Eight Characters Fortune-telling: How to Remedy the Lack of the Five Elements and Improve One's Fate?

Eight Characters Fortune-telling: How to Remedy the Lack of the Five Elements and Improve One's Fate?

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In traditional Chinese fortune-telling, the "Eight Characters" refer to the eight characters composed of the year, month, day, and hour of a person's birth, also known as the "Four Pillars and Eight Characters". Each character consists of a Heavenly Stem and an Earthly Branch, representing information about a person's fate, personality, health and other aspects respectively. The Five Elements refer to five elements, namely metal, wood, water, fire, and earth. They interact with each other through generation, restriction, transformation, and influence a person's fate.

If there is a lack of one or more of the Five Elements in a person's Eight Characters, then it is necessary to carry out remedies for the Five Elements to balance them and achieve a balance and improvement of one's fate. The following are some common situations of the lack of the Five Elements and the corresponding remedial methods:

1. Lack of Metal: If a person's Eight Characters lack the metal element, then it is necessary to increase the metal element. One can wear gold ornaments, such as gold rings, gold necklaces, etc., or place golden items, such as golden crystals, etc.

2. Lack of Wood: If a person's Eight Characters lack the wood element, then it is necessary to increase the wood element. One can wear wooden ornaments, such as wooden bead bracelets, wooden earrings, etc., or place green plants, such as Epipremnum aureum, cacti, etc.

3. Lack of Water: If a person's Eight Characters lack the water element, then it is necessary to increase the water element. One can drink more water, take baths, swim, etc., or place items containing the water element such as crystals, glassware, etc.

4. Lack of Fire: If a person's Eight Characters lack the fire element, then it is necessary to increase the fire element. One can wear red ornaments, such as red bracelets, red earrings, etc., or place red items, such as red crystals, red fabrics, etc.

5. Lack of Earth: If a person's Eight Characters lack the earth element, then it is necessary to increase the earth element. One can wear earthy-yellow ornaments, such as earthy-yellow bracelets, earthy-yellow earrings, etc., or place earthy-yellow items, such as topaz, citrine, etc.

In general, the lack of the Five Elements is a common problem in fortune-telling, but not everyone has such a situation. If there is indeed a lack of the Five Elements, then the corresponding remedial methods for the Five Elements can be used to balance them and improve one's fate. Meanwhile, attention should also be paid to daily living habits and maintaining physical and mental health so as to better change one's own fate.
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