In Chinese Feng Shui, Earth Luck shifts every twenty years, commonly known as the Three Cycles and Nine Periods (San Yuan Jiu Yun). We are currently in the Lower Cycle Nine Period (2024-2043), which will have a profound impact on emotional lives. The Lower Cycle Nine Period corresponds to the Li Trigram in the I Ching. During this period, the development of various things will conform to the characteristics and laws of the "Li Trigram".  The Nine Period corresponds to the "Li Trigram", and the "Li Trigram" has solid (yang) lines at the bottom and top, with a broken (yin) line in the middle, symbolizing a solid exterior and empty interior.

With the advent of the Lower Cycle Nine Period, everyone's Bazi (Eight Characters) fortune is affected. In this period, the characteristics of the Li Trigram are prominent, symbolizing the element of fire, closely related to emotions and spiritual connections, making people feel more emotional fluctuations and instability. As the Nine Period is the "Li Trigram", representing separation and divorce, the trend of unstable marriages will become more apparent in the future. Many couples may experience friction over trivial matters, leading to frequent breakups or divorces, and the divorce rate will climb.

At the same time, the "Li Trigram" represents middle-aged women. In the next twenty years of the Lower Cycle Nine Period, the status of middle-aged women will gradually rise. They seek self-realization and independence in both work and relationships, making them more dominant in emotional relationships, thus promoting the growth of "jiedi lian" (relationships where the woman is older than the man). Many women will begin to choose younger male partners, forming new emotional patterns. Therefore, many non-traditional situations will appear in relationships, for example, cases where the woman is ten or more years older than her partner will be common, "jiedi lian" will become widespread, and even "muzi lian" (mother-son type relationships) will not be uncommon.

Furthermore, during the Lower Cycle Nine Period, many people will seek novelty in relationships, and short-term, passionate romances will become more common. Many couples will experience a cycle of reunion and separation during this period. Emotional fluctuations will be significant, and on-again, off-again relationships will become the norm. As it is the last twenty years of the Three Cycles and Nine Periods, there will be opportunities for old acquaintances to reunite, and many former lovers who were thought to have lost contact will meet again.

Fire also represents technology. The advancement of technology and the internet has made online relationships common, with many people seeking partners through social media. People are gradually preferring to establish emotional connections in the virtual world, and online scams are rampant. Therefore, it is easy for significant barriers to arise in interpersonal interactions. Before meeting new friends, people will be more focused on the other party's background than ever before, to avoid being deceived.

The entire Lower Cycle Nine Period will bring significant changes to people's emotional shifts and lives, from fluctuating relationships to the elevation of women's status, and from the growth of short-term romances to the rise of online relationships. In this era of constant change, only by maintaining self-awareness can one maintain inner peace amidst the emotional turmoil and embrace new challenges and opportunities.