From 立春, 2002 is the year of Ren Wu, the year of the Horse; its 納音 is 楊柳木 (Wood).

What are the Zi Wei annual transformations for 2002?

The 2002 annual transformations are Lu Tian Liang 天梁, Quan Zi Wei 紫微, Ke Zuo Fu 左輔, Ji Wu Qu 武曲. The four stars are the same for everyone; the palace each falls in differs from chart to chart.

What are the Nine Star year star and the universal year for 2002?

In 2002 the Nine Star Ki year star in the centre is 7 Red Metal; numerology’s universal year is 4.

Year table › 2002

2002 · Ren Wuhow four traditions mark this yearyear of the Horse · 7 Red Metal

This year’s four Zi Wei transformations are Lu Tian Liang 天梁, Quan Zi Wei 紫微, Ke Zuo Fu 左輔, Ji Wu Qu 武曲 and the universal year is 4. These four signs are the whole world’s, not yours alone. What is yours is where they fall on your chart.

Signs of 2002

The four signs of 2002the same for everyone

Stem & branchRen Wuyear of the Horse · Water · 納音楊柳木 Zi Wei transformationsLuTian Liang 天梁QuanZi Wei 紫微KeZuo Fu 左輔JiWu Qu 武曲set by the year stem, one set for all Nine Star year star7 Red Metalperiod 7 (1984–2003)Universal year2+0+0+2→4the whole world’s number this year is 4

Each sign comes from one tradition: the stem-branch and its 納音, Zi Wei’s annual transformations, Nine Star Ki’s year star, numerology’s universal year. Tap one to read it.

The years around ita sixty-year cycle

Stems and branches turn in sixty years, the year star and the universal year in nine. Slide along to watch them drift apart.

Zi Wei’s annual transformationsRen year

In 2002 Zi Wei Dou Shu lights four stars: one carrying 祿, one 權, one 科, one 忌. The four stars are the same for everyone; which square they sit in on your chart is what is yours.

LuTian Liang 天梁 · is where something comes to you祿 means “something comes in”. Wherever it sits, that part of life tends to flow in more easily this year. Tian Liang: the elder — shielding people and speaking for them. People come to you, until you forget you are allowed to ask for help. glossary
QuanZi Wei 紫微 · is where you call the shots權 means “you call it”. Wherever it sits, that part of life tends to go better with you in the lead this year. Zi Wei: the star at the centre, setting the tone and settling things. It is decided when it reaches you — and nobody carries it for you. glossary
KeZuo Fu 左輔 · is where you are seen科 means “easily seen”. Wherever it sits, that part of life tends to draw notice this year. A helper who arrives from beside you — a peer, an equal. You aren't doing this alone, as long as you let someone in. glossary
JiWu Qu 武曲 · is what you cannot let go忌 means “hard to let go”. Wherever it sits, that part of life stays on your mind this year. Not bad — it is what you care about. Wu Qu: the hard one — execution, money, getting it done. You deliver; the words come out short and read as not caring. glossary

The same Tian Liang 天梁 carrying 祿 says different things in different squares:

in “money”money tends to come in more easily. The internet’s “money while you lie down” year is true for this person only.
in “your body”the body is comfortable and rest comes easily. Not more money — more ease.
in “friends and contacts”friends help, someone picks up the bill. The gain comes from other people, not from lying down.

The same goes for Wu Qu 武曲 carrying 忌: in the work square it is “work gets stuck”; in the love square it has nothing to do with work. So one sentence about a whole year misses three people in four.

Curious how it works?

The transformations follow the year stem: one set for each of the ten stems, round every ten years. This page uses the 全集 school’s table. The annual life palace is the square the year branch falls on; the twelve annual palaces count back from it; only then, with the four stars placed, is it one person’s year.

Schools differ on this stem (三合, 飛星 and 欽天 each have a version). This page uses one; the Zi Wei page lets you switch.

This year’s stem and branchRen Wu

From 立春 (the start of spring), 2002 is the year of Ren Wu — the “year of the Horse” people talk about. The stem is the year’s weather, the branch its terrain.

Year stemRen · yang WaterRen: open water. Wide, moving, far-sighted. You adapt well; your direction changes often. glossary
Year branchWu · Horse · FireA Horse year: the road opens and people run at it. You need forward motion; being tied down for long wears on you. glossary
納音楊柳木 · Wood life納音 pairs the sixty stem-branches into thirty images such as “water of the heavenly river”. It is a separate reading, not a summary of the stem and branch.

A year’s stem and branch only become a “flowing year” next to your own four pillars: whether it helps or presses on your day master differs from person to person.

Curious how it works?

The year pillar changes at 立春, not on 1 January and not at Lunar New Year. 立春 falls between 3 and 5 February; anyone born on those days needs the exact moment.

Nine Star Ki’s year star7 Red Metal

In 2002 it is 7 Red Metal’s turn in the centre; the nine stars take nine years to go round. It sets the year’s overall “climate” and which star each of the eight directions receives.

The lake: pleasure, talk, and money. Good for company and negotiation; easiest year to overspend. glossary

The larger cycle is a twenty-year “period”: this is period 7 (1984–2003).

See the eight directions for 2002

Curious how it works?

The year star changes at 立春: add the year’s digits down to one figure and subtract from 11 (2026 → 1 → 一白). The directions are on the home nine-palace page; your own natal star is on the compass.

Numerology’s universal year2002 → 4

The digits of 2002 add up to 4. Numerology calls this the “universal year”, one number for the whole world; your own “personal year” adds your birthday to it.

Four is the foundation number: order, discipline, laid brick by brick. Four brings no fireworks; it is when the base gets built. glossary

The universal year is the background hum; your personal year is the tune. The two numbers can match or sit far apart.

Curious how it works?

Method: 2+0+0+2 = 4, then add the two digits down to one; 11, 22 and 33 are kept when they appear. Personal year = birth month + birth day + the universal year.

How to read this page

These four signs are the same for everyone. They are about the year, not about you.
Any “this year everyone will…” comes from one of these signs. Knowing which one tells you how far the sentence reaches.
To know what it means for you, the sign has to sit on your chart: once signed in, the Zi Wei page draws where the four stars fall for you, and the years page lists your own flowing years one by one.

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