David Cronenberg Saju Reading

01

A closer look at 壬申

Yang Water is the image of a river. A current can widen, narrow or change course without losing its momentum.

The second character in 壬申, 申, sits directly beneath 壬. Read that pairing before comparing the day with 癸未, the year pillar shared by many people born in the same period.

02

The working rhythm of 乙卯

David Cronenberg has been a member of Royal Society of Canada.

In the month branch, Hurting Officer describes testing an established form by changing one of its rules. For David Cronenberg, try reading that theme through the cut that shifts the viewer’s attention. It is a detail the audience can notice directly, without having to guess what the artist intended.

03

Cooperation through Indirect Resource

The branch beneath the Day Master gives a second relationship, Indirect Resource. Its theme is learning through an unexpected connection between ideas. Compare it with the month’s Hurting Officer: do the two positions call for a similar response, or do they put the emphasis somewhere else?

04

Counting the visible elements

Across 癸未, 乙卯 and 壬申, Wood and Water share the highest visible count (2 out of six for each leading element). These are counts of characters. The season represented by 卯 also matters when judging how those elements function.