# Ba Zi/Aspects Of Life

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## Aspects Of Life

| Relationships Between Self Element and Other Elements (Heavenly Stem) | Aspects Of Life | Opposite Gender (Yin & Yang) | Same Gender (Yin & Yin) or (Yang & Yang) | Relations |
| The element that is "Conquered By Self" | Money, Wealth | Direct Wealth (正财格 - Zheng Cai Ge ), [The Director] | Unexpected Wealth (偏财格 - Pian Cai Ge), [The Pioneer/Indirect Wealth] | Wife (for men), Father |
| The element that "Conquers Self" | Power, Status, Fame | Authority (正官格 - Zheng Guan Ge), [The Diplomat/Direct Officer] | Fighting Spirit (七杀格 - Qi Sha Ge), [The Warrior/Seven Killings] | Husband (for women), Children (for men) |
| The element that "Gives Birth To Self" | Resource, Support | Main Resource (正印格) - Zheng Yin Ge), [The Analyzer/Direct Resource] | Indirect Resource (偏印格 - Pian Yin Ge), [The Philosopher/Indirect Resource] | Mother |
| The element that "Self Gives Birth To" | Expressive Ability, Intelligence | Intelligence (伤官格 - Shang Guan Ge), [The Performer/Hurting Officer] | Unconventional Intelligence (食神格 - Shi Shen Ge), [The Artist/Eating God] | Children (for women) |
| The element that is "The Same As Self" | Colleagues, Friends, Competitors | Competitors (劫财格 - Jia Cai Ge ), [The Leader/Rob Wealth] | Friends (比肩, 建祿格 - Jian Lu Ge), [The Friend] | Sibling |
The columns "Opposite Gender" and "Same Gender" refer to the Yin or Yang of the Self element as compared to the Yin or Yang of the other element, such as the Wealth element. Gender here refers to Yin or Yang, not male or female.
For example, for a man with a Self element of Yang Metal, his element of Direct Wealth will be Yin Wood, and his element of Unexpected Wealth will be Yang Wood.
For a man with a Self element of Yin Metal, his element of Direct Wealth will be Yang Wood, and his element of Unexpected Wealth will be Yin Wood.

## Male Elemental Relationships
### For a man with a Self element of Metal

| Elements In The Man's 4 Pillars | Relations | Aspects Of Life |
| Metal | Sibling | Colleagues, Competition |
| Earth | Mother | Resource, Support, Authority |
| Wood | Wife, Father | Wealth, Money |
| Fire | Children | Status, Pressure, Power |
| Water | ~ | Intelligence, Expressive Ability |

### For a man with a Self element of Wood

| Elements In The Man's 4 Pillars | Relations | Aspects Of Life |
| Wood | Sibling | Colleagues, Competition |
| Water | Mother | Resource, Support, Authority |
| Earth | Wife, Father | Wealth, Money |
| Metal | Children | Status, Pressure, Power |
| Fire | ~ | Intelligence, Expressive Ability |

### For a man with a Self element of Water

| Elements In The Man's 4 Pillars | Relations | Aspects Of Life |
| Water | Sibling | Colleagues, Competition |
| Metal | Mother | Resource, Support, Authority |
| Fire | Wife, Father | Wealth, Money |
| Earth | Children | Status, Pressure, Power |
| Wood | ~ | Intelligence, Expressive Ability |

### For a man with a Self element of Fire

| Elements In The Man's 4 Pillars | Relations | Aspects Of Life |
| Fire | Sibling | Colleagues, Competition |
| Wood | Mother | Resource, Support, Authority |
| Metal | Wife, Father | Wealth, Money |
| Water | Children | Status, Pressure, Power |
| Earth | ~ | Intelligence, Expressive Ability |

### For a man with a Self element of Earth

| Elements In The Man's 4 Pillars | Relations | Aspects Of Life |
| Earth | Sibling | Colleagues, Competition |
| Fire | Mother | Resource, Support, Authority |
| Water | Wife, Father | Wealth, Money |
| Wood | Children | Status, Pressure, Power |
| Metal | ~ | Intelligence, Expressive Ability |

## Female Elemental Relationships
### For a woman with a Self element of Metal

| Elements In The Woman's 4 Pillars | Relations | Aspects Of Life |
| Metal | Sibling | Colleagues, Competition |
| Earth | Mother | Resource, Support, Authority |
| Wood | Father | Wealth, Money |
| Fire | Husband | Status, Pressure, Power |
| Water | Children | Intelligence, Expressive Ability |

### For a woman with a Self element of Wood

| Elements In The Woman's 4 Pillars | Relations | Aspects Of Life |
| Wood | Sibling | Colleagues, Competition |
| Water | Mother | Resource, Support, Authority |
| Earth | Father | Wealth, Money |
| Metal | Husband | Status, Pressure, Power |
| Fire | Children | Intelligence, Expressive Ability |

### For a woman with a Self element of Water

| Elements In The Woman's 4 Pillars | Relations | Aspects Of Life |
| Water | Sibling | Colleagues, Competition |
| Metal | Mother | Resource, Support, Authority |
| Fire | Father | Wealth, Money |
| Earth | Husband | Status, Pressure, Power |
| Wood | Children | Intelligence, Expressive Ability |

### For a woman with a Self element of Fire

| Elements In The Woman's 4 Pillars | Relations | Aspects Of Life |
| Fire | Sibling | Colleagues, Competition |
| Wood | Mother | Resource, Support, Authority |
| Metal | Father | Wealth, Money |
| Water | Husband | Status, Pressure, Power |
| Earth | Children | Intelligence, Expressive Ability |

### For a woman with a Self element of Earth

| Elements In The Woman's 4 Pillars | Relations | Aspects Of Life |
| Earth | Sibling | Colleagues, Competition |
| Fire | Mother | Resource, Support, Authority |
| Water | Father | Wealth, Money |
| Wood | Husband | Status, Pressure, Power |
| Metal | Children | Intelligence, Expressive Ability |

## Representations of Family Relationships
### Stages of Life

| Hour | Day | Month | Year |
| Heavenly Stem | Heavenly Stem | Heavenly Stem | Heavenly Stem |
| Earthly Branch | Earthly Branch | Earthly Branch | Earthly Branch |
| Old Age | Middle Age | Youth | Childhood |

### Family Groupings

| Hour | Day | Month | Year |
| Heavenly Stem | Heavenly Stem | Heavenly Stem | Heavenly Stem |
| Earthly Branch | Earthly Branch House of Spouse | Earthly Branch Season of Birth | Earthly Branch |
| Children | Self & Spouse | Parents | Grandparents |