Annual Influences and the Ten Gods
Map annual stems and hidden stems to Ten Gods relative to the Day Master, retain their source layers, and avoid literal event predictions.
Overview
Annual Ten Gods are deterministic relationships between the fixed natal Day Master and the annual stem or the annual branch’s hidden stems. The mapping does not itself predict events. Separate visible stem, hidden stems, roots, palace contacts, and active Luck-Pillar Ten Gods, then assess which pathways are supported or constrained. Traditional labels such as Wealth, Officer, or Spouse Star are functional terms, not proof of money, job title, or a person.
At a glance
- Reference
- Fixed natal Day Master
- Inputs
- Annual stem and hidden stems
- Mapping
- Element plus polarity
- Layers
- Annual and Luck-Pillar Ten Gods stay separate
- Interpretation
- Roots, roles, pathways, counterevidence
- Boundary
- Names are not events
Calculate the annual Ten Gods deterministically
Use element and polarity relative to the natal Day Master for the annual stem and every hidden stem.
Display the annual Jiazi and source field so a visible stem is not confused with a branch’s stored function.
- Use one mapping table.
- Show visible and hidden sources.
Keep natal, luck, and annual instances separate
The same Ten-God label can appear in several layers with different dates, roots, and chart locations.
Do not collapse them into one score; record how the layers connect or compete.
- Preserve provenance and dates.
- Avoid duplicate weighting.
Read function only after conditions
Inspect root, season, combination, control, structure, useful-function policy, and palace contact.
Describe a functional pathway only where evidence supports it, with counterevidence and limited confidence.
- Check usability, not appearance alone.
- Keep contrary signals visible.
Ten-God names are not literal forecasts
Wealth does not guarantee money, Officer does not guarantee a job, and Spouse Star does not identify a partner.
Do not infer health, crime, fidelity, pregnancy, income, or another sensitive fact from a label.
- Translate mechanisms, not names, into prose.
- Protect third-party privacy.
Sources and editorial basis
- 《淵海子平》 (Yuanhai Ziping)《淵海子平》十神依固定日主與他干陰陽生剋確定，歲君天干和支中藏干可用同一映射但來源不同A foundational Ziping reference for branch months, hidden stems, roots, and stem-branch relationships.
- 《滴天髓》 (Dripping Heavenly Marrow)《滴天髓闡微》十神與歲運判讀仍須根氣、季節、格局、制化及全局流通，不能只按名稱斷事A core later text on Bazi balance, seasonal strength, and relational reading.
- OpenFate Editorial Methodology流年與十神頁保存原局、大運、流年的來源層和日期，避免重複權重，並排除財官配偶等名稱的字面事件與敏感推斷OpenFate separates deterministic chart calculation, traditional interpretation, and modern editorial explanation.