Ten Gods reference · 08 of 10
正官
Direct Officer 正官 in Bazi: Meaning, Rule & Day Master Table
Direct Officer 正官: It controls the Day Master, with opposite polarity. For a Jia 甲 Yang Wood Day Master, it is Xin 辛 Yin Metal; its traditional reading centres on order and responsibility.
Direct Officer introduces the themes of order, accountability and an accepted standard. A reading can explore the value placed on clear responsibilities and conduct that others can rely upon. Restraint gives activity a defined form, yet too much emphasis on the standard can leave little room for individual expression. Its connection with Resource adds the theme of support behind responsibility.
- Phase relation
- It controls the Day Master
- Polarity test
- Different polarity
The two coordinates that produce the name
How Direct Officer is calculated
Read Direct Officer as different-polarity control directed toward the Day Master. The controlling movement stays fixed; the opposite polarity selects this name.
Compare phases
It controls the Day Master
This phase relationship selects a pair of Ten Gods names before polarity distinguishes the two members.
Open the five-phase relationships →Compare yin and yang
Different polarity
The target stem has the opposite polarity as the Day Master, which selects Direct Officer.
Open the polarity coordinate →The complete ten-stem mapping
Which target produces Direct Officer for every Day Master
Each Day Master has exactly one target stem that produces this name. The phase changes from row to row, but the relationship and polarity rule remain constant.
| Day Master | Target stem | Phase relation | Polarity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 甲JiaYang Wood | 辛XinYin Metal | It controls the Day Master | Different polarity |
| 乙YiYin Wood | 庚GengYang Metal | It controls the Day Master | Different polarity |
| 丙BingYang Fire | 癸GuiYin Water | It controls the Day Master | Different polarity |
| 丁DingYin Fire | 壬RenYang Water | It controls the Day Master | Different polarity |
| 戊WuYang Earth | 乙YiYin Wood | It controls the Day Master | Different polarity |
| 己JiYin Earth | 甲JiaYang Wood | It controls the Day Master | Different polarity |
| 庚GengYang Metal | 丁DingYin Fire | It controls the Day Master | Different polarity |
| 辛XinYin Metal | 丙BingYang Fire | It controls the Day Master | Different polarity |
| 壬RenYang Water | 己JiYin Earth | It controls the Day Master | Different polarity |
| 癸GuiYin Water | 戊WuYang Earth | It controls the Day Master | Different polarity |
Placement changes the reading scale
Where Direct Officer can appear in a chart
The name always comes from the same calculation. What changes is where the target stem is found: on the surface of a natal pillar, inside a branch, or in the stem of a year being compared with the natal chart.
- 01 · Visible stems
On the chart’s surface
A visible Direct Officer stem places the controlling relation on the chart’s surface in a specific pillar and through the polarity opposite the Day Master.
See the four visible pillars → - 02 · Hidden stems
Inside an Earthly Branch
A hidden Direct Officer is a controlling stem inside a branch. Read the branch, the stem’s hidden rank and the Day Master comparison together.
Open the hidden-stem map → - 03 · Annual stem
Compared year by year
When the annual stem is Direct Officer, it controls the natal Day Master’s phase and differs in polarity.
Compare a birth chart with the current year →