BaZi Essentials – The Birth

With this post, we are launching our Bazi Essentials series, which will cover the basics of BaZi and Chinese Astrology. The first post explains why the date and time of birth are so important, and what is happening at that exact moment.

Every new life begins at conception, after which the baby grows in the mother’s womb. For nine months, the baby is supported by the mother through the umbilical cord, and through this channel, the baby receives everything necessary to sustain life, from oxygen and Water to nutrients. As long as the baby is physically connected to the mother, their life will be linked with the mother’s destiny. The critical moment in astrology is when the baby comes out. At that moment, the umbilical cord is cut, and the baby takes its first breath, establishing an independent connection with the universe’s energy around us. It’s critical to record the exact time when the cord is cut so the BaZi experts can convert it to solar time without error.

At that exact moment of separation from our mother, we receive an energy stamp, a combination of elements which determines how we interact with our surroundings, from family members, partners, friends, to business, money, and all other life situations and subjects. The best way to understand this dynamic is to imagine humans as magnets, with each of us having different abilities and strengths to attract people and situations, good and bad ones. This magnet is formed in the exact moment of our first breath.

There are over 20 million possible Chart combinations. When we consider that we all have different genetic backgrounds and are born in various environments, we can see how unique every human being is.

These embedded energy patterns within us are always present. Still, they manifest with varying intensity at different times, depending on the external factors of the moment and the people we are interacting with. Therefore, an experienced BaZi expert can see which Element will get stimulated and how it might affect you.

Why is it important to know our energy pattern?

Imagine going for a trip. You packed the car, decided where to go, and drove for an hour when you suddenly got stuck in a traffic jam for several hours. Wouldn’t it be nice to know this information before you started the journey?

Modern technology has enabled us to plan our road trips to avoid these blockages. Examining how our elements work in similar ways gives us a clear view of potential obstacles on our journey, enabling us to make the right decisions, accelerate our progress, and achieve more across all areas of life.

Our destiny is not set in stone; it fluctuates, and the more we know about it, the more we can influence it. There is constant interaction between our consciousness and the elements; therefore, we can change them to a certain extent. Without knowing our energy patterns, we might get locked in a stream, completely unaware. This stream is unpredictable; as a result, it can make us nervous and unhappy, and, ultimately, our health may suffer from this uncertainty and stress.

What about the power of free will? Aren’t we able to create our destiny?

In theory, yes, but in reality, things are a bit different.

If a person has a seed for a particular skill in the Chart, it represents potential. Some seeds are easy to pull out and make grow; for others, it can only happen during specific periods; and some seeds will never see the light, so their potential goes unfulfilled.

With our will, we can achieve a lot, but our Chart imposes certain limitations. Based on our extensive research, we concluded that the best way to maximize our potential is to understand our strengths and weaknesses thoroughly, and there is no better tool than BaZi.

That concludes our first post in this series. In the next post, we will explain the importance of Master Element (also known as the Day Master).