08/10/2026
Hey guys, it’s Esther here. Long post alert.
I’ve been looking back at our content recently, and I realised that we’ve really slowed down on the more technical BaZi and Chinese Metaphysics posts over the past few months.
And honestly, it’s not because we’ve stopped doing the work.
Till today, BaZi and the Five Elements remain some of our fundamental tools when we work with clients and students.
But something has changed.
The way we consume and create information today is very different from what it used to be. Social media is no longer just about what you know.
And increasingly, a lot of what we see online can be generated within seconds.
The information is there.
But, the human touch, emotion, experience and energy behind that information are missing. And it was precisely what I have talked about in my earlier career class this year - 'HUMAN'
I was reminded of this recently when I met someone who had zero BaZi knowledge — yet managed to build a BaZi-generating App. And he's not even a programmer too. And honestly? I thought it was genius.
But at the same time, it made me wonder:
Where does the line go?
Because today, you don’t necessarily need years of technical knowledge to build something that can look like it knows.
AI has made it possible to access information, generate interpretations, build tools and produce results at an incredible speed.
And I’ve benefited from it too.
AI has helped me solve so many things this year.
But it has also challenged me to think about something much deeper:
What happens to our integrity when the result becomes easier to obtain than the process of learning?
If you can get the answer without doing the work…
Would you?
If you can appear knowledgeable without becoming knowledgeable…
Would you?
It’s almost like saying:
“I am enlightened and wise because I read a summary of Confucius generated by AI.” 🤖
You may have the information.
- But have you actually understood it?
- Have you experienced it?
- Have you tested it against life?
- Have you embodied it?
Because knowledge and wisdom are not the same thing. In some way or another, I'm glad my journey started before all these chaos. Otherwise, it will be a challenge to say no to all the quick instant gratification answers..
And perhaps this is one of the deeper lessons of this Bing Wu year for me (perhaps for you too)
The peak of Fire brings visibility, speed, exposure and amplification.
Everything becomes faster. More visible.
More accessible. Which is great BTW.
But, when everything is illuminated by Fire, what has been hidden also gets exposed.
Including our relationship with integrity.
Our desire for shortcuts. Our willingness to take the result without doing the work.
Our ability — or inability — to discern what is real, useful and meaningful.
In Metaphysics, Water as carrying qualities of depth, reflection, adaptability and wisdom.
And in a year where the Water absent from the year bazi chart, the real challenge happens in failing to ask the right question and reflect with wisdom..
- Where am I consuming information without actually processing it?
- Where am I outsourcing my own judgement?
- Where am I choosing convenience over understanding?
As we wrap up this year, perhaps that’s something worth observing.
Are we becoming so consumed by speed, visibility and instant answers…
that we are losing the ability to sit with uncertainty, think deeply and develop our own discernment? Which honestly is pretty sad to see...
For those of us who practise Bazi, Chinese Metaphysics, healing, coaching, teaching — or any field where people place their trust in our work —
I think this is an important time to open our eyes and to stay on track.
Keep learning. Keep practising. Keep questioning. Keep the human trait. Be curious. Be OK with the unknown.
And most importantly, believe in the integrity of your own work.
Because today, so-called “wisdom” can be obtained from a few conversations with AI.
But embodiment is expensive.
It costs time.
Experience.
Mistakes.
Reflection.
Discipline.
And the willingness to actually live what you claim to know.
So to all our followers, students and clients:
Be discerning.
Use the tools.
Learn from them.
But don’t hand over your own judgement to them.
Listen to your inner guide.
Develop your own wisdom.
Don’t just follow the sheep. 🐑
Know why you’re walking in the direction you’re walking.
Lesson in BING WU 2026
Esther
Let me know and comment below what are your experiences too.. I'd love to hear them