A Girl with Talent
AI translated from the original Chinese.
A friend reminded me that I hadn't posted in almost a week. Had I run out of good cases to write about? Actually, material for readings is everywhere: life is long and problems are many, so how could there be no cases to discuss? It's just that with the Lunar New Year approaching, work has been getting busier and I've been neglecting the blog.
Flipping through my notes, the first case to catch my eye was this little girl. Her mother asked on her behalf, and I was astonished to see a chart with such a gift for art and aesthetics, which is very special. So let's talk about the talent and gifts her chart reveals.
By the traditional method, the 命宮 (Life Palace) is in 寅 with the 天機 (Tian Ji) and 太陰 (Tai Yin) "探花" (Tanhua scholar) pattern, but without the support of 文昌 (Wen Chang) and 文曲 (Wen Qu), and without the effect of 化科, only the creative ideas brought by 地空 (Di Kong) and 地劫 (Di Jie). Read positively: calm on the outside, with wildly imaginative thoughts inside. Read negatively: 化忌 concentrated in the Life Palace, limited talent, all talk and no action. But is that really so? As usual, let's transform it:
Let's discard the traditional talk of the Life, Wealth and Career palaces and read directly from the natures of the stars.
The transformed chart shows some interesting things. Let's focus on the 巳 Palace.
The 巳 Palace (with its three sides and four directions: 丑, 酉, 亥)
- 巳 Palace: 太陽 (Tai Yang), 祿存 (Lu Cun). A sunny, cheerful character, positive and optimistic, with thorough thinking.
- 丑 Palace: 天梁 (Tian Liang), 左輔 右弼 (Zuo Fu, You Bi), 文昌 文曲, 天魁 (Tian Kui). Five auspicious stars: she should have talent in literature and the arts.
- 酉 Palace: 太陰, 天喜 (Tian Xi), 咸池 (Xian Chi). 太陰 is a great romance star; with the help of two lesser romance stars, 天喜 and 咸池, it sparks her pursuit of beauty.
- 巳 Palace: four 化權 (□) concentrated in the three sides and four directions. Professional and dedicated in literature, art and aesthetics.
Overall judgment: this girl is sunny and warm, with positive thoughts. She is gifted in literature, art and aesthetics; if she develops toward aesthetics and design in the future, her prospects are unlimited.
- Me: This chart is very talented. Some talented people observe the world so finely that they become sensitive yet melancholy; this subject is sunny and positive while keeping her ability to perceive the world, which is quite special. I'd strongly suggest she develop toward design. How do things actually stand?
- Mother: My daughter is still young, in elementary school, but just as you say, she really does show exceptional talent in drawing.
- Me: Besides drawing, if she's nurtured and develops in this direction, I believe she'll do well in literature and aesthetics too.
- Mother: What line of work would suit her in the future?
- Me: People often say literature, art and aesthetics make it hard to earn money, but this is an age that pursues "beauty," and with a gift for beauty she will surely find room to shine in the world of the future. If your daughter's gift can develop toward "aesthetic design," I believe she'll be an outstanding designer. Why not encourage her in this direction?
Recently I saw her mother post the daughter's drawings on Facebook. Besides being creative, the use of color, the lettering, the light and shade, and the angles were all of a high standard, matching the gifts shown in her chart. Unfortunately, for privacy's sake, I can't share the drawings here. With formal training, she will surely do well in aesthetic design.