The Mysterious Qi Men Dun Jia, Part 12: The Ten Heavenly Stems and How They Interact

5. Ji Combinations

• Ji combined with Yi results in "The Grave Spirit is Unclear": With the Earth Door and the Prosperity Star, it is best to retreat and lie low.
• Ji combined with Bing results in "Fire Disobeys the Earth Door": Yang people harm each other, while Yin people tend toward debauchery.
• Ji combined with Ding results in "The Vermilion Bird Enters the Grave": Legal documents and disputes move from indirect to direct.
• Ji combined with Wu results in "The Dog Meets the Azure Dragon": Auspicious doors fulfill desires; nobles find joy. Ominous doors lead to wasted effort.
• Ji combined with Ji results in "The Earth Door Meets the Ghost": The sick are doomed to die, and endeavors fail.
• Ji combined with Geng results in "Benefiting the Name in Reverse": In lawsuits, the first to act is at a disadvantage; Yin stars harbor malicious intent.
• Ji combined with Xin results in "Wandering Souls Enter the Grave": For the great, spirits are unsettled; for the humble, families suffer first.
• Ji combined with Ren results in "The Earth Net is High": Cunning sons and missing daughters; infidelity brings harm and death.
• Ji combined with Gui results in "Earth Punishment by Xuanwu": Men and women fall gravely ill; legal disputes lead to imprisonment.

6. Geng Combinations

• Geng combined with Yi results in "The Bright Star and the Prosperous Star": Retreat is auspicious; advancing is ominous.
• Geng combined with Bing results in "The Bright Star Enters the Fire": Expect theft; guests gain, hosts lose.
• Geng combined with Ding results in "The Elegant Pattern": Personal entanglements lead to lawsuits; auspicious doors offer relief.
• Geng combined with Wu results in "The Bright Star and the Heavenly Benefactor in the Palace": Do not proceed—inauspicious.
• Geng combined with Ji results in "Punishment Pattern": Legal disputes bring severe penalties. Geng combined with Geng results in "The Bright Star in the Same Palace": Also known as "Battle Pattern": Official calamities arise, and brothers face attacks.
• Geng combined with Xin results in "The White Tiger Exerts Force": Clashes cause injury; guests and hosts may harm each other. Yielding a little can help, but hard attacks lead to bloodshed.
• Geng combined with Ren results in "The Upper Pattern": Losses from afar cause confusion; relations between men and women are strained.
• Geng combined with Gui results in "The Great Pattern": Travelers arrive and lawsuits cease. In childbirth, both mother and child suffer—great misfortune.

7. Xin Combinations

• Xin combined with Yi results in "The White Tiger is Rampant": Deaths and family ruin; many distant calamities; elders are displeased; vehicles and ships are harmed.
• Xin combined with Bing results in "The Dry Combination Disobeys the Teacher": A comet rises, portending rain or drought; disputes arise over money.
• Xin combined with Ding results in "The Prison God Gains Oddity": Business yields double profits; prisoners receive amnesty.
• Xin combined with Wu results in "The Trapped Dragon is Hurt": Lawsuits lead to defeat and oppression. Staying within limits is auspicious; reckless actions bring disaster.
• Xin combined with Ji results in "Entering Prison by Self-Punishment": Servants betray their masters, and legal claims are hard to pursue.
• Xin combined with Geng results in "The White Tiger Exerts Force": Blades clash; guests and hosts harm each other. A bit of yielding helps, but strong attacks lead to bloodshed.
• Xin combined with Xin results in "Hiding and Resisting in the Heavenly Court": Public matters are neglected; private matters invite legal accusations.
• Xin combined with Ren results in "The Fierce Snake Enters Prison": Two men compete for a woman; disputes never end, and the first to act loses reason.
• Xin combined with Gui results in "The Heavenly Prison and the Flower Canopy": The sun and moon lose brightness; one stumbles into the heavenly net; actions become erratic.

8. Ren Combinations

• Ren combined with Yi results in "The Little Snake's Oddity": Women are gentle, men lament; portends pregnancy and childbirth, wealth and honor.
• Ren combined with Bing results in "Water Snake Enters Fire": Official troubles and punishments are unending.
• Ren combined with Ding results in "The Dry Combination and the Snake's Punishment": Documents are entangled; nobles are hurried; favorable for men, unfavorable for women.
• Ren combined with Wu results in "The Little Snake Transforms into a Dragon": Men prosper; women bear children.
• Ren combined with Ji results in "The Dry Combination and the Snake's Punishment": Great calamities are imminent; remaining calm is auspicious; lawsuits are reasonable.
• Ren combined with Geng results in "The Bright Star Captures the Snake": Legal matters are fair, clearly distinguishing right from wrong.
• Ren combined with Xin results in "The Rising Snake Entangles": Even with auspicious doors, changes cannot be settled; ambition invites deception. Ren combined with Ren results in "The Snake Enters the Earth Net": Outsiders entangle internal matters; auspicious doors and stars may prevent misfortune.
• Ren combined with Gui results in "Young Girls in Scandal": Family scandals arise; auspicious stars turn ominous, reversing fortune and misfortune.

9. Gui Combinations

• Gui combined with Yi results in "The Flower Canopy and the Prosperous Star": Nobles gain office; ordinary people remain safe.
• Gui combined with Bing results in "The Flower Canopy Disobeys the Teacher": Nobles and commoners meet, and elders rejoice.
• Gui combined with Ding results in "The Rising Snake is Deformed": Legal documents and disputes; fire cannot escape.
• Gui combined with Wu results in "The Heavenly Benefactor Meets": Auspicious encounters bring financial and marital joy; noble support leads to success. If encountering ominous doors, misfortune and legal troubles may follow.
• Gui combined with Ji results in "The Flower Canopy and the Earth Door": For men and women, news is blocked; hiding from disaster is auspicious.
• Gui combined with Geng results in "The Bright Star Enters the Net": Using force to settle disputes leads to balance.
• Gui combined with Xin results in "The Net Covers the Heavenly Prison": Portends illness and legal disputes; death sentences cannot be escaped.
• Gui combined with Ren results in "Revisiting the Rising Snake": Remarriage leads to no children, and youth is not preserved.
• Gui combined with Gui results in "The Heavenly Net is Spread Wide": Travelers lose companions; both illness and disputes cause harm.