What is the 'Year of Fate' (本命年) and how to stay safe?
什么是本命年？在本命年该如何避凶趋吉？
Your 'Ben Ming Nian' (本命年) is the year of your own Chinese zodiac sign (for example, a person born in the Year of the Dragon will enter their Ben Ming Nian in 2024, the Year of the Dragon).
Contrary to popular belief, a Ben Ming Nian is not necessarily a cursed year. However, it is a year of highly amplified and unstable energy, because your natal zodiac sign is directly confronting the ruling deity of the year (the Tai Sui). This can lead to heightened emotional volatility, life changes, or sudden tests of character.
To navigate your Ben Ming Nian gracefully, masters recommend keeping a low profile, avoiding highly speculative or risky ventures, and maintaining a calm mind. Wearing red undergarments, carrying a Tai Sui amulet, and performing charitable acts of donation can also help offset and absorb any unstable cosmic energy.
“本命年”是指与您个人生肖属相相同的流年（例如，属龙的朋友在2024年甲辰龙年即是进入了他们的本命年）。传统民间俗称“值太岁”。
与流传的迷信说法相反，本命年并不等同于一整年都走厄运。它其实是一个能量被高度放大且波动剧烈的时期。因为您的生肖气场与当年的值年太岁气场处于高度共振的对峙状态，这容易引发情绪的大幅起伏、生活环境的转变或个人心智的历练。
要平稳度过本命年，命理师建议保持低调务实，避免盲目跨界、进行不理智的大额投机。在心态上要常持感恩和冷静。民间传统中通过穿着红色贴身衣物、佩戴太岁符、以及主动进行慈善捐赠（行善积德、化解血光）等方式，能非常好地转化和吸收流年的波动气场。