(123) Death II
Death demarcates the life of this world and the next. Through death, people depart from this life. So we cannot deny the fact that it is one of the most cataclysmic events in one’s life. We cannot caricature death and it is not easy to portray it beautifully. Foreseeing death is out of ordinary men’s abilities, though it has been studied and investigated over time.
However if we change our perspective even a little bit, philosophical and profound contemplation can be made to deepen our lives by overcoming the hopelessness of death. There is no exception to the fact that all humans die. Many also believe that we reap what we have sown.
It doesn’t require a high level of academic education or religious belief to understand the truth, though we need a sincere introspection of ourselves. In doing so, unnecessary agony and regret can disappear; we can demonstrate our creative capabilities and enjoy this world that much more.
As a saju master, I am often asked about death. Many people will ask when they will die. I advise them that it is not the right question to ask, and inappropriate for me to divulge their specific date of death. However, I may explain which aspects of their lives will influence their passing and when they ought to be cautious.
I have written in a previous column that death can be read by the condition of the element that is restrained by a day master.
We will compare this with the saju of an international personality of the late 20th century: Diana Spencer, Princess of Wales, a member of the British royal family. She lost her life after a fatal car crash in 1997.
Diana was born with the energy of yin wood, which is represented by a flower. Being born on July 1, it was like a flower in the sun. We usually translate yin wood as beautiful and exquisite, but also particular and intolerable. Having yang fire ― sunshine ― in the time stem, the flower looks brilliant, has mercy on others and people may easily recognize its beauty.
Since we have reviewed the saju of Prince William in a previous column, it is a coincidence that we know that Prince William was also a yin wood day master born in a fire month. The meaningful influence of his mother is seen in his saju. Water energy in the day branch also suggests his mother.
However Diana lacks water energy in her saju. Overall, her saju is dry, owing to strong fire and earth. Fire energy threatens the energy for metal ― her husband ― when it is too strong. It might have been the reason for their divorce. Metal is placed in the year stem, far away from her marriage place. Fire represents both her children and her expression star.
There is an influence from his mother in William’s saju and a strong influence from two sons in Diana’s saju.
Looking at the other elements, Diana also has a lot of earth elements, which represent the money star. However, they clash and detract among themselves. Having too much of one thing is as bad as having too little.
In 1997, the year of fire stem and earth branch, she had a car accident and was fatally injured. The earth energy of 1997 disturbed the existing earth elements in her saju.
Earth implies both health and death in her life, and 1997 was a precarious year to provoke the other earth elements in her saju, which were already unstable.
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The writer is the president of the Heavenly Garden, a saju research center in Korea, and the author of “Learning Four Pillars.” Visit www.fourpillarskorea.com.