Bazi Fortune-Telling: Decipher Your Life Code, Understand Your Destiny
I. Core Principles: The Way of Heaven, Earth, and Man
1. Four Pillars Framework
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Year Pillar: Ancestral foundation, upbringing environment
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Month Pillar: Career aptitude, social relationships
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Day Pillar (Day Master): Core self, marriage and relationships
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Hour Pillar: Later years, legacy and descendants
2. Five Elements Cycle
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Generating: Metal → Water → Wood → Fire → Earth → Metal
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Controlling: Metal > Wood > Earth > Water > Fire > Metal
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Balance Principle: Excess should be drained, weakness should be supported
3. Ten Gods System
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Direct Officer: Career status, self-discipline
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Indirect Wealth: Investment talent, unexpected opportunities
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Enjoyment Spirit: Artistic talent, life enjoyment
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Direct Conflict: Challenges, courage for change
II. Practical Analysis Guide
1. Strength Analysis
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Season Power: Whether born in its ruling season
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Root Support: Earthly branch root support
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Aiding Forces: Heavenly stem companion support
Case: A Ren Water Day Master born in Hai month, with Geng Metal in stems = "Strong Water Destiny," needs Earth to control and Fire to regulate
2. Favorable Element Identification
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Climate Element: Balances excess cold/heat/dampness
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Balance Element: Remedies excessive strength/weakness
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Mediator Element: Resolves elemental conflicts
Examples:
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"Flaming Pattern" with strong Fire lacking Water: Urgently needs Water, favors Metal
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"Stagnant Pattern" with heavy Earth crushing Wood: Prioritizes Wood, assisted by Water
III. Special Destiny Patterns
1. Follow Patterns
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Follow Strength: Go with the flow, avoid conventional support
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Follow Weakness: Abandon original nature, unusual element selection
2. Transformation Patterns
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Ding-Ren transforms to Wood: Benevolent and wise, fears Metal breaking pattern
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Jia-Ji transforms to Earth: Trustworthy and steady, fears Wood breaking pattern
3. Salary-Horse Combination
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Special combination where travel star aligns with salary position
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Indicates wealth through mobility and dynamic development
IV. Luck Cycle Analysis
1. Major Luck Principles
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Yang year male/Yin year female: Luck progresses forward
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Yin year male/Yang year female: Luck progresses backward
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Starting age: Calculated from birth date to solar term
2. Annual Forecasts
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Heavenly stems show events, earthly branches show roots
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Luck-Year overlap: Same stems-branches in major and annual luck, doubled impact
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Clash with Year: Conflicts with current year's elements
Practical Tips:
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Favorable element decade: Seize golden opportunities
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Challenging year: Conserve energy, prioritize defense
V. Modern Life Applications
1. Career Guidance
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Officer-Resource combo: Administrative management
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Talent-Wealth combo: Creative marketing
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Conflict-Resource combo: Military/police/law
2. Relationship Insight
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Male: Wealth element = wife; Female: Officer element = husband
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Clashed marriage palace: Careful wedding timing selection
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Compatibility key: Elemental balance, favorable elements synergy
3. Health Management
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Elemental imbalances correspond to organ issues
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Excess Wood: Liver/gallbladder; Weak Metal: Respiratory system
VI. Common Misconceptions
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Fatalism: Bazi shows trends, not predetermined outcomes
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Missing Elements: Requires comprehensive strength analysis
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Zodiac Determinism: Needs complete Bazi analysis
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Overemphasizing Signs: Should root in elemental interactions
Conclusion:
Bazi serves as a detailed life map, highlighting innate potentials and challenges. The true purpose of studying destiny is not to predict outcomes, but to understand life's hints—when to set sail and when to build dams. By understanding our energy patterns, we can better exercise our agency while respecting natural timing, ultimately writing our own destiny.
