After 2024, do you feel like something is getting wrong with you?
Take a self-assessment first. In the past year, have you ever had any of the following situations—
- Feeling anxious for no reason, but can’t tell what exactly I’m afraid of
- Things that went smoothly before suddenly got stuck this year
- I am very busy every day, but when I look back, it seems like I haven’t accomplished anything.
- There is an indescribable sense of confusion about the future
- Sleep becomes worse and mood swings are more likely to occur
If you hit more than 3 – there’s nothing wrong with you.It's the era you live in that has changed to a "season".
Using the traditional time system observed by ancient Chinese for more than two thousand years:In 2024, we move from "earth luck" to "fire luck".
The water that has been dry for twenty years suddenly makes you feel on fire
The last twenty years (2004-2023) were called "Eight White Earth Luck".
What is soil?Stability, accumulation, real estate, taking your time.
So if you look back at the past twenty years: those who bought houses made money, those who entered the system became stable, and those engaged in the real economy began to rise. The rules of the game for the entire society are——Find a good thing, hold on to it and wait for a while to win.
But now, the rules have changed.
The "Nine Purple Fire Luck" starting in 2024,Fire shoots upward, burns quickly, and is unstable.
Your anxiety is not groundless. You are using the "earth luck" way of thinking to deal with the new rules of "fire luck"——Just like you have been practicing swimming for twenty years, and suddenly someone tells you: Now you have to take the high jump test.
Who will be "burned" by fire luck?
Not to scare you. The observation of the ancients is very simple. What are the characteristics of fire? Things that do not meet the characteristics will be eliminated:
- People who are still betting on "stable value appreciation".Fire doesn't like stability. People who cling to one position, one asset, or one model will become increasingly miserable.
- People who don’t value aesthetics and expression.Fire rules "eye" - vision, aesthetics, and expressive power. If you completely ignore appearance, communication, and aesthetics in the past twenty years, the losses will be so great that you dare not even think about it.
- People who are old-fashioned and don’t learn new things.Fire wants "fast". AI, short videos, new media... it's not your fault if you don't know how to use them - but if you know and don't learn, that's your choice.
- People who regard luck as ability.In the past twenty years, many people have made money not because they are so good, but because they stood on the cusp of earth fortune. The trend has changed. If you still think it's your own ability, you will be severely punished by reality.
Under fire luck, which direction should we go?
Don’t create anxiety, give direction:
🔥 1. Embrace the "virtual" things
The characteristic of Li hexagram is "Li Zhongxu" - solid outside and empty in the middle.
In fire luck,Visible things become less and less valuable, while invisible things become more and more valuable.
Your knowledge, your aesthetics, your emotional value, your cultural heritage, your personal brand - these "virtual" things will be the hard currency in the next twenty years. Are you still blindly pursuing "real" assets? It's time for a reckoning.
🔥 2. Recognize that the time has come for middle-aged women
Li hexagram corresponds to the "middle woman" - the wisdom and strength of mature women.
If you are a woman aged 35-55, you may have already felt it: people around you are more and more willing to listen to you, and your judgment is increasingly recognized. This is not an illusion, it is the hand of time adjusting the seat.
If you're a man - don't resist this signal. The most powerful voices in fire fortune often come from mature women. Learn to listen and cooperate, and don’t wait until you’re marginalized to react.
🔥 3. Return to cultural roots
Li hexagram represents "the light of civilization".
These twenty years,Chinese traditional culture will usher in a systematic renaissance.
Not the kind of revival that's reserved for museums. Rather, traditional aesthetics, traditional etiquette, and traditional family concepts will be picked up again by young people and expressed in new ways. Aren’t you already obsessed with Hanfu, Chinese fashion, and the return of ancestor worship? That's just the prologue.
As someone who has studied traditional folk culture for 25 years, I tell you:Those who do not understand their own cultural roots now will become less and less confident in the next twenty years.This is not alarmist. If you look at any period of civilizational renaissance, the first people to be marginalized are those who have severed their own cultural ties.
Here are three things you can do right away
- Take a "Fire Luck Physical Exam"- Take a piece of paper and write down the 5 things you spend the most time on every day. Let’s take a look at how many of them are “earth-luck thinking” (conservation, repetition, stability), and how many are “fire-luck thinking” (creation, aesthetics, connection). If proportions scare you - that's right, you finally see the problem.
- Learn a "virtual" skill——Writing, photography, aesthetics, communication, and cultural knowledge. Even half an hour a day. Fire luck will last for twenty years, and it’s not too late to start today.
- Go home or make a phone call——Ask your parents what your family’s rules are, how to worship ancestors, and if there are any old stories. You don't need to become a heritage expert right away, but you need to start.
Anxiety is not a bad thing. Anxiety is your intuition telling you——The old season is over and you haven't put on new clothes yet.
But after anxiety, there must be action.
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About the author:Yun Jian Dao · Inheritor of the traditional Chinese Zhengyi etiquette system
I have studied traditional folk culture for 25 years and visited 20+ provinces to collect folk customs and etiquette from various places.
Focus on providing overseas Chinese with personalized guidance on ancestor worship, home living and other folk etiquette.
(This article is a sharing of traditional folk culture knowledge, and the service is intended for overseas Chinese users.)