(237) How Yoon's saju ended up dooming him
By Janet Shin
Yoon Chang-jung
Everybody can make a mistake and nobody in this world lives a trouble-free life. For young people struggling to get a promising job or dreaming of having a successful life, I advise that there is nothing perfect in life. Some may condemn me for casting a cloud over their bright future. It is actually not to discourage them but to tell them the truth of life. It is more important for people to pursue something that is really compatible with their destiny. And they should be able to find peace and happiness through a calling that they can do well instead of comparing it with the conventional high ranking professions.
How can we understand a 56-year-old man, who used to be a star journalist, but was just dismissed from the presidential spokesman position? It was like a roller coaster ride for him during the past half year. It actually started during last year's Korean presidential election and its campaigns. He showed up at many popular television channels as a political commentator, a highly reputable journalist and explicit columnist. His appearance caught public interest and he seemed to win praise after the president was elected, whom he apparently supported.
When he was nominated as a spokesman, there were serious objections both from the ruling and opposition parties. However, as a spokesman of Cheong Wa Dae, he was capable enough to repel the counterviews. His past columns and what he said eloquently at many broadcasting programs shed new light on issues.
What reversed his life dramatically was an allegation of sexual assault during the Korean president’s visit in the United States Letting aside the fact itself, there was a public uproar escalated by his late press interview upon the news being released. Why did the smart former journalist summon the media at this hypersensitive time?
We may read this event via two saju interpretations.
Saju reveals five facets of one’s fate.
• Parallel energy ― same element as one’s own day master
• Output energy ― it is also called expression star and portrays one’s talent
• Money star ― it is an element restricted by the day master
• Career star ― it is an element that restrains the day master. It represents one’s authority and social reputation related with power.
• Knowledge star ― it is a resource of the day master and related with intelligence and educational back grounds.
If we look at his life branches, located below the row of his four pillars of destiny, earth (yellow) and metal (white) elements are the dominant energies. These represent money and career stars respectively. But the earth element strengthens the metal (career star), so it implies that what he seeks ultimately is power. In saju theory, the metal energy (career star) for the yin wood day master is like an ax to cut a flower. So the day master should be careful not to indulge in the lust for power. Otherwise he or she may experience the bitterness as the metal will chop the energy of wood.
The second aspect that caught our attention is his expression star, which is fire energy portrayed in red. Owing to the fire energy, emitting brightness as if the sun shines on flowers, he could stand out at his occupation as a journalist. Eloquence and exquisiteness are the great assets of this person.
Then, what we can read is a crossroad in his life path, between his career and expression stars. In other words, whether he should pursue the power or the calling where he presents his gift well. A wise fortune teller should have advised him not to chase the power but to live by his talent, where there is no regulation.
The Chinese character, signifying the output energy in saju, means it may hurt one’s reputation. A person with distinguished skills is barely subject to restraint. When it is misled, he or she can make improper speeches for extempore propensity. The way this person cultivates his fate should be by demonstrating the talent away from the temptation of power. Yoon didn’t follow what was coached by his life compass.
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The writer is the author of “Life’s Secrets."