She asked if she had talent for pottery and painting
A client asked if her BaZi showed talent for painting and pottery as a hobby. I told her she was suited to making Buddha figures, and asked her to look for one at home.
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Client
And pottery (I guess pottery has both fire and earth elements, right?) — I want to develop my personal interest in painting / pottery sculpture, not as a career, just as a hobby. Do you think my BaZi (known in the West as the Four Pillars of Destiny) shows talent in this area?
及陶艺（陶艺应该是兼有火土元素吧），我希望个人兴趣能往绘画/陶艺造像这个领域发展，不是以此为业、就是兴趣爱好那种，您看我的八字有没有这方面的天赋在啊？
Zongyuan
You are quite suited to kneading Buddha statues.
你挺适合捏佛像的
Painting Buddha statues, kneading clay sculptures, those sorts of things.
画佛像，捏陶塑这些
And you have one at home.
而且你家里有
09:56
Look for it later — there is a Buddha statue or Buddha painting, a clay figurine or clay monk, right there in your house.
你回头找一下 有佛像或者佛画，泥塑小人或者泥塑和尚，就在你家里
Most likely, there is a chubby little figure, looks like Maitreya Buddha.
多数啊，有个胖小人造型，长得像弥勒佛
Client
Hahaha, Zongyuan is amazing [emoji][emoji][emoji] I’m impressed. I am a converted Buddhist, I have a small Buddhist shrine at home. I’ve also wanted to make Buddha statues, I went pretty deep into it these past few years. It’s related to this direction, but I didn’t choose the right path. The person who gave me your WeChat is a family member, a Taoist disciple. Our family has very deep connections with both Buddhism and Taoism.
哈哈哈，道长厉害[emoji][emoji][emoji]在下佩服。
我是皈依的佛教，家里有小佛堂的，
自己也想造佛像，这几年疯狂了一把
也跟这个方向有点关系，但是路线没
选择好。推您微信给我的是家里人、
是道家弟子，我们家族跟佛道的缘分
极深
10:04
Zongyuan
Do you have a Maitreya Buddha?
弥勒佛有吗
Client
I don’t have a three-dimensional Maitreya Buddha statue, but I have a photo of Maitreya Buddha.
立体弥勒佛像没有，有照片的弥勒佛像
Zongyuan
The Xu is still mixed, which means your shrine has many offerings.
戌还是比较杂，说明你这个佛堂供的多
Let me give you an example — there are Taoist ones, but also Guanyin.
我给你举个例子，有道家的，但是也有观音
Guanyin is the Buddhist name. You enshrine Guanyin, not Cihang.
观音是佛家的名字，你供的是观音，
而不是慈航
Holding a willow branch.
手里有柳叶
Client
I do have quite a few Buddha statues enshrined. The one I enshrine is not the willow-holding Guanyin, it’s Four-Armed Guanyin and Nanhai Guanyin.
我供的佛像的确比较多，我供奉的不
是持柳叶的观音，是四臂观音和南海
观音
Zongyuan
This has the Jia within Hai — the willow branch is certain.
这个有亥中甲，柳叶跑不了
Look for the painting later.
你回头找找画像
Client
Oh right, back in my hometown they enshrine Willow Guanyin, a super large painting, the White-Robed Great One holding a willow branch and a pure vase. I’ve been living away from home for so long I forgot about this.
诶对了，老家供奉的是柳叶观音，一
副超大尺寸的画像，白衣大士手持柳
叶玉净瓶。我自己一直在外地，所以
把这事忘了
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