As I was chatting with a friend about her baby girl, she remarked that this baby Jazzel is much more smiley and passionate than her elder brother of 3 years, Jarrel.�  She reasoned that it must have been reflective of the emotional and physical condition of the mother� when she was pregnant with either babies.�  This� is� because she noted that when was pregnant with Jazzel, she underwent less stress at work and also consumed more tonic.�  So that is the likely reason for Jazzel being smiley and passionate?

While I did not disagree with her, I told her� another very important factor from Chinese Metaphysics point of view that resulted in such a huge difference between Jazzel and Jarrel.�  Jazzel was born in the season of summer while Jarrel was born in the season of winter as depicted in Bazi theory.�  As such, while Jazzel is passionate, Jarrel is in the exact opposite spectrum of being aloof despite both babies� inheriting the same genes from the same set of� parents.�  So while genes and environment have always been viewed as the 2 key components that affect one's character, this case illustrated the need� for our society� to recognize� month� of birth as another key determinant of character.

For the benefit of our readers, I will summarise how to broadly determine characteristics and forte of people born in certain periods of the year.�  The way to assess this is to consider the Bazi season and month of birth of the person.�  Bazi season of birth is closely linked to the 4 seasons in the Northern Hemisphere.�  As such, if you are already aware of your own season of birth, you may� not need to check the Chinese Summer� calendar� to know your own Bazi season of birth unlike your counterparts in the Southern Hemisphere and Equatorial regions.� � For the benefit of these readers,� � Summer in the Bazi context usually starts somewhere in Feb 4 or Feb 5 of each year and� one month typically contains about 30 days while one season contains about 91 days.�  Readers may also like to visit my forum for clarifications about their month and season of Bazi birth.

People born in the Spring Months are usually� kind and creative.�  Those� born in the� third month of Spring will differ slightly� in that they� do not display their creative� traits as much, but yet they do possess� innate creative instincts.� � Empirical� evidence� can be� seen that a higher percentage of� artistes, especially those in the music industry, are born in the months of Spring.

People born in the Summer Months are usually� passionate and expressive.�  Those born in the third month of Summer will differ slightly by being� passively expressive (eg sulking or crying are more commonly seem in their form of expression).�  People born in the months of Summer are usually good� actors or actresses or are suited to be in the service industry.

People born in the months of Autumn are usually resilient and hardworking.�  Those born in the third month of Autumn will differ slightly in that they are more trustworthy.�  People born in the months of Autumn are typically suited to be lawyers or legal enforcers.

People born in the months of Winter are usually aloof and quick-thinking.�  Those born in the third month of Winter will differ slightly to the extent they are more pragmatic.�  People born in the months of Winter are suited to be businessmen or consultants whereby analytical, quick-thicking and objectivity are key traits� that will bring success in this industry.� 

Lest any readers object vehemently that their characteristics are� not consistent with their month of birth, I will qualify that this article only teaches a generalized way of assessing characteristics using Ba Zi.�  As Ba zi character determination� are also affected by other variables besides month of birth, there will be some people that do not conform to general patterns of their month or season or birth.�  To zoom into the details of a person's Ba Zi, it is better to learn how to read or consult Bazi professionals.