How to Read Ten-God Combinations (十神組合)
Use a repeatable order to read Ten-God combinations through chart facts, Month Command, strength, structure, relations, timing, and evidence limits.
Overview
Reading Ten-God combinations means tracing how two or more functional relations operate together; it is not joining personality keywords. Begin with the Day Master and exact stem or hidden-stem mappings, then assess Month Command, roots, exposure, strength, position, interactions, structure, favorable roles, and timing. A named combination is valid only when its participants can actually operate and its conditions and counterevidence are stated.
At a glance
- Anchor
- Map every role from the Day Master first
- Priority
- Month Command and operational strength precede labels
- Relations
- Generation, control, combination, and clash alter operation
- Structure
- A pattern name must pass formation and failure tests
- Timing
- Natal, Luck-Pillar, and annual layers remain separate
- Boundary
- A combination does not guarantee a life event
Map the participating symbols before interpreting them
List the exact stems, branches, hidden stems, pillars, and Ten-God roles relative to the Day Master.
Keep repeated appearances separate so one symbol is not credited several times through different labels.
- Start from chart facts.
- Deduplicate shared evidence.
Test whether each role can operate
Check season, roots, exposure, source, distance, and damage before assigning a role to the combination.
A visible label without support may be latent, while a hidden role can matter when it has roots and an operating path.
- Grade strength and access.
- Separate presence from effect.
Synthesize structure, favorable roles, and timing in order
State the natal relationship first, then show whether structure and Useful-God policy strengthen, redirect, or reject it.
Only after preserving that baseline should Luck Pillars and annual luck be added as bounded activators.
- Preserve layer provenance.
- Show conflicts between methods.
Keep the result conditional and evidence-led
Ten-God combinations are traditional structural descriptions, not diagnoses of character, family, career, wealth, health, or relationships.
Practical claims need direct evidence, context, and appropriate professional advice.
- No keyword storytelling.
- No deterministic outcome.
Sources and editorial basis
- 《子平真詮》 (True Explanations of Ziping)《子平真詮》論用神成敗救應：以月令立格，再辨相神、忌神與救應的作用鏈A major reference for month-command, structure, and contextual Bazi interpretation.
- 《三命通會》 (Sanming Tonghui)《三命通會》卷六官、財、印、食神與傷官各論：十神須依日主、月令及制化同參A historical compilation covering stems and branches, Ten Gods, Nayin, Shen Sha, and multiple classical pattern systems.
- OpenFate Editorial Methodology十神組合讀法頁固定先列盤面事實、成立條件、作用路徑與反證，不把兩個十神名稱直接翻譯成人事結果OpenFate separates deterministic chart calculation, traditional interpretation, and modern editorial explanation.