Zohran Mamdani is currently running for Mayor of New York City. Right now, he is in the lead. The election will be held on Tuesday November 4th, when we will still be in the Fire Dog month. This is important to note because the Bullying Punishment is in play and Zohran has all three signs in his natal chart: 未 Sheep, 戌 Dog, 丑 Ox. Obviously this doesn’t sound good.
But what if…the element of the “punishment” is helpful for him? What if experiencing the Bullying Punishment is how you learn to take away its power? It looks like Zohran has some special expertise in that and by his actions he has already shown he is not the bully.
We talked about Zohran Mamdani’s bazi during the Monthly Meetup for the Water Sheep month (last July). Now that we’re close to the election I thought I’d take another look at his natal chart and the election date. The bazi of Election Day is near the end of this post.
I think this is just the beginning of a very important phase for Mr. Mamdani. When your Big Fate matches your Life House, it’s a chance to live in the qi of your purpose for ten years. This is a special time. When your Big Fate also includes your success element and your Nobleman that combines with you, you’re very lucky! He just began his current Fate in 2024.
Speaking of Nobleman, Curtis Sliwa, a 1954 Wood Horse, seems to be helping Zohran though that may not be his goal. You’ll notice that his year pillar matches Zohran’s Ten Year Luck. Maybe they should work together in some capacity after the election. These times call for moving with others who are going in the same direction that you want to go.
Bullying Punishment
In the years since 2015, I’ve noticed the prevalence of the Bullying Punishment in the context of so called world leaders and governments but it’s been going on much longer than that and it’s everywhere.
You can see the Bullying Punishment, sometimes called the Earth Punishment or Penalty, in someone’s natal chart, but also in the charts of countries, cults and corporations. You can see it on a map too. It’s a big subject to tackle but one day I may write about what I see with the Bullying Punishment in history and the present.
For now, let’s focus on the bazi of Zohran Mamdani who was born in Kampala Uganda. I mention that because I think people who weren’t born in the United States might be quicker to understand that community is safer than rugged individualism for everyone. It’s a generalization but there’s some truth in it and we could really use a sense of caring for the collective now. A Sheep will naturally bring that to their work.
Ba Zi of Zohran K. Mamdani
b. October 18th 1991 at 01:15 am
To beat a bully, unfortunately it’s helpful to have some experience in being bullied. What you learn from dealing with bullies is your practice and that is how you might become good at neutralizing them. With 未 Sheep, 戌 Dog, 丑 Ox Zohran Mamdani has the three signs of the Bullying Punishment.
He has experienced it, his ancestors have experienced it, it’s built into his work/workplace. He thinks about it quite a bit and he’s smart. It seems to me there are three possibilities in the Bullying Punishment: be the bully, be the victim, or break the pattern. I think Zohran Mamdani might be a pattern breaker.
Breaking the pattern requires resisting the way the bullies pit us against each other. They try to manipulate our ideas about the morality and values of others so that we completely miss what we have in common, and what would be best for all of us. They portray and create shortages to turn us against each other. They try to subdue us with the shock and awe of their boundary incursions.
In these situations we may become suspicious of what/who we can trust. We might “trust” the bully blindly because the punishment (or potential punishment) for questioning the status quo feels overwhelming. We might hope the bully cares about us, or curry their favor hoping they will help us. This is the pattern that calls for breaking.
Phew! I won’t call that a digression, but let’s get back to the bazi of Zohran the pattern breaker.
With all that Earth, Zohran has a lot of supporters and he speaks for their benefit. Coming into this Horse Big Fate he has more fame (Fire) than usual. Obvious right? Fire is Zohran’s power/influence element. Other than the Earth and Fire, what else does he have going?
Did you notice the Metal Rooster in Zohran’s day pillar? This is also key to his success. The Rooster is directing the energy of 2025; the Rooster is running things which may not be the Rooster’s preferred situation.
In any year though, the Rooster is going to find a way out of being bullied one way or another. It turns out best when they realize that they pack a punch. Though they may need to apologize for something they said later, in the moment they usually do exactly what is needed. This is the Rooster’s gift. It also gets the Rooster into troublesome or strange situations. Zohran’s love of music is a Rooster thing.
The sign of Rooster also relates to Zohran’s beautiful wife. In the Monthly Meetup discussion someone smart asked how Zohran’s wife felt about his career and we figured that with the Horse in his luck she likes who he is associating with more these days.
So what would be a concern about this bazi? It has a lot of resource and sometimes resource is the element that shows up when people are imprisoned or confined. More so I think when your resource is Earth. Too much resource can mean being stuck. On the other hand, if all else fails and you have resource, that could save you.
Note that these generalizations are non-transferable. Every basi is different. And just to make it more confusing, if I were to recommend an amulet for Zohran to carry this year it would be the Dragon. More Earth.
Before concluding, let’s take a look at the Election Day chart.
New York City Mayoral Election
Tuesday November 4th 2025
| Day | Month | Year | ||
| yin Fire | yang Fire | yin Wood | ||
| 丁 | 丙 | 乙 | ||
| 丑 | 戌 | 巳 | ||
| Ox | Dog | Snake | ||
Can Zohran Mamdani defeat Andrew Cuomo? Who does this day favor more?
The Election Day chart indicates a strong self supported by friends for Zohran, and power/influence. If the vote is tabulated without interference, I’m feeling optimistic for Zohran Mamdani, and grateful that people like him would take on the risk the job entails in this political climate. If he doesn’t win this one, I know we haven’t seen the last of him.
Bazi of Andrew Cuomo
December 6th 1957
| Hour | Day | Month | Year | ||
| yang Water | yin Metal | yin Fire | |||
| ? | 壬 | 辛 | 丁 | ||
| ? | 子 | 亥 | 酉 | ||
| Rat | Pig | Rooster | |||
Andrew Cuomo was born in 1957, a Fire Rooster year. His day pillar is Water Rat, his month is Metal Pig. These times are challenging for a strong Water day master and the Fire Horse year looms.
Election day brings a lot of resource, and turns success to output (more work?) for Cuomo. It’s the Year of the Wood Snake, and Snake is a Nobleman for him but I think it sometimes marks endings too. Andrew Cuomo’s current Ten Year Luck cycle is also Wood Snake. The Rooster in his year pillar combines with the Snake of the year and the Ox of the election day. Could it be enough to help him win? What we can say for sure is that the Nobleman brings a lesson and for him this might be a lesson about wealth and success. I hope it’s something he hasn’t learned before.
In life there’s always what you want and what you don’t want, but I try to see beyond that. It’s hard to be objective sometimes.
Side note: Why is the swearing in of Adelita Grijalva being delayed? In her bazi we can read it as the Bullying Punishment, which can also look like exclusion.
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