents the ovum a nd when thi this s two meets me ets,, birth birth ta ta kes pla plac c e a nd “M “Ma a n” is is c rea ted! Without Wi thout the the inter intera a c ti tion on of o f Yin Yin and a nd Yang, Yang , Ma n wil will not be c rea ted.

What is Bazi

And as we go along, we will introduce the rules and regulations, roles and responsibilities of “Heaven, Earth and Man” on their representations in our lives. In Bazi Destiny Reading and Feng Shui applications, Heaven (天) represent our social outcomes and events, Earth (地) rep eprres esents ents o ur fee feellings and M a n (人) re re p re se nts o ur hidd hidde e n se se c re ts ts.. Thes T hese e three three doma d omaiins a re int inter era a c ti tive ve and a nd have ha ve an a n impa impac c t on any a ny outcome. outc ome. The The out o utc c ome c a n be pe pea a c eful or dis disa str trous ous.. If If we c a n truly understand it, we can be master of our domain! All things start in this trinity (Heaven, Earth and Man). Heaven, Earth and Man interact to generate a specific environment and outcome.

What is in a Bazi? Ba zi is is a c o mpo mpos siti tion on of “Hea ven, Ea Ea rth and a nd M a n”. Ba zi is is the C hines hinese e term for fo r “eight (B ( Ba ) c ha harra c ters (Zi)”. It It sim simp p ly means mea ns that time time that we a re born, b orn, we c a n der de rive 8 cha c harra c ter ters s, or 4 sets o f cha c harra c ter ter,, with eac ea c h se se t lo lo o ki king ng li like ke this this:

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Heaven

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Earth

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Man

Diagram 1.4 An example of Bazi

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It is a ls lso o c o mmonly kno known wn a s the Four Fo ur Pil Pillars lars,, as a s e a c h pil p illar lar co c o ns nsis ists ts of two c ha harra c ter ters s. In In ea c h pi p illa r, the the top c ha harra c ter is the Heavenl Hea venly y Stem, and the bottom called the Earthly Branch. The Hidden Stem is is p a rt of the Ea rthl thly y Br Bra nc nch, h, and a nd d o es not form one o f the 8 c ha harra c ters in the Bazi. Bazi. We We wil w illl c o ver the the sig sig nific a nc nce e of the the Hi Hidd dden en Stem later.

Diagram 1.5 1.5 An example of a complete Bazi Bazi chart

The yea r th The tha a t we a re bo borrn, ga ve us a set set of “H “Hea ea venl venly y Stem tem-E -Ea a rth thlly Bra nc nch” h” cha c harra c ter ter.. Our O ur b irth mo mo nth gave ga ve us a no nother ther set, a nd so d id the Day Da y and a lso the Hour. Hour. So So a ll tog togethe etherr, the four fo ur sets o f pi p illa rs formed the c o mplete Ba zi Cha C harrt.

What is Bazi

天 Heavenly Stems

Let’s move a step further to understand the 10 Heavenly Stems. Why ca c a ll “Hea “Hea venly Stems Stems”? ”? No Now, w, this this 10 wond wo nderful erful stems stems c a nno nnott be seen and we will term it as Qi (or energy/ breath)! Heavenly Stems are what person show to the outside world – his character, his outlook, events that will happen in his life, the relationships obvious in his life. “We a re the Heavenl “We Hea venly y Stems Stems be bec c a us use e we a re the Qi Q i fr fro m Hea Hea ven. You Y ou dep d epend end on us be bec c a us use e we pr provi ovide de th the e br b rea th of li life to you! you! We a re your yo ur G o od , your your Ba Ba d a nd your yo ur Ugly gly.. We We c a n make you ri ric h a nd wea w ea lthy ins nsta tantl ntly! y! A nd a t the the sa sa me time, time, we c a n des d estr tro o y yo yo ur entire entir e life! We We a re your events, events, your outco outc o me, a nd the suc succ c es ess ses and failures in your life. We demonstrate to the world your life, and we make it obvious to others when the time is right. Your true inte int e nti ntio o ns a re kept kep t in in the br b ra nc he hes s (E (Ea a rthl thly y Br Bra nc he hes s).

We are different different fr from om the the br b ranc hes be c aus ause e we w e a re not c onc erned a bout your feel feeliing s, we onl onlyy rec rec og ni nizze real rea lity! A nd whe n the time is ri rigg ht, we wil willl unc ove r the the rea reallit ityy to the worl w orld! d! The be auty of us is is,, we w e wil willl sig nal to you yo u the the da ng er and a nd op po port rtunit unities, ies, and a t the the same ti time me,, we c a n te te ll you whe w hen n it is g o ing to hap ha p p e n for SU SURE! RE! You c anno annott hide hide us, but you c an onl o nlyy c ontr ontrol ol us by understtand unders andiing our st streng th and we weakness akness.. By c ommuni ommunicc ati ating ng to others oth ers in c ert ertain ain ways wa ys,, d eve loping c ert ertain ain be havior havior,, a nd us usiing c ert ertain ain ac ti tion, on, you c a n mini minimi mizze the out o utcc ome ome.. That’ That’ss why you yo u are he h e re to stud studyy ab o ut us fo forr yo your ur ow n be ne fit! t!” ”

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地 Earthly Branches

Earth is mother earth or nature. We can recognize earth because it can be seen. In Bazi, they are represented by the 12 animals’ zo d iac s. Unli Unlike ke the Hea He a ven venly ly Stems tems,, which whic h ar a re ob o b vious vious,, the Earthly Earthly Branches are feelings-oriented, and are kept within oneself. Branches are in hiding but it can be revealed at certain times in life.

What is Bazi

“We are your yo ur fee lin ingg s and we are your hi hidd en sec rets ets.. We take orde rs fr from om Hea ven (Hea ( Hea venl venlyy Stems Stems). ). We are the the c rea tor of your c harac ter. We rep resent your hous house, e, your yo ur bo body, dy, your yo ur p o ten tential tial ililllne ness sse e s, and yo your ur hid hidd d e n ag e nd nda a. Mo M o st o f the the time , we a re the c rea tor of your yo ur fa famil milyy prob pro b le ms a nd he h e a lth is issue sues. s. We are in in hidin hidingg , and when we rec eive orde rs fr from om hea ve ven n (Hea venl venlyy Stems Stems), ), your yo ur sec rets w ililll b e reve re ve a le d . Thi hiss c a n happe hap pe n in in c ert ertain ain yea rs, in your 10-yea 10-yea r luc luc k pe p e ri riod od , or o r in in most part pa rt of your yo ur lif life e. This g rea reatl tlyy de pe nds on your Bazi Bazi cha c hart rt.. We pre prefer fer to b e sti tilll b ut some time timess mo moving ving o r c la shing us is a g oo ood d sig n! A t time times, s, whe n we a re dis d isturbe turbe d , we c an c rea te havoc havo c and dis disast astrrous in your lif ife! e! We c an g ive you a sudde n shoc shoc k of sur surpri prisse when we are being being c las ashed hed and c ombi ombined. ned. The out outc ome c an be g ood and bad ! The D ay Ma ster will will be th the e refe eferrenc e po poin intt on the de c idi iding ng fac tor of the the results results!! (thiss c onc ep t wil (thi will be c ove red in la ter c hap ter terss) Your feelin feelingg s of happ ha pp in iness ess and sad ness willl larg el wil elyy dep d ep end on us, bec be c ause we w e c ontr ontrol ol it it.. The b ea ut utyy of us is th that at we c an p rovide you a p rev eview iew of your yo ur life’s life’s c oming a tt ttrac rac ti tions ons or disa disa sters ters!! if you c an unders und erstand tand us, you yo u c a n mana ma nagg e your yo ur fe fee e ling s and b e wel w elll prepa red !”

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人 The Hidden Stems Within the Ea rthl Within thly y Br Bra nc he hes s, you’ yo u’ll ll find some Chinese characters thatt lo tha lo o k so mew mewha hatt lik like e the Hea Heaven venly ly Stems tems.. The hes se a re the Hi Hid d d en Stems.

“We are th the e hi hidd dd en sec rets fr from the Hea venl venlyy Stems Stems and we werre b eing kept ins insiide the eart e arth. h. We are the the one who mad e up the c onn onnec ec tion between hea ven and e art arth! h! We are the lin inkk to make your sec sec rets ets,, fee lin ingg s and hi hidd dd en a g enda ope n to to the outs outside worl world.” d.” The Hidd The dden en Stem tems s revea l your hi hidd dden en a ge genda nda , your innate character, your feelings, and your potentials. In Bazi, we can also d is isc c o ver your yo ur re re la lati tio o ns nships hips.. T The he Hidd dden en Stem tems s revea reveall the the pe peop oplle c los ose e to you. In summary summary,, the c o mplete Ba zi cha c harrt co c o mpri mpris ses Hea Heaven, ven, Ea Ea rth and a nd Man. From your Bazi chart, you can see: •

your suc ucc c es ess ses a nd fai fa ilur ures es,, your o utwa utwarrd per pe rc ep epti tio o ns o r ho how w people see you (as revealed by the Heavenly Stems);

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your c ha harra c ter a nd feel fee ling ngs s (a (as s reve evea a led b y the Ea Ea rthl thly y Bra nc hes hes); ); and

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your hi hidd dden en agend ag enda a , your po potent tentiia ls a nd people peo ple you a re cl c los ose e with wit h (as (a s reve evea a led b y the Hid Hid d en stems tems). ).

What is Bazi

The Yin and Yang of Heaven, Earth and Man – the Good and the Bad Hea venly Stems Heavenly Stems rep eprres esent ent the ext externa ernall per pe rc ep epti tio o ns o f a p ers erso o n in so c iety. Hea Hea venl venly y stems stems a lso ha have ve their o wn Yin and a nd Ya ng be bec c a us use e an outc outc om ome e c an be good goo d or bad bad.. Ea rthl thly y Br Bra nc he hes s re p resent a p e rso n’ n’s s fe fee e lings a nd tho thoug ughts hts.. Ea Ea rthl thly y Branches also have their Yin and Yang because every thought a nd feeli feeling c a n be with with a goo d a nd ba d int intent entiion. Hid d en Stems Hid Stemsin the br b ra nc hes rep eprres esent ent a p ers erso o n’s hi hid d d en po p o tenti tentia al or disaster. Whether they turn out positive or negative depends on the appearance of the Heavenly Stems during the 10-year luck cycle, the year, the month, the day and the hour. Every time or period carries with it a Heavenly Stem, thus this appearance can be promising or disastrous, depending on whether elements (ingred (i ngrediients o f the the Hea venly Stem) sup supp p o rt or c o ntr ntro o l ea c h other o ther!!

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Chapter 2

The ingredients of Heaven, Earth and Man Our destiny as well as all outcomes and events are influen uenc c ed by by the interactions of Heaven, Earth and Man. In other words, your Bazi chart tells you about the social outcomes and behaviors obvi ob vious ous to other o thers s (H (Hea ea ven), yo yo ur feeli feelings ngs a nd wha w hatt you you a re de deep ep inside (Earth), and your hidden potentials or disasters (Man). This trini tr inity ty plays pla ys a n impor impo rta tant nt ro ro le in de d e termi termining: ning: •

Who we are: our talents, our character, our strengths and weaknesses;

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How we relate to others: our relationship with our spouse, our fami fa milly, our bos bo sses es,, co c o llea gue gues s, etc ;

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What opportunities are presented to us: the comfort we have a t birth, birth, our o ur fa fami mily ly b a c kgr kgro o und und,, our o ur sibli ibling ngs s, our o ur sup upp p o rters ters,, our o ur c ycle of luc luck k, etc etc;;

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Our lif life’s e’s event events and out outc ome: marriage, career, health problems,, etc; problems etc ; and a nd

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How our children children will be: clos c lose e ne nes ss with yo yo ur c hil hild d re n, ar a re they dif ficult to bring up, whether they will have a significant sta tand ndiing in so so c iety.

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So all of us have our individual “Heaven, Earth and Man”, deter de termi mined ned a t the the time time of o f our bir birth. Dep Depend endiing on o n your c ha harra c ter (whether (whe ther you ar a re stea stead d fa fas st, c o ns nsta tantl ntly y see seeki king ng impro impro veme vement, nt, etc ) there’s still a scope that you can influence the outcome of your life. li fe. This This wil willl b e shar sha re d with you in our la la ter cha c hap p ters a nd b o o ks ks.. At At the end of the da y, with withiin wha t is is “giv “given” en” to you at a t birth birth,, you c a n still improve your life if you know yourself well. The under The underllyi ying ng pr priinc nciiple be behi hind nd Ba zi A naly nalys sis is is that that th ther ere e a re 5 d rivi iving ng fo forrc e s in the the univer univers se. The Thes se 5 elements eleme nts – Me M e ta tal, l, Woo Wood d, Wa ter, Fi Fire a nd Ea rth – ar a re the ingred ngrediients tha thatt made mad e up o f Hea ven, Ea Ea rth and a nd M a n. 天地人. Heaven Hea ven ha h a s 5 e lemen lements ts,, Ea Ea rth has ha s 5 eleme elements nts a nd M a n al a lso ha has s their o wn 5 elements! elements! Ba zi A na naly lys sis is g uide uided d b y the foll fo llo o wing p rinc inciples iples:: •

Every verythi thing ng in in the univer univers se, all ma matt tter er a nd events eve nts a nd outc o utco o me, is made up of the 5 elements – Metal, Wood, Water, Fire and Earth.

Ya Y a ng (5) (5)

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Chart 2.1 The 10 Heavenly Stems (or 10 qi)

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Thes hese e elements inter ntera a c t wit with h o ne anoth ano ther er a c c ordi ording ng to to some some ba sic c yc yclles – the the c yc yclle of o f pro pro duc ti tio o n, th the e c yc yclle of o f destr destruc ucti tion on a nd the the c yc le of o f cont co ntrrol.

The T he ingr ingredients edients of Heaven, Heaven, Eart Earth h and Man

The Heavenly Stems The 10 elements elements that make up the Heavenly Stems First we nee need d to unders und ersta tand nd the pr p rinc ip le o f the 5 eleme elements nts (M (Meta etall, Wood, Water, Fire and Earth), which is the governing principle in Bazi. Once you know the relationship between the 5 elements, you ca c a n uncove unc overr so me of the sec sec rets on why peo pe o ple ar a re the way wa y they are. In order to understand the 5 elements, you have to bring yourself back 5000 years. It was a time where people used nature to understand and interpreted events and outcomes. The following are the 10 ingredients of nature derived from the principle of 5 elements;; bec a us elements use e ea e a c h of the indivi individua dua l element conta c ontaiins a Yi Yin n a nd Ya ng, see see Ta b le 2.2 .2.. The 5 Elements

Yin or Yang nattur na ure e

The 10 Heavenly Heave nly Stems

Woo ood d Fire

Yang Yin Yang

甲 J ia 乙 Yi 丙 Bing

Earth

Yin Yang Yin

丁 Ding 戊 Wu 己 J i

Metal

Yang

庚 G eng

Water

Yin Yang

辛 Xi Xin n 壬 Ren

Yin

癸 Kui

C lose ma mattc h on the pronuncia pronunciattion of the C hinese characters Rea ead d as a s “J a r” Rea ead d as a s “E “E” ” Read Rea d a s “Bi “Bing ng” ” using us ing Pink a nd rep eplla c e th the eP to “B” Rea d a s “DING “DING” ” Rea ead d as “WOO ” Rea ead d as a s “J ee or or J i” replace G ee with wit h th the e G to “J ” Rea ead d as “G “Geng” eng” rep eplla c e Feng the F to “G ” Rea d a s “S “SING ING” ” Rea d a s “R “Ren” en” using us ing Lea rn a nd rep eplla c e the L to “R “R” ” Rea d a s “Kwa “Kway” y” ad d an “K “K” ” to Wa y

Environment Environme nt Rep eprresent esentation ation

Tree Flowe owerr Sun

Fir ire e Mo unt unta a in Mo ist Eart arth h

Iron

G o ld, miner minera a ls Wa ter

Ra in, water vapo vaporr

Table 2.2 The 10 10 ingredients derived from the 5 elements


Yin & Yang of Wood



 Yin & Yang of Fire

Yin & Yang of Water









Yin & Yang of Metal









Yin & Yang of Earth

1st relationship principle of the 5 Elements – the cycle of support Wood

Yang

Yin





Water

Fire

Yang

Yin

Yang

Yin









Diagram 2.3 The Production Production Cycle Metal

Earth

Yang

Yin

Yang

Yin










This Thi s is th the e pr proc oc es ess s wher where e ea c h element pr provi ovide des s for or prod produc uces es the other elements, as illustrated above. While explaining the production cycle, I will look into the differences between the Yin Yi n a nd Ya ng of th the e elem elements ents a nd po pos se some ques questi tions ons for for you to po p o nde nderr o ver, as a s thes these e c onc ep epts ts wil willl be c ove overred in the later chapters. •

Wo o d sup supp p o rts Fire: In ge general, neral, wo woo o d fac fa c ilita tates tes in the burni burning ng of fire. However Howe ver, we ha ve Yin Woo Woo d (F (Fllo we werr) and a nd Yang Wo od (Tree ee), ), so so whi w hic c h wood wo od c a n cr c rea te a burni burning ng sens sensa a ti tion on a nd whic whi c h wood c a nn nnot? ot?

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Fir ire e sup supp p o rts Ea rth: Fir ire e burns b urns thi thing ngs s to c re a te as a she hes s tha thatt fo form rm ea rth. Whi Whic c h fire (Sun (Sun or Fire Fla Fla me) c a n cr c rea te as a shes a nd wha w hatt kind ki nd o f fire c a nnot! A nd wha whatt is is th the e pur purpo pos se o f cr c rea ti ting ng a shes hes,, whatt is wha is th the e outc o utcome ome? ?

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Ea rth sup upp p o rts M eta etall: M inera neralls a re hid hid d en ins insiid e ea rth. Wha Whatt kind of o f ear ea rth (M (Mois oistt ear ea rth o r M ounta ountaiin) ca c a n prod prod uc uce e metal meta l for a good g ood c aus ause? e?

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M eta etall sup upp p o rts Wa ter ter:: M inerals p ur uriify wa ter ter.. M eta etall c a nno nnott p rod uc uce e wa ter but cer c ertain tain meta metall c a n puri purify wa water ter.. Whi Whic c h one, one , Yin Yi n M etal (G (Gold), old), or Ya ng M etal (I (Irron)? A nd of c our ours se, pur puriify fyiing water wa ter is a go good od outc outcome ome of o f na na tu turre.

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Wa ter sup upp p o rts Wo o d : Wa ter g ro ws “wo “woo o d ”. Whi Whic c h water wa ter,, Va po ur o r Wa ter, ca c a n grow grow wo woo o d? A tr tree ee is a lrea dy matur ma tured ed,, which whic h is is why we c a ll them a tr tree ee.. What Wha t is is the pur p urp p o se of o f gro gro wing a matur matured ed tr tree ee a ga in?

2nd relationship principle of the 5 elements – the cycle of weakening In the opposite way, each of the elements is weakened by the element that it supports. For example, while wood produces fire, Prosperous fire weakens the wood until it slowly diminishes into ashes.


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Prosperro us Fi Prospe Firre to tos sse s Woo Wood d

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Prosperro us Ea Prospe Earrth sto top p s Fir ire e

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Pro Pr o sp e ro us M e ta tall d e fo form rms s Ea rth

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Pro Pr o sp e ro us Wa Water ter sink inks s M e ta tall

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Pro Pr o sp e ro us Woo Wood d shr hrink inks s Wate Waterr Wood

Prosperrous Wood Prospe Woo d shrinks shr inks Wa Wa ter

Prosperous Fire toss Wood Yang

Yin





Water

Fire

Yang

Yin

Yang

Yin









Diagram 2.4 The Weakening Weakening Cycle

Prosperous Water sinks Metal

Metal

Prosperous Earth stop s/ b loc ks Fi Firre

Earth

Yang

Yin

Yang

Yin









Prosperous Metal deforms/opens Earth

3rd relationship principle of the 5 elements – the cycle of control There Ther e is a c ontr ontroll olliing relati relations onshi hip p a mong the 5 element elements s. C ontr ontrol ol takes place when one element “destroys” another element. A ga in, I’ll I’ll ex exp p lo re a d ee eepe perr c onc ep eptt to to d isti tinguis nguish h the di d iffer fferenc enc es of “destruction impact” between the Yin and the Yang or each element eleme nt on o n the o ther element. In In many ma ny other o ther boo bo o ks ks,, litt littlle d isti tinc ncti tio on was wa s mad made e be between tween the the Yi Yin n and a nd Ya Ya ng of o f the the el e lement in in the the c ycle

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of control. There is, of course, a big difference between the two; illustrated as follows. •

M eta etall c ho hop p s wo woo o d , thus d es estr tro o yi ying ng it. it. There ar a re 2 ty typ p es o f metal, Yin Metal (Gold) and Yang Metal (Iron), which can do the job job of c ut uttting wood woo d a nd whic whic h one c a nn nnot? ot?

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Tre e ro ro o ts p e ne netr tra a te into into the ea rth, thus b re a ki king ng the so so il up up.. Whic Whi c h woo wo o d , Tree o r Flo we werr, ca c a n br b rea k o r lo o sen ea e a rth?

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Ea rth so so il ils s up the str stre a m, thus im imp p ur urif ifyi ying ng wa w a ter ter.. Whic Whic h ea rth, M ois oistt ear ea rth or M ountai ountain, n, ca c a n c rea te c hao haos s to wa ter ter? ?

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Wa ter ext extiinguis nguishes hes Fire. Whic Whic h water wa ter, Va p o ur o r a lar la rge p o o l o f water wa ter, ca c a n cr c rea te cha c haos os to the Sun Sun and Fire?

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Fire melts melts M eta etall. Wha Whatt ki kind nd of o f Fi Fire melts melts meta metall? C a n the the Sun Sun do the job? Wood

Yang

Yin





Water

Fire

Yang

Yin

Yang

Yin









Metal

Earth

Yang

Yin

Yang

Yin









Diagram 2.5 The Control Control Cycle


Line up of the 10 Heavenly Stems These Thes e 10 elements elements,, 甲乙丙丁戊己庚辛壬癸, make up the Heavenly Stems. They are also the Qi (or energy) that forms the study of a se a so na nall o utc utco o me – hot, ho t, c o ld, wa rm rm,, moist, moist, d ry, c hil hill, l, fr fre e e zing. Thus the 10 Heavenly Stems, 甲乙丙丁戊己庚辛壬癸, help the farmers to read the weather condition. These are indicated in the Chinese Luna unarr c a lend enda a r. The 10 The 10 Hea venl venly y Stem tems s seq equent uentiia l c ycle are are as a s fol folllow ow:: 甲乙丙丁戊己庚辛壬癸 In the 10 stems line up, we begin with 甲 J ia (Tree ee), ), and end wit with h 癸 Kui (rain). Ancient people use the characteristics of nature as refe eferrenc e o n sea sea so na nall ac ti tivi viti ties es.. Tha That’s t’s why 甲 J ia re p re se nt Tre e is use as the first icon because wood has a close match to human b e ha havi vio o r in the the sen ens se tha thatt for a Tr Tre e , the influence of external condition tells you about their growth, health, sickness, age and dea de a th of a tree tree.. J us ustt like a human huma n being. And 癸 Kui (r (ra a in) as a s the las la st liline-up ne-up,, and a nd whe when n this this end ends s, cyc c yclle c o nti ntinues nues with with 甲 J ia.

The Earthly Branches The br The bra a nc nches hes de derrived fr from the 12 a ni nimal mal zod odiia c (ca (c a lled 12 12 ea rth thlly branches) and each animal is placed as a representation of a month and thus it also represents seasonal phases. •

The Ti Tige gerr isp la c ed in the month o f J a nua nuarry a s the rep eprres esenta entati tio on o f the sta tarrt of o f Sp Sp ring;

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The Rabb Rab b it is is p la c ed in the month of Feb Febrrua uarry as the representation of Bloom of Spring;

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The Dra Dra go gon n ispla plac c ed in the month o f M a rc h a sthe rep eprres esenta entati tio on o f a tr tra a ns nsit ition ion pe p e riod fr fro o m Sp Sp ring to Summer;

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The Sna Snak ke is is p la c ed in the the month of Apr Ap ril a s the rep reprres esenta entati tio on o f the sta tarrt of o f Summer; Summer;

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The Ho Ho rse is is p la c ed in the mo mo nth o f M a y a s the rep reprres esenta entati tio on o f the ex e xtr treme eme c o nd ndiiti tio o n of o f Summer Summer;;

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The Go G o a t is pla plac c ed in the month of J une as the rep eprres esenta entati tio on of a transition period from Summer towards Autumn;

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The Monk Mo nkey ey is p la c ed in the month o f J ul uly y a s the rep eprres esenta entati tio on o f the sta starrt of A utum utumn; n;

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The Roos Roo ster is p la c ed in the month of o f Augus A ugustt as the representation of the extreme condition of Autumn;

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The Dog Do g is p la c ed in the the month of Sep Septemb tember er a s the representation of a transition period from Autumn towards Winter;

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The Pig Pig is is pla plac c ed in the month month o f O c tob tober er a s the rep reprres esenta entati tion on o f the sta tarrt of o f Winte Winte r;

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The Ra Ra t is is pla plac c ed on the month of November Novemb er a s the rep eprres esenta entati tio o n of o f the the ex e xtr treme eme c o nd ndiiti tio o n of o f Winter Winter;; and

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The Ox O xisp la c ed in the month o f Dec emb ember er a sthe rep eprres esenta entati tio on o f a tr tra a ns nsit ition ion pe p e riod fr fro o m Winte Winte r tow towa a rd s Sp ring.

Line-up of the 12 zodiac Based on the seasonal changes, 12 behavior patterns are discovered and each one is unique on its influence towards the 10 stems stems.. Henc e, the 12 animal anima l’s zo zo d ia c is the referenc referenc e p o int of each season phase when its place. For example, tiger represents the start of Spring, rabbit represents the peak of Spring, dragon represents the end of Spring and it is also the transition towards Summer. This also means the environment is getting warm.


With the With the 3 ani a nima malls in pl p la c e (Ti (Tig er er,, Ra Ra b b it and a nd Drago Drag o n), we know that the whole season of spring is formed here. That’s where the loc a ti tion on a nd d irec ti tio o n c o mes int nto o pla play. y. In In this this wo worrld , every every loc loc a ti tion on has a direction and every direction comes with a location! The SEC ECRE RET T o f Feng Feng Shu huii lies lies here! here! The res The estt of th the e a ni nimals mals fol folllow the the a bo bove ve pr priinc nciiple. The snake, hor hors se and goat form the season of Summer. The monkey, rooster and dog form the season of Autumn and the pig, rat and ox form the se a so n of o f Winter. Winter. Whether we like it or not, we are living in the environment of c ha hange nge.. Thi his s is wha t I-C I-C hi hing ng is a ll abo ab o ut! In the the wo worrld o f C hi hines nese e Metaphysics, be it palm reading, face reading, Hexagram rea d ing, C hi hines nese e medi med ic ine, ac a c up upunc unc tur ture, e, fortune fortune telli telling, des de sti tiny ny understanding and Feng Shui, they all relate to the influen uenc c e a nd outcome of nature. And nature follows the principle of Yin and Ya Y a ng of o f the the 5 elements elements.. So So whi w hic c h one c omes first, the the c hic hicken ken or or the egg? eg g? The a ns nswe werr is, they they c ome a s a who wholle. Wood

寅

Wood

卯

Ra b b it

Pea Pe a k o f Sp ring

Earth

辰

Dra Dr a go n

End o f Sp ring

Fire

巳

Sna nake ke

Sta tarrt o f Summe ummerr

Fire

午

Horse Hors e

Pea Pe a k o f Summer

Earth

未

G oa t

End o f Summ ummer er

Metal

申

M o nk nkey ey

Sta tarrt o f A utum utumn n

Metal

酉

Ro o ster

Pea Pe a k o f A utum utumn n

Earth

戌

Dog

End o f A ut utumn umn

Water

亥

Pig

Sta tarrt o f Wint Winte er

Water

子

Ra t

Pea k of Wi Winter nter

Earth

丑

Ox

End o f Wi Winter nter

Tiige T gerr

Sta rt of Spr Spriing

Table 2.6 The line-up of the 12 12 zodiacs

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Destiny Desti ny under unde rsta tand ndiing wa w a s d eri erived ved fr fro o m the the knowl know led ge o f natur na ture. e. In the Ancient Chinese practice, a year contained 24 seasons where the month represented, and in certain day, an outcome willl be d ete wil eterrmi mined ned,, and a nd b y the hour ho ur the resul results ts o n a given si situa tuati tio on willl oc c ur wil ur!! Based on this principle, the outcome of a person destiny can be decoded. The question is, how we can change our lives for the better? The answer is start from the FOUNDATION, and Inside Out of the Yin Yin and a nd Ya Ya ng! The zod The odiia c a ni nimal mal plac ement a nd th the e rep eprres esentati entation on on a month mont h with with a c er ertai tain n outcome outc ome a re ba b a sed on the anc a nciient Chi C hines nese e knowledge of I-Ching, the cycle of change in nature! The knowledge and wisdom were discovered in China; so wherever you ar a re in the wor wo rld, C hi hina na mus mustt be the point p oint of referenc reference e for the the Ba zi c ha harrt asse asse ssmen ment! t! Bec a us use e dif d iffe ferre nt co c o untr untries ies ha have ve diff d iffe e re nt enviro envir o nment c o nd ndiiti tio o ns ns.. But of o f c o ur urs se , you c a n sti still ll us use e you yourr c o untr untry y time time zo ne fo forr a sse ssmen mentt o n a Ba zi c ha harrt and a nd exer exerc c ises the flexibility! The sa dd The ddes estt th thiing is for pe peop oplle to star tartt a rgui guing ng on ti time me zone differ dif ferenc enc es a nd the impa impa c t on the rea rea ding! For example, most people will have a PC or laptop with a pre –insta –ins tallla ti tio o n of o f Mi M ic ro so ft Wind Windo o w XP or o r Vis Vista ta!! A ll wind windo o ws up upd d a tes have ha ve to c ome fr from om A mer meriic a be bec c a us use e o f their their rul ules es a nd reg egul ula a ti tions ons on governing the birth place of windows application! And there will be no mistake if you follow the birth place of the origin! Each animal zodiac represents an Earthly Branch, and earth is termed as land form. And in nature, the land does not change overrni ove night. ght. When cha c hange nges s oc c ur, they they happe hap pen n when the the br b ra nc nches hes or the the a ni nimals mals c la sh and a nd c omb ombiine!


How Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches interact with one another The c hang The hange e of the 12 br bra a nc nches hes is by the in influence of the Qi. For example, rain can wet and moist the branches, the sun can dry the land, the the snow snow c a n coo c ooll th the e land, land , and if ther there e is a ba la nc nce e of of sun and a nd wa ter ter,, the land la nd is in bala ba lanc nc e ! This is c a ll ll,, Qi Q i influenc uenciing the land! But if the land is too dry, the rain will have no effects. If the land is too muddy the sun will have no effect. If the land is too cold and freeze with snow, the sun cannot do a good job! This is call, Land o ver verrrul ule e the Q i! The Hea venl The venly y Stem tems s c a n influenc uence e a nd a ff ffec ec t the the Earth Earthlly bra bra nc nches hes and the Earthly Branches can also influence and affecting the Heavenly Stems! The fina nall c o nc ncllus usiio n is is d ra wn when whe n the year yea r, month, day and time is determined!

甲

乙

丙

丁

戊

己

庚

辛

壬

癸

子

丑

寅

卯

辰

巳

午

未

申

酉

甲

乙

丙

丁

戊

己

庚

辛

壬

癸

戌

亥

子

丑

寅

卯

辰

巳

午

未

甲

乙

丙

丁

戊

己

庚

辛

壬

癸

申

酉

戌

亥

子

丑

寅

卯

辰

巳

甲

乙

丙

丁

戊

己

庚

辛

壬

癸

午

未

申

酉

戌

亥

子

丑

寅

卯

甲

乙

丙

丁

戊

己

庚

辛

壬

癸

辰

巳

午

未

申

酉

戌

亥

子

丑

甲

乙

丙

丁

戊

己

庚

辛

壬

癸

寅

卯

辰

巳

午

未

申

酉

戌

亥

甲子 (Jia Chart 2.7 60 甲子 (Jia Zi) chart

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The der The de rivati vation on of a per p ers son’ on’s s de des sti tiny ny c har hartt is th the e as a sses ess sment of the the varrious p e rm va rmuta utati tio o ns o f the Hea ven venly ly Stems a nd Ea rthl thly y Br Bra nc he hes s, a nd 60 甲子 J ia Zi c ha harrt is is th the e c od ing of o f nature nature under und er the the law o f Yin Yin a nd Ya Ya ng! C ha harrt 2.7 2.7 sho hows ws eve everry pos po ssib le c o mbina mbinati tio o n of o f a Hea Heavenly venly Stem Stem a nd a n Ea Ea rthl thly y Br Bra nc nch. h. Yo Yo u’ll find one o ne of o f the the c ombin ombina a ti tions ons a t any time ti me peri p erio o d (a p a rti tic c ul ula a r, year yea r, or o r month, or o r d a y or o r ho hour ur). ). They They a re a lso the c o mpo mponents nents o f the the Ten Tho Thous usa a nd Year Yea rs C a lend a r whe wherre e very fortune tell telle e rs a nd Ba zi mas ma sters a re us using. ing.

How to derive your Bazi chart The de The derrivati vation on of th the e Ba zi char c hartt is is ba sed on th the e a sses ess sment of a environment scenario where the Qi (called energy) and branch (called zodiac) inter-relates, and this inter-relationship creates an outcome outc ome of o f natur nature. The T he conc c onc ep eptt sounds simpl mple, e, but th the e app a ppllic a ti tions ons a re profo profound. und. As mentioned earlier on, the complete Bazi chart has a total of 4 p il illars lars – with your b ir irth th year yea r, month, da d a y and a nd ho hour ur g iv iving ing one o ne p illa r ea c h. Ea Ea c h pi p illa r c o ns nsiists o f a Hea Heavenly venly Stem Stem and a nd a n Ea Ea rthl thly y Branch.

The Day Master is YOU!

Chart 2.8 A typical Bazi chart being derived derived from the permutations permutations of the 60 jia zi.


These Thes e req equi uirre a c er ertai tain n for formu mulla gui guide delline to fol folllow ow.. We have incorporated the formula into our website where you can access it freely to plot your own chart. With the help of our software, we will not allocate a chapter in this book to explain how the pillars a re determ d etermiined ned.. The “Ma ster The ter” ” in th the e day da y Hea venl venly y Stem rep eprres esents ents YO YOU U! The res estt of the stems stems a nd b ra nc he hes s re p re se nt their influenc es to your lilife a nd pathways.

What does your Day Master Stem tells about you By looking at the Day Master Stem, we can tell something about your c ha harra c ter a nd per p ers sona lity ty.. Of O f cour c ours se, the des de sc ripti ption on c a nnot b e tak ta ken in as a s a who wholle a nd in ab a b so lute terms. terms. There ar a re va ria ti tio o ns to this due to the influenc uence e of the following: following: •

The other o ther thr three ee pi p illa rs inter ntera a c ti ting ng with with the Day Ma ster

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The 10 10-yea -yearrly luc k c yc yclle, or the yea yea r p illa r, ea c h its itself elf ha havi ving ng a p il illar lar tha thatt that tha t will will int inte e ra c t with with all a ll fo four ur p il illa larrs

Howe owever ver, a ge gener nera a l c har hara a c ter c a n be de detterm ermiined by the the Day Da y Master element. You can also use this as a guide for your family members, spouse or friends.

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Understanding 甲 (Jia) Wood character Fro m the wa y tr tre e s e xtend thems themse e lv lve e s to reac rea c h sunli sunlig g ht for gro gro wth,  (J ia ) peo p eople ple wi w ill ex exer ertt thems themselves elves to pl p la n and a nd d evelop in order to move mo ve upwa up wa rd fr fro o m their c ur urrre nt sit situa uati tio o n. Mo M o re o ver ver,, their ro o ts a re a lwa ways ys ro oted firml mly y in in the gr g ro und a nd ther therefo eforre, they ar a re not no t easily swayed by strong winds. The c har The hara a c ter teriisti tic c s of  people are that they have strong willpowe po werr, ar a re o ut uts spo pok ken, and a nd wil willl not give give up ea sily even in the the fa fac ce of setbacks and obstructions. They are both righteous and direct, and not the type who will beat around the bush. They are not frivolous by nature. They have high morals, and having a good rep eputa utati tio o n is is impo mporrta tant nt to to them. Str Stro o ng, stea stead d y and a nd d o wn-to-e wn-to-ea a rth,  p peo eo p le a re meti metic c ul ulo o us in their wo worrk. They They ha ve a str tro o ng sens ense e o f res resp p o ns nsiib ility in in al a ll tha thatt they under unde rta take ke to d o , no ma matt tter er what wha t it it is. They are known to be honorable people who do not succumb easily to temptations.  pe peop op le

a re a b le to sym sympa pa th thiize a nd empa e mpathi thiz ze wi w ith others others a nd willl no wil nott tur turn n awa a wa y when they kno know w so so meo meone ne need ne ed s help. Howeve How everr, this thi s ma may y lea lea d to too to o muc much h interfer interferenc enc e in ano a nother ther p ers erso o n’s life. are that they can be stubborn, and may find it dif fic ul ultt to to c o mpromi mpromis se. They They ar a re no t as a sq ui uic c kk-wit witted ted a nd so meti metimes mes are not able to adapt to changing circumstances. Like a strong tree tr ee with firm ro ro o ts ts,, cha c hange nges s a re unlikel unlikely y to to ha hap p p en overni o vernight. ght.  shortcomings

It is easy to anticipate and foretell the development and growth of the character of a  person. In the same way that a tree grows naturally from a small plant into a tall and strong tree, a  p ers erso o n wi w ill al a lso grow a nd d eve evello p hi his s c ha harra c ter ter.. It is is unl unliikel kely y that tha t  people would develop otherwise, unless they meet with a very grea gr ea t setba setba c k or they grow grow up in an a n abno a bnorrmal envir enviro nment nment..


Understanding 乙 (Yi) Flower character Like a sma malll p la nt gro gro wing up so ftl ftly y and ge gentl ntly, y, a nd eme emerrg ing a s a bea be a uti utiful ful a nd gor go rge geous ous flower,  p peo eople ple a re meek and a nd mi milld , ri ric hl hly y expressive and have the ability to distinguish reality. They like to see eek k impr improve ovement ment and a nd de developme velopment nt in in one’ o ne’s s ow own n envi e nvirronment. A s in a sma mall ll p lan lantt or flower, 乙 r re e a c ts a nd re sp o nd nds s very se se ns nsit itiive vely ly to a ny sma smalll cha c hange nges s o f c o nd ndiiti tio o ns o r the envi e nvirro nment. Fr Fro m this this, we c a n see see that 乙 p peop eoplle a re qui q uic c k-wi -wittted a nd a re a bl ble e to a da pt very ver y quic quic kly to to a ny cha c hange nge of c irc ums umstanc tanc es es.. Other characteristics of 乙 people are that they can coordinate very well and will not insist on their own opinions. Although they can be very modest, they tend to be possessive at heart and a re a lso ver very y ca c a reful and a nd meti metic c ul ulo o us us.. Li Like a litt ttlle flo we werr, they may ma y appear weak but can still grow well in a harsh environment. In a typhoon, the small plants will sway and move in the direction of the typhoon. They will not wither easily even though trodden, as long a s their ro o ts a re stil stilll int inta a c t. Fr Fro m this this ins insta tanc nc e , we c a n see see that 乙 p peo eople ple a re not no t only only ver very y fle xible but b ut they ar a re a ls lso o rea li lis sti tic c. In the the fina nanc nciia l a spe pec c t, 乙 p peo eop p le wi w ill ma mak ke effort e fforts s to sa sa ve as a s muc much h as they can; they will be not wasteful when it comes to money a nd c a n be qui quite te stu stubb bborn orn about ab out thi this s. Shortcomings are that they have a timid personality and are very dependent on others. Although they may be creative, things or events may not happen as they wished. Hence these problems may cause them to be distressed and lose their self-con fidence. Be side ides s, the they y are likely likely to go g o a g a ins instt the their iro wn fee fe e li ling ngs s a nd tho thoug ughts hts to follows others. They are swayed by temptations and may be d ec eived o r mi mis sled b y other othe rs ea sily.

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Understanding 丙 (Bing) Sun character People of  personality, like star sign Leo, are open, frank, generous and full of warmth, passion and enthusiasm. They are well-liked by others, have leadership qualities, and will not stop until they attain their goals. They are not interested and will not gett involved ge involved in human huma n tri trifle s o r sma mall ll ma matter tters s. The They y have ha ve ve verry clea c learr o p ini nio o ns a nd wil willl not tak ta ke unnec es ess sa ry pa ins to res eso o lve p ro b lems o r ge gett themselves themselves in a d ea d lo c k si situa tuati tio o n. They They a re str tra a ightfo ghtforrwa rd a nd wil willl not hid hid e a ny tr truth. Synthes ynthesis is sa ys tha thatt pe p e o p le of o f  a arre a mi mia a ble, big-hea rted, lenient, lenient, of a striking personality, and able to give good impressions of themse thems e lv lve e sto o thers thers.. The They y ar a re a ls lso o very ener ene rg etic etic,, sho show w enthus e nthusiasm iasm and interest in all things, and will be actively hands-on in action. Sometimes their personality can lead them to be overly excited which whic h in turn turn mak ma ke them ra ra sh and a nd rec kles ess s. When thi this s ha hap p p ens it stir tirs s up situa ituatio tions ns,, ca c a uses the 丙person to be busy, and leads to wa sted effo efforrts ts.. Fro m the ex e xa mple of o f the Sun Sun look loo king a c ro ss the ea e a rth and a nd a ll thi things ngs,, it may create bene fits; however, it may also create unhealthy or harrmful rea c ti ha tio o ns ns.. 

people are very fast in terms of action, speech and unders und ersta tand ndiing a b ility ty.. So So meti metimes mes,, they ar a re impa ti tient ent a nd thi this s c an lead to misunderstandings. They will also tend to be able to see matt ma tters ers ver very y cl c lea rly and a nd a re a b le to d iffer fferentiate entiate ma matt tters ers.. Sho horrtc tco o mi ming ngs s o f  p peo eople ple a re impa mpati tienc enc e, self self-opini -opiniona ona ted, have ha ve a tendency to waste. They also are prone to mood swings and sho how w their their tempe temperr eve everry no now w and a nd then. So meti metimes mes,, they c a n be conceited, and sometimes they have a merciful heart. So, friends tend to to c ome a nd go, g o, one a ft fter er a nother.


Understanding 丁 (Ding) Fire flame character 丁 p peo eople ple a re mi milld, c o ns nser erva vati tive, ve, c our ourteous teous and pa ssiona te. They They do not have ha ve a str trong ong pe perrso na nallity ty.. A fire whic h is ne neit ithe herr ho hott nor no r fiery, a nd o ften do d o no nott let let other o thers s kno now w of o f their d irec ti tio o ns o r move movements ments;; thus 丁 do not att a ttrra c t attenti attention fro fro m other pe peop oplle.

The go The good od po poiint nts s of 丁 are that they are quiet, warm, unhurried. Thei T heirr end endur ura a nc nce e a nd tol toler era a nc nce e level evels s a re ver very y hi high, gh, whi whic c h is tot tota a lly opposite of 丙 people. So, in order to get along with 丁 people, one mus mustt be pa ti tient ent and a nd sens sensiiti tive, ve, and a nd c a nnot be too fr fra a nk nk.. However, just like the situation where a fire requires various conditions to reach the burning-point, this does not imply that 丁 people are negative or lack self-confid e nc e . The hey y will will hide their thoug tho ughts hts o r fee feeli ling ngs s in their he hea a rt, wa it iting ing dil d ilige igentl ntly y and an d a ttentively for the ri right opp op p o rtuni tunity ty to co c o me kno knoc c king. M o st o f the ti time, o ther thers s wil willl not know wha t丁pe peop oplle a re thi think nkiing. Syn ynth the e sis sa ys: 丁 people’s contemplation is profound; their behavior is careful and cautious. There are very few cases where a c ti tio o ns a re c a rried o ut on o n imp imp uls ulse e . The heir ir thi thinki nking ng is li like ke a c a re ful vangua va ngua rd , planni pla nning ng every e very ma matt tter er to to c o mpleti mpletio o n. Thi his s is like the natur na ture e o f a sma malll fire , fro fro m ignition it burns a nything until it it turns into ashes. They ca n be lik They likened to a fire b urni urning ng slow lowly ly,, sa sa c rificing oneself to b ring wa w a rmth to those those nea ne a r them. Henc Henc e  p peo eople ple wil will tend to be be very c lo se to thos tho se who whom m they kno know w ver ve ry wel we ll. They ded d ediic a te their hearts, even to the extent of sacrific ing themse themse lv lve e s. As they ar a re always thoughtful of the feelings of those who are dear to them, they will tend not to tell the truth. They also find it hard to reject anyone who is close to them even though they are aware that they themselves themselves ma may y lo lo se o ut in in c ert erta a in c irc ums umsta tanc nces es..

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Understanding 戊 (Wu) Mountain character Pe o p le o f this Peo this eleme element nt ar a re like the gr g rea t ea rth or stone stone ro c k. They They a re trus trustwo tworrthy a nd op o p ti timi mis sti tic c , o p en-minde en-minded d a nd stea stead d y, c a refr efree ee,, strict and honest and simply dressed. Although their innate quality is like stone tone,, they des d eserve erve to b e a p p rec ia ted for their their sta tab b ility ty..  p peo eop p le wi w ill a lwa ysma make ke sur sure e that tha t the the found fo unda a ti tio o n is is str treng engthene thened d

b efo eforre ta tak king the ti time me to p ut in in effort e ffort,, feel fee lings or c o mmi mmitment. tment. Li Like the ea rth or ro c k c ha hange nge wil willl not oc o c c ur sudd uddenly enly;; ins instea tead d c ha hange nges s willl ta wil ta ke p la c e slo wly wly,, over o ver ma ma ny year yea rs. With With suc such h a na natur ture, e, they the y may ma y mis miss o p p o rtuniti tunitie e s so me metimes times.. Howe How e ve verr, they they will will no nott re re g re t, as as long a s they are are ha pp ppy y with with what they have c ur urrrentl ently. y. O nc nce e they have decided on something, nothing can change their mind. In other words, the Wu person can be stubborn at times. However, b ec a us use e o f this this na natur ture e ena b les them them to ins nsp p ire fa faiith unto other o thers s. The  p ers The erso o n isa mi mia a b le a nd a p p rec ia tesa nd tr trea ea sur ures es rela relati tio o ns nshi hip p s, and because of this, others will tend to seek consultation from them. The  person will not reject those who come to him but neither will he go after those who reject him. He will not promote himself to others. Theirr shor Thei shortco tcomi mings ngs ar a re be beiing wi willlfu full, self elf-c -center entered ed a nd stu tubb bborn orn which can lead to non-coherence and not able to mingle or so c ializ ialize e we w e ll ll.. Mor Mo re o ver ver,, as a s  person is inflexible and does not change his opinions easily. This tends to lead to a monotonous lifestyle. They wi They willl often be c ons onsiide derred a s pe peop oplle wi witth uni unint nter eres estting sp ee eec c hes hes.. Their Their self-r elf-res esp p ec t is is ver very y str stro o ng, a nd ha havi ving ng a go o d rep eputa utati tio o n is impo mporrta tant nt to them. the m. Ho Ho we wever ver,, they do d o no nott ind indul ulg g e in fla tter ttery y fro fro m others o thers..


Understanding 己 (Ji) Moist earth character Field e a rth or o r ric ich h ea e a rth is suf ficient to absorb adequate moisture, a nd is a d e p o sit ito o ry for var va rious ki kind nds s o f nutrients nutrients.. It is the p lac e fo forr cultivating various plants.  p peo eople’ ple’s s unde underrstand tandiing, lear lea rni ning ng

a nd gras grasping ping of o f know knowlled edge ge is rapid; in other words, they are very versatile. Synthesis says that the majority of  p peo eople ple ar a re very very stead steady y and kind nd.. Ho Ho we wever ver,, their their hea rt is is ver very y co c o mplex mplex,, and a nd they may ma y not be be as good as they appear to be.  people are considerate and hardworking, and others will see their potential to substantiate and improve themselves, hence the appraisement that they can a tt tta a in high a c hi hieveme evements nts.. Be side ides s, ric ric h field earth has a soft, flexible comfortable nature. Ther T herefor efore e th they ey know ver very y well when to retr etrea ea t a nd when to advance in different circumstances or situations; they have very high hi gh a da pta ptabil biliity a nd henc he nce e wi w ill be entr entrus usted ted fr freq equentl uently y to to ha handle ndle dif fic ul ultt probl prob lems ems.. Sho horrtc tco o mi ming ngs so f  peo pe o ple a re that tha t their theirc onc entr entra a ti tion on levelsa re not no t thatthigh; tha high;theyar a re ra shat a ttimes times,,tend toc o mpromi mpromis se e a silyon d e c is isiio ns made, mad e, and, a nd, at a t ti times mes,, wil will a lso b e tak ta ken for fo r gr gra a nt nted ed by oth o ther er people. peo ple.

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Understanding 庚 (Geng) Iron character Like a sword being sharpened for war,  people are strong when compared to others of the same nature. They are sharp, d ete eterrmi mined ned,, str stra a ig htfor htforwa wa rd , str stro o ng-w ng-wiilled , and a nd d o no nott ad a d mi mitt failur failure e ea sily. They sho show w muc much h enthus e nthusiia sm and a nd d ete eterrmi mina nati tio o n in wha tever they do, may be too excited and rash at times. This is because they do not like to waste time thinking and contemplating, and once they have made a decision, they will take action without a ny hesi hesita tati tio o n. Synth ynthe e sis sa sa ys ys,,  people exercise great comprehension and will spa re no effor effortt to to upg upgrra de one ones self elf.. They ca c a n be profic ient in a ski kill ll most of the time; apply and reap bene fits from what they have studied or learnt.  p peo eop p le

a re a lso ver very y muc muc h into into c lea nl nliines ness s. They have ha ve a str tro o ng sens ense e o f justi justic c e, a re a ga ins nstt unfai unfa irnes ness s o r hypo hypoc c riti tic c a l beha be havi vio o r. They T hey als also have ha ve a c hi hivalr valrous ous hea hearrt; when they they see see oth o ther ers s suf uffer feriing fro fr o m inj injus usti tic c e, they wi w ill sta stand nd up to sp sp ea k with with eloquenc eloq uenc e for tho thos se suffer ufferiing, so a s to ga in the fa favor vor of o ther thers s. One of their shortcomings is stubbornness; after having decided on something, they will not change their decision under any circumstances.  people are also careless, not paying much a tt ttenti entio o n to fine d eta il ils s o r fee feeli ling ngs s. The hey y ca c a n als a lso o sho how w littl little e o r no mercy for people whom they do not like, and hence will make enemies very easily.


Understanding 辛 (Xin) Gold character As in the golden silver pearl, jade can be split to emit a unique radiance, and is sensitive to heat and electricity.  pe peop oplle ha ve very very fine feeli fe elings ngs,, and a nd ha have ve unique o p ini nio o ns ns.. Fo Fo r the

matter of each aspect, they are very approachable and helpful to o thers thers.. So So metimes they wil w illl als a lso o ti tirre o ne nes se lf thr thro o ug ugh h helping he lping out o ut with a sympathetic heart. are very sharp and quick in thinking, have fine morals and are very attractive, attracting attention wherever they go. They are very sociable and can get into or maintain good friendships. They will be able to differentiate between good and b a d d isti tinc nc tl tly. y.  people

Se lf re re sp e c t for  people is very strong. They love new things, indulge in vanity, and hence can spend unwisely most of the time. 

people shortcomings are willfulness, stubbornness when it comes to having their own opinions and they mind very much about their external looks, making sure they look presentable at all times.  people like to ensure the best of circumstances and situations. They find it hard to reject others when they require a ssis ista tanc nc e a nd thi this s a ls lso o sho hows ws as a s a we wea a knes kness s in their mi mind nds se t.

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Understanding 壬 (Ren) Water character J us ustt like water wa ters s of ri river vers s a nd sea sea flo w c o nti ntinua nuallly everywher everywhere, e, and a nd drawn into various kinds of things, the  person is worry free and o p ti timi mis sti tic c ; they don’t do n’t mind mind the pa p a st and a re filled wit with h cour c oura a ge to move on. They show enth They enthus usiia sm in wha whatev tever er th they ey do do.. They like to hel help p o thers a nd d o n’ n’tt mind mind ha harrd ships hips.. The hey y ar a re vivac viva c ious ious,, liv live e ly ly,, hig hig h spirited and enjoy social activities, and often become the center of attraction. They a re highl They highly y a da pta ptable ble to to c ha hange nge in in any c irc um ums stanc es es.. They are also quick to grasp and will not miss any good opportunity that comes along. Once the drive kicks in, they will overcome all dif ficulties to meet their objective or reach their goal. Synth ynthe e sis sa ys tha t  peo pe o p le a re c leve everr, intell intelliige gent nt and ful fulll o f ins nsp p ira ti tio o n. They c a n be b e end endo o we wed d in bo b o th ci c ivi vill a nd ma marrti tia a l vi virtues tues,, have leadership qualities, and are able to outshine and surpass themselves from others. Shortcomings are that although they have a well-rounded p e rso na nali lity, ty, they ar a re wil w illf lful. ul. The hey y ca c a n be b e laz la zy and a nd thi this s c a us use e s them to be dependent on others easily.  people are very fond of free fr eed d o m, disl dislike to b e res estr tra a ined o r c o ntr ntro o lled ed.. As A s a res esul ult, t, they they a re nott ab no a b le to hol ho ld o n to the las la st minute minute a t times times.. They They a re a lso ea sily a ffec ffected ted a nd get g et entangled enta ngled in love love rela elati tio o ns nshi hip p s.


Understanding 癸 (Gui) Rain and vapor character Ra in and dew d ew a re wea k a nd fine, and c a n be soa ked or imm immer ers sed fully full y in in ob o b jec t. The herre fo forre ,  people are steady and peaceful, diliige dil gent, nt, ha harrdw dwo o rking a nd ha have ve high levels levels of endur e ndura a nc nce. e. They have an They a n int ntrrover overtt pe perrsona lity ty,, a re honest honest a nd down-t dow n-to-ea o-ea rth th.. They T hey are are a lso very very mu muc c h int into o c lea nl nliines ness s. They ca n be very very weak wea k when managing their feelings. They are nervous, like to have fanta fa ntas sies and ro ma manti ntic c thoug thoughts hts o r fee feellings ngs.. In order to attain the real meaning of life, they allow their hearts and feelings to lead them to pursue their dreams and goals. They may ma y pa y att a ttention ention to rul ules es and morals morals,, but due d ue to wi w ishful thi think nkiing and fantasies, they may not be able to know and understand reality. Hence they can unknowingly engage in meaningless matt ma tters ers,, so so meti metimes mes p utt uttiing too muc much h though tho ugh into a sma malll matter a nd thi this s c o ul uld d lea d to d o ub ubtful tful a nd d istr trus ustful tful thi think nkiing. Synth ynthe e sis sa ys tha t  p peo eople ple a re ver very y pure pure a nd innoc ent, str strong ong in c o ordi ordina nati tion on a nd c a n be a ffec ffected ted over o ver ver very y small small or mea meani ningles ngless s matt ma tters ers.. They ar a re sym symp p a theti thetic c tow towa a rd s o ther thers s b ut also also c a n be be c ool a nd c lea r-hea d ed a t ti times mes.. They ar a re ver ve ry sens sensiiti tive ve to fee feellings a nd willl tend to hide wil hid e their the ir o wn fee fe e li ling ngs s fr fro o m other othe rs. The herre fo forre , the they y ca ca n a pp ppea ea r mi milld on th the e outs outsiid e. They They pa y muc much h att a ttenti entio o n to the wa y o f life, life, to live their the ir d re a ms a nd e njoy their the ir li lives ves to to the fullest. fullest.

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When Heavenly Stems combine Ther T here e a re some rul ules es dic dic ta ting how some Hea venl venly y Stem Stems s rea c t when they see see ea c h other. other. There Ther e a re 5 poss possible pa p a irs of c ombin ombina a ti tions ons.. When they they see see ea c h other, they will combine. 甲己 s see ee ea e a c h other a lwa ways ys c ombin ombine e a nd dr d ra w in in a 戊庚乙 s see ee ea e a c h other a lwa ways ys c ombin ombine e a nd dr d ra w in in a 庚丙辛 s see ee ea e a c h other a lwa ways ys c ombin ombine e a nd dr d ra w in in a 壬壬丁 s see ee ea e a c h other a lwa ways ys c ombin ombine e a nd dr d ra w in in a 甲戊癸 s see ee ea e a c h other a lwa ways ys c ombin ombine e a nd dr d ra w in in a 丙

How do we inter interpr pret et when a ‘c ombin ombine’ e’ ta kes plac e?


Example 1: If you are a 甲 (Male), and you see 己 in your chart, we can c onc lude tha tha t: •

you lik ike e to wo worrk (s (sinc ince e 己 r rep eprres esents ents your direc direc t wea we a lth, whic whic h means mea ns mone money y der de rive from wor wo rk);

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your wife is is c los lose e to you (in (in re latio lations nship, hip, 己 represents your wife);

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you a re a rea rea listi tic c per pe rso n; a nd

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you a re dri driven by maki making ng mone money y (戊 i is s your ind indir ire e c t wea we a lt lth h or or money, mone y, it it is is d ra wn into your cha c harrt)

Example 2: If you are a 己 Male, and you have a 甲 in your chart. We can c onc lude tha tha t: •

you va vallue rep reputati utation on (甲 is your “Of ficer”, meaning your rep eputation utation a nd sta tatus tus); );

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your c hi hilld ren ar a re cl c lo se to yo yo u (i (in n a rela relati tio o ns nshi hip p , 甲 represents your c hi hilld ren, and a nd they “comb “c ombiine” with with you);

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you r c hil your hild d ren make ma ke you pr p ro sp e ro us (this is the next im imp p o rta tant nt c o nc ncep eptt of o f the NO N O BLE ST STA RS, which whic h we w e wil willl co c o ver in in the next chapter)

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you will will ha have ve high sta tatus tus in so c iety

Please do not jump into conclusion by applying the same conclusions to the rest of the combinations. All interpretation varies vari es,, as a s we ha have ve to look loo k a t the the whole w hole c ha harrt.

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Earthly Branches reveal its secrets “We are the branc hes hes;; we are your fee fee ling s and many ma ny hidd hidd en sec rets ets” ” I mentioned earlier that the Earthly Branch represents the feelings a nd thoughts thoug htsof a pe perrson. It It ca c a n be hi his s inna nnate te cha c harra c ter o r be beha havi vio or not obvious to the outside world. How then can we interpret a person’s “hidden” behaviour or thoughts by looking at his Bazi chart? The key is to focus on the Ea rthl thly y Br Bra nc he hes s in the Baz Ba zi cha c harrt.

The “hidden” characteristics People who have Tiger (寅 Yin) are able to apply knowledge into practice effectively. They have good observation skills and are a b le to gras grasp p o p p o rtuni tuniti ties es fa fas st. A t the the sa sa me time, time, they ar a re c a reful a nd wil will c hec k a nd plan befor be fore e ac a c ti ting. ng. People who have Rabbit (卯 Mao) are born gifted in art and full o f cr c re a ti tivi vity. ty. The hey y ar a re like like ly to be b e suc suc c e ssful d e signe ignerr o r mo mod d e l. Though T hough th they ey may a pp ppea ea r to be res eser erved, ved, c oo ooll hea heade ded d a nd negllige neg gent, nt, they are c rea ti tive ve a nd ha have ve very de detail tailed ed thi think nkiing. Peop le who have Dra Peopl Dra go gon n (辰 Cheng) are very patient. They can worrk for lo wo lo ng ho hour urs s a nd sui uitt wor wo rk tha thatt req requi uirre p a ti tienc enc e. But they d is isli like ke interr interrup upti tio o ns in their wo worrk. The hey y enjoy enjo y goo go o d fo foo od. Peo ple who have People ha ve Snake Snake (巳 S Sii) ar a re ha rd wo worrking a nd tend te nd to put p ut in in e ffo fforrts to pr p ra c ti tic c e , and a nd thi this s is o ne o f their str tre e ng ngths ths.. Full Full o f life life and a nd energy, they seldom complain or have grievances, and tend to a c t pro pro mptl mptly y and a nd swift wiftlly. Peo p le who ha Peop have ve Hors Horse e (午 W Wu) u) ar a re c o ur ura a ge geo o us a nd fa ithful thful.. They a re qui q uic c k to dec de c ipher be between tween the the good go od a nd the the ba b a d. They do not hesitate to admit their mistakes and mend their ways.

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People who have G oa People oatt (未 Wei) a re ve verry se se ns nsit itive ive in fee fe e li ling ngs s. The They y are conscientious in whatever they do. They are not afraid of setba c ks a nd a re ful fulll of c o ur ura a ge to move mo ve on o n with with life. life. They They ar a re not c omp omplla c ent, and a lwa ways ys str triive to impr mprove ove.. Peop le who have Monk Peopl M onkey ey (申 S Shen) hen) a re ni nimble mble a nd quic quick k-wi -witt tted ed.. They T hey a re c rea ti tive, ve, a nd a re a ble to lea rn new skills qui quic c kly. They a re harrd wo ha worrking a nd a re meti metic c ul ulous ous.. They They have ha ve the p otenti otentia a l to to make great planners. People who have Rooster (酉 You) are sentimental and are full o f ro ro ma manti ntic c fe fee e li ling ngs s. The hey y ar a re ide id e a li lis sti tic c a nd li like ke to pur p urs sue perfectionism. Once they see something that they like, they tend to purchase the item without much consideration on its value or usefulness. People who have Dog (戌 Xu) are loyal and faithful. They like to seek improvement and are eager to perform to get into others’ good books. They are trustworthy. However, they tend to rush into love relationships, and sometimes they fall in love with someone witho wit hout ut even knowi know ing the o ther p a rty we welll. People who have Pig (亥 Hai) like to ponder over matters. They enjoy fantasizing and are full of imaginations. However, they lack the dete d eterrmi mina nati tio o n to put p ut to to p ra c ti tic c e wha w hatt they they think. think. They req requi uirre all things to be going well in their stride before they put in all their efforrts to p erfo effo erforrm with full full co c o nfid enc e. In other o ther words, words, they will will only do wha whatt they they ar a re go goo o d a t or when they are are rea dy for it! it! O th ther erwis wise, e, they prefer no nott to to p ut in in much muc h effor effo rt. People who have Rat (子 Zi) are wis w ise e a nd re so ur urc c e ful. The hey y ca can e xp re ss thems themse e lv lve e s very well we ll,, ca c a n re re a so n logic log ica a ll lly y and a nd im imp p re ssiv ive e ly ly.. If their se lf e leme lement nt is is str tro o ng a nd luc luck k in the their ir str tride ide,, they c a n be be a mas ma ster in str tra a teg tegic ic p lan lanning. ning. Fo Fo r tho thos se wit w ith h too muc much h ea rth in in their Heavenly Stems, they can be very rash and impatient, and this b eha vi vio o ur ma may y eas ea sily offend o ther thers s.


Peop le who have O x (丑 C hou) wo Peopl w o rk hard hard a nd a re enthus enthusiia sti tic c in se e ki king ng im imp p ro veme vements nts.. The Their ir we wea a knes kness s istha thatt they wo w o rry too muc much, h, to the po p o int of ex e xha haus usti ting ng thei the ir menta mentall a nd p hys hysiic a l ene enerrgy.

Secrets of the Hidden Stems Element Eleme nt

12 Anima nimals ls

1st Qi

2nd Qi

3rd Qi

丙

戊

Wood

寅

Tige gerr

J a nuary

甲

Wood

卯

Rabbit

February

乙

Wood

辰

Drag Dr agon on

Ma rc h

戊

乙

癸

Fire

巳

Sna nake ke

A p ril

丙

戊

庚

Fire

午

Horse

May

丁

Fire

未

Goa t

J une

己

丁

乙

Metal

申

Mo nk nkey ey J ul uly y

庚

壬

戊

Metal

酉

Roos Roo ster

A ug ugus ustt

辛

Metal

戌

Dog

Sep eptember tember

戊

辛

丁

Water

亥

Pig Pi g

O c tob ober er

壬

Water

子

Ra t

Novembe No vemberr

癸

Water

丑

Ox

Dec embe emberr

己

己

甲

癸

辛

Chart 2.9 The 1st, 2nd and 3rd Qi of each element element

Within Withi n ea e a c h Ear Ea rthl thly y Br Bra nc nch, h, you’l you’ ll find several Hidden Stems. The T he a bo bove ve tab tablle lists do down wn the hi hidd dden en sec rets of ea c h a ni nimal mal.. Thes T hese e sec rets a re eit either her hi hidd dden en p otenti otentia a ls or hidd hidden en dis disa a ster ters s! To d ete eterrmi mine ne whe whether ther it is is a p o tenti tentia a l or a d isa ster, the refe referrenc e poiint wil po will ha have ve to be b e mad ma d e to the Day Da y Ma ster ter.. Ea c h ani a nima mall c o nta ntaiins c ert erta a in Hea Hea venly Stems ra nging fro fro m one to three stems. The stems are fixed wi with thiin eac ea c h of the bra bra nc nch. h. Let’s start with the basic understanding: All those highlighted in “red” represent the main Qi (energy) of the branch, which also rela elates tes to the c ha harra c ter teriisti tic c o f the the a ni nima mall o r b ra nc h. Fo Fo r examp examplle,

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if the Baz Ba zi cha c harrt has ha s 卯 in its its b ra nc h, this this b ra nc nch h c o nta ntaiins 乙 a as s the maiin Q i (energy). In ma In other o ther words, words, 卯 c onta ontaiins the cha c harra c ter teriisti tic c of 乙, and 乙 has the characteristic of 卯. This This is e sp e c ia iall lly y so so fo forr the the case of 卯, as it contains only one Qi (see below), as compared to say the Tiger that contains three Qi. Thus 卯 has pure Qi of 乙. (C ha harra c ter teriisti tic c s o f the the a ni nimals mals a nd stems ha have ve a lrea dy bee b een n d is isc c us uss se d e a rli lie e r). Let’s use the example of all the animals with relation to the main Q i of the the branc hes in the do d o tt tted ed line box! b ox! If the the sa me Q i appe ap pea a rs b o th on the Hea Hea venly Stem and a nd Ear Ea rthl thly y Bra nc nches hes,, we c a n sa sa y tha thatt this thi s p ers erso o n is c o ng ngrruent in thoughts thoug hts a nd a c ti tio o ns ns!! So no now, w, a re you c o ngruent in in pers p erso o na nallity ty? ? •

寅 c o nt nta a ins 甲 a as s the mai ma in Qi Q i, whic whic h means mea ns 寅 ha has s 甲 attributes and 甲 ha has s the 寅 a ttr ttribute ibutes s.

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卯 c onta ontaiins 乙 a as s the mai ma in Qi Q i, whic whic h means mea ns 卯 has 乙 attributes and 乙 has 卯 attributes.

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辰 c o nt nta a ins 戊 a as s the mai ma in Qi Q i, whic whic h means mea ns 戊 ha has s 辰 attributes and 辰 i is s 戊 attributes.

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巳 c o nt nta a ins 丙 a as s the mai ma in Qi Q i, whic whic h means mea ns 丙 ha has s 巳 attributes and 巳 has 丙 attributes.

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午 c onta ontaiins 丁a s the mai ma in Q i, whic whic h means mea ns 丁 has 午 attributes and 午 has 丁 attributes.

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未 c o nt nta a ins 己 a as s the mai ma in Qi Q i, whic whic h means mea ns 己 ha has s 未 attributes and 未 has 己 attributes.

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申 c o nt nta a ins 庚 a as s the mai ma in Qi Q i, whic whic h means mea ns 庚 ha has s 申 attributes and 申 has 庚 attributes.

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酉 c o nt nta a ins 辛 a as s the mai ma in Qi Q i, whic whic h means mea ns 辛 ha has s 酉 attributes and 酉 has 辛 attributes.


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戌 contains 戊 as the main Qi, which means 戊 has 戌 and 戌 has 戊 attributes.

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亥 c o nt nta a ins 壬 a as s the mai ma in Qi Q i, whic whic h means mea ns 壬 ha has s 亥 attributes and 亥 has 壬 attributes.

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子 c o nt nta a ins 癸 a as s the mai ma in Qi Q i, whic whic h means mea ns 癸 ha has s 子 attributes and 子 has 癸 attributes.

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丑 c ontai ontain n 己 a as s the mai ma in Qi Q i, whic whic h means mea ns 己 has 丑 attributes and 丑 has 己 attributes.

Element Eleme nt Wood Wood Wood Fire Fire Fire Metal Metal Metal Water Water Water

12 Anima nimals ls 寅

1st Qi

甲 ▲ 卯 Rabbit February 乙 ▲ ▲ 辰戊 Drag Dr agon on Ma rc h ▲ ▲ 巳 Sna nake ke A p ril 丙 ▲ ▲ 午 Horse May 丁 ▲ ▲ 未 Goa t J une 己 ▲ ▲ 申庚 Mo nk nkey ey J ul uly y ▲ ▲ 酉 Roos Roo ster A ug ugus ustt 辛 ▲ ▲ 戌 Dog Sep eptember tember 戊 ▲ ▲ 亥 Pig Pig O c tob ober er 壬 ▲ ▲ 子 Ra t Novembe No vemberr 癸 ▲ ▲ 丑 Ox Dec embe emberr 己 ▲ ▲

Tige gerr

▲

J a nuary

2nd Qi

3rd Qi

丙

戊

乙

癸

戊

庚己

丁

乙

壬

戊

辛

丁甲

癸

辛

Chart 2.10 2.10 The 1st, 2nd and 3rd Qi of each element

All those highlighted in “blue” represent the 2nd Qi and those in “green” as the last Qi. These two Qi are “trapped” because they are kept inside the branch, and only when heaven gives them a n orde orderr, thes these e Q i wil willl be bec c ome a c ti tive ve and a nd the c orr orres espo po nding outco outc o me will will be bec c o me rea rea lity ty!!

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Special notes on the two Heavenly Stems on Earth characteristic Pay Pa y spe pec c ia l a tt ttenti entio o n on 戊 and 己 if you ha h a ve these Stems Stems in your c har hartt, as bo botth the the dog d og a nd dr d ra go gon n contai c ontain n 戊 Q i, and both G oa t a nd O x c ontains 己 Qi. Now th tha a t th ther ere e a re bo b o th 戊 (wu) a nd 己(J i) in in bo th of these these a ni nima malls, how can we determine their true characteristic? Which animal does 戊 c o rres esp p ond to? We need ne ed to look loo k a t the the bi b irth month month of the person in question to determine this. If you are born within the first six six mo months nths fr fro o m the Tige igerr to G o a t month, the 戊 and 己 in yo yo ur he hea a ven venly ly stem wil w illl ta ta ke after a fter attr a ttribute ibutes s of Dra Dra go gon n (for 戊) and G oa t (for (for 己) res respe pec c ti tivel vely, y, be bec c a us use e Dra Dra go gon n a nd G o a t fa fa ll wit withi hin n the the first six months! If you are born within the last six months from the Monkey to Ox month, the 戊 and 己 in your heavenly stem will take after the attributes of Dog (for 戊) and Ox (for 己) bec a us use e dog d og a nd ox o x fal falll within the last six months! Even if 戊 and 己 e ea a rth is is no nott your Da Day y Ma M a ster, but b ut they ar a re o ne of the Heavenly Stems in your chart, how can we tell the animal characteristic of the stem?


Chart 2.11 Example of a Bazi chart

Fo r e xa mp mple, le, in Cha C harrt 2.1 2.11 1, 己 her here e fal fa lls unde underr the Go G o a t cha c harra c ter ter!! Be c a us use e Tige igerr fa fall lls s withi within n the firs rstt six six mo month nths s! This mea mea ns tha t this this p ers erso o n exhi exhib b its a go goa a t cha c harra c ter a s hi his s ma maiin cha c harra c ter ter,, as 己 is in his YEAR pillar. You will learn later that whatever appears in your YEA YE A R pil pillla r c or orrres espo ponds nds wi with th your over overa a ll c har hara a c ter.

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Chart 2.12 Example of a Bazi chart

In Cha C harrt 2.12 2.12,, 戊 and 己 characters are determine by the month of 申 a and nd NO T the 辰 ho hour ur,, 戌 da y and 丑 ye yea a r. As A s 申 fa fall lls s within the last six months, 戊 character takes after the 戌, and 己 character tak ta kes after the 丑.


C ha harrt 2.1 2.13 3 further further ilillus ustr tra a tes the di d iffer fferenc enc es in in c ha harra c ter ma ma tc tch h on on their fee feelling a nd a c ti tio o n (Hea (Hea venly Stem and a nd Ea rthl thly y Br Bra nc nch). h). Although the two 戊 earth Day Master have “roots” on the 戌 and 辰 months months,, there there lilies a d iffer fferenc enc e in their their c ha harra c ter ma matc tch. h. In In cha c harrt B, the 戊 Day Master take after the 戌 c ha harra c ter ter,, as a s thi this s p e rso n is born in the 申 month. This means that the feelings and the action o f this this p ers erso o n is is c o ngruent, thus thus he pr p ra c ti tic c es wha t he pr p rea c hes hes..

Chart A

Chart B Chart 2.13 Example of a Bazi chart

Whereas in chart A, the person behaves with “Dog” character (courageous, faithful, etc), but his thought and feelings are inclined towards the 辰 attributes. This person has a character contradiction. Howe owever ver, do tak take e note the abo a bove ve two c har harts ts a re O NLY app a ppllic a ble to Ea rth Day Da y Ma M a ster, as a s a mong mongs st the 12 a ni nima malls, there there is a d upli uplic c a te of 戊 and 己. Thus, reading a Bazi chart always demand extreme c a re and a nd at a ttent tentiion.

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When branches interact with one another How the Ear Ea rthl thly y Br Bra nc nches hes inter intera a c t will will give give you a n insi insight on o n wha w hatt is to come. Remember that branches are about ones’ feelings a nd hi hid d de den n c ha harra c ter ter.. Befo Beforre we d we welll fur further ther, I need to ex e xpla plaiin to you yo u more a b o ut sea sea so na nall str struc uc tur tures es.. When br b ra nc hes inter ntera a c t, they do so in the follo follo wing wa ys ys:: sea sea so na nall str truc uctur tures es,, thr three ee c o mbina mbinati tio o ns ns,, doub do ublle c o mbina mbinati tio o ns a nd c la shes hes.. To be a ble to to do so, so, thes these e bra bra nc nches hes need to si sit side by b y side withi within n the Bazi c ha harrt.

Seasona sonall Struc ucttur ure es Season of WOOD

寅

卯

Season of FIRE

辰

巳

Season of METAL

申

酉

午

未

Season of WATER

戌

亥

子

丑

When Sea so na nall Str Struc uctur tures es are enc e nco o unter untered ed,, it it brings brings out a p ers erso o n’s extreme character! Some of the structures are called Special Structure, and the whole chart has to be read differently.


Thr hree ee c ombina ombinattions The T he 3-c 3-combin ombina a tions of the the Ea Ea rth thlly Br Bra nc nches hes hap pe pen n when any of the follow followiing br b ra nc nches hes c o me together tog ether.. The c o mbin mbina a ti tions ons prod produc uce e the fol fo llo wing el e leme ements nts:: 3 Combo into WOOD

3 Comb Combo o into FIR IRE E

亥

卯

未

寅

午

戌

Pig Pi g

Rab bit

G oa t

Tiiger T

Hors Hor se

Dog

3 Combo C ombo into ME MET TAL

3 Comb Combo o int into o WATER

巳

酉

丑

申

子

辰

Sna nake ke

Rooster

Ox

Mo nk nkey ey

Rat

Dra Dr a go gon n

4 Combo Combo of Ea Earth

辰

未

戌

丑

Dragon

Goat

Dog

Ox

The Double Combina C ombinattion The T he doubl do uble e combin c ombine e ca c a n br briing good goo d or ba d. For example, money can come to you or money can slip away from you. C ombine int into o Wood when they th ey see see eac e ac h other

C ombine into Fir Fire when w hen they th ey see see eac e ac h other

C ombine into into Water when they th ey see see eac e ac h other

Tiiger 寅亥 Pi T Pig g

Rabbit 卯戌 Dog

C ombine int into o Metal when they th ey see see eac e ac h other

C ombine into Fir Fire when w hen they th ey see see eac e ac h other

C ombine into Earth Earth when they th ey see see eac e ac h other

Rooster 酉辰 Dr Drag ag on

Horse 午未 Goat

Rat 子丑 Ox

Monkey

申巳 Snake

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Clashes C la shes ar a re sur urp p rises es.. So So me wi w ill be volc volca a ni nic c o utc utco o mes mes..

6 C la shes – onc o nce e they see see ea c h other, other, the the c la shes wil willl take pl p la c e! Tiger T iger 寅申 Monkey Rabbit 卯酉 Rooster

Dragon

辰戌 Dog

Snake 巳亥 Pi Pig g

Horse 午子 R Rat at Goat 未丑 Ox

In many ma ny boo bo o ks, they they usua usuallly ca c a teg tego o rize c la shes a s unfa unfavora vorab b le. But bas ba sing on o n pa st expe experrienc es es,, ther there e a re goo g ood d a nd ba b a d c la shes hes!! Because if we termed them as bad clashes, then we have to ask ourselves, how bad is bad? What is the cause of the bad clashes and who is involved or what is the cause of the clashes! Once we ca n find out o ut th the e c a us use, e, even a ba b a d event e vent c a n tur turn n out to be one wi w ith a go good od ending, a nd vic vic e vers versa ! As this book is about the fundamental concepts, we will have an in-de n-depth pth co c o ver vera a ge o f thi this s c onc ep eptt in our nex nextt bo ok!


The complexity of a person’s character and feelings Pig Pi g c har harac ac ter appears

Snake character appears

Drag Dr agon on c har harac ac ter T Tiige gerr c harac ter hidden hidden

Rab bit charac charac ter appears

Dog character appears

Ox char charac ac ter hidden

Rat c har harac ac ter hidden

Chart 2.14 2.14 The complexity of a Bazi chart

By now, you would had understood the meaning of charactera c ti tio o n c o ngruenc y. C ha harrt 2.1 2.14 4 sho hows ws us tha thatt the the stems stems a nd the branc hes a re not no t ide identi ntic c a l! It also also ex expla plaiined how c o mpl mplex ex a per p ers so n c a n be. be . Not bec a us use e they want wa nt to beha be have ve in in thi this s manne mannerr, but a t the time time o f bi b irth, thi this set of o f c ha harra c ter was wa s a lrea d y dete d eterrmi mined ned.. Thi This s gives us an in-depth on a person’s innate character and why he d o es thi things ngs in a c ert erta a in manner ma nner.. Only if we can decode and understand human nature, we can and will forgive everyone!

Chapter 3

More Secrets Unlocked We ha d explained in the pr p revious c ha hap p ter ters s o n the Heavenly Hea venly Stems tems,, the Earthly Branches and the Hidden Stems, and what do they re flec t abo ab o ut your life. In this this c ha hap p ter, I wil willl reve evea a l to you yo u the c o nc ncep eptt of the NO BLE ELEM EL EMENT ENTS S o n the 10 He Hea a ve venly nly Ste Stems ms.. Noble Elements are elements that are useful to a particular element. Every element has two or three noble elements. How one element is noble or useful for another is explained by the law of na tur ture. e. This Thi s is is a ver very y impo imporrtant a nd fun funda da ment menta a l c onc ep eptt not no t c over overed ed in any books. Let me go through each element one by one to expla ex plaiin this this c o nc ncep eptt cl c lea rly.

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Introducing the Noble Elements In thi this c ha hapter pter,, we wa nt you to foc us on the c o nc ncep eptt on making making a n element eleme nt US USEFUL UL.. We We ha have ve ter te rmed a No Nob b le Eleme ement nt as a s a n el e leme ement nt thatt makes another tha ano ther eleme element nt useful. useful. A ga in, to unders und ersta tand nd b etter etter,, bring bring your yours self ba c k to to 5000 yea yea rs a go . “Us “U sefulnes efulness s” is is a b o ut co c o ntr ntriib uti uting ng to ma nk nkiind d ur uriing the a nc ient times ti mes.. Fo Fo r e xa mp mple, le, the Sun Sun gr g ro ws the Flo Flo we werr so tha thatt the the Flo Flo we werr c a n beautify the environment. Thus, the Sun is useful to the Flower. Every element on the Heavenly Stem has two or three Noble Eleme ements nts.. Lo Lo o k at your yo ur Da Day y Ma M a ster, you too ha have ve No Nob b le Eleme ements nts,, a nd we w e a re going g oing to revea revea l wha whatt yo yo ur Nob Noblle Elements Elements a re. A useful element for another element is not about making this element stronger. Instead, it is about how this element adds vallue to the o ther eleme va element’s nt’s key util utilita tarria n func ti tio o n. Let’ Let’s s ta tak ke the example of a tree, the Noble Elements for a tree, is about how the tree adds value to mankind, not about how the tree can be grown bigger for itself. M a ny other bo boo o ks foc us used ed on how ho w enhanc enha nciing the tree tree by making making it str stro o nge ngerr, for exa exa mple, by b y ad a d d ing more wa ter eleme element nt that

Morre sec rets unl Mo unloc oc ked

“produces” the tree. Why does a big tree still needs so much water? In the extreme case, too much water can uproot the tree, thus destroying it! Thus, I would like to share here with you the concept of Noble Elements, and explain to you, the logical meani mea ning ng behin b ehind d it.

Da y M a ste Day terr 甲乙丙丁戊己庚辛壬癸

NO BLE ELE LEM M ENT NTS S 丁庚丙甲癸壬辛甲庚甲壬丙甲癸甲丁壬己丙辛壬丙

In our next book, we will bring you to a deeper concept on situa tuati tio o ns whe wherre this No Nob b le Eleme ement nt ca c a n bec b ec o me “EVIL “EVIL”!


If you are a 甲 Jia Day Master Hour

Day

Month Mont h Yea Year

Day Master

庚甲丁 Geng

J ia

Ding Di ng

Iron

Tree

Fire flames

The knowledg The nowledge e of us usiing of th the e envi envirronment has ha s been bee n da ted to more than 5,000 years ago; and since then, this knowledge had been be en put int into o pr p ra c ti tic c e. What is the tree to be used for? Brie fly, a tree needs to be cut d o wn, trimmed trimmed a nd siz ize e d to suit its its va varrious us usa a g e s. In anc an c ient time, time, tre tre e s we werre ma inl inly y use use d fo forr b uil uild d ing hous ho use e s, supports and pillars, boats etc; and without the presence of iron, wood cannot be made useful. So iron plays an important role to make wood wo od us useful eful.. The sec The sec ond elem element ent is is fire flames. It’s not so much about burning the wood, it’s more for the purpose of having a forging effect on the iron! For without fire, the ir iron c a nnot be for forge ged! d! If ir iron c a nnot be b e for fo rge ged, d, the tree tree wo woul uld d ha have ve no pur purpo po se to ser serve, ve, be kep eptt asi aside a nd mos mo st prob proba a bly bly,, would rot. rot. Iron needs fire to forge – fire needs wood to burn – wood needs iro ir o n to c ut; this this is the int inte e r-r -re e lation lations ship of o f the thr thre e e e lemen lements ts.. If 甲 r rec ec eived eit either her 庚 or 丁 i in n their c ha harrts ts,, they will will b e no b le! In our nex nextt boo k, we will will bri bring ng you to a d ee eepe perr a p proa proac c h on when the useful useful bec b ec o mes “EVIL “EVIL”! ”!

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If you are a 乙 Yi Day Master Hour

Day


Day Master

癸乙丙甲 G ui Dew/Rain

Yi Flowe Flow er

Bin ing g Sun

J ia Tree

How do flo we werrs c o ntr ntribute ibute to so c iety? The hen n let’s let’ s a sk ourse ourse lv lve e s: Why do we send send flowers to our loved ones, for funerals, for well wishes and for all kinds of celebrations and ceremonies? They are used for bea be a uti utifyi fying ng our o ur envir enviro o nment too. too . Flowers bring peace, serenity, hopes and happiness amongst others. Flowers are highly recommended for decoration too. That’s T hat’s a sa sa ying: 乙 pe peo o p le ar a re str stro o ng in or o rg a niz niza a ti tio o na nall ski kill ll,, and a nd thi this s is usually an in-born trait! Healthy flowe owerrs, what do we mea n by that? that? The job of the sun! Wi The With thout out the the sun, flowers will not bloom! There are flowers that bloom in the night! This is what we call unique flo we werrs! A s this is o nly the ba b a sic leve level, l, we will o nly sta stay y within this gener ge nera a l na natur ture e of o f 乙. Flowers like water, but not the kind that will washes them away! They T hey like dew, de w, wher where e water wa ter is mos mostt ge gent ntlle. If If th ther ere e ar a re no sun sun a nd d ew ew,, than they will will twir twirll on tree trees s to reac rea c h out o ut for the the sun, so so tha thatt they wil will bloo bloom m and a nd ea e a rned our attenti attention! If will be good to have either one of these three Noble Elements ( 癸, 丙 and 甲) to appear in the chart because this will bring gain a nd rep eput uta a ti tion on to the 乙 p pers erso o n.


If you are a 丙 Bing Day Master Hour

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Day Master

丙壬辛 Bing Bing Sun

Ren Water

Xin G old

丙 people are dynamic by nature; they play both the good and the b a d ro les in their li live ves s.

How c a n the sun sun pla p lays ys it its s ro le by b y helping the so c iety? The The sun’s re sp o ns nsibil ibilit ity y is is to ma ke wa ter use use ful and an d a ids ha harrve ves sti ting ng o f cr c ro p s. Ba sed o n sc sc ientific a pp pprro a c hes hes,, war wa rm water wa ter wil willl ini initi tia a te a hea lthy grow b ut not c o ld wa ter ter.. To c a rry out its its ta tas sk of wa w a rmi ming ng the wa w a ter, the sun sun need ne eds s wa ter to to b e p ur ure. e. C ha hallky water wa ters s wil willl res resul ultt in in a ma majjo r d isa ster ter!! A s suc uch, h, the qua q uallity o f water wa ter b ec o mes the foc fo c us us!! Water needs to run along a stream that contain minerals, and is termed ter med hea lthy b ec a us use e of o f the the pur p uriific a ti tio o n by b y the the minera minera ls. Go G o ld is d e riv ive e d fr fro o m these these miner mine ra ls ls.. (To side tr tra a c k, tha that’s t’s why whe wh e n wa ter receives gold, water is termed as pure in character! With pure and warm water in place, the sun will become a noble figur gure e to pr p ro mote the birth birth of natu na turre. People Peo ple will will rea p the bene b ene fits fro fr o m the sun’s sun’s unco unc o nd ndiiti tio o na nall effort! effort!

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If you are a 丁 Ding Day Master Hour

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Day Master

庚丁甲 Ge ng Iron

Ding Ding Fire flames

J ia Tree

丁, i in n mod mo d e rn so so c iety, isterm as a se lec tr tric icit ity. y. 丁 pe pea a ksin performa performa nc nce e when whe n the sun sun lose lose s it its s ra d ian ianc c e . As A s suc h, 丁 comes in handy at night!

So me c la las ssic ics s sa id: if 丁 pe peo o p le a re bo b o rn dur d uriing the ni night, ght, they wil will be us useful eful and a tt ttrra c t att a ttenti entio o n ea e a sily! 丁 require various conditions so that burning can take place. C o ns nsiid eri ering ng tree trees s a nd flo we werrs fo forr b urni urning ng p ur urp p o se s, tre tre e s a re be b e tter fits for the job job be bec c a us use e flo we werrs a re wet w et in nature. nature. They They may ma y cr c rea te a neg nega a ti tive ve impa impa c t! Wi With th the the tree trees s in pl p la c e, the fire wi w ill sp rea d a nd tra tr a ve vell fr fre e e ly ly,, jus justt lik like e ho ho w elec e lec tr tric icity ity tr tra a ve vels ls..

C ha harra c ter teriisti tic c a lly, fires and stock market behaviors perform sim imil iliarl iarly y in in their up ups s a nd d o wns mo moveme vements nts.. But But the pe p e rforma rformanc nc e of fire is largely dependent on the condition of the wood. And wood wo od de depe pends nds on ir iron. The suc The succ c es ess ses a nd failur failures es of 丁 i is s first on woo wo o d, a nd iron, iron, sec sec ond ond.. They T hey a re the the mi mini nis ster a nd advi ad vis sor for 丁. When 丁 receives both 甲 and 庚, the house!

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If you are a 戊 Wu Day Master Hour

Day


Day Master

甲戊壬辛 J ia Tree

Wu Mountain

Ren Water

Xin Xin G old

戊 is unwavering and stable, and what matters most to the mountains are trees!

C ho hoo o se a mounta mountaiin without tree trees s, or o r o ne tha thatt is is ful fulll of tree trees s; whic whic h o ne wil willl yo yo u c ho hoo o se to c limb? The a ns nswe werr is o b vi vio o us us.. The The mounta mountaiin with trees because the trees make the mountain a beautiful sight to explore! And accompanying the sight, a skirting of mineral gold purifying the water as it runs along 戊. Heaven is a place on earth! There Ther e a re many ma ny for forms ms of Nobl Nob le El Elements a nd Wealthy Wealthy Str truc uctu turres es.. The T he abo a bove ve c har hartt is is jus ustt one of them. them. Any wrong wrong a rra ngement wil will c a us use e the outcome outco me to to be b e deva d evas stati tating! ng!

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If you are a 己 Ji Day Master Hour

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Day Master

甲己丙 J ia Tree

Ji Mo is istt Earth

Bin ing g Sun

己 is c la las ssified as fertilizer in nature. Their responsibilities are to grow trees and vegetations. Without sun, trees and vegetations cannot take place.

Due to the natur na ture e of o f 己, 丙 isof pa p a ra mount impor mportta nc nce e a nd sec sec ond ond,, 甲! Wit With h this two in plac pla c e , 己 c a n exer exerc c ise pow p ower er a nd influence. Here we Here w e wo w o ul uld d lik like to str tres ess s o n the unders und ersta tand ndiing a nd read rea d ing of of a destiny chart or Bazi reading. There are no fixed rul ules es fo fo r rea d ing a d e sti tiny ny cha c harrt. The re a d ing is flexible. It is just like learning a martial a rt or a c e rta tain in ski kill ll,, the outc o utco o me is sub ubjec jec ted o n the level leve l o f ski skill ll you’d you’ d a c q ui uirred wit with h the var va rio us ma mas ster ters s! If you can see a person going through unfavourable luck, the outcome is obvious: this person will face many obstacles! Before o ffer fferiing a ny sugg sugges esti tio o ns ns,, pinpoi pinpo int the the root roo t of the c a us use! e! Onl O nly y then then c a n you a rrive a t a lo gic gica a l implementa implementati tio o n to a ssist this this p ers erso o n. Things Thi ngs happ ha ppen en not be bec c a us use e of us but th the e sur urrroundin oundings gs a round us! What do we mean by this sentence, especially surroundings? The T he Day M a ster is is us. us. The sur urrroundings ar a re other el e lement ements s tha tha t sit b e side ides s us us,, and a nd the Ea rthl thly y Br Bra nc he hes s whic h we w e sit o n (whic (w hich h is now no w empty). e mpty). When the sur surrro und undiings enc o unter a ny mo mo veme vement nt or changes, it creates a direct impact on our lives. It can be good or bad! In the metaphysics world, we call them environment! Indepth de pth co c o ver vera a ge wil willl be fea featu turred in our nex nextt book! bo ok!


If you are a 庚 Geng Day Master Hour

Day


Day Master

丁庚甲 Ding Di ng Fire flames

G eng Iron

J ia Tree

Where can we locate 庚? They are found inside earth, and are termed ter med a s c oa l! 庚 likes fire so that they can be forged into various useful components, making them useful. They can take hardship; the tougher toug her it it gets ge ts,, the ha rd er they emer eme rge ged d b ec a us use e thi this s is their d rivi ving ng for fo rc e a nd no nob b o d y bea be a ts them in in terms terms o f sur survi viva vall!

Although 庚 enjoyed the companionship of 丁, but must not be short of wood. That’s why we need 甲 to a pp ppea ea r, in in or o rde derr to maximi maxi miz ze the noble no ble and a nd wea w ea lthy o ut utc c o me! Now c ome ba b a c k a ga in, a ll a bo bove ve menti mentioned c har harts ts mu mus st also also be be accompanied with favourable lucks, to ensure a smooth ride to the li limit mit.. If the luc ks li line ne-up -up re fle c ts re vers verse e re sult ults s, the o utc utco o me wil willl be de devas vastati tating! ng! That’s wher That’s where e the the class classic s sa id: Luc uck ks wi willl be the de dec c idin ding g fac tor on a person’s life! Good or bad chart, without the accompanying goo go o d luc uck ks, lilife wi w ill be in vai va in! Plea Pleas se b e mi mind ndful ful a b o ut this this!


If you are a 辛 Xin Day Master Hour

Day


Day Master

壬辛己 Ren Water

Xin Xin G old

Ji Mo is istt Earth

辛 a arre mos mostl tly y the the p erfec ti tio o ni nis st and a nd d eta etaiils-ori -orienta entated ted.. Due of o f their their pure nature characteristic, they are the dif ficult to please. If they a re your bo ss, you you c a n imag imagiine the out o utc c ome ome!! 辛 is formed by a collection of pure minerals; that’s why gold are term p re c ious ious.. To reitera reitera te, mine minerra ls p ur urify ify wa ter a nd whe when n wa ter rec eives go golld , tha that’s t’s whe when n wa ter is d ee eemed med a s p ur ure. e. It is no nott ab a b o ut metal produc prod uciing wa w a ter, it it is is a bo bout ut ma ma king th the e wa ter c ha harra c ter pure.

A s 辛 people are dif ficult to please; they require 己 in order to become flexible! 辛 without 己, will experience dif fic ulty in in terms te rms of learning. If 壬 and 己 appear in a chart, a noble and wealthy outcome outc ome wil will be a c hi hieved eved.. 辛 w ithout 壬, will willenc o unterd if fic ul ulty tyin exp exp res ess sio n and a nd performa p erformanc nc e. If 辛 wa nts to be b e luc lucky ky,, they must must be str tra a ight for fo rwa rd with their worrd s. Be wo Be a ti ting ng a ro und the bus b ush h will c rea te a re ve verrse e ffec t! This is ba sed on the abo a bove ve c ha harrt line-up on o n ba sic inter nterpretati pretation. on.

Inourser eriiesofboo b ook ks,wewill willtouc touch honhow ho wthegood go od c a nbec be c omeba b a d, a nd how the ba b a d c a n bec b ec o me go g o od !Thi his swil willl fa fa ll unde underro urthe ser seriies o f “The Anc A nc ient C la ssic s A rt of C hi hines nese e Meta M etap p hys hysiic s c o llec ti tio o ns ns”. ”. A new p ers ersp p ec ti tive ve a nd o ne o f its its kind nds s for the the Engli nglis sh sp sp ea king wo worrld !


If you are a 壬 Ren Day Master Hour

Day


Day Master

辛壬丙 Xin G old

Ren Water

Bing Sun

Wa terr is the so ur Wate urc c e o f survi surviva val. l. Tha hat’ t’s s wh why y 壬 are very good in sur urvi viva vall ta ta c ti tic c s a nd a re ta tac c tful in ha nd ndlling situa tuati tio o ns ns.. 壬 isthe fa fas ste tes st o f all a ll Hea Heave venly nly Stems tems.. C lass lassic ics s sa id: Wa Wa ter tr tra vel fas fa ster tha than n fire. Tra ns nslla ted ed,, it mea means ns th tha a t 壬 c a n see see a nd gr gra a sp o pp pport ortuni uniti ties es fa fas st. Water always flows download, they don’t look back even when encountering any setback. But it will be stop by the slowest element, 戊. This is the fa c tor of Yin and a nd Ya ng ng!! The slow The owes estt wi willl los ose e to to the the fas fastes testt a nd at the sa me ti time, me, th the e fa fa stes testt will a ls lso o lose to the slow lowe e st! So und unds s c o ntr ntra a d ic icto torry, right! right! But But it is not! Here’s the connotation for consideration in our actions: if we find ourselves moving too fast, will must slow down and if we find o ur urs se lv lve e s mo moving ving to slow slow,, we mus mustt put in mo mo re effo e fforrts ts!! Ba c k to to 壬! 壬 mus mustt have ha ve minera minera ls to be b e c lea r a nd p ur ure, e, if not, it it will will fac e ob o b stac les es.. Without Without the the sun, sun, co ld wa w a ter c a nnot supp support ort na natu turre and worse, it slows down the growth or even cause damage to the environment. Tsunami is the result of a disaster by water, but the c a us use e is fr fro o m ea rth. 壬 w wil illl grow a nd sim imult ulta a ne neo o us usly ly,, de d e str tro o ys e veryt verything. hing. This This a p p li lie e s to a ll o ther stems stems a s we well ll.. The herre a re c o unter meas mea sur ure e s to pr p reve event nt 壬 from becoming unstoppable (subject to a chart outcome). And when whe n wa ter b ec o mes too intens ntense, e, they req requi uirre o ther eleme elements nts for a d iffer fferent ent ki kind of supp uppo o rt! Rea de derrs p lea se be a wa warre!


If you are a 癸 Kui Day Master Hour

Day


Day Master

癸壬辛 Kui Dew/Rain

Ren Water

Xin G old

癸 is an unique element. It is the air that we breathe, and it must be hea lthy thy.. Whic Whic h is the bes b estt element for rec rec yc yclling effec ts ts? ? M eta etall is no nott the a ns nswe werr. Without 壬, air c a nnot be rec rec yc led ed,, and wi witthout 辛, water c a nn nnot ot be pur p ure e a nd c lea ean. n. 壬 without 辛 is not pure, and 辛 without 壬 will trap the air! There will be times when 辛 wil willl c o me in in handy. ha ndy.

The int The inter er-r -relati elations onshi hip p wi w ill be be:: 辛 purify 壬 and 癸 can recycle from water wa ter a nd c rea te ai a id ing effec e ffectt to to mois moistt the the ea e a rth. It’s not so so muc much h a bo bout ut wa water teriing the tree tree a nd flo we werr! Due to filtration, 己 c a n gather or absorb healthy minerals from the rain water. The filtration will form 辛 to purify 壬 and 丙 will warm the water to grow nature, so spring can happen. When spring peaks, 庚 will take down 甲 to b uil uild d hous ho use e s in p re p a ra ti tio o n fo forr winter winter.. 丁 will come in handy to forge 庚 for ma ma int ntena enanc nce, e, and a nd for fo r c oo ook king a nd a lso wa warrmi ming ng the environment. 戊 acts as a shelter to prevent the cold because of their str tro o ng ma mas ss whic h the c o ldne ldnes ss wil willl ha have ve a d if ficult time to penetrate. The pr The p rinc nciipa l of 5 element elements s tel telll us us th the e harm harmony ony of o f usa usa ge but the the actual relationship derives from the secrets of their ingredients thatt wha t we c a ll them tha them “The “The M a gic gica a l of 10 stems tems”! ”! But the 10 ingredients can come in harmony and due to the Yin and Yang fac fa c tor, they they ca c a n app a ppea ea r to be b e d es estr truc ucti tive ve a s we welll! Rea d er mus mustt be c a reful a bo bout ut it it when comes c omes to rea rea din ding! g!

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Noble Elements supporting the other elements The impor The mportanc tanc e of the Nob Noblle Elementshas not be been en ful fullly dis disc c over overed ed a nd unc o ver vered ed by many ma ny Ba Ba zi prac ti titi tione onerrs a nd bo b o oks oks.. Let me a tt ttemp emptt to to p ut everyt everythi hing ng into a p ic tor toriia l rep eprres esenta entati tio o n to illustrate the Noble Elements’ usefulness. Let’ et’s s sta tarrt with with wher whe re we stop topp p ed ed;; 癸.

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癸 requires 壬 and 辛 for re-cycling into pure air and rain. 癸 ca n help to moist 己 to grow crops. Because 己 can gather or absorb hea he a lt lthy hy minera minera ls fr fro o m 癸, this this is wha t we know a s filtr ltra a tion tion.. Filtr Filtra a tion o f minerals minerals c a n form 辛 to p ur urif ify y 壬.

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丙 will warm 壬 to grow nature, so spring can happen. And when spring reaches its peak, 庚 will take down 甲 to build houses and prepare for winter. 丁 will come in handy to forge 庚 to chop woo wo o d s a nd for fo r rep epa a ir wo worrks, ma ma ke 丁 for c oo ook king a nd to wa rm the the environment.

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戊 also comes into play so as to provide shelter from the cold environment.

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The ge The gener nera a l pr p rinc nciiple of 5 elements elements foc us uses es how ea c h elem element ent harmonizes with the other. What I cover on the usage Noble Elements is about the actual usefulness of each element to the other element. Knowledge of this will help you uncover how to rea d a Ba zi c ha harrt more more ac a c c ur ura a tel tely. y. This Thi s is a n over overa a ll c onc ep eptt of Nob Noblle El Element ements s, whi whic c h I ha have ve found it it a ver very y impo imporrtant co c o nc ncep eptt for for a c c ur ura a te Ba Ba zi rea d ing. Ma ny rea de derrs from other schools and books have found this to be extremely useful. Deviations from the concept and more sophisticated a pp ppllic a ti tion on tec techni hnique ques s wil willl be c o ver vered ed in my nex nextt books bo oks..

Notes on reading a Bazi chart Fir irs st and a nd fo forre mo mos st, there there a re no fixed rul ules es on rea rea d ing a Ba zi c ha harrt. Reading it is fle xible ible,, it’ it’s s li like ke lea rni rning ng ma marrtia tiall ar arts o r a c e rta tain in ski skill ll,, the outc o utco o me is sub ubjjec t to the skills a nd a rt you a c q ui uirre in var va rio us masters! If you can see a person going through an unfavourable luck, you kno now w the o utc utco o me is o b vi vio o us us;; thi this s p ers erso o n will will fa fa c e ma many ny obs ob sta tac c les es!! A nd in p ro vi vid d ing sug sugg g e sti tio o ns to this p e rso n, we mus mustt kno know w the ro o t of the problem. Only by knowing this, we can provide a logical sug ugg g e sti tio o n to a ssis istt this this p e rso n in wha w hatt he wa nts nts.. There Ther e ar a re ma ma ny ins nstanc tanc es wher whereb eby y th thiings ha happ ppen en around around us, us, not due to our o ur o wn doing, d oing, but due to the things things or people peo ple a ro und us. us. How d o we int inte e rp re t this this fr fro o m your Ba Ba zi cha c harrt?


Thi T his s is how you you rea rea d from from your your c har hart. t. •

Yo u a re the day da y ma mas ster, a nd ever e very y o ther eleme element nt sur urrro und undiing the Day Da y Ma ster a re influences in your life.

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If the the el e leme ements nts o n the the ri right of the Day Da y M a ster (i (in n ord ord er wo worrd s, the Stem Stem on o n the M o nth Pil Pilla r), is is your mo mo ther, we c a n sa sa y that your mother has a strong influence teenage years of your life. Why teenage? Month pillar also represents the teenage years of your life, whereas the hour pillar represents the old age p eri erio o d o f your life.

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When thi this s sur urrro und undiing element enc o unter a ny move movement ment o r c ha hange nges s (due to c la shes o r c omb ombiine in cer c ertain tain yea yea rs), it it cr c rea te a direct impact on your life. It can be good and bad! In the metap meta p hys hysiic s wo worrld , we c a ll them enviro enviro nmenta nmentall influence.

In our ser eriies of boo b oo ks, we will will touc touch h on how ho w the goo go o d c a n bec be c ome bad, and how the bad can become good! This will fall under the seri series es of “The “The A nc ient C la ssic s A rt of o f C hi hines nese e M eta etap p hys hysiic s” collection. A new perspective and one of its kind for the English speaking world!

Chapter 4

Misconceptions of the Modern Understanding Many practitioners and learners of Bazi believe or assumed that they have understood the ancient chinese metaphysics classics, the way the text were being phrased. Reading the Bazi classics is nott as no a s ea sy as a s mos mostt peo pe o p le thi think nk.. Fi First of a ll, we nee need d to unders und ersta tand nd the histo historry of the C hines hinese e a nc ient cult c ultur ure e , the be b e li lie e fs fs,, manne ma nnerris isms ms,, the envi e nvirro nment and a nd the livi living ng c o nd ndiiti tio o ns etc . Onl O nly y with with this this knowledg nowledge, e, we c a n unders understand how th the e c la ssic a l book boo k wa was s be beiing wriitt wr tten, en, and a nd how ho w to dec d ec od ode e the rea rea l meanin meaning. g. Without this Without this b a c kground ground,, we wi w ill no nott under unde rsta tand nd the rea rea l mea ni ning ng a s int inte e nd nde e d thr thro o ug ugh h the Baz Ba zi te te xt. Le Le t’s re vi vis sit the old o ld C hines hinese e practices, beliefs, and the laws and restrictions of the ancient times. What we have been taught in our school history is that ancient C hi hina na d ynas ynasti ties es we werre go g o verned b y a rul ruler er,, named name d a s the emperor emp eror!! A set of o f rul rules es we werre be beiing impo mpos sed by the empe e mperror to to th the e pe peop oplle. Thes T hese e rul ules es wer were e main mainlly to pr protec otec t th the e pa la c e tr trea ea sur ures es a nd sec rets ets.. And the text used to communicate was such that the commoner find it hard to understand, thus misleading its rivals and enemies. The ob The objjec ti tives ves were were a lso to mi mis slea d po polliti tic c a l ri rivals on th the e my mytths without wit hout direc direc tl tly y dec de c o ding the true true mea ni ning. ng. In orde orderr to c ra c k the the real meaning, we have to decipher the hidden words beyond written wri tten wo w o rd s a nd thi this s is no nott a sim imp p le tas ta sk to to d o .

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This Thi s did not no t only only happe hap pen n in in C hi hines nese e c la ssic s, it it al a lso hap pe pened ned in the Engli Englis sh sp sp ea king worl w orld d where the Da Vinc Vincii cod c ode e ha has s yet to to be discovered.

The misconceptions of the Strong and the Weak What does it mean by strong and weak? In many Bazi teachings a nd boo b oo ks, the the foc us uses es on a go good od ver vers sus a not-s not-so-g o-goo oo d c ha harrt were were on how str tro o ng o r how we wea a k the the Da y Ma ster wa s, with with referenc reference e to the oth o ther er elements elements in the c ha harrt. M a ny lea lea rner ners sha have ve bee b een n c onfus onfused ed by this this c onc ep ept: t: how d o we d eterm etermiine the str treng ength th or weak wea knes ness s? J us ustt li like th the e c onc ep eptt of o f far fa r and nea nearr; how far or nea r depends dep ends on how you de fine d istanc e ba sed on your c riter teriia . Str Streng ength th and a nd weakness are relative terms, how can we judge the strength or weakness? What are the criteria? In this this c ha hap p ter ter,, we wil willl re re so lv lve e to unc u nc o ver this this mi mind nd b o g g ing iss issue ue!! To tr trul uly y under unders stand thi this s c onc ep eptt, we mus mustt c rea te a cr c ros oss s refer eferenc enc e on “Heaven, Earth and Man” for accessing the “real meaning”! Let’s term them as “The Rules of Engagement”. Fo r examp examplle, mos mostt rea rea d er or o r p ra c ti titi tio o ners wil willl ba se o n the sea so n’s influenc e to dec d ec id e on o n the the str streng ength th of the Day Da y Ma ster ter!! C ha harrt 4.1 4.1 is a sa mple cha c harrt on the the Day Da y M a ster of 甲, b bo o rn in the sta starrt of o f sp sp ring ng.. We will use 甲 as the reference to walk thru certain months phase to deter determi mine ne ea c h outcom outco me!

Misc Mis c onc eptions of the mode rn understanding

Hour

Day

Month Mont h

Year Year

Day Master

甲

Tree

寅

Tiger Sta tart rt of Spring

Chart 4.1 Chart illustrating the misconception: misconcep tion: “The Day Master is a strong Tree” Tree”

This Thi s 甲 Da Day y Ma M a ster was wa s b o rn at a t the sta starrt of sp sp ring. Every Every sta starrt of a ny given sea sea so n is the sta starrt of the growth of o f an a n el e leme ement. nt. The star The tartt of o f spr priing is the the gr grow owth th phas p hase e for wood, woo d, a nd th thus us Tige gerr month is categories as the growth of Wood. The person born in this season of “Growth” will be independent and has a thriving personality! M a ny prac ti titi tio o ners a nd lea rners wil willl ca c a teg tego o rize thi this s a s a “s “str tro o ng tree tr ee”. ”. To c rea te a ba la nc nce, e, those those b oo ook ks menti mentione oned d that the str stro o ng tree tr ee nee needs ds to to be wea kene ened, d, in either either o f the the fol fo llow owiing wa w a ys ys:: •

A “s “str tro o ng tr tree ee” ” nee need d s fire to wea w ea ken its itself bec be c a us use e the relea relea se of energy will be deemed as “auspicious”. Using the principle o f 5 e leme lements nts,, there ar a re 2 typ typ e s o f fire : - The Yin Fire Fire is the Fl Fla a me me,, and the Yang Fire is the Sun. Now which of the two fire is the noble or useful?

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M eta etall is a lso co c o ns nsiid ered useful, useful, a s it c a n “c o ntr ntro o l” the Woo Wood d, thus thu s we wea a kenin ening g its its str treng ength. th. M eta etall a ga in ca c a n be a Yi Yin n Metal Me tal (Go (G o ld) o r a Ya ng M eta etall (I (Iro n); whi whic c h one o ne to b e used used? ? The trut truth h is that not both of them are useful or noble. The one that can be used will create a noble and wealthy outcome! The one that ca c a nnot be use use will will c rea te a lega leg a l impli mplic c a ti tion! on!

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So the question here is: Is strong and weak the deciding factor on the goo g oo dne dnes ss o f the c ha harrt, or is Da Day y Ma M a ster is the dec d ec iding fac fa c tor on the usa usa ge ge? ? Hour

Day

Month Mont h

Year Year

Day Master

甲

Tree

卯

Rabbit Peak of Spring

Chart 4.2 甲 b bo o rn in in the pea p ea k o f sp sp ring, a ny sea sea so n a p ers erso o n that tha t is is b o rn in in the pea pe a k of a sea so n, thei theirr c ha harra c ter a nd influenc uence e will will be do domi minated nated b y the sea sea so n! Plea Pleas se reme emembe mberr!

The c ond The ondiiti tion on on th the e tr tree ee elem element’s ent’s usa usa ge wi willl be b e th the e sa me a s C ha harrt 4.1 4.1!! Hour

Day

Month Mont h

Day Master

甲

Tree

辰

Dragon End of Spring

Chart 4.3

Year Year


In C ha harrt 4.3 4.3,, we us use e the sa sa me Da y Ma ster stem aga a ga in so so a s no nott to cause any confusion. But this time, the wood is born at end of spring! Now, some will say that the wood is strong because the dragon falls under the wood category! And some practitioners or books sa id that tha t the the wood wo od is we wea a k be bec c a us use e dr d ra go gon n rep reprres esents ents th the e end e nd of of sp ring a nd wo w o o d is tr tra a p in drago drag o n ea rth (Withi (Within n drago drag o n, it it co c o nta ntaiins wood surplus). Some also said that the dragon is the transition towards summer and wood is weak in the season. If the wood is strong, we need fire and metal to do the job, but which metal a nd whic whic h fire? A nd if the wood woo d is wea k, we need nee d to use use wa ter to grow gr ow th the e woo w ood d (r (refer efer to The The Prod Produc ucti tion on C ycle, page pa ge 19)? A nd by by using the ingredients of the sea and rain on the water element’s p rinc nciip le, whic which h wi w ill be the bes b estt matc ma tch? h? The a ns nswe werr is neither neither.. Hour

Day

Month Mont h

Year Year

Day Master

甲

Tree

巳

Snake Start of Summer

Chart 4.4

甲 born in the start of summer, in the other Bazi books, this is immediately categorized as a weak wood and the use of water willl be hi wil highly ghly rec ommend ommended ed..

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Now the wa ter c a n c ome a s a Hea venl venly y Stem Stem or Ea Ea rthl thly y Br Bra nc nches hes,, or they may appear in a complete pillar which both stem and bra br a nc nch h ar a re of wa ter elem element. ent. A nd not no t ma ma ny pe peop oplle know whether the water in the Heavenly Stem or that in the Earthly Branch is better. Unfortunately, neither is useful! And when wood enters into a water year or luck, the 甲 person will become unstable, and problems will start to arise. And this c onc oncep eptt crea creatted a c ontr ontra a di dic c tion on o n the the rea readin ding, g, and not ma ma ny Ba zi pra pra c ti titi tio o ners c a n ex e xp la in why. This Thi s is be bec c a us use e of th the e mi mis sc onc ep epti tion on on th the e under unders standing of of a tree. Picture how a tree looks like – they are tall and big! Does a tree tr ee,, ta ta ll a nd bi b ig, needs nee ds c ons onstant tant water wa ter to be b e useful useful a nd c ontr ontriibute to society? When we say usefulness, it’s not about whether the tree grows well, but how this tree can be made useful for society in general. Hour

Day

Month Mont h

Year Year

Day Master

甲

Tree

申

Monkey Start of A utumn

Chart 4.5

C ha harrt 4.5 4.5 us uses es the sa sa me Wood Woo d a ga in, for your ea sy refe referrenc e. This Thi s woo wood d per p ers son is is bo borrn at the the star startt of aut a utum umn. n. O th ther er bo books oks had termed ter med this this a s a ver very y weak wea k wo wood od a nd wa w a ter should be b e a go good od us use e to gr grow ow the wood. woo d.


So, what is the purpose to grow the tree? And what can the tree a c hi hieve eves s? If you’r you’ re the tree tree,, what wha t is is your us usefulnes efulness s? How to ma ke the bes b estt use use o f the tree tree? ? If you c a n put p ut in in some some log ogiic a l appli ap plic c a ti tio o n by b y tur turni ning ng the tree tree into usefulness, you will understand why this is the best season for the tree!

The true meaning of Strong and Weak A nc nciient c la ssic a l Ba Ba zi ha ha s mad made e referenc eferences es o n “str “stro o ng a nd we wea a k”. Many modern Bazi practitioners and their books have made inter nterp p reta etati tio o ns in the way wa y as d es esc c rib ed in the ab a b o ve 甲 p pe e rso n. The The meaning of strong and weak have been wrongly construed! This is one of the reasons why many practitioners and learners have been be en unabl unab le to rea d th the e Ba Ba zi c har hartt ac c ur ura a tel tely y. The tr The true mea mea ni ning ng of wha whatt the c lass lassic ica a l text wa s sa yi ying ng is tha that: t: a str tro o ng wo woo od or a strong metal person refers to their characters being roo ootted ed.. Roo ootted p eo eople ple a re ver very y stab stablle a nd know wha t they they wa nt in in lilife.

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What do we mean by having his or her character rooted? This is illus il lustr tra a ted in Cha C harrt 4.6 4.6 b e low low..

Chart 4.6

Rememb emember er in in our o ur previ previous ous c ha hapter pter tha thatt we ha d a lrea dy mentio mentio ned a bo ut the the sa sa me a tt ttrrib ut utes es,, the the a b ove 2 cha rtsa re the rea rea l exa exa mple of a pe perrson with with cha c harra c ter c ongr ongruenc uency y! The day The da y stem is 甲 a and nd the tige tigerr a lso c o ntain the the mai ma in Qi Q i of 甲, this creates an interlink on the person’s character!


O f co c o ur urs se you yo u may ma y as a sk if it ma matter tters s whe wherre the ti tig g e r a p p e a rs. Ye Ye s, it is im imp p o rta tant nt whic wh ich h pil p illar lar do d o e s the ti tig g e r is o n, as a s it tell tells s us ho how w to apply the character congruency. For now, we will stick with the foundati founda tion on know knowlled edge ge.. When a p ers erso o n’s c ha harra c ter is ro o ted ted,, he will will a c t the the wa w a y he think thinks s. Remember that the Heavenly Stem represents how he behaves o r ho how w peo p eo p le see see hi him m (external (external per pe rc ep epti tio o ns ns), ), and a nd Ear Ea rthl thly y Br Bra nc h represents what is in his mind or his feelings (inward self). When his Ba zi cha c harrt sho shows ws tha thatt his his c ha harra c ter is ro o ted ted,, his his a c ti tio o n isc o ngruent to his thoughts. A person whose character is rooted is as good as having strong foundation of his character. O n the the c ontr ontra a ry, when a c ha harra c ter is not roo rooted ted,, he wil will be ter termed med a s we wea a k. Thi his s mea ns tha thatt he tends tend s to c o ntr ntra a d ic t hims himself elf and a nd dr d ra w c o nfus nfusion ion in his tho thoug ughts hts.. A s you may be a wa warre that tha t the the abo a bo ve two c ha harrts a re a ll referenc eferences es from the season to determine on the behavior of the Day Master. You Y ou c a n find that the c ha harra c ter in C ha harrt 4.1 4.1 is c ong ongrruent as a s the tre tr e e wa s b o rn in the se se a so n of o f sp sp ring. The The c o nc lus lusion ion is tha thatt this this perrson will pe will do wha whatt he he pr p rea c hes a nd pr p rea c hes wha whatt he he do. d o.

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Chapter 5

Uncoding the Bazi Secrets Your Ba Your Ba zi char c hartt revea revea ls many as a spe pec c ts of your lilife. And A nd th thes ese e a re predetermined at birth. You may a sk if we ca You c a n c hang hange e our lives ves.. The a ns nswer wer is a direc direc t YE YES S! But ca c a n we make a ny cha c hange nges s? It is is often ea e a sier sa id than done d one.. •

Wha t ea c h p illa r rep What eprres esents ents wit with h b a sic unders und ersta tand ndiing (eg..year (eg..yea r, month, day, hour) Hour

Day

Month

Yea Y ea r

}

Heavenly Stems

Earthly Branches

Hour

Day

Month

The Hea Heavenl venly y Stems and the Earthly Branc he hes s together form a ‘pillar’. It is also known as ‘Four Pillar Reading’ in some c oun ountr tries ies..

Yea Y ea r

Ea c h pil p illar lar in in your yo ur Ba zi cha c harrt ca c a n tell yo yo u many ma ny thing things s. The The p il illars lars c o ver a rea s fr fro o m yo yo ur a nc es estors tors to c hi hilld ren, and a nd sta tage ges s o f your life from youth to old age. Table 5.1 will illustrates further.

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Pilla illar r

Wha hatt it tells

Stage of yo your ur life about ab out you

Peop ople le around you

Your ori original ginal o vera verall ll character

Ag e 1 to Age 16 yea rs o ld

Your anc es estor tors s

M o nth Pil Pillar lar

Yo ur fa fami mily ly ba c kground

A ge 17 to 32 yea yearrs old

Yo ur p a rents a nd sibli blings ngs

Day Da y Pil Pillar lar

Your li life fe,, you yourr hous ho use e a nd your ma marrriag iage e

A g e 33 to 48 yea yearrs o ld

Yo urse lf a nd your sp o us use e

Hour Pil Pillar lar

Yo ur c a ree eerr

A g e 49 yea yearrs old onwards

Yo ur c hil hild d ren

Yea Y earr Pi Pillla r

Table 5.1 Areas covered by the pillars

Not only can the elements in each pillar tell us about ourselves, they di d isp la y our o ur p a rents ents,, our o ur sib lings ngs,, our o ur c a ree eerr a nd o ur c hi hilld ren a s we well ll.. Here’s Here’ s a n exampl examp le. What Wha t ca c a n we inter nterp p ret fro fro m Cha C harrt 5.2 5.2 in the a rea of relati elations onshi hip? p? C areer & Chi C hilldren

Siblings & Parents

Chart 5.2

Uncoding Uncod ing the Bazi sec sec rets

So let’s try to apply the concepts to the above example. Chart 5.2 belongs to a male, 壬 Day Master. Lets’ call him Mr B. We had previously covered on the attributes and characteristics of ea c h of o f the 10 Hea Hea venly Stems Stems.. Thus Thus,, being b eing a 壬 Day Master, he exhibits the characteristics of a forward looking and courageous p e rso na nali lity. ty. Mr B’ B’ s No Nob b le Ele Ele men ments ts a re 丙 and 辛. In In the c ha harrt, thes these e two elements appear beside the Day Master. As each element re p re se nts a re lation lations ship to the Da y Ma M a ster ter,, these these rela elati tio o ns nships hips a re a lso c lo se to hi him. m. The fa fac c t that tha t they ar a re hi his s No Nob b le Eleme ements nts,, these these peop pe oplle a re helpful a nd supp uppo o rti tive ve of o f him! him! •

The month mo nth pilla pilla r re p re se nts M r B’ s siblings a nd pa p a re nts nts.. Sinc ince e these two elements are Noble Elements of 壬, Mr B’s siblings and parents are supportive, and often helping out Mr B in varrious aspec va aspe c ts o f his li life. fe.

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The hour ho ur p il illa larr re p re se nts M r B’ s c hil hild d re n pilla pilla r. It a ls lso o repr rep re se nts his c a re e r p il illar lar.. In this this c a se, sinc ince e 辛 i is s 壬’s Nobl Nob le Eleme ements nts,, we can conclude that he’ll have filial children and good career p ro sp e c ts in life! life!

Plea se remember Pleas rememb er tha thatt thi this s is o nl nly y a b a sic wa y to to rea d a Ba zi c ha harrt. A s you get ge t o n to to our o ur nex nextt book, bo ok, we wi w ill intr ntrod od uc uce e more adva a dva nc nced ed techni tec hniques ques to to rea ding a c har hart. t.

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What do the other elements in your chart tell about you? Fir irs st, pa y attention a ttention to you yourr Da Day y Ma ster Stem. Stem. With With re re fe ferre nc e to your Da Day y M a ster Stem, we c a n co c o nc ncllud ude e your p rima marry b eha vi vio o r, a nd your ext externa ernall p erc ercep epti tio o ns in so so c iety. Reme Remembe mberr, the Heavenly Hea venly Stem is is a b out wha t and how o ther thers s see you, or abo ab o ut yo yo u.

甲

乙

丙

丁

戊

己

庚

辛

壬

癸

J ia

Yi

Bin ing g

Ding Di ng

Wu

Ji

Ge ng

Xin Xi n

Ren

Gui

Friendly & strive to improve

甲

乙

丙

丁

戊

己

庚

辛

壬

癸

Strong personality like a warrior

乙

甲

丁

丙

己

戊

辛

庚

癸

壬

Act quietly

丙

丁

戊

己

庚

辛

壬

癸

甲

乙

Act expressive expressi ve

丁

丙

己

戊

辛

庚

癸

壬

乙

甲

Passive income

戊

己

庚

辛

壬

癸

甲

乙

丙

丁

Working income

己

戊

辛

庚

癸

壬

乙

甲

丁

丙

The Ruler

庚

辛

壬

癸

甲

乙

丙

丁

戊

己

The Minister

辛

庚

癸

壬

乙

甲

丁

丙

己

戊

Non-academic knowledge

壬

癸

甲

乙

丙

丁

戊

己

庚

辛

Academic knowledge kno wledge

癸

壬

乙

甲

丁

丙

己

戊

辛

庚

You Y ou as the Day Mas astter

Table 5.3 The 10 nature of the characteristic characteristic outcome when you see them

The a bo The bove ve red bo box x c ontain ontains s th the e 10 pha phas ses of na nattur ure. e. It a lso represents an outcome or behaviour with reference to the Day M a ster ter.. When it a p p ea rs, yo yo u will will enc o unter the outc o utco o me or o r exhi exhib b it the behavior that it represents. For ex e xa mp mple, le, 20 2009 09’’ s p il illa larr is is is 己丑 (J i C hou), with with 己 a as s the Heavenly Hea venly Stem. For a 甲 Day Master, 己 re re p re se nts wo rki king ng inc inco o me me.. This means that in this person will be earning more money through work this year. It also means that there is heavier workload in year 2009.


Ta ble 5.4 shows shows a sa mpl mple e Ba zi c har hartt wi w ith hi his s preva prevaiiling 10 years years lucks luc ks.. His expressiveness is a do mi mina nant nt attitude in his c a ree eerr li life. fe.

Day Master

10 years luck cycle table

Table 5.4

When he encounter a luck period, the element that appear will gener ge nera a te a n outco o utco me rep reprres esented ented by this this element. For For exa exa mple, for a 辛 Day master, 壬 represents expressive action. If it appears in his his c ha harrt, his e xp re ssiv ive e ne nes ss is a d o mi mina nant nt atti a ttitud tude e in his his c a ree eerr life.

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Here’s another example.

Chart 5.5

In C ha harrt 5.5 5.5,, the c irc led 乙 represents you as the Day Master, the left 丙 (red box on top left hand) represents expressive action, which whic h mea me a ns you a re a very expr expres ess sive p ers erso o n, esp esp ec ia lly in in your yo ur career life. And on the right, 乙 represents your friendly personality approach towards society, it also means you always strive to improve yourself! And the 戊 re re p re se nts wo worrki king ng inc o me, mea me a ns you like to work! But elements that do not appear in your chart do not mean that you do not have them. They will appear in your luck cycle or c ert erta a in year yea rs. Ho Ho we wever ver whe when n they ap a p p ea r, they they will will p la y a minor ro le in your life, life, that tha t is is d ur uring ing the 10 ye ye a rs o r the pa p a rti tic c ular year yea r tha thatt it appe ap pea a rs. Bec Bec a us use e they do not ap a p pe pea a r in yo yo ur c ha harrt, they do not no t disturb you often. O nc nce e you unde underrstand ea e a c h elemental elemental in influenc uence, e, you c a n int inter erpret pret whatt wil wha will ha happ ppen en in yo yo ur life, and a nd a t what wha t poi po int in in time time it ha hap p p ens ens..


What it says about people around you Reading your Bazi chart, we can uncover the relationships in your life, and a nd whether w hether thes these e peo p eople ple have ha ve an a n impa impac c t on your life. Ta ble 5.6 5.6 shows the relati relations onshi hips ps wit with refer referenc enc e to the mal ma le Day Master. Note that there is a difference between a male and a female Day Master in interpreting relationships by looking at the elements. 甲

乙

丙

丁

戊

己

庚

辛

壬

癸

J ia

Yi

Bin ing g

Ding Di ng

Wu

Ji

Ge ng

Xin

Ren

Gui

Sibling

甲

乙

丙

丁

戊

己

庚

辛

壬

癸

Sibling

乙

甲

丁

丙

己

戊

辛

庚

癸

壬

Male employee

丙

丁

戊

己

庚

辛

壬

癸

甲

乙

Female employee

丁

丙

己

戊

辛

庚

癸

壬

乙

甲

Girl friends

戊

己

庚

辛

壬

癸

甲

乙

丙

丁

Wife

己

戊

辛

庚

癸

壬

乙

甲

丁

丙

Son

庚

辛

壬

癸

甲

乙

丙

丁

戊

己

Daughter

辛

庚

癸

壬

乙

甲

丁

丙

己

戊

Stepmother

壬

癸

甲

乙

丙

丁

戊

己

庚

辛

Mother

癸

壬

乙

甲

丁

丙

己

戊

辛

庚

You as the Day Mas You astter (Male)

Table 5.6 The 10 10 Heavenly Stem Relationships reading for a MALE Day Master

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Rella ti Re tionshi onship p int inte e rpretation of o f the e le me ments nts:: (Note that the Day Master is a MALE)

Chart 5.7

In C ha harrt 5.7 5.7 is b a sed o n a 己 male Day Master. The 己 on the year pillar represents his sibling, and 丙 month represents his mother, and 甲 represents his daughter. When these people “appear” in his hi s c ha harrt, they have ha ve an a n impa impa c t in in his his life. It It ca c a n mean mea n that they ar a re c lo se to hi him. m. It It ma ma y be tha thatt he is no nott emotiona lly cl c lo se to them but thatt they tha they have ha ve a str tro o ng influe uenc nc e in his li life. fe. If these these el e leme ements nts a p p ea r in the hid hid d en stems stems,, yo yo u ca c a n sa sa y tha thatt he is e mo moti tio o na nall lly y link linke e d to them the m at a t hea rt. Re Re memb membe e r, hid hid d e n stems stems are about your feelings.


甲

乙

丙

丁

戊

己

庚

辛

壬

癸

J ia

Yi

Bin ing g

Ding Di ng

Wu

Ji

Ge ng

Xin

Ren

Gui

Sibling

甲

乙

丙

丁

戊

己

庚

辛

壬

癸

Sibling

乙

甲

丁

丙

己

戊

辛

庚

癸

壬

Daughter

丙

丁

戊

己

庚

辛

壬

癸

甲

乙

Son

丁

丙

己

戊

辛

庚

癸

壬

乙

甲

Mother-in-law

戊

己

庚

辛

壬

癸

甲

乙

丙

丁

Boyfriend’s mother

己

戊

辛

庚

癸

壬

乙

甲

丁

丙

Boyfriend

庚

辛

壬

癸

甲

乙

丙

丁

戊

己

Husband

辛

庚

癸

壬

乙

甲

丁

丙

己

戊

Mother

壬

癸

甲

乙

丙

丁

戊

己

庚

辛

Stepmother

癸

壬

乙

甲

丁

丙

己

戊

辛

庚

You as the Day Mas You astter (Female)

Table 5.8 The 10 10 Heavenly Stem Relationships reading for the FEMALE Day Master

Rella ti Re tionshi onship p int inte e rpretation of o f the e le me ments nts:: (Note (No te that tha t the Day Da y Ma M a ster is is a FEM A LE) No w let’s Now let’ s inter nterp p ret the sa me c ha harrt (C ha harrt 5.7 5.7)) as a ssumi uming ng the Da y M a ster is now a fema femalle. In the abo a bo ve Ba Ba zi cha rt, 己 o on n the ye yea a r p il illa larr re p re se nts he herr siblings, and 丙 on the month pillar represents her stepmother (if she has one)! And 甲 r re e p re se nts he herr hus husb b a nd whic h is in the hour ho ur pillar! pillar! Thes T hese e peo ple wi willl ha have ve a str strong ong in influenc e in her lilife or o r a re c los ose e to her. A p o int to no n o te c los lose e ne nes ss in rela relati tio o ns nships hips istha thatt suc suc h c los lose e ne nes ss ma may y not be a go good od thi thing ng total tota lly, it ma ma y tur turn n out to to be b e ba b a d.

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What it says about your career Our concentration here will be the stem because stems are social outcomes outc omes a nd how pe peop oplle see you, whil while br bra a nc nches hes a re a bo bout ut your your feelings feeli ngs.. Ma M a ny books bo oks ha had d str tres ess sed o n the importa importa nc nce e o f br b ra nc nches hes,, and yet, many outcomes cannot be explained accurately from the reading. This is how we are different. What is truly important is on the accurate assessment on the outcome by looking at the Heavenly Stems. The Nob The Noblle Elements whi whic c h we ha ha d cover co ver in “The 10 rul ules es of natur nature” e” will se rve a s g uid uide e li line nes s to a sse ss the Ba zi c ha harrt. Reme emembe mberr we menti mentio o ned ea rlier tha thatt the hour ho ur p illa r rep eprres esent ent the C a re e r luc k. To a sse ss whe whether ther this this p e rso n’ n’s s c a re e r p ro sp e c ts a re lucky luc ky a nd smo moo o th sa sa il iling, ing, we wil willl fo foc c us o n the hour ho ur p il illa larr.

Chart 5.9

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No w, usi Now, using the Da y Ma ster a s the refe referrenc e po p o int, for a 己 person, his Noble Elements are 丙 and 甲. We can see that 甲 is in the hour ho ur p illa r. Thi This s c o nc lud udes es tha thatt he ha has s go o d c a ree eerr luc uck k in in his life. And the 甲 also represent the minister of 己 Da Day y M a ster, we c a n c o nc lude tha thatt he wil w illl re re c e ive bles b less sings fr fro o m his his b o ss a nd his b o ss is very c los lose e to him. Fo r thi this s p e rso n, his c a ree eerr luc luck k is is g e ne nerra lly g o o d thr thro o ug ugho hout ut his life. li fe. How Howe e ver ver,, in his li life, fe, there ma y be b e so me “les “less s luc lucky ky per pe riod iods s” for fo r his career. This happens when he encounter a period when the e lemen lementt in the p il illar lar “re “re mo move ves s” the no nob b le eleme e lement nt in his p il illar lar.. This This is what we call clashes or combines, a concept we will cover in my next next boo bo o k.

What it says about your family background

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When we talk about family background, we refer closely to the month br b ra nc nch h a nd the month mo nth stem stem which whic h rep rep res esent ent si sib lings ngs!! We We focus on whether your parents or siblings are helpful or useful in your life. life. In In a b a sic re a d ing, this this 己 Da Day y Ma M a ster wa s b o rn in extr extreme eme winter (in the Rat month) where the environment is extremely cold. On top of the extreme condition, to worsen the environment, the bra br a nc nches hes of 亥子丑 a ap p p ea rs to for fo rmi ming ng a wint winter er sea so n that wher whe re the environment is too cold and harsh! The res The espo pons nsiibil biliity of 己 is in sup supp p o rti ting ng a gri gric c ul ultur ture e a nd growing c ro ps ps!! Wi With th the the winter winter sea sea son in plac e, gr g ro wth ca c a nnot take pl p la c e unles unle ss the therre is 丙 in his his c ha harrt. Which mean this person will have dif ficulty to depend on parental support! He will have to find other source of survival in his environment condition! We can see there is a 丙 on his month stem whic w hich h fall fa lls s und unde e r the p ill lla a r o f his sibli ibling ng.. This This is inde indee ed go o d news new s for him. him. Thi his s mea ns tha thatt he c a n see seek k help a nd d ep epend end o n his his siblings. The best thing is, they will be happy to give him a hand! Why? Why ? Bec a us use e 丙 i is s the nob no b le el e leme ement nt of 己! To br briing th the e rea ding fur furtther for fo r a mor more e sop ophi his sti tic c a ted level evel,, th thiis person is self-reliant, has strong principles and constantly seeks to improve his life!


What it says about your marriage Have you ever come across a Bazi master who had advised you to marry at an early age or later in life? Did you ask him why? This is due to the influenc e of o f cer c ertain tain elements elements!!

Chart 5.11

In Cha C harrt 5.1 5.11, 1, the the p e rso n is o f 乙 Da Day y Ma M a ster ter.. The br The bra a nc nch h th tha a t the Day M a ster sea sea ts on rep eprres esents ents her spo spous use e a nd her fami fa milly. With With refe referrenc e to the relationshi relationship p c ha harrt ea rlier er,, we know that Snake contains 丙, and is the Noble Element for 乙 because 丙 ma mak kes the the 乙 bloom! With this With this, we c a n tell tha thatt this this lad y will will re c e iv ive e suppo supp o rt fro fro m her spouse, and will get a lucky house when the time is right! She will become lucky once she is married! All these positive outcomes a re due d ue to the in influenc e of o f her Nob Noblle Element. Element. With this, in general, a Bazi practitioner will advice her to have an early marriage because of the Noble Element in her spouse p a lac e . When she g e ts ma marrried ied,, the lucky luc ky sta tarr shines o n her he r. But But if if the el e leme ement nt is is no nott in in her he r fa favor vor,, then the a d vi vic c e wil willl be reve everrsed ed!!

Do you have a ny noble elements? elements?

What it says about your children You may have hea You hearrd of Ba zi Ma ster advi ad vis sing you to have mor more e c hi hilld ren a nd you wi w ill tur turn n luck luc ky onc e your yo ur c hi hilld is b o rn.

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C ha harrt 5.1 5.12 2 b elo elongs ngs to a ma malle, and a nd the Da y Ma ster is 庚! Re memb membe er it was mentioned earlier that 庚 needs 丁 to forge, and 丁 needs 甲 to support the fire burning. Both 丁 and 甲 are Noble Elements of 庚. Wi With th two Nob No b le El Eleme ements nts a p p ea ring, we c a n term term thi this s c ha harrt as noble. We mentioned earlier that the hour represents his children. With o ne o f his his No Nob b le Eleme ement nt in in the stem stem of o f the hour ho ur p illa r, we c a n conclude that he will have noble and helpful children. Sec ond ondlly, for a 庚 Da Day y Ma ster ter,, 丁 r re e p re se nts his c hil hild d re n (da (d a ug ughter hter to be ex e xa c t). 丁 a lso rec eives its No Nob b le Eleme ement nt of o f 甲 and 庚! O nce he rec e iv ive e s a d a ug ughter hter,, his his luc luck k wil willl im imp p ro ve immediate immed iately ly.. The 10 ba sic c har The harts ts with with th thei eirr Nob Noblle Elements in in plac e (m (ma a ke reference to the Stems and NOT the Branches) are featured in the next chapter. Check and see if you have them on your Heaven Hea venly ly Stems tems? ? The re ferenc e s wil willl b e on o n all a ll the Hea He a ven venly ly Stems to deter de termi mine ne the Nobl Nob le C ha harrt!

Chapter 6

Do you have any Noble Elements?

甲 Jia Day Master

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乙 Yi Day Master

丙 Bing Day Master

丁 Ding Day Master


戊 Wu Day Master

己 Ji Day Master

庚 Geng Day Master

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辛 Xin Day Master

壬 Ren Day Master

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Do you resign to fate? What if yo yo ur c ha harrt does do es not have ha ve a ny of the Noble No ble Elements Elements? ? What happen if you have the Noble Elements but your life is in chaos now? no w? Thi his s is whe wherre o ur next b o o k ca c a n help you! Do you know that even without the Noble Elements, you will still have a chance to be successful? You do not need to resign to fate. If you know know how to use use I-Chi I-C hing, ng, you will will know how to c ha hange nge for the the b etter! See you in our o ur next b o o k.

Chapter 7

Questions Asked and Answered Is Bazi based on religion? It is is a BIG NO NO!! Bec a us use e Ba zi is is a n anc a nc ient study study of o f c hi hines nese e metaphysics on nature! Using nature as a tool for predicting a certain outcome in a given time period. That’s where the 10 rules o f natur na ture e c o me into into p la y in in our o ur lives ves..

The Ba Bazi Cla Clas ssic ics s wa was derived derived us using ing China C hina time time zone, zone, what if if I live in Amer Americ ica? a? Time diff Ti differ erenc enc e is is c rea ted by ma ma n to to tell tell th the e differ differenc enc e between be tween da y and ni night ght (Yin (Yin and a nd Ya Ya ng). Whether you are born in America or in Hong Kong, use your c o untr untry’s y’s ti time me zone to plot p lot your Ba Ba zi c ha harrt, the therre wil w illl b e no mi mis sta take ke a b o ut it. it. Thisisb e c a us use e your yo ur d a te of o f birth birth clea c learrly sta tates tes you yourr o rigina iginall birrth pla bi pla c e a nd tha tha t ca nn nnot ot be c hanged hanged.. You You need not ha ha ve to to c ha hange nge th the e time time to C hi hina na (wher (where e Bazi Bazi is found founded ed)) bec be c a us use e that tha t is is nott yo no yo ur o rigina ginall b irth plac pla c e.

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Do two two pe per rsons with the the Bazi cha char rt ha have ve the same fate? It’s a Yes and a No No.. Thi his s d ep epend end s o n wha t these these 2 per pe rso ns wa nt to know. Pe o p le who Peo w ho ha ve di d iffer fferent ent Ba Ba zi c ha harrt ma ma y sti stilll ha have ve the sa sa me fate. fa te. Fo r e xa mp mple le in in a plan p lane e c ra sh disa disa ster ter,, the the Bazi o f the victi vic tims ms a re a ll different different but b ut their p light a re the sa sa me. Applying a deeper knowledge of Bazi, every hour contains 60 minutes and each minute contains a pillar. Every minute contains 60 sec ond onds s a nd every sec ond c o nt nta a ins a pil pillla r! Thus we c a n ex Thus explain plain th the e dif differ ferenc enc es in c har hara a c ter a nd de des sti tiny ny b etwe etween en a p a ir o f twins o r tr triip lets ets.. Another reason to explain why two identical Bazi charts may not end up having the same destiny. It is because they are born in a differ diff erent ent pl p la c e o r c ountr ountry. y. First we need to look into the bigger environmental in fluence or the c o unt untrry pros prospe pec c ts – a re you bo b o rn in in a first world or third world c o untr untry? y? Even in the sa sa me c o untr untry, y, the the sta tate te or o r d istr triic t co c o mes into play. pla y. We c a n furth further er zoo zoo m into into the fami fa milly bac ba c kgr ground ound a nd finally the door facing where Feng shui will play an important role! Here we a re c o ns nsiid eri ering ng impor impo rta tant nt in influenc uences es of a big env e nviironment and then narrowing down into the micro environment. Even if bo b o th of them ar a re livi ving ng in the first world world c o ndit nditiion, ea e a c h of of their living environment would still be different. This is where Feng Shui comes into play in a person’s life.

Quessti Que tions ons asked asked and answer answered ed

How ca can Ancient Anc ient Bazi class classic ics s be applied to toda today’s y’s wor world? ld? Wha hatt are the dif diffferenc nce es? There Ther e is is Yi Yin n a nd Ya Ya ng in in ever every y a spe pec c t of our lives ves.. C ompa ring pas pa st a nd pres present ent envir environment, ther there e is a big di d iff ffer erenc enc e bec b ec a us use e of the evolluti evo ution on of o f tec tec hnolog hnology y (eg (eg.. comp c omputer uters s). The wor wo rld ha ve bec be c o me a ‘smaller’ place as information reaches us in minutes or even seconds! Ancient people experienced much restriction on personal views as the rules and regulations are governed by the ruler! Esp ec ia lly on o n po p o liti tic c a l is issues withi within n the p a la c es es!! A ll tex textt or b o o ks ha had d to b e wr w ritt tten en in fa fa vour o f the the rul ruler and c a nno nnott be too direct! If not, the chance of survival will be in question! In short hort,, they they have ha ve to be bea a t ar a round the bus b ushes hes wher where e only the the lear lea rned c o ul uld d under und ers stand wha whatt the the c la ssic mea meant. nt. A nd pres present ent rea rea de derrsha have ve to first unders und ersta tand nd why the tex te xt was wa sb e ing written in that manner, and what they were trying to put across! Rea d ing of c la ssic a l tex texts ts,, we ha have ve to find out o ut th the e c onnota onnotati tion on of of eac h spec spec ific line! Tod oda a y, peop pe oplle loo ook k for quic quic k-fixes and want fast answers! That’s when confus c onfusiion and a nd c ontr ontra a dic dicti tion on c ommenc ommence e bec b ec a us use e they a re rea din ding g onl o nly y on tex textt and not on age a genda nda !

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Is it true tha that “Heave ven’s n’s sec ret c annot be reve vea ale led”? d”? This Thi s statement “H “Hea ea ven’s sec ret c a nnot be revea evealled ed” ” is onl only y a pp ppllic a ble in in anc a nciient pra pra c ti tic c es a nd not no t in in to to da y’s wo worrld! Why Why? ? During the a nc ient times, During times, fo forrtune tell te lling ing mas ma sterswe werre not no t sup supp p o se d to revea reve a l the life life of o f a p e rso n, esp esp e c ially the c o untr untry’s y’s ruler uler.. Tho hos se who knew too much about the ruler’s life will be prosecuted to prevent the secrets from being leaked out! In today’s world, “Heaven’s secret cannot be revealed” has bec be c a me an a n exc exc us use e for be beiing unable una ble to a ns nswer wer a tough toug h questi question. on.

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