EASTERN DESTINY ACADEMY · FIELD NOTES
Five Elements & Ten Gods
The elemental grammar of Bazi: Wu Xing cycles and the Ten Gods that label every character in your chart.
- April 9, 2026
The Five Elements Explained: Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water
The Five Elements — Wu Xing — are the backbone of Chinese cosmology. This essay explains their production and control cycles, how they map to real life, and why 'elements' is an imperfect translation.
- March 31, 2026
The Ten Gods Framework: Bazi's Hidden Grammar
The Ten Gods (Shi Shen) are the interpretive backbone of Bazi. They label every character in your chart by its relationship to your Day Master — and the labels are what the reading is actually about.