How the Ten Gods Are Derived
Overview
This is the entry that makes the other ninety-nine readable. Every stem in a chart is classified against the day master by two questions: is it the same element, what generates it, or what it generates? And is the polarity the same or opposite?
Meaning
The ten gods are ten defined relationships between the day master and every other stem — derived, not memorised.
Traditional Interpretation
The five relationships are: same element (Bi Jian, Jie Cai), generated by the day master (Shi Shen, Shang Guan), overcoming the day master (Zheng Guan, Qi Sha), overcome by the day master (Zheng Cai, Pian Cai), generating the day master (Zheng Yin, Pian Yin).
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What is how the ten gods are derived in BaZi?
The ten gods are ten defined relationships between the day master and every other stem — derived, not memorised. This is the entry that makes the other ninety-nine readable. Every stem in a chart is classified against the day master by two questions: is it the same element, what generates it, or what it generates? And is the polarity the same or opposite?
How is how the ten gods are derived usually interpreted?
The ten gods are ten defined relationships between the day master and every other stem — derived, not memorised. Ten gods from five relationships times two polarities — that is the entire system, and every individual entry is an application of it.
How is how the ten gods are derived read in Chinese tradition?
The five relationships are: same element (Bi Jian, Jie Cai), generated by the day master (Shi Shen, Shang Guan), overcoming the day master (Zheng Guan, Qi Sha), overcome by the day master (Zheng Cai, Pian Cai), generating the day master (Zheng Yin, Pian Yin). It is grouped under Earth (土) in the five-element system.
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