Classic Bazi segregates 12 branch elements into 3 groups:
4 cardinal or peach-blossom elements
-- zi, wu, mao and you
4 sub-cardinal or traveling horses elements
-- yin, shen, si and hai
4 storage or tomb elements
-- chen, xu, chou and wei
From the above, we have 3-penalties
- zi-mao penalty
- yin-shen-si 3-penalties
- xu-chou-wei 3-penalties
The branch elements that are missing in these 3-penalties actions become self-penalty when running into identical element.
Self-Penalties:
- Chen-chen
- You-you
- Wu-wu
- Hai-hai
Don't overlook the destructive power and influence of self-penalty. It could be as serious as other penalties. Out of the 4 self-penalties, wu, you and hai self-penalties are most serious because:
- Wu-fire is the yang-knife (羊刃) of bing-fire
- You-metal is the yang-knife of geng-metal
- Hai-water is the yang-knife of gui-water
Self-penalty becomes serious matter when the corresponding stem showing up in the stem level, especially if the stem is also the daymaster (DM).
Self-penalty could mean:
self-inflicted pain/ injury- self-sabotage
- addiction
- depression
- worrisome
- meddlesome
- petty
- cannot let go of trivial matters
If the self-penalty element is also the yang-knife of the DM, s/he may have health problems (self-inflicted, psychosomatic or psychological), suicidal due to depression, love-sickness depression and the likes.
Self-penalty is also one of the causes of depression.
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