Comparisons
What is the difference between a zodiac fortune and my Saju New Year fortune?
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A zodiac fortune is the simplest kind, looking only at the combinations and clashes between the single branch character of your birth year (your zodiac animal) and this year's branch. A Saju New Year fortune is a personal fortune that includes all eight characters, the stem and branch of this year, and the Luck Pillar you are passing through now. Even among people born in the Year of the Goat, a different Day Master gives a completely different theme for the Jeongmi year of 2027 (wealth, career, study, expression or independence).
What is a zodiac fortune based on?
The relationship between the single Year Branch character and that year's branch. The branch of the Jeongmi year 2027 is Mi (未), so the Ox (Chuk, 丑) has a clash, the Horse (O, 午) a Six Combination, the Pig and Rabbit (Hae, Myo) a Three Combination, the Rat (Ja, 子) a harm and Wonjin, and the Goat (Mi, 未) its own zodiac year. Sajunyang's zodiac fortune page also explains the broad grain of the year through these relationships. Because the basis is a single character, everyone with the same animal gets the same reading.
What does a Saju New Year fortune add?
① It converts this year's stem (Jeong Fire in 2027) into a Ten God relative to your Day Master. For Gap Wood it is Hurting Officer (expression and change), for Gyeong Metal Direct Officer (career and honor), for Im Water Direct Wealth (stable money). Already here it splits from person to person. ② It looks at all the combinations and clashes between this year's branch (Mi Earth) and your four branches of year, month, day and hour. A zodiac fortune looks at only the Year Branch among these. ③ It checks whether the Luck Pillar you are passing through and this year's luck point in the same direction. ④ It scores each of the twelve months by its monthly stem and branch to find your best month and the month to be careful.
That is why a Saju New Year fortune leads to a month-by-month plan like 'move in July and November this year, and rest in March'. The zodiac fortune is for introduction; the Saju New Year fortune is for planning.
Zodiac fortune and Saju New Year fortune
| Item | Zodiac fortune | Saju New Year fortune |
|---|---|---|
| Characters read | 1 Year Branch character | Eight characters + this year's stem and branch + Luck Pillar |
| Who gets the same result | Everyone with the same animal (about 4 million people) | The same birth date and time (effectively individual) |
| Detail | The broad grain of the year | Theme · 12 monthly scores · best month · month to watch · lucky items |
| Information needed | Birth year | Birth date (time optional) |
FAQ
- Is there no point in reading the zodiac fortune?
- It is enough for a light look at the broad grain of the year. But when making plans, read your Saju New Year fortune alongside it. Both are free on Sajunyang.
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This article is reference material summarizing traditional Saju theory and does not replace medical, legal or investment judgment. Our calculation standards are published at About Sajunyang.