Reading Order for the Ten Gods (十神判讀順序)
Follow a stable Ten-God workflow from Day Master and deterministic labels through season, roots, structure, relations, usefulness, timing, and limits.
Overview
A reliable Ten-God reading follows a fixed order: verify the chart and Day Master; derive every visible and hidden label; preserve pillar and layer; assess Month Command, roots, and strength; resolve chart structure and relation conditions; evaluate useful or obstructive roles; add luck timing; then state counterevidence and practical limits. Starting from personality keywords or event predictions reverses the method.
At a glance
- 1
- Verify chart inputs and Day Master
- 2
- Derive all visible and hidden labels
- 3
- Assess month, roots, position, and strength
- 4
- Resolve structure and exact relations
- 5
- Evaluate role, usefulness, and counterevidence
- 6
- Add dated timing and state boundaries
Begin with reproducible chart data
Verify date, time, place, time-zone policy, solar-term boundaries, and the resulting Day Master before deriving labels.
Map every visible stem and every hidden stem through the same relationship table.
- Keep input and calculation provenance.
- Do not infer labels from translated names.
Assess where and how each label can operate
Record pillar, visibility, hidden-stem layer, Month Command, roots, support, drain, control, and relation state.
Analyze concrete occurrences before summarizing a Ten-God category.
- Use occurrence-level evidence.
- Publish supporting and limiting conditions.
Resolve structure and usefulness before life topics
Identify the adopted structure method and determine whether a label forms, supports, obstructs, or regulates the chart.
Only then use cautious language for expression, exchange, authority, support, family, career, or relationship themes.
- State the interpretive method.
- Separate chart function from biography.
Add timing last and finish with limits
Incoming labels receive sources and date ranges and never overwrite the natal map.
The final answer should include counterevidence, uncertainty, and explicit medical, legal, financial, employment, relationship, and safety boundaries.
- Keep timing bounded and reversible.
- Never end with an unsupported event prediction.
Sources and editorial basis
- 《子平真詮》 (True Explanations of Ziping)《子平真詮》月令、用神、相神與格局成敗諸論：判讀須先結構後細節並保存方法次序A major reference for month-command, structure, and contextual Bazi interpretation.
- 《滴天髓》 (Dripping Heavenly Marrow)《滴天髓》旺衰、源流、通關與戰局評註：先辨力量與路徑，再談功能及歲運A core later text on Bazi balance, seasonal strength, and relational reading.
- OpenFate Editorial Methodology十神閱讀順序頁固定輸入、日主、推導、旺衰、格局、喜忌、反證、歲運及現實驗證的步驟OpenFate separates deterministic chart calculation, traditional interpretation, and modern editorial explanation.