Thank you for your insight! I never knew that symbolic stars could help determine a person's personality. I need to learn more about that.

I also agree that luck is influenced by the person. People who have a bad LP but improve it later have likely learned from their mistakes and made changes to achieve the results they wanted. Those with a good LP have likely made the right choices from the beginning. I absolutely agree that waiting for good LP years is not the solution; individuals need to create their own luck.

But I do have some questions for you:

In your case, Yi-Geng combines, and Yi, your only output/expression is lost - could be one way to explain introvert-like behaviors.

- Does this mean the Yi element disappears completely, or does it simply weaken due to combination? What about the Hidden Yi Wood in Chen, can it help strengthen my Yi because it's rooted?

In the Branches, your You are protected by the earths and through the combination with Chen, and hence are difficult to harm and drain except when Mao arrives.

-  I still don't quite understand the flow of Qi. With this much Metal and in the Autumn season, doesn't Earth become weakened due to the amount of Qi going into it? There's also no Fire to support Earth, so I assume Earth here is too weak to produce more Metal. However, I'm currently in a Fire Life Path, which could be problematic. Is my analysis correct?

- Based on my personality, which is introverted and somewhat lazy due to having too many resources, do you think working independently (as a freelancer) would be better than working as a salaried employee? I often feel dissatisfied and end up doing minimal work at my current job, partly because my boss has a difficult personality, and all the other employees don't like him at all.

- How much does the Yearly LP help in countering the effects of the 10-year LP? I will encounter Jia Chen and Yi Si in the years 2024 and 2025. Right now, I really want to pursue a career in the Art Industry. However, I'm concerned about the following years with Fire, Earth, and Metal phases, which I'm currently grappling with.

- If a person have weak element, does working in related element actually strengthen their element? How much work needs to be done to make an element really strong? And is it also countering the unfavorable element?

Thankyou again for your insight!

Hello, I would like to ask from others opinion on my own analysis on my own chart. I was born in Medan, Indonesia 12 September 2000. The hour is not known but my father said it was around midnight and it's definitely 12 September. Which I think is correct because 11 Sept is Ren Day Master and it's extrovert while I'm absolutely not. While 12 Sept is Gui Water DM which is introvert which I think is correct.

The problem is the Hour pillar. I'm guessing around 00:00-02:00 which result in Ren Zi pillar or Gui Chou pillar. After reading JY books until book 5 Ren Zi is Rob Wealth with characteristics of extrovert, good networker. But I'm introvert outside and inside, I can do public speaking but that's it. I don't have many friends in school and nowadays because I don't see the point. So I'm guessing this is not my true chart.
While looking at Gui Chou Pillar I have Qi Sha with Earth as unfavorable element makes the Qi Sha negative personality appear, which I'm guessing is correct because I'm impulsive person, but I don't like to be in high andrenaline place which Qi Sha person should have. That's why I confuse about my own chart now and hoping this forum can help. But here's my analysis

As you can see my chart have too much of Metal in Metal season, Geng-Yi also combine to become Metal and Chen-You also combine to become more Metal. If it's Gui Chou pillar that the triangular combination will also create another Metal. And I also work in Metal industry as drafter in contractor company specializing in palm oil industry LMAO!

Also my chart have no wealth element, which is fine because I decided to become a Buddhist monk but it's only after both of parents passed away because as their son I want to take care of them until their last breath. Taking care of parents is one of the most blessing describe by the Buddha. And neglecting them will only result on bad kamma and bad rebirth for me. But the problem will come if my parents grow old until 90 which is of course fortunate but taking care for my parents of course needed money. I'm fine with doing anything but after studying Bazi I can change my career industry to have better income.

From reading Yuang Hai Zi Ping having abundance Metal, Fire is great to have. Which I don't have, so I'm taking Wood as my Yong Shen. Which is why I currently pursuing in Art industy which I really have interested to. I should take architecture as my degree but I took Civil Engineering for the money. But I'm not happy doing it, I want to do creative work. And I also want to teach. That's why if my analysis is correct, I will pursue Wood industry but I do want to have others opinion.

But reading Di Tian Sui Chapter 8 on Earthly Branches, one of the example have many Water and have weak Wood like me. And Di Tian Sui said weak wood can't handle too much Water, it's better to go with the flow of Qi. Which is Water is now my Yong Shen? Here is where I got confused.

Here's some of my facts to better determine the correct Bazi:
- Me and my parents don't get along with our grandfather, he's rock head person who only think he's correct, even our grandmother get shouted by him
- My family is not that wealthy, I was once asking my parents to buy me a console and they did bought one but after knowing they got indo debt for that, I never asking them anything ever again. Now I work and I can buy things myself
- I really close with my sister and my parents. But not with my uncle and aunty

Thankyou for reading and I hope we can discuss about this case!