The picture
Gi-Chuk is Earth on Earth in the coldest month. Nothing grows on the surface, and a great deal is stored below: the Ox holds this pillar’s skill and its savings. Gi-Chuk is thrifty, dependable and slow to warm to people. It waits out bad seasons better than anyone. The Day Master has a root in its own seat, which gives Gi-Chuk a stubborn self-sufficiency: it would sooner go without than ask.
What the pillar is made of
| Part | In Gi-Chuk |
|---|---|
| Day Master | 己 Gi, Yin Earth |
| Day branch | 丑 Chuk, the Ox |
| Hidden stems | 癸 Gye: Indirect Wealth辛 Sin: Eating God己 Gi: Friend (main) |
| Life stage | Grave 墓 |
| Void branches | 午 O (Horse), 未 Mi (Goat) |
| Stars it carries | Canopy Star, Ganyeojidong, Tanghwa |
The Day Master sits on its own element, in the same polarity. The seat is a root: a strong sense of self and a home life run on its own terms. The partner is read as an equal, sometimes as a rival.
These are the facts every Gi-Chuk chart shares, whatever the other three pillars hold. They are taken from the same engine that calculates your chart.
Strengths
- Endurance through the longest winter.
- Thrift that turns little into enough.
- Dependability, year after year.
What to watch
- Stubbornness that will not be argued with.
- Coldness on first meeting.
- Isolation chosen out of habit.
In relationships
Gi-Chuk sees a partner as an equal and takes a long time to open up. Once it does, it is steady for life.
At work
Food and agriculture, property, finance, craft, research and religious life.