Kong Wang, also known as 'Xun Kong', refers to the concept in a ten-day period of the sixty-year Jiazi cycle, where there are ten Heavenly Stems and twelve Earthly Branches. The two extra Earthly Branches are called the 'Kong Wang' positions, and the Five Elements associated with these two branches will be weakened or nullified.
The method of calculating Kong Wang
The sixty Jiazi are divided into six decades, each decade starts with Jia, corresponding to ten Earthly Branches, and the remaining two Earthly Branches are considered empty for that decade:
- Jiazi Decade (Jiazi to Guiyou): Void in Xu and Hai
- First ten days of the month of Jiaxu (from Jiaxu to Guiwei): Void in Shen and You
- The ten-day period of Jia-Shen (from Jia-Shen to Gui-Si): Void in Wu and Wei
- The first ten days of the month of Jiawu (from Jiawu to Guimao): Void periods are Chen and Si
- Jiachen Decade (from Jiachen to Guichou): Kongwang Yinmao
- First ten-day period of Jiayin (from Jiayin to Guihai): Void in Zi and Chou
Using the Day Pillar as the reference, find the corresponding ten-day cycle, which allows you to determine the two Earthly Branches that are void for the Day Pillar. The Year Pillar and Hour Pillar are calculated separately.
The Philosophical Meaning of Void in Fate
The earthly branch that is vacant has its Five Elements energy weakened or even nullified, but it does not completely disappear:
- Financial Star Void:Money comes and goes, making it difficult to accumulate steadily; or careers related to money are often unstable.
- Official Star Void:Career status is unstable, making it difficult to maintain an authoritative position for a long time
- Yin Star Sky Vanishes:There are periodic obstacles in learning or qualifications
- Marriage Palace Void (Day Branch Void):The strength of the Marriage Palace is weakened, and emotions are prone to a sense of vacancy.
💡 'Kongwang' is not an absolute ill omen. When the 'Ji' star is in 'Kongwang', it turns into a blessing — the power of the 'Ji' star is weakened, which instead reduces its negative impact on the fate chart.
Fill the Void: Key Points for Activating Luck
"Tianshi" refers to the situation where the earthly branch of the luck cycle or the year corresponds to the vacant earthly branch, at which point the vacancy is filled, and the power of that element is restored. In years when vacancies are filled, significant events related to the vacant element often occur:
- Filling the empty wealth star: There may be unexpected income or a breakthrough in financial luck
- Officer star empty filled: changes in career status
- The Day Branch (Marriage Palace) emptiness filled: Progress occurs in feelings or marriage
How to Use Void in Fate Analysis
Kongwang is an auxiliary analytical tool and should not be used alone to judge fortune or misfortune. It needs to be understood in combination with the overall Five Elements pattern of the birth chart and the preferences and dislikes of the useful gods. Fate master Xu Lewu once said: 'Kongwang is merely weakness, not absolute nothingness.'
Understand the opportunities to fill the voids and vacancies in your destiny chart
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