Just want to add more insights about HO chart with strong DM vs weak DM, which will determine the career path.
Credit to
@eveereads from another topic. I will quote her verbatim here:
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According to Ziping Mingli, the Hurting Officer structure is a reverse-use structure (逆用格). It takes Zheng Yin (正印) as the Xiangshen (Corresponding Spirit) and Rob Wealth (劫財) as the Gushen (구신, Supporting Spirit).
To function properly, this structure must have Zheng Yin to refine and control the Hurting Officer. That symbolizes obtaining an official qualification and entering the legitimate social order represented by the Direct Officer (正官).
If, instead of Zheng Yin, there is Pian Yin (偏印), then one grants legitimacy to oneself, developing personal talent and skill rather than formal credentials.
The Hurting Officer structure prefers a Day Master without roots, because when the Day Master is rooted, it desires Shishang (Wealth generation, 食傷生財) instead of following Zheng Yin to reach the Direct Officer.
In this chart, the Day Master is rooted and strong, so it wants to produce Wealth, meaning independence or self-employment.
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