Master Cheongun from a small hermitage at Sindoan on Gyeryongsan, Chungcheong“Haha, if wearing red was all it took to get rich, my wallet would have burst open long ago. You need to know the right color for you.”Lucky Colors for the Five Elements
In saju, the color of the element that helps you, your useful god, becomes your lucky color. Wood brings greens and blues, while Fire brings reds and pinks.
Earth brings yellows and browns, while Metal is linked to white, gold, and silver. Water represents black and navy, meaning each person needs different colors depending on their chart.
Directions and Numbers of the Five Elements
The Five Elements carry spatial directions and numbers as well as colors. Wood represents the east along with numbers 3 and 8, while Fire represents the south along with 2 and 7.
Earth stands for the center along with numbers 5 and 10, while Metal means the west along with 4 and 9. Water represents the north along with 1 and 6, which you can use when organizing your surroundings.
How to Find the Element Your Chart Needs
Start by counting the elements across the eight characters of your chart to see what overflows and what is lacking. If your Day Master is strong, you use an element that drains energy, and if your Day Master is weak, you take an element that supports it as your lucky energy.
The season and weather of your birth also serve as key guides. A cold chart born in winter reaches for Fire first, while a hot chart born in summer prioritizes Water.
Ways to Use These Energies in Daily Life
Once you know the element you need, you can start small with everyday accessories. Try choosing your lucky color for clothes, your wallet, your phone case, or little items in your room.
Facing your desk toward your lucky direction at home or at the office while studying or working is also a great approach. Small habits that balance your energy bring greater ease into daily life.
How Does It Work for Your Saju?
The lucky colors in daily zodiac horoscopes come from pairing the day's pillar with your birth year animal. To find your true personal lucky color, you need to read all eight characters of your birth chart together.
Check your birth chart to see whether it runs cold or hot, and discover which element gives you strength.
FAQ
Why Are Zodiac Lucky Colors Different from Saju Lucky Colors?
Daily zodiac horoscopes change every day because they only compare your animal sign with the day's pillar. Your saju lucky color comes from your entire birth chart and reveals the supportive energy that stays with you for life.
Should I Always Use the Color of a Missing Element?
Just because an element is missing from your chart does not mean you must force it in. You first check whether your Day Master is strong or weak, and whether your chart is too cold or too hot, before picking the energy you truly need.
How Should I Use My Lucky Direction?
You can face your desk toward the direction of your needed element or point your head there while sleeping. Rather than rearranging an entire room all at once, start gently by adjusting small pieces of furniture.
Saju Basics, Other Stories
What Is Saju? The Meaning of the Four Pillars and How to Read Them
What Are Yin-Yang and the Five Elements: The Five Energies at the Root of Saju
What Are Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches? The Building Blocks of Your Eight Characters
What Is the Day Master? The Character That Is You in Saju
What Are the Ten Gods? Your Bonds with People, Money, and Work
The 10-Year Luck Cycle and the Year's Luck: Life's 10-Year Seasons and This Year's Weather
What Are Combination and Clash? How Characters Attract and Collide
How to Read Saju: Five Steps to Understand Your Four Pillars
Strong vs Weak Day Master: How to Read Your Inner Strength
What Is the Useful God? Finding the Element Your Chart Truly Needs
What Is the Peach Blossom Star? The Star of Charm and Popularity
What Is the Traveling Horse Star? The Birth Chart That Thrives on Movement
What Is Samjae? Entering, Staying, and Leaving Samjae Years by Zodiac Sign
What Is the Canopy Star? The Star of Deep Focus
What Is the White Tiger Star? Strong Drive and What to Watch For
What Is Kuei Kang? Four Day Pillars with Natural Leadership
What Is the Nobleman Star? The Precious Helper Who Appears in a Crisis
What Is the Void? The Two Empty Seats in Your Saju
Resentment Pair Star: Zodiac Signs and Compatibility That Turn from Love to Bitterness
What Is the Goat Blade Star? The Real Meaning of an Energy as Sharp as a Blade
The Twelve Life Stages: The Twelve Cycles of Energy
How to Pick a Moving Date: Spirit-Free Days and Your Saju
Wedding Date Selection: The Basics of Picking an Auspicious Day
How to Pick an Opening Date: Finding a Good Day to Open Your Doors
Baby Name Five Elements: How to Name Your Child Based on Saju

