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After the introductory analysis, a look at the past , and a study of the present and immediate future, we now attempt to take a quick peek at the upcoming Luck Pillars in Mdm Mid-Life’s chart, in order to give a flavour of what might be awaiting her, according to BaZi / Paht Chee.

 
For ages 42-51 Mdm Mid-Life is in a Ren (Yang Water) Chen (Dragon) 10-year Luck Pillar

As mentioned earlier, Mdm Mid-Life is currently in a three-decade period of favourable Spring/Wood as the prevailing season/element.  So in general, from ages 42-71, Mdm Mid-Life will have at her disposal her intelligence, knowldge, wisdom, intuition and other mental faculties: any obstacles that come her way, she has a beter chance of figuring out a solution for them.  Wood can also relate to her mother, so in general this might also be a period for getting to know her mother better, and (re-)forging ties that might have grown thin in the previous years.

Xin Mao Luck Pillar (ages 52 - 61)

This decade looks to be another ‘exciting’ time for Mdm Mid-Life: the Rabbit in the Luck Pillar “doubles” the Rabbit-Rooster Clash.  Remember the strained relationship between Mdm Mid-Life’s children and their grandparents which was ‘cured’ in the previous decade?  It might re-emerge, and very strongly, as a result of the second Rabbit in play.

Since this new Rabbit interacts with the natal chart in the Parents’ Palace, this may mean that Mdm Mid-Life herself might find herlsef in conflict with her parents - perhaps over a money issue.

There is also a Rabbit-Horse Destruction impacting the Grandparents Palace (we had seen this ‘in reverse’ in the Jia Wu Luck Pillar impacting the Children’s Palace), where in general, Destructions indicate situations where one is forced into doing something unwanted as a consequence of previous not-so-smart actions; painting oneself into a corner, if you will.  This interaction weakens the ‘rootedness’ of the Yin Fire in Mdm Mid-Life’s natal chart… and her Self-Element is Yin Fire… and the Horse is her personal Peach Blossom Star… so some issue with her extended family might occur, relating to her choice of friends, perhaps.  In addition, Mdm Mid-Life might find that her charisma and charm might not work this time.

Geng Yin Luck Pillar (ages 62 - 71)

The Tiger that comes into play only interacts with the Horse in the Year Column to form 2 out of the 3 elements of the Fire Frame Three Harmony Combination. The missing 3rd element is the Dog, which appears in 2030. Thus during the Year of the Dog in this decade, Mdm Mid-Life might expect a surge in friendships.

Otherwise, this decade seems calm and eventless, and only the ‘usual’ interactions within her natal chart are going on.

Moving into the Winter / Water prevailing season / element

From age 72, Mdm Mid-Life’s Luck Pillars move into Winter, where the prevailing element is Water. Remember that Mdm Mid-Life has a weak Fire Self-Element; as such, Water is not a favourable element for her.

While Water correlates to her Influence Factor, it can also correlate to her spouse. So during her older years, Mdm Mid-Life might face some challenges relating to her authority, or to her husband. Of course, considering the age, health issues might pop up: Water correlates to issues regarding the kidneys, bloating, or edemas, for example.

The Wu Zi Luck Pillar (ages 82-91) seems to be particularly eventful. The Rat of the Luck Pillar interacts with every element in Mdm Mid-Life’s natal baZi / Paht Chee chart! There’s a Rat-Horse Clash, a Rat-Rooster Destruction, a Rat-Ox Combination to produce Earth, and a Rat-Rabbit Punishment. This does not look like a fun time for Mdm Mid-Life, as issues with her children, spouse, parents and extended family seem to emerge all at once at this time. Are they all independent occurrences, or is there a domino effect, one event triggering the other? I don’t even know where to begin to figure out answers to that depth!

I wish I knew what to ‘prescribe’ to help with what looks like a very trying time for Mdm Mid-Life. In general, she’d want to reduce the Water-ness and enhance her Fire-ness perhaps by somehow adding more Wood to the equation: Wood, after all, serves as fuel to Fire even as it exhausts Water. To suggest living in the forest or wearing green to stave off the interactions of this decade would be very superficial.

As such, I would recommend Mdm Mid-Life engage the services of a professional BaZi / Feng Shui master in order to confirm what my inexpert analysis has said, and to provide proper suggestions about what to do about it.

I’d like to take this opportunity to thank Mdm Mid-Life for her patience as her analysis got posted over the course of three weeks when in the past I made it a point to start & end an analysis within one week!

And now for the many other delayed charts…. stay tuned!

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Today let’s continue with Mdm Mid-Life and look at what interactions there are between her natal BaZi / Paht Chee chart and her current Ren Chen Luck Pillar.

 
For ages 42-51 Mdm Mid-Life is in a Ren (Yang Water) Chen (Dragon) 10-year Luck Pillar

As mentioned earlier, Mdm Mid-Life has not only shifted Luck Pillars, but also the ‘prevailing season’, from Summer/Fire to Spring/Wood. Thus overall, Mdm Mid-Life should be seeing a shift from Companions (a richness in friends, colleagues, relationships, …) to Resources (opportunities to apply thinking, knowledge, wisdom; intuition; can also indicate something about her mother; …).

Dragon “cures” the Rabbit-Rooster clash

If you recall, Mdm Mid-Life has a (separated) Rabbit-Rooster clash in her natal BaZi / Paht Chee chart which would indicate her children and their grandparents have a strained relationship.  During this 42 - 51 decade, however, the Dragon acts as a “cure” to this clash (by “combining away” the Rooster - more in the next section).  As such, it looks like this decade could be a time for reconciliation and closer family ties.

Dragon - Rooster Combination

The Dragon combines with the Rooster in the Parents’ Palace to form Metal, which is Mdm Mid-Life’s Wealth Factor.  While in general Metal is unfavourable to Mdm Mid-Life’s weak self-element, during this time of Wood that helps fuel her Fire, I think she is able to exert control over this element.  As such, this combination is favourable to her, and this would be an opportunity for her to create and/or amass Wealth.  As I’ve pointed out, though, Wealth isn’t necessarily money: the Wealth of enriching family ties is equally valid!  What to take note of is that the source of this Wealth is Mdm Mid-Life’s parents.

And is implied but not expanded above, this Dragon-Rooster combination ‘frees’ the Rabbit in the Children’s Palace, therefore making Mdm Mid-Life’s children more ‘available’ to her.

However…

Dragon-Rabbit Harm

The Dragon also interacts with the Rabbit in the Children’s Palace to form a Harm.  In general, Harms are interactions that create the feeling of betrayal; are frequently emotional in nature; and usually linger, evoking mental anguish.  Yikes!  This might mean that while Mdm Mid-Life’s children are now more ‘available’, this ‘new’ interaction might be awkward to both parties, and misunderstandings might be all too easily achieved.

Mdm Mid-Life’s natal BaZi / Paht Chee chart

Dragon - Ox Destruction

In general, Destructions indicate situations where one is forced into doing something unwanted as a consequence of previous not-so-smart actions; painting oneself into a corner, if you will.  In this case, Mdm Mid-Life might be well-advised to pay attention to what is going on between her and her spouse, since the Ox sits in her Spouse Palace.

Remember too, that the Ox provides the ‘roots’ that support the Yin Water in her chart.  This Destruction interaction thus undermines the strength of this element.  Although it’s technically an unfavourable element to Mdm Mid-Life, destabilising it would throw the entire chart off-balance, I think.  as such, Mdm Mid-Life might want to keep an eye out for some challenges relating to her Influence Factor… which could correlate to her authority and success… or it could correlate to her spouse.

So in a way, there’s a potential double-whammy in relation to Mdm Mid-Life’s spouse here.

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In summary, it looks like this current decade will be quite eventful for Mdm Mid-Life, with challenges relating to her spouse and children awaiting her.  However, she can tap into her parents for some support, probably her mother specifically; in addition, she has the influence of Spring/Wood to tap into which helps with her intelligence, wisdom and knowledge to figure out what to do.

Next, we’ll take a quick peek at some of the future Luck Pillars, to give Mdm Mid-Life a flavour of what the future holds, according to the BaZi / Paht Chee (and my inexpert interpretation!).

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… if you would like a free Paht Chee chart analysis of your own from Answers without, answers within, please take note that effective July 2009 I am no longer accepting such requests until I clear my backlog which will take me to December 2009.  May I suggest you subscribe to this blog via email or reader to keep yourself appraised of any new developments or announcements relating to this moratorium.  I hope to be accepting requests again in January 2010 in a more limited fashion.  In the meantime, I’d be happy to do Card Readings for you instead.  Please read Free Readings for You! carefully, then contact me if you’re still game.  I look forward to hearing from you.