Jonathan Banks Saju Reading

01

A closer look at 庚戌

Yang Metal is metal at the forge. A cut, a revision or a decisive change of shape gives this symbol its character.

The second character in 庚戌, 戌, sits directly beneath 庚. Read that pairing before comparing the day with 丙戌, the year pillar shared by many people born in the same period.

02

The working rhythm of 辛丑

In the month branch, Direct Resource describes drawing on a tradition, teacher or established technique. For Jonathan Banks, 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 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 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 丙戌, 辛丑 and 庚戌, Earth has the highest visible count (3 out of six for each leading element). These are counts of characters. The season represented by 丑 also matters when judging how those elements function.