Ten Gods reference · 01 of 10
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Friend
Friend appears when the target stem repeats both the Day Master’s phase and its polarity. Nothing is generated or controlled: the two stems occupy the same kind of position.
- Phase relation
- Same phase
- Polarity test
- Same polarity
The two coordinates that produce the name
How Friend is calculated
Read Friend as exact correspondence. It marks another stem working through the same phase and the same yin-or-yang mode as the Day Master, so placement tells you where that repetition enters the chart.
Compare phases
Same phase
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 Friend.
Open the polarity coordinate →The complete ten-stem mapping
Which target produces Friend 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 | 甲JiaYang Wood | Same phase | Same polarity |
| 乙YiYin Wood | 乙YiYin Wood | Same phase | Same polarity |
| 丙BingYang Fire | 丙BingYang Fire | Same phase | Same polarity |
| 丁DingYin Fire | 丁DingYin Fire | Same phase | Same polarity |
| 戊WuYang Earth | 戊WuYang Earth | Same phase | Same polarity |
| 己JiYin Earth | 己JiYin Earth | Same phase | Same polarity |
| 庚GengYang Metal | 庚GengYang Metal | Same phase | Same polarity |
| 辛XinYin Metal | 辛XinYin Metal | Same phase | Same polarity |
| 壬RenYang Water | 壬RenYang Water | Same phase | Same polarity |
| 癸GuiYin Water | 癸GuiYin Water | Same phase | Same polarity |
Placement changes the reading scale
Where Friend 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 Friend is visible in a year, month or hour pillar, the repeated coordinate is explicit. Compare the pillar’s time scale before drawing any broader conclusion.
See the four visible pillars → - 02 · Hidden stems
Inside an Earthly Branch
When Friend is hidden inside a branch, the match belongs to that branch’s internal stem list. Its primary, middle or residual position tells you how the match is carried.
Open the hidden-stem map → - 03 · Annual stem
Compared year by year
When an annual stem becomes Friend, that year repeats the natal Day Master’s phase and polarity. This describes the annual-to-natal stem relation, not the whole year.
Compare a birth chart with the current year →