Heavenly Stem 8 of 10
Xin辛
Yin metal. Tradition pictures jewellery and fine metal.
- Element
- Metal
- Polarity
- Yin
- Direction
- West
- Season
- Autumn
辛金軟弱，溫潤而清。畏土之疊，樂水之盈。能扶社稷，能救生靈。熱則喜母，寒則喜丁。
Di Tian Sui
What it is
Xin is soft, warm and clear. The verse says it dreads being buried under earth and delights in plenty of water.
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
辛 Xin combines with 丙 Bing, turning to Water. It clashes with 乙 Yi.
Sources Di Tian Sui Chan Wei; Xie Ji Bian Fang Shu, vol. 1.