Age 36, 45: the Jiǎ Zǐ Decade

Between thirty-six and forty-five, Heron moved through what we call the Rest life-stage, a time when the Metal of his Day Master was quiet and conserving rather than actively pushing forward. The luck pillar itself was Wood over Rat, bringing what's known as Indirect Wealth, 偏財, a gentler current of opportunity and windfalls that didn't require him to hustle or strain. This decade was favourable to his chart as a whole, creating an easeful backdrop; money and chances seemed to find their way to him without the intensity of other periods. His vitality was low-key, almost dormant, yet that very stillness allowed him to receive what came without fighting it. Looking back, this was likely a chapter where things flowed more than they forced, where he learned what it felt like to let life bring him gifts rather than always reaching out to claim them.