Age 9, 18: the Yǐ Yǒu Decade

During the decade from age nine to eighteen, Swift moved through what we call a Direct Officer period, 正官, a luck pillar colored by Wood over the Rooster that brought questions of duty, structure, and how they were seen by others. This was a testing chapter; the taboo element asked Swift to stay careful and grounded rather than push forward carelessly. The Day Master's vitality was in Rest, 死, meaning Swift's own earth-nature was dormant and spent during these years, which often made external demands feel heavier than they might have otherwise. Looking back, this time likely brought encounters with authority, rules, or the weight of expectation; Swift may have felt more constrained than usual, or learned hard lessons about reputation and consequence. The lack of direct clash with the natal branches meant the pressure, while real, was steady rather than explosive. What Swift built or learned through that careful, dutiful decade probably shaped how they handle responsibility now.