Mao Dun

The subject is 5 years old this year, under the Yi-Wei Major Cycle. The Heavenly Stem Yi Wood (Proper Officer) of the Major Cycle is a favorable and useful god, representing self-discipline and norms. The Earthly Branch Wei Earth combines with the Wu Fire in the Month and Day pillars of the birth chart, activating and strengthening the power of the Proper Seal. The Seal star governs studies, culture, and the mother. Therefore, this period is highly suitable for elementary learning, and he can receive direct instruction and protection from his mother (the Seal star). The Year Pillar Xin-Chou clashes with the Major Cycle Yi-Wei in both Heaven and Earth, forming a Heavenly Clash and Earthly Clash, marking the first major turning point in early life, breaking open the original pattern and triggering opportunities for learning and growth. The Year Pillar carries the Heavenly Virtue Nobleman and Supreme Ultimate Nobleman, indicating that during this enlightenment stage, he could receive guidance from a noble figure (his mother) to awaken his wisdom.

The subject is under the Yi-Wei Major Cycle. The Earthly Branch Wei of the Major Cycle combines with the Wu Fire in the Month and Day pillars of the birth chart, forming a Wu-Wei combination into Fire, activating the powerful Proper Seal star in the chart. The Seal star governs studies, documents, and protection from elders; this decade is inherently favorable for learning. The Year Pillar Jia-Chen sees the Heavenly Stem Jia Wood (Seven Killings) emerge. The Seven Killings are a favorable and useful god, representing new challenges, rules, ambition, as well as intelligence and decisiveness. The Year's Seven Killings resonate with the Seven Killings in the Month Stem, and the favorable Wood energy gains strength in the Year Pillar, implying enhanced execution and self-discipline. Meanwhile, the Year's Earthly Branch Chen combines with the Hour Branch Zi and Year Branch Shen to form a Shen-Zi-Chen combination into Water, where Water is the Wealth star, also favorable, governing active thinking and the opening of wisdom. Overall, the Major Cycle's Seal star activation provides an excellent environment and internal motivation for learning, while the Year's Seven Killings bring the opportunity and pressure to receive modern education, prompting him to take a crucial step in his studies.

The subject is 14 years old this year, under the Bing-Shen Partial Seal Major Cycle, with the Year Pillar Geng-Xu. The birth chart shows excessive Fire and parched Earth, favoring Metal and Water for seasonal adjustment. The Earthly Branch Shen Metal of the Major Cycle is the Talent star, containing Ren Water (Partial Wealth), which is precisely the seasonal adjustment favorable god gaining strength, representing the activation of wisdom and financial resources. The Year's Heavenly Stem Geng Metal (Talent) emerges, directly clashing with the Year Stem Bing Fire (Partial Seal), forming the image of "Talent Controlling the Seal". This means he could use his own talent and wisdom to break free from the constraints of elders or existing frameworks and achieve academic breakthroughs. Although the Year's Earthly Branch Xu Earth is a harmful god, it semi-combines with the Wu Fire in the Month and Day pillars to form a Fire combination, further activating the Seal star, representing a supportive learning environment and teacher assistance. Meanwhile, both the Major Cycle and Year Pillar activate the Cultural Star Nobleman, indicating sharp literary thinking and smooth academic progress. In this cycle and year, with the Talent star expressing brilliance and seasonal adjustment gaining strength, it was the time for the youth to emerge and excel in his studies.

This year falls within the Bing-Shen Partial Seal Major Cycle. The Earthly Branch Shen Metal of the Major Cycle is the Talent star, containing Ren Water (Partial Wealth), which is the source of the favorable Water energy needed in the chart. The Year Pillar Gui-Chou sees the Heavenly Stem Gui Water (Proper Wealth) emerge, combining with the Day Master Wu Earth, forming a "Wealth Combination". Moreover, the Chou branch also contains Gui Water, indicating the favorable Water energy emerges in the Heavenly Stem and gains strength in the Earthly Branch, greatly benefiting studies and reputation. The Year Pillar carries the Heavenly Virtue Nobleman, Supreme Ultimate Nobleman, and State Seal, indicating noble support and official recognition. More crucially, the Major Cycle repeats the Year Pillar, activating the Cultural Star Nobleman. The Year Pillar also sees the seasonal adjustment god Ren Water gain strength, effectively alleviating the chart's fiery dryness, leading to clear thinking and a flow of literary ideas, enabling him to stand out and top the important examination.

This year is the final year of the Bing-Shen Major Cycle, with the Year Pillar Bing-Chen. The birth chart is fiery and parched, most in need of Water for seasonal adjustment and moistening. The Year's Earthly Branch Chen combines with the Year Pillar's Shen and Hour Pillar's Zi to form a Shen-Zi-Chen Triple Water Combination, gathering the energy of the favorable Water (Wealth star) to its peak. Water governs wisdom, circulation, and wealth, aligning with entering the Commercial Press, an institution focused on cultural dissemination and knowledge circulation. The Heavenly Stems of both the Major Cycle and Year Pillar are Bing Fire (Partial Seal), which can indicate overthinking, but the Year's Earthly Branch combines to produce strong Water, sufficient to balance the chart's dryness, forming a circulating pattern of "Fire-Earth generates Metal, Metal generates Water". Meanwhile, the Cultural Star Nobleman from the Major Cycle resonates in the Year Pillar, benefiting learning, documentation, and cultural work, providing an excellent astrological opportunity for this career starting point.

This year falls within the Ding-You Major Cycle (Proper Seal Cycle). The Heavenly Stem Ding Fire (Proper Seal) of the Major Cycle combines with the Hour Pillar's Ren Water (Partial Wealth), activating the spouse palace and Wealth star. The Year Pillar Ding-Si sees the Heavenly Stem Ding Fire (Proper Seal) emerge again, combining with the Hour Pillar's Ren Water (Partial Wealth, spouse star) into Ren-Ding combination into Wood, drawing the spouse star into the chart—a typical indication of a marriage period. The Earthly Branches You and Si semi-combine into Metal, activating the Major Cycle's You Metal (Hurt Officer), which also governs desire and expression, indicating active inner emotions. Although excessive Fire and Earth in the chart are harmful, the Heavenly Stems of both the Major Cycle and Year Pillar are Seal stars. The Seal star represents family, elders, and stability, indicating this marriage received family support and blessings, establishing a stable, long-lasting foundation. Although the Year Pillar carries Clash and Break with the Year Ruler, indicating change and tests, the Seal star combines with the spouse star, directing the energy of change towards the major life event of marriage.

This year is the Geng-Shen (Talent) Year. The Talent star governs talent, ideas, and expression, aligning with the opportunity to lead a literary magazine and publish literary views. The Year's Earthly Branch Shen Metal semi-combines with the Hour Branch Zi Water into a Water combination. Water is his favorable Wealth star, meaning his ideas (Talent) could be transformed into tangible achievements and influence (Wealth). Furthermore, Shen is the Horse Star, governing change and travel, corresponding to job changes and proactive moves in his career. Meanwhile, the Year Pillar shows the Cultural Star Nobleman, greatly benefiting literary affairs, editing, and creation. From a structural perspective, his chart features Blade Controlling Killings. The Seven Killings represent boldness and reformist spirit. The emergence of the Year's Talent star forms the favorable combination of "Talent Controlling Killings", enabling him to use sharp writing and firm stance (Talent) to驾驭 and promote his literary ideals (Killings), demonstrating strong leadership and innovative ability.

This year falls within the Ding-You Proper Seal Major Cycle. The emergence of the Heavenly Stem Ding Fire (Proper Seal) represents the manifestation of ideas, reputation, and organizational ability. The Year Pillar Geng-Shen sees the Heavenly Stem Talent emerge, governing talent display, idea expression, and association. The Year's Earthly Branch Shen semi-combines with the Hour Branch Zi Water into a Water combination. Water is the chart's Wealth star and seasonal adjustment god. Water can moisten dryness, inspiring creativity and initiative. The Year Pillar carries the Cultural Star Nobleman, greatly benefiting literary affairs, making it an excellent time to initiate a literary group and establish literary doctrines. The combined effect of the Major Cycle and Year Pillar channels the chart's abundant Seal star energy (thought, culture) through the avenues of Talent (expression, creation) and Wealth (reality, life), perfectly aligning with the realist concept of "art for life's sake".

This year is within the Ding-You Proper Seal Major Cycle, with the Year Pillar Geng-Shen (Talent) emerging. The Heavenly Stem Ding Fire of the Major Cycle is the Proper Seal, representing thought, belonging, and protection, activating the abundant Seal star energy in the chart, enriching his spiritual world and inclining him to seek like-minded companions in thought and organizational reliance. The Year's Earthly Branch Shen is the Horse Star, semi-combining with the Hour Branch Zi Water into a Water combination. Water is the Wealth star, also governing movement and change, precisely the image of "Horse meets Wealth, success through movement", hence the family relocation. Meanwhile, the Earthly Branch You Metal of the Major Cycle is the Heavenly Virtue Nobleman, and the Year Pillar also carries Cultural Star and Lucky Star noblemen, facilitating contact with new environments and people, providing a favorable astrological opportunity for joining early revolutionary activities.

This year falls within the Ding-You Major Cycle (1917-1926). The emergence of the Heavenly Stem Ding Fire (Proper Seal) represents that his spiritual world is seeking and establishing a firm belief system. The Year Pillar Xin-You sees the Heavenly Stem Hurt Officer emerge. The Hurt Officer governs innovation, challenge, and action, forming a variant pattern of "Hurt Officer Controlling Killings" with the Seven Killings in the chart, channeling personal talent and boldness into the grand cause of transforming the world. The Earthly Branches of both the Major Cycle and Year Pillar are You Metal, the favored Talent/Hurt Officer in the chart, representing the combination of wisdom and action. Meanwhile, the Year Pillar shows the Heavenly Virtue Nobleman, facilitating connections with important contacts and organizations. His chart inherently features Blade Controlling Killings, possessing strong leadership and revolutionary qualities. The activation by the Major Cycle and Year Pillar this year precisely reflects the astrological manifestation of him combining personal energy with the mission of the times to join organized revolutionary work.

This year is within the Ding-You Major Cycle (1917-1926). The emergence of the Heavenly Stem Ding Fire (Proper Seal) represents the manifestation of thought, writing, and reputation. The Year Pillar Yi-Chou sees the Heavenly Stem Yi Wood (Proper Officer) emerge, mixing with the Month Pillar's Jia Wood (Seven Killings) to form a mix of Officer and Killings. Although mixed, the Officer/Killings are favorable gods, representing pressure, challenges in career, and recognition in official/public spheres. The Earthly Branches You and Chou semi-combine into a Metal combination, activating the Major Cycle's You Metal (Hurt Officer). The Hurt Officer governs talent, expression, and rebellious spirit, resonating with the Year Pillar's Shen Metal (Talent), forming the image of Talent/Hurt Officer Generating Wealth (Ren Water Partial Wealth within Shen), transforming intellectual talent into influential real-world results. The Year's Earthly Branch Chou Earth combines with the Hour Pillar's Zi Water (Body Palace Geng-Zi) in a Zi-Chou combination, activating the Wealth star, also meaning his theory would be closely integrated with social reality (Wealth star). The Year Pillar carries the State Seal Nobleman, governing documents, seals, and official recognition, precisely corresponding to publishing an important theoretical essay. This year, the energy of the Blade Controlling Killings pattern is activated by the Major Cycle's Seal star and the Year's Officer star, channeling his strong personal will and talent through systematic theoretical construction (Seal), laying the ideological foundation for his leadership in the literary front.

This year is the Bing-Yin Year, which clashes with the Year Pillar Bing-Shen in a Shen-Yin clash, constituting a Clash with the Year Ruler, indicating major life changes and奔波. The Year's Earthly Branch Yin Wood is the Seven Killings, a favorable god in the chart, representing career, power, and execution. Seven Killings gaining strength means obtaining a platform to realize ambitions amidst turbulence. The Year's Yin Wood, along with the chart and Major Cycle, forms the image of Officer Generating Seal (Yin Wood generates Wu Fire, Wu Fire generates the Day Master Wu Earth), enabling the combination of revolutionary ideals (Seal star) with military action (Seven Killings). Meanwhile, the Year Pillar carries the Horse Star, corresponding to the image of traveling far for the appointment. The Ding-You Major Cycle is about to end, and the Year's Heavenly Stem Bing Fire (Partial Seal) emerges, reinforcing the astrological characteristics of ideological dissemination and educational work, precisely matching the role of "political instructor".

This year sees the intersection of the Wu-Xu Peer Star Major Cycle and the Ding-Mao Proper Seal Year. The Major Cycle brings strong Earth and Peer stars, which are harmful gods gaining strength, indicating increased competition and environmental changes, prompting him to leave the original organization (Peer star represents peers, competition). The Year's Heavenly Stem Ding Fire (Proper Seal) combines with the Hour Stem Ren Water (Partial Wealth) into Ren-Ding combination into Wood. Wood is a favorable god, and the Officer/Killings star is activated, representing a fundamental shift in career direction. Meanwhile, the Year's Earthly Branch Mao Wood combines with the Major Cycle's Earthly Branch Xu Earth into Mao-Xu combination into Fire. Fire is the Seal star, governing documents, thought, and creation; this combination powerfully activates creative energy. The Major Cycle carries the Canopy Star, and the Year Pillar also encounters the Supreme Ultimate Nobleman, precisely a period for deep reflection, inner dialogue, and breakthroughs in the spiritual realm. The chart's Blade Controlling Killings pattern enables the transformation of immense inner conflict and era turmoil (Seven Killings) into profound literary creation (Talent/Hurt Officer expresses brilliance). The 'Eclipse' trilogy is precisely the astrological projection of his inner "disillusionment, vacillation, pursuit".

The subject is in the Wu-Xu Peer Star Major Cycle, with the Year Pillar Ji-Si (Robbery Wealth). The chart itself is fiery, parched, with an extremely strong Seal star, and the Major Cycle and Year Pillar encounter Fire-Earth harmful gods, which could easily lead to complacency and rigid thinking. However, the Year's Heavenly Stem Ji Earth (Robbery Wealth) combines with the Month Stem Jia Wood (Seven Killings) into Jia-Ji combination into Earth. This combination resolves the pressure of the Seven Killings on the Day Master, transforming the energy representing career challenges and pioneering spirit ("Seven Killings") into thick Earth. Although it's a harmful god, it indirectly serves the function of "transforming Killings into Seal", enabling the subject to focus his abundant energy and thinking power on the academic research field requiring deep accumulation. The Year's Earthly Branch Si Fire activates the Year Pillar's Shen Metal, forming a "Si-Shen combination into Water". Although it's a broken combination, it subtly draws the Water energy of the Wealth star, suggesting the transformation of talent (Talent star Shen Metal) into tangible results (Wealth). Additionally, the Year Pillar simultaneously shows the Heavenly Official Nobleman and Literary Hall, indicating outstanding literary talent and ease in gaining official or academic recognition and opportunities for display. Therefore, within the seemingly stagnant harmful god Major Cycle, relying on the special combination and nobleman blessings of the Year Pillar, the subject was able to consolidate his talent and complete and publish this foundational academic work.

This year falls within the Wu-Xu Peer Star Major Cycle, where overall fortune is affected by the harmful god Earth's strength, with competition and pressure coexisting. However, the arrival of the Ren-Shen Year becomes a key turning point. The Year's Heavenly Stem Ren Water is the Day Master Wu Earth's Partial Wealth and, more importantly, the urgently needed seasonal adjustment god in the chart, capable of relieving midsummer's dryness, bringing inspiration and wealth opportunities. The Earthly Branch Shen Metal is the Talent star, generating Ren Water, forming the favorable combination of "Talent Generates Wealth", beneficial for showcasing talent and transforming it into achievements. The Year Pillar carries both the Cultural Star Nobleman and the Horse Star, indicating a flow of literary ideas, vigorous creativity, and rapid dissemination of works. Although the Heavenly Stems of the Major Cycle and Year Pillar (Wu and Ren) clash, creating pressure, the favorable god Ren Water is effective, precisely transforming pressure into the depth and breadth of creation, ultimately achieving this literary masterpiece analyzing the era.