BaZi Term Index
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Foundations (shared)
Methods
Concepts
Ten Gods
Tables and rules
In this system
Concepts
- Annual PillarThe yearly stem–branch layer stacked on the natal chart and luck cycle.
- Day MasterThe day-pillar Heavenly Stem; the central reference for favorable/unfavorable judgments and Ten-God relations.
- Four PillarsYear, month, day, and hour stem–branch pairs that form the skeleton of a BaZi chart.
- Hidden StemsHeavenly Stems stored inside Earthly Branches; they affect rooting and the quality of revealed stems.
- Luck CycleStaged luck stems and branches arranged forward or reverse from the month pillar, roughly one step per decade.
- Na YinAn auxiliary Five-Element mapping attached to the sixty Jiazi pairs.
- Ten GodsA system that classifies other Heavenly Stems into ten relational symbols from the Day Master by generation/control and yin/yang.
- Useful GodWithin a given pattern, the Five-Element or Ten-God orientation most valuable for supporting, restraining, or climate-adjusting the Day Master—a working hypothesis in deduction.
Terms
- Bi Jian (Peer)Another stem of the same Five Element and same yin/yang as the Day Master; often linked to peers, self-reliance, and shared resources.
- Jie Cai (Rob Wealth)Another stem of the same Five Element but opposite yin/yang to the Day Master; often linked to contest, collision, and risk of drain.
- Pian Cai (Indirect Wealth)A stem the Day Master controls with the same yin/yang; often linked to flowing income, opportunistic gains, and outward resources.
- Pian Yin (Indirect Resource)A stem that generates the Day Master with the same yin/yang; often linked to unconventional learning, atypical paths, and intuitive thinking.
- Qi Sha (Seven Killings)A stem that controls the Day Master with the same yin/yang; often linked to pressure, drive, unconventional constraint, and pioneering.
- Shang Guan (Hurting Officer)A stem the Day Master generates with opposite yin/yang; often linked to outward talent, critique, and impact on constraints.
- Shi Shen (Eating God)A stem the Day Master generates with the same yin/yang; often linked to expression, talent, nourishment, and steady talent-drain.
- Zheng Cai (Direct Wealth)A stem the Day Master controls with opposite yin/yang; often linked to stable income, managed savings, and predictable resources.
- Zheng Guan (Direct Officer)A stem that controls the Day Master with opposite yin/yang; often linked to restraint, office, rules, and stable responsibility.
- Zheng Yin (Direct Resource)A stem that generates the Day Master with opposite yin/yang; often linked to learning, protection, credentials, and stable support.
Rules
- Luck Cycle Forward/ReverseYear-stem yin/yang and sex determine whether luck cycles run forward or reverse, linked to starting-age calculation.
- True Solar TimeCorrect clock time to local apparent solar time using longitude and the equation of time to reduce hour-pillar error.
- Zi Hour Day ChangeRule split on whether early and late Zi hour belong to the day’s pillar, with decision steps and recording norms.
Methods
- Chart Deduction and Reading OrderRecommended deduction order from four-pillar structure through Useful-God orientation to luck cycles and annual pillars, and the question each layer should answer.
- Common BaZi Chart FieldsMeanings of chart and deduction fields, how they are produced, and how to use them when reading.
- Deriving Luck CyclesDetermine luck-cycle forward/reverse from month pillar, year-stem yin/yang, and sex; compute starting age and decade handovers.
- Deriving Ten GodsStepwise algorithm that maps other stems and branches to Ten Gods from the day stem by Five-Element generation/control and yin/yang sameness.
- Four-Pillar Charting MethodFull steps from Gregorian birth moment to year, month, day, and hour pillars, plus common branch rules.
- Ten-God Combinations and Luck TechniquesStructural readings of common Ten-God combinations, plus a checklist when stacking luck cycles and annual pillars.
