Chiyang Daoren, Eastern Taoism
In the destiny analysis of BaZi (Four Pillars of Destiny) fortune-telling, people of Direct Officer are upright in thought and decent in conduct. They abide by rules and laws and do things conscientiously and responsibly, with care and order.
But Officer stars should not be too many: too many Officers turn into Killings, which shows as rigidity and inflexibility, weakness, timidity, pressure, chronic illness, and the like. Below, let us continue with the Ten Gods in BaZi fortune-telling: Direct Officer.
1. One of the Ten Gods: Direct Officer
Among the Ten Gods of BaZi, Direct Officer is the one of the Five Elements that controls the day stem and differs from it in yin-yang polarity. For example, if the day stem is Jia (Yang Wood), then Xin (Yin Metal) and You (Rooster) Metal, which control Jia Wood, are Jia's Direct Officer. If the day stem is Yi (Yin Wood), then Geng (Yang Metal) and Shen (Monkey) are the Direct Officer of the Day Master Yi. The other day stems are read in the same way.
2. The Meaning of Direct Officer
In destiny analysis, Direct Officer is regarded as the god of rank and honor, and so it is also called “Office and Emolument,” symbolizing official power and salary. That is why people who achieve distinguished rank and fame must have a chart pattern of “a strong self and a thriving Officer.”
“Officer” means “to govern.” Direct Officer represents proper, orthodox discipline and education. Every person and thing that restrains me and teaches me to develop in a good direction can be placed under Direct Officer—for example, teachers, superiors, a strict father, and elders.
3. The Temperament of Direct Officer
Upright and responsible, law-abiding and dutiful, dignified and serious, keeping to the rules—but easily slipping into rigidity and sticking to convention, which in turn can make the will unsteady.
4. The People Direct Officer Represents
Officials, superiors, public security personnel, police officers, judges, discipline inspectors, workplace leaders, company bosses, a strict father, stern elders, teachers, a woman's husband, and a man's children.
5. The Events Direct Officer Represents
Fame, status, official rank, official posts, academic qualifications, laws and regulations, self-discipline, pressure, disaster, financial loss, slander, criticism, lawsuits, harm to brothers, illness, chronic disease, weakness, timidity, and so on.
6. The Objects Direct Officer Represents
Government agencies, courthouses, courtrooms, schools, diplomas, certificates of honor, medals, awards, and the like.
7. People for Whom Direct Officer Is the Favorable God or Useful God
They are of upright conduct, honest in public service, plain and hardworking, frugal and simple, law-abiding, and responsible and dutiful. They are clever and act gently and steadily, working conscientiously, step by step, according to standards society accepts. Direct Officer is also a noble star of righteous energy. When Direct Officer is a strong Useful God, one is sure to hold office and position; even without holding office, one easily gains a reputation.
8. People for Whom Direct Officer Is the Unfavorable God or Inauspicious God
When the self is weak and cannot bear a thriving Officer, you cannot withstand the Officer's control. What appears is no longer fame and office; the Officer is now a threat to the Day Master, and that means disaster. The key is the balance of strength between the self and the Officer.
If there is too much Direct Officer and the Day Master is weak, Direct Officer turns into Killings and becomes harmful to the Day Master. This shows as heavy pressure, a weak character, timidity and fear of trouble, lack of boldness, poor ability, lack of focus at work, a scattered mind, poor relations with others, and not knowing how to speak well.
9. Direct Officer in Annual Luck
When the year brings Officer or Killings, it shows up as people, events, and things related to officials, superiors, power, official posts, work, career, one's husband, one's health, fame and gain, legal troubles, pressure, petty people, natural disasters, dangerous incidents, and public events.
(1) When the self is strong and it is the Favorable God or Useful God
It indicates fame, power, and status, career development, smooth work, and growing wealth.
(2) When the Day Master is weak and Officer and Killings are the Unfavorable God or Inauspicious God
It indicates heavy pressure, low spirits, a sense of oppression, financial loss, legal calamity, injury and illness, and disaster.
10. Verses on Direct Officer for Reading Charts
Direct Officer in the year pillar adds blessings and virtue; the ancestors had virtue and won full rank and honor.
Better still if a lone Officer holds a single place; the descendants will surely take hold of power early.
Direct Officer in the year fears Hurting Officer; only when that luck arrives does trouble grow.
When in middle age one enters a Direct Officer luck cycle and further meets the Abundance Star and Peak, one rises high in office.
Direct Officer in the month pillar makes a noble person; the Officer star of righteous energy is the truest of all.
Clever, upright, and of good repute, with power and pay far above the ordinary.
If the Officer-and-Resource pattern is broken, one fears all the more to meet a Hurting Officer luck cycle.
One also dreads the Blade and Killings coming together; disasters of wine and women will surely befall one.
Direct Officer on the day pillar comes at the right time; one's fame spreads far and one holds power.
Men and women alike are helped by their spouses; with the day sitting on the Officer star, fame and gain come swiftly.
There is fortune and there is wealth, with wealth entering its Tomb; with no clash and no breaking, one enjoys a peaceful life.
The day of birth delights all the more in Officer, Resource, and Killings; when one stands alone, the wealth and rank are exceptional.
Direct Officer in the hour pillar is greatly auspicious and prosperous; wealth and fortune generate one another in the destiny.
Sons and daughters are worthy, filial, and capable; descendants reach high office and the family line thrives.
With Direct Officer on the hour and the Abundance Star hidden too, gaining gold depends wholly on the help of noble patrons.
With no clash and no breaking, one suffers no harm; in old age one is free of worry and shows good fortune.