Guides

How to resolve heavenly stem clashes with tongguan? How to fix earthly branch clashes? Complete reference: 10 stem clash fixes, 5 contention fixes, 22 branch punishment/clash/harm resolutions.

Where does tongguan rank among fuyi, bingyao, tiaohou, and zhuanwang? Classical priority order, modern ranking, and what happens when tongguan and tiaohou conflict.

Tongguan alone doesn't make a good chart. The mediator needs root, force, and protection. How to judge whether your tongguan element actually improves your fate tier.

What is tongguan yongshen? A mediating element that turns a clash into a flow — Metal-Wood conflict bridged by Water, Officer-Seal as the classic example. Complete fundamentals.

Tongguan's highest form isn't eliminating the enemy — it's processing the enemy's force into your own ammunition. Three classic paradigms: Killing-to-Seal, Hurting-Officer-to-Wealth, Output-draining-Excess.

Not every clash needs a mediator. Three conditions that call for tongguan, three that don't, and the priority ranking of tongguan among the five yongshen methods.

Diaohou yongshen fixes your chart's climate (luck). Xiyong shen fixes your day master's strength (capability). Winter charts need fire — that's diaohou, not necessarily xiyong. When they clash, extreme climate wins.

The three summer months scorch everything — fire blazes, earth bakes, metal melts, wood burns. Summer births need water to cool. This article covers diaohou strategy for si, wu, and wei months.

Jia wood in winter needs geng and ding. Yi wood in winter needs bing fire. Every heavenly stem has its own diaohou formula for each month — it's not just winter=fire, summer=water.

Jia wood in month one: bing then gui. Yi wood in month one: bing. Complete ten-stems twelve-month diaohou reference table with priorities, alternatives, and root requirements.