We all know that a careless act can change your life in an instant… but would you still do it?
These days, even in most company offices, one thing you’ll never see on a computer screen is a stock trading window.
Displaying that openly on your monitor? That’s almost like saying, “I’m ready to get fired.”
But here’s the thing—
Lee Choon-seok, age 63, a four-term lawmaker,
was caught looking at that very screen… right in the National Assembly chamber,
in full view of the entire nation,
and to top it off—it wasn’t even his phone, but his aide’s.
Now that’s confidence! 🤔
While watching the news yesterday, a thought struck me:
“What kind of fate—or saju—does Lee Choon-seok have that led him to make such a choice?”
And that’s what brought me here to the keyboard.
With a monthly salary of 13 million won (about $9,800 USD),
what could possibly be missing in his life that he had to do this in the Assembly?
Even as someone who trades stocks myself, I would never do it at the office… Is he a beginner trader? 😏
Honestly, without looking at his saju (Korean Four Pillars of Destiny),
I can’t find an answer.
So—let’s dig into it together! 🚂
There are two key elements we need to examine in Lee Choon-seok’s saju (Four Pillars) regarding this incident.
One is the condition of the Water (水) element in the Five Elements,
and the other is the presence—or absence—of the Fire (火) element, which represents “Inseong” (Resource).
In a man’s saju, Water is an essential resource.
If it dries up, it’s like suffering from an unquenchable thirst—
the heart becomes dry, and one’s behavior can drift in strange directions.
In Lee’s chart, the Day Master is Earth (己土),
and Water functions as his Wealth element.
The problem is, there is only one Water, a Pyeonjae (癸水, Indirect Wealth) in the Year Stem.
Surrounding it, however, is a sea of Pyeongwan (乙木, Seven Killings),
trapping that lone Water in an isolated position.
To make matters worse, his Day Pillar (己酉) has an Empty Branch in In (寅) and Myo (卯),
and his Pyeongwan (Seven Killings) falls right into that emptiness.
Simply put, this indicates that his connection with official positions is unstable at best.
That’s why calling this incident “pure coincidence” is hard to justify.
Even more concerning—there is no Fire (火) at all in his chart.
Fire, representing Resource, governs learning, empathy, and the ability to consider others.
Without it, there’s a lack of attentiveness to how one’s actions affect people around them.
So perhaps it’s not surprising that he could, in the middle of the National Assembly,
and in full view of the nation, casually look at a stock trading screen.
If a man with such a chart were my husband, father, brother, or son,
I’d see it as a red flag—a signal that my life could be turned upside down in an instant.
The tricky part is, people with charts like this often don’t realize they’ve changed;
they blame the world instead.
And while those around them may try to say, “Hey, that’s not okay,”
getting through is rarely easy.
So—
let’s now take a look at how his fortune will unfold from here. 😏
📅 August 4, 2025 — The Day’s Energy and Context
Let’s go back to August 4, 2025, the day the photo was taken.
On this day, the Luck Pillar’s Wu Earth (戊) combined with the Year Stem’s Gui Water (癸)—
a union (Wu-Gui He) that weakens and transforms the Water element.
At the same time, both the Year and Day Stems held Yi Wood (乙) as Seven Killings,
placing the lone Gui Water (Wealth) under heavy pressure from all directions.
This configuration is unstable for holding authority and suggests potential trouble in positions of honor.
In addition, the Branch Si Fire (巳) combined with the Day Branch You Metal (酉),
transforming into Metal and losing its Fire quality.
With Fire (Resource) absent from the chart, the ability to be considerate of others diminishes,
and decisions tend to be pushed through impulsively.
🚫 It Wasn’t “Fate’s Command”
People often blame bad luck when misfortune strikes.
Some even say, “That day had a certain ominous star.”
But the day’s fortune did not whisper, “Go look at your aide’s phone in the National Assembly.”
He chose to bring it in and look—boldly. 😏
Do all people born on that day become lawmakers who trade stocks?
Of course not.
This was purely the result of failing to control personal desires.
⚠ Warning Signs Since 2007
Lee’s warning lights were already on back in 2007,
when he entered politics under the Geng-Xu (庚戌) Luck Pillar.
This pillar activated Shangguan (傷官, Hurting Officer) and Jie Cai (劫財, Rob Wealth) energies.
Shangguan clashes with authority, while Jie Cai tends to deplete wealth—
making both reputation and financial stability more vulnerable.
Looking at his election history, he succeeded only in years when annual luck supported him,
and faltered in rough cycles.
The Shangguan-Jie Cai trend escalated over time,
reaching its climax on August 4, 2025.
🌳 Seven Killings (Wood) + Empty Branch → A Thorny Path for Honor
In Lee’s chart, Seven Killings is Wood, representing rules, discipline, and authority.
But it falls into an Empty Branch,
signaling instability in official positions and a higher risk of loss.
Just as a soldier finds honor in fighting bravely on the battlefield,
a lawmaker’s fulfillment comes from crafting good laws and guiding citizens toward a better life.
This incident, however, showed the opposite to the public.
📉 The Result of Habits
Good habits build happiness; bad habits build trouble.
For Lee, those bad habits erupted on this day.
Whether or not proxy trading occurred is beside the point.
The real issue is that, in a public chamber of the National Assembly—
in full view of the entire country—
he looked at someone else’s stock trading screen.
Even at home these days, people won’t touch their spouse’s or child’s phone without permission.
Yet he refuses to admit any wrongdoing,
and that denial makes the whole thing look even more petty and undignified. 🤷♂️
🏛 A Shadow Over His Political Career
Representing Jeonbuk Iksan Gap for four terms,
Lee now faces a blow to his political career—
even if he’s cleared of legal wrongdoing.
The country is in a time of intense turmoil,
and political trust is hanging by a thread.
Yet his behavior resembled a casual park outing—
and the public has seen and recorded it all. 📸
In this age, nothing stays hidden.
But after so long in high office,
it’s as if even receiving envelopes or lavish gifts doesn’t raise an eyebrow anymore.
Such detachment, repeated, erodes political trust and allows corruption to spread.
The public’s demand is simple:
“Let the country be a country, the Assembly be the Assembly, and our daily lives be peaceful.”
In a society where old corruption has become tradition,
it’s time to break the habit and bring politics back to its rightful place. 😏
