A Beginner’s Guide to Bazi (Four Pillars of Destiny): How to Accurately Determine the
Bazi fortune-telling primarily focuses on determining the strength or weakness of the Day Master. This article, based on “Zi Ping Zhen Quan,” thoroughly dissects its core criteria to prevent beginners from falling into the misconception of merely counting characters. The strength or weakness of the Day Master requires comprehensive consideration from three dimensions: the prosperity and decline of the monthly command, the rooting in the earthly branches, and the support from the heavenly stems. It emphasizes that “many stems are not as good as deep roots,” highlighting that the root energy in the earthly branches is the decisive factor. The article elaborates on the quantitative calculation rules for earthly branch root energy and lists various judgment thresholds for a strong or weak self, pointing out that even if the Day Master loses the monthly command but has deep roots, it can still stand on its own. Conversely, if it has no roots, is floating and weak, and is excessively restrained, drained, or consumed, it is considered weak. Accurately understanding the root energy and the combination of heavenly stems and earthly branches is crucial for precisely identifying the favorable god and predicting one’s fortune.