Who is the true winner of an election?
By Janet Shin
I received a call on the day right before the campaign for the national by-elections began. It was a call from a high profile figure asking whom to nominate as a candidate of the party.
Personally, I am not into politics. I am not in awe of politicians in overall even though I respect some of them who showed transforming leadership in our history, and I appreciate the fact that politics is still in need as a second best or a second worst alternative.
A name, which had been cited numerous times in news, was blurted out of her mouth. It was when each party hadn’t decided with whom they would run their campaigns for in the by-elections, which was considered to be a very critical battlefield before the next presidential election in 2012. They were planning a vote strategy of posting a star candidate. And there lay many delicate situations. The political interests of many concerned parties would be greatly influenced by whom to support and by whom he or she was supported.
Bon gre, mal gre, one’s life is seen by saju, secret symbols from one’s birth. I made a rule not to disclose secret nooks of one’s life in public, especially those of famous figures. So I will keep trying to avoid mentioning certain privacy here.
While the mentioned candidate has been known to the public as quite successful with his past career as a main news anchor ― fairly popular at that time ― and then ascended to the head of the broadcasting company. Despite that his saju reading doesn’t reveal only a prospective side of life, there was no doubt that he would be representing the party. This was delivered to the client with a cautious warning that further details could not be confirmed.
After a few days of quiet, I got a call again from the same lady. She sounded almost gasping with great disappointment about something. It was after the election campaign began. And of course, both the ruling and opposition had already confirmed their candidates. Notwithstanding her previous support, she couldn’t hide her disappointment and this time she asked me to read the saju of the opposition candidate. These two candidates shared much in common in their personal and career path, though they follow different political beliefs.
Here, let me unfold the saju of the two. To make a long story short, the saju reading showed a win of the opposition party.
Owing to this client, the illicit campaigning by the ruling party’s candidate caught my attention during the competition, which just proved my reading was correct.
Without revealing trifling details of privacy, the saju of the GNP’s candidate does not show that of a politician even though a certain success of reputation, intelligence and wealth were guaranteed. Whenever he pursues power, there would be malicious gossip. It is seen by the clash of two earth branches of his expression stars. The saju of the opposition party’s candidate also showed the clash of earth elements. But it implies how hard he cultivated his knowledge and reputation, like a miner digs gold from a mine with all his effort.
Many people ask me how good the saju of presidents are. As I have written many times we cannot judge saju with certain criteria of “good or bad.” The word “good” is inappropriate when we read saju. The word “fortunate” may be more applicable.
To make a true politician is up to one’s own bleak life story and how failure was beaten. Ostensible success cannot move people to vote.
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For further information, contact Janet at 010-5414-7461 or email janetshin@hotmail.com.
The writer is the president of the Heavenly Garden, a saju research center in Korea, and the author of “Learning Four Pillars” For more information, visit her website at www.fourpillarskorea.com