Relationship language inside the chart

The Ten Gods, translated carefully

The Ten Gods compare each stem with the Day Master through phase and polarity relationships. “Gods” is a conventional English label; these are symbolic roles, not literal deities.

Last updated 2026-07-27

01

日主

Day Master

Identity and agency. The Day Master is the chart’s central reference point. It describes the symbolic lens through which the other relationships are read.

02

比肩

Friend

Independence and peers. Friend energy emphasizes self-direction, equal partnerships, confidence, and the need to distinguish cooperation from competition.

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03

劫财

Rob Wealth

Networks and shared resources. Companion energy can increase courage and social momentum while also asking for clearer boundaries around time, credit, and money.

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04

食神

Eating God

Creative output and ease. Creative Expression favors making, teaching, enjoyment, and work that becomes stronger through a natural rhythm rather than constant force.

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08

七杀

Seven Killings

Pressure, courage, and decisive action. Pressure & Drive can sharpen leadership and resilience. Its lesson is to use urgency deliberately rather than letting every challenge become a battle.

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What the names do not mean

Wealth is not a promise of money.

Officer is not a guaranteed job title. Seven Killings is not a prediction of violence. Resource is not a medical or educational diagnosis. Each label describes a traditional relationship to the Day Master that must be read in chart context.

How the report uses them

Visible and hidden relationships

The PDF lists relationships from visible stems and the hidden stems inside each Earthly Branch, then translates the leading themes into questions about output, structure, resources, responsibility and peers.

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