Abraham Lincoln

Qi Sha (Indirect Officer) attacks the self, Bi Jian (Peer) supports the self, the beginning of Sha Yin (Indirect Officer generating Indirect Seal). This ten-year period is the foundation stage of life. Qi Sha represents pressure and challenges, Bi Jian represents peers and self-reliance. The native lost his mother in childhood and the family declined, but land and labor (Bi Jian) forged a resilient character. Sha Yin (Yi Wood Qi Sha generating Ding Fire Indirect Seal) means adversity stimulates a thirst for knowledge, planting the seeds for a future legal career. Overall, this is a phase of accumulating energy and shaping personality.

Qi Sha represents career pressure, Bi Jian represents scarcity of resources. From childhood, he farmed and worked as a helper, with no fixed income and extreme material deprivation. Qi Sha restrains the Day Master; early loss of mother (Sha restrains Yin), father remarried, and family relations were tense. However, Bi Jian supports the self, so the relationship with his stepmother was tolerable, and he learned self-reliance through manual labor. In this cycle, there are no formal career achievements, mainly the accumulation of survival skills.

Sha Yin (Indirect Officer generating Indirect Seal), interpersonal relations are simple. Qi Sha indicates loneliness and conflict, Yin (Indirect Seal) indicates shelter. With the loss of his birth mother and a distant father, his stepmother provided warmth (Indirect Seal). Bi Jian represents siblings, so he was close to his sister Sarah. The overall family environment was harsh, but basic emotional support remained.

Qi Sha restrains the self, Earth and Metal are suppressed. As a child, his constitution was weak and prone to colds (Qi Sha is cold water, but not in earthly branches). Overwork exhausted his body, but youthful recovery was strong. Beware of accidental injuries (Qi Sha symbolizes blades and weapons), such as an axe wound. Emotionally, he was precocious and melancholic.

Zheng Guan (Zheng Guan (Direct Officer)) merges with the self, Pian Cai (Indirect Wealth) emerges, Guan and Wealth generate each other. Jia Wood Zheng Guan merges with the Day Master Ji Earth, representing order, rules, and social recognition; Zi Water Pian Cai is fluid resources and opportunities. In these ten years, the native moved from the countryside to a town and began to engage with law and politics. The Officer star merging with the self means gaining social advancement by following rules (law); Pian Cai represents fortuitous opportunities (such as serving in the Black Hawk War). Life enters an upward track, but both Officer and Wealth are floating (Zi Water is drained by Yin Wood), so the foundation is still shallow.

Zheng Guan gains ground, Pian Cai lacks root. At 21, he moved to Illinois, attempted political speeches (Officer) and ran a general store (Indirect Wealth), but the store failed (Indirect Wealth floating). Then he joined the Black Hawk War (1832) and was elected company captain (Officer star manifesting), after the failure he turned to studying law. In this cycle, income was unstable and finances were tight, but the Officer star pushed him into politics, laying the groundwork for his future political career.

Guan star governs reputation, Pian Cai governs socializing. He made new friends, such as John Stuart (legal mentor), but connections were broad yet shallow. He fell in love with Ann Rutledge (Pian Cai as romance), but she died young (Zi Water punished by Mao), causing emotional setbacks. In the family, his father still farmed, and the relationship was distant.

Fire and Water clash, Earth Qi is drained. Zi Water restrains Fire (Ding Fire), predisposing to eye diseases or neurasthenia. Emotional depression, especially after the heartbreak of 1835. Constitution was passable, but guard against overwork.

Wealth star destroys Yin, Yin star is restrained. Gui Water Pian Cai and Hai Water Zheng Cai emerge together, strong Wealth restrains Yin (Fire), representing the conflict between making a living and ideals, with energy scattered. These ten years are the period when Lincoln established his law practice and started his political ascent, but the excessively strong Wealth star led to toil and tribulation. Yin is knowledge, being restrained by Wealth, meaning he had to rely on practical affairs (law) rather than academia. Hai contains Jia Wood Zheng Guan secretly merging, so Officer star is nurtured, and political opportunities lurked.

Wealth strong generates Officer, but Yin weak. In 1836, he obtained his law license and started a partnership the following year. Income gradually increased (Wealth star), but expenses were also high. In 1834, he was elected state representative (Jia Wood Officer star in Hai), and in 1842 he married Mary Todd (Wealth star as wife). Professionally, he focused on legal litigation, with a stable but not enormous income. Wealth destroys Yin, so he did not engage in scholarly writing.

Wealth star is the wife, Officer star is friends. He married Mary Todd in 1842 (Gui Hai Wealth star timing), but the marriage had turbulence (strong Wealth restrains Yin, temperamental mismatch). Social circle mainly consisted of lawyers and politicians, and he became antagonistic with rivals like Douglas (Hai is Yi Ma, indicating unstable interpersonal relations). Children were born in the family, increasing financial pressure.

Water strong, Fire weak, Earth is drained by Water. Energy is overdrawn, prone to digestive system diseases (Earth soaked by Water). Emotional anxiety due to marital friction, but overall will is strong. Watch for depressive tendencies.

Zheng Cai (Direct Wealth) merges with the self, Jie Cai (Peer-Subjugating) competes for wealth, Guan star loses power. Ren Water Zheng Cai merges with Ding Fire Indirect Seal, representing stable income but mental drain; Xu Earth Jie Cai, indicating competition and cooperation. These ten years were Lincoln's first peak (Congressman) and trough (leaving office) in his political career. Zheng Cai merging with Yin means he earned a good income through legal expertise, but Jie Cai snatching wealth suggests fierce professional competition. Guan star (Yin Wood) enters the tomb in Xu year, political advancement is blocked. Overall, this is a period of career fluctuation and resource accumulation.

Wealth and Yin merge, Jie Cai steals Qi. In 1846, he was elected to Congress (Ren Water Wealth star generating Jia Wood Officer), but after his term ended in 1850 he returned to law. While in Congress, he opposed the Mexican-American War (Jie Cai represents making enemies), and lost re-election. He then focused on railroad cases (Jie Cai as real estate), and his income increased substantially. In this cycle, wealth grew, but politically he suffered setbacks.

Jie Cai represents competitors, Wealth star represents wife. Relationship with Mary was tense (Wealth star merges with Yin, personalities clashed), and children died young (Willie in 1861). In his social circle, he had conflicts of interest with partners like Herndon (Jie Cai), but debated political foes like Douglas (Jie Cai). Family responsibilities were heavy.

Jie Cai exhausts the self, Earth Qi too heavy. Prone to gastrointestinal diseases (heavy Earth), high mental stress (Jie Cai attacking the self). In 1841, he was engaged to Mary but then broke it off, leading to depression. Beware of weakened immunity from overwork.

Shi Shen (Eating God) vents the self, Metal generates Water, talent and opportunity burst forth. Xin You Shi Shen venting Earth to generate Wealth, representing expression, wisdom, and creative energy. These ten years are when Lincoln's political genius fully erupted. Shi Shen restrains Qi Sha (Xin Metal restrains Yi Wood), alleviating the early pressure of Qi Sha and transforming it into persuasiveness and humor. Metal generates Water, Wealth star is potent, bringing both fame and fortune. But Shi Shen is the child star, so children suffered many hardships. Overall, this is the main rising wave of his career, turning ideas that others could not realize into action.

Shi Shen generates Wealth, ideas flow like a spring. In 1854, he returned to politics due to the slavery issue (Shi Shen as speech), delivering famous speeches. In 1858, he debated Douglas (Shi Shen fully utilized), and though defeated, he gained renown. In 1860, he was elected president (Shi Shen generates Wealth, Wealth generates Officer). In terms of income, his legal career flourished, but political contributions drained funds. Shi Shen as talent, his oratory and debating skills became his greatest asset.

Shi Shen is expression, also enhances charisma. Public image improved, many admirers (Shi Shen generates Wealth). In the family, his wife Mary was emotionally unstable (Shi Shen restrains Officer), but political alliances were solid. Relations with cabinet members like Seward were delicate (Shi Shen restrains Qi Sha), but eventually unified. Son Willie died in 1862 (Shi Shen was clashed, Metal restrains Wood).

Metal and Wood clash, Fire and Water disharmony. After 1860, he was extremely busy and sleep-deprived (Metal drains Earth Qi). Prone to headaches and colds. Emotionally high but easily angered. Watch heart overload (Fire drained by Metal).

Shang Guan (Hurting Officer) confronts Guan, Jie Cai seizes power, hidden dangers all around. Geng Shen Shang Guan restrains Jia Wood Zheng Guan, representing breaking the old order and confronting authority. These ten years were Lincoln's presidency, with the outbreak of the Civil War (Shang Guan symbolizes revolution and military force). Shen Metal combines with the year pillar Si Fire (Si Shen combination), representing alliance and struggle. Shang Guan confronting Guan challenges the original structure of the nation, and also takes great risks. Jie Cai (Geng Shen is Peer-Subjugating) represents comrades and enemies, such as slaveholders and anti-war factions. Overall, this is the most glorious yet dangerous phase of his life, using the sharp edge of Shang Guan to promote liberation, and ultimately being bitten back by Shang Guan (assassination).

Shang Guan is revolution, Peer-Subjugating is alliance and betrayal. In 1861, the Civil War broke out (Shang Guan restrains Guan), and in 1863, the Emancipation Proclamation (Shang Guan breaks old systems). Economically, the national treasury was tight, and he had no time for personal wealth. Shang Guan generates Wealth (Geng generates Water), but Wealth was consumed by war expenses. He faced multiple assassination attempts (Shang Guan carries blade). In 1865, he was assassinated (Liu Nian Yi Chou, Shang Guan enters tomb, Qi Sha attacks the self).

Shang Guan restrains Guan, interpersonal tensions high. Conflicts with generals like McClellan (Shang Guan confronts Guan), and struggles with Radicals and Democrats. In the family, Mary suffered a nervous breakdown (Shang Guan restrains Yin), and son Tad remained childlike. His reputation was mixed, but he ultimately became a martyr.

Metal strong, Earth weak, Wood damaged, Fire extinguished. Overexertion led to physical decline (Earth drained by Metal). In 1863, he contracted smallpox (Fire attacked by Metal cold), and his eyesight deteriorated. Emotionally suppressed but resolute. Beware of violent attacks (Shang Guan strong as blade).