Terminology

When Seven Killings directly overcomes the Day Master with no buffer — that's qi sha gong shen. Three severity grades, body and personality impact, and three rescue routes.

When Hurting Officer is so dominant that Officer star disappears entirely — the Hurting Officer's destructive energy converts to pure creative freedom. Conditions and Luck Cycle risks.

The classic 'one noble in the Hour Pillar' pattern — does 'noble' mean the stem or the branch? Why only ONE? And why does the Hour Pillar matter so much for late-life dignity?

The Twelve Earthly Branches quick-reference: direction, season, month, two-hour period (时辰 shí chen), zodiac animal, hidden stems (藏干 cáng gān), and Five Element assignment. One table, everything covered.

Water and Fire together can be perfect balance (既济 jì jì) or mutual destruction (交战 jiāo zhàn). The difference is one variable: balance ratio plus Wood passage. This guide lays out the conditions and the Luck Cycle tipping points.

Affectionate means your useful god actually helps you. Emotionless means it's there but can't reach you. Luck Cycles can flip one to the other. Here's how.

The classic saying from Qian Li Ming Gao doesn't mean 'having an Officer Star makes you noble.' It means the Officer Star must be properly managed. Learn the four 'attention' conditions: control, transform, generate, protect.

When the four tomb-storehouse branches get clashed — wealth flood or disaster? It depends entirely on whether the contents are alive or dead. Judgment framework for muku clash.

Combine (he) events entangle you. Clash (chong) events hit you. These two Branch relationships produce totally different life experiences. Learn the real-world imagery of all six Combines and six Clashes.

Gai Tou is the Heavenly Stem suppressing the Earthly Branch below it. Jie Jiao is the Branch cutting off the Stem above it. This in-pillar conflict drains efficiency from the chart. Learn to identify and assess its impact.