Many people I come across are often afraid of "knowing"...They fear knowing what's gonna happen to them (bad news in particular) and more often than not, my perception is that they fear knowing *themselves*! This kinda thinking of course stems from 2 reasons i) not understanding what destiny analysis is ii) not wanting to confront one's shortcomings. The 2nd reason of course is human nature. But here i do wanna talk a bit about the 1st ie. lack of understanding.

BaZi strictly isn't a fortune telling tool esp. these days. If you wanna divine the outcomes of events then there are other methods better suited. BaZi is 1stly about understanding your life destiny on earth--what we're all here for in terms of our physical manifestation of self. It's an extremely practical science we're talking about. The key is the acceptance that we all have a given purpose in the physical world that we live in. While we can see if someone is spiritual from his/her BaZi, BaZi itself doesn't deal with spirituality (nor does the field have anything to do with communicating with spirits/ghosts to seek guidance!)

Surely you can accept that in order for any society to function as a whole, you've got to have people in particular positions, performing particularly functions? Think about it...how else can our earthly life sustain itself as a whole if there's no order in the whole scheme of things?

The concept of destiny is 1st and foremost understanding your purpose/role in life. Ok great u may be saying to yourself but...then why is that you can tell so much more (eg. relationships, family environment, health, and circumstances that are prevalent and/or which enter at specific times)?? The reason we can decipher circumstances that are in (or come into) one's life is because in the universe is inter-related. The essence is that if the series of relationships & the links between everything life (i know it's a broad statement) is unlocked then we can also examine what comes in and out of our lives. Truth be told, I dunno how the founders of BaZi saw all these links and created the whole system of Chinese metaphysics. But they did!

STILL...even if we know what's in our life and have an understanding of people and circumstances, the perception of good or bad in how things pan out in any particularly instance is largely still in your hands. Life after all is a series of choices we make. It's the DECISIONS that we make in reacting to circumstances that ultimately results in "positive" or "negative" outcomes. And what influences one's decisions? It's all in the mindset, which is a product of our in-born personality and environment. And it is the understanding and fine-tuning of mindset which is a key component of using BaZi for life improvement.