Ten Gods reference · 07 of 10
七杀
Seven Killings
Seven Killings appears when the target stem controls the Day Master and both stems share a polarity. It is the same-polarity member of the officer pair.
- Phase relation
- It controls the Day Master
- Polarity test
- Same polarity
The two coordinates that produce the name
How Seven Killings is calculated
Read Seven Killings as same-polarity control directed toward the Day Master. The target phase restrains the Day Master’s phase; the pillar locates that relation.
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
Same polarity
The target stem has the same polarity as the Day Master, which selects Seven Killings.
Open the polarity coordinate →The complete ten-stem mapping
Which target produces Seven Killings 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 | 庚GengYang Metal | It controls the Day Master | Same polarity |
| 乙YiYin Wood | 辛XinYin Metal | It controls the Day Master | Same polarity |
| 丙BingYang Fire | 壬RenYang Water | It controls the Day Master | Same polarity |
| 丁DingYin Fire | 癸GuiYin Water | It controls the Day Master | Same polarity |
| 戊WuYang Earth | 甲JiaYang Wood | It controls the Day Master | Same polarity |
| 己JiYin Earth | 乙YiYin Wood | It controls the Day Master | Same polarity |
| 庚GengYang Metal | 丙BingYang Fire | It controls the Day Master | Same polarity |
| 辛XinYin Metal | 丁DingYin Fire | It controls the Day Master | Same polarity |
| 壬RenYang Water | 戊WuYang Earth | It controls the Day Master | Same polarity |
| 癸GuiYin Water | 己JiYin Earth | It controls the Day Master | Same polarity |
Placement changes the reading scale
Where Seven Killings 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, Seven Killings shows the controlling stem directly in a year, month or hour pillar with polarity matching the Day Master.
See the four visible pillars → - 02 · Hidden stems
Inside an Earthly Branch
When hidden, the controlling stem is carried inside a branch. Distinguish a primary hidden stem from a middle or residual one before weighing its role.
Open the hidden-stem map → - 03 · Annual stem
Compared year by year
An annual Seven Killings stem controls the natal Day Master’s phase and shares its polarity. That relation is only one coordinate of the annual reading.
Compare a birth chart with the current year →