This is the first installment of my Ugly Side of BaZi Series. It will go on for 10 post and feature one of the Heavenly Stems each. Now if any one reads something they don’t like, please don’t take it personally. Take it constructively!
Yi Woods. Yin Wood. The Vine. Grass. Weed.
The Clingy One
Yi Woods are clingy. Among all the 10 Heavenly Stems, they are the most needy individuals. Leveraging and leaning on others, they get through life with a lot of help. Sometimes you know you are helping them. But most often you do not. They play the game very very well. They use their guile and their wiles, playing the victim, nudging or even straight forward manipulation! They cannot stand alone. This is because they tend to wrap themselves around the Friend element and Rob Wealth element alike.
Earth is the element of Wealth to Yi Woods. And like all good plants, once the roots are in, it is difficult to extract them. They need the earth. This makes them greedy and often unwilling to let go of things. Especially when they already derive some form of benefit from it. This makes them calculative. You can cout on Yi Woods to have their eye of the ball and the head wrapped around the checks & balances. Whether they like it or not, the first thing on their minds is “What is in it for me?”
Resolve, discipline and principles are flexible. The pursuit of personal benefit and the need for support from others comes first. So when the path is not clear, they can be extremely wishy washy. They are unable to make a decision or stick by one especially when they have to give up something in return. This is worse if the element has no roots (Wood at the Earthly Branch or too much water in the chart). They become even more clingy and have even less resolve & discipline.
When they are sitting on 7 Kilings or have it too strong in their chart, they can become unscrupulous. If no Direct Officer star, it becomes even worse (Will sell their own mother for the right price!). Yi Woods make great liars. They can spin around you and before you know it, you will be signing away your life savings!
So for all you other poor souls… keep your wits about you when you are talking to a Yi. You never know….
Disclaimer: These are all GENERAL characteristics of each of the Day Masters. It is by no means a 100% portrayal of all Yi Woods. This is an extreme representation of all that is bad (or should I say unacceptable by society’s standards). You must remember that quite often, these characteristics in varying doses are what makes them successful in their endeavours.
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