Ya ya, clash Tai Sui (Grand Duke). Big deal. Clash only. Get in line behind the Dragons. They’ve got a Destruction coming. That’s got to sound worse than the itty-bitty clash the Goats have on their hands.

But seriously, who gives a Rat’s tail what the Animal Sign is?

Your year of birth (aka, Animal Sign) is of course significant in the sense that your Year Pillar is a key support pillar for your chart. Having a good Year Pillar ensures a good start in life, and a decent first 15 years of life. And whilst a Clash (or any other kind of interaction) to the Year PIllar is uncomfortable, it’s not TERRIBLE.

This is because the foundation of the BaZi chart, the pillar that effectively controls the entire Chart’s element quality, is actually the Month Pillar. The Month is like the Qi mouth of the BaZi chart – it’s called the Tai Kong. And we do not like to touch the Tai Kong of the chart because that usually indicates a nasty jolt.

So clash to the Year Pillar? Okay, not nice. But not that bad either.

But a clash to the Month? Then you should start to sweat a little. But even then, it all depends on your overall chart. Are you also in a Luck Pillar that amplifies the effects of the Ox year? What about the other pillars in your chart? Do they add up also to give the Ox year an extra wallop? Or do they act to cushion the effects of the Ox?

The point I’m belabouring here is that an annual forecast based on your animal sign is pretty much a WASTE OF TIME. An Annual Forecast based on your Day Master or Day Pillar is probably going to be a lot more accurate, than a forecast based on your Year of Birth alone. After all, how many million other people are born in the same year as you and are Goats too? Surely it can’t be gloom and doom for them all?

So if you are a Goat, don’t sweat it. Yet.