How Can the BaZi Pattern Method Help You Understand Yourself? 3 Most Practical Analytical Approaches
How Can the BaZi Pattern Method Help You Understand Yourself? 3 Most Practical Analytical Approaches
What Is the Pattern Method and Why Is It Important?
In my years of BaZi analysis practice, the pattern method has always been my most recommended approach. It acts like drawing a structural blueprint for your destiny, through which we can clearly see your life’s developmental path and potential.
The core logic of the pattern method is simple yet highly practical:
- The Month Branch as the Foundation — Your birth month determines the basic state of your destiny's energy.
- Ten Gods Combinations Define the Pattern — Different energy combinations form your unique personality model.
- Five Elements Interactions — How these energies interact and influence your life's direction.
A modern analogy: Just as companies have different organizational structures (flat, matrix, divisional), each person’s destiny also has its own "organizational structure"—this is the pattern.
How to Find Your Pattern Foundation Through the Month Branch?
Many ask me: "Why do some salespeople achieve steady growth while others experience dramatic ups and downs?" This often relates to the pattern foundation.
The Importance of the Month Branch Lies in Three Aspects:
Source of Energy — The month branch is like a phone’s battery, determining your basic endurance.
• Jia Wood born in Yin Month (spring) is like a plant in its growing season—deeply rooted.
• Jia Wood born in You Month (autumn) is like a plant in a withering season—needing more external support.Personality Tendencies — The month branch influences your innate behavioral patterns.
• One of my clients has a Direct Officer pattern with the month branch as the officer—naturally skilled in rule management and now an excellent corporate compliance officer.
• Another has a Food God pattern with the month branch as the food god—creative and active in thinking, now a creative director at a renowned advertising agency.Development Potential — The month branch reveals your areas of strength.
• Wealth pattern individuals often have a talent for business.
• Seal pattern individuals tend to succeed more easily in academics or education.
How Do Pattern Types Influence Your Career Choices?
Through analyzing thousands of cases, I’ve found a strong correlation between pattern types and career suitability. This is not fatalism but a tool for strength identification.
Career Tendencies of Common Patterns (Six Patterns):
Direct Officer Pattern — Suitable for careers requiring stability and responsibility.
• Civil servants, corporate managers, legal professionals.
• Case: A Direct Officer client rose from an entry-level position to an executive at a listed company, progressing steadily at every step.Seven Killings Pattern — Suitable for careers requiring decisiveness and resilience.
• Entrepreneurs, sales directors, emergency doctors.
• Case: A Seven Killings friend started three businesses in a row; the third succeeded, and his company is now valued at over 100 million.Direct Seal Pattern — Suitable for careers requiring deep thinking.
• Researchers, professors, psychological counselors.
• Case: A Direct Seal Ph.D. client achieved breakthrough results in scientific research.Food God Pattern — Suitable for creative expression careers.
• Designers, writers, artists.
• Case: A Food God client grew from an ordinary designer to an internationally awarded one.Wealth Pattern — Suitable for business operations.
• Investment managers, entrepreneurs, top salespeople.
• Case: A Wealth client achieved financial freedom through precise investment decisions.
How to Use the Pattern Method to Optimize Life Decisions?
The greatest value of the pattern method is not predicting the future but helping you make wiser choices.
Three Practical Strategies:
Identify Pattern Strengths — Find your natural areas of advantage.
• Understand your pattern type and choose a career direction that aligns with it.
• Focus more energy on your strengths to achieve twice the result with half the effort.Avoid Pattern Weaknesses — Prevent potential risks in advance.
• Seven Killings individuals should avoid impulsive decisions and establish decision buffers.
• Hurting Officer individuals should control their words to prevent interpersonal conflicts.Seize Major Life Period Opportunities — Go with the flow and leverage timing.
• Favorable periods are suitable for bold advancement; unfavorable periods call for stability and patience.
• Like surfing, it’s about catching the right wave at the right time.
What Is the Modern Significance of the Pattern Method?
In my view, the pattern method is not superstition but an ancient personality analysis system. Its modern significance lies in:
- A Tool for Self-Awareness — Helps you understand your talents and limitations.
- A Reference for Career Planning — Provides a rational basis for career choices.
- Guidance for Interpersonal Relationships — Helps understand differences in people’s behavior patterns.
- A Method for Timing — Do the right thing at the right time.
Remember, patterns are like a chess game—the rules are set, but how you play determines the outcome. Understanding your pattern is not about resigning to fate but about better mastering your own life.
If you’d like to know your pattern type or learn how to better leverage your pattern strengths, feel free to share your birth details. I can provide a detailed analysis and suggestions for you.