The Ten Gods

The Ten Gods are not ten deities — they are the ten ways another stem can relate to your Day Master. There are only five relations between elements (same, generates, controls, is controlled, is generated), and each splits by polarity into two. That is why Direct Officer and Seven Killings look alike: the only difference between them is polarity.

Peer — your own element

Stems of your own element: the self, the companion, the rival.

Friend (比肩)

same element as you, same polarity

A stem of your own element and your own polarity — someone standing on the same line as yo…

Rob Wealth (劫财)

same element as you, opposite polarity

Also your own element, but the opposite polarity — not a companion, a competitor. Rob Weal…

Output — what you generate

What you put out: expression, making, talent.

Eating God (食神)

what you generate, same polarity

Your energy going outward, in its gentle form. Eating God works slowly, enjoys the working…

Hurting Officer (伤官)

what you generate, opposite polarity

Output again, but with an edge. Hurting Officer is visible talent, accurate speech, and an…

Wealth — what you control

What you can command: resources, money, the practical.

Indirect Wealth (偏财)

what you control, same polarity

The resources you can command, in their moving form. Indirect Wealth is not salary; it is …

Direct Wealth (正财)

what you control, opposite polarity

Wealth again, but steady. Direct Wealth is what you put in coming back out — salary, rent,…

Authority — what controls you

What constrains you: rules, responsibility, pressure.

Seven Killings (七杀)

what controls you, same polarity

The force that constrains you, in its unsentimental form. Seven Killings is pressure, the …

Direct Officer (正官)

what controls you, opposite polarity

Constraint again, but reasonable. Direct Officer is the rule, the position, the responsibi…

Resource — what generates you

What feeds you: learning, shelter, intuition.

Indirect Resource (偏印)

what generates you, same polarity

What nourishes you, in its unorthodox form. Indirect Resource is intuition, obscure knowle…

Direct Resource (正印)

what generates you, opposite polarity

Nourishment again, in its orthodox form. Direct Resource is the mother, the teacher, the q…

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