The Ten Gods of Chinese Astrology
The Ten Gods in the Chinese Five Element Astrology is the most useful tool to predict who influences our life most and what events will occur during the astrological cycles. Ten Gods are Robber Star, Friend Star, Performer Star, Food Star, Property Star, Windfall Star, Officer Star, Evil Star, Parental Star, and Guardian Star.
The Introduction of Ten Gods (Six Gods) in BaZi
Chinese Astrology is an application of Five Elements, which are Metal, Water, Wood, Fire, and Earth. Five Elements have the Mother-and-Child relationship, Destructive relationship, and Fighting Relationship. If one of the Five Elements presents a person, then we can derive the meaning of other elements to the person using those relationships.
In the Chinese astrology birth chart, the element in the upper Day column represents the person. It's called Day Master or Self Element. Base on the relationship with Day Master, Five Elements are given nicknames - Companion Star, Child Star, Money Star, Career Star, and Mother Star.
Five Elements can be distinguished by Yin and Yang. We call them Ten Heavenly Stems. Above Five Element Stars can be distinguished by Yin and Yang, too. Then we give them new names - Ten Gods.
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Robber Star and Friend Star
The Robber Star and Friend Star are the Companion Star. The Robber Star is the same element as the Day Master, but their genders are different. The Friend Star is the same element with the same gender as Day Master. The Chinese Name of Robber Star is Jie-Cai, which means robbery. The Robber Star is a contender or competitor. The Friend Star is a brother or sister. The Chinese Name of Friend Star is Bi-Jian, which means two persons compete for their heights from shoulders.
Robber Star | Friend Star |
different gender | same gender |
direct relationship | secondary relationship |
man's sister | man's brother |
woman's brother | woman's sister |
Performer Star and Food Star
The Performer Star and Food Star are the Fame Star. The Performer Star is the different gender child element of the Day Master. The Food Star is the same gender child of the Day Master. The Performer Star is connected to subordinates, businesspeople, celebrities, artists, actors, singers, or speakers. The Food Star is connected to the younger generation, master of cookery, gourmet, or chef.
Performer Star | Food Star |
different gender | same gender |
direct relationship | secondary relationship |
man's grandma | man's father-in-law |
woman's son | woman's daughter |
Property Star and Windfall Star
The Property Star and Windfall Star are the Money Star. The Property Star is a different gender element dominated by Day Master. The Windfall Star is the same gender element dominated by Day Master. The Property Star is connected to a major asset, valuable property, major income, and a man's wife. The Windfall Star is connected to bonuses, gifts, heritage or winning lottery, and man's father.
Property Star | Windfall Star |
different gender | same gender |
direct relationship | secondary relationship |
man's wife | man's father |
woman's father | woman's mother-in-law |
Officer Star and Evil Star
The Officer Star and Evil Star are the Career Star. The Officer Star is the different gender element dominating the Day Master. The Career Star is connected to a government officer, diplomat, angel, or proper authority. The Evil Star is the same gender element overwhelming the Day Master. The Evil Star is connected to a soldier, warrior, improper authority. In Chinese, Officer Star is Zheng-Guan and Evil Star is Pian-Guan. The nickname of the Evil is Seven-Killings.
Officer Star | Evil Star |
different gender | same gender |
direct relationship | secondary relationship |
man's daughter | man's son |
woman's husband | woman's boyfriend |
Mother Star and Guardian Star
The Parental Star and Guardian Star are the Mother Star. Both Parental Star and Guardian Star are the mother elements of the Day Master. The gender of the Parental Star is different from the Day Master. The gender of Guardian Star is the same as the Day Master. The Parental Star is connected to Parental Star can be a mother, parent, grandparents, mentor, or savior. The Guardian Star is connected to babysitter, nanny, or mother-substitute.
Parental Star | Guardian Star |
different gender | same gender |
direct relationship | secondary relationship |
man's mother | man's grandpa |
woman's grandpa | woman's mother |
Chinese Five Element Applications
By Master Allen Tsai on November 11, 2021