Entering the Bing Wu Year of the Horse in 2026, aside from those born in the Year of the Horse facing their Ben Ming Nian (Zodiac Year of Birth), individuals born in the Year of the Rat, Ox, and Rabbit also fall into the category of "Fan Tai Sui" (offending the Year's Guardian) due to their earthly branches clashing with the year's branch through "conflict, punishment, breakdown, or harm."

This is not merely about "bad luck," but a cyclical fluctuation caused by a conflict between an individual's natal energy and the dominant energy of the current year's fortune. Understanding its principles and respective characteristics, and taking appropriate measures to "resolve Tai Sui," can help navigate the year smoothly and even transform challenges into opportunities for self-adjustment and growth.

I. The Essence of Fan Tai Sui: Conflict and Friction in Energy Fields
In Chinese metaphysics, Fan Tai Sui refers to the unfavorable relationships—such as punishment, clash, breakdown, or harm—between the earthly branch of one's birth year and the earthly branch of the current year. This relationship does not foretell absolute disaster but indicates a significant "head-butting" or "pulling" between one's inherent energy pattern and the universe's dominant energy for the year.

• Common Manifestations: This energy conflict often manifests in daily life as a general feeling of "hardship":

  • Emotional Level: Prone to irritability, anxiety, greater emotional fluctuations than usual.

  • Practical Level: Plans are often disrupted, obstacles are frequent, effort seems disproportionate to reward.

  • Interpersonal Level: Increased gossip, disputes, misunderstandings, or inadvertently offending others.

  • Health Level: More frequent minor illnesses, aches, or accidental bumps and bruises.

• Core Understanding: The key to understanding Fan Tai Sui is recognizing it as a "period of fluctuation" or "adjustment," testing one's adaptability, mental stability, and decision-making wisdom.

II. Detailed Analysis of Fan Tai Sui for Four Zodiac Signs in 2026: Different Focuses of Impact
2026 is the Bing Wu Year, with "Wu" (Horse) as the presiding Tai Sui. Different zodiac signs are affected in distinct ways due to the unique relationship between their earthly branch and "Wu":

1. Horse (Zhi Tai Sui + Xing Tai Sui): Faces a "Ben Ming Nian" compounded with "self-punishment," representing the greatest internal pressure. Prone to restlessness, internal conflict, impulsive decisions, and a feeling of powerless frustration. Annual Keyword: Stability, introspection, avoid rashness.

2. Rat (Chong Tai Sui): Zi-Wu clash represents the most direct and intense energy confrontation of "clashing with Tai Sui." Main trends include turbulent fortune, significant changes, travel, interpersonal conflicts, or financial fluctuations. Plans are most susceptible to disruptive changes. Annual Keyword: Caution, conserve wealth, avoid conflicts.

3. Rabbit (Po Tai Sui): Mao-Wu breakdown; "Po" signifies damage, loss, and disputes. This year requires special vigilance against behind-the-scenes troublemakers, broken relationships, fissures in partnerships, or being unwittingly drawn into disputes and taking blame for others. Annual Keyword: Guard speech, careful action, beware of petty people.

4. Ox (Hai Tai Sui): Chou-Wu harm; "Hai" signifies hidden adversaries, trivial annoyances. The surface may seem calm, but life may be filled with endless minor troubles, unexpected hassles, and petty disputes that consume significant mental energy and time, easily wearing down one's mood. Annual Keyword: Patience, attention to detail, resolve trivialities.

III. The Meaning of Resolving Tai Sui: Creating an Energy Buffer, Fostering a Positive Mindset
"Resolving Tai Sui" is not about changing fate but an active form of fortune management and psychological preparation.

• Principle of Action: Through participating in Tai Sui worship ceremonies, wearing or enshrining Tai Sui talismans, using related auspicious items, etc., it symbolically represents, on the level of folk custom and cultural psychology, invoking the protection of the Year's Guardian Star to harmonize the conflict between one's own energy field and that of the year. It is like adding "shock absorbers" to a car on a bumpy road, aiming to reduce severe friction and enhance a sense of stability.

• Practical Benefits:

  1. Psychological Reinforcement: Provides positive psychological suggestion, making one feel more grounded and cautious when handling affairs, avoiding amplifying problems through panic or impulsivity.

  2. Behavioral Reminder: The items or rituals associated with resolving Tai Sui serve as constant reminders of being in a special year, encouraging more consideration in words, actions, and decisions.

  3. Cultural Connection: Participating in traditional rituals is also a solemn way to connect oneself with the annual cycle, helping to settle the mind and spirit.

For the four zodiac signs facing Fan Tai Sui in 2026, understanding their fortune characteristics in advance and taking appropriate measures to "resolve Tai Sui" is a practical wisdom of preparing for rain. Its fundamental purpose is to promote internal stability and clarity through external symbolic adjustments, enabling one to meet the year's opportunities and challenges with a more composed and wise state of being.