What Are the Ten Gods? (十神)
Learn how the Ten Gods classify every stem relative to the Day Master, what the ten names mean structurally, and which conclusions they cannot prove.
Overview
The Ten Gods are ten relationship labels derived by comparing another stem’s Five-Element direction and yin-yang polarity with the Day Master. They are Friend, Rob Wealth, Eating God, Hurting Officer, Direct Wealth, Indirect Wealth, Direct Officer, Seven Killings, Direct Resource, and Indirect Resource. They classify functions inside a chart; they are not literal deities, fixed personalities, family members, professions, or guaranteed events.
At a glance
- Reference
- The Day Master stem
- Inputs
- Five-Element direction and polarity
- Companion
- Friend and Rob Wealth
- Output
- Eating God and Hurting Officer
- Wealth, authority, resource
- Six remaining relationship labels
- Boundary
- A label is not a person or event
Every label is relative to the Day Master
The same stem receives different Ten-God names when the Day Master changes, because the label records a relationship rather than an intrinsic identity.
Keep the Day Master, compared stem, phase direction, polarity, and resulting label available so the derivation can be audited.
- Name both stems in the comparison.
- Do not store a Ten God as a permanent stem property.
The ten labels form five functional pairs
Same phase, output, controlled phase, controlling phase, and resource each divide into same-polarity and opposite-polarity forms.
The pair structure explains why the ten names are systematic, while chart position and strength explain how a specific instance can operate.
- Preserve the five relationship directions.
- Evaluate each occurrence in context.
Classification comes before interpretation
First derive the label, then inspect whether it is revealed or hidden, seasonally supported, rooted, combined, controlled, or activated by timing.
Only after those checks should a reader discuss possible roles such as expression, resources, obligations, exchange, or peer dynamics.
- Do not skip the deterministic derivation.
- Attach every interpretation to chart evidence.
Traditional names are not factual allegations
Rob Wealth does not prove theft, Seven Killings does not prove violence, and Hurting Officer does not prove harm to an official or partner.
Use neutral structural language and require direct evidence for health, crime, employment, finances, relationships, or safety decisions.
- Translate loaded names with context.
- Never turn a label into a high-stakes claim.
Sources and editorial basis
- 《淵海子平》 (Yuanhai Ziping)《淵海子平》「論日為主」及六親十神諸論：以日干為基準建立五種生剋方向與陰陽分化A foundational Ziping reference for branch months, hidden stems, roots, and stem-branch relationships.
- 《三命通會》 (Sanming Tonghui)《三命通會》論十神與六親：比劫、食傷、財、官殺、印的傳統名稱及推導次序A historical compilation covering stems and branches, Ten Gods, Nayin, Shen Sha, and multiple classical pattern systems.
- OpenFate Editorial Methodology十神總覽頁把十個標籤限定為命盤關係分類，明確排除神祇、固定人格與事件保證OpenFate separates deterministic chart calculation, traditional interpretation, and modern editorial explanation.