Special Chart Case Study: Michael Jordan

By Steve Lipofsky at basketballphoto.com

As we all know, due to the Coronavirus Pandemic, all sports events have been canceled. Still, sports fans, especially those who follow basketball, got a real treat this month, a 10-episode documentary about Michael Jordan.

I’m three episodes in, and I can’t wait to express my thoughts about this magnificent athlete 🙂

SPECIAL CHART STRUCTURE

Michael Jordan has a Special Chart, meaning the usual analytical method isn’t sufficient; for example, our Talent Bridge won’t be useful here.

He was born as a Yin Metal Master Element, surrounded by a Wood structure, which a Water Element additionally supports. Such a BaZi Chart structure means that Yin Metal is fully surrendered to the Wood Element, which, in this case, represents the Wealth Component.

When Master Element surrenders to Wealth Component, then a person can have excellent money luck. As we know, Michael Jordan made a fortune playing basketball, but he also built a vast business around his name as a brand, making him even richer.

So, as we can see, the fact that his Yin Metal is weak is irrelevant here, and that is the key aspect of Special Charts. Special Charts are rare, though many are just borderline cases; in Jordan’s case, it’s pure.

What is also crucial for Special Chart is that Dynamic Luck must support that narrative. During his peak years, 1987 to 1997, he was going through the Pig period, which, combined with his Goat, Rabbit, and Tiger, created a Wood Superstructure.

INNOVATIVE SPIRIT

When it comes to Talents, the Pioneer was the most exceptional in his case, which gave him innovation, curiosity, and high-octane energy. Also, because his Chart is mainly Wood Element, he was putting a lot of emphasis on personal growth, which is the key character trait of Wood Element. In one way, he behaved more like a Yin Wood person than a Yin Metal. This is characteristic of Special Charts, where the Master Element surrenders to the flow of the Chart and the person obtains the characteristic of the dominant Element.

From that perspective, if we acknowledge that he behaved more like a Yin Wood person, it becomes clearer why he was so competitive. The answer lies in the strong Yang Wood Element, which served as a Competitor Talent. On the negative side, the excessive Wood did affect his liver quite a bit, so he had a lot of anger, and he often behaved rather aggressively towards his teammates. Still, he used that energy positively to push them to become better players.

This extreme competitiveness and overwhelming Wealth structure led him also to develop a gambling problem, which almost ruined his career. The Wood Element also represents his father, who was killed, and that event affected him greatly. The Wood is essential to him, and the father represented that Wood. Losing his father in such a tragic way shocked his system to the core.

Interestingly, both events, troubles with gambling, and loss of father happened in 1993, a Rooster year, which indicates that the Metal Element was indeed very disturbing for him, and confirms that he truly has a special, Follow the Wealth Chart. During the Rooster year, he even temporarily quit basketball; that’s how strongly this clash affected him.