The Combinations and Clash of Ten 

Gods
Posted in Bazi and Four Pillars of Destiny Teaching by zipingbazi on January 29, 2010
Tags: Clash, Combinations, Ten Gods

Sorry guys these are the thick rules of Ten Gods which you have to memorize by heart:

The ten heaven stems: 甲 Jia (Wood) 、乙 Yi (Wood) 、丙 Bing (Fire) 、丁 Ding (Fire) 、戊 Wu (Earth) 、己 Ji (Earth)
、庚 Geng ( Gold) 、辛 Xin (Gold)、壬 Ren (water) 、癸 Gui (water)。

The twelve earth branches: 子 Zi (water) 、丑 Chou (earth but containing gold)、寅 Ying (Wood but contain fire and
earth as well)、卯 Mao (Wood) 、辰 Chen ( earth but the storage of water)、巳 Si (fire but contains earth and gold)、
午 Wu (fire contains earth) 、未 Wei (earth but contains wood and fire)、申 Shen (Gold but contains water and
earth)、酉 You ( Gold)、戌 Xu ( eart but is considered as storage of gold)、亥 Hai (water contains wood).

Apart from the pure stems (子 Zi (water) 、酉 You (Gold) 、卯 Mao (Wood) 、), each of the rest of the stems contains
hidden branches. The heaven branches represent heaven, the earth branches represent earth and the hidden
branches represent people (humans). For example, 巳 Si is fire 丙 but contains earth 戊 and gold 庚.

There eight types of interactions between the Stems and Branches with each other, they are produce, conquer
(restrain), gather, combine, punish, clash, break (tear/breakthrough) and frame (poison).

Produce means one element produces another element. Such an action means support/ produce/ protection. The
product increases in capacity while the producer reduces its capacity in the process. For example, the 甲 Jia
produces fire 丙丁巳午.

Conquer (restrain) means one element restrains another element. Such an action means attack/ rob/ killings.
The conqueror and the conquered both decrease in capacity. For example, the 甲 Jia conquers earth 戊己辰戌丑未.

Gather means the most powerful combinations of earth branches. They are     寅卯辰 gather to form wood, 巳午
未 to form fire, 申酉戌 to form gold, 亥子丑 to form water and 辰戌丑未 to form earth. (However, it also depends on the
conditions of the birth chart and the Luck Pillar).

Combine means that two or three elements of the five elements to form a powerful group to strengthen
themselves:

Important:

The combinations of the heaven stems:

甲己 combine to form earth  乙庚 combine to form gold   丙辛 combine to form water  丁壬 combine to form wood  戊
癸 combine to form fire ( All depend on the conditions of the birth chart and the Luck Pillar).

The combinations of Tri-branches:

亥卯未 combine to form wood  寅午戌 combine to form fire 巳酉丑 combine to form gold 申子辰 combine to form water

The Half-combinations of branches:

亥卯 combine to form wood   寅午 combine to form fire  巳酉 combine to form gold  申子 combine to form water  卯未
combine to form wood     午戌 combine to form fire    酉丑 combine to form gold  子辰 combine to form water
The combinations of Six (Hec )-branches:

寅亥 combine to form wood    卯戌 combine to form fire   辰酉 combine to form gold 巳申 combine to form water  子丑
合 combine to form earth 午未合 combine to form earth/fire (All depend on the conditions of the birth chart and the
Luck Pillar).

The Hidden combinations of branches:

丑寅 combine  卯申 combine  午亥 combine  子戌 combine etc.

For example: 子 Zi contains 癸 and 戌 Xu contains 戊 Wu 戊癸 combine to form fire.

The Prop- combinations:

Sometimes elements can be “propped-up” by combinations.

亥未 prop wood 寅戌 prop fire 巳丑 prop gold 申辰 prop water

Punish/torture means to torture each other/with oneself. It may actually also implies stagnation and mutilation.

子卯 torture each other => impoliteness

寅巳申 torture each other => fear of the more powerful ones/ more powerful trends

丑未戌 torture each other => ungrateful treatment of each other.

辰午酉亥 => torture themselves, for example 午 tortures itself.

Clashes imply conflicts (however, it may have positive results).

Heaven clashes: 甲庚 clashes   乙辛 clashes 丙壬 clashes 丁癸 clashes

Earth clashes: 子午 clashes 寅申 clashes 卯酉 clashes 巳亥 clashes 丑未 clashes 辰戌 clashes

Break (tear/breakthrough) implies dismantling each other.

子酉 breaks,  卯午 breaks 申巳 breaks  寅亥 breaks  辰丑 breaks  未戌 breaks

(Note: even though 子 Zi produces 酉 you, but the interactions and relations between elements are complicated.
Mother and her children often have problems communicating, so does the producer 子 Zi and the product 酉 you in
this case).

Frame (poison) implies conspiracies behind the scene to frame each other.

子未 frame each other  丑午 frame each other   寅巳 frame each other   卯辰 frame each other   申亥 frame each
other   酉戌 frame each other .

For example, 午 Wu (fire) produces 丑 Chou (earth). However, the  癸 Gui (water) in 丑 intends to frame/extinguish
the 丁 Ding (fire) in 午 while the 丁 Ding (fire) in 午 is trying to melt the 辛 Xin (Gold) in 丑.

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