Spirits and stars

27 markers: what they are, how they are derived, and which ones we use

These markers are read off the four branches using fixed tables from the classics. Each entry below gives the derivation, the source text, and an explicit note on whether this site uses it in a calculation.

27 entries
12 auspicious
8 marked hint-only (no score impact)

Glossary

All entries

Heavenly NobleTian Yi Gui Ren · AuspiciousThe auspicious star most often mentioned in the tradition, called the head…Heavenly VirtueTian De Gui Ren · AuspiciousAn auspicious star read from the month. It is taken as a mild, generous na…Monthly VirtueYue De Gui Ren · AuspiciousAn auspicious star read from the three-harmony group of the month branch. …Literary StarWen Chang Gui Ren · AuspiciousThe star tied to study, examinations and written or spoken expression. Tra…State SealGuo Yin Gui Ren · AuspiciousThe star of the seal of office: responsibility, title and formal standing.…Supreme UltimateTai Ji Gui Ren · AuspiciousThe star of insight and deep study. The classics associated it with fields…Golden CarriageJin Yu · AuspiciousTraditionally connected with carriages, attendants and dignity. Yu means c…EmolumentLu Shen · AuspiciousLu is the prosperous position of the day stem: salary, regular income, and…General StarJiang Xing · AuspiciousThe middle character of the three-harmony group: command, responsibility a…Heavenly PardonTian She · AuspiciousParticular day pillars in each season, traditionally seen as a day of leni…Heavenly DoctorTian Yi (Medicine) · AuspiciousRead one position back from the month branch: favourable for rest, recuper…Red Phoenix / Heavenly JoyHong Luan / Tian Xi · AuspiciousA pair of auspicious stars tied to celebrations and marriage: Red Phoenix …Peach BlossomTao Hua (Xian Chi) · NeutralAttractiveness, romantic attention and social activity. Traditionally call…Post HorseYi Ma · NeutralChange, relocation and travel. The horse moves, the post station is where …CanopyHua Gai · NeutralAloofness, craft and a liking for solitude. The tradition also links it to…Crossed WiresYin Cha Yang Cuo · NeutralA marker attached to particular day pillars, traditionally linked to misma…Kui GangKui Gang · Neutral, leaning strongDay pillars Geng-Chen, Geng-Xu, Ren-Chen and Wu-Xu: hard, sharp-minded and…Metal SpiritJin Shen · Neutral, leaning forcefulThe day pillars Yi-Chou, Ji-Si and Gui-You. Traditionally read as sharp, p…Yang BladeYang Ren · Neutral, leaning inauspiciousRen is the peak of the day stem: sharpness, decisiveness and drive, and al…VoidKong Wang · Neutral, leaning inauspiciousRead from the ten-day cycle your day pillar (or year pillar) belongs to: t…InterceptionJie Sha · InauspiciousThe exhausted position of the three-harmony group: sudden interference, mo…Loss SpiritWang Shen · InauspiciousThe counterpart to Interception: internal drain, a heavy mind, being pulle…Solitary Star / Widow StarGu Chen / Gua Su · InauspiciousA pair of stars traditionally linked to being alone, few supports and thin…Ten DefeatsShi E Da Bai · InauspiciousTen day pillars sitting in the exhausted position, listed in the tradition…Heaven Net and Earth NetTian Luo Di Wang · InauspiciousChen is the heaven net and Xu the earth net: traditionally read as being b…Calamity StarZai Sha · InauspiciousThe clash of the peak position of the three-harmony group: traditionally r…Four WasteSi Fei · InauspiciousMarked by season and day pillar: read as low strength, more effort for les…

How to read these

The derivations are fixed tables. Where classical sources differ slightly, we follow the common version and cite it.
These markers carry limited weight: the reading is driven mainly by the structure of the five phases, the ten gods and the pattern.
No claim about outcomes. Each entry states whether it enters a calculation and where; entries used as a hint only say so.