Celebrity Charts · 1769 – 1821
The Cosmic Code of Europe's Emperor: Revealed by Korean Astrology (Saju)
Europe's emperor, read through Korean Saju (Four Pillars)
The Chart
Napoleon at a Glance
Napoleon was born on 15 Aug 1769, in the Year of the Ox. The stem of that birth day makes Napoleon a Yang Wood Day Master, the Great Tree. No reliable birth time is on public record, so the chart is read from three pillars, six characters; the Day Master does not depend on the hour.
Counted character by character, the chart contains 1 Wood, 1 Fire, 2 Earth, 1 Metal, 1 Water. Earth is the strongest element, which for a Wood Day Master plays the role of Wealth: results and resources. Every one of the five elements is present, which readers describe as a well-rounded, adaptable chart.
Weighing the season of birth and the support around the Day Master, the elements that help this chart most are Water and Wood. Decades that bring them tend to read as rising tides on the Life Flow curve, and decades that bring their opposites as low tides.
The Story
A Life in Elements
A Great Tree seated on a Horse of Fire, born under the Seven Killings, saju's warrior star. His Great Luck Cycles ran through Metal and Earth, the elements of command and dominion, all the way to the crown of 1804.
The Day Master
A Great Tree Riding a Horse of Fire
In Korean saju, your Day Master is your core self. His is Yang Wood, the Great Tree: upright, ambitious and born to lead, seated on the Horse, a throne of Fire that turns vision into bold action.
The Five Elements
Born Under the Warrior's Star
Two Earth and one each of Wood, Fire, Metal and Water: a rare, almost even chart. His birth month holds Yang Metal, which saju calls the Seven Killings, the star of soldiers, strategists and rulers.
The Elemental Key
Earth and Metal: The Elements of Empire
For a Wood Day Master, Earth is wealth and territory, Metal is power and command. Water feeds the tree and Wood steadies it; without them, Earth and Metal can rule a Great Tree as much as serve it.
Great Luck Cycles
Decades of Steel, Then Decades of Soil
Great Luck Cycles are saju's 10-year seasons of life. His ran from Metal (1772-1791), the years of a young artillery officer, into Earth (1792-1811): the seasons of conquest, crown and empire.
The Defining Chapter
The Earth Dragon Decade of the Crown
From 1802 his Great Luck ran Yang Earth over the Dragon, pure Earth: dominion itself. In this decade he crowned himself Emperor. Yet Earth weighs on a Great Tree, and the empire tested his roots.
Daeun · 大運
Decade by Decade
Each Great Luck Cycle adds a stem (top element) and a branch (bottom element) to the chart. The roles show what those elements mean for a Wood Day Master; the tide is the decade's overall direction on the Life Flow curve.
| Years | Pillar | Roles | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1772–1781 | Yin Metal Goat | Power over Wealth | low |
| 1782–1791 | Yang Metal Horse | Power over Output | low |
| 1792–1801 | Yin Earth Snake | Wealth over Output | low |
| 1802–1811 | Yang Earth Dragon | Wealth over Wealth | low |
| 1812–1821 | Yin Fire Rabbit | Output over Companion | steady |
Career milestones on the curve
- ✦ 1796 · Italy Campaign
- ✦ 1804 · Crowned Emperor
- ✦ 1812 · Russian Retreat
- ✦ 1815 · Waterloo
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Calculated from the publicly reported birth date. For entertainment only; this reading reflects public career milestones and makes no claims about private life.
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