November’s energy encourages the Xin Metal Day Master to focus on marketing opportunities that directly contribute to financial gains. This is a month for bold, aggressive marketing efforts aimed at increasing visibility, driving sales, and achieving short-term profits. However, be cautious of the temptation to show off or indulge in extravagance, as it can distract from genuine success.
Aggressive Marketing Campaigns: This month is perfect for launching aggressive marketing campaigns. Your natural charisma and the polished nature of Xin Metal make you well-suited for high-impact promotional efforts that capture attention and drive sales. The more you sell, the more financial gains you’ll achieve.
Short-Term Profits: November is ripe for short-term profit boosts, whether through flash sales, special promotions, or targeted advertising campaigns. Focus on strategies that create immediate results, such as limited-time offers or seasonal promotions that appeal to urgency.
Elevate Self-Marketing: This month supports enhancing your self-promotion game. It’s a good time to refine your personal branding, highlight your achievements, and present your skills or products in the best possible light. Embrace the spotlight and use it to your advantage.
Potential Pitfalls: Avoid Extravagance
Temptation to Show Off: With strong marketing energy comes the risk of becoming overly flashy or extravagant. Be mindful of creating a genuine image that reflects real value, rather than succumbing to the temptation of superficial appearances.
Over-Spending: The drive for high visibility can lead to overspending on marketing efforts or indulging in unnecessary luxuries. While it’s fine to invest in promotional strategies, ensure that they are aligned with your overall budget and financial goals.
NOVEMBER 2024 XIN METAL | BUSINESS: MAXIMIZE VISIBILITY, MAXIMIZE SALES
Use this month to drive an aggressive marketing push, especially if you’re aiming to end the final quarter with strong sales. Focus on campaigns that highlight the unique strengths of your products or services. Consider using targeted ads, influencer collaborations, or promotional events to boost visibility and sales.
Create strategies that yield short-term profits, such as flash sales, exclusive offers, or upsell opportunities. Use November’s energy to bring in extra revenue through marketing tactics that generate quick results.
But do remember to avoid over-promising. While the temptation to embellish your messaging may be strong, focus on creating authentic marketing materials that reflect the real value of your offerings. This approach not only drives sales but also builds long-term trust with your customers.
NOVEMBER 2024 XIN METAL | CAREER: ELEVATE YOUR PERSONAL BRAND
Use November to refine your personal brand. Update your professional profiles, showcase recent achievements, and engage in networking activities that increase your visibility. Highlight your unique strengths, skills, and accomplishments to attract new opportunities.
This is also a good month to pursue opportunities that offer short-term career gains, such as freelance projects, consulting gigs, or short-term contracts. These roles can provide an immediate cash boost while enhancing your professional reputation.
NOVEMBER 2024 XIN METAL | PERSONAL: MORE VISIBILITY, LESS EXTRAVAGANCE
Use this month to increase personal visibility within your social circles or communities. Engage in activities that put you in the spotlight, such as leading events, participating in discussions, or sharing personal achievements with friends and family.
However, do note that the Indirect Wealth sitting on Hurting Officer can be pretty flashy. Ensure that your personal spending remains controlled. Be cautious of extravagant purchases or spending beyond your means, even if the extra cash flow is tempting.
XIN METAL GENTLEMEN
If you are in the market for a potential love interest, November is the month to be more active socially. For our menfolk, the Xin Metal Day Master is also in position to take advantage of the Red Matchmaker.
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Disclaimer: Paulynne is NOT a Medical, Legal, Financial advisor or Councilor. She is a Bazi and Feng Shui Consultant who utilises her knowledge of Bazi, Qimendunjia and Feng Shui to look at the energy imprint surrounding events, situations or people. These readings are for ENTERTAINMENT PURPOSES ONLY and should NOT BE TAKEN as absolute proof or concrete evidence or advice. Please treat them as such and enjoy your time on the channel.
In September, industriousness was key for the Xin Metal Day Master, but the hard work is far from over. October 2024 presents another layer of effort as Direct Wealth sits on your Direct Resource—all within the context of a Direct Wealth year. This setup is a powerful combination that allows the Xin Metal Day Master to tap into the National Treasure star, signifying resource accumulation, transactions, and meticulous management.
If positive: This month is an excellent opportunity to increase transactions and improve resource management. You’re in a prime position to optimize your finances and build on the efforts of previous months.
If negative: You may experience a lack of external support, forcing you to lean more heavily on your independence. Learning to rely on yourself and sharpen your decision-making will be essential to overcoming any challenges.
OCTOBER 2024 XIN METAL | BUSINESS: RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
October is the perfect month for resource management and getting your business organized. With Direct Wealth in the spotlight, it’s time to focus on the nitty-gritty details that keep your business running smoothly. Whether it’s stocktaking, budgeting, or resource planning, this month calls for precision and care in managing your assets.
Think of this as a time to put systems in place that will ensure continuity and efficiency. Avoid letting anything slip through the cracks—whether it’s financial oversight, inventory mismanagement, or operational hiccups. By focusing on these key elements, you’ll position your business for consistent growth and stability, preventing any interruptions that could derail progress.
OCTOBER 2024 XIN METAL | CAREER AND PERSONAL: FINANCIAL INDEPENDENCE
In your personal life, the theme of financial independence takes center stage. This is an ideal month to focus on savings goals, budgeting, and long-term financial planning. Take a close look at your income and expenses, and see where you can cut unnecessary costs or reallocate resources for greater growth.
If financial independence is your goal, October is a great time to lay the groundwork. Set clear, actionable plans for building a stronger financial foundation, whether it’s through savings, investments, or even side income. The more you focus on gaining control over your finances, the closer you’ll be to achieving long-term independence.
CONCLUSION: BUILDING INDEPENDENCE THROUGH RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
For the Xin Metal Day Master, October is a month of detailed resource management and financial independence. In business, focus on ensuring that all components are running smoothly, from budgeting to operational efficiency. Personally, work on strengthening your financial foundation, setting savings goals, and increasing self-reliance. With careful planning and focus, you’ll emerge from this month more stable and in control of your resources.
Disclaimer: Paulynne is NOT a Medical, Legal, Financial advisor or Councilor. She is a Bazi and Feng Shui Consultant who utilises her knowledge of Bazi, Qimendunjia and Feng Shui to look at the energy imprint surrounding events, situations or people. These readings are for ENTERTAINMENT PURPOSES ONLY and should NOT BE TAKEN as absolute proof or concrete evidence or advice. Please treat them as such and enjoy your time on the channel.
Following August’s niche differentiation exercise, the Xin Metal Day Master should be ready for a pleasant month in September 2024’s Gui You (癸酉). Let’s not forget that all the Xin Metal Day Masters are going through a Direct Wealth year in 2024’s Jia Chen year. When a month comes along that strengthens your Direct Wealth, I hope you are ready to contribute.
For the Xin Metal Day Master, September 2024’s Gui You represents your Eating God sitting on Friend star. In a positive light, this enhances your intelligence, your industriousness and your ability to multi-task.
This formation also ropes in generous support from the people around you. Which is a good thing. But can spiral out of control if you become too reliant or dependent on the help of other people.
But let’s assume you are ready to work…
SEPTEMBER 2024 XIN METAL | BUSINESS: SINGLE SOURCE SOLUTION
Within the context of September 2024’s Bazi Chart, the Xin Metal Day Master’s perspective will see many needs (Direct Wealth) being met by a single source of solution or idea (Eating God). To take advantage of this, here is an opportunity to create a single-source solution that solves multiple problems or can be adapted to different industries. The Gui Water is the most versatile of the 10 Heavenly Stems. Therefore, we are talking about a versatile solution applicable to many needs.
If you are running a service-based business, it could be possible to create new lines around your core service to fill different needs. For example, a coach can just as easily position themselves as a career coach as well as a parenting coach.
However, if your business is product-based, creating a single source solution within the space of a month will be quite challenging. This is where the Rooster’s Grand Duke Combination comes in handy. Network and be on the lookout for opportunities where you can offer your solution as part of a bundle solution.
For example, you have a business selling skin lotions. You could potentially work with another facial care business to create a temporary bundle offer that will drive sales for both companies. We want to start this uptrend, because October is your Direct Wealth month.
SEPTEMBER 2024 XIN METAL | CAREER AND PERSONAL: CONTRIBUTE IDEAS
On a career and personal scale, August 2024’s suggestion for the Xin Metal was to overcome or at least decrease the level of fear of judgement. Because in September’s Gui You month, the Xin Metal Day Master has been given the opportunity to use the Grand Duke Combination by contributing your ideas and solutions.
Be on the lookout for project teams and collaborations where your input and ideas (Eating God) can make a significant contribution. Alternatively, reach out for volunteers to help kickstart one of your ideas or pet projects. Since support is high in September, let’s make the most of it.
If you are thinking that by contributing ideas, you will inevitably increase your workload, you may be right. However, October 2024 will be your Direct Wealth month anyway. Better to guide the decision-making process early before you get a ton of work dumped on you in October.
Disclaimer: Paulynne is NOT a Medical, Legal, Financial advisor or Councilor. She is a Bazi and Feng Shui Consultant who utilises her knowledge of Bazi, Qimendunjia and Feng Shui to look at the energy imprint surrounding events, situations or people. These readings are for ENTERTAINMENT PURPOSES ONLY and should NOT BE TAKEN as absolute proof or concrete evidence or advice. Please treat them as such and enjoy your time on the channel.
July 2024’s Xin Wei gave the Xin Metal Day Master a chance at self-reflection. Following that self-reflection exercise, August 2024’s Ren Shen (壬申) provides the opening for you to exploit your new discovery by creating some niche and differentiation.
What differentiates you? What sets you apart? Do you know your unique selling point? With the support of the Three Stages auxiliary star in the Monkey branch, this is a good window to pull in attention to your differentiation point.
However, because the Monkey also contains the Five Ghosts and Back Poking, your Hurting Officer sitting on Rob Wealth puts the Xin Metal at risk of feeling sensitive to every perceived slight, gossip, scandal and rumour.
To explain, the Hurting Officer represents our need for attention. The Rob Wealth represents our innate human instinct to compare. Both coming together increases our desire to win, to be the number one, to be liked. Yes, the Hurting Officer wants ‘likes’.
But within this scenario, there is opportunity for personal growth, as follows…
AUGUST 2024 XIN METAL | CAREER AND PERSONAL: OVERCOME FEAR OF JUDGEMENT
Fear of judgement is a normal human condition. It’s the invisible spotlight we all carry within us, a magnified self-awareness. But in some of us, this normative fear of judgement is magnified many times above normal. In some, fear of judgement prompts us to hesitate or perhaps even over-prepare. In others, extreme fear of judgement paralyses to the point of stagnation and social anxiety disorder.
Whether it is normal or heightened within us, overcoming this fear of judgement, or at least reducing this hyper-awareness, can go a long way to make life happier.
Conscious use of August 2024’s Ren Shen month can help you create some form of breakthrough to overcome your innate fear of judgement. Why August 2024 in particular? Hurting Officer wants attention. Rob Wealth is the judgement of many. Coming together with the Five Ghosts and Back Poking, a single raised eyebrow can lead you into a barrage of self-recriminations. But this sets the ‘mise en scene’ for exactly the chance to train your brain to overcome this fear of judgement.
It’s a matter of setting practical goals versus projection goals. It’s about taking small practical steps with a goal of achieving a personal breakthrough. It could be as simple as a relatively vulnerable social media post sharing your key learnings from 2024 so far. The objective is not to garner ‘likes’. Please don’t get into the dumps when there are only two likes. The objective is to teach your brain that you will not literally ‘die’ in the face of judgement. It’s also about internalizing the realization that most people are so caught up with their own inner world, that nobody is watching and judging you all the time.
AUGUST 2024 XIN METAL | BUSINESS: FOCUSED CONTENT MARKETING
From a business vantage point, Hurting Officer sitting on Rob Wealth, and producing Direct Wealth creates a scenario that supports focused and niche content marketing. After all, in July 2024, you had done the inner work necessary to align the voice of your business to that of your values as a business owner.
Supported by this new and enhanced voice, now is the time to anchor yourself into your niche by creating a series of focused and targeted content marketing that will resonate with your audience and followers.
Perhaps, a simple exercise in keyword research? What type of keywords resonate with both your brand value and your audience? What are they likely to search?
Gaining insights from Bazi, there are already five generic groups of behaviour that you can target. Feel free to mix and match between two groups (but not too much):
Companion Structures – individualism vs collectivism
Disclaimer: Paulynne is NOT a Medical, Legal, Financial advisor or Councilor. She is a Bazi and Feng Shui Consultant who utilises her knowledge of Bazi, Qimendunjia and Feng Shui to look at the energy imprint surrounding events, situations or people. These readings are for ENTERTAINMENT PURPOSES ONLY and should NOT BE TAKEN as absolute proof or concrete evidence or advice. Please treat them as such and enjoy your time on the channel.
Following an all-out month in June, July would be an apt time for the Xin Metal Day Master to do a quick self-check. How has 2024’s Direct Wealth year influenced you? Has it enhanced you? Changed you for the better? Who do you see now when you look into the mirror?
Xin Metal Day Masters tend to put a high (perhaps even disproportionate) weightage on respect and admiration. Used with awareness, this trait helps Xin Metal Day Masters power their way to the top of their game. But without awareness, this ‘sensitivity’ towards perceived slights, insults, and other miscellaneous injuries, can be a form of self-sabotage.
Here are the possible strategies to deploy for June 2024:
JULY 2024 | BUSINESS: AUTHENTICITY. YOUR MARKETING IS A REFLECTION OF WHO YOU ARE
What is marketing? After all the marketing courses and workshops has been registered and attended, the core of marketing is our efforts to communicate our message to our target audience. This message attempts to communicate the value our businesses offer. This value springs from our experience and beliefs. Therefore, marketing is actually a reflection of who we are as individuals and as business owners.
Whether you run a small solo-proprietor business, or a billion-dollar conglomerate, your marketing is an external manifestation of your identity. Frequently, guided by externally driven marketing ideas, we tailor our marketing efforts to what we think people want to see. But what people want to see, may not be who we really are and the type of value we really want to bring to the market. While not so much of a problem where actual physical products are concerned, this ‘gap’ between how you market and who you really are can be glaring if you are providing a service.
Which leads us to the Period 9 buzzword: Authenticity. Even more important now in the age of ChatGPT. Don’t get me wrong. The generative rise of AI is heaven-sent for the busy business owner. It saves so much time. But over-reliance on AI copywriting robs you of your voice. Ever noticed how almost everyone’s social media posts these days sound exactly the same these days?
July’s Xin Wei month is encouraging you to take a moment to reflect on the authenticity of your business practices. What are your values? What type of consumers or customers would share that value? How can you best communicate those values, in as authentic a way as possible. How consistent are you with that messaging? What stories are you telling?
JULY 2024 | CAREER AND PERSONAL: REFLECTIVE LEADERSHIP
For the career professionals and those who are in this solely for personal development, July’s 2024 Xin Wei month offers an environment that supports and encourages reflective leadership. Essentially, it’s about taking a step back to reflect upon your own innate leadership style.
Like the Fu Yin configuration in the July 2024 Bazi Chart, it’s about taking that time to look into a mirror and examine your actions, thoughts and behaviours as a leader ( be it at work, in school, or at home). Guided by the Xin Wei month, here are some areas that you could focus on:
Indirect Wealth – your broader career or personal goals, your vision of the future.
7 Killings – recognition of your biases and blind spots and how it impacts your leadership styles.
Indirect Resource – how you nurture empathy and connectivity.
Friend – enhanced learning and growth as you confront the person in the mirror
In a month where your Friend star is sitting on your Indirect Resource, it can be so easy to lose yourself in the daily bustle of life. Yet, if you take the time, you will find that there are gems within you waiting to be found.
Disclaimer: Paulynne is NOT a Medical, Legal, Financial advisor or Councilor. She is a Bazi and Feng Shui Consultant who utilises her knowledge of Bazi, Qimendunjia and Feng Shui to look at the energy imprint surrounding events, situations or people. These readings are for ENTERTAINMENT PURPOSES ONLY and should NOT BE TAKEN as absolute proof or concrete evidence or advice. Please treat them as such and enjoy your time on the channel.
For the Xin Metal Day Master, the Geng Wu (庚午) month carries the energies of your Rob Wealth sitting on your 7 Killings. The Rob Wealth forged by the 7 Killings is literally a warrior with a sword. If I put a burning sword in your hand, what are you going to use it for?
BUSINESS: FORGE A GROUP IDENTITY
For business owners, your Rob Wealth sitting on your 7 Killings is an opportunity to forge your organization into that metaphorical flaming sword I’ve been talking about. It’s about taking a look at your corporate culture and organizational ecosystem, and find ways to bring them together into a cohesive whole.
Some ideas for this: create group activities, join exhibitions, create inter-departmental competitions.
CAREER: LET THE MINIONS WORK
Rob Wealth can also mean staff. In the career realm, Xin Metal Day Masters can create room for your staff to carry the bulk of the responsibilities for you while you focus on solely on the most important.
PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT: RETAIL THERAPY
A Rob Wealth month can bring the desire to spend money. Especially in a month when your Rob Wealth counters your Direct Wealth. In the traditional interpretation of Bazi, this is a time when money is lost. This interpretation is not wrong. But the more pertinent question is: why? Why would money be lost?
Because when your Rob Wealth counters your Direct Wealth, it increases the tendencies to gamble or speculate. So if you are planning to attend any workshops or events with potential upsell, I’d suggest you leave your credit card at home.
Disclaimer: Paulynne is NOT a Medical, Legal, Financial advisor or Councilor. She is a Bazi and Feng Shui Consultant who utilises her knowledge of Bazi, Qimendunjia and Feng Shui to look at the energy imprint surrounding events, situations or people. These readings are for ENTERTAINMENT PURPOSES ONLY and should NOT BE TAKEN as absolute proof or concrete evidence or advice. Please treat them as such and enjoy your time on the channel.
May 2024 sees the Xin Metal Day Master’s Indirect Resource combining with your Direct Resource in the year. As the Indirect Resource represents health, and the Direct Wealth represents hard work and responsibilities, perhaps our illustrious Xin Metal is feeling a little worn and ragged around the edges.
WHO’S GOT TIME TO RE-CHARGE?
Time to re-charge by creating new experiences for yourself (especially true if you are a Xin Hai Day Mater!)
But how, you may ask! “Work keeps getting dumped on me!” This is where we use your Bing Fire Direct Officer to create some form of structure and process; your Wu Earth Direct Resource to train and teach methodically; and most important in this equation, your Geng Metal Rob Wealth to share the load.
Sure, a Rob Wealth can mean sharing the Wealth. But because Wealth can also mean responsibilities, May is giving you the chance to trigger a series of events to get others to carry of the responsibilities for you. Which is a heck of a lot of words to simply say: delegate!
Seriously, by May 2024, some form of delegation is in order. Let’s track backwards:
February (Bing Yin) – Direct Officer month – while others partied during Chinese New Year, you worked!
March (Ding Mao) – 7 Killings – still hard at work, solving problems and making progress.
April (Wu Chen) – Direct Resource – just when a Resource month came along and you thought you could rest, you found yourself methodically converting resource into consistent income.
If I had started the above list from December, you would be reminded that those were your Wealth months as well. So May is an apt month to start the process of delegating. A tiny peek into the immediate future, we see June bringing your Rob Wealth element into prominence!
UP PERISCOPE!
An Indirect Resource month can be a month where your ‘radar’ is at its most sensitive. There is another way to put this energy to good use. Imagine the periscope of a submarine emerging from the surface of the water to scan the surroundings, while the main body of the submarine stays safely underwater.
Similarly for the Xin Metal Day Master, May is a good month to send those feelers and antennas out – test the waters, figure out the lay of the land, listen for the latest gossips, trends and rumours, which way is the wind blowing?
Disclaimer: Paulynne is NOT a Medical, Legal, Financial advisor or Councilor. She is a Bazi and Feng Shui Consultant who utilises her knowledge of Bazi, Qimendunjia and Feng Shui to look at the energy imprint surrounding events, situations or people. These readings are for ENTERTAINMENT PURPOSES ONLY and should NOT BE TAKEN as absolute proof or concrete evidence or advice. Please treat them as such and enjoy your time on the channel.
Experience is a valuable asset that can open doors and create opportunities. However, it’s not just about the quantity of experience but also the creative ways in which we leverage it. In this blog post, we’ll explore how the Xin Metal Day Master can creatively leverage experience to unlock new possibilities and achieve greater success by using the energies of April 2024.
INDIRECT WEALTH – EATING GOD – INDIRECT RESOURCE
One of the key aspects of creative leveraging (Indirect Wealth) is the ability to identify transferable skills and knowledge (Eating God). Take stock of your past experiences (Indirect Resource) – both professional and personal – and look for common themes, skills, and lessons learned. These can form the foundation for new opportunities and endeavours.
For example, if you have a background in marketing but are interested in transitioning to a different field, such as event planning, you can leverage your marketing experience to highlight your skills in communication, project management, and budgeting, which are all relevant to event planning.
Another way to creatively leverage experience is to think outside the box and explore unconventional opportunities (Indirect Resource). Look for ways to apply your skills and knowledge in new and innovative ways. For instance, if you have a background in finance, you could explore opportunities to use your analytical skills to improve processes in a non-profit organization.
Networking is also a powerful tool for creative leveraging. Connect with people from diverse backgrounds and industries, and explore how your experience can complement theirs. You never know where a new connection might lead or what opportunities it might uncover.
Furthermore, don’t underestimate the value of continuous learning and personal development. As you gain new experiences and skills, look for ways to incorporate them into your existing knowledge base. This can not only enhance your expertise but also open up new avenues for creative leveraging.
Disclaimer: Paulynne is NOT a Medical, Legal, Financial advisor or Councilor. She is a Bazi and Feng Shui Consultant who utilises her knowledge of Bazi, Qimendunjia and Feng Shui to look at the energy imprint surrounding events, situations or people. These readings are for ENTERTAINMENT PURPOSES ONLY and should NOT BE TAKEN as absolute proof or concrete evidence or advice. Please treat them as such and enjoy your time on the channel.
After the excitement and frenetic burst of activity during Chinese New Year, March 2024’s Ding Mao (丁卯) month arrives to remind us it’s time to get back to the grind. Yup, the tedium of our daily routines and the daily humdrum of life.
AUXILIARY STARS UP FOR GRABS
With the Rabbit month comes the following Auxiliary Stars:
MARCH 2024 BAZI CHART
Let’s delve into the month’s energy with a glance at the Bazi Chart for March 2024.
At first glance, this is a very dry chart, with a self-punishment between the two Dragons and a harm with the Rabbit month. Self-punishments typically denote self-created problems while the Harm relationship in a Bazi hints at unrealistic or unmet expectations. In other words, complaints. If you happen to be in the service industry, managing expectations should be one of your top priorities in March 2024, regardless of what animal signs are in your own Bazi Chart.
This chart engenders that feeling of learned helplessness. When people feel they have no control over their situation, they may begin to behave in a helpless manner. This inaction can lead people to overlook opportunities for relief or change.
Learned helplessness is characterized by lasting symptoms such as:
Avoiding decisions (or waiting for instructions) – as characterized by the Influence Structure of the Chart
Giving up quickly – due to the lack of Metal in the Chart
Inability to tolerate frustration – as evidenced by the Dragon-Dragon self punishment
Lack of effort – a weak Day Master with a weak Wealth element
Low motivation and poor self esteem – Companion element in self-punishment between the two Dragons hinting at deeply rooted insecurities.
Passive behavior – overly strong Wood resulting in an extreme fear of change or an extreme need for control
Procrastination – the Wu Earth speciality
Refusing to try – the Heavenly Stem sees the Jia Wood producing Ding Fire which then produces the Wu Earth Day Master which is sandwiched between two Ding Fire resource stars in the Month and the Hour. This combination typically creates an expectation of being coddled. Like a baby bird sitting in its nest with its mouth wide open, waiting for mommy bird to feed it with worms.
If this were a real person, any Bazi consult worth its salt would focus on helping the Chart owner dismantle this learned behaviour or learned helplessness. But before we go there, let’s have a look at which animal signs will be most susceptible to this Chart.
ANIMAL SIGNS AFFECTED BY THE DING MAO
The Dog
A clash to the Annual Pillar and a combination to the Month Pillar could signify opportunities to gain career or business opportunities, but only if you have succeeded in changing your network or personal branding.
The Goat and/or The Pig
If you have the Goat or the Pig in your Chart, try to avoid getting accidentally drawn into other people’s drama. Unless, of course, helping people sort out the drama in their lives is how you earn a living. Then the March 2024 could be a great month. For example, if you are a life coach, you may find yourself bringing in clients with a lot of drama in their lives.
The Rooster
A combination to the Annual Pillar and a clash to the Month Pillar may signal an opportunity to change your career or business strategy due to opportunities coming in from the external.
The Rat
Focus on enacting (and enforcing) boundaries before other people’s drama becomes your own. Don’t make other people’s problems your own.
The Dragon
Work on letting go of the need for control or anger that may be fuelling you in a negative way.
The Horse
This is the best month to break a habit. Perhaps, that habit of learned helplessness?
WU EARTH DAY MASTER: DIRECT RESOURCE ON DIRECT OFFICER
In a simplified manner, Direct Officer producing Direct Resource enhances one’s reputation and social standing. Which means that March 2024 is a good month for the Wu Earth Day Master to enhance your reputation for being accountable, dependable and reliable.
Want to take this to a bigger scale? Visually, in the hands of the Wu Earth Day Master, the Ding Mao is seen as a beacon fire high on top of a mountain. Referring to the March 2024 month chart, how about using the Ding Mao’s energy to illuminate the path for others to break away from learned helplessness?
The Wu Earth, tall, strong and ever-reliable, is always the best Day Master when it comes to offering practical and supportive guidance. You could also use your authority and reputation to offer different perspectives in a given situation or impasse.
Because, 2024 is also your 7 Killings year, a good way to use the energy from March 2024 is to shore up your reputation by getting accredited or certified.
JI EARTH DAY MASTER: INDIRECT RESOURCE ON 7 KILLINGS
From a classical Bazi point of view, this is not considered a good formation. But in the spirit of the Yin-and-Yang, where there is bad, there must be good, isn’t it?
So let’s get the bad news out of the way. 7 Killings producing Indirect Resource is not great because it indicates the tendency to cause a myriad of petty problems and issues due to either sheer carelessness or recklessness. Alternatively, this could mean that you may find a preponderance of instances where you find that you have to take on other people’s problems.
But from a positive perspective, the 7 Killings can represent courage, while the Indirect Resource portrays your inner light. Put the two together, and here is an opportunity to seize that courage to confront your fears and try something new.
When the Ji Earth Day Master meets the Ding Mao, the picture that comes to mind is the old fashioned slash-and-burn agricultural technique. Let me quickly add that I’m not advocating open-burning here! Just using it as an example!
But like how burning vegetation can turn it into nutrient-rich ash that benefits the soil, here is a one-month opportunity to face down your fears, transform problems into lessons, and grow stronger as a result. In that sense, for the Ji Earth Day Master, March 2024’s Ding Mao month can represent a month of mental breakthrough. However, because this level of burning can create a lot of smoke, some cleansing tears might be expected if you go this route.
GENG METAL DAY MASTER: DIRECT OFFICER ON DIRECT WEALTH
March 2024’s Ding Mao month represents a time of execution for the Geng Metal Day Master. With your Direct Officer sitting on Direct Wealth, the discipline you invest will pay dividends in progress.
Visually, this is likened to the process of sword-smithing. A sword being forged on the anvils of willpower, tempered by the flames of adversity, and strengthened with the hammer of consistency.
March 2024’s Ding Mao energy is timely, as the Geng Metal Day Master is standing at the start of your Indirect Wealth year (the Jia Chen sees your Indirect Wealth sitting on Indirect Resource). The self-discipline you enforce in March 2024 will give you a head start to making the most of the opportunities that your Indirect Wealth year will bring.
XIN METAL DAY MASTER: 7 KILLINGS ON INDIRECT WEALTH
For the Xin Metal Day Master, with March 2024’s Ding Mao comes two propulsive energies – your 7 Killings sitting on Indirect Wealth.
With the 7 Killings comes courage, while the Indirect Wealth brings opportunities. These two expansive energies together are all about making a big impact. Like a fiery arrow arcing through the sky, it’s time to launch and go for the bullseye.
The negative part of this formation is that it encourages a tendency to speculate or impulsive decisions. Keep an eye on this effect if you are making big decisions this month.
But 7 Killings is all about expansion. While the Indirect Wealth is about leverage. Put together, March 2024 is a great month for the Xin Metal Day Master to launch that first campaign to kick off your 2024 Direct Wealth year.
REN WATER DAY MASTER: DIRECT WEALTH ON HURTING OFFICER
For the Ren Water Day Master, when your Hurting Officer produces your Direct Wealth, this is the time to celebrate and show off your achievements and accomplishments. Of course, I’m not suggesting that you should suddenly turn into an annoying braggart! But many of us don’t do enough to claim credit for our contributions! This is especially true in the Asian culture where humility and self-deprecation is the norm.
However, to progress our careers or business, some form of self-promotion is always required. Done tastefully, it does not have to be ‘fake’ or ‘forced’. Celebrating our own personal milestones (no matter how insignificant it may seem in the larger scheme of things), is very important to keep us feeling motivated and hopeful.
But if you are really resistant to that strategy, at least pick a day to focus on documenting your contributions and achievements. Exceeded your sales target? Write it down! Helped solve a problem? Put it in writing!
GUI WATER DAY MASTER: INDIRECT WEALTH ON EATING GOD
For the Gui Water Day Master, March 2024 represents your Eating God producing Indirect Wealth (yes, the coveted Eating God producing Wealth formation).
If you have something you would like to see, March 2024 is the time to do it. This is the best month to convince people of your vision for the future. Supported by your Hurting Officer year, here’s your chance to use your Gui Water innate charm and soft communication style to get others to buy into your ideas by combining creativity with financial acumen. Embrace this alignment and share your vision confidently!
Be it for career, business, or even inter-personal relationships, March 2024 represents an opportunity to get others aligned to your goals and mission.
JIA WOOD DAY MASTER: HURTING OFFICER ON ROB WEALTH
For the Jia Wood Day Master, March 2024 sees your Rob Wealth producing your Hurting Officer. At the surface level, this could cause some small potential loss of money. The cause? The Hurting Officer energy is all about performance, so there’s an element of ‘showing off’ going on here. Put the two together, and the end result is some small expenses going out because of the desire to ‘show off’.
But then again, what’s wrong with a little bit of crowing? Like seriously! If you are in the financial position to do so, why not?
However, is there a positive use of the March 2024’s energy? There are two possible uses or micro strategies available.
The first is to engage in some short-term community-driven marketing where you incentivize your community to sell for you. Think: special rebates, discounts, referral programmes, etc.
The second plausible strategy, if you have the Dog, Goat or Pig in your Bazi Chart, you could also possibly consider a short-termed joint marketing campaign with others in your industry. Perhaps even look for opportunities where you get to be a guest speaker on other people’s platforms.
Don’t like either one of the above strategies? Then use March 2024 to study your competitor’s marketing tactics and learn from them.
YI WOOD DAY MASTER: EATING GOD ON FRIEND STAR
For the Yi Wood Day Master, the advent of March 2024 is like a field of grass catching fire! Whoosh! The initial spark catches on quick, and spreads across the entire field like an inferno. In other words, if you use the energy well, your ideas will quickly gain traction and rapid adoption.
Therefore, if you have always had problems with other people accepting your ideas, March is the month to put them on the table. If you have been looking for a chance to sway a group of people, this is it!
Use this to either foster a positive working culture in your organization, foster collaboration and synergy, or even take that first brave step to start creating an online community around yourself, your products or your services.
Alternatively, grab a bunch of friends and enjoy life together.
BING FIRE DAY MASTER: ROB WEALTH ON DIRECT RESOURCE
For the Bing Fire Day Master, keeping an eye on your budget is a must when your Rob Wealth arrives on the Heavenly Stem. With the Direct Resource producing your Rob Wealth, there is a potential where you need to use your existing resources to create growth for the future. If you are using this to invest, then it’s great! But if it’s spending on expenses instead of investment, perhaps not so great.
Is there a good way to use the month’s Rob Wealth energy? This idea may not be applicable for all industries, but a mini train-the-trainer campaign could be helpful to expand your community, tribe or followers. Which means, that we can use training to create our own spokespersons who will then spread the word for us.
From a career perspective, this is also a good month to train your staff or your team. Basically, to update or upgrade their knowledge.
DING FIRE DAY MASTER: FRIEND ON INDIRECT RESOURCE
The suggested strategies for the first nine Day Masters have been external-focused. Not so for the Ding Fire Day Master. To explain, I need to refer to the energies of 2023 – the year of the Water Rabbit (Gui Mao). Water raining on the Ding Fire may result in a dampening of your passions. Somehow, in 2023, vitality was perhaps, a little lacking.
The passion and fire sparks again in March 2024. With the coming of the Wood energy in the Rabbit, the fire blooms anew, and it’s time to turn inwards to appreciate your own uniqueness, individuality and authenticity. It’s a time to celebrate, appreciate, and embrace your (many) quirks, talents and idiosyncrasies. And as you do, allow yourself to feel more vital and energized for the year ahead.
Disclaimer: Paulynne is NOT a Medical, Legal, Financial advisor or Councilor. She is a Bazi and Feng Shui Consultant who utilises her knowledge of Bazi, Qimendunjia and Feng Shui to look at the energy imprint surrounding events, situations or people. These readings are for ENTERTAINMENT PURPOSES ONLY and should NOT BE TAKEN as absolute proof or concrete evidence or advice. Please treat them as such and enjoy your time on the channel.
Looking ahead to 2024 for the Xin Metal Day Master! For you, the Jia Chen (甲辰) or Wood Dragon also ushers in Wealth energies which typically makes for a busy year ahead.
Wealth years are not so much about money. In this case, the term ‘Wealth’ refers to productivity. So, if your income is directly tied to your level of productivity, then great! But if not, then some strategy is required.
DIRECT WEALTH YEAR: HARVEST TIME!
In Bazi, the Xin Metal is sometimes visualized as sharp tools and implements like knives or scalpels. The Jia Wood, on the other hand, is pictured as a big, tall tree! Imagine trying to cut down the tree with a scalpel. It would take forever, wouldn’t it?
But there are other ways to apply this sharp knife to the tree! Specifically, we can use these sharp tools to harvest the fruits of the tree.
Therefore, for the Xin Metal Day Master, this Direct Wealth year is a year to harvest. Because your wealth, like a tree, is supposed to re-generate. 2024 should be the year you see the first fruits of your efforts from the past two Output years.
THE HARVEST EFFECT
The most obvious and glaring focus for the Xin Metal Day Master in 2024, would be the opportunity to create consistent, constant, dependable and reliable sources of income. Because the Direct Wealth is sitting on your Direct Resource, Eating God and Indirect Wealth stars – these could be either rentals, royalties, or dividends. Of course, to benefit, you must first acquire said assets.
Direct Wealth is also associated with planning. About actually getting down to the brass tacks of your strategy. For the Xin Metal Day Master, 2024 offers the opportunity to lay foundations for sustainable growth in the future through clever resource management and strategic planning.
A caution though, Direct Wealth controlling the Direct Resource can sometimes bring a feeling of lethargy. It can also create a scenario where you end up ‘busy being busy’. In this case, we need to prioritize efficiency and effectiveness consciously and mindfully. This is especially true for career professionals whose income levels are not in correlation with your productivity levels!
Disclaimer: Paulynne is NOT a Medical, Legal, Financial advisor or Councilor. She is a Bazi and Feng Shui Consultant who utilises her knowledge of Bazi, Qimendunjia and Feng Shui to look at the energy imprint surrounding events, situations or people. These readings are for ENTERTAINMENT PURPOSES ONLY and should NOT BE TAKEN as absolute proof or concrete evidence or advice. Please treat them as such and enjoy your time on the blog.
