What is Samjae?
Samjae translates to the "Three Disasters" or "Three Calamities," a 3-year cycle that occurs every 12 years based on your birth year animal. Culturally, it is feared as a time of sickness, financial ruin, and relationship breakdown.
In pure Saju mechanics, however, Samjae is simply a transition phase where your primary elemental strategy is forcefully rotated out. It is the energetic equivalent of the government changing the currency; everything you built under the old currency temporarily loses its liquidity.
Rules for the Samjae Period
The golden rule of Samjae is: Do not initiate massive, irreversible changes. It is not the time to launch the risky startup, take out a massive mortgage, or aggressively confront your boss.
Instead, Samjae is a mandated period of internal auditing. Downsize risk, study, improve your health, and maintain a low profile. If you respect the friction and slow down, you will exit the 3-year period with a much stronger foundation.