Punishments Codes
Home. A pair of Earthly Branches indicating Punishment is something you don't want to see in your chart. Essentially, a Punishment relationship is something that people refer to as "Karma." In other words, it is something that is coming back to haunt us.  The effects are psychological in nature--how you feel about something or someone. People with Punishment in their Bazi chart are usually not happy people and complains about everything and are never satisfied.

Punishments have different intensity level: Full Punishment involves three Branches together in a chart, and Minor Punishment which involves two of the three Branches in a chart. Additionally, the impact depends on whether the Punishment is Internal  or External.  Internal Ungrateful Punishment involves the person's perception and way of thinking. External Ungrateful Punishment refers to something done to you, by someone else, which results in you getting into trouble.

 Finally, the seriousness of the Punishment will greatly depend on whether your favorable or unfavorable elements are involved. If the Punishment involves your favorable elements, the problems are usually tolerable and not too harmful. If the Punishment, however, involves your unfavorable elements, the problem will be more difficult to deal with.

There are four basic types of Punishment relationships: Ungrateful, Bullying, Uncivilized, and Self Punishment.

Type of Punishment Earthly Branches Effects
Ungrateful

Punishment

Tiger + Snake + Monkey

Occurs when they appear side-by-side. If they are separated, they are referred to as "incomplete" and the effect is reduced. The effects of this type of Punishment is also greatly reduced if it appeared in the Luck Pillars.

This type of Punishment involves a "lack of gratitude." It is a situation where you offer someone help, but end up getting into trouble for it.  A good example is a guy I used to know who worked hard in order to send  his wife to the best Law school in the country and the wife, upon graduation, divorced him.

Considering the situation, people with this type of Punishment in their chart may feel betrayed and usually do  not trust people around them. This type of Punishment, when present in a Bazi chart, will bring about long-term unhappiness, discontent, depression, and always thinking negative. This person will live life thinking everyone is out to get them. People with this type of Punishment may not get along well with their relatives, as well as their spouse.

The best way to deal with this type of Punishment is for the person to realized what is happening and try to see the world and people around them in a better light. They should stop generalizing and understand that not everyone will do the same to them. Of course, it doesn't hurt to be careful and to think before you act.

Bullying

Punishment

Occurs when the Earthly Branches below appear side-by-side, in any order in a chart. A person may also have this type of Punishment if it appears in their Luck Pillar.

Goat + Dog + Ox
A Bullying Punishment refers to situations where a person gets into a situation due to their own carelessness.  Similar to the Ungrateful Punishment, this type of Punishment can manifest two ways: Internally (bullied by yourself) and Externally (bullied by someone else).

Internal Bullying Punishment - refers to people who create problems for themselves, e.g., not being able to say "no" and creating more work for them at work. Another example is losing money because you didn't want to charge a friend too much, etc.  People with this type of Punishment should think twice before making a promise to anyone.

External Bullying Punishment, on the other hand, refers to a situation where someone else is causing the problems for you, e.g., lawsuits.

People with this type of Punishment may feel victimized and trapped.  In order to overcome this problem is to recognize the situation, maintain a positive attitude, and have confidence in oneself at all times.

Uncivilized

Punishment

Rat + Rabbit

Occurs only when the Earthly Branches above appear side-by-side. A person may also have this type of Punishment if it appears in their Luck Pillar.

Uncivilized Punishment refers to a person who is disloyal or goes against something that they should be loyal or grateful to--usually sexual related problems. People with this type of Punishment are emotionally unstable and are not able to control their emotions or desires. In serious cases, this may involve rape, incest, or sexual abuse.

Self

Punishment

Dragon + Dragon
Horse + Horse
Rooster + Rooster
Pig + Pig

Occurs only when a pair of the Earthly Branches above appear side-by-side. A person may also have this type of Punishment if it appears in their Luck Pillar and it may occur more than once in their lifetime.

Self-Punishment is something people do to themselves, e.g., chain smoking, alcoholism, drug addiction, overeating, etc. This type of Punishment can easily be resolved with self-discipline, and again, awareness. The key to handling this type of Punishment is by knowing what the problem is and resolving it early. 
 
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