Ten Gods reference · 03 of 10
食神
Eating God 食神 in Bazi: Meaning, Rule & Day Master Table
Eating God 食神: Day Master generates it, with same polarity. For a Jia 甲 Yang Wood Day Master, it is Bing 丙 Yang Fire; its traditional reading centres on nourishment and creative expression.
Eating God connects what the Day Master produces with the traditional imagery of nourishment and enjoyment. Its reading can explore expression that grows through familiarity: developing a craft, explaining something clearly or taking satisfaction in a process. There is a generous, sustaining quality to this image. The surrounding chart shows what feeds that expression and what interrupts its development.
- Phase relation
- Day Master generates it
- Polarity test
- Same polarity
The two coordinates that produce the name
How Eating God is calculated
Read Eating God as same-polarity output: the Day Master’s phase feeds the target phase, and both coordinates are yang or both are yin. Its pillar shows where that output relation is located.
Compare phases
Day Master generates it
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
Same polarity
The target stem has the same polarity as the Day Master, which selects Eating God.
Open the polarity coordinate →The complete ten-stem mapping
Which target produces Eating God 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 | 丙BingYang Fire | Day Master generates it | Same polarity |
| 乙YiYin Wood | 丁DingYin Fire | Day Master generates it | Same polarity |
| 丙BingYang Fire | 戊WuYang Earth | Day Master generates it | Same polarity |
| 丁DingYin Fire | 己JiYin Earth | Day Master generates it | Same polarity |
| 戊WuYang Earth | 庚GengYang Metal | Day Master generates it | Same polarity |
| 己JiYin Earth | 辛XinYin Metal | Day Master generates it | Same polarity |
| 庚GengYang Metal | 壬RenYang Water | Day Master generates it | Same polarity |
| 辛XinYin Metal | 癸GuiYin Water | Day Master generates it | Same polarity |
| 壬RenYang Water | 甲JiaYang Wood | Day Master generates it | Same polarity |
| 癸GuiYin Water | 乙YiYin Wood | Day Master generates it | Same polarity |
Placement changes the reading scale
Where Eating God 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
When visible, Eating God names an explicit stem generated by the Day Master. Note whether it is in the year, month or hour before considering how prominent it is.
See the four visible pillars → - 02 · Hidden stems
Inside an Earthly Branch
When hidden, the generated stem sits inside a branch rather than on the chart’s surface. Primary, middle and residual positions are not interchangeable.
Open the hidden-stem map → - 03 · Annual stem
Compared year by year
An annual Eating God stem is generated by the natal Day Master and matches its polarity. It is one layer of the annual comparison, alongside the year branch and its hidden stems.
Compare a birth chart with the current year →