Gapo Day Pillar (甲午) — A tree in full leaf under the midsummer sun

What kind of person is the 갑오 Day Pillar?

The Gapo Day Pillar is the image of a great tree (Gap Wood) spreading its leaves under the midsummer sun (O Fire). It carries the energy of Wood feeding Fire into brilliance (木火通明), so your speech and writing are fast and precise. The Day Branch, O Fire, is Hurting Officer (傷官) to Gap Wood, so you immediately point out the flaws in the existing way, and you say what needs saying even in front of superiors.

The Twelve Life Stage is Death (死), so however active you look on the outside, once a subject hooks you, you dig deep. Within O Fire are Byeong Fire (Eating God), Gi Earth (Direct Wealth) and Jeong Fire (Hurting Officer), so your words and writing turn directly into money. As a Peach Blossom branch, it draws attention to you whenever you stand on a stage.

Your weakness is words. Just as a tree burns when the fire is too strong, you say the right thing too forcefully and make enemies of superiors. Your reports get through only when a proposal follows the criticism. With Hurting Officer in the spouse palace, you often point out your spouse's shortcomings, and your spouse takes it as contempt. After marriage, most fights start with tone. You suit broadcasting, lecturing, writing, education, planning and design.

Day Master Gap (甲) — The person who grows straight and tall like a great tree

Gap Wood (甲木) means a great tree growing straight toward the sky. You push in the direction you have set, and when the field is empty you plant your flag first. You are the kind who holds out and breaks rather than bends.

What is love like for the 갑오 Day Pillar?

When a friend is in trouble, you offer solutions before comfort. 'I'll look into it' is your catchphrase, and you actually do. Once you decide someone is your person, it lasts a long time. In romance you try to decide everything from date plans to your partner's career path, and you hear 'Don't I get a say?'. When what your partner wants is to be heard rather than fixed, you cannot read the difference and you fight.

One-line advice

Practice keeping the goal and changing only the route. When you make a plan, write down from the start a second path, 'if this is blocked, I go this way', and you will not snap. Push back on a superior's instruction a day later, not on the spot. In romance, before offering a solution, ask first: 'Do you want advice, or do you want me to listen?'

Perfect-match Day Pillars · With 기미 Day Pillar, the Day Masters form a Stem Combination and the spouse palaces a Six Combination, so you're strongly drawn to each other.