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(35) Money Stars II

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By Janet Shin

What will happen in the future? Where are we from and where are we going?

Recession might be the most frequently mentioned word these days.

Although it is painful to undergo such economic recession as now, we never know how much this will help us mature and realize what is really important to us.

Economists forecast when the economy will recover while the historians look back how the economic panic caused protectionism and it led to a war in the past. The political leaders seem to make every effort to regain economic stability to avoid the worst scenario. Ironically protectionism seems to be one of the policies.

It is amazing to realize the unseen link of fate whether we want it or not.

Looking at everything's happening around us, we cannot deny the magnificent power of fate to influence. We have to deal with the unexpected and accidental conditions, which we are only able to realize the truth later. If it is treated wisely with cautious attention, we may achieve a lot. The wisdom or the caution can give you all the clues for success. There is definitely certain fortune that is necessary for people to acquire their ultimate goal.

What to prioritize when we weigh the fate of individuals is truly subjective. And it seems rather socialized nowadays. Knowledge and reputation were more valued in the past when the competition was not so fierce, while money plays heavier role now. Likewise, people's preferences toward occupations are changing too.

Most of us pursue reputation and profits. Sometimes people achieve more than they expect. However we doubt whether all of them are satisfied with what they achieved. Actually few of them are fully satisfied. It is because the satisfaction is not until people reduce their avarice.

If the money stars with same and different yin yang are crowded, the person tries to control the money but he is to acquire the money by his effort as well as by luck. So it confuses himself and he might miss the opportunity to gain the money.

If a man has the crowded money stars, he has tangled relationships with his girl friends. The man with heavy money stars is likely to be a man afraid of his wife. If his saju is well composed, he is a man who respects his wife.

For both men and women, if they have strong money stars, it might hurt their mothers. Their mother could have passed away when they were young or the parents divorced. Depending on the money star's location, the scale of wealth is different. If the money star is located in the time pillar and it is rooted through the month branch, this person will acquire big amount of wealth after the middle age.

In case of men's saju, if the career cycle (it also means his children) is strong and the money cycle (it also means his wife) is weak, his wife's health is weakened after childbirth, because his wife lost her energy for the child birth.

Here is a saju of a man born in 1965, the year of snake.

He is a quite successful doctor. His day master is mu earth, born in the chuk month. He is like a big mountain with flowers and lakes. We can see two money stars in his branches. Although he has a happy married life with two kids and a faithful wife, he keeps having affairs. He managed to maintain his marriage life until the divorce in 2007. His wife and two kids moved to Canada to study. He continues to support his family financially, but he can't stop cheating on his wife. His business will be fine, and he will be financially healthy in the future, but he cannot stop his philandering ways.

The writer is the president of the Heavenly Garden, a saju research center in Korea. She is the author of the book titled ``Learning Four Pillars." She offers saju learning courses to open for people who are interested. For more information, visit her Web site (https://blog.naver.com/janet_shin) or email to janetshin@hotmail.com