喜神
Favorable God
Useful God
- Support for the Useful God
- Secondary benefic
- The 'cure' role
In brief
The welcome energy that aids the Useful God — its dependable support.
What is the Favorable God?
The Favorable God (喜神) is the element that produces or protects the Useful God, welcomed next after it. If the Useful God is the lead, the Favorable God is the supporting role that props it up, and its luck too generally brings smooth going. In the Illness-Cure view especially, the cure that removes the chart's illness becomes the Favorable God, and its luck is said to bring great flourishing.
How to read it
Not quite the Useful God, but keeping the Favorable God's energy close makes the flow noticeably smoother.
Frequently asked
- What is the Favorable God (喜神) in Bazi?
- The welcome energy that aids the Useful God — its dependable support. The Favorable God (喜神) is the element that produces or protects the Useful God, welcomed next after it. If the Useful God is the lead, the Favorable God is the supporting role that props it up, and its luck too generally brings smooth going. In the Illness-Cure view especially, the cure that removes the chart's illness becomes the Favorable God, and its luck is said to bring great flourishing.
- Why does the Favorable God matter in a reading?
- Key points: Support for the Useful God, Secondary benefic, The 'cure' role. Not quite the Useful God, but keeping the Favorable God's energy close makes the flow noticeably smoother.
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Read my Bazi chart →Bazi is a traditional East Asian study, offered here for reflection. Source: Based on standard Ziping Bazi (Zi Ping Zhen Quan, Di Tian Sui).