Regular Official

What is discussed in this section is the Direct Officer. The Direct Officer and the Seven Killings are truly the key points in fortune - telling. Those with the Direct and Indirect Wealth are merchants as they have money, but they have no power. The Direct Seal represents having knowledge. I only respect you for being a learned person, but so what if you're a doctor! What's the use if you can't make money? Then, what about the Direct Officer and the Seven Killings? They represent official positions. Especially during the imperial system in the Qing Dynasty, those who passed the imperial examinations and became Jinshi or Juren were said to have "a house of gold in books" and "a beautiful woman in books", meaning they would have all kinds of wealth. People without knowledge would have others do things for them. Therefore, the Direct Officer and the Seven Killings are about power.

Those who overcome me are regarded as official authority and suppression. May I ask what everyone is afraid of? Businessmen say they're afraid of having no money, while officials are afraid of having no power. This is what we mean when we say that a great man can't go a single day without power, and an ordinary man can't go a single day without money. In comparison, power is much more important. So, what is called "overcoming me" and having control over me - as long as it's related to one's future, one is willing to work like a beast of burden. This is what it means by official authority and suppression overcoming me.

Well, the Direct Officer and the Seven Killings are different. The Direct Officer represents the restraint between opposite genders. For example, when Jia (Yang Wood) meets Xin (Yin Metal), Metal restrains Wood. Since Xin is Yin Metal, this kind of restraint between opposite genders is considered "affectionate"! It implies having feelings and showing care for others. Therefore, those with the Direct Officer pattern are gentle in nature. The Seven Killings pattern involves the restraint between the same genders. It's like if you ask me to do something, doing it willingly is related to the Direct Officer, while doing it for the money or because you have to is related to the restraint between the same genders. So, it's said that those with the Direct Officer pattern are gentle, and it's also said like this: They spend big money rather than small money! These are the basic characteristics. Well, let's continue to talk in the same order as the positioning of the Ten Gods mentioned just now.

If the Direct Officer is in the Year Pillar or the Wealth, Officer, and Seal are in the Year Pillar, it indicates a family of scholars. Only the Direct Officer is more closely related to politics, Wealth represents merchants, and Seal represents scholars. Well, civil officials also use the Seal. For example, the censors in the Qing Dynasty, and those capital officials who managed the whole country also used the Seal. As for the Direct Officer in the Month Pillar, just now we talked about Wealth and Seal. There's not much to say about the Month Pillar. No matter how knowledgeable you are, you'll be in your twenties after finishing your professional studies. Even if you're rich, you don't know how to spend it! Only the Officer is different. In ancient times, for people to become officials, it was about passing the imperial examinations. You might pass the Jinshi examination at the age of twenty - five! As long as you passed the provincial examination, you became an official. So, having the Direct Officer in the Month Pillar offers a chance, though the possibility is very small! This is about the Direct Officer in the Month Pillar.

So, having the proper official star sitting on one's own earthly branch indicates the middle age, and the proper official star in the hour branch doesn't matter much. Why do we say it doesn't matter much? When discussing命理 (fate theory), we can't be separated from culture. Everyone knows that in ancient times, examiners would look at the test papers. By looking at the characters and sentences you wrote, they could roughly tell your age. They were more willing to admit younger candidates. Even today, in nominations and elections, would you prefer to nominate a 35 - year - old or a 65 - year - old? It should be that the 35 - year - old has a higher chance. So, when the proper official star is in the hour position, usually after the age of 45, the chance of getting an official position is much less.

When it comes to the "Direct Officer" (a concept in fortune - telling), one can experience the very realistic view of life in fortune - telling. Why do we always talk about wealth, official position, and seal (in fortune - telling)? What's the use of being an official without money? If one becomes an official without being literate or having knowledge, they won't feel at ease. And if you have money but don't know any powerful and influential people, others will bully you! If you have the "Direct Seal" but there is no wealth and official position to support you, having neither money nor acquaintance with noble people. So these three things are interconnected. If you can only choose one as the top priority, of course, you should choose the official position. If you have an official position, are you still afraid of not having money? With an official position, you can always invite knowledgeable people. Therefore, the official position is considered the most important.

A single official without support is useless. It doesn't matter about wealth. As long as there is a lot of wealth, no matter what I do, as long as I have money, you don't need to care what I buy back. It's different for an official. An official is in charge of public affairs. So, if an official has no support, there must be both wealth and seal. Otherwise, how to put it in common terms? It's like sitting on a cold bench! For example, would you rather be the Minister of Finance or the head of the Examination Yuan? Of course, the Minister of Finance is better because there is money! Here we are just talking about a proper official. For a male's horoscope, it's relatively rare for a proper official to be accompanied by wealth and seal, while it's more common for wealth and seal to be accompanied by a proper official. Because there are few people who first get into a high - ranking position and then try to make money. It's more common for people to have money first and then find noble people to help them. Well, this is about the cultural aspect.

As for whether one can become an official, there are specific combinational conditions in terms of fortune - telling. I'd like to first mention a side note to everyone: Fortune - telling focuses on a person's wife, wealth, children, official career, and lifespan. Everyone hopes to have all of these, but in fact, it may not be the case. I often encounter people asking me what to do. Well, it's not entirely impossible, nor is it definitely impossible.

There are two difficult things in fortune-telling. The first one is about couples and marriage. It's very difficult when people with a bad marriage situation ask me how to improve their marriage. Because we believe that the match between husband and wife is predestined in the previous life. Whoever is paired with whom is surely a good match. It's impossible to change it because of one's certain action, and it's too late to create another partner for you.

If you just take what others give you, the world will be in great chaos. So, the matter of husband and wife is really difficult to handle.

The second thing is to be an official. For example, there are only 21 county magistrates in Taiwan. Well, you do good deeds, and he does good deeds too. So, who should be appointed as the county magistrate?

Does he have the fate for it? So it's very difficult to seek an official position. Unless it's predestined in your fate to be an official. So there's still some leeway regarding other aspects such as lifespan, wealth, and children. That is to say, if we, as ordinary people, act with a good conscience, uphold morality, and do good deeds, perhaps we can achieve something. Regarding these two things, from an on - looker's perspective, does anyone think that the quality of a couple's relationship doesn't seem to have anything to do with that person's conscience! Also, the high or low rank of an official position doesn't seem to have anything to do with his moral character. You can all understand this. This is the will of heaven.

Well, the "proper official"! We all don't like the "proper official." We'd rather have the "proper wealth." We don't know any officials, and we haven't read any books. It doesn't matter. As long as we have money, it's all good.

If the Direct Official lacks Wealth, one will be left on the sidelines. Without Seal, one will feel inadequate. It sounds very nice, and this is called the Direct Official. However, there is another very important thing about the Direct Official Pattern. For a female's horoscope, the Direct Official and the Seven Killings represent the husband. The element that restrains me is the husband. Women like to be controlled by the men they love, and that is when the Seven Killings represent the husband. Then, the Direct Official is no longer just a matter of good fortune. A husband's happiness doesn't necessarily mean being wealthy. Money can't buy happiness.

Then, when the proper official represents the husband and the seven-kill represents the husband, both are the husband stars, but there are significant differences. If a woman's Bazi chart only has the proper official, she doesn't need to form a proper official pattern. As long as there is a proper official, which is her husband star, with the interaction of yin and yang in restraint, the man this woman likes should flatter her. That is to say, sometimes when we onlookers see it, it's like "killing people with lies without having to pay for it"! All are lies, saying how wonderful she is, and she will feel very comfortable listening to it. This is the characteristic of having the proper official as the husband.

If there is no Zheng Guan (Regular Official) but only Qi Sha (Seven Killings) in a woman's Four Pillars, then Qi Sha is regarded as her husband. What if Qi Sha is the husband? With the same - gender restraint, this woman's personality will be different. People keep telling her how beautiful she is all day long. But she looks down on you. She thinks you're not manly enough. She'll say, "Show me what you can do. Let me admire you. It doesn't matter if you even slap me twice." So, the kind of man a woman likes and is suitable to marry doesn't take money as the top priority, but at least the life should be stable.

So, women whose husband star is the proper official like to be flattered. When it comes to the overall situation, the proper official stands alone. But when looking at the husband star, should we consider the proper official and the seven - killing together? Both of them represent the husband. For a woman's horoscope, the most feared situation is the mixture of the proper official and the seven - killing. It is most taboo to have both the proper official and the seven - killing in the heavenly stems, which will cause a lot of trouble. A woman having a bad marriage, such as losing her husband or getting divorced, is not the worst situation. The most feared thing is the confusion. Having more than one at the same time is really troublesome. The mixture of the proper official and the seven - killing will lead to such problems.

When a marriage doesn't turn out well, generally speaking, it's often thought to be about money. In fact, it's not necessarily the case. Usually, it's a matter of personality. I once asked some female students who were quite familiar to me. I said, "Excuse me, what kind of man do you hope your future man will be?" One of the girls said to me that he should be like a lion when going out and a lamb when coming home. It sounds quite reasonable. But if you think about it carefully, a lion remains a lion when it comes back, and a lamb remains a lamb when it goes out! So you want two different things! That is to say, what does it mean? A man should be able to make money and also be obedient. That's counterproductive. Such a person is very hard to find. An obedient man may not be able to make money, and a man who can make money may not be obedient! So this is a very elegant explanation of the co - existence of the "official" and the "killer" (a term in traditional Chinese fortune - telling).

So, simply speaking, women who regard the "Direct Officer" as their husband tend to be prone to "falling" (this might be a metaphorical expression in the context). When it comes to clashes and punishments, if your Direct Officer has a clash, it refers to your husband. Why is it said that in a marriage, the husband is more important than the wife? For a man, it's not a particularly significant event in the social aspect if his wife changes three or five times. However, if there is a clash with the Husband Star for a woman, it's a different story. For example, if I fail in business nine times and succeed in the last one, it doesn't matter even if I've been to jail several times. I'm still a successful businessman. But for a woman's marriage, there's no such thing as getting married six times and finally being successful. There's only one marriage. So, the Direct Officer and the Seven Killings are extremely important for a woman's life. Generally speaking, among the people who come for fortune - telling, there are more women.

In fortune - telling, the most commonly used theories are mainly about the "Direct Officer" and the "Seven Killings". Before getting married, people want to calculate what their future partners will be like. After getting married, they want to know whether their husbands are good or not. Even the slightest sign of trouble makes them come for a fortune - telling. So, the issue of the "Direct Officer" is extremely important. Now, when it comes to the "Direct Officer Pattern", it's necessary to make a supplementary explanation about clashes and punishments, especially the clashes and punishments in the same four - pillar. For example, if the "Direct Officer" is in the month pillar and there is a clash between the day and the month, in terms of the time limit, it only refers to the period from 16 to 30 years old. This is about the time limit. However, if the heavenly stem of the month is the "Direct Officer", and the "Direct Officer" represents the husband star, and there is also a clash between the day and the month, it means a clash with the husband star! Once the "Direct Officer" is clashed, it has nothing to do with the time limit. As long as one has a partner in their whole life, it means the husband star is in a state of clash.

Well, when the husband star is in conflict, the issue of the severity is another matter. Some people are so poor that they experience conflicts, while others have conflicts in their romantic relationships because they are wealthy. This is another topic. We can discuss this part in more detail in the future when talking about women's natal charts. Everyone, please note that in the case of the proper official pattern without wealth and seal, it is an isolated official without support. For a woman's proper official pattern, it should be in a prosperous position. In the east, there are the stems Jia and Yi and the branches Yin and Mao representing wood. If Jia is the proper official and there are Yin and Mao in the earthly branches, it's prosperous and that's okay. Well, a woman doesn't have to work herself. As long as her husband has money and brings money home, it's fine. If your husband star is in conflict, as mentioned before, the conflict between the sun and the moon lasts for thirty years. It's not necessarily the husband star. As long as there is a conflict within your thirty - year period, even after thirty years when the husband star has passed its time limit, it's still in conflict until you die. As long as you have a partner, there will be conflicts. The consequences of the conflict can be serious or minor. Seriously, it may lead to divorce or death; slightly, it means you just can't get along well.

Well, since we've brought up the topic of the "husband star," let's expand on it a bit. As women make up half of the world's population and almost three - quarters of the fortune - telling market. Although we're talking about the "zhengguan" (proper official), in fact, we're mainly discussing the female horoscopes. Now, let's expand the topic a little further. We've already had several classes. We can also touch on some other aspects, such as the "godly signs." Everyone knows about the "peach - blossom noble." For example, if the "zhengguan" is accompanied by a "noble." This "noble" is your benefactor. However, in the eight - character horoscope, the heavenly stem of the "noble" is the "zhengguan." That is to say, your source of benefactors lies in the "zhengguan." If you live a normal life, your good fortune will bring you benefits.

I've also seen a woman who got divorced three times. Each time she divorced, she made a small fortune. The more times she divorced, the more money she got. Because her "noble" is in the "zhengguan" position. And there are no clashes, just a single "zhengguan."

Now we need to connect the Ten Gods with the Divine Ominous Signs. For example, when it comes to the Flying Horse (Yima), everyone knows that the Flying Horse represents movement! As for yourself, whether it's good or bad is your own business. But if it's combined with the Divine Ominous Signs, it's different. For instance, if the Direct Officer sits on the Flying Horse in the Month Pillar, for yourself, it just means you're very active before the age of thirty. But how to interpret the Direct Officer sitting on the Flying Horse? The Direct Officer represents the husband. So it means the husband is also active! He's not at home every day! Therefore, this is an interpretation of the Six Relatives combined with the Divine Ominous Signs. For example, if you have the Peach Blossom sitting on the Month Pillar, it means you yourself have the Peach Blossom. But if the Direct Officer in the Heavenly Stem sits on the Peach Blossom, it means even your husband has the Peach Blossom. This broadens the scope of interpretation.

The initial positioning of the Ten Gods evolved from terms such as the Peer, the Gourmet God, and the Hurting Officer. We can talk about it in terms of their characteristics, the Six Relatives, and the time periods. This is the most basic. Once you're a bit more proficient, you need to consider the generation, restraint, control, and transformation. Their characteristics will all be different.

What is being discussed here is the Direct Officer. If we go back to talk about the Direct Wealth and the Indirect Wealth, it's the same. For the Direct Wealth, with the repulsion between yin and yang, what kind of money can be earned? For those with the Direct Wealth pattern, it depends on whether they are willing to earn this kind of money. It's different for those with the Indirect Wealth pattern. As long as there is money to be made, it doesn't matter what kind of money it is. The same applies when it comes to the relationship between men and women. For those with the Direct Wealth pattern, they must get along well when having interactions between men and women. But it's different for those with the Indirect Wealth pattern. As long as they like someone, it's okay. By analogy, going back to the Direct Officer, with the attraction between yin and yang, when it comes to talking about the Seven Kills, the difference between the two will be very obvious.

So what is the most taboo for a woman's fate? It's called the mixture of the official and the seven-kill! The mixture of the official and the seven-kill means a contradictory personality. In real life, it means having an open husband and a secret lover. There can only be one, either the official or the seven-kill. When the two are mixed together, it's called the mixture of the official and the seven-kill. Well, for those with the pattern of the direct official, the wealth should generate the official. For example, if you have the pattern of the direct official with wealth, then you'll have a relationship with the man in terms of the economic aspect. The official generates the seal, which means you'll have power. It's best to also have noble learning. Then, among the ten gods, the one that is taboo is the resource-damaging god that restrains the direct official. So the direct official is most afraid of the resource-damaging god. For example, there are many types of bad marriages. Having no money, quarreling, and getting divorced are not the worst. The worst is life-and-death separation. One of the couple passes away three years after marriage. So when the resource-damaging god meets the official, a hundred disasters will arise. If those with the pattern of the direct official encounter the resource-damaging god, they won't be successful in their careers.

For a woman's horoscope, when the "Hurting Officer" meets the "Officer", there's no way out for marriage. Well, marriage is different from wealth. If you lose your wealth, you can earn it back. If your marriage breaks down, it's okay to remarry. But can you remarry five times? You can lose your wealth seven or eight times. After two or three failed marriages, one's whole outlook on life will lose confidence. So, a woman's horoscope is very afraid of the "Hurting Officer", which is like shaking the very foundation of your life.

For a male's Bazi (Chinese astrological birth chart), when the "Hurting Officer" encounters the "Regular Officer", in more in - depth Bazi books, there is a metaphor. The encounter between the "Hurting Officer" and the "Regular Officer" is like a robber meeting a policeman, which is very bad. It's best that the "Regular Officer" and the "Hurting Officer" don't meet. When it comes to the "Regular Officer", it has the greatest significance in a female's Bazi. For women, if the "Regular Officer" appears in the year column, it doesn't refer to the relationship with the husband, but only indicates a good family background. If the "Regular Officer" appears in the month column, whether it is good or bad before the age of thirty, no definite conclusion can be drawn. If the "Regular Officer" appears in the hour stem and hour branch, it refers to the later years. If a person comes for consultation and is over forty - five years old, congratulations! No matter how many things he or she has experienced before, having the "Regular Officer" in both the hour stem and hour branch means a good end - result in life.

Many ladies who are divorced or widowed have asked me if they will have a romantic life in their later years and whether they will feel lonely. If there are official stars or killing stars in your hour pillar, you will definitely have one. As for whether there will be a formal status, that's another matter, which needs to be analyzed based on the overall situation of your Bazi. According to my experience in reading Bazi, women over fifty don't really care about that piece of paper (marriage certificate)! Now, when I talk about the proper official star, it applies to both male and female horoscopes. For male horoscopes, the proper official star and the seven - killing star represent sons. When it comes to sons, it touches on a taboo in fortune - telling. We rarely talk about the good or bad of other people's children for fear that they will feel uncomfortable.

So regarding this, we're talking about husbands and wives. When it comes to the good or bad of children, people just say a few polite words. Whether one has children and how good or bad they are is also a matter of fate. That is to say, as I've told you before, there are three things not to talk about! This touches on the most core issues of human nature.

However, we need to know that official and killing stars represent a man's children. If a woman's Five - Elements are incomplete and there are no official and killing stars in her Bazi. For example, if the Day Master is Jia and there is no Metal in the Four Pillars, I will tell that lady bluntly. It's for her own good. She'd better not get married. Just stay together! If there are no official and killing stars in a man's Four Pillars, we can't say such things, because it touches on the core issues of human nature! Well, that's all for the topic of the proper official star.