这难道不是最令人兴奋的事吗？看到一个巨大工程在你面前从零开始一天天增长、变化、幻化成蝶，其实这种程度已经叫变魔术了。我会变魔术，你要看吗？算命先生说，如果年月日有两个酉我是凤凰（算命先生说的），我要飞了。请你看，我是这么开始的。

（逐渐冷静了）

其实我爸完全是瞎说的，我猜。刚让chatgpt帮我看了下八字，基本靠谱。但这个配偶可能的特征区域。我不知道怎么说，你礼貌吗（笑）？中国传统哲学这么拗口的吗？什么叫七杀未透？什么杀什么透？我好像还真听过这个词。我想了起来，若干年前有个在某啤酒节举办的某电音节在某外滩认识的某志愿者，居然会看八字。我只是在回去的地铁站遇到她，我已经穿着工作人员t恤了，非常打眼，她也。我很尴尬，只好假装刚看到她。

本来只是在聊些不相关的事情，离我下车还有4站的时候，她突然跟我说她会看八字。她说，所有人都会看八字，但不一定所有人能看懂八字。我说，多少钱？她说，不要钱。我两眼放光，立刻忘记了小时候爸爸的教导，不要随便告诉别人自己的八字，立刻什么都告诉了她。她立刻坐下（不知道为什么，那个时候上海的周末工作日早下午的地铁上真的没人），掏出ipad，打开一个软件，里面有某我不懂、圆盘长相的东西，好像星盘，但又不是。不知道她是不是那个时候看到了什么，她居然眉头紧锁。但我也不知道她说了什么，我根本不当回事。但就在刚刚，我看到“七杀未透”，我分明听过这四个字、以这个先后顺序出现的组合，而且也跟算命有关的场合，而且对方表情好像当时不是太好。有点被这个四个字突然这么无厘头的出现，然后拉出这么长一段回忆有点搞笑到（笑）。但后来，我还真的付费让她给我算了一次，结果她说的一堆不知道什么废话，根本没听懂，就再没问过她了。到现在也不知道她到底靠不靠谱（笑）。

但总之这个婚姻区域就没什么好话，我已经开始想打人了（笑）。我直接打断chatgpt，我已经结婚了，咋办。它立刻，那就从如何维持婚姻、提高婚姻质量的角度来分析你的八字（笑死）。现在ai都这么搞笑的吗，我真的快笑死了。今日最佳。

我接着往下看，我看到了事业区，我边看边点起了头：“✅ 2026-2027 年事业大爆发期，适合创业、进阶、做大决定”。我都不知道什么时候chatgpt都开始会用表情符号了，还会排版，列出重点，跟ppt似的。有点太厉害了。

我接着往下看，“2028 年可能是你事业、个人成长方面的巩固期，如果前几年有好的发展，这一年适合稳固成果。”，一下子就给我算到这么远了，我继续看。它说，“2024-2025 年：积累技能，尝试新方向，做好长期规划”，也就是今年。“2026-2027 年：事业突破期，适合创业、换行业、进阶发展”，我可以理解，和我现在的计划吻合。“2028 年：巩固成果，建立长期稳定性”，如果可以，那当然是最好。“适合的行业：教育、创意、科技、媒体、文化相关的行业会对你有利，同时也可以考虑需要分析、逻辑思维的行业（如金融、AI、数据分析等）”，完全吻合。嗯.... 啊？

我有点困惑。chatgpt到底懂八字吗。接着往下看财富运，“你的八字金旺水多，说明你有较强的分析、投资、管理能力，如果运用得当，可以积累财富。”，嗯？我确实是付费用户，也不必这样吧。再说有没有管理能力我自己能不知道吗，能不能告诉一点我不知道的（笑）。“2026-2027 是你的财富运较强的年份，适合进行投资、创业、增加收入来源。“，同样和计划吻合。“2028 年可能会有一些新财务决策，比如换行业、买房、长期投资等”，如果28能顺利换行业，当然是最好。现在暂时不挑。

我赶紧追问那健康建议呢？它说，“从你的八字来看，金旺、水旺、火弱、土缺，容易出现以下健康问题：消化系统问题（脾胃较弱，容易消化不良、胃寒），免疫力波动（水旺容易影响肾气，导致体力下降）， 过劳或精神压力大（金旺使你容易紧绷，压力可能积累）， 血液循环较弱（火弱影响血液循环，可能导致手脚冰冷），缺乏稳定作息（金水旺的人思维活跃，可能容易熬夜或睡眠不稳）”。看到这里我已经不想看下去了，健康还是随缘吧，该做的都做了，剩下的也没办法了。

你好，这叫躁郁，我刚走完了一小个cycle，但实际上，一般depressive / manic 每个episode需要连续超过2周才能被确诊。显然，我现在还在吃稳定情绪的药，所以我大概确实病了。不短的一段时间了。

ChatGPT Translation:

Isn’t this the most exciting thing? Watching a massive project grow and change from nothing, day by day, right in front of you—like a caterpillar turning into a butterfly. At this point, it’s basically magic. I can do magic. Want to see?

The fortune-teller said, if there are two You (酉) in my birth chart, I’m a phoenix. (His words, not mine.) I’m about to fly. Look closely—this is how it all began.

(gradually calming down)

Okay… my dad was probably full of crap. I think. I just had ChatGPT take a look at my BaZi (Chinese Four Pillars astrology), and it was mostly accurate. But then it got to the part about potential traits of my future spouse… and I was like, excuse me? Are you being polite? (lol) Is traditional Chinese metaphysics always this awkward to read? What does “Qi Sha Wei Tou (七杀未透)” even mean? Something about a “hidden killing star” not appearing? I swear I’ve heard those exact four characters in that exact order before.

Then it hit me—years ago, at some electronic music festival held during a beer fest along the Bund, I met a volunteer who said she could read BaZi. I happened to run into her again at a subway station on my way home. I was wearing a very recognizable staff T-shirt. So was she. I felt awkward and pretended I had just noticed her.

We started chatting about random stuff. Four stops before I had to get off, she suddenly told me she could read BaZi. She said, “Everyone can read it, but not everyone can understand it.” I asked, “How much?” She said, “Free.” My eyes lit up, and I immediately forgot my dad’s childhood warnings: Never tell anyone your full birth details. I told her everything on the spot.

She sat down right away (for some reason, the Shanghai weekend-afternoon subway was nearly empty back then), pulled out her iPad, opened some app with this circular-looking thing—looked like a star chart, but wasn’t. I don’t know what she saw, but her brows furrowed deeply. I didn’t take it seriously and didn’t pay attention to what she said.

But just now, when I saw “七杀未透,” I instantly remembered it. That exact phrase. From that exact moment. And her uneasy expression. The fact that these random four characters pulled up this long chain of memory out of nowhere—it was kind of funny. Later, I actually paid her once for a full reading, but she said a bunch of stuff I didn’t understand, and I never asked her again. To this day, I still don’t know if she was legit (lol).

Anyway, the “marriage zone” in my chart wasn’t promising. I already felt like punching someone (lol). I interrupted ChatGPT: “But I’m already married, what now?” It instantly shifted gears: “Then let’s analyze your chart in terms of how to maintain and improve marital quality.” I nearly died laughing. Even AI is like this now? This is the best thing I’ve seen all day.

I kept reading. I got to the career section and started nodding:

✅ 2026–2027 will be a period of explosive career growth, suitable for entrepreneurship, stepping up, or making big decisions.

I didn’t even know ChatGPT uses emojis now. It even formats everything like a PowerPoint presentation, listing key takeaways. It’s kind of amazing.

Scrolling down:

2028 might be a time to consolidate career and personal growth—if previous years went well, this is the time to solidify results.

And it even calculated that far ahead? Wild.

2024–2025: develop skills, explore new directions, and plan long-term. (That’s now.)

2026–2027: breakthrough years—suitable for starting a business, switching industries, or leveling up. Sounds right—matches my plans.

2028: stabilize and establish long-term foundations. If I can, of course I want that.

Recommended fields: education, creativity, tech, media, and culture-related industries are favorable. Also good: analysis- and logic-heavy fields (like finance, AI, data analysis).

Matches perfectly. Um… huh?

Now I’m confused. Does ChatGPT really understand BaZi? I kept reading:

Wealth:

You have strong metal and water elements in your chart, indicating good skills in analysis, investment, and management. If used well, this can lead to wealth accumulation.

Uhh okay? I am a paid subscriber, but this still feels a bit flattering.

Also—if I had great management skills, wouldn’t I know it? Tell me something I don’t know (lol).

2026–2027 will be strong for wealth: good for investment, entrepreneurship, and diversifying income.

Okay, sure—still matches my plans.

2028 may involve new financial decisions—industry change, home purchase, long-term investments.

If I can switch industries smoothly by then, that’d be ideal. I’m keeping my options open.

Then I quickly asked: what about health?

It said:

Strong metal and water, weak fire and lacking earth. Possible health concerns:

• Digestive issues (weak spleen/stomach, prone to indigestion and cold stomach)

• Fluctuating immunity (too much water weakens kidney Qi, leading to fatigue)

• Tendency to overwork or mental stress (strong metal = tension and pressure buildup)

• Poor circulation (weak fire = cold hands/feet)

• Irregular schedule (metal/water-heavy types tend to have overactive minds, prone to late nights and unstable sleep)

At that point, I didn’t want to keep reading. Health—let’s just leave that to fate. I’ve done what I can. The rest is out of my hands.

Hello, yes—this is called bipolar disorder. I just finished a mini cycle. But technically, to be diagnosed, a depressive or manic episode needs to last more than two weeks.

Clearly, I’m still on mood stabilizers. So I guess yeah—I am sick. And I’ve been sick… for quite a while now.

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