THE DAY MASTER BOOKS · 辛
Xin · Yin Metal — The Day Master Book
The stone and the jewel: the classical reading of 辛, with the six Xin day pillars, the Luck Pillars and the year 2027.
The classical BaZi reading of the Day Master 辛 Xin, Yin Metal, in plain words: the stone and the jewel, eight traits and the price of each, the Ten Gods seen from 辛, work and money, closeness and family, the other nine Day Masters, the four seasons of birth, the six Xin day pillars, Luck Pillars and the year 2027.
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The eighth heavenly stem is 辛 (xīn). Its element is Metal and its polarity Yin, and its partner in the set of ten is 庚 (gēng), Yang Metal. Picture 庚 as the axe, the lump of ore, the sword resting on the anvil. 辛 is metal that has already been taken in the hand: a ring, a needle, a watch spring, the clasp of a necklace and the gem set in the clasp. It is smaller than 庚 and finer, and it asks to be looked at closely.
The Dī Tiān Suǐ (滴天髓), a classical text that readers of BaZi still quote, gives one short poem to each stem. This is the poem of 辛, in eight lines, as it stands in the edition with Rèn Tiěqiáo's commentary (滴天髓闡微); the other common edition reads the same:
Two jewels, cut from one stone, go to different places. One rests in a cool cellar in autumn, dry and clean among its own kind. The other sits on a windowsill in July with nothing between it and the sun. Same material, unlike pieces. BaZi gives the season that role: the month of birth fixes the climate the Day Master lives in, and the classical reader checks it before anything else.
Tradition calls this the month command (月令, yuè lìng): the month branch carries one element, that element holds office for the season, and the first thing to ask of any Day Master is how it stands before that officeholder. Two classical lines give the reason. One old manual of the Ziping school, the Yuān Hǎi Zǐ Píng (淵海子平), names the month 提綱 (tí gāng), the cord along the top of a net: pull it, and everything below comes up with it. Another, the Zǐ Píng Zhēn Quán (子平真詮), starts its teaching on the Useful God from the same place, 八字用神，專求月令: what a chart needs is looked for first in its ruling month.
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 Stone and the Jewel
- Strength and Its Price
- The Ten Gods Through the Eyes of 辛
- Work and Money
- Closeness and Family
- Xin and the Other Nine Day Masters
- The Body, in Images
- Born in Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter
- Your Six Xin Day Pillars
- Luck Pillars for 辛
- 2027 for 辛: the Fire Goat Year
- Practice and Questions to Ask Yourself
Who it is for
- Your Day Master is Xin, 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 XIN 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 Xin book
The year ahead for every Day Master, and the whole book of Xin, Yin Metal.
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BUNDLE
All ten Day Master books
Read your own Day Master, then your partner's, your children's and your colleagues'.
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BOOK AND READING
Your Day Master book and your personal reading
The book describes every Xin 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 Xin?
The Day Master is the heavenly stem of the day you were born. If your Day pillar starts with 辛, for example 辛丑 or 辛未, this is your book. The free calculator shows it in a few seconds.
Is this a reading of my own chart?
It describes every Xin 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?
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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.