Heavenly Stem 7 of 10
Geng庚
Yang metal. Tradition pictures raw ore or a blade.
- Element
- Metal
- Polarity
- Yang
- Direction
- West
- Season
- Autumn
庚金帶煞，剛健為最。得水而清，得火而銳。土潤則生，土乾則脆。能贏甲兄，輸於乙妹。
Di Tian Sui
What it is
Geng is the hardest of the stems. The verse says water makes it clear and fire makes it sharp, and that it can beat its elder brother 甲 Jia but loses to its younger sister 乙 Yi.
In a chart
If this is the stem of your day pillar, it is your Day Master, and the rest of the chart is read against it.
Relations
庚 Geng combines with 乙 Yi, turning to Metal. It clashes with 甲 Jia.
Sources Di Tian Sui Chan Wei; Xie Ji Bian Fang Shu, vol. 1.