By using the 10 gods, he has greatly simplified complex procedures. The ten gods not only help determine the characteristic of the DM – Day Master in the natal chart, but also give an indication about the reading of the pillars of luck or pillars of the decade.
The 10 Gods are a bit difficult to deal with at first. However, once you have fully understood the meanings of the 10 Gods, you will have taken a giant leap into the world of Chinese astrology: the four pillars of destiny.
So what are the 10 gods?
The Chinese Sages used the 10 Gods to simplify the relationship between the Wu Xing or the Five Elements. Just to remind you that each element has Yin and Yang. Yin wood is Yi and Yang wood is Jia. Yin Fire is Ding and Yang Fire is Bing and so on.
The Ten Gods are also known as the Variable Stars. The Ten Gods are like variables in computer programming. They store different types of information about the Four Birth Pillars or Bazi Chart. The Ten Gods are also variable among the Five Elements.
The following demonstrates the path:
In Wu Xing’s theory,
The water enhances the wood,
Wood enhances fire,
Fire enhances the earth,
The earth enhances the metal,
The metal enhances the water
From the above, a special term is given to any of the Five elements that enhance another element. It’s called RESOURCE.
The water enhances the wood. Water is the resource of wood.
On the other hand, Water is used by Wood. The wood drains the water. As a result, a special term is given to Wood from the point of view of Water. It’s called Hurting Officer or Eating God. An easy way to remember is that an Element is eating away!
Wood helps wood,
water helps water,
fire help fire
The earth helps the earth
Metal helps Metal.
In such help situation, it is called Self-Element or Sibling Element help. Yin element helps Yin element or Yang element helps Yang element, it is called self element help.
Wood controls Earth
The earth controls the water
Fire water controls
Fire Controls Metal
Metallic controls Wood.
One element controls another element, Let’s say Wood controls Earth, Wood is the Power of Earth. In Ten Gods it is called Officer or 7 Kills.
On the opposite side, the Earth is conquered by the Forest. Land is the asset of wood. In Ten Gods, the name is Direct Wealth or Indirect Wealth.
Using the Ten Gods in the Four Pillars Birth Chart of Chinese Astrology, a Chinese Astrology consultant can see the following:
1. The relationship between the Teacher of the Day and other Heavenstems
2. The relationship between the Teacher of the Day and the Earthly Branches.
3. The Ten Gods show the Yin and Yang Symbols.
4. The relationship between the Day Teacher and his Parents, Brothers, wives, friends, children, boss…
5. What is the career path?
6. Good luck bad luck, promotion, excitement,
7. Increase or decrease in wealth and so on.
