Knowing the Five Elements alone is not enough for the interpretation of the chart. These Five Elements must somehow be translated into some kind of representative in order to have a better understanding on the relationships between the elements in a BaZi chart - The 10 Gods. These 10 Gods will be translated practically into what is happening to our life.
The 10 Gods do not associate to religion, superstition or celestial beings. They are just the terminology used in the study of BaZi with meanings behind them. Chinese philosopher prefer to use “God” rather than “Star” for literary purposes. It also sound better to use “God” as it is more poetic. However, the two are interchangeable.
There are 10 Day Masters which are the Jia (甲) Wood, Yi (乙) Wood, Bing (丙) Fire, Ding (丁) Fire, Wu (戊) Earth, Ji (己) Earth, Geng (庚) Metal, Xin (辛) Metal, Ren (壬) Water & Gui (癸) Water. Among the 10 Gods, they represent differently based on the person’s Day Master. The 10 Gods can be assigned with reference to the particular Day Master.
To determine which elements represent which 10 Gods, the relationship between the Day Master and other elements have to be found out first. This can be categorized as:
l The element that produces the Day Master (Resource Star)
l The element that is produced by the Day Master (Output Star)
l The element that counters the Day Master (Officer/Influence Star)
l The element that the Day Master counters (Wealth Star)
l The element that is the same as the Day Master (Companion Star)
As there are Yin and Yang polarities to each of the Five Elements, the 10 Gods are made up.
Discovering the 10 Gods
The 10 Gods are summarized as follow:
In the Five Elements, there are Yin & Yang polarity for each element. Similarly, in 10 Gods, there are also Yin & Yang polarity.
10 Gods
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Yang
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Yin
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Resource
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Direct Resource
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Indirect Resource
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Companion
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Friend
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Rob Wealth
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Output
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Hurting Officer
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Eating God
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Wealth
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Direct Wealth
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Indirect Wealth
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Officer/Influence
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Direct Officer
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7 Killing
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The above are the names of each 10 God based on their polarity.
What are the usages of the 10 Gods in BaZi interpretation?
The 10 Gods are used in BaZi Analysis such as:
l Relationship between Day Master and other Stems.
l To identify the problems that might arise in that particular luck.
l To identify opportunities or potential threats
l Career path
l Increase or decrease in personal wealth and so on
The Production and Countering/Controlled cycle in 10 Gods
Similar to the Five Element cycle, the 10 Gods also have the production & countering/controlled cycle.
(Source : Joey Yap's The 10 Gods)
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