What Is Heavenly Stem In Bazi Means?
In Bazi, Heavenly Stem sometimes also refers to HS or H in short form. It is a set of 10 that comes with yin & yang and makeup of 5 different elements.
The Heavenly Stem is calculated from the year, month, day, and hour of birth. You can simply use the Bazi Calculator these days to find out what are the heavenly stems in your Bazi Chart. It has a direct correlation to the person’s fate in life.
What Is Bazi Heavenly Stem Means To You?
You can try to visualize the Bazi chart as a tree. As you can see in the diagram, the diagram resembles a tree. The roots are hidden in this image, just like in real life. We represent these roots that are hidden by earth and soil just like our earthly branches. Bt the tree leaves and trunk which are openly exposed to others can be referring to the heavenly stem.
In short, the heavenly stem can be referred to external factors that define who we are and how others perceive us based on surface outlook. We also can use the heavenly stem to analyze the person’s strength, relationship, how people look at you. For example, people with a prominent heavenly stem usually exhibit a high level of confidence and self-assurance but internally the person may not be as high confidence as it looks to be.
Where is Heavenly Stem located in Bazi Chart?
The heavenly stem is the top row in the Bazi Chart. If you want to find out where it is, you need to use the Bazi Calculator to generate your Bazi Chart with your date of birth and time of birth.
As you can see in this example in the image below, there are 4 heavenly stems in an hour, day, month, and year pillars. The day pillar which is Jia 甲 which is a Yang Wood also refers to the day master for the person. The other 3 heavenly stems are 辛,己 and 癸 respectively.
Heavenly Stem Table Chart
You can try to visualize the Bazi chart as a tree. As you can see in the diagram, the diagram resembles a tree. The roots are hidden in this image, just like in real life.
| Heavenly Stem | Heavenly Stem in English | Symbol | Elements | Yin / Yang |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 甲 | Jia | H1 | Wood | Yang |
| 乙 | Yi | H2 | Wood | Yin |
| 丙 | Bing | H3 | Fire | Yang |
| 丁 | Ding | H4 | Fire | Yin |
| 戊 | Wu | H5 | Earth | Yang |
| 己 | Ji | H6 | Earth | Yin |
| 庚 | Geng | H7 | Metal | Yang |
| 辛 | Xin | H8 | Metal | Yin |
| 壬 | Ren | H9 | Water | Yang |
| 癸 | Gui | H10 | Water | Yin |
Conclusion
In this article, I have discussed briefly what a heavenly stem is and how it is used in Bazi. I hope you have learned a lot from this article and I hope you will use this knowledge to your advantage.
