Heavenly Stem 9 of 10
Ren壬
Yang water. Tradition pictures a great river.
- Element
- Water
- Polarity
- Yang
- Direction
- North
- Season
- Winter
壬水通河，能洩金氣，剛中之德，周流不滯。通根透癸，沖天奔地。化則有情，從則相濟。
Di Tian Sui
What it is
Ren flows on without stopping and draws off the force of metal. The verse calls it firm at the centre.
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
壬 Ren combines with 丁 Ding, turning to Wood. It clashes with 丙 Bing.
Sources Di Tian Sui Chan Wei; Xie Ji Bian Fang Shu, vol. 1.