A Deep Dive into Bazi Strength
Hey there! Let's dive into the unique energy the cosmos handed you the moment you were born, known as the "Day Master." Think of it as the core of your life force; whether it's strong or weak can shape your character, luck, and how you tackle life's hurdles. The Day Master's vigor is largely influenced by the season and exact time of your birth, which corresponds to the precise positions of celestial bodies at that moment.
In this post, we'll explore the foundational concepts that sway the Day Master's power and walk you through a practical approach to calculate it. By mastering this method, you'll gain a more precise measure of your Day Master's strength, unlocking a deeper comprehension of your Bazi chart. It's a journey into personal energy dynamics and a peek into the ancient wisdom of Chinese Bazi astrology. Join me as we learn to navigate this energy and demystify the enigma of your fate.
If you're eager to understand the strength and weakness of your Day Master, I recommend you skip straight to Chapter “Quantitative Analysis”, as some of the related concepts can be a bit challenging to grasp.
Day Master
The Day Master, also known as the Day Stem, refers to the Heavenly Stem of the day of birth. It represents one's self and core characteristics and is an essential basis for analyzing personality, destiny, and fortune.
Day Master's Five Elements
Directly check the Heavenly Stem of the Day Pillar in the Bazi. The Five Elements corresponding to this Heavenly Stem are the Five Elements of the Day Master. For example, if the Day Pillar is Bing Yin, then the Day Master is Bing, which belongs to Fire (consult on below chart: Bazi Elements), so the Day Master's Five Elements are Fire.
Bazi Elements
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Heavenly Stems |
Corresponding Five Elements |
Earthly Branches |
Corresponding Five Elements |
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Jia, Yi |
Wood |
Zi, Hai |
Water |
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Bing、Ding |
Fire |
Chou、Chen、Wei、Xu |
Earth |
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Wu、Ji |
Earth |
Yin、Mao |
Wood |
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Geng、Xin |
Metal |
Si、Wu |
Fire |
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Ren、Gui |
Water |
Shen、You |
Metal |
You have likely determined your Bazi through the above article "Bazi: Calculating Your Chinese Birth Chart", so let's explore further.
Elements Interrelationship
The content of this table is very important, which fundamentally determines the prosperity and decline of the five elements.
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Generate Each Other |
Wood generates Fire, Fire generates Earth, Earth generates Metal, Metal generates Water, Water generates Wood. |
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Overcome Each Other |
Wood overcomes Earth, Earth overcomes Water, Water overcomes Fire, Fire overcomes Metal, Metal overcomes Wood. |
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Consume Each Other |
Earth consumes Wood, Water consumes Earth, Fire consumes Water, Metal consumes Fire, Wood consumes Metal. |
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Drain Each Other |
Fire drains Wood, Earth drains Fire, Metal drains Earth, Water drains Metal, Wood drains Water. |
Factor 1： In Power
The Month’s Earthly Branch actually represents the season of birth. The climate and environmental conditions of each season have a decisive impact on the growth and activities of living beings. In Bazi fortune-telling, the interaction between the Five Elements of the Month’s Earthly Branch and the Five Elements of the Day Master reflects the impact of seasonal changes in nature on living beings. For example, spring is the season of growth, and a Day Master with the Wood element will be supported by the season, thus showing vigorous vitality.
If the monthly order is a Yin Xing or Bi Jie, it is considered to be in power, otherwise, it is out of power. "In power" means that the Day Master (Day Stem) is in a state of being aided and supported by the Five Elements of the monthly order, which usually means that the power of the Day Master is strong.
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For example, if the Day Master is Jia Mu |
Jia(Wood) |
Status |
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Month’s Earthly Branch |
印星 Yin Xing |
The power that gives birth to me |
Ren/Gui(Water) |
In Power |
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比劫 Bi Jie |
The power that helps me |
Jia/Yi(Wood) |
In Power |
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官星 Guan Xing |
The power that overcomes me |
Geng/Xin(Metal) |
Out of Power |
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财星 Cai Xing |
The power that consumes me |
Wu/Ji(Earth) |
Out of Power |
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食伤 Food Injury |
The power that drains me |
Bing/Ding(Fire) |
Out of Power |
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Factor 2：In the Land
In the land refers to the Day Master finding the same Five Elements in the Earthly Branches, which means that the Day Master has found strong support in the Earthly Branches. On the contrary, it is out of the land, which may lead to weaker power of the Day Master.
Factor 3：In the Momentum
In the momentum means that the Five Elements of the Day Master have received the assistance and help of other more numerous stems and branches in the Bazi.
Factor 4：Taking Root
Taking root, the strength of taking root affects the strength of the Heavenly Stems absorbing energy from the Earthly Branches. The root of the same Qi refers to the Five Elements of the Heavenly Stem being the same as the Five Elements of the main Qi of the Earthly Branch, which has the strongest effect. Next is the support of taking root, which refers to the Earthly Branch having a generative effect on the Heavenly Stem. The remaining Qi taking root is related to the concept of hidden stems in the Earthly Branches, because the effect of the remaining Qi taking root on the Day Master is very small, so it is not expanded here.
Factor 5：Hidden Stems in Earthly Branches
There are certain rules for the hidden stems in the Earthly Branches. For example, the four Earthly Branches (Chen, Xu, Chou, Wei) usually hide three Heavenly Stems, while other Earthly Branches hide one or two Heavenly Stems. These rules can help interpret the information in the Bazi, revealing hidden forces and characteristics.
***Quantitative Analysis
Introduction: Different schools of thought have different calculation methods, but the most scientific calculation method has been chosen, and the rules of calculation are closely related to the Day Master being in power, taking root, and other aspects mentioned above.
Step 1:
Arrange the Bazi in the following format, taking the Bazi "Gui Si Ji Wei Xin Wei Jia Wu" as an example.
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Year Pillar |
Month Pillar |
Day Pillar |
Hour Pillar |
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Heavenly Stems (Tian Gan) |
Gui |
Ji |
Xin |
Jia |
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Earthly Branches (Di Zhi) |
Si |
Wei |
Wei |
Wu |
Step 2:
Write down the corresponding Five Elements based on the relationship between the Five Elementsand Bazi.
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Year Pillar |
Month Pillar |
Day Pillar |
Hour Pillar |
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Heavenly Stems (Tian Gan) |
Gui (Water) |
Ji (Earth) |
Xin (Metal) |
Jia (Wood) |
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Earthly Branches (Di Zhi) |
Si (FIre) |
Wei (Earth) |
Wei (Earth) |
Wu (FIre) |
Step 3:
First, check the Earthly Branches, and according to the format mentioned above, write down the scores for each branch. For example, if you check the branch "Si" and find that it contains 60 points of fire, 30 points of earth, and 10 points of metal, write it down accordingly, and continue in the same manner for the rest. Write down all the elements found directly. If it is the monthly branch, multiply the scores by 2.
Earthly Branch Score
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子Zi |
Water 100 points |
午Wu |
Fire 70 points, Earth 30 points, Fire 70 points |
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丑Chou |
Earth 60 points,Water 30 points,Metal 10 points |
未Wei |
Earth 60 points,Fire 30 points,Wood 10 points |
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寅Yin |
Wood 60 points,Fire 30 points,Earth 10 points |
申Shen |
Metal 60 points,Water 30 points,Earth 10 points |
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卯Mao |
Wood 100 points |
酉You |
Metal 100 points |
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辰Chen |
Earth 60 points,Wood 30 points,Water 10 points |
戌Xu |
Earth 60 points,Metal 30 points,Fire 10 points |
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巳Si |
Fire 60 points, Earth 30 points, Metal 10 points |
亥Hai |
Water 70 points,Wood 30 points |
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Year Pillar |
Month Pillar (Double the month score) |
Day Pillar |
Hour Pillar |
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Heavenly Stems(Tian Gan) |
Gui (Water)
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Ji (Earth)
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Xin (Metal)
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Jia (Wood)
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Earthly Branches(Di Zhi) |
Si (FIre) Fire 60 points, Earth 30 points, Metal 10 points |
Wei (Earth) Earth 60 points*2, Fire 30 points*2, Wood 10 points*2 |
Wei (Earth) Wei (Earth) Earth 60 points, Fire 30 points, Wood 10 points |
Wu (FIre) Fire 70 points, Earth 30 points |
Step 4:
After checking all the Earthly Branches, check the Heavenly Stems. In this Bazi, the Heavenly Stem Gui is Water, usually 60 points, but no Water is found in the Earthly Branches, so Water can only get 30 points. Next, look at Ji, Ji is Earth, and Earth is found in the Earthly Branches, so Ji as Earth gets 60 points*2, and so on.
Heavenly Stems Score
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甲Jia |
If there is Wood in the Earthly Branches, record Wood 60 points; otherwise, record Wood 30 points |
己Ji |
If there is Earth in the Earthly Branches, record Earth 60 points; otherwise, record Earth 30 points |
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乙Yi |
If there is Wood in the Earthly Branches, record Wood 60 points; otherwise, record Wood 30 points |
庚Geng |
If there is Metal in the Earthly Branches, record Metal 60 points; otherwise, record Metal 30 points |
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丙Bing |
If there is Fire in the Earthly Branches, record Fire 60 points; otherwise, record Fire 30 points |
辛Xin |
If there is Metal in the Earthly Branches, record Metal 60 points; otherwise, record Metal 30 points |
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丁Ding |
If there is Fire in the Earthly Branches, record Fire 60 points; otherwise, record Fire 30 points |
壬Ren |
If there is Water in the Earthly Branches, record Water 60 points; otherwise, record Water 30 points |
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戊Wu |
If there is Earth in the Earthly Branches, record Earth 60 points; otherwise, record Earth 30 points |
癸Gui |
If there is Water in the Earthly Branches, record Water 60 points; otherwise, record Water 30 points |
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Year Pillar |
Month Pillar (Double the month score) |
Day Pillar |
Hour Pillar |
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Heavenly Stems(Tian Gan) |
Gui (Water) No Water in Earthly Branches, record Water 30 points |
Ji (Earth) Earth in Earthly Branches, record Earth 60 points*2
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Xin (Metal) No Metal in Earthly Branches, record Metal 30 points |
Jia (Wood) No Wood in Earthly Branches, record Wood 30 points |
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Earthly Branches(Di Zhi) |
Si (FIre) Fire 60 points, Earth 30 points, Metal 10 points |
Wei (Earth) Earth 60 points*2, Fire 30 points*2, Wood 10 points*2 |
Wei (Earth) Wei (Earth) Earth 60 points, Fire 30 points, Wood 10 points |
Wu (FIre) Fire 70 points, Earth 30 points |
Step 5:
Sum up the scores of the Five Elements:
- Water is calculated as Heavenly Stems: 30 + Earthly Branches: 0 = Total score 30 points
- Fire is calculated as Heavenly Stems: 0 + Earthly Branches: 60 + 30*2 + 30 + 70 = Total score 220 points
- Earth is calculated as Heavenly Stems: 60*2 + Earthly Branches: 30 + 60*2 + 60 + 30 = Total score 360 points
- Metal is calculated as Heavenly Stems: 30 + Earthly Branches: 10 = 40 points
- Wood is calculated as Heavenly Stems: 30 + Earthly Branches: 10*2 + 10 = 60 points
Step 6:
Analyze the strength of the Five Elements:
Comprehensive analysis shows that there is too much Earth and Fire in the destiny, both exceeding 200 points.
Score determination rules:
Generally, each of the Five Elements scores between 120 and 200 points is considered normal. If it is less than 100 points, it is relatively weak. If it is above 200 points, it is considered too strong.
Conclusion:
According to the Day Master being Metal, the relationship between the Five Elements generating and overcoming each other, Earth generates Metal, so Earth strengthens the Day Master, but Fire overcomes Metal, so people with this destiny need to suppress Fire.
