Ba Zi (Four Pillars)7 min read
Ten Gods in Ba Zi: Officer, Wealth, Seal, Output, Peer
Roles other stems play toward the day master
Ziping classics Yuan Hai Zi Ping and San Ming Tong Hui fixed the system: seals nurture me, I nurture output, officers control me, I control wealth, peers match me. It turns abstract phases into social and psychological language.
Quick memory
- Direct officer: duty, rank, orderly partnership.
- Seven killings: drive, competition—too strong means stress.
- Direct wealth: steady income; indirect wealth: opportunity, social money.
- Food god: ease and speech; hurting officer: talent, rebellion—needs balance.
Key takeaways
- Derived from the day master element vs others; same yin/yang gives “indirect,” opposite gives “direct.”
- Officer and seal: rules, honor, study; seven killings and indirect seal: pressure, niche skill; food gods and hurting officer: expression, craft.
- Strength needs month command and full chart—one “indirect wealth” line does not guarantee riches.
Sources & references
Key points are summarized from the works and public references below, reflecting mainstream feng shui, fate-chart, and divination teachings for beginners—not personal invention. Apply ideas with judgment.
- ClassicCompendium of Three Lives
Ming-era Bazi reference
- ClassicYuan Hai Zi Ping
Foundational Ziping Bazi text
- ReferenceBa Zi (Wikipedia)
Four Pillars overview