Guides Bazi Guides Ten Gods, Five Elements, Sixty Jiazi, and Star Gods reference guides. 729 guides Tarot Guides Structured tarot spread guides for love, career, and daily clarity. 214 guides I Ching Guides 64 hexagrams, core principles, and divination methods. 192 guides Feng Shui Guides Site selection, orientation, and form versus compass methods. 224 guides Tanhe Wang Shengke (贪合忘生克): When a Branch Forgets Its Job A combined Earthly Branch temporarily forgets what it was supposed to produce or overcome — this is tanhe wang shengke. Master this subtle mechanism and your annual-branch readings get way more precise. The Cai Guan Method: How to Read Charts Through Wealth and Officer Stars A complete framework for reading Bazi through Wealth and Officer stars — real vs. false, favorable vs. hostile, and the four tiers of wealth acquisition. The method that covers the 80% of charts that don't form classical patterns. The Limits of Wangshuai: What Strength Theory Gets Wrong Wangshuai is foundational but not sufficient. Four specific ways it fails — special patterns, climate blindness, coarse granularity, and Day-Master-centrism — and how to patch each one. The Three Treasures of Bazi — Wealth, Officer, Resource: The Closed-Loop Logic of Top-Tier Prosperity Wealth produces Officer, Officer produces Resource, Resource produces the Day Master — a perfect prosperity loop. When all three treasures are present and flowing forward, wealth, power, and wisdom compound automatically. The Twelve Stages of Growth — Judging Strength Through the Lifecycle Positions The Twelve Growth Stages (zhangsheng, muyu, guandai... jue, tai, yang) describe each stem's lifecycle state on each branch. Learn what each stage means and how to correctly use them for strength judgment. Tian Ke Di Chong (天克地冲): Heaven Overcomes, Earth Clashes Tian ke di chong is the extreme configuration where a Heavenly Stem gets overcome while its Earthly Branch gets clashed — a double-line attack. Here's the judgment method and severity grading. Tiaohou vs. Fuyi Yongshen: Two Different 'Useful Gods' in Bazi Tiaohou yongshen regulates climate. Fuyi yongshen balances the Day Master. They serve different masters and follow different rules — conflating them produces nonsense readings. Tonggen and Tougan: How Heavenly Stems Root in Earthly Branches Tonggen (通根) and Tougan (透干) are paired terms — a stem's power comes from its branch root; a branch's expression comes through its stem emergence. Think tree canopy and root system. Tonggen, Tougan, Xu Fu, Wu Gen: Rooted vs. Rootless Ten Gods Tonggen (root access) and tougan (stem emergence) are foundational concepts. What's xu fu (insubstantial)? What happens when a Ten God has no root? Straight breakdown of four high-frequency terms. Too Much Wealth, Too Weak a Day Master: The Rich House, Poor Man Pattern A mountain of gold you're too weak to carry. Three subtypes of the Wealth-heavy weak-DM pattern — Follow-Wealth, stuck-in-the-middle, and wait-for-support. Plus how to actually break out. Wealth Breaking Resource Across Different Pillars: Six Palace Combinations Wealth breaking Resource in the year pillar means something completely different from Wealth breaking Resource in the hour pillar. A systematic guide to all six pillar combinations, three life stages, and nine severe consequences. Wealth Commanding Officer: Getting Rich vs. Gaining Power — The Wealth-to-Authority Conversion Wealth generating Officer means salary buys promotion (employee path). Wealth commanding Officer means capital controls authority (capitalist path). Same stars, different force ratio — completely different destiny. Wealth Star Destroying Resource — Good or Bad? Wealth counter-controlling Resource is called 'destroying the seal' — but destroying Resource isn't always bad. When Resource is Useful God, it's disaster. When Resource is Annoyance God, it's liberation. Two-sided judgment explained. What Does 'Wealth Qi Flows Through the Gate' Mean? When the Wealth star connects directly to the Day Pillar without obstruction, wealth flows straight to your doorstep. Learn the three channels, blockage patterns, and how luck cycles affect the flow. When Companion Stars Are Rampant: Officer Controls the Mob — From Gang to Army Too many Companion stars creates chaos. An Officer star organizes the mob into a disciplined team. This is the signature pattern of natural leaders — how it works, what breaks it, and how to use it. When Wangshuai and Tiaohou Clash: A Conflict Resolution Framework Wangshuai says use A. Tiaohou says use B. A and B are enemies. What now? A systematic framework for resolving the most common yongshen conflict in Bazi — with priority rules and mediating strategies. Why Diaohou Is Urgent: Climate Is Bazi's Operating System Diaohou first isn't a slogan — the five elements need a functioning climate to do their work. Frozen metal can't produce water. Frozen water can't nourish wood. Climate repair must come first. Wu Xing Cheng Shi (五行成势): When an Element Forms a Dominant Bloc Cheng shi isn't just being strong — it's when force gathers into an uncontestable mainstream. Here's the three-condition test and how shi relates to pattern transformation. Wu Xing Liu Tong (五行流通): How to Judge Element Circulation Energy Wu xing liu tong isn't about having all five elements — it's about force flowing from source to endpoint without interruption. Here's how to check the circulation chain and fix breaks. Wu Xing Pian Ku (五行偏枯): Extreme Five Element Tilt Pian ku is worse than missing an element — it's when force tilts so extremely toward one side that the entire chart loses balance. Here's the judgment standard and Luck Cycle trajectory.