Case Studies: Day Pillar vs Year Pillar

In my previous post, the biggest misconception people take is about Year Pillar.

Let's go into two different examples where Day Pillars matter significantly more than Year Pillar.

1. Kobe Bryant's unfortunate accident

Kobe Bryant was born in Fire Snake day in Earth Horse year. In January 26th 2020 Earth Pig year, Kobe had an unfortunate helicopter accident that sadly took his life.

The Pig of the year clashed Kobe's Snake day of birth.


2. Deontay Wilder knocked out by Tyson Fury in the WBC Boxing match

Deontay Wilder was an undefeated WBC heavyweight champion. Prior to the fight against Tyson Fury, Deontay's record was 41 wins and 40 by knockouts. A very impressive record with knock-out rates higher than Mike Tyson or Lennox Lewis.

However, Deontay was convincingly beaten by Tyson Fury on Feb 22nd, 2020. He got knocked down multiple times before his team surrendered by throwing the white towel. For the first time, Deontay was beaten. Not only that, he suffered a Technical Knock Out loss.

Deontay Wilder was born in Wood Horse day in Wood Ox year. In the Metal Rat year, Deontay suffered his first loss in professional boxing.

The Metal Rat of the year clashed with Deontay's Wood Horse day.


In conclusion:
Whenever the day of birth is clashed, the person's health and relationships are affected. This is why Day is much more important than Year in Ba Zi.

Misconception #1 in Chinese Astrology

You often see many Chinese Astrologers or websites using Birth Year as the basis of the prediction. These kinds of horoscopes are normally generic and most of the times inaccurate. Do you remember when you were at school with classmates born at the same year? Did everyone always have a good/bad year together?

The true Chinese Astrology is based on Year, Month, Day and Hour of birth. In most cases, the Day is much more important than the Year.

For example: In 2020, which is the Year of the Rat, the people that feel most significant impact of the clash are the people that were born in Horse Day, not Horse Year. The roles of the Month, Year and Hour are not to be discarded though. Each pillar tells a part of a bigger picture.

You can see sample Case Studies here.

Why is the Year method so popular? It’s because it’s easy to find out the Year. Most people like the easy stuff, rather than going through the trouble of finding the Day. 

If you want a reading that’s purely for entertainment purpose, but doesn’t help you progressing in life, feel free to read all the sites that offer horoscopes based on Year.

If you want an accurate reading that can help you making better decisions in life, identifying and maximizing opportunities that come your way, you need to analyze the entire 4 pillars 8 characters.