Han Yu

This year, Han Yu was under the Jiazi Major Fate Cycle. The Heavenly Stem Jia Wood (Official Star) emerged, which typically indicates career advancement. However, Han Yu was only three years old, so this Official Star more represents discipline and responsibility from family and elders. The Year Pillar was Xinhai, where the Earthly Branch Hai (Water) clashes with the Year Pillar's Shen (Metal), forming a Clash with Tai Sui, signifying instability in the family foundation and susceptibility to sudden changes. Crucially, the Year Branch Hai forms a Self-Punishment with the Month Branch Hai. The Month Pillar represents the parents' and siblings' palace, and Self-Punishment intensifies internal unrest and loss. Han Yu's Bazi has an extremely strong Wealth Star (Water) as a negative element. Both the Major Fate Cycle and the Year Pillar strengthened the Water element. An overly strong Wealth Star overcomes the Resource Star (Fire). The Resource Star represents the mother and protection, while an overly strong Wealth Star harms the father, precisely corresponding to the father's early death and the sudden weakening of family protection. The Major Fate Cycle's Heavenly Stem Jia combines with the Day Stem Ji, but the Earthly Branches Zi and Wei clash, foretelling a pull between external circumstances (officialdom) and internal foundation (family), changing his life's trajectory from this point.

This was the Ding-Si Year, which forms a Heavenly Clash and Earthly Clash (Ding clashes with Gui, Si clashes with Hai) with the natal chart's Month Pillar Guihai. This is an extremely turbulent signal in fate analysis. The Month Pillar represents the parents' and siblings' palace; this clash triggers drastic changes in the family foundation. The Year Branch Si also forms a mutual punishment and breaking with the Year Branch Shen, intensifying harm and damage. Simultaneously, the Major Fate Cycle Jiazi and the Hour Pillar Gengwu form a Repetition (Fu Yin), indicating inner pain, lamentation, and susceptibility to mourning events. The叠加 of multiple inauspicious signs precisely corresponds to the major upheaval of his brother's death and the family's decline.

This year, Han Yu was under the Yichou Major Fate Cycle of Seven Killings. The Major Fate Cycle forms a Heavenly Clash and Earthly Clash with his Day Pillar Jiwei, indicating a major life transition period of dramatic career changes and challenges, corresponding to his journey to the capital for exams. The Year Pillar was Bingyin. The Heavenly Stem Bing Fire (Resource Star) emerged as a favorable element, representing study, documents, and reputation, beneficial for examinations. The Earthly Branch Yin Wood (Official Star) is the career star, and the Hai-Yin combination into Wood activates the Wealth and Official stars in the Month Pillar, signaling a strong opportunity to gain rank through official examinations (imperial exams). However, the Year Pillar clashes and punishes the Natal Year Pillar Shen, forming a Clash with Tai Sui and Punishment from Tai Sui, indicating disruptive changes and interpersonal tests. Coupled with the excessively strong Wealth Star (a negative element) in his natal chart, representing practical obstacles and fierce competition, although he had talent (Hurt Officer emerges) and opportunity (Official nourishes Resource), he repeatedly failed due to factors like his humble origins (Robbery of Wealth in Year Pillar, clashes and punishments).

This year, Han Yu was 24 and under the Bingyin Major Fate Cycle. The Major Fate Cycle's Heavenly Stem Bing Fire is the favorable 'temperature regulator' element, warming the chart and representing support from noble people and the manifestation of talent. The Earthly Branch Yin Wood is the Official Star, and it combines with the Month Pillar's Hai Water, forming the auspicious patterns of 'Official Nourishes Resource' and 'Wealth Combines with Official', greatly benefiting career and rank. The Year Pillar was Renshen. Although it clashes with the Major Fate Cycle, seeming turbulent, the Year Branch Shen Metal half-combines with the Hour Pillar's Zi Water into a Water formation, activating the Wealth Star. Moreover, the Heavenly Stem Ren Water (Wealth Star) emerges, with Wealth generating the Official, precisely the image of using talent (Hurt Officer) to seek rank (Official Star). Even better, the Year Pillar gathered three major auspicious stars: Wenchang, Tianyi, and Fuxing, indicating literary brilliance and recognition by noble people. Therefore, beneath the seemingly turbulent surface of the year, the core Official-Resource energy in his chart was fully activated by the Major Fate Cycle, ultimately breaking through obstacles to achieve success.

This year was within the Bingyin Major Fate Cycle of Resource Star. The Major Fate Cycle's Heavenly Stem Bing Fire is a favorable element, originally indicating support from noble people and talent manifestation. The Year Pillar was Yihai. The Heavenly Stem Yi Wood (Seven Killings) emerges, representing strong ambition, desire for achievement, and external pressure. Seven Killings is a favorable element for the Day Master Ji Earth, which should bring career opportunities and responsibility. However, the Year Branch Hai Water combines with the Major Fate Cycle Branch Yin Wood (Yin-Hai combine into Wood), seemingly strengthening the Official/Killing power. But Hai Water is a negative element in his chart, and Hai forms Self-Punishment and clashes with Shen, activating turbulence in the Month Pillar's Wealth Star. This creates a contradictory situation: 'Killings Generate Resource' yet 'Wealth Damages Resource'. The ambition brought by the Seven Killings (seeking office) is disrupted and undermined by the strong negative Wealth Star (practical obstacles, social complexities). Although the Major Fate Cycle's Resource Star is present, it is constrained by the Year's Clash with Tai Sui and punishments, leading to ineffective noble support and unfulfilled requests. His natal chart has a Wu-Gui combination into Fire, suggesting transformation of Wealth into Resource, but the Year's strong Water prevents this transformation, instead increasing obstruction. Therefore, the strong desire for official recognition (petitioning) met with the cold reality of no response, precisely reflecting the fate principle of 'Favorable Element Being Restrained'.

This year, Han Yu was under the Bingyin Major Fate Cycle. The Major Fate Cycle's Heavenly Stem Bing Fire (Resource Star) emerges, his most favored 'temperature regulator' element, representing support from noble people and literary brilliance. The Year Pillar was Bingzi, with Bing Fire (Resource Star) emerging again, doubling the Resource Star energy. This indicates talent is easily recognized and strong learning/adaptability, hence his recommendation by Dong Jin and acquisition of an important post. The Major Fate Cycle Branch Yin combines with the Month Pillar's Hai (Hai-Yin combine into Wood). Wood is his Official Star, indicating increased career opportunities and responsibility. Simultaneously, Yin is the Travel Star; being combined indicates travel and change due to career, corresponding to his assignment to the Xuanwu Army. The Year Branch Zi is the Tianyi Noble Person and Leader Star, enhancing his interpersonal relationships and leadership potential within a team, beneficial for meeting like-minded individuals. This cycle and year, the 'Official Nourishes Resource' pattern was effective, a key period for career起步 and networking.

This year, Han Yu was under the Dingmao Major Fate Cycle. The Major Fate Cycle's Heavenly Stem Ding Fire (Indirect Resource) emerges as a favorable element, indicating support from noble people and talent manifestation. The Earthly Branch Mao Wood (Seven Killings) forms a Hai-Mao-Wei Three-Combination Wood Formation with the natal chart's Month and Day Pillars (Hai, Wei). Wood represents Official/Killing stars, signifying career, fame, and responsibility. This combination greatly enhances Official/Killing power,预示 a powerful integration and breakthrough in career. The Year Pillar was Xinsi. The Earthly Branch Si Fire (Resource Star) is the favorable 'temperature regulator' element. It combines with the Year Pillar's Shen Metal, activating the palace representing documents, elders, and reputation. The appearance of the Si Fire Resource Star corresponds to the image of 'recommendation by a noble person' and 'entering the central educational institution'. Simultaneously, the Major Fate Cycle's auspicious stars Heavenly Official Noble Person and Leader Star appear together, indicating a bright official path and the display of leadership ability. Overall, this was a year where favorable elements gathered and Official nourished Resource, making key career progress natural.

This year, Han Yu was under the Dingmao Major Fate Cycle, and the Year Pillar was Guiwei. The Major Fate Cycle and the natal chart's Month Pillar Hai and Day Pillar Wei form a Hai-Mao-Wei Three-Combination Wood Formation. Wood is the Seven Killings (Official/Killing), a favorable element in his Bazi. This formation greatly enhances his sense of responsibility, decisiveness, and career ambition, precisely when the Leader Star appears and the Tianyi Noble Person assists, intending to make a significant impact in officialdom and uphold justice. However, the Year Heavenly Stem Gui Water (Indirect Wealth) clashes with the Major Fate Cycle Heavenly Stem Ding Fire (Indirect Resource), forming the pattern of 'Wealth Damages Resource'. This represents his upright words (Resource Star governs reputation, documents) offending the powerful (Wealth Star can represent superiors, practical interests), leading to damaged reputation and position change. Simultaneously, the Day Master Ji Earth overcomes the Year's Gui Water, which is also the Hurt Officer (Geng Metal) generating Wealth (Gui Water) before the Wealth Star challenges the Day Master, forming a conflict pattern similar to 'Hurt Officer Challenges Official',预示 punishment for speech. This year, the immense career energy (Three-Combination Official/Killing) intertwined with intense现实 conflict (Wealth clashes Resource) achieved his highlight moment as a remonstrating official and the ensuing fate of demotion. The birth of 'On Teachers' was precisely the brilliant迸发 of his Indirect Resource (thought, writing) energy under pressure.

This year, Han Yu was 37, under the Dingmao Major Fate Cycle of Indirect Resource, Year Pillar Yiyou. The Major Fate Cycle and Year Pillar form a 'Mao-You Clash', impacting the 'Leader Star' representing leadership and official career. The Year Heavenly Stem Yi Wood (Seven Killings) emerges. Seven Killings is an Official Star, indicating career change and responsibility. Yi Wood is his favorable element, meaning a new official appointment. However, the Major Fate Cycle Branch Mao Wood (Seven Killings) clashes with the Year Branch You Metal (Food God), forming a hidden worry of 'Hurt Officer Challenges Official'. The Food God represents thought and talent; being clashed leads to inner discontent and limited talent施展. Simultaneously, the Major Fate Cycle and the natal Month Pillar have a 'Gui-Ding Clash', activating the Wealth Star, also hinting at environmental changes due to the imperial succession (Xianzong's accession). Therefore, although there were signs of promotion (Seven Killings favorable), the position did not meet inner expectations (Mao-You clash, Food God harmed), hence the feeling of 'promotion yet失落'.

This Year Pillar was Xinmao. The Heavenly Stem Xin Metal (Food God) emerges, indicating outward display of talent, beneficial for writing and expressing thoughts. The Earthly Branches form a Hai-Wei-Mao Three-Combination Wood Formation. Wood is the Official/Killing star, a favorable element in his chart. This combination greatly enhances the power of the career star, representing recognition and support from official authority, precisely corresponding to the key moment his essay won Chancellor Pei Du's admiration. The Year Pillar's auspicious stars include the Leader Star and Heavenly Official Noble Person, indicating holding important positions within a team and gaining noble recognition, highly consistent with his Imperial Academy post and Pei Du's admiration. However, the Major Fate Cycle Wuchen represents Robbery of Wealth, and the Year Mao clashes with the Major Fate Cycle Chen,暗示 complex workplace relationships, susceptibility to competition and exclusion—this is the fate background of his 'repeated demotions'. Simultaneously, the Major Fate Cycle and the natal chart form a Shen-Zi-Chen Three-Combination Water Formation. Water is his negative element Wealth Star, meaning during this stage, he was deeply concerned with gains and losses of现实 fame,承受 mental pressure,催生了 the profound self-mockery and reflection in 'An Explication of Entering upon Official Life'.

This year, Han Yu was under the Wuchen Major Fate Cycle of Robbery of Wealth. The Major Fate Cycle forms a Shen-Zi-Chen Three-Combination Water Formation with the Year and Hour Pillars. The negative element Water (Wealth Star) is extremely strong, indicating a complex environment prone to disputes over wealth and fame. The Year Pillar was Jiawu. The Heavenly Stem Jia Wood (Official Star) emerges and combines with the Day Master Ji Earth (Ji-Jia combine into Earth), forming 'Official Combines with Me', a typical sign of career promotion, corresponding to his promotion to Central Secretariat secretary. However, the Year Branch Wu Fire clashes with the Hour Pillar's Zi Water (Zi-Wu clash), activating the combination of Hurt Officer (Geng Metal) Challenges Official (Jia Wood). The Hurt Officer represents talent, writing, and nonconformity; the Official Star represents rules and propriety. Hurt Officer Challenges Official brings manifold troubles. The 'improper address' in his writing is the manifestation of this sign, where talent反而 becomes a source of trouble, leading to quick transfer from the key post after promotion. The Day Pillar and Year Pillar form a Heaven-Earth Double Combination (Jiwei combines with Jiawu),表面风光无限, but internally undercurrents surge due to the clash activating the negative Water formation,最终好事多磨.

This year, Han Yu was at the交界点 between the Wuchen and Jisi Major Fate Cycles, a turbulent period. The Year Pillar Jiwei (819 AD) forms a Repetition (Fu Yin) with his natal Day Pillar Jiwei, intensifying conflicts between himself and his environment. The Earthly Stem Ji (Companion) emerges, representing colleagues or his own actions, appearing together with the Hour Pillar's Hurt Officer Geng Metal, forming the classic 'Hurt Officer Challenges Official' combination, indicating offense to authority through speech or writing. His Bazi's Month Branch Hai Water (Wealth Star) contains Jia Wood (Official Star), representing the court and emperor. The Year Branch Wei Earth forms a拱合 Wood formation with the Month Branch Hai, seemingly giving the Official Star a root. However, the即将进入 Jisi Major Fate Cycle has Si Fire clashing with Hai Water, the Official Star's root is clashed, meaning the foundation of his official position is shaken, and imperial favor is lost. Simultaneously, Si is the Travel Star, corresponding to the sign of long-distance travel, hence this calamity of demotion to Lingnan.

This year, Han Yu was under the Jisi Major Fate Cycle, Year Pillar Gengzi. The Major Fate Cycle's Earthly Branch Si Fire is the禄地 of the favorable 'temperature regulator' element Bing Fire, the key to驱寒暖土 in the entire chart. This indicates life迎来 breakthrough opportunities, beneficial for realizing ambitions. The Year Heavenly Stem Geng Metal (Hurt Officer) emerges, representing talent, reform, and decisiveness, echoing the natal Hour Pillar's Hurt Officer, forming a flowing pattern of 'Hurt Officer Generates Wealth'. The Hurt Officer governs reform; the Wealth Star (Water) is a negative element, representing the social ills and陋习 needing governance. With his Day Master Ji Earth self, supported by the Major Fate Cycle's Companion (Ji Earth), he became strong enough to handle Wealth and Official stars. Therefore, this year he could forcefully abolish恶俗 and implement benevolent governance, precisely the体现 of the favorable regulator element发力 and Hurt Officer talent used for righteous purposes.

This was the Jiachen Year, under the Jisi Major Fate Cycle. The Year Heavenly Stem Jia Wood (Official Star) combines with the Day Master Ji Earth, seemingly the peak of career fame, but actually a 'draining combination'—表面风光,内里消耗. More critically, the Year Branch Chen forms a Three-Combination Water Formation with the natal Year Branch Shen and Hour Branch Zi (Life Palace Jiazhi). Water is the negative element in his Bazi, and its power is extremely strong, severely draining the Day Master's vital energy. The Major Fate Cycle Jisi and the Month Pillar Guihai form a 'Double Clash' (Si-Hai clash). This is a 'Foundation-Clashing Major Fate Cycle', violently动摇 the foundation of life, indicating a major test for health and longevity. The Year Pillar's auspicious star shows 'Huagai', which, while indicating talent manifestation, also signifies solitude and withdrawal. Overall, the泛滥 negative Water formation, combined with clashes and drains, severely耗泄 and动摇 the Day Master Ji Earth, ultimately exhausting the lamp oil and causing the巨星陨落.