Guides

Inner-Outer Ring Theory splits Bazi into two layers: the inner ring (natal chart, inborn and fixed) and the outer ring (luck cycle, acquired and flowing). The luck cycle acts on the chart, never the reverse.

Xinpai picks useful and harmful gods straight from the strength score: strong takes control-drain-exhaust, weak takes support. Lock in both via Five Elements and Ten Gods, plus reverse-judgment cases.

Xinpai turns Day Master strength into a score: settle the Month Branch, weigh root depth and support vs drain, then read strong, weak, or neutral from the total. Step-by-step with common pitfalls.

Chen–Chou pits two damp Earths against each other, and the hidden stems in the storehouses get hurt. A break cracks from the inside — not a clash's open fight or a harm's hidden sting. Covers who is hurt, the four pillars, and the fix: Fire to warm the chart, combinations to dissolve the break.

Mao–Wu turns Wood feeding Fire into burnout: Mao Wood gets drained, Wu Fire blazes. A break leaks qi slowly — not a clash's open fight or a harm's hidden sting. Covers who is hurt, the four pillars, and the fix: Water to control Fire and protect Wood, combinations to dissolve the break.

Si-Shen break: combination with break and punishment. Bing Fire in Si forges Geng Metal in Shen; Ren Water in Shen splashes the fire back — both sides lose. On the spouse palace, friction. Resolve with Earth to bridge, Water to moisten.

Wei-Xu break: dry Earth meets dry Earth, Fire stoking Fire, dryness on dryness. Break means damage and cracks. On the spouse palace, friction and cracks. Resolve with wet Earth and Water.

Yin-Hai break: combination first, break after. Ren Water in Hai overcomes Bing Fire in Yin; Yin Wood gains Water, Bing Fire is hurt. Break means damage and cracks. On the spouse palace, hot first, cold later. Resolve with open Fire and kept promises.

Zi–You turns Metal feeding Water into a slow leak: You Metal gets drained, Zi Water overflows. A break cracks structure slowly — not a clash's open fight or a harm's hidden sting. Covers who is hurt, the four pillars, and the fix: Earth to control Water, combinations to dissolve the break.

Chou-Wu harm: Chou's wet Earth overcomes the Ding Fire hidden in Wu and smothers it out — calm outside, enthusiasm quietly doused. Wood feeds Fire to help Wu; the Wu-Xu and Yin-Wu combinations pull Wu away.

Mao-Chen Harm: wood pierces earth in secret. Mao's Yi Wood controls Chen's Wu Earth, stealing the soil. Harm is hidden loss, unlike clash's open fight. In the spouse palace it signals quiet rivalry. Resolve with Fire, Metal, or combination.

Shen-Hai Harm: metal generates water yet wounds while giving. Shen's Geng Metal controls Hai's Jia Wood, harming the wood within. Harm is hidden loss, not clash's open fight. In the spouse palace it signals affection that breeds resentment. Resolve with Water and combination.

Yin-Si harm carries punishment and harm: Yin's Jia Wood feeds Si's Bing Fire, but Si's Geng Metal secretly overcomes Jia Wood — kindness repaid with a backstab. Water bridges; Yin-Hai and Si-Shen combinations pull the pair apart.

You-Xu Harm: earth generates metal yet wounds while giving. Xu's Ding Fire controls You's Xin Metal—dry earth crisps the metal. Harm is hidden loss, not clash's open fight. In the spouse palace it signals a dry, cool marriage. Resolve with Water and combination.

Zi-Wei harm: Wei's dry Earth overcomes the Gui Water hidden in Zi and drains it dry in secret — calm outside, bleeding underneath. Wood bridges to ease Earth and save Water; Chou combines Zi and Wu combines Wei to pull the pair apart.

Chen-Wu-You-Hai Self-Punishment happens when a branch meets itself in the chart, turning its own energy inward. Covers its nature, who gets hurt, the four pillars, and how to resolve it.

The Chou-Xu-Wei Three Punishments (Strength-Reliant Punishment) is the clash of three Earth branches fighting over power. Covers its nature, who gets hurt, the four pillars, and how to resolve it.

The Yin-Si-Shen Triple Punishment (Punishment of Ingratitude) is a three-branch cycle where Wood, Fire, and Metal wound each other. Covers its nature, who gets hurt, the four pillars, and how to resolve it.

The Zi-Mao Punishment (Punishment of Impoliteness) is the clash between the Rat and Rabbit branches, where Water feeds Wood but with hidden resentment. Covers its nature, who gets hurt, the four pillars, and how to resolve it.

Chen and Xu clash, Earth battles Earth. Chen is damp Earth, the Water storehouse; Xu is dry Earth, the Fire storehouse. One damp, one dry — same element, sharp friction. Two storehouses face off and the hidden stems spill out; the wealth, authority, and tomb storehouses all open at once. A clash in the month or day pillar means marriage quarrels; in the year or hour pillar, home and household shifts. Opening a storehouse can be lucky or unlucky — check whether it holds your useful god or harmful god. Wood can loosen Earth, Metal can drain Earth, and Chen-You and Mao-Xu combinations both restrain and resolve the clash.