THE DAY MASTER BOOKS · 丁
Ding · Yin Fire — The Day Master Book
The candle and the lantern: the classical reading of 丁, with the six Ding day pillars, the Luck Pillars and the year 2027.
The classical BaZi reading of the Day Master 丁 Ding, Yin Fire, in plain words: the candle and the lantern, eight traits and the price of each, the Ten Gods seen from 丁, work and money, closeness and family, the other nine Day Masters, the four seasons of birth, the six Ding day pillars, Luck Pillars and the year 2027.
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A candle is the smallest fire a person can carry across a room, and the easiest one to lose. Walk too fast and the flame leans over and shrinks. Open a door and it shivers. Yet in the same room, at the same hour, a single candle will do something the sun cannot: it makes the table in front of you into the only place in the world. The book is lit, the cup is lit, the face across from you is lit, and everything else steps back into the dark.
That is the stem this book is about. 丁 (dīng) comes fourth among the ten heavenly stems. Its element is Fire and its polarity is Yin. Across from it stands 丙 (bǐng), Yang Fire, the sun: the same element, the opposite temper. 丙 shines on everything alike, from far away, whether anyone asked or not. 丁 is near. It is the lamp on the desk, the stove in the corner, the coal under the ash, the small light people gather around because it is small enough to gather around.
A candle in a draughty hall on a January night is one thing. The same candle at noon on a July terrace is another. The wick is the same in both places. The first has air, cold and shadow around it, and the second is hardly visible against the light of day. In BaZi the month of birth does the same work. It names the climate your Day Master lives in, and a classical practitioner checks it before nearly everything else.
The formal name is month command (月令, yuè lìng). Whatever branch stands in the month pillar identifies the element ruling the season, and whether a Day Master is strong depends in large part on its footing against that element. Other things count (roots in the remaining branches, neighbouring stems, the current Luck Pillar), but the month sets the weather first. The old manuals call the month the 提綱 (tí gāng), the main rope by which the whole chart is lifted.
Look at the branch of your month pillar, the second column from the left on the calculator, and circle its season.
Sample pages. The book is laid out for 6 × 9 in pages; the EPUB and the online reader adapt to your screen.
Contents
- The Candle and the Lantern
- Strength and Its Price
- The Ten Gods Through the Eyes of 丁
- Work and Money
- Closeness and Family
- Ding and the Other Nine Day Masters
- The Body, in Images
- Born in Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter
- Your Six Ding Day Pillars
- Luck Pillars for 丁
- 2027 for 丁: the Fire Goat Year
- Practice and Questions to Ask Yourself
Who it is for
- Your Day Master is Ding, or the Day Master of someone close to you is.
- You have calculated your chart and want to understand its centre before anything else.
- You want plain words and real examples rather than tables of jargon.
NOT SURE DING IS YOURS?
The Day Master is the stem on top of your Day pillar, the third column from the left on the free calculator.
BUNDLE
The 2027 book and the Ding book
The year ahead for every Day Master, and the whole book of Ding, Yin Fire.
$17.90 $22.80
BUNDLE
All ten Day Master books
Read your own Day Master, then your partner's, your children's and your colleagues'.
$49 $99
BOOK AND READING
Your Day Master book and your personal reading
The book describes every Ding chart. A personal reading looks at all four pillars of your own chart and your Luck Pillars.
Questions
How do I know that my Day Master is Ding?
The Day Master is the heavenly stem of the day you were born. If your Day pillar starts with 丁, for example 丁丑 or 丁未, this is your book. The free calculator shows it in a few seconds.
Is this a reading of my own chart?
It describes every Ding chart, with six invented readers whose charts are worked through. A personal reading looks at all four pillars of your own chart and your Luck Pillars: see Readings.
What do I get?
A PDF and an EPUB, sent to your email right after payment, and the same book to read online in your browser. They open on phones, tablets, e-readers and computers.
Can I give it as a gift?
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Can I get a refund?
Yes, whenever something is wrong on our side: a file that does not open or arrives damaged, the wrong book, or a double charge is refunded in full. Because the book is delivered at once, the 14-day right of withdrawal for digital content ends when you confirm instant delivery at checkout; where the law of your country gives a wider right (for example 7 days in Brazil), that law applies. Just write to support@bazi.cards with your order number. The full terms are on the refund policy page.
This book explains the symbolism of a BaZi chart in the classical Zi Ping tradition. It does not predict events and is not medical, financial or legal advice.