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How to calculate the Ten Gods: relationship table and Jia examples
A Ten God names the relationship between a particular stem and the Day Master. First identify whether its element is the same, generated by, controlled by, controlling or generating the Day Master. Then compare yin and yang to select one of ten names. Jia Wood meeting Bing Fire means Wood generating Fire with matching yang polarity, so Bing is Jia’s Eating God. The name follows a rule, not a guess about behavior.
How do five relationships become ten roles?
I always means the Day Master here. Same polarity includes yang–yang and yin–yin; opposite polarity means one of each. Direct and indirect are not a naming shortcut for every group: peers and output have their own names.
| Relationship to the Day Master | Same polarity | Opposite polarity |
|---|---|---|
| Same element | Companion / Peer | Rob Wealth |
| Generated by the Day Master | Eating God | Hurting Officer |
| Controlled by the Day Master | Indirect Wealth | Direct Wealth |
| Controls the Day Master | Seven Killings / Indirect Officer | Direct Officer |
| Generates the Day Master | Indirect Resource | Direct Resource |
For a Jia Wood Day Master, what does each stem become?
Jia is Yang Wood. The table keeps that reference fixed and compares all ten possible stems; it does not imply that all ten must appear in one chart.
| Compared stem | Element and polarity | Role for Jia |
|---|---|---|
| Jia | Yang Wood | Companion / Peer |
| Yi | Yin Wood | Rob Wealth |
| Bing | Yang Fire | Eating God |
| Ding | Yin Fire | Hurting Officer |
| Wu | Yang Earth | Indirect Wealth |
| Ji | Yin Earth | Direct Wealth |
| Geng | Yang Metal | Seven Killings |
| Xin | Yin Metal | Direct Officer |
| Ren | Yang Water | Indirect Resource |
| Gui | Yin Water | Direct Resource |
Why does the same stem get a different name for another Day Master?
Gui Water generating Jia Wood has opposite polarity and is Direct Resource. Gui generating Yi Wood has matching yin polarity and is Indirect Resource. Gui’s element stays the same; its relationship to the reference changes.
With one fixed Day Master, each exact Ten God maps to one stem. Jia’s Direct Wealth is Ji and Indirect Wealth is Wu; Wealth (the role family controlled by the birth-day element, often interpreted through resources and practical demands) is the broader family containing both. The same exact role can occur in several positions without arbitrarily switching its underlying stem.
Why does the day stem sometimes show Day Master rather than Peer?
A stem compared with itself has the same element and polarity, giving Peer in a pure relationship calculation. A chart often displays Day Master in the day-stem (the upper symbol in the birth-day column) cell to identify the reference position instead.
This does not mean the charts disagree about the day stem. When counting Peers, check whether the reference cell itself is included; display conventions can create a one-label difference for identical birth data.
What comes after assigning the names?
Read the relationship first, then its position, seasonal and root support, and interactions before connecting it to the question you brought to the report.
Same polarity does not mean the same gender, direct is not moral approval, and Seven Killings does not establish real violence. The calculation verifies a label without independently proving personality, relatives or the future.