Notes
Background reading on the four pillars, the Ten Gods, day master strength and luck pillars. Each stands alone; read in order and they build.
- No. 1 What the Four Pillars Actually Are Year, month, day, hour: eight characters that describe season, self and structure. What each pillar governs, and why the year turns at the solar term.
- No. 2 The Ten Gods, Without Memorising Ten Names Five relationships times two polarities. The derivation table, what each god governs by pillar, and why splitting them into good and bad misleads.
- No. 3 Reading Day Master Strength: Season, Roots, Support Strength is not a count of elements. Season weighs most, then roots in the branches, then support among stems — and how favorable elements follow.
- No. 4 Luck Pillars: Ten Years to a Column Luck pillars start from the month pillar, run forward or backward by year polarity and sex, and begin at an age counted from the nearest solar term.