Reverse-engineering a Time of Birth (TOB) by correlating past major events to his Bazi chart is complex but achievable to a certain degree. We can make educated guesses based on significant life events, but without TOB, the Hour Pillar—and the information it brings regarding wealth, career, children, and health—is missing. Here’s how we might approach it and what events could give us clues:
1. **Marriage and Children**: Marriage timing and children usually connect to the Day Master’s favorable or unfavorable relationship elements (such as the Officer Star or Wealth Star in a male’s chart). Key Luck Pillars or annual cycles featuring Wood (representing relationships, if favorable) or Earth (children) could point to these events.
2. **Financial Gains and Losses**: Wealth elements for him would be represented by Metal if we consider his Day Master type and interactions in his Bazi chart. Financial gains might align with Luck Pillars or annual cycles where Metal is strengthened (such as during Earth or Metal years). Conversely, significant financial losses could happen in Luck Pillars or annual cycles dominated by elements that weaken Metal (like strong Fire years).
3. **Career Changes or Loss**: Promotions or career advancements may show up in Luck Pillars that feature supportive elements for his Day Master or Officer Star (often Fire or Earth for many Day Masters, depending on their type). A job loss or major setbacks, on the other hand, could coincide with clashes or unfavorable interactions with the Officer Star.
4. **Health or Accidents**: Major health challenges often align with years when conflicting or “clashing” elements enter the chart, especially if they involve the Day Master’s opposing or controlling elements. For example, if his Bazi is prone to Wood clashes, accidents or health issues might happen in Wood years or Luck Pillars.
### Steps to Refine the TOB Estimate:
1. **Identify Notable Life Events**: If you have details of his marriage, children, financial gains and losses, major health events, or other significant changes, we could cross-reference these with his Luck Pillars and annual cycles to narrow down plausible Time Pillars.
2. **Test Hypothetical TOBs**: We could test different Time Pillars to see which align best with his known life events. This involves generating hypothetical charts and matching them against the timeline of his significant life changes.
3. **Identify Patterns in Key Elements**: Observing patterns in elements that commonly represent family, wealth, health, and career across his known life events can guide us to the closest approximate Hour Pillar.
If you can provide a list of his major life events along with approximate dates, we can begin matching these to potential Hour Pillars and narrow down possible birth times. Let me know if you’d like to proceed with this approach!