The probability of your boss giving you a salary raise in the near future is relatively low, and it is highly likely to be difficult to materialize. The core basis for this is that while the Wealth line representing salary is prosperous, the Primary Hexagram is a static hexagram with no catalyst for generation. Furthermore, the Self Line, Wealth Xu Earth, is restrained by the daily Chen Mao Wood. In the short term, there is a lack of substantive action for funds to be disbursed.
The Likelihood of a Salary Raise Materializing in the Short Term is Low
Background Analysis
This divination regarding whether your boss will give you a raise yielded a static hexagram (lacking a Changing Line, indicating that matters are in a stagnant or status-quo state). Although the hexagram forms a Six Harmonies combination (indicating longevity and stability), suggesting that your current position is relatively secure with little risk of dismissal, in seeking wealth through a static hexagram, it is most unfavorable to have the "Wealth line holding the Self" without any vitality in the hexagram. Wealth Xu Earth is located at the fifth line, representing yourself. This indicates an intense inner desire for a salary increase, or it may reflect that the company's actual profitability has not reached a level where salaries can be easily and universally raised.
The Salary Yong Shen (Focus) is Restrained by the Daily Chen, Making it Difficult to Fulfill Wishes
Yong Shen (Focus) Analysis
When asking about salary, one looks at the Wealth line. In the hexagram, Wealth Xu Earth (representing your salary demands) is considered prosperous in the summer Wei month, but this only indicates that your own capabilities meet the standard, or that you feel the company has the financial capacity. The critical flaw is that today is a Mao day. Mao Wood and Xu Earth form a "Mao-Xu combination," but in reality, the daily Mao Wood carries a restraining force against the Self Line's Wealth star (the daily build restraining Wealth). This represents that the company's top management or boss (Mao Wood representing officialdom and leadership) is currently holding the purse strings very tightly and is unwilling to release extra funds.
The Stagnant Macro Environment Leaves the Boss with No Intention of Giving Raises for Now
Furthermore, the Officer line representing specific positions and authority (Shen Metal, You Metal) remains quiet and unmoving in the hexagram. It is generated and prospered by the monthly command Wei Earth, but this cannot be directly transformed into your personal gain. This indicates that there will be no substantive promotion changes in the company's organizational structure or your rank in the near future. Without a rank promotion as a stepping stone, a unilateral demand for a salary raise lacks institutional support.
Mao Month and Shen Day Represent a Rare Window for Obtaining a Raise
Timing Deduction
Since the current Mao day restrains the salary, it indicates that proposing a raise in the short term (within the next week or two) will likely be met with various perfunctory excuses from your boss. To see a turning point, one must wait for a node that breaks open the restraining star or when the Wealth Qi turns prosperous. According to the deductions of the Five Elements generation and restraint, by the second month of the lunar calendar (Mao month) or during the autumn Shen and You months (when Metal is prosperous and restricts Wood, resolving the conflict between Wood and Earth), the boss's budget may finally loosen. Converted to the Gregorian calendar, this roughly falls around March 2027 (Mao month) or August 2027 (Shen month). If you bring up a raise then, the success rate may significantly increase to over 60%.
Action Recommendations
- Hold off on broaching the topic for now; do not directly confront your boss with a hard demand for a raise this month, as it is highly likely to hit a wall or leave a negative impression.
- Build your strength and wait for the golden autumn opportunity. Solidify your performance data, and patiently wait until August 2026 (Shen month) or March 2027 (Mao month) to formally submit your salary raise application.
- Seek a rank promotion rather than a simple raise. Since the Officer line is quiet, it is advisable to focus your communication on "promotion." Once your rank is elevated, your salary will naturally follow suit with an adjustment.