Distinguish Ten Gods revealed in heavenly stems from those stored in branch hidden stems, then assess roots, season, pathways, and timing.
Simplified Chinese
十神透干与藏支
Traditional Chinese
十神透干與藏支
Pinyin
Shí Shén Tòu Gān Yǔ Cáng Zhī
Also known as
Revealed Ten Gods · Stored Ten Gods
Editorially reviewed:
Overview
A revealed Ten God appears as a visible heavenly stem; a hidden Ten God is derived from a branch’s hidden stem. Revelation can provide a direct expression channel, while hidden content can provide roots or stored functions. Neither status alone establishes strength or a secret event, and a hidden stem that later appears in timing does not rewrite the natal chart.
At a glance
Revealed
A Ten-God stem appears in the four heavenly stems
Hidden
A Ten-God stem sits inside a branch
Connection
A matching revealed stem may have a branch root
Strength checks
Month, roots, support, control, relations
Timing
Luck may reveal or contact stored symbols
Boundary
Hidden is not a concealed fact
Identify exact symbols and their source layers
Record which visible stem carries the label and which hidden stem inside which branch carries it.
Do not call a primary branch phase a revealed Ten God unless the corresponding stem actually appears on the surface.
Name the pillar or source branch.
Use stem-level derivation throughout.
Visibility is not the same as capacity
A revealed label can be seasonally weak and unrooted, while a hidden label can command the month and support the structure.
Assess root depth, season, support, drain, control, combinations, and clashes before ranking them.
Evaluate each occurrence independently.
Report both support and obstruction.
Timing adds a channel without changing natal data
A luck-cycle or annual stem can repeat a hidden symbol or make its relationship more visible for a bounded period.
Keep the timing source and dates attached, and do not retroactively mark the natal symbol as revealed.
Separate natal and timing layers.
Preserve the original visibility state.
Concealment language must not become an accusation
Hidden labels do not prove secrets, affairs, fraud, illness, suppressed memories, or criminal intent.
Use direct, consensual information for personal claims and professional evidence for consequential decisions.
