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ANALYZING CHARACTER
& THE USEFUL GOD
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BAZI MASTERY 2
MASTERING YOUR FUTURE
Topic
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The Useful God
• 5 Important Factors of a Useful God
• Character Analysis using BaZi Structures
• 3 Types of Useful Gods
• Sentimental vs. Merciless
• Strong & Weak Useful Gods
• Useful God Principles
5.The Useful God
The Five Important Factors of Useful God
用
Regardless of the particular circumstance surrounding each category of
Useful God below, ONE common factor remain conspicuous: A Useful God
must not be weakened, in every sense of the word, if it is to play its role
effectively.
• 用之官星不可傷
神
An Officer Useful God must not be hurt.
• 用之官星不可劫
A Wealth Useful God must not be robbed.
• 用之綬星不可壞
• The Useful God is: A Resource Useful God must not be damaged.
• Akin to the ‘Soul’ of
BaZi • 用之食神不可奪
An Eating God Useful God must not be stolen.
• The most important
element or factor in a • 用之為祿不可沖
person’s BaZi Chart A Prosperous Useful God must not be clashed with or against.
• The element that
maintains or restores
BALANCE to a BaZi
Chart
• In short, the element
that determines a
person’s
- Wealth prospects, sense of
well-being, living conditions,
nobility, status and indeed,
overall quality of life;
- Sense or lack of charisma,
lifespan, desires, character
and personality;
- Abilities, capabilities, level
of tolerance and success,
ambitions and indeed,
aptitude and altitude in life.
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5.The Useful God
BaZi Quick Reference Verses
The following verses - duly extracted from BaZi classical texts -

eloquently yet candidly allow one to understand and master the
many tenets governing Useful Gods.
In order to facilitate your understanding of these verses, the technical

BaZi term ‘Star’ is used in place of ‘Useful God’, here. Nevertheless, it
is equally important for you to know that BaZi texts and practitioners
commonly use ‘Star’ and ‘Useful God’ interchangeably, since they
both mean the same thing.
「官怕傷,財怕劫」
An Officer Star is afraid of being hurt, while a Wealth Star is afraid of
being robbed.
「印綬見財,愈多愈災」
Where a Resource Star encounters a Wealth Star, the more the
former encounters and interacts with the latter, the more likely the
occurrence of disaster.
「財星得祿,父命長春」
Where a Wealth Star is seated and prosperous, one’s father shall be
blessed with longevity.
「財多身弱,富屋貧人」
Where Wealth Stars are present in abundance but one’s Self Element
(i.e. Day Master) is weak, one may still be afflicted by poverty in life,
despite hailing from a rich family or background.
「財弱身旺,見劫為禍」
Where the Wealth Star is weak but one’s Self Element is prosperous,
calamity may ensue where a Rob Wealth Star is encountered.
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時 Hour 日 Day 月 Month 年 Year

食日傷正天
丁乙丙壬
神元官印干
EG DM HO DR
Stems
Heavenly
Ding Yi Bing Ren
Yin Fire Yin Wood Yang Fire Yang Water
丑酉午子
地
支
Branches
Earthly
Chou You Wu Zi
Ox Rooster Horse Rat

Yin Earth Yin Metal Yang Fire Yang Water
辛Xin
己 Ji
癸
Gui
辛 Xin
丁
Ding
己
Ji
- Earth
癸 Gui
藏干
Stems
Hidden
- Metal - Earth - Water - Metal - Fire - Water
殺才殺食才
7K
IW IR
7K EG IW IR
85 75 65 55 45 35 25 15 5
大
乙甲癸壬辛庚己戊丁
比劫偏正七正偏正食
肩財印印殺官財財神運
F RW IR DR 7K DO IW DW EG
Yi Jia Gui Ren Xin Geng Ji Wu Ding
Luck Pillars
Yin Wood Yang Wood Yin Water Yang Water Yin Metal Yang Metal Yin Earth Yang Earth Yin Fire
卯寅丑子亥戌酉申未
Mao Yin Chou Zi Hai Xu You Shen Wei
Rabbit Tiger Ox Rat Pig Dog Rooster Monkey Goat

Yin Wood Yang Wood Yin Earth Yang Water Yin Water Yang Earth Yin Metal Yang Metal Yin Earth
乙 Yi
戊Wu 甲 Jia
丙
Bing
辛Xin 己 Ji
癸Gui 癸 Gui
壬Ren
甲Jia
丁
Ding 戊 Wu
辛Xin 辛 Xin
戊Wu 庚Geng
壬
Ren
乙 Yi 己 Ji
丁
Ding 藏干
- Wood + Earth + Wood + Fire - Metal - Earth - Water - Water + Water + Wood - Fire + Earth - Metal - Metal + Earth + Metal + Water - Wood - Earth - Fire Hidden
比財劫傷殺才印劫食財殺殺財官印比才食 Stems
F DW RW HO 7K IW IR IR DR RW EG DW 7K 7K DW DO DR F IW EG
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「官殺混而財星多,夫多重疊」
Where Officer and Killings Star converge while Wealth Stars are
present in abundance, females may end-up having several husbands
or partners in life.
「傷官見官,為禍百端」
Where a Hurting Officer Star encounters a Direct Officer Star, a
myriad of chaos and problems may be expected to ensue.
「傷官無財,雖靈巧亦貧窮」
Where a Hurting Officer Star is present but Wealth Star missing, one
may still be afflicted by poverty in life, no matter how intelligent one
may be.
「傷官若逢財,富貴自天來」
Where a Hurting Officer Star encounters a Wealth Star, wealth and
prosperity - as heavenly blessings - shall be one’s lot in life.
「傷官佩印,貴不可言」
Where a Hurting Officer Star is accompanied by a Resource Star,
one shall be possessed of a noble character beyond description.
「身旺財旺,天下富翁aka身財兩停」
Where both the Self Element and Wealth Stars are strong, one’s
wealth in life shall appear to be without limits.
「過路財神－勞碌命」
Where the Wealth Star is unprotected or vulnerable, one may be
compelled to lead a laborious, hard life.
「左擁右抱－桃花旺」
Where one is ‘cuddled’ from the Left and ‘embraced’ from the Right,
Peach Blossom Luck shall feature prominently in one’s life.
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「傷官傷盡－大富大貴」
Where the Hurting Officer Star is overly or unduly hurt, great fortune
and nobility shall ironically ensue.
「羊刃出鞘」＝凶暴非常」
Where a Goat Blade is removed from its proverbial sheath, extreme
violence may be expected to ensue.
「殺無刃不顯,刃無殺不威」
A Killings Star without a Blade denotes a lack of clarity, while a Blade
without a Killings Star denotes a lack of authority.
「官殺混亂禍端最大」
Where the Officer and Seven Killings Stars converge, a major disaster
or catastrophe may be expected to ensue.
「日主坐咸池江湖花酒」
Where the Day Master sits atop a Salty Pool Star, one may be
inclined towards leading a life of immorality and vice.
「七殺兩頭掛到老無後」
Where Seven Killings Stars are left dangling on both sides of the
BaZi Chart, one may not be blessed with heirs or descendents.
「去殺留官方論福
去官留殺不為卑」
Prosperity shall ensue where the Seven Killings Star is removed or
negated, while the Officer Star is left untouched. An inferior BaZi
Chart would be the outcome, however, where the Officer Star is
removed or negated, while the Seven Killings Star is left untouched.
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「逢印見官,十有九貴」
Where a Resource Star encounters an Officer Star, 9 out of 10 Day
Masters would usually be blessed with noble characters in life.
「梟印奪食－容貌淫邪多慾無成」
Where the Annoying God removes an Eating God Star, one’s may
still feel unfulfilled, despite being physically-endowed and full of lust
or desire.
「食神制殺吉非常,財旺妻榮子更強,
柱中若無吞啗煞,管教金殿佐君王」
Auspicious outcomes shall ensue, where the Eating God Star is seen
controlling the Seven Killings Star. Where the Wealth Star is also
prosperous, one’s wife and children shall also be blessed with good
health. Better still, where there are no negative stars present in the
Four Pillars, one may even be able to attain a high level of authority
and status in life - something akin to that of a court official or adviser
to a monarch, in ancient times.
「金白水清,聰明特達」
Where Metal is white while Water is clear, one shall be blessed with
a high level of intelligence.
「土多火少,晦性昏朦」
Where there is an overabundance of Earth and a scarcity of Fire, one
may be possessed of a gloomy and even darkish character.
「財源被劫父命先亡
印綬被傷母年早喪」
Where the Wealth Star is robbed, one’s father may not be blessed
with longevity and may even pass away early in life. Where the
Resource Star is hurt, the same fate may befall one’s mother.
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5.The Useful God
3 Types of Useful God
The Useful God

The balancing Often regarded as the ‘Soul’ of BaZi, the Useful God (Yong Shen 扶仰) is
element is the considered one of the most important elements in BaZi - next to the Self
Element or Day Master, of course.
Medicine.
The Medicine As you already know, the Useful God is the element that restores or
maintains Balance in a BaZi Chart. And Balance, of course, is perhaps
is called the the single most important concept in the study of BaZi and Chinese
Useful God. Metaphysics, for too much of a good or bad thing is never really a good
thing, ultimately.
Why is the Useful God so important? In a sentence, the Useful God

determines a person’s wealth, wellbeing, living conditions, nobility,
charisma, character, abilities, ambitions, level of success and lifespan - in
short, practically every facet of a person’s life!
3 Types of Useful Gods
The Useful God can be classified according to any of the following three
categories, in relation to the role it plays in a BaZi Chart:
• Fu Yang 扶仰 (Medicate)
• Tiao Hou 調候 (Regulate)
• Tong Guan 通關 (Arbitrate)
1) 扶仰 Fu Yang Useful God (Medicate)
Generally speaking, the role of a Fu Yang Useful God is to:
• Strengthen a BaZi that is too weak;

• Weaken a BaZi that is too strong; or
• Control a BaZi that is too prosperous.
Remember; the ultimate objective of the Useful God is to bring or restore

Balance to a BaZi Chart. In order to do so, the Useful God plays the
role of the balancing element - or Medicine.
As a rule of thumb, you should also know that the following principles
apply in the case of a Fu Yang Useful God:
• Where the Officer and Killings are prosperous, the Self Element
is weak;
• Where there are too many Eating Gods or Hurting Officers, the
Self Element is weak;
• Where there is too much wealth, the Self Element is weak;
• Where there are too many Resources, the Self Element is strong;
and
• Where there are too many Friends and Rob Wealth, the Self
Element is strong.
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5.The Useful God
2) 調候 Tiao Hou Useful God (Regulate)

A Tiao Hou Useful God serves to ‘regulate’ the flow of the elements in a
BaZi Chart, in order to preserve or maintain Balance.
One good example of an act to ‘regulate’ a BaZi revolves around the

concept of Dryness and Heat, or Dampness and Coldness. For instance,
Water is needed to bring moisture and coolness amidst the heat of
Summer. Likewise, Fire is required in order to bring about warmth and
comfort amidst the chill of Winter.
The general rule of thumb in applying a ‘Regulative’ Useful God would

hence be to:
• First, ‘regulate’ the prevalent Climate; and

• Secondly, apply the ‘medicine’ (i.e. Useful God) to the BaZi.
3) 通關 Tong Guan Useful God (Arbitrate)

The role of a Tong Guan Useful God is to make ‘peace’ or at least, ensure
that ‘peace’ exists, between the elements in a BaZi Chart. Its role can
also be described in Chinese as He Jie 和解, which can be transliterated
as the ‘peacemaker’.
As such, a Tong Guan Useful God’s role as an arbitrator or peacemaker

is called for, whenever two strong forces or elements are opposed to one
another in a BaZi Chart. And where this ‘peacemaker’ is found in a BaZi
Chart, wealth and nobility are almost certain to be the lot of the person to
whom the Chart belongs, in life.
Now, if the ‘peacemaker’ element - i.e. Useful God - is strong, the Luck
Pillars need not even exert their influence for a BaZi Chart to be well-
balanced and indeed, prosperous. Should this ‘peacemaker’ element
happen to be absent from the BaZi Chart itself, however, it would hence be
imperative that it is found in the Luck Pillars. And even in the latter case,
wealth and nobility can be attained once this person’s BaZi undergoes the
pertinent, particular Luck Pillars in life.
The worst-case scenario is when an arbitrative Useful God - or peacemaker

element - is completely absent from a BaZi Chart and its Luck Pillars.
One’s life will tend to be riddled by miseries and challenges under such
circumstances, although much will still depend on how one perceives
such challenges, and how one goes about trying to surmount them.
In any case, one would still at least be forewarned and hence, forearmed,
to deal with such challenges, before they even take place!
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5.The Useful God
The Highs & Low of a Useful God

Now, in order for a BaZi Chart to be considered well-balanced and hence
hint of a conducive and correspondingly well-balanced life, it must be:
• Vibrant and healthy;

• Warm and comfortable; and
• Have its Qi flowing harmoniously throughout the entire Chart.
Then and only then will this help us to identify the Useful God with relative
ease!
As a rule of thumb, a Useful God must be:
1. Either Present or Absent (i.e. Not Present) in a BaZi Chart;

2. Good or Bad;
3. Strong or Weak;
4. Sentimental or Merciless; or
5. United or Divided.
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Example:
天
乙乙庚丙干
Stems
Heavenly
Yi Yi Geng Bing
Yin Wood Yin Wood Yang Metal Yang Fire
酉亥子申地
支
Branches
Earthly
You Hai Zi Shen
Rooster Pig Rat Monkey

Yin Metal Yin Water Yang Water Yang Metal
78 68 58 48 38 28 18 8
大
運
壬Ren
癸 Gui
甲Jia
乙 Yi
丙 Bing
丁 Ding
戊 Wu
己 Ji
Luck Pillars
Yang Water Yin Water Yang Wood Yin Wood Yang Fire Yin Fire Yang Earth Yin Earth
辰Chen
巳 Si
午Wu
未 Wei
申Shen
酉 You
戌 Xu
亥 Hai
Dragon Snake Horse Goat Monkey Rooster Dog Pig

Yang Earth Yin Fire Yang Fire Yin Earth Yang Metal Yin Metal Yang Earth Yin Water
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Take a moment to recap this rule of thumb.
A Strong Day Master or Self Element:
Likes
• Controlling another element;
• Being controlled by another element; and
• Producing another element.
Dislikes
• An identical or same element; and
• The element that produces it.
Conversely, a Weak Day Master or Self Element:
Likes
• An identical or same element; and
• The element that produces it.
Dislikes
• Controlling another element;
• Being controlled by another element; and
• Producing another element.
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We shall now proceed to examine what each particular Heavenly Stem

likes or dislikes, under ideal circumstances. As you go about scrutinizing
the respective attributes of each Stem, bear in mind that a certain amount
of VISUALIZATION is required, if you wish to gain a better picture of the
relationship between the elements and their corresponding Useful Gods.
日干 Likes / Dislike
Day Stem
甲Jia
Yang
Wood
Likes Officers and Killings Structures
乙 Yi
Yin
Wood
Likes Eating God and Hurting Officer Structures
Bing is akin to the light and warmth brought by the sun,

丙Bing
Yang
Fire and hence best utilized for bringing ‘warmth’ to a ‘cold’
BaZi Chart
丁 Yin Ding is akin to candlelight or a small stove-fire, and

Ding Fire hence best used for ‘training’ or ‘melting’ Metal
Wu, being Yang Earth, is analogous to a stone or hard

戊 Yang piece of earth. Since Wood (i.e. Jia 甲 or Yi 乙) cannot
Wu Earth be expected to loosen Wu Earth, it is best utilized for
controlling Water.
Ji, being Yin Earth, is best used together with Wood.

己 Yin Ji Earth is ‘afraid’ of Water, especially Ren 壬 Water,
Ji Earth since the latter has the ability to dissolve and turn it into
mud.
Geng is akin to raw or tough Metal. Fire is hence

庚Geng
Yang
Metal preferred as the Useful God in ‘softening’ and making
it malleable.
Xin, being analogous to fine jewelry and hence refined

辛 Yin Metal, prefers the presence of Water as its Useful God,
Xin Metal since Water produces Metal according to the Productive
Cycle.
Ren Water is similar to river or sea water - i.e. massive

壬Ren
Yang
Water bodies of water. Ren Water is hence best controlled by
Earth, especially Wu 戊 Earth.
Gui, being akin to rain water or the mist, is best used to

nourish plants, which are usually represented by Yi 乙
癸 Yin Wood. Gui Water is also ‘afraid’ of encountering mud
Gui Water - or Ji 己
Earth in particular - since this will cloud or make it
murky.
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Sentimental vs Merciless
Sentimental 有情 vs Merciless 無情

食日比正天
神
EG 己元
丁肩
F 丁財
DW 庚干
Stems
Heavenly
DM
Ji Ding Ding Geng
Yin Earth Yin Fire Yin Fire Yang Metal
酉丑亥子地
支
Branches
Earthly
You Chou Hai Zi
Rooster Ox Pig Rat

Yin Metal Yin Earth Yin Water Yang Water
藏干
辛己壬癸
Stems
Hidden
Xin 辛 Ji 癸 Ren 甲 Gui
Xin - Earth Gui + Water Jia - Water
- Metal - Metal - Water + Wood
才才食殺官印殺
IW IW EG 7K DO DO 7K
The Eating God Star for this Ding (丁) Fire Day Master is Ji (己) Earth. This
Useful God, however, is considered a ‘merciless’ one, since Ji (己) Earth
cannot really keep Water under control.
Nevertheless, given the winter timing (i.e. season) of this Day Master’s
birth, it is hence a weak Day Master. This is because Ding (丁) Fire Qi
is considered ‘dead’ in the winter. On the other hand, Water - this Day
Master’s Seven Killings Star - is at its strongest at this time of the year. As
such, the best option of Useful God available to this Day Master would be
Ji (己) Earth - its Eating God Star.
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偏日比食天
印
IR 丙元
戊肩
F 戊神
EG 庚干
Stems
Heavenly
DM
Bing Wu Wu Geng
Yang Fire Yang Earth Yang Earth Yang Metal
辰申子子地
支
Branches
Earthly
Chen Shen Zi Zi
Dragon Monkey Rat Rat

Yang Earth Yang Metal Yang Water Yang Water
藏干
戊庚癸癸
Stems
Hidden
癸 Wu
乙戊 Geng
壬 Gui Gui
Gui Yi Wu Ren
- Water + Earth - Wood + Earth + Metal + Water - Water - Water
財比官比食才財財
DW F DO F EG IW DW DW
This is the BaZi Chart of a Wu (戊) Earth Day Master, born in a Zi (子) (Rat)
Month. And since this particular Month also happens to fall in the winter,
Water - this Day Master’s Wealth Star - is at its strongest. As such, it is
even capable of exerting a counter-control over Earth, which would then
be trapped.
This is why Wu (戊) Earth - this Day Master’s Friend Star - is needed as
a Useful God, in order to strengthen Earth, as well as keep such strong
Water under control. In other words, Wu (戊) Earth is hence considered
a ‘sentimental’ Useful God to this Day Master, since its presence allows
Water to be better kept under control.
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Favorable and Unfavorable elements
Before you proceed any further, do be reminded that a strong command

of the Five Elements and Productive, Weakening and Controlling Cycles is
required, in order to fully understand the implications behind the relationships
between the different types of Qi at different points in time.
Wood Qi 甲 (Jia) 乙 (Yi)

Wood Qi is prosperous in spring. As such, it prefers
春 to encounter Fire Qi, which would weaken or at least
Spring
moderate it.
夏 Wood Qi is weak in summer. As such, it prefers to

Summer be nourished or moisturized by Water.
Although Wood Qi is considered dead in autumn, this

season can be divided into early autumn (July), mid-
秋 autumn (August) and late autumn (September). And
Autumn in early autumn, Wood Qi prefers to encounter Fire
Qi, while Water is preferred in mid-autumn and Fire
preferred in late autumn.
Wood Qi, being strong in winter, likes to encounter

冬 Fire or Earth Qi, the former of which will weaken or
Winter moderate it, while the latter will control it. In either
case, Wood Qi will hence be balanced.
Fire Qi 丙 (Bing) 丁 (Ding)
春 Fire Qi is strong in spring, and hence likes to see an

Spring abundance of Wealth-related Useful Gods.
夏 Being prosperous in summer, Fire Qi prefers to en-

Summer counter at least a strong Killings Useful God.
Since Fire Qi is considered ‘trapped’ in autumn, Rob

秋 Wealth and Goat Blade Structures are preferred in
Autumn
order to ‘unleash’ it.
Since Fire Qi is ‘dead’ in winter, Resource or Eating

冬 God Structures are preferred under such circum-
Winter
stances in order to bring balance to the BaZi Chart.
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Earth Qi 戊 (Wu) 己 (Ji)

Since Earth Qi is considered ‘dead’ in spring, it likes
春 to be further produced or strengthened by Fire under
Spring
such circumstances.
Earth Qi is strong in summer, but due to the heat and

夏 dryness brought about by this season, it also prefers
Summer
to be softened and irrigated by Water.
Particularly weak during the Shen Chinese (August)

秋 and You Chinese (September) months, Earth Qi
Autumn prefers to be strengthened by the Friends and Rob
Wealth Useful God in the autumn.
Considered ‘trapped’ in winter, Earth Qi prefers to be

冬 nourished, produced or at least, balanced by Fire or
Winter
Wood Qi.
Metal Qi 庚 (Geng) 辛 (Xin)

Metal Qi - being ‘trapped’ in spring - likes to encoun-
春 ter Friends or Rob Wealth type of Useful Gods, in
Spring
order to be ‘unleashed’.
夏 Being ‘dead’ in summer, Metal Qi likes to encounter

Summer either Water Qi or Earth Qi; if not both.
秋 Already prosperous in autumn, Metal Qi likes to en-

Autumn counter Water or Wood Qi.
Although considered to be weak in winter, Metal Qi

冬 still prefers to encounter Fire or Wood Qi at this time
Winter
of the year.
Water Qi 壬 (Ren) 癸 (Gui)
春 Considered weak in spring, Water Qi still prefers to

Spring encounter Earth or Wood Qi during this season.
Since it is considered ‘trapped’ in summer, Water

夏 Qi prefers to be ‘unleashed’ by Resource or Friends
Summer
type of Useful Gods under such circumstances.
Since it is considered ‘trapped’ in summer, Water

秋 Qi prefers to be ‘unleashed’ by Resource or Friends
Autumn
type of Useful Gods under such circumstances.
Water Qi is at its peak and most prosperous in win-

冬 ter, and hence likes to be countered or controlled by
Winter
Fire or Earth Qi.
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Strong or Weak Useful God
United vs. Divided
Other than being Sentimental or Merciless, a Useful God should also be

considered in relation to whether it happens to be United or Divided.
A Useful God is considered to be ‘United’ when it also happens to be

found or located to the immediate left or right of the Day Master (i.e.
Self Element). In other words, it must appear as the Heavenly Stem
immediately adjacent to the Self Element in a BaZi Chart.
In addition, this Useful God should not be Countered, Weakened,

Clashed Away, Combined With, Destroyed or Harmed by another
element in the Chart.
A Strong Useful God 用神有力 is, in summary:

• A Useful God found in the Earthly Branch of the Month Pillar;
• A Useful God that is timely and firmly ‘rooted’ in its supporting

element; and
• A Useful God that is in perfect position and hence

in-formation.
Conversely, a Weak Useful God 用神無力 is:

• A Useful God that is not present in a timely or supportive
manner;
• A Useful God with little or no roots (i.e. not ‘rooted’), or one that
is either ‘attacked’ or ‘combined away’ by another element;
• A Useful God that is either NOT in position or NOT in-formation;

or
• Winter
A Useful God that encounters or has entered a Death and
Emptiness Luck Period or Pillar.
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5.The Useful God
Example
Example: Male. 1943 March 3. 9.40am

天
辛庚甲癸干
Stems
Heavenly
Xin Geng Jia Gui
Yin Metal Yang Metal Yang Wood Yin Water
巳申寅未地
支
Branches
Earthly
Si Shen Yin Wei
Snake Monkey Tiger Goat

Yin Fire Yang Metal Yang Wood Yin Earth
78 68 58 48 38 28 18 8
大
運
丙Bing
丁Ding
戊Wu
己 Ji
庚Geng
辛 Xin
壬 Ren
癸 Gui
Luck Pillars
Yang Fire Yin Fire Yang Earth Yin Earth Yang Metal Yang Water Yang Water Yin Water
午Wu
未 Wei
申
Shen
酉You
戌 Xu
亥 Hai
子 Zi
丑Chou
Horse Goat Monkey Rooster Dog Pig Rat Ox

Yang Fire Yin Earth Yang Metal Yin Metal Yang Earth Yin Water Yang Water Yin Earth
Fire Luck Metal Luck WaterLuck
Useful God Principles
Although a matter of revision, it would definitely help for you to be acquainted with the following
principles - as stipulated in classical BaZi texts - in order to better understand how a Useful God plays
its role with regard to a person’s BaZi Chart.
• 用之官星不可傷。不用官星儘可傷。
An Officer Useful God must not be hurt.
• 用之財星不可劫。不用財星儘可劫。
A Wealth Useful God must not be robbed.
• 用之綬星不可壞。不用綬星儘可壞。
A Resource Useful God must not be damaged.
• 用之食神不可奪。不用食神儘可奪。
An Eating God Useful God must not be stolen.
• 用之為祿不可沖。
A Prosperous (i.e. Friend) Useful God must not be clashed with or against.
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5.The Useful God
In addition:
• A Useful Seven Killings must not be Controlled. Once Controlled,

things may take a turn for the more adverse or dangerous. If
Seven Killings features prominently or strongly in a BaZi, it must be
Controlled. If the Seven Killings is prosperous and the Self Element
is weak, it would be better for the former to be Weakened. If the Self
Element is strong while the Seven Killings is weak, there is hence the
need to use a Wealth Element to balance it.
• Where there are too many Goat Blade Structures tapping into the
Eating God, the advent or presence of a Sha will only bring about
disaster.
• Where the Wealth Element is strong but the Self Element is weak, a
Rob Wealth or Goat Blade relationship should be used. If Rob Wealth
is strong but the Wealth Element is weak, it would be better to have
an Eating God present.
• It would be good to undergo Resource Luck - or a Resource Luck

Pillar - where the Officer Element is prosperous but the Self Element
is weak. Should the Officer Element happen to be weak but the
Resource Element prosperous, a Wealth Star is needed to bring
balance to the BaZi Chart.
• There is no point or use in having an ‘Aimless Outlet’. Where Sha is

strong, it is best to have a strong Eating God Structure present as
well.
• An overabundance of Goat Blade Structures is an inauspicious thing

to have in a BaZi Chart. Where both Wealth and Sha are strong or
prominently featured, however, a Goat Blade Structure would be
needed to bring balance to a BaZi Chart.
• In the event of Conflicting Structures being simultaneously present in

a BaZi Chart, ‘making peace’ - or an ‘arbitrage’ made possible by Tong
Guan 通關 - should be the preferred choice of action to be taken.
• Where a Goat Blade Structure happens to be simultaneously present

with a Sha, it would be best to resort to a Resource Element for
balance to be restored to a BaZi Chart.
• Where Goat Blade and Wealth-related Structures are present, use an

Output Element to balance the BaZi Chart.
• In the event that a Hurting Officer conflicts or clashes with a Direct

Officer, a Wealth Element is needed to resolve this conflict.
• Where a Wealth and Resource Element battle or clash with one

another, an Officer Element can serve to arbitrate between the
conflicting elements.
• Where a Resource Star clashes an Eating God, a Friends Element can

serve to arbitrate between the conflicting elements.
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5.The Useful God
Seasoning
Wood
As Wood in spring is strong, Metal is needed to
Wood born counter it as Metal chops Wood. Sometimes, Fire may
in Spring be used, as the early months of spring are cold and the
Fire element is needed to warm the Wood.
Wood born Wood is weak during the summer, so it needs Water to

in Summer nourish it.
Wood born Wood needs the Fire element in the autumn in order to
in Autumn control the Killings element.
Wood born Wood in winter needs Fire in order to provide warmth

in Winter for the chart.
Metal
Metal born in the spring months needs the Metal

Metal born
element, because the Wood element is strong in the
in Spring
spring, and Metal is needed to chop the Wood.
Metal born
Metal in the summer needs Water to nourish it.
in Summer
Metal born Metal is prosperous in the autumn months, so it needs

in Autumn the Fire element to control it.
Metal born Because it is cold in the winter months, Metal needs

in Winter Fire to warm the chart.
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5.The Useful God
Fire
In the spring months, the ice melts and there is an
Fire born in abundance of water. Hence, Earth is needed to stem
Spring the tide of water, and to provide the soil that grows
Wood - which in turn can produce Fire.
Fire born in
Being strong in summer, Fire needs Water to control it.
Summer
As Metal is strong in the autumn months, Fire is

Fire born in
needed in order to control Metal. The secondary
Autumn
element needed is Wood, to produce more Fire.
Fire born in Fire in the winter months needs more Fire, or the Wood
Winter element to produce more Fire.
Earth
Earth born As Earth born in the spring months is weak, it needs

in Spring the Fire element to strengthen it.
While Earth is strong in summer, it can also be hard

Earth born
and dry because of the heat, and needs more Water to
in Summer
soften and nourish it.
Earth born As Metal is strong in autumn, more Earth is needed to

in Autumn cover the Metal.
Earth born As Earth is trapped during the winter months, it will

in Winter need the Fire element to produce Earth.
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5.The Useful God
Water
During the spring months, snow starts to melt and
Water born
there is excessive Water, so the Earth element is
in Spring
needed to control it.
Water is trapped in the summer months, so it firstly

Water born
needs more Metal to produce more of it. Secondly, it
in Summer
needs more Water.
Water born Water needs either the Fire or Earth elements during
in Autumn the autumn months.
Water born As Water is at its peak in winter, it needs to be

in Winter controlled by Earth, or countered by Fire.
Hurting Officer Types
Wood to Fire Hurting Officer likes to see

Wood + Fire
'Resource'
Metal to Water Hurting Officer likes to see

Metal + Water
'Officer'
Water to Wood Hurting Officer likes to see

Water + Wood
'Wealth'
Fire to Earth Hurting Officer likes to see

Fire + Earth
'Resource'
Earth to Metal Hurting Officer likes to be

Earth + Metal
'matched' with 'Resource' (Fire)
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BaZi Quick Reference Verses

The following verses - duly extracted from BaZi classical texts -

In order to facilitate your understanding of these verses, the technical

時 Hour 日 Day 月 Month 年 Year

Ox Rooster Horse Rat

Rabbit Tiger Ox Rat Pig Dog Rooster Monkey Goat

The Useful God

Why is the Useful God so important? In a sentence, the Useful God

3 Types of Useful Gods

1) 扶仰 Fu Yang Useful God (Medicate)

Generally speaking, the role of a Fu Yang Useful God is to:

• Strengthen a BaZi that is too weak;

Remember; the ultimate objective of the Useful God is to bring or restore

2) 調候 Tiao Hou Useful God (Regulate)

One good example of an act to ‘regulate’ a BaZi revolves around the

The general rule of thumb in applying a ‘Regulative’ Useful God would

• First, ‘regulate’ the prevalent Climate; and

3) 通關 Tong Guan Useful God (Arbitrate)

As such, a Tong Guan Useful God’s role as an arbitrator or peacemaker

The worst-case scenario is when an arbitrative Useful God - or peacemaker

The Highs & Low of a Useful God

• Vibrant and healthy;

As a rule of thumb, a Useful God must be:

1. Either Present or Absent (i.e. Not Present) in a BaZi Chart;

Rooster Pig Rat Monkey

Dragon Snake Horse Goat Monkey Rooster Dog Pig

Take a moment to recap this rule of thumb.

A Strong Day Master or Self Element:

Conversely, a Weak Day Master or Self Element:

We shall now proceed to examine what each particular Heavenly Stem

Bing is akin to the light and warmth brought by the sun,

丁 Yin Ding is akin to candlelight or a small stove-fire, and

Wu, being Yang Earth, is analogous to a stone or hard

Ji, being Yin Earth, is best used together with Wood.

Geng is akin to raw or tough Metal. Fire is hence

Xin, being analogous to fine jewelry and hence refined

Ren Water is similar to river or sea water - i.e. massive

Gui, being akin to rain water or the mist, is best used to

時 Hour 日 Day 月 Month 年 Year

Rooster Ox Pig Rat

時 Hour 日 Day 月 Month 年 Year

Dragon Monkey Rat Rat

Favorable and Unfavorable elements

Before you proceed any further, do be reminded that a strong command

Wood Qi 甲 (Jia) 乙 (Yi)

夏 Wood Qi is weak in summer. As such, it prefers to

Although Wood Qi is considered dead in autumn, this

Wood Qi, being strong in winter, likes to encounter

Fire Qi 丙 (Bing) 丁 (Ding)

春 Fire Qi is strong in spring, and hence likes to see an

夏 Being prosperous in summer, Fire Qi prefers to en-

Since Fire Qi is considered ‘trapped’ in autumn, Rob

Since Fire Qi is ‘dead’ in winter, Resource or Eating

Earth Qi 戊 (Wu) 己 (Ji)

Earth Qi is strong in summer, but due to the heat and

Particularly weak during the Shen Chinese (August)

Considered ‘trapped’ in winter, Earth Qi prefers to be

Metal Qi 庚 (Geng) 辛 (Xin)

夏 Being ‘dead’ in summer, Metal Qi likes to encounter

秋 Already prosperous in autumn, Metal Qi likes to en-