TIMEACTOR

Guides

• Luck Cycles Basics: Forward vs Backward Arrangement, Age of First Cycle Calculation, Stem-Branch Management Debate, Transition Effects, and Luck Cycle vs Year Star Power Comparison

  The Luck Cycle is the core time dimension in Bazi analysis — covers the forward/backward arrangement rules from the Month Pillar (yin/yang year and gender determine direction), the 'three days = one year' algorithm for calculating age of first cycle, the classic debate over whether Stem and Branch each govern five years or co-govern ten, transition effects before and after cycle changes, and the power relationship between Luck Cycle and Year Star.

• Selecting the Useful God: Five Systems from Support/Suppress to Follow the Strong

  The Useful God is the soul of bazi analysis. Explore five selection systems — Support/Suppress, Disease/Medicine, Climate Adjustment, Mediator, and Follow the Strong — their core principles, application scenarios, and methodology. Clarify the roles of Assistant God, Like God, Dislike God, and Idle God. Walk through the complete three-step method from Day Master strength to final Useful God determination.

• Structure Types Overview: Eight Standard Patterns, Following Patterns, Single-Element Dominance, and the Three Quality Dimensions

  A complete map of the bazi structure system: from the eight standard patterns taken from the monthly branch to the outer patterns of Following (cong ge) and Single-Element Dominance (zhuan wang ge). Learn the three dimensions of structure quality — purity, Useful God completeness, and breakage risk — plus the triangular relationship between the Structure method, Strength method, and Blind School.

• Ten Gods Combinations: Six Classic Pairings from Eating God Controls Killing to Rob Wealth Grabs Wealth

  A single Ten God shows the foundation; combinations define the ceiling. Explore six classic Ten God pairings — Eating God Controls Killing, Hurting Officer Meets Seal, Eating/Hurting Generates Wealth, Killing Generates Seal, Wealth Breaks Seal, and Rob Wealth Grabs Wealth — their formation conditions, positive expressions, and power-imbalance failure modes.

• Year Star Judgment and Image Extraction: From Stem Governing the External to Branch Triggering the Internal — A Complete Timing Analysis System

  The Year Star is the most precise time marker in Bazi analysis — covers the dual-layer action of the Year Pillar's Stem and Branch (Stem governs the external and visible, Branch governs the internal and hidden), the Year Star's dual triggering effect on both the natal chart and Luck Cycle, the four-layer image extraction system (Five Element → Ten God → Spirit Stars → Pillar Position), and practical auspicious/inauspicious and timing judgment.