Coming of Age (建祿) stage meaning
Rising to office and drawing a salary. The stage of independence, earning your own living.
What is the Coming of Age stage?
Coming of Age (建祿) is the stage of going out into society, taking your place, and drawing a salary, which is what nok (祿) means. It is the energy of living on what you earn yourself, so independence and responsibility are strong and you are practical. Because it usually falls on the Earthly Branch that shares your Day Master's element (earth Day Masters follow fire, so 戊 sits at 巳 and 己 at 午), it has the same spirit as the Companion, and as the name nok suggests, it means good fortune in making a living.
When your Day Pillar sits at Coming of Age
If your Day Pillar sits at Coming of Age, you are fiercely independent and compete on ability. You lean on no one and earn steadily. The catch is a tendency to do everything yourself, so you easily forget to look after your spouse's or colleagues' share.
In the Year, Month, and Hour Pillars
Coming of Age in the Year Pillar means your family had a self-made spirit, and Coming of Age in the Month Pillar is read as a stable job and income. Coming of Age in the Hour Pillar means earning your own living to the end.
Things to watch
Trust only your own strength and you lose people. Keep some of your heart on sharing as much as you earn.
Which branch is Coming of Age for each Day Master
Find your Day Master in the first column. Yin Day Masters run the cycle backwards.
| Gap 甲 | In 寅 |
|---|---|
| Eul 乙 | Myo 卯 |
| Byeong 丙 | Sa 巳 |
| Jeong 丁 | O 午 |
| Mu 戊 | Sa 巳 |
| Gi 己 | O 午 |
|---|---|
| Gyeong 庚 | Sin 申 |
| Sin 辛 | Yu 酉 |
| Im 壬 | Hae 亥 |
| Gye 癸 | Ja 子 |
Day Pillars at the Coming of Age stage
In these Day Pillars the birth-day stem sits on a branch at this stage.
How to read the twelve stages
The Twelve Life Stages compare the strength of your Day Master on each branch to the twelve stages of a human life. Enter your birthday and the chart table shows the stage of each pillar. Read them together with the Ten Gods to see what kind of energy sits in each seat and how strong it is.
Find my twelve stages by birthdayThe stage is calculated from your Day Master and the branch, with yin Day Masters counted backwards in the traditional way. The readings were written with help from AI. Read them just for fun.