Compare Ten Gods derived from visible heavenly stems and branch hidden stems without treating visibility as strength or hidden content as secret facts.
Simplified Chinese
天干与藏干十神
Traditional Chinese
天干與藏干十神
Pinyin
Tiān Gān Yǔ Cáng Gān Shí Shén
Also known as
Visible and hidden Ten Gods · Stem and hidden-stem Ten Gods
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Overview
A visible heavenly stem and every resolved hidden stem receive Ten-God labels from the same Day-Master comparison. Visibility gives a symbol a direct surface position; hidden stems describe internal roots and stored functions inside a branch. Neither layer is automatically stronger, and hidden Ten Gods do not prove secrets or concealed people.
At a glance
Shared formula
Both layers compare a stem with the Day Master
Visible layer
Four heavenly-stem positions
Hidden layer
Stems stored within four branches
Root evidence
Hidden stems may support visible stems
Required context
Month, position, reveal, and branch relations
Boundary
Hidden does not mean secret biography
Use one derivation rule for both layers
Resolve the actual stem identity first and then compare phase direction and polarity with the Day Master.
Do not assign one Ten God to an entire branch when that branch contains several different hidden stems.
Calculate every hidden stem separately.
Retain its source branch and layer.
Visibility and rooting answer different questions
A surface stem has a direct chart position, while a hidden stem can provide internal support, stored qi, or another relational function.
A visible stem may lack roots, and a hidden stem may command the month, so surface placement alone does not rank capacity.
Record reveal and root status separately.
Check seasonal command before ranking.
Trace reveal paths and branch conditions
When a hidden stem appears among visible stems, note the matching symbol, pillars, distance, and seasonal support.
Combinations, clashes, storage, and timing can alter availability without deleting the original hidden-stem data.
Name the revealed match explicitly.
Preserve the underlying branch contents.
Hidden Ten Gods are not evidence of hidden lives
They do not prove affairs, secret children, undeclared income, illness, criminal intent, or subconscious diagnoses.
Sensitive claims require consent and independently verifiable information, not an astrological visibility metaphor.
