Clash of the Titans (2 min read)
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Yesterday I wrote about the need to do the right thing when in doubt. Today I will write about clash. The English word clash is translated from the Chinese character, 冲.
That day I had that Eureka moment when I was talking to a friend about the clash in Bazi.
Clash connotes conflict, disagreement or fighting. It is a state of discomfort. As you know, Chinese metaphysics was taught and told in the Chinese language in the days when it was used. Those practitioners had only the character, 冲 to use. Ultimately the English speaking Chinese metaphysics practitioners just translated the Chinese character to mean as it is in the Chinese language which is "to clash".
So instead of using the English word, "clash" when looking at Bazi, a better word is "change". After all when one looks at one's Bazi, the objective is to gain optics. Fortune-telling Bazi is so yester-year. However, there is still a big tribe out there who insist that looking at Bazi is fortune telling or demonic.
Last week, I shared with my friend why the early practitioners of Chinese metaphysics used the Chinese character, 冲. I thought about it and my conclusion is as follows:
1. There were many half-educated practitioners then.
2. They adopted the "FOMO" tactic to instill fear in their clientele so that they could peddle additional products and services.
Imagine the money they made getting their clients to conduct temple rituals on a weekly, monthly or annual basis. Their pockets could also be further boosted by the products that they get their clients to buy so that they can be "protected by the clash" or "enhance their wealth" etc.
3. The clever half-educated Chinese metaphysics "master" just had to use clash in his Bazi chart reading to frighten his client. The list of such products can range from mythical titans like the dragon, the nine-headed bird, the unicorn, a red-eyed bull frog or the cute Japanese paw waving cat.
Imagine if he released the Kraken and got you to buy it!
OXOX
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