Ten-God Combinations and Luck Techniques
Purpose
Once single-stem Ten Gods are fixed, read combinations and luck overlays. This does not replace Reading Order; it expands steps 2–5 of that pipeline.
General combination rules
- Fix Day Master strength before discussing favorable/unfavorable combinations.
- Same-pillar, adjacent, and rooted combinations outweigh distant ones.
- A combination yields a “structural proposition”; then use luck cycles to see whether it is activated.
Common structural propositions (examples)
| Combination | Structural proposition (must weigh strength) |
|---|---|
| Hurting Officer sees Officer | Tension between talent/expression and norms/duty |
| Wealth generates Officer | Resources convert into duty or evaluation |
| Killings and Resource generate each other | Pressure transforms via Resource into a workable path |
| Eating God controls Killings | Talent/expression checks strong pressure |
| Officer and Resource generate each other | Norms and learning support each other |
| Peer/Rob Wealth seize Wealth | Division, partnership splits, or cash-flow fragmentation |
| Wealth damages Resource | Business affairs strike learning / noble-support footing |
Each maps to specific Ten-God entries; the table is a checklist, not a luck verdict.
Luck-overlay checklist
For the current luck cycle and annual pillar, ask in turn:
- What Ten Gods do the incoming stems/branches bring?
- Do they support the Useful-God orientation, or break it?
- Do they activate natal clashes/combinations (e.g. luck branch clashes day branch)?
- Do they worsen an existing “disease,” or supply a “remedy”?
- Does the conclusion exceed what four pillars can support (no birth hour, etc.)?
Boundaries
- Combination names are not event names.
- When many combinations coexist, rank by weight; do not average them flat.
- Confidence falls with birth-time precision and school consistency.