Academy of Metaphysics Victoria Baykova
Well, now about the Pillars of Fortune. The pillars of luck in the Ba Zi chart are ten-year periods that show the different stages of our lives.
We begin the construction of the Pillars of Luck with the Pillar of a person’s birth month.
The pillar of a person’s birth month is active before his Pillars of Luck are activated. Its duration is not 10 years, as for the Pillars of Fortune. It ranges from 0 to 10 years and depends on what day from the beginning or end of the month this person was born. Moreover, exactly how the calculation is carried out depends on whether we are making calculations for a man or a woman, as well as on what year they were born, in Yin or Yang.
For a man born in a Yang year and for a woman born in a Yin year, we calculate the number of days from the birthday to the end of the month. For a man born in a Yin year and for a woman born in a Yang year, the count is carried out from the beginning of the month until the actual birthday. Moreover, if we include the person’s birthday itself in the calculation, we do not take into account the day of the beginning or end of the billing month.
Example: A man was born on April 28, 1962. Here is his Ba Zi card:
The year of birth of a person is Yang, which means that we calculate the time of action of the Pillar of the month from the day of birth to the end of the month in which the man was born.
The month of Jia Chen in 1962 ended on May 5th. From the moment a person was born to the end of the month, 8 days passed. Let me remind you that if we take into account the birthday itself, we exclude the day of the end of the month. It is believed that a month (30 days) corresponds to a 10 year period, and 3 days are equal to one year. Divide 8 by 3 and get 2.667. We round and get the number 3. That is, the duration of the Pillar of the month is 3 years. Around the time a man turns 3 years old, his Pillars of Luck turn on.
Next, we need to build a map of the Pillars of Fortune . We take the pillar of a person’s birth month as a starting point .
In order to understand in which direction we will move, we again need to take into account whether a person was born in a Yin or Yang year, as well as whether it is a man or a woman. The approach is the same as when calculating the duration of the Monthly Pillar.
For a man born in a yang year and for a woman born in a yin year, we move forward from the elements of the Birth Month. For a man born in a Yin year and for a woman born in a Yang year, we move backwards from the person's month of birth.
Since we are dealing with a man born in a Yang year, we move forward. Following the Heavenly Stem of the birth month Jia (poison) is Yi (id). Following the Earthly branch of the birth month Chen (yaz) is the Earthly branch of Si (io). Hence the first Pillar of Luck for the man in question is:
3-13 years old 乙 Yi 巳 Sy
And it will be valid from 3 to 13 years.
If the example we were considering was a woman, then to determine the Pillars of Fortune we would need to move in the opposite direction. The Heavenly Pillar preceding the Heavenly Stem of the birth month of Jia (poison) is the Gui (Yi) Heavenly Stem. The Earthly branch preceding the Earthly branch of the birth month Chen (yaz) is the Earthly branch of Mao (id). Hence the first Pillar for a woman born on 04/28/62 looks like this:
9-19 years old 癸 Gui 卯 Mao
It is not difficult to calculate that it will turn on at approximately the age of 9 and will operate until the age of 19.
In order to fully build the Pillars of Luck for life, we will use the table:
For men born in a Yang year and for women born in a Yin year, the sequence of Heavenly trunks and Earthly branches is direct, but for men born in a Yin year and for women born in a Yang year, the sequence is reversed.
Pillars of fortune are always built from right to left.
Is there life in bad luck
Friends, summer greetings to everyone!
Minli's audience is growing, and that's great. Newcomers discover Chinese metaphysics, “oldies” grin kindly, and energies continue to replace each other, turning the world towards us in very different parts. Let's talk today about a phenomenon that for many is the first reason for interest in the metaphysical sciences - the so-called “bad luck”.
Materiel is our everything
In Chinese metaphysics, Feng Shui studies space, and Bazi studies man. These sciences are closely intertwined in basic categories. They also have a general fundamental rule “33/33/33”, which states that in the overall quality of a person’s life, 1/3 of luck comes from Heaven (fate, bazi), 1/3 comes from the Earth (home, habitat, feng shui) and 1/3 are the efforts of the person himself (analysis, will, strength).
What is luck and how can it be “bad”?
Life and energies are cyclical. We see this clearly in the Chinese calendar. Hours, days, months, years and ten-year measures rhythmically replace each other.
Moreover, for each individual person, the bazi map is formed at the moment of birth and remains unchanged throughout his life. It can and should be studied, assessed, understood, but it is stable, it is a kind of energy passport of the individual. Each bazi card has its own unique energy balance and the bazi speaks about the usefulness of the elements. For example, a weak Wood needs Water and Wood for support, and a strong Water needs Wood and Fire for weakening. And if there are useful elements, then there are also not useful ones.
Of course, these are not real elements, but simply a convenient “Bazi alphabet” that can be easily translated into the language of specific recommendations.
In addition to constants (map), there are also variable factors that also influence a person’s life - these are the coming ten-year ticks or pillars of luck. Every 10 years, the energy influencing a person changes, bringing new moods and events. They can be either favorable, useful, for the balance of energies, or unfavorable. So you can work with them to help yourself - either by making the most of tailwinds, or by laying straws and going around sharp corners.
Here, in a literal sense, there appears an unplowed field for using that third of the luck that is given to us)) As usual, there are many fears, their eyes are big, but the good news is that even with “bad” luck you can live quite well. To do this, you need to understand what exactly luck has brought you and try to get along with this energy.
Your Honor, Lady Luck
So, it has come - that very bad luck or year/tact with energies unfavorable to a person. Or it hasn’t arrived yet, but it looms ahead, and we are already afraid in advance and it seems that it’s only me who has been dealt such an ill-fated card of fate.
The most correct thing to do on this note is to exhale, praise yourself for your fortitude (of course, living with a good map is easy for everyone, but try with a difficult one!) and try to “make lemonade out of lemons.” Despair rarely becomes a good adviser, and all the “+” and “-” ratings are nothing more than social myths. Energy just changes its character, and being offended by it for this is the same as being offended by autumn coming after summer. In addition, just as there are beautiful fine days in the fall, so in periods of weak luck there are favorable days, months and even years. Knowing them, we can prepare in advance and take full advantage of them.
In addition, it is extremely rare that drawdown occurs in all directions. Windows of opportunity always remain, and you need to be able to see them. There are periods for study, and there are periods for creativity. There is one for high-impact work in a company, and there is one for solitary work as a freelancer. There is a time for marriage, and there is a time for freedom. A time for risk and a time for caution. There is a time for conflict, and there is a time for patience. When you know that this is exactly the period now, and it will not last forever, difficulties are easier to bear.
More specifics
Metaphysical tools are also wonderful because they allow you to formulate specific advice. What can we say to those whose lives have entered a period of weak, negative luck with the dominance of energies unfavorable to the map:
- Try to prepare in advance and make a plan for action or even inaction. Here, at least a basic understanding of BaZi and Feng Shui will be useful, and at a maximum, working with a consultant and individually calculated Qi Men activations.
- “Make friends” with your bazi card, study its strengths and weaknesses. This will allow you to get the most out of what you have and neutralize errors. So, with unhelpful Self-Expression, you should often remind yourself that silence is golden, and with useful Power, you can take on legal problems or even get married successfully.
- Catch the wave: learn if a period of strong Resource has come and express yourself to the maximum in Self-Expression. But do it consciously, in a way that is safe for your relationships, career and life. You will still be drawn to act within the framework of the element that has come, and if it is not useful, and you simply surrender to its will, the results may be unpredictable. Therefore, think in advance about the “sandbox” in which you will sublimate, splash out what overwhelms you)
- Manage the balance of energies—as opposed to negative ones that come from outside, add positive ones, creating them yourself. These may be interests and hobbies with a certain character or consciously practiced behavioral patterns. For example, the element of Fire can be added to life by dancing, and the element of Metal by singing. It may not be easy, but it's worth a try. It is better to choose the qi that is already in your map and is strong enough.
- Respect and accept the will of Heaven - do not set ambitious goals for yourself during periods of weak luck. Take small steps, rejoice even in small victories and the absence of global troubles. Everyone has difficult periods. Happy cards with 30-40 years of luck in adulthood are very rare, and even with them, people sometimes manage to live unhappily.
- Analyze your home and create as favorable Feng Shui as possible. Place the bed and stove in favorable places, correct unfavorable energies in a timely manner, especially if their arrival coincided with the “exacerbation” of the unhelpful in the bazi.
- Use Qi Men Activation to gain useful Qi. Sometimes it happens that a difficult year has come, and the home does not support us - the neighbors may start renovations in bad stars for us, or the layout of the apartment does not allow us to roam around. In this case, walking will be the best solution. They allow you to directly infuse beneficial Qi and are often therapeutic in themselves. You walk, think, observe, and the process, as they say, goes on))
- Practice charity and free assistance. If you don’t have enough money, share your things, the harvest from your dacha, your knowledge with colleagues, your time. You can go to the store for your neighbor’s grandmother or take a walk with the baby in the stroller while the young mother sleeps for an hour or runs off for a manicure. The rule here is simple: it is better to give it yourself than to be greedy and lose more. If fate tells you to say goodbye to something, you need to make the process manageable. Especially if an unfavorable Wealth Robber has arrived.
- Believe and hope for a favorable outcome in any situation, without blaming fate as a villain. Each consciously lived month will make you a little stronger and wiser, add knowledge and experience to your life’s treasury, and expand your horizons of understanding yourself and the world.
And further. Practitioners have repeatedly noticed that those times that a person expects as difficult and prepares for them with concentration often become very productive and give rise to personal growth and success in important directions. Focus on the positive that is.
All the best and favorable energies!
Natalia Tsyganova
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