(344) Saju of Fidel Castro

By Janet Shin

A person who lived as a dictator or a revolutionary is usually described with the saju structure of career stars. It is the energy that determines authority and power. When it comes to the five-element generation and restriction cycles, it is the element that restrains the day master. I was wondering if Castro also had this propensity that may explain his life well.

Fidel Castro, a Cuban politician who governed the country as Prime Minister (1959-1976) and President (1976-2008), died Nov. 25 this year. He was also known as a revolutionary and nationalist acting along with Che Guevara, who was originally an Argentine physician and author. It is hard to deny Castro was a dictator and his death indeed yields an ambivalent aftermath between the Cuban people and others.

Cuban revolutionary icon Fidel Castro died in Havana, Nov. 25. / AFP-Yonhap

Reading the saju of Castro, we can see his day master as yang wood. Wood, compared to the other four elements in general, represents growth. It is expansive and provides direction for achieving goals. Wood people can turn resources into products, ideas into profits and believe expansion or growth will resolve any problems. Wood people are very sociable and are almost always surrounded by others. Woods are extroverted and love to accomplish or complete activities. Wood people can have strong tempers and feel frustrated when other people fail to perform to their standards. Yang woods act as they desire. They strive to succeed. Generally they are go-for-it people and competitive. In nature, yang woods are pine tree, willows, chestnut trees, etc. Yang woods are extroverts to express their property.

The next element that strongly draws our attention is the month branch, yang metal that represents his career star. Metal can be a precious substance, for example gold or a destructive device such as a sword. It can gather others for positive goals or negative objectives. It can be focused, emotional, intuitive, confident and aggressive in pursuing goals. It tends to be a loner, isolated and often withdrawn. It may be stubborn, driven by an inner faith whether it is right or wrong. It can be extremely driven to pursue its goals. When problems arise, it will turn inward to find answers, and cannot be expected to communicate its inner feelings. It can be susceptible to sadness, which can dominate its life. If it becomes more flexible and open, it will develop loyal friendships. It represents righteousness, justice and truth, as well as, sadness, grief and longing. Yang metal portrays great resolution. It is loyal, heavy and domineering.

It is interesting to find that this saju has great wealth with the composition of his expression (fire) and money (earth) stars. Most of all, the letters, 申 (yang metal — his career star), 寅 (yang wood — the root of his day master) and 巳 (yang fire — his expression star) play significant roles in this saju, conflicting, clashing and penalizing one another. They make the saju dynamic and turbulent, which would lead to a life of a hero, general, doctor, politician or jurist depending on their individual life situation. The two letters are already located in his saju and the last one is added by 10 years of luck starting at his age 89 and it is emphasized by the energy of this year, 2016, which is truly a crucial moment of his life.

Are you interested in learning more about the ancient Chinese teachings, the "Four Pillars of Destiny" and Oriental ways of fortunetelling or fortunetellers? Janet teaches saju for the public at Seoul National University of Education. For further information, visit Janet's website at www.sajufortuneteller.modoo.at or her blog,https://blog.naver.com/janet_shin. You can also contact her at 010-5414-7461 or email janetshin@hotmail.com. The writer is the author of"Life's Secrets."