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By using the 10 Gods in Four Pillars of Destiny, they will simplify a lot complex procedures. The Ten Gods are not only in helping determinate the characteristic of the Day Master in the Four Pillars Natal Chart but also gives an indication on reading the luck pillars or decade pillars.

The 10 Gods are a bit difficult to manage at the beginning. However, once you have fully understanding the meanings of the 10 Gods, you have gained a giant leap into the world of Chinese Astrology – 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 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 the variables in computer programming. The Ten Gods are variables between the Five Elements.

The following demonstrates the way:

Water enhances Wood,

Wood enhances Fire,

Fire enhances Earth,

Earth enhances Metal,

Metal enhances Water

From the above, a special term is given to any one of Five elements enhance another element. It is called RESOURCE. Yin element enhances Yin element or Yang element enhances Yang element it is called Indirect Resource. Yang element enhance Yin element or Yin element enhance Yang element, it is called Direct Resource)

Water enhances Wood. Water is the Resource to the Wood.

On the other hand, Water is used by the Wood. Wood drains Water. As a result a special term is given to Wood from the Water point of view. It is called Hurting Officer or Eating God. An easily way to remember is that an Element is eating away! (Yin element eats Yang element or Yang element eats Yin element, it is called Hurting Officer. Yin element eats Yin element or Yang element eats Yang element, it is called Eating God)

Wood helps Wood,

Water helps Water,

Fire helps Fire

Earth helps Earth

Metal helps Metal.

In such helping situation, it is called Self-Element or Sibling Element help. Yin element helps Yin element or Yang element help Yang element, it is called Self-Element help. Yang element help Yin element or Yin element help Yang element, it is called Sibling Element help.

Wood controls Earth

Earth controls Water

Water controls Fire

Fire controls Metal

Metal controls Wood.

One element controls another element, Say Wood controls Earth, Wood is the Power to the Earth. In Ten Gods it is called Officer or 7 Killings. Yin element controls Yin element or Yang element controls Yang element, it is called 7 Killings. Yin element controls Yang element, Yang element controls Yin element, it is called Officer.

On the opposite side, Earth is conquered by the Wood. Earth is the Asset to the Wood. In Ten Gods, the name is Wealth. Yin element conquered by Yin element or Yang element conquered by Yang element it is called Indirect Wealth. Yin element conquered by Yang element or Yang element conquered by Yin element it is called Direct Wealth.

By employing the Ten Gods in the Chinese Astrology Four Pillar Natal Chart, a Chinese Astrology consultant is able to see the followings:

  1. The relationship between the Day Master and other Heavenly Stems

  2. The relationship between the Day Master and Earthly Branches.

  3. The Ten Gods show the Yin and Yang Symbols.

  4. The relationship between the Day Master and its Parents, Siblings, wives, friends, kids, boss…

  5. What is the career path

  6. Good luck bad luck, promotion, demotion,

  7. Increase or decrease of wealth and so on…


As stated above, the Ten Gods are variables. They store information about the Natal Chart. The Ten Gods are not only giving indication about the luck cycle, fame, wealth, increase, decrease, career, promotion, demotion, but also show the relationship with the family members and friends .

It works like this.


Before I go into details explanation, you need to know what a Day Master or DM is. DM is the day when you were born. There are 10 Heavenly Stems. The reason is that there are Five Elements by Yin and Yang.

Yang Wood Jia

Yin Wood Yi

Yang Fire Bing

Yin Fire Ding

Yang Earth Wu

Yin Earth Ji

Yang Metal Geng

Yin Metal Xin

Yang Water Ren

Yin Water Gui

The DM must be one of the Stems. Now start thinking as variables. The DM is you regardless what element it is. An element same as the DM is called, depending on the Yin & Yang, Self-element or Sibling-element.

Self-elements or Sibling-elements are brothers, sisters, friends.

I use SE for Self-element and SB for Sibling-elements.

An element enhances the DM is called, depending on the Yin & Yang, Direct Resource or Indirect Resource.

Direct Resource is the Mother to Male DM. If the Direct Resource do not present in the Natal chart, Indirect Resource is used.

I use DR for Direct Resource and ID for Indirect Resource.

An element drains the DM is called, depending on the Yin & Yang, Hurting Officer or Eating God.

Hurting Officer and Eating Gods are the children to a Female DM.

I use HO for Hurting Officer and EG for Eating God.

An element controls by the DM is called, depending on the Yin & Yang, Direct Wealth or Indirect Wealth.

Indirect Wealth is the Father of the DM.

I use IW for Indirect Wealth and DW for Direct Wealth.

An element conquers the DM is called, depending on the Yin & Yang, Officer or 7 Killings.

Officer and 7 Killings are the children to a Male DM.

Officer and 7 Killings are the Husband or Boy friend to the Female DM.

I use OF for Officer and 7K for 7 Killings.

The Direct Resource/ Indirect Resource and Self-element, Sibling-element are called Self Gangs.

The Direct Wealth / Indirect Wealth, Hurting Officer / Eating God, Officer / 7 Killings are called Enemy Gangs

Here is a picture to demonstrate the relationship of a Yi wood Female. A picture is worth a thousand words.

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