Wu Zetian

This year, Wu Zetian was in the Yi Chou Rob Wealth Major Period, with the year pillar being Ding You Hurting Officer. Her Day Master, Jia Wood, is strong, and she takes the Seven Killings (Geng Metal) as the Husband Star and as a favorable element. The year branch You is the Direct Officer, activating the Seven Killings Geng Metal in the Hour Pillar. The energy of the Officer/Killings Husband Star was activated, directly corresponding to the pattern 'for a female chart, the Officer/Killings represent the husband'. This is a strong signal for encountering nobility and entering marriage (or a marriage-like relationship). Simultaneously, the year carries the Peach Blossom star, and the major period has the Heavenly Joy star, indicating outstanding appearance and being well-liked, which aligns perfectly with her selection into the palace. The major period heavenly stem Yi Wood is Rob Wealth, which is a conflicting element signifying competition. However, the earthly branch Chou is a wealth treasury and combines with the Zi water in the Hour Pillar, showing a pattern of wealth coming to combine with me. This means she gained access to a higher platform through a certain 'resource' (in this case, her own beauty and talent).

This year, she was in the Jia Zi Major Period. The period branch Zi Water clashes with the day branch Wu Fire (Spouse Palace), activating the emotional sector, indicating a decade of changeable romantic paths. The year is Gui Mao. Mao Wood is the Peach Blossom Misfortune, and Mao Wood is also the Rob Wealth (Jie Cai) of the Day Master Jia Wood (a conflicting element gaining strength), representing a tendency to encounter special connections and competition in interpersonal relationships. The year branch Mao forms a Zi-Mao Punishment with the major period branch Zi and the hour pillar branch Zi, punishing the Hour Pillar (Children Palace) and the Seal Star. This signifies changes in the family and palace environment, with personal affection sprouting amidst complex circumstances. The year heavenly stem Gui Water (Direct Seal) appears as the regulating favorable element, indicating that this encounter and status elevation (the Crown Prince's installation) carried the color of noble introduction and fateful arrangement. Although the environment was unsettled and punishing, it was the foreshadowing of a major future turning point.

This year, the chart owner entered the Gui Hai Direct Seal Major Period. The major period heavenly stem Gui Water is the regulating favorable element, which could have brought wisdom and noble support. However, the earthly branch Hai Water combines with the month branch Yin Wood into Yin-Hai Combining into Wood, transforming the water energy into the conflicting element Wood. This exacerbates the imbalance of Excessive Wood Stoking the Fire in the natal chart, leading to excessive self-awareness within a restrictive environment. The year is Ji You. The heavenly stem Ji Earth (Direct Wealth) combines with the heavenly stems Jia Wood in the Year, Day, and Hour Pillars (Jia-Ji Combining into Earth). While this appears as wealth coming to combine with the self, the combination does not fully transform, instead creating entanglements. Furthermore, it combines and restrains the Companions (Bi Jian), meaning peers and colleagues (other consorts in the harem) all lost their support due to the emperor's death, and she was no exception. The year branch You Metal is the Direct Officer, originally a favorable element, but its power is isolated and drained by the major period Hai Water, making it difficult to rescue the Day Master. The Shen-Hai Harm activates the Year Pillar foundation, representing damage from family and old foundations (her palace status). Overall, the conflicting Wood energy from the major period and year was rampant, while the favorable Metal (Officer/Killings) was weak. The protection brought by the Direct Seal major period (Emperor Taizong) vanished, hence this major life turning point of being forced to leave the center of power and enter a dormant period.

This year was within the Gui Hai Direct Seal Major Period. The major period earthly branch Hai forms a Wu-Hai Hidden Combination with the Day Pillar branch Wu, indicating that private, secret emotional connections would become active. The year is Geng Xu. The heavenly stem Geng Metal (Seven Killings, Husband Star) appears, and together with the heavenly stems Jia Wood in the Year, Day, and Hour Pillars, it forms an intense situation of Three Jia Clashing with One Geng, strongly activating the Spouse Palace and Husband Star. This signifies a major upheaval and turning point in the emotional world. Simultaneously, the year branch Xu forms a Yin-Wu-Xu Triple Fire Combination with the natal month branch Yin and day branch Wu. Fire represents her Resource Stars (Shi Shang), symbolizing emotional expression and desire. The powerful triple combination makes her emotions blaze intensely and openly, prompting active pursuit. The major period star Literary Hall (Ci Guan) also enhances her verbal persuasiveness. The convergence of these signals is precisely the astrological manifestation of rekindled old love and a breakthrough in the relationship.

The year Xin Hai was a crucial turning point for Wu. The year heavenly stem Xin Metal (Direct Officer) combines with the month pillar heavenly stem Bing Fire (Resource Star), forming Bing-Xin Combining into Water. The Officer Star actively comes to combine, a strong signal of career opportunities and official recognition, corresponding to her being summoned back to the palace after leaving monastic life. The year branch Hai Water combines with the month pillar branch Yin Wood into Yin-Hai Combining into Wood, forming a Heaven and Earth Double Combination. This indicates smoothness both internally and externally, with ample support, marking a key period for forming a favorable union (entering the palace) and career takeoff. Simultaneously, Hai Water has a hidden combination with the day branch Wu Fire, activating the Spouse and Children Palaces. Combined with the year combining with the month pillar's child star, this corresponds to the key life events of being pregnant before entering the palace and giving birth after entering. The major period and year branches Hai-Hai form a self-punishment, indicating trivial annoyances. However, with the Literary Hall (Ci Guan) noble star's support, her words and wisdom could be displayed within the palace, laying a solid foundation for her subsequent political career.

This year, the year pillar Ren Zi forms a Heavenly Clash and Earthly Clash with the chart owner's Day Pillar Jia Wu. The Day Pillar represents the self and the spouse's palace; this clash signifies a dramatic change, indicating a major breakthrough in status, environment, and emotions. The year heavenly stem Ren Water is the Indirect Seal, and the year branch Zi Water is the Direct Seal. Water is the regulating favorable element for the chart, able to moisten the configuration and nourish the self, representing favor and wisdom from superiors (the emperor). The major period Gui Hai is also a strong Water Seal period. The powerful Water energy, with Seal stars representing reputation, status, and official recognition, combines with the year's Water Seals to form a powerful foundation for the 'favor' and 'appointment' luck. Simultaneously, the year branch Zi forms a half-combination Water formation with the Year Pillar Shen, activating the Year Pillar's Seven Killings (Husband Star/Power Star). This represents formal appointment and status elevation from the highest authority (the emperor). Although the chart dislikes Wood and Fire, and this year's strong Water nourishes Wood (increasing the strength of Competitors/Bi Jie), the powerful Officer and Seal energy was sufficient to suppress them, achieving this crucial promotion.

This year was Jia Yin. Both the heavenly stem and earthly branch are the conflicting element Wood (Companions/Bi Jian), indicating excessive Wood energy, extreme self-will, and decisive, even obsessive, actions. The year branch Yin clashes with the Year Pillar Shen, forming a Yin-Shen Clash and Punishment. This agitates the Year Pillar, representing foundation and family, and also agitates the Seven Killings (Husband Star) within the year branch, foretelling intense conflict and change within the family and marital relationship. Simultaneously, the year and major period form Hai-Yin Combining into Wood, further intensifying the power of the conflicting Wood. The natal chart itself has strong Fire (Resource Stars/Shi Shang, representing children). However, the excessive Wood in the year stifles the Fire, and the day and hour pillars' Wu Fire (Hurting Officer, also governing children) is hiddenly combined by the major period's Hai Water (Direct Seal), indicating a sign of the child star being restrained. The叠加 of multiple factors constitutes a year filled with internal family矛盾, thin affinity with children, and a propensity for extreme events.

This year coincided with the Gui Hai Direct Seal Major Period and the Yi Mao Rob Wealth Year. The major period heavenly stem Gui Water is the regulating favorable element, seemingly beneficial. However, the earthly branch Hai Water combines with the year branch Mao Wood and the natal Yin Wood into a Hai-Mao Half Wood Combination, transforming all the water energy into vigorous wood energy. The year heavenly stem Yi Wood (Rob Wealth) appears, and the year branch Mao Wood is the Yang Blade, causing the global power of the conflicting element Wood (Companions/Rob Wealth) to peak. Excessive Companions/Rob Wealth signifies contention, exclusion, and ruthless competition. The Day Master Jia Wood is already strong, appearing even more self-willed and employing forceful means to achieve goals. The year branch Mao Wood forms a Zi-Mao Punishment with the natal hour pillar branch Zi Water, punishing the Children Palace and the Seal Star (parental star),暗示 tension within the family (harem) and the imposition of punishment. During this period and year, the chart owner eliminated political rivals (Companions/Rob Wealth) with thunderous methods, consolidating her own position, but also sowing the seeds of future trouble due to the severity of her手段 (punishment).

This year was within the Gui Hai Direct Seal Major Period. The heavenly stem Gui Water is the regulating favorable element, indicating noble support and increased wisdom, providing the crucial luck foundation for ascending to the empress position. The year is Yi Mao, with both stems and branches being Rob Wealth Wood, a conflicting element in the chart, with extremely vigorous energy. However, this chart's pattern is the Jian Lu (Building on the Base) Pattern, which favors using Officer/Killings (Metal) to control the Companions/Rob Wealth. The natal Hour Pillar's Geng Metal (Seven Killings) is strong and powerful, precisely able to control the surging Rob Wealth Wood energy of the year. This corresponds to the noble principle of 'using Killings to control Rob Wealth', transforming the power of competitors (Rob Wealth) into stepping stones for one's own authority (Seven Killings). The major period branch Hai and the year branch Mao form a half Wood combination, which, while intensifying the Wood momentum, also activates the natal chart's energy. The day pillar's Wu Fire and Hai Water have a hidden combination, signifying successful behind-the-scenes maneuvering and emotional connections. In a year when the conflicting element is flourishing, it is instead powerfully controlled and transformed by the chart's favorable elements—a typical astrological sign of rising against the odds and establishing authority.

This year, the Gui Hai Major Period and the Ding Si Year formed a Heavenly Clash and Earthly Clash (Gui-Ding clash, Hai-Si clash), marking a dramatic turning point in fate, signifying change and breaking patterns. The year branch Si Fire forms a Shen-Yin-Si Triple Punishment with the Year Pillar Shen Metal and the Month Pillar Yin Wood, punishing the Year Pillar (ancestral foundation) and Month Pillar (sibling palace, career palace),预示动摇根基与重大事业调整. Simultaneously, the year branch Si Fire combines and activates the Year Pillar's Horse Star, directly corresponding to the imagery of long-distance relocation and capital change. The chart's favorable element is Metal, while the year's Fire is strong and conflicting, seemingly turbulent. However, the year has both the Heavenly Virtue (Tian De) and Literary Star (Wen Chang) noble stars present, and the regulating favorable element Ding Fire appears in the heavenly stem. This means that under immense pressure for change, she could instead rely on noble luck and wisdom to make astute strategic decisions, transforming challenges into opportunities to consolidate power.

This year is Ji Wei. The heavenly stem Ji Earth (Direct Wealth) combines with the heavenly stems Jia Wood (Companions) in the Year, Day, and Hour Pillars, forming 'wealth coming to combine with me'. This预示巨大的现实利益与权力资源主动来就, a strong signal of gaining control over substantial resources and power. The earthly branch Wu-Wei Combining into Fire activates the Day Pillar's Spouse Palace, also symbolizing transforming external forces (Wei Earth) into her own (Wu Fire) will and agency. More crucially, this year was within the Ren Xu Major Period. The major period branch Xu forms a Yin-Wu-Xu Triple Fire Combination with the natal month branch Yin and day branch Wu, pushing the power of the conflicting element Resource Stars (Shi Shang, Fire) to its peak. Resource Stars represent strategy,手段, and decisiveness. The triple combination concentrates this power unprecedentedly, precisely reflecting the astrological picture of using extraordinary means to清除政敌 and consolidate power. Simultaneously, the major period heavenly stem Ren Water (Indirect Seal) clashes with the month pillar heavenly stem Bing Fire (Resource Star), also indicating suppression of old power structures (the Month Pillar represents the early environment and peers). The year's stars Heavenly Yi Noble and Heavenly Official Noble gather, meaning she gained crucial support and legitimacy recognition in the power struggle. The State Seal (Guo Yin) star further strengthens the luck for wielding authority.

This year coincided with the Ren Xu Indirect Seal Major Period and the Geng Shen Seven Killings Year. The major period branch Xu forms a Yin-Wu-Xu Triple Fire Combination with the natal day and month pillars, amplifying the power of Fire, her conflicting element representing talent and desire (Resource Stars/Shi Shang). The inner craving for power and self-expression was exceptionally intense. The year is Geng Shen. The Seven Killings Geng Metal appears in the heavenly stem, and Geng Metal is precisely the Officer/Killings (favorable element) favored by her chart's pattern, representing power, responsibility, and challenge. The year branch Shen Metal clashes with the month pillar Yin Wood, forming a Yin-Shen Clash. This is a Heavenly Clash and Earthly Clash, a major turning point in fate, agitating the month pillar's Base (Lu Shen, representing personal foundation) and Resource Star (Shi Shen, representing talent expression). It signifies the complete shattering of the old pattern and a dramatic change in personal position and career mode. The major period stars State Seal (Guo Yin) and Canopy (Hua Gai) appear together. State Seal governs wielding authority, while Canopy governs deep contemplation and strategy, corresponding precisely to her taking over state power with a深思熟虑 demeanor. This power transfer triggered by the emperor's illness was, in reality, the inevitable result of her chart's favorable elements arriving and the conflicting element's power being activated and transformed.