Resolving the Wangshuai-Tiaohou Yongshen Conflict One says the chart is cold and needs Fire. The other says you're weak and need Resource. Now what? Wangshuai yongshen and tiaohou yongshen often point to different Ten Gods. Winter chart, weak Day Master: Wangshuai wants Resource (印), tiaohou wants Fire (火) — Water and Fire in direct opposition. The priority rule: tiaohou trumps Wangshuai. Why? Because if the temperature problem isn't fixed, the Resource star's supporting power is severely crippled — cold Resource doesn't generate (冷印不生). When the conflict is too sharp, introduce a mediating element (通关, tong guan) to bridge the gap. When Wangshuai and tiaohou yongshen clash — tiaohou wins. Fix the temperature first, then the strength-balancing can actually work. When the clash is intense, find a mediating element. The ideal: tiaohou and Wangshuai point to the same Ten God. 1. The Priority Rule: Tiaohou > Wangshuai Tiaohou (temperature) determines whether energy can flow normally through the entire chart. A freezing chart — even if Resource is strong, that Resource's power can't express in the cold. So the tiaohou problem must be solved first — warm things up, then Wangshuai support/restraint can take effect. Tiaohou priority doesn't mean discarding the Wangshuai yongshen — it means using the tiaohou yongshen as the foundation, with the Wangshuai yongshen layered on as supplementary support. 2. Find The Ten God That Does Both Jobs The ideal scenario: tiaohou yongshen and Wangshuai yongshen happen to point to the same Ten God. Example: winter Wood Day Master (tiaohou needs Fire), and Fire happens to be the DM's Output star — Output both warms the chart and drains a strong DM — dual function in one element. When they can't coincide: tiaohou first, Wangshuai as auxiliary. 3. Tong Guan — The Bridge That Resolves Fire-Water Deadlock When tiaohou yongshen (Fire) and Wangshuai yongshen (Water) directly clash — introduce a mediating element (通关五行). Wood bridges them: Water → Wood → Fire. The Water-Fire conflict gets absorbed and transformed by Wood. They no longer fight head-on; instead, Wood creates a chain of energy flow between them. This is tong guan — 'passing through the gate' — the classic Bazi conflict-resolution technique. How to Think About the Conflict Career & Wealth Love & Relationship Personality Health Source Texts Practical Takeaways Check tiaohou before Wangshuai on every chart: Every chart: first check for tiaohou issues (does the birth season need warming or cooling?). Charts with tiaohou problems — tiaohou yongshen takes position #1. Charts without significant tiaohou issues — Wangshuai takes position #1. Hunt for the overlapping yongshen: A Ten God that satisfies both tiaohou and Wangshuai is a 'super yongshen' — it solves temperature and power balance simultaneously. When this element appears in a luck cycle, it's a double trigger — climate upgrade plus strength correction in one move. Use tong guan as your go-to conflict solver: When two yongshen clash, don't pick one and abandon the other. Find the element that sits between them in the Five Element cycle. That's your bridge. Advise the client to seek environments, people, or activities represented by that mediating element. Follow-up Questions Q: What if tiaohou and pattern yongshen also conflict? A: The consensus hierarchy: tiaohou > pattern (格局) > Wangshuai. Temperature is the most fundamental environmental variable — you can't sacrifice climate for pattern structure. Fix the weather first. Q: Does every chart have a tiaohou yongshen? A: No. Only charts with clear climate imbalance need one. Spring and autumn charts with moderate temperature and moisture don't require tiaohou — Wangshuai or pattern yongshen is sufficient. Don't force a tiaohou yongshen onto a balanced-climate chart. Related Tools Wangshuai Overview → Five Yongshen Systems Compared → Fatal Flaws in the Wangshuai Method → Free Bazi Calculator →