Four Pillars of Destiny · 四柱

The Ten Gods of Bazi (十神)

In short

The Ten Gods describe ten relationships to the Day Master, determined by the five-element relationship and yin–yang polarity. Each of the five families—Companion, Output, Wealth, Authority, and Resource—has two members. Expand the diagram’s details to see both names.

Ten Gods in relation to the Day Master
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The centre is the Day Master. Solid arrows show generation; dashed arrows show control. Parallel lines indicate the same element. Each relationship splits into two Ten Gods according to polarity.
Relation to the Day Master Same polarity Opposite polarity
Companionthe force that stands level with you Friend Rob Wealth
Outputthe force you put out Eating God Hurting Officer
Wealththe force you govern Indirect Wealth Direct Wealth
Authoritythe force that governs you Seven Killings Direct Officer
Resourcethe force that nourishes you Indirect Resource Direct Resource

Relation to the Day Master	Same polarity	Opposite polarity
Companionthe force that stands level with you	Friend	Rob Wealth
Outputthe force you put out	Eating God	Hurting Officer
Wealththe force you govern	Indirect Wealth	Direct Wealth
Authoritythe force that governs you	Seven Killings	Direct Officer
Resourcethe force that nourishes you	Indirect Resource	Direct Resource

Companion (比劫) · the same energy as you

比肩Friend
The star that stands shoulder to shoulder with you — the mark of selfhood and independence.
劫財Rob Wealth
The energy of drive and rivalry — a two-sided star that both allies and competes.

Output (食傷) · what you produce

食神Eating God
The energy of easeful expression and giving — the star of a well-fed life and of production.
傷官Hurting Officer
The energy of talent and expression bursting forth — the mark of mold-breaking creativity.

Wealth (財星) · what you control

正財Direct Wealth
The energy of stable wealth built through honest effort.
偏財Indirect Wealth
The energy of active wealth — earning big and spending big.

Authority (官星) · what controls you

正官Direct Officer
The upright mark of officialdom, valuing rules and responsibility.
偏官Seven Killings
The energy of strong authority and decisiveness — also called the Seven Killings (七殺).

Resource (印星) · what nurtures you

正印Direct Resource
The energy that nurtures you through learning and the goodwill of others.
偏印Indirect Resource
The energy of intuition and originality — the mark of cultivating unconventional expertise.

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Bazi and the Ten Gods are a traditional East Asian study, offered here for reflection.