How to Assess Ten-God Strength (十神旺弱)
Assess a Ten God through its exact stems, Month Command, roots, reveal, support, drain, control, combinations, placement, and timing.
Overview
Ten-God strength is assessed from the actual stems carrying that label, not from name counts. Begin with seasonal command, then trace roots, visible and hidden occurrences, generation and control, combinations and clashes, storage, distance, and timing. Report a supported range with counterevidence rather than an invented score or a single strong-versus-weak tag.
At a glance
- Primary evidence
- Month Command and seasonal phase
- Structural evidence
- Roots, reveal, position, distance
- Flow evidence
- Generation, drain, and control
- Relation evidence
- Combination, clash, storage, obstruction
- Time evidence
- Natal baseline before luck overlays
- Prohibited shortcut
- No count-only or fake percentage score
Assess symbols before aggregating a category
Identify every visible and hidden stem mapped to the Ten God, along with its pillar and source branch.
Occurrences can have different strength, so category totals should preserve their evidence rather than flatten them into one count.
- Build an occurrence-level evidence table.
- Do not equate frequency with capacity.
Follow a stable evidence order
Start with month qi, then inspect roots and reveal, generation and drain, control, relation states, and chart position.
Only after the natal assessment should luck-cycle and annual symbols be added as bounded timing layers.
- Use the same sequence across pages.
- Keep natal and timing conclusions separate.
State what supports and what limits the label
A clear conclusion names both the strongest supporting condition and the most important obstruction.
If evidence conflicts, use a range such as available but constrained rather than manufacturing decimal precision.
- Publish counterevidence with the conclusion.
- Use qualitative ranges with defined criteria.
Strength is not usefulness, virtue, or success
A strong label can be poorly directed and a weak label can be useful in a specific structure or period.
Do not infer income, job rank, academic ability, health, morality, or relationship quality from Ten-God strength alone.
- Separate capacity from role and outcome.
- Keep high-stakes advice outside the score.
Sources and editorial basis
- 《滴天髓》 (Dripping Heavenly Marrow)《滴天髓》旺衰、源流、通關與戰局評註：力量須從季節、根源、制化及流通綜合判斷A core later text on Bazi balance, seasonal strength, and relational reading.
- 《子平真詮》 (True Explanations of Ziping)《子平真詮》月令、透干與格局成敗諸論：數量不能代替得令、得地及功能評估A major reference for month-command, structure, and contextual Bazi interpretation.
- OpenFate Editorial Methodology十神強弱頁採可追溯證據表而非神秘分數，分開存在、力量與實際用途OpenFate separates deterministic chart calculation, traditional interpretation, and modern editorial explanation.