Heard about the question “Is your Day Master (日主）strong or weak?” and don’t understand what does this means actually? Well, the result of weak or strong comes from the Bazi Season strength.
The season here are based on which month you are born in. This in turn are represented by the 12 Earthly Branches and the Chinese Horoscope or Zodiac signs. You will see these in the 4 pillars of destiny when you plot your chart. And therefore, if the data in all 4 pillars are presented, a Bazi specialist or consultant can use the data to better understand your chart.
Bazi Season Strength
In this post, you will find out how to easily find if your chart is strong or weak.
The 12 Earthly Branches shown above can be grouped into 4 seasons / elementals. They are represented as below:
- Wood (Season: Spring)
- Fire (Season: Summer)
- Metal (Season: Autumn)
- Water (Season: Winter)
Strength Of The Elements
Based on the above illustration, we can see that if you are born in the month of RABBIT (卯）, then you are born in the season of Spring (春). And if you are born in the month of DOG (戌), then you are born in the season of Autumn (秋). So how do we use this information to determine if your chart is strong or weak (aka, whether if you have a strong or weak day master)?
Determine Your Bazi Day Master
Follow the below cheatsheet to determine if you have a strong or weak day master.
- If you are born in the season of Spring and your element is either Wood or Fire, you have a strong day master.
- If you are born in the season of Summer and your element is either Fire or Earth, you have a strong day master.
- If you are born in the season of Autumn and your element is either Metal or Water, you have a strong day master.
- If you are born in the season of Winter and your element is either Water or Wood, you have a strong day master.
Now what if you find out that none of your element falls under the above category? Well, that means that you have a weak chart.
Let’s do an example.
If your day master is Jia 甲 WOOD and you are born in the Winter season Pig 亥. Based on the above cheatsheet, wood element born in the season of Winter, then you have a strong day master. Let’s do another example.
If your day master is Geng 庚 METAL and you are born in the Summer season Horse 午. Based on the above cheatsheet, metal element born in the season of Summer, then you have a weak day master.
By now you might be asking, what element then that my strong or weak day master likes?
Strong Day Master
If your day master is STRONG, below are the choices of Favourable Elements,
- the elements the day master controls
- the element that controls the day master
- the element that the day master produces
Remember that if your day master is strong, you do not need to add more of the same elements.
Weak Day Master
Now, if your day master is WEAK, below are the choices of Favourable Elements,
- the same element as the day master
- the element that produces the day master
If you have a weak day master, you will need other elements to support it and to create more of that element
Conclusion
Now, that you have understand Bazi season strength and how to see if you have a strong or weak day master, the next step is to seek a professional Bazi consult if you would like to understand more and how to use the information to better plot your destiny.
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