G. W. Bailey Saju Reading

01

A closer look at 癸亥

Yin Water is fine rain. Its effect comes into focus through accumulation, as small touches alter the whole surface.

The second character in 癸亥, 亥, sits directly beneath 癸. Read that pairing before comparing the day with 甲申, the year pillar shared by many people born in the same period.

02

The working rhythm of 壬申

In the month branch, Direct Resource describes drawing on a tradition, teacher or established technique. For G. W. Bailey, try reading that theme through a change of expression before a line is spoken. It is a detail the audience can notice directly, without having to guess what the artist intended.

03

Cooperation through Rival

The branch beneath the Day Master gives a second relationship, Rival. Its theme is sharing the initiative when several people want to lead. Compare it with the month’s Direct Resource: do the two positions call for a similar response, or do they put the emphasis somewhere else?

04

Counting the visible elements

Across 甲申, 壬申 and 癸亥, Water has the highest visible count (3 out of six for each leading element). These are counts of characters. The season represented by 申 also matters when judging how those elements function.