Killing Accompanied by Direct Officer: Removal Judgment for Mixed Officer and Killing
Officer and Killing appear simultaneously — keep which one? Remove which one?
When Seven Killings and Direct Officer appear simultaneously in the natal chart, Mixed Officer and Killing is formed. Mixed Officer and Killing makes the pattern direction ambiguous — the Day Master doesn't know whether to comply with order (Officer) or cope with pressure (Killing). The Ziping pattern method's processing strategy is 'remove one, keep one' — remove one, keep the other, restoring clarity to the pattern. But which one to remove and which to keep requires careful judgment.
The general principle of removal: prioritize removing Killing and keeping Officer (Officer is a benevolent god; Killing is a vicious god), but specifics depend on the power balance and pattern cooperation. When Killing is much stronger than Officer, you cannot forcibly remove Killing; when Officer is severely damaged, keeping Officer is meaningless.
1. Basic Principles of Removal
There is one general principle for handling Mixed Officer and Killing: prioritize removing Killing and keeping Officer. Direct Officer is a benevolent god, representing rules and order; keeping the Officer star gives the pattern a positive direction. Seven Killings is a vicious god, representing pressure and confrontation; removing the Killing star purifies the pattern. Methods of removing Killing include: Eating God Controls Killings (most classic — Eating God controls Seven Killings), Rob Wealth Combines Killings (combines Killing away), Hurting Officer Combines Killings (Hurting Officer combines Killing, dissolving pressure). Cases of removing Officer are relatively rare — generally only when Direct Officer has already been severely damaged (e.g., controlled and broken by Hurting Officer), making it pointless to keep, then removing Officer and keeping Killing is considered. Methods of removing Officer include Eating God controls Officer (Eating God can also control Direct Officer, but Direct Officer pattern detests Eating God), Hurting Officer controls Officer (more vicious). In practice, removing Officer and keeping Killing occurs far less often than removing Killing and keeping Officer — Officer is a benevolent god; unless it has been severely damaged, prioritize keeping Officer.
2. Three Key Factors in Removal Judgment
To judge whether to remove Officer or Killing, examine three factors. First, power balance — who is strong, who is weak. Killing strong, Officer weak — removing Killing is difficult (because Killing is too strong); forcibly removing Killing may provoke the Killing star. Removing Officer is regrettable but more prudent. Officer strong, Killing weak — removing Killing is easy (because Killing is already weak); removing Killing and keeping Officer is the optimal choice. Second, availability of removal tools — whether there are Ten Gods in the natal chart capable of removing Officer or Killing. Having Eating God — can control Killing (remove Killing), or consider controlling Officer (remove Officer but generally not advised). Having Hurting Officer — can combine Killing (remove Killing), but Hurting Officer seeing Officer is vicious (removing Officer is even more vicious). Having Rob Wealth — can combine Killing (remove Killing); Rob Wealth doesn't control Officer so it doesn't affect the Officer star. Third, the impact on the pattern after removal. Remove Killing keep Officer — pattern purified into Officer Pattern; noble-qi positive. Remove Officer keep Killing — pattern becomes Killing Pattern; although purified, the Killing Pattern's risks are higher than Officer Pattern's.
3. Pattern Reconstruction After Removal
After Mixed Officer and Killing is resolved, the pattern must be recharacterized. Remove Killing keep Officer — pattern determined as Officer Pattern; Useful God selected per Officer Pattern rules (Wealth produces Officer, Resource protects Officer). The entire chart-reading framework is now clear. Remove Officer keep Killing — pattern determined as Killing Pattern; Useful God selected per Killing Pattern rules (Eating God Controls Killings or Resource Transforms Killings). Note: after shifting from Officer Pattern to Killing Pattern, the nature of the pattern changes — Officer Pattern leans stable and positive; Killing Pattern leans intense and high-pressure. The chart subject may experience an adjustment period after 'removing Officer and keeping Killing,' shifting from compliance with order (Officer) to coping with pressure (Killing). Removal is not one-time — luck cycles may stir things up again. After removing Killing and keeping Officer, if the luck cycle goes to Killing-strong cycles, Killing's power strengthens again; Mixed Officer and Killing may reappear.
Three Judgment Dimensions
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Personality
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Practical Application Points
- Prioritize removing Killing and keeping Officer : Officer is benevolent; Killing is vicious. Unless Officer has been severely damaged or Killing's power far exceeds Officer's, remove Killing and keep Officer.
- Check whether there are 'tools' for removal : Having Eating God → can control Killing. Having Rob Wealth → can combine Killing. Having Hurting Officer → can combine Killing but beware of Hurting Officer seeing Officer. The removal tool must be sufficiently strong.
- After removal, the pattern's nature changes : Remove Killing keep Officer = Officer Pattern (positive and stable). Remove Officer keep Killing = Killing Pattern (intense and risky). When judging removal, consider the impact of pattern nature change on the chart subject.
Common Follow-up Questions
Q: What happens if Mixed Officer and Killing is not resolved?
A:
Patterns with unresolved Mixed Officer and Killing have relatively low tiers — the pattern direction is vague; the Useful God is unclear. But some people with Mixed Officer and Killing actually thrive in complex environments (able to handle both rules and pressure simultaneously). Removal is judged based on pattern clarity; lack of clarity doesn't mean complete inability to succeed — just a more circuitous path.