The Monkey in 2029
The Flow of the Gi-yu Year
In the 2029 Gi-yu year, the Monkey’s Sin (申) metal overlaps with Yu (酉) metal of the same element. Your individuality deepens and judgment quickens, but it is a year of competing for places with similar people.
Bihwa (比和) is a relationship where like energies stand shoulder to shoulder and thicken. This year the Monkey’s original strengths of quick wit and calculation grow sharper, and the drive to push planned work ahead becomes ample.
Still, the Gi-yu year is one of filtering rather than growing the board. The more people of similar temperament around you, the more frequent the weighing and nerve battles, so this year the Monkey’s homework is to hone one weapon that clearly sets it apart from others.
In 2029, with metal (金) overlapping, how is the Monkey’s flow?
It is a year when energy thickens. Sin (申) metal and Yu (酉) metal stand shoulder to shoulder, raising drive and speed of judgment. But competition with similar people comes easily, so pick one field you are confident in and complete it to the end. Then this year’s competition turns into a chance to make your name known.
| 2029 Year Pillar (年柱) | 己酉 Gi-yu year — Heavenly Stem earth, Earthly Branch Yu (metal) |
|---|---|
| The Monkey’s Earthly Branch | 申 Sin — Element  metal |
| Element Relation | metal meets metal and strength thickens (Bihwa) |
| Branch Relation | No harmony, clash, punishment, harm or break — a year with nothing that strongly collides or attracts. |
| Birth Years of the Monkey | 1944 · 1956 · 1968 · 1980 · 1992 · 2004 · 2016 · 2028 The sign changes not on 1 January but at Ipchun, the start of spring (around 4 February). If you were born before Ipchun, take the sign of the year before. |
Energy doubles
This year the Monkey overflows with energy, but its direction easily splits into many branches. Possibilities appear everywhere, so you may dabble in this and that and end up finishing none.
The grain of 2029 leans toward precise honing. Pick one thing you will surely finish among what you have spread out and keep that order, and the overlapping strength does not leak everywhere but condenses into one fruit.
Shining among the skilled
At work you compete shoulder to shoulder with people of similar skill. This year the Monkey’s edge comes from raising finishing quality rather than putting things out before others. Results tended to the very end last longer than results put out in a hurry.
Several income channels open, but shares to divide grow too. Conflict easily arises when putting in money together or splitting partnership profits. Fix amounts and ratios in documents from the start, and you lose neither people nor money.
Distance from people like you
With people of similar temperament, conversation flows easily, but clashes are frequent too. This year the Monkey meets partners who work in perfect step, yet also faces moments when, being alike, neither can step back.
Set each person’s area and the relationship lasts long. Rather than holding one task together, each taking the part they are confident in suits the Monkey this year, and no friction arises when dividing results either.
Dulling a sharp blade a little
In a year when metal (金) overlaps, thoughts cool coldly. Even when you speak rightly, you can easily lose the other person’s heart, so try building the habit of adding one sentence about their position before stating your conclusion. The effect is considerable.
In health, look after places that suffer when dry, like the bronchi, skin and joints. Just drinking water often and cutting all-nighters makes your condition clearly different by year’s end.
2029 Fortunes by Sign — Twelve Signs of the Gi-yu Year
The Monkey in Other Years
The stems, branches and the harmony, clash, punishment, harm and break marks above are calculated from the perpetual calendar. A sign reading looks only at the one branch of your birth year, so the result can differ from a Saju reading, which also looks at the month, day and hour.