In Ba Zi, it is very important for you to understand your “Day Master” (DM) or Day of Birth.
DM represents your fundamental traits, qualities, talents, personalities, strengths, weaknesses, career, relationship and wealth.
There are 10 DM or 10 Heavenly Stems which is based on the five elements of Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal and Water; and their Yin & Yang factor :-
- Jia 甲 (Yang Wood-Tree)
- Yi 乙 (Yin Wood-Flower)
- Bing 丙 (Yang Fire-Sun)
- Ding 丁 (Yin Fire-Candle Flame)
- Wu 戊 (Yang Earth-Mountain)
- Ji 己 (Yin Earth-Soil)
- Geng 庚 (Yang Metal-Iron)
- Xin 辛(Yin Metal-Gold)
- Ren 壬(Yang Water-Sea)
- Gui 癸(Yin Water-Rain)
In the next few postings we will discuss each of the 10 Heavenly Stems. We will show you how to plot your own Day Master/Heavenly Stem.
Jia (Yang) Wood
Your day master is Jia (Yang) Wood.
An image of a large tree
Positive
Benevolence
Charming
Diligent
Independent
Principled
Steady
Stern
Negative
Calculative
Defensive
Inflexible
Jealous
Stubborn
Suspicious
Tactless
Yi (Yin) Wood
Your day master is Yi (Yin) Wood.
An image of a gentle plant like a flower, grass, vine, small bush.
Positive
Adaptable
Appreciate Beauty
Flexible
Natural Survivor
Persuasive
Resourceful
Sociable/Networking
Negative
Attention Seeking
Control
Dependent
Low Self Esteem
Manipulative
Overly Sensitive
Bing (Yang) Fire
Your day master is Bing (Yang) Fire.
An image of a strong fire, wildfire or Sun. The sun illuminates everything. Your original nature radiates generosity, liveliness and passion.
Positive
Committed
Friendly
Generous
Great Leader
Honest
Just
Noble
Openess
Passionate
Resilient
Routine Base
Sincere
Upright
Negative
Distant
Dramatizing
Egotistical
Easily Bored
Impulsiveness
Intolerance
Loner
Prone to being taken Advantage
Proud
Ding (Yin) Fire
Your day master is Ding (Yin) Fire.
This is the image of a candle`s flame, a fireplace, a lamp, a street lamp, a pulsating star or the shine of a full Moon.
Positive
Civilized
Detail Driven
Good Motivators
Intelligent
Inspirational
Meticulous
Polite
Ready to Help
Sentimental
Negative
Dependent
Easily Distracted
Fickle Minded
Indecisiveness
Likes Excitement
Sacarstic
Shyness
Temperamental
Wu (Yang) Earth
Your day master is Wu (Yang) Earth.
This is the image of a mountain. A mountain is mighty, solid, motionless and unwavering.
Positive
Dependable
Discretion
Firm
Honest
Loyal
Protective
Stability
Trustworthy
Negative
Delay
Hesitation
Inflexible
Insensitive
Lazy
Procrastinator
Secretive
Stubborn
Ji (Yin) Earth
Your day master is Ji (Yin) Earth.
This is the image of fertile soil, humus or sand.
Positive
Devoted
Empathic
Forgiving
Kindness
Nurturing
Oblingingness
Productive
Resourceful
Negative
Difficult to Change
Greed
Inability to Express Self
Secretive
Slow
Vengeful
Wavering
Geng (Yang) Metal
Your day master is Geng (Yang) Metal.
This is the image of a large metal object such as an iron ore, hammer, hatchet or sword.
Positive
Considerate
Decisive
Enduring
Honest
Loyal
Principled
Selflessness
Straightforward
Negative
Aggressive
Gullible
Impatience
Proud
Reckless
Rigid
Stubborn
Xin (Yin) Metal
Your day master is Xin (Yin) Metal.
This is the image of small metal object such as a knife, scissors or valuable jewelry.
Positive
Competitive
Creative
Honest
Just
Sentimental
Sophisticated
Smart
Witty
Negative
Egoistic
Flashy
Greed
Inflexible
Jealous
Manipulative
Stingy
Ren (Yang) Water
Your day master is Ren (Yang) Water.
This is the image of large water; sea, lake or river.
Positive
Adaptive
Adventurous
Extrovert
Generous
Intelligent
Tactful
Wisdom
Negative
Fickle
Forceful
Rebellious
Secretive
Selfish
Stubborn
Gui (Yin) Water
Your day master is Gui (Yin) Water.
This is the image of mild rain, dew, mist, cloud, brook and pond.
Positive
Attentive
Creative
Gentle
Good Teachers
Honest
Introverts
Intelligent
Intuitive
Negative
Gloominess
Inconsistenty
Overly Sensitive
Paranoid
Shy
Suspicious