Notes:
i) significance of the year of birth for any person:
a) one’s “formal” position in society eg. corporate person, housewife, celebrity etc
b) a governing body of sorts: for an employee, it’s the company; for a business person, it’s the governing authority/government; for a taxpayer, it’s the greater community body eg municipal council
c) a person or influence that is “twice removed” eg. grandparents, distant relatives or someone who’s abroad, or someone from childhood eg. childhood friends
d) possible representation of an external physical structure eg. one’s outer physical body or even one’s car
ii) for more info, check what other animal sign(s) are in your full BaZi chart
iii) how things will eventually unfold would depend on the complete interactions within one’s full chart
Rabbit
An uneasy year for the Rabbit largely due to increase in opportunities, responsibilities and authority! A year of growth and achievement but which takes a toll on health and interpersonal relationships. Watch out for injury to the neck and hip, problems with the liver and weakened respiratory system. Wealth outlook is positive but the Rabbit needs to be careful as some periods of losses are indicated.
Dragon
A good and busy year overall. The Dragon will need to deal with backstabbers and a crop of unexpected issues arising – thus, a perfect year for the Dragon to prove his/her “legendary” skills of leadership and courage! Opportunities will be converted to successes if the Dragon stays active and busy. Look to male noblemen for help this year.
Snake
A year of travel, movement and changes. The Snake with foreign business contacts/dealings and who travels for business will prosper. However, take care during travel as you may lose something important. You’d likely have to invest to kickstart new ventures. As a result of the constant movement and travel, the Snake will feel a bit lonely throughout the year and physically weak (best to avoid overly yin places like hospitals and funerals).
Horse
A good year to strategize, be creative and unleash the entrepreneurial spirit – there’s wealth to be made in these ways. However, there’s a tendency to be unnecessarily worried and unsure. Minor illness (eg. colds) will be a nuisance. The work-horse in a traditionally more “feminine” industry will experience greater luck this year - look to females for help and support. The Horse will experience a significant change in his/her lifestyle this year plus experience many “happiness” occasions eg. weddings.
Goat
The creative and artistic Goat will have many opportunities to shine this year! A conducive year for learning or picking up a new skill and exercising creativity/problem-solving skills. However, gossip will be a nuisance and there’s indication of bodily injury to the careless Goat. Take on challenges as they come and don’t give up in the face of adversity – things will work out in the end.
Monkey
An active year with changes, movement and travel. Take care when traveling or doing business abroad or with foreign partners – losses are indicated and surreptitious/under-the-radar dealings may occur. A good year to spend on “beneficial necessities” such as office renovation works or education. The good news is that helpful people abound and the Monkey only needs to ask for help to receive it.
Rooster
The Rooster MUST embrace change to “neutralize” or in positive terms, make use of the year. The Rooster must remember the adage: old things lost = new things gained! Expenditure/cash flow-out will be unavoidable so spend on necessities or experiences that bring benefit eg. education. A certain plan or project may not work out - don’t stress and move on. Be positive-minded and strong when dealing with the sneaky people you come across this year. Bodily injury involving cutting esp. to the lower body is indicated, so take care esp. females.
Dog
The Dog is the luckiest of the animal signs in 2011! Helpful and supportive people, including new contacts, abound. The year’s energies are particular supportive for those in employment. Interpersonal relationships are smooth with good romantic possibilities for the Dog. The Dog may encounter minor obstacles and delays but with the Midas touch this year, the Dog can rest assured things will turn into gold at the end. Some plans may abruptly not work out – simply move on to others.
Boar
The Boar is one highly sought-after personality in 2011 so it’ll be a busy year! While wealth outlook is promising, the key problem will be tense and stressful interpersonal relationships. Difficult people abound and some minor setbacks and obstacles are indicated. There’s also strong indication of personal injury so it’s best to avoid rough sports and physically dangerous activities.
Rat
A very good year overall for the Rat. People are helpful and supportive. The outlook for your endeavours is smooth-sailing. Increase in power, authority and recognition is in store. It’s also a year of good relationships and romantic possibilities. However, the married/attached Rat will need to be extra careful of 3rd party and sexual indiscretion issues.
Ox
A so-so year in store for the Ox. However, this is the year for THAT lucky break you’ve been waiting for so be open and positive actively for opportunities. In light of some obstacles and challenges, there’ll be periods of loneliness and melancholia so keep up a positive spirit! Health is generally poor and the Ox should avoid overly yin places like hospitals or attending funerals.
Tiger
A much better year after a restless one. Things proceed smoothly due to helpful/supportive people, patronage and recognition. However, indications are that the Tiger will be so busy and hardworking that health will be affected – minimize unnecessary socializing and get more rest/sleep! The Tiger will be well-liked this year and as such, romantic opportunities are in the cards.
Saturday, January 1, 2011
Monday, November 29, 2010
Your Wealth Element
The most common aspect that’s brought up in any BaZi consultation is usually wealth. While we know that wealth isn’t *everything*, money does, indeed, make the (practical) world go round!
While there are numerous considerations in assessing “Wealth” in any BaZi chart, the most basic is, of course, to examine the Wealth element. This is the element that is controlled by the Day Master. For example, if your Day Master is Gui or Ren water, then any fire element is your Wealth element.
We can surmise a few things simply by taking a closer look at the five element characteristics of each Wealth element. For example, Jia wood is the wealth of the metal Day Masters and by extension, is wealth that entails solid work and considerable effort. However, the potential “harvest” can be large! Yi wood as wealth, on the other hand, connotes wealth that comes from numerous off-shoots or of “smaller” endeavours which are widespread (take for example, publishing).
A few Day Masters have access to great, “unlimited” wealth and the Water Day Master is one of them! Bing as a wealth element implies wealth that can be limitless and is a result of perseverance, hard work and of something which is prevalent everywhere (read: Microsoft applications). The Water Day Master which uses Ding fire as wealth, on the other hand, is prone to fluctuating wealth levels due to the inconsistency and instability of Ding fire. Of course, once the timing’s right, then the sky’s the limit as when Ding fire is robust and blazing!
If Ding fire as wealth can be unstable, then what could be more stable that good, ole Earth? Wood Day Masters need to think and operate from a long-term perspective in their strategies for generating and accumulating wealth. Once in place, however, the wealth will be long-lasting. Wu earth as wealth implies larger quantities but which will require more work and effort to capture while Ji earth connotes a slightly more dynamic wealth source(s) of an “everyday” nature.
If Geng metal is your wealth element then once again, you have to persevere! To transform Geng metal into useful metal entails hard work and perhaps forcefully changing and improving some existing system. Whereas for Xin metal, you need your product to look good or be in work that entails cajoling, supporting and making others feel good.
Ren water is another Wealth element that can be colossal! However, logically speaking, Ren water is a much better wealth element for Wu earth that it is for Ji earth. Ren as wealth can also imply a widespread endeavour but one that needs effective channeling to the right markets and for correct purposes. Lastly, an Earth Day Master using Gui water as the Wealth element finds that although wealth can sometimes seem elusive and hard to capture, it often appears suddenly and can be from numerous sources – all of which usually readily available.
While there are numerous considerations in assessing “Wealth” in any BaZi chart, the most basic is, of course, to examine the Wealth element. This is the element that is controlled by the Day Master. For example, if your Day Master is Gui or Ren water, then any fire element is your Wealth element.
We can surmise a few things simply by taking a closer look at the five element characteristics of each Wealth element. For example, Jia wood is the wealth of the metal Day Masters and by extension, is wealth that entails solid work and considerable effort. However, the potential “harvest” can be large! Yi wood as wealth, on the other hand, connotes wealth that comes from numerous off-shoots or of “smaller” endeavours which are widespread (take for example, publishing).
A few Day Masters have access to great, “unlimited” wealth and the Water Day Master is one of them! Bing as a wealth element implies wealth that can be limitless and is a result of perseverance, hard work and of something which is prevalent everywhere (read: Microsoft applications). The Water Day Master which uses Ding fire as wealth, on the other hand, is prone to fluctuating wealth levels due to the inconsistency and instability of Ding fire. Of course, once the timing’s right, then the sky’s the limit as when Ding fire is robust and blazing!
If Ding fire as wealth can be unstable, then what could be more stable that good, ole Earth? Wood Day Masters need to think and operate from a long-term perspective in their strategies for generating and accumulating wealth. Once in place, however, the wealth will be long-lasting. Wu earth as wealth implies larger quantities but which will require more work and effort to capture while Ji earth connotes a slightly more dynamic wealth source(s) of an “everyday” nature.
If Geng metal is your wealth element then once again, you have to persevere! To transform Geng metal into useful metal entails hard work and perhaps forcefully changing and improving some existing system. Whereas for Xin metal, you need your product to look good or be in work that entails cajoling, supporting and making others feel good.
Ren water is another Wealth element that can be colossal! However, logically speaking, Ren water is a much better wealth element for Wu earth that it is for Ji earth. Ren as wealth can also imply a widespread endeavour but one that needs effective channeling to the right markets and for correct purposes. Lastly, an Earth Day Master using Gui water as the Wealth element finds that although wealth can sometimes seem elusive and hard to capture, it often appears suddenly and can be from numerous sources – all of which usually readily available.
Friday, July 16, 2010
Health is Wealth
Health is wealth, they say. And we really do tend to commonly forget this adage. Besides the pain or suffering, without good physical, mental and emotional health, we aren’t able to enjoy any aspects in our material life!
With this in mind, this week I’ll let to talk a bit on BaZi and health - more so on overall concepts and application. However, first a quick recap - we all know that each body part can be represented by a Heavenly Stem or Earthly Branch.
For example, Jia can represent the gall bladder and Yi, the liver. Ding represents the eyes while Bing, the shoulder. Wu is the back while Ji is the stomach. Geng, on the other hand, are the large intestines and Xin, female genitalia. Ren and Gui can represent the “water” organs such as the kidneys and bladder (for further details, you can refer to many of the books and materials produced by the Academy).
One basic way of relating body parts to the elements and branches is simply to remember that fire rises to the top while water sinks to the bottom. That’s why the “fire” parts tend to be on the upper body and vice-versa for the “water” parts!
While teaching a recent class, I reminded the students that while the BaZi chart can represent and foretell one’s personality, issues and highlights, only the key issues and representations are present in the chart. After all, the static BaZi chart can only fit 4 stems and 4 branches; similarly, you simply can’t fit all body parts into the chart!
As such, what’s in the chart usually represent potential issues relating to the parts present in the chart. However, we can also check what element is severely weak or missing as these too may point to potential problems in the physical body (correspondingly, the parts represented by other stems, branches and elements not included you can safely assume are generally ok).
Examine the overall balance. Is there an element that’s particularly strong? If so, that may point to a problematic area such as when that element is suddenly weakened in a particular Luck Pillar, for example. In addition, too strong an element will also “attack” the element it controls – so the body part associated with the attacked element may suffer.
To further assess health aspects, layer on the stem and branch relationships such as clashes, harm and destructions. Check to see how and importantly,
*when* these relationships occur. Keep in mind that the dynamic aspects of BaZi (what’s stems or brances have made an appearance in the Luck and Annual Pillars, for example) will play a key part as well.
With this in mind, this week I’ll let to talk a bit on BaZi and health - more so on overall concepts and application. However, first a quick recap - we all know that each body part can be represented by a Heavenly Stem or Earthly Branch.
For example, Jia can represent the gall bladder and Yi, the liver. Ding represents the eyes while Bing, the shoulder. Wu is the back while Ji is the stomach. Geng, on the other hand, are the large intestines and Xin, female genitalia. Ren and Gui can represent the “water” organs such as the kidneys and bladder (for further details, you can refer to many of the books and materials produced by the Academy).
One basic way of relating body parts to the elements and branches is simply to remember that fire rises to the top while water sinks to the bottom. That’s why the “fire” parts tend to be on the upper body and vice-versa for the “water” parts!
While teaching a recent class, I reminded the students that while the BaZi chart can represent and foretell one’s personality, issues and highlights, only the key issues and representations are present in the chart. After all, the static BaZi chart can only fit 4 stems and 4 branches; similarly, you simply can’t fit all body parts into the chart!
As such, what’s in the chart usually represent potential issues relating to the parts present in the chart. However, we can also check what element is severely weak or missing as these too may point to potential problems in the physical body (correspondingly, the parts represented by other stems, branches and elements not included you can safely assume are generally ok).
Examine the overall balance. Is there an element that’s particularly strong? If so, that may point to a problematic area such as when that element is suddenly weakened in a particular Luck Pillar, for example. In addition, too strong an element will also “attack” the element it controls – so the body part associated with the attacked element may suffer.
To further assess health aspects, layer on the stem and branch relationships such as clashes, harm and destructions. Check to see how and importantly,
*when* these relationships occur. Keep in mind that the dynamic aspects of BaZi (what’s stems or brances have made an appearance in the Luck and Annual Pillars, for example) will play a key part as well.
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
The Day Masters Revisited
A simple (and most basic) way to approach all things Chinese Metaphysical is through visualisation of the Five Elements imagery. As the Day Master is the most crucial aspect of any BaZi chart, a simple but yet KEY concept is that the potential of the Day Master should be maximised in order for its owner to make full use of his or her destiny.
For example, the element of wood (Jia or Yi) has to do with growth and advancement. So, people of such Day Masters should generally have continuous growth and progress in their lives for them to maximize their destinies.
Fire, on the other hand, deals with illumination and warmth, so Bing or Ding Day Masters should strive to provide assistance and share their skills, intelligence and influence (directly or indirectly) for the benefit and growth of those around them.
Earth Day Masters (Wu and Ji) are best at providing crucial support, comfort and stability. As earth is not only crucial for growth, but also contains metal, Earth Day Masters should also be productive, multifaceted and do work that is considered valuable (and appreciated).
The Metal element is most associated with altruism and “what-is-right”. As such, Metal Day Masters (Geng and Xin) are usually characters who either through their actions or words portray a sense of justice. They are also characters who should lead their lives making decisions, taking actions and speaking in ways which can be “harsh” but necessary for themselves and those around them.
Lastly, the water element. The Water Day Master (Ren or Gui) should be the pillar of wisdom amongst the crowd. He or she is especially needed to balance the enthusiasm and blind faith of those around with a dose of good old wisdom and cold logic. In addition, the Ren or Gui Day Master should be very adaptive and quick – and as such, are suited to various roles and ever-changing conditions and circumstances.
For example, the element of wood (Jia or Yi) has to do with growth and advancement. So, people of such Day Masters should generally have continuous growth and progress in their lives for them to maximize their destinies.
Fire, on the other hand, deals with illumination and warmth, so Bing or Ding Day Masters should strive to provide assistance and share their skills, intelligence and influence (directly or indirectly) for the benefit and growth of those around them.
Earth Day Masters (Wu and Ji) are best at providing crucial support, comfort and stability. As earth is not only crucial for growth, but also contains metal, Earth Day Masters should also be productive, multifaceted and do work that is considered valuable (and appreciated).
The Metal element is most associated with altruism and “what-is-right”. As such, Metal Day Masters (Geng and Xin) are usually characters who either through their actions or words portray a sense of justice. They are also characters who should lead their lives making decisions, taking actions and speaking in ways which can be “harsh” but necessary for themselves and those around them.
Lastly, the water element. The Water Day Master (Ren or Gui) should be the pillar of wisdom amongst the crowd. He or she is especially needed to balance the enthusiasm and blind faith of those around with a dose of good old wisdom and cold logic. In addition, the Ren or Gui Day Master should be very adaptive and quick – and as such, are suited to various roles and ever-changing conditions and circumstances.
Saturday, May 8, 2010
The 3 Groupings of Earthly Branches
As those of you who are studying BaZi have discovered, the process of learning and deciphering BaZi is akin to peeling an onion. This “onion peeling” analogy has been used time and time again to describe the process of BaZi study and interpretation. Each concept in BaZi is usually first understood on a standalone basis, and then next in a combined and usually interactive and dynamic manner together with other concepts.
But life doesn’t always have to be so complicated… Often, we can derive important information from just a single characteristic of the chart, for example just one of the Earthly Branches or Heavenly Stems. The Day Master is probably the best (and most important) example of how a single, “one-dimensional” aspect of the BaZi chart can reveal such key and crucial information!
Today, our topic is the 3 groupings of the Earthly Branches namely the i) Growth ii) Cardinals and iii) Graveyard groupings. As we know, the BaZi chart describes the BaZi owner’s personality, behaviour and pretty much all the circumstances of his or her life. As such, simply by identifying the make-up of the Earthly Branches, we can already tell surmise certain key information.
For example, the Growth Earthly Branches (namely the Tiger, Snake, Monkey and Pig) are indicative of movement, travel and even money-making activities. These branches denote exploration and growth in one’s life which lead to discovery and excitement. A chart devoid of any of these animal signs hence points to a more sedentary and “take-it-as-it-comes-along” type lifestyle and personality. A chart with 2 or more of these growths points to frequent changes, travel, movement and in general, a lack of stability in the person’s life.
On the other hand, the Cardinal Earthly Branches (the Rabbit, Horse, Rooster and Rat – the Peach Blossoms) denote the pure qi of each element, hence indicative of strong and usually extreme characteristics as represented by each element in question. As such, people with many cardinals (2 or more) are usually headstrong and exhibit “extreme” characteristics. Thanks to the “peachiness” of these branches, it also goes without saying that these people are always somehow attractive to others (even if they aren’t physically so). However, this X-Factor often leads to complicated and dramatic interpersonal and dramatic relationships.
The Graveyard Earthly Branches (the Dragon, Goat, Dog and Ox) denote not only stability (due to the earth element) but also the “mysterious” aspects of one’s life. Since the Graveyards contain two other hidden stems, those with many graveyards indeed tend to be complicated people! They usually are reserved characters but more so they tend to have difficulty understanding and expressing their real, inner feelings – characteristics which lead to communication issues with those around them. However, people with graveyards typically have multiple, hidden talents too! The complete absence of even a single graveyard in the BaZi chart indicates a lack of grounding and oftentimes, practicality in one’s life.
But life doesn’t always have to be so complicated… Often, we can derive important information from just a single characteristic of the chart, for example just one of the Earthly Branches or Heavenly Stems. The Day Master is probably the best (and most important) example of how a single, “one-dimensional” aspect of the BaZi chart can reveal such key and crucial information!
Today, our topic is the 3 groupings of the Earthly Branches namely the i) Growth ii) Cardinals and iii) Graveyard groupings. As we know, the BaZi chart describes the BaZi owner’s personality, behaviour and pretty much all the circumstances of his or her life. As such, simply by identifying the make-up of the Earthly Branches, we can already tell surmise certain key information.
For example, the Growth Earthly Branches (namely the Tiger, Snake, Monkey and Pig) are indicative of movement, travel and even money-making activities. These branches denote exploration and growth in one’s life which lead to discovery and excitement. A chart devoid of any of these animal signs hence points to a more sedentary and “take-it-as-it-comes-along” type lifestyle and personality. A chart with 2 or more of these growths points to frequent changes, travel, movement and in general, a lack of stability in the person’s life.
On the other hand, the Cardinal Earthly Branches (the Rabbit, Horse, Rooster and Rat – the Peach Blossoms) denote the pure qi of each element, hence indicative of strong and usually extreme characteristics as represented by each element in question. As such, people with many cardinals (2 or more) are usually headstrong and exhibit “extreme” characteristics. Thanks to the “peachiness” of these branches, it also goes without saying that these people are always somehow attractive to others (even if they aren’t physically so). However, this X-Factor often leads to complicated and dramatic interpersonal and dramatic relationships.
The Graveyard Earthly Branches (the Dragon, Goat, Dog and Ox) denote not only stability (due to the earth element) but also the “mysterious” aspects of one’s life. Since the Graveyards contain two other hidden stems, those with many graveyards indeed tend to be complicated people! They usually are reserved characters but more so they tend to have difficulty understanding and expressing their real, inner feelings – characteristics which lead to communication issues with those around them. However, people with graveyards typically have multiple, hidden talents too! The complete absence of even a single graveyard in the BaZi chart indicates a lack of grounding and oftentimes, practicality in one’s life.
Thursday, April 15, 2010
Misconceptions of BaZi Revisited
As a consultant, practitioner and indeed life-long student of BaZi myself, I’ve discovered common misconceptions through my study, contemplation, practice and consultations – which seem to pop up often! These pointers perhaps you know already or have come to realize yourself, but I’d like to share them with you anyway:
1) A person’s life is not fixed in stone
As practitioners, we get questioned and challenged on this point all the time. The naysayers out there (and we know there’s quite a few of these negative people out there) say “If already destined, then what’s the point of knowing?”
We study a subject like BaZi to understand the as-is and not the will-be. We come into this world with a blueprint that forms our key personality traits and surroundings. These then interact with what pops into our lives through complex universal workings (the dynamic Luck Pillars and so on).
We change our destinies by changing ourselves first and foremost. This causes our reactions to situations to change (the degree of which depends on how much personality change has been affected). Then, our actions change and as a result our destiny and path change. Even though we can’t change the Luck Pillars – which set the overall tone of our life during that period - the actual manifestation of events and outcomes can be RADICALLY different depending on what has occurred prior to that point.
Thus, in my opinion, there’s no point in using BaZi for questions like “When will I die?” or “Can you tell me whether I’ll be a single-digit multimillionaire by my “wealth pillar” aka LP 49?”. Firstly, you can meet with death even during the BEST Luck Pillar if the circumstances are “ripe” enough and secondly, what you do NOW and PRIOR to LP 49 will set the circumstances rolling as to exactly how much wealth you’ve accumulated by LP 49!
In general, the further the goal, approach and outlook, the more of one’s destiny one can carve out and indeed change.
2) BaZi should NOT be limiting
In my multifaceted lifestyle, I also often commonly come across the positive, super-motivated types (you know, the kind who are all revved-up to do ANYTHING) who refuse to believe there’s any sort of destiny forces at play. These are the ones who refuse to believe there’s a greater cosmos out there besides their own selves. Again, most of points mentioned in (1) above are relevant. Instead of perceiving it as a limitation, we really should use BaZi knowledge to EMPOWER ourselves. We use the information for an understanding of ourselves, our circumstances and also the past.
In our earthly life, we can’t change basic things like our ancestral and parental background – these are set circumstances. But having a good understanding of these really can make a huge difference. After all, family background has a profound influence on our personality. We can then examine the whys and hows and utilize such understanding to affect change for the better. These alone present a wondrous reason for wanting to “know” through BaZi!
What about the Day Master? Yes, having a thorough understanding of the Day Master helps identify our innermost, basic nature. Ms Skeptic might say “Aha! Isn’t that limiting?” But I say that even if Ms Skeptic refuses to admit it, she’ll find that after all the doing and trying, trials and tribulations and intense soul searching, she’ll find that returning to the true Ms Skeptic (as reflected by her Day Master) was pretty much what she was looking for in the first place…
1) A person’s life is not fixed in stone
As practitioners, we get questioned and challenged on this point all the time. The naysayers out there (and we know there’s quite a few of these negative people out there) say “If already destined, then what’s the point of knowing?”
We study a subject like BaZi to understand the as-is and not the will-be. We come into this world with a blueprint that forms our key personality traits and surroundings. These then interact with what pops into our lives through complex universal workings (the dynamic Luck Pillars and so on).
We change our destinies by changing ourselves first and foremost. This causes our reactions to situations to change (the degree of which depends on how much personality change has been affected). Then, our actions change and as a result our destiny and path change. Even though we can’t change the Luck Pillars – which set the overall tone of our life during that period - the actual manifestation of events and outcomes can be RADICALLY different depending on what has occurred prior to that point.
Thus, in my opinion, there’s no point in using BaZi for questions like “When will I die?” or “Can you tell me whether I’ll be a single-digit multimillionaire by my “wealth pillar” aka LP 49?”. Firstly, you can meet with death even during the BEST Luck Pillar if the circumstances are “ripe” enough and secondly, what you do NOW and PRIOR to LP 49 will set the circumstances rolling as to exactly how much wealth you’ve accumulated by LP 49!
In general, the further the goal, approach and outlook, the more of one’s destiny one can carve out and indeed change.
2) BaZi should NOT be limiting
In my multifaceted lifestyle, I also often commonly come across the positive, super-motivated types (you know, the kind who are all revved-up to do ANYTHING) who refuse to believe there’s any sort of destiny forces at play. These are the ones who refuse to believe there’s a greater cosmos out there besides their own selves. Again, most of points mentioned in (1) above are relevant. Instead of perceiving it as a limitation, we really should use BaZi knowledge to EMPOWER ourselves. We use the information for an understanding of ourselves, our circumstances and also the past.
In our earthly life, we can’t change basic things like our ancestral and parental background – these are set circumstances. But having a good understanding of these really can make a huge difference. After all, family background has a profound influence on our personality. We can then examine the whys and hows and utilize such understanding to affect change for the better. These alone present a wondrous reason for wanting to “know” through BaZi!
What about the Day Master? Yes, having a thorough understanding of the Day Master helps identify our innermost, basic nature. Ms Skeptic might say “Aha! Isn’t that limiting?” But I say that even if Ms Skeptic refuses to admit it, she’ll find that after all the doing and trying, trials and tribulations and intense soul searching, she’ll find that returning to the true Ms Skeptic (as reflected by her Day Master) was pretty much what she was looking for in the first place…
Thursday, March 11, 2010
The Right Fit for the Right Person
As we know, our survival and livelihood in the modern age that we belong to largely depend not just on our own efforts but also our innate skills and talents. While the right attitude, hard work and training are crucial in determining the success of our professional lives, we cannot deny that we all have different in-born strengths and thus, we cannot be good at everything that we do.
Often times, we find that we are unhappy or dissatisfied with our jobs. We all have our bouts where our career does not develop or grow as quickly as we like, but when this is a long-term situation, then it is likely due to a mismatch between our talents and the career we are embarked upon.
This is why it is extremely practical to turn to BaZi for help. Our BaZi tells us not just the circumstances within our lives but also importantly, our key characteristics, strengths and weaknesses. On a practical level such as our livelihood, BaZi can determine and confirm very accurately how to use our innate skills and talents to make us as successful as possible in our careers or businesses.
Take for instance the Ding fire Day Master. Such a person is usually good at convincing and persuading others. The Ding fire person can build his or her case supported by key facts and figures and as such, has good selling skills. Ding fire people not only make good salespeople but we can extend this also to positions and careers that require constant pitching whether internally within a company or to external clients.
The Yi wood personality needs to work with others and to make use of his or her contacts. The Yi Day Master needs a wide as possible social network. He or she will find that often networking efforts will result in having useful and helpful contacts. These helpful people can then be a source of crucial information and support to the Yi Day Master. Keep in mind that we should not view such leveraging as negative. After all, in the “leveraging”, oftentimes the talents of those *surrounding* the Yi wood male or female will be unearthed and valued by other people as well.
The Geng person, on the other hand, is the ultimate do-er! Trust the Geng personality to get the job done. The Geng Day Master usually does not believe in resting on his or her laurels and is efficient in taking action. As such, the Geng person should not be in a career that only deals with planning, strategy or analysis work. He or she is suited to a job or career that involves hands-on action and requires swift execution!
After all, each Day Master has a particular function to play in human society. Of course, this is just the starting point when it comes to profiling. Our full BaZi chart will tell the rest of the story. The key concept is that when we do what we are naturally good at, we have already almost the battle won. And this makes all the difference when it comes to triumphing in the rat race or dog-eat-dog business world that we thrive in!
Often times, we find that we are unhappy or dissatisfied with our jobs. We all have our bouts where our career does not develop or grow as quickly as we like, but when this is a long-term situation, then it is likely due to a mismatch between our talents and the career we are embarked upon.
This is why it is extremely practical to turn to BaZi for help. Our BaZi tells us not just the circumstances within our lives but also importantly, our key characteristics, strengths and weaknesses. On a practical level such as our livelihood, BaZi can determine and confirm very accurately how to use our innate skills and talents to make us as successful as possible in our careers or businesses.
Take for instance the Ding fire Day Master. Such a person is usually good at convincing and persuading others. The Ding fire person can build his or her case supported by key facts and figures and as such, has good selling skills. Ding fire people not only make good salespeople but we can extend this also to positions and careers that require constant pitching whether internally within a company or to external clients.
The Yi wood personality needs to work with others and to make use of his or her contacts. The Yi Day Master needs a wide as possible social network. He or she will find that often networking efforts will result in having useful and helpful contacts. These helpful people can then be a source of crucial information and support to the Yi Day Master. Keep in mind that we should not view such leveraging as negative. After all, in the “leveraging”, oftentimes the talents of those *surrounding* the Yi wood male or female will be unearthed and valued by other people as well.
The Geng person, on the other hand, is the ultimate do-er! Trust the Geng personality to get the job done. The Geng Day Master usually does not believe in resting on his or her laurels and is efficient in taking action. As such, the Geng person should not be in a career that only deals with planning, strategy or analysis work. He or she is suited to a job or career that involves hands-on action and requires swift execution!
After all, each Day Master has a particular function to play in human society. Of course, this is just the starting point when it comes to profiling. Our full BaZi chart will tell the rest of the story. The key concept is that when we do what we are naturally good at, we have already almost the battle won. And this makes all the difference when it comes to triumphing in the rat race or dog-eat-dog business world that we thrive in!
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
