First, let’s take a look at what the year will look like:
2012 Ren Chen (Water Dragon)
As with all forecasts, to truly get a sense of how a year will look going forward, we must also look at the current and the future. In this case, we must in addition to the 2012 BaZi, reference the 2011 BaZi and also the 2013 BaZi. The purpose of referencing the 2011 BaZi is so that we can see the how the elements from the final pillar of 2011 stack up moving forward with the energies of the start of 2012. The purpose of referencing 2013 is to see how the outcomes of 2012, especially late in the quarter, manifest in 2013, especially early in the year.
As this forecast is a constantly learning exercise for me, the goal also is to be able to have a structured methodology in which to examine the outcomes of a particular year. Based on my last two efforts, I have therefore arrived at the following approach (which obviously will be subject to modification as one goes along, assuming of course, the Mayans are not right, just lazy). The analysis of a year’s BaZi involves a number of tandem approaches IMHO:
- The essence of the year, as encapsulated in the singular pillar of Ren Chen 壬 辰 – this involves a pictoral interpretation of Ren Chen, as a means of getting a sort of overview or ultra macro perspective of the year.
- The energies of the year, as encapsulated in the entire BaZi chart for the year. This involves pictoral interpretation of the entire chart as a sort of thematic landscape/painting and trying to decipher if there is some kind of ‘picture’ that emerges from the chart itself. This is also a Macro perspective viewpoint and also involves the process of extracting ‘themes’ or ‘big ideas’ from the chart.
- The third method to the Macro perspective viewpoint involves evaluating the chart as if it were a person but contextualising thee interactions in the chart as if they were events, sentiments, emotions, places or people.
- The fourth method is a micro perspective – this involves looking at the interactions with the Luck Pillars (which broadly represent the 4 quarters that most economies are defined by) with the BaZi chart to forecast possible events or happenings
- The fifth method is the ultra micro perspective – this involves essentially connecting the year with the 10 Day Masters, and identifying individuals who will be most affected (both positively and negatively) by the year itself.