I Got a Saju Reading So You Don't Have To

Aside from a few tarot readings from friends and reviewing each others슬롯사이트� astrological birth charts, I슬롯사이트�ve had little to no professional experience with 슬롯사이트�fortune telling.슬롯사이트�

I슬롯사이트�d only heard of Saju once I first landed in Korea and my friend told me she wanted her fortune read. I thought, ah okay, so like a street psychic. We have those in New York too! $10 for the first session. But I never pursued it myself슬롯사이트�the risk of getting a vague, generic reading with no real roots in anything meaningful didn슬롯사이트�t appeal to me.

That was until I came across an insightful TikTok about a Korean-American and her mom, who regularly get their Saju read. The blogger explained that ChatGPT can now do basic Saju readings since Saju is based on calculations슬롯사이트�and ChatGPT, being a computer, can easily interpret the ancient numerology and systems behind it. And apparently, Koreans have been taking full advantage of that!

So I decided슬롯사이트�if it슬롯사이트�s good enough for locals here in Korea to be told how their next year might unfold, why not give it a try? I grabbed a couple of friends and we headed off to Hongdae, about 20 minutes from Yonsei's campus by foot or 15 minutes by subway.

There슬롯사이트�s one street in Hongdae where every other door has a sign in Korean reading 슬롯사이트�SAJU슬롯사이트� or 슬롯사이트�TAROT.슬롯사이트� I wandered into about five of them, half asking for prices, half just feeling out the vibe. I needed to know this was the right place to meet my fate. They were all similarly priced슬롯사이트�₩30,000. Eventually, I chose one Saju reader who had just finished up with another client. Her quiet, satisfied exit felt like a solid referral. And since I looked in just as she stepped out, I took that perfect timing as A Sign.

So here슬롯사이트�s what went down:

First, he asked for my birth year, month, day, and time. Using these numbers, he pulled out a tiny, thick book filled with charts슬롯사이트�dense pages of numbers and Chinese characters.

Now, a quick explanation: 슬롯사이트�Saju슬롯사이트� (사주), which means 슬롯사이트�four pillars,슬롯사이트� is a traditional Korean fortune-telling method that uses your birth year, month, day, and hour to create a kind of astrological profile. Each of these 슬롯사이트�pillars슬롯사이트� consists of two characters from ancient Chinese metaphysics, based on the zodiac and Five Elements (wood, fire, earth, metal, water). It슬롯사이트�s kind of like a Korean version of a birth chart, and it can reveal insights about your **personality, life path, and even key moments in your future**. People in Korea use it to make decisions about everything from love and career to health and timing major life changes.

Back to my reading슬롯사이트�based on my numbers alone, he told me what kind of career I슬롯사이트�d thrive in, how successful I슬롯사이트�d be, and when I슬롯사이트�d start seeing that success. He gave me specific ages when I슬롯사이트�d meet 슬롯사이트�the one슬롯사이트� and even how my summer would play out.

Then he moved on to read my palm슬롯사이트�checking my lifeline, love line, and what he called my IQ line (still not sure what that one really means, but I슬롯사이트�ll take it).

I won슬롯사이트�t go into all the details, but it was an incredibly in-depth reading for the price.

Huge shoutout to my friend for translating the entire session! Although many of the Saju places I passed offered English services this particular Saju reader did not, so I would슬롯사이트�ve been totally lost without her!

Final thoughts?

Whether or not you believe in fate, there슬롯사이트�s something kind of thrilling about having someone map out your life like watching a trailer for a new exciting movie, pulling destinites from a little book of ancient numbers. And in a place like Seoul, where tradition and tech blend so seamlessly, Saju feels like the perfect mix of both.

Would I do it again? Maybe. Even just for the story.