Date: April 10, 2005, hour of Snake
Ba Zi: year 乙酉, month 庚辰, day 甲子, hour 己巳

Having gone for an interview for a sales representative position, a friend asked me to check Qimen chart to see if he should expect a positive outcome.

六合

☵ 1

辛

丁

天柱開門

值符

☷ 2

戊

D+

丙

天輔景門

朱雀

☳ 3

丁

乙

天蓬生門

九地

☴ 4

壬

戊

天任傷門

 5

己

H

太陰

☰ 6

丙

己

庚

禽芮

驚門

空

騰蛇

☱ 7

癸

辛

天英死門

勾陳

☶ 8

庚

壬

天心休門

九天

☲ 9

乙

癸

天沖杜門

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The analysis is as follows:

1. The Day Stem Wu (戊) on the Earth Plate is in the “Entering Service” (臨官) phase. This indicates that the person already has a job. (In reality, the person had their own small business, and this job was being considered as a side gig).

2. The job search is a transition from a static to a dynamic state, so from the Earth Plate to the Heaven Plate. So we see, that Wu (戊) moves from the 4th Palace to the 2nd Palace, transitioning from the “Entering Service” phase to the “Decline” (衰) phase. This means that the new position (job) will be less prestigious than the previous one.

   When forecasting a job search, one should specifically examine the “Entering Service” palace of the acting spirit. However, we see that the Day Stem on the Heaven Plate is overcome by the “Entering Service” palace, and this is the first sign that the interview will not be successful.

3. In a job search question, the querent is the “Guest”. Bing (丙) on the Earth Plate in the 2nd Palace represents the company he is applying to. The fact that Bing (丙) generates Wu (戊) at first glance indicates a successful interview. (In fact, after the first interview, the company verbally informed him that he was accepted and asked him to wait for notification to start work).

4. Bing (丙) on the Earth Plate in the 2nd Palace represents the company the person is applying to. However, on the Heaven Plate, Bing falls into Void. If the Guest falls into Emptiness, it means an absence of Earth Qi: i.e., there is a potential opportunity, but it cannot manifest into reality. If we consider the movement of Bing from the 2nd Palace (Earth Plate) to the 6th (Heaven Plate), which symbolizes current changes within the company, we see that Bing moves from the auspicious 2nd Palace to the 6th Palace, which has many unfavorable signs. Most likely, the company initially intended to hire the person but abruptly changed its mind due to some events (now cannot afford it — the initial intention cannot manifest into reality).

Outcome: The person waited for the promised notification but never received anything…

(from Master Zhang Song’s 張松 materials)