How to Read New Year Fortune in Five Steps
"I heard this is a Samjae year for me. Does that mean something bad will really happen?"
When a new year begins, many people first check zodiac-sign fortunes or Samjae. But people born under the same animal sign do not all experience the same events.
In the same year, one person may be promoted, another may change jobs, and another may experience financial loss. These differences arise because each person has a different original Saju chart and is passing through a different major luck cycle.
In Daedeok Myeongri theory, a New Year fortune is not read by interpreting only the new characters that enter for the year. The score of the original chart is combined with the energy of the major luck cycle and the annual luck, and then changes caused by combinations and clashes are recalculated.
So how is the Daedeok Myeongri method of reading New Year fortune and annual luck different?
Step 1. Add The Original Chart, Major Luck, And Annual Luck To Create A 160-Point Standard
In Daedeok score theory, a person's Saju chart is first converted into scores by the five elements and by the six-relative or ten-god categories.
The basic score structure is as follows.
- Original Saju chart: 110 points
- Current major luck cycle: 30 points
- Annual luck for the year: 20 points
- Total: 160 points
The major luck cycle is calculated as 10 points for the heavenly stem and 20 points for the earthly branch, then added to the original chart. When the new year's heavenly stem of 10 points and earthly branch of 10 points are added, the basic 160-point structure for judging that year's fortune is created.
However, New Year fortune analysis is not finished simply because the numbers have been added. The important issue is to check what kind of change occurs when each character meets the others.
Step 2. Recalculate Score Changes Caused By Combinations And Clashes
When interpreting annual luck with Daedeok theory, the most important process is checking the combinations and clashes that occur among the original chart, the major luck cycle, and the annual luck.
If the heavenly stem or earthly branch entering in the year combines with a character in the original chart or the major luck cycle, its original five-element quality can change into another quality.
For example, when Byeong Fire and Shin Metal meet and form the Byeong-Shin combination into Water, the two characters cannot be calculated accurately as only Fire and Metal. The conditions for transformation must be reviewed, and the degree to which they transform into Water has to be reflected in the score.
On the other hand, when a clash occurs, the balance of five elements or six-relative categories that had been stable can be shaken.
To read annual luck accurately, these three questions must be checked together.
- Which character in the original chart does the new year's character meet?
- Does it form a combination, clash, punishment, break, or other relationship with the current major luck cycle?
- As a result, which five-element and six-relative scores increase or decrease?
In the end, what matters is not only "which character entered this year," but "what that character becomes after meeting the existing Saju chart."
Step 3. Judge The Year's Fortune Through Isolation, Development, And Excess
After combinations and clashes are reflected and the scores are recalculated, the next step is to examine what state each five element and six-relative category has entered.
When A Category Develops Properly
If the energy of the new year is added and a category develops to an appropriate level, neither deficient nor excessive, there is a higher possibility of active achievement in the area symbolized by that six-relative category.
This may be interpreted as events such as:
- Promotion or a new position
- Passing an exam or obtaining a qualification
- Successful employment or job change
- Signing a contract or achieving business results
- Dating, marriage, or childbirth
- Successful real-estate transaction
Still, a higher score is not automatically good. It must be distinguished whether the category has developed appropriately or has become excessive beyond what is needed.
When A Category Is Excessive Or Extremely Excessive
If annual luck adds more energy to an element or six-relative category that is already strong, balance can break.
In Daedeok score theory, a particular score of 100 or higher is interpreted as great excess, and 140 or higher as extreme excess.
Excessive energy may first look like strong momentum or visible results. But when it goes too far, it can lead to problems such as:
- Overreaching investments and financial loss
- Conflict at work or in business
- Contract disputes and lawsuits
- Breaks in human relationships
- Overwork and health issues
- Business crisis caused by excessive expansion
Therefore, in an excessive year, it is important to control the speed of expansion and manage contracts, investments, and health more carefully rather than challenging everything at once.
Step 4. Check Whether The Luck-Cycle Yongshin Enters The Year
Another factor that must be checked in a New Year fortune reading is the luck-cycle Yongshin.
If a certain element in the Saju chart is severely deficient or isolated, it needs energy that protects and generates it. Conversely, if a certain energy is too strong, the chart needs energy that regulates the excessive flow.
When energy that eases the chart's imbalance enters through the major luck cycle or annual luck, Daedeok theory interprets that as a time when the luck-cycle Yongshin is active.
When the luck-cycle Yongshin works properly, changes such as the following may appear.
- Passing an exam prepared for a long time
- Promotion or election
- Moving to a better workplace
- Marriage or childbirth
- Real-estate sale or purchase
- Help from a benefactor
- Resolution of a blocked problem
However, Yongshin is difficult to judge by simply choosing one element that is "good for me." The isolation and excess in the original chart, the flow of the major luck cycle, and the combinations and clashes of the annual luck must be read together.
Step 5. Interpret Concrete Events Through Changes In The Six Relatives
Finally, the five elements whose scores changed significantly are converted into the ten-god or six-relative categories to analyze what kinds of real-life events may appear.
The six-relative categories generally symbolize the following areas.
| Six-relative category | Main interpretation areas |
|---|---|
| Companions | Siblings, friends, competitors, independence, partnership |
| Output | Children, expression, activity, production, results |
| Wealth | Money, business, spending, spouse for men |
| Officer | Workplace, organization, responsibility, spouse for women |
| Resource | Study, certificates, documents, parents, protection |
For example, suppose the Officer star, which can symbolize workplace or spouse in a woman's chart, enters through annual luck.
If the Officer star develops as it is, it can be interpreted as an opportunity related to employment, promotion, or marriage. But if the Officer star combines with another character in the original chart and transforms into Output, the direction of interpretation also changes.
In that case, the workplace or spouse issue may need to be examined as something that turns into matters involving children, activity, or economic responsibility.
However, a major event such as divorce or illness should never be concluded from one combination alone. The original chart, major luck cycle, scores of other six-relative categories, and real living environment must be considered together to judge possibilities and points of caution.
In New Year Fortune, Change Matters More Than The Character Itself
The core of reading New Year fortune through Daedeok theory is not to judge good or bad luck from only one ganji character entering the year.
The analysis order can be summarized as follows.
- Add 30 points of major luck to the 110 points of the original Saju chart.
- Add 20 points of annual luck to create a 160-point standard.
- Check combinations and clashes among the original chart, major luck, and annual luck.
- Recalculate the changed five-element and six-relative scores.
- Judge isolation, development, excess, and the effect of the luck-cycle Yongshin.
- Interpret changes in the six relatives as concrete events in career, money, relationships, health, and other areas.
This is why people can have different New Year fortunes even when they share the same animal sign and live through the same year.
Rather than only hearing a result such as "something good will happen this year," it is better to use a New Year fortune reading to understand which areas contain opportunity, which areas require caution, and how to make realistic plans.
Frequently Asked Questions
How is zodiac-sign New Year fortune different from Saju annual luck?
Zodiac-sign fortune interprets many people in the same category based mainly on the earthly branch of the birth year. Saju annual luck analyzes individual change by adding the year's ganji to the original chart made from birth year, month, day, and time, together with the current major luck cycle.
If the score is high, does that always mean good luck?
No. If a previously deficient energy increases to an appropriate level, it may work positively. But if an already strong energy becomes even stronger, it can be interpreted as creating conflict and loss through excess.
Can divorce or illness be known from New Year fortune alone?
No major event should be confirmed from one annual character or one combination or clash. The full structure of the original chart, major luck, annual luck, and the person's real situation should be reviewed together and interpreted as a possibility that may need caution.
What Will Develop In Your Chart This Year Or Next Year?
Which five elements and six-relative categories will develop in your Saju this year or next year?
Instead of relying only on simple zodiac-sign fortune, check the opportunities and caution points of the year based on changes among your original chart, major luck, and annual luck.
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