Bing Xu Day Pillar 丙戌

The Day Pillar is the two characters of the day you were born: a Heavenly Stem on top (your Day Master, the “you” of a Saju chart) and an Earthly Branch below (your inner self and spouse palace). In Bing Xu (丙戌), the Day Master is Bing Fire (the sun lighting the whole world) sitting on the Dog branch, whose element is Earth.

You sit on the earth of expression (Eating God), loyal, warm and deeply interested in the spiritual. Showy outside, you may carry solitude within, with ties to art, religion and philosophy.

Bing Fire is bright and active like the sun lighting the whole world. You are expressive, enjoy being in front of people, and bring energy to those around you. Your frank, open nature means you hold no grudges, but your mood swings show, so a little prudence helps. Add staying power to your passion and you can truly shine.

What makes Bing Xu different from the other five Bing Fire Day Pillars is the branch it sits on, covered below.

With Xu beneath your Day Master, you are deeply loyal and a one-hearted romantic who doesn’t take back a heart given. There is firm earth energy in your spouse seat, so you connect with dependable, responsible people. When stubbornness collides, it can go to a cold war without yielding, so the one who first offers a hand to make up wins.

The energy of ease and expression (Eating God) sits in your spouse seat, so you tend to meet warm, easygoing partners. Everyday life of eating and enjoying things together becomes the vitality of the relationship.

Bing Fire loves brightly and warmly like sunlight. You are honest and generous with affection, and quickly make your partner happy. Feelings can run ahead, so you may rush in or cool off fast; consistency is the lesson.

Eating God here means: Eating God (Shi Shen) stands for ease, expression and the power to use talent naturally. Many people with it have a smooth flow without big trouble in making a living, and it is the energy often seen in people who work happily using a hobby or specialty. A relaxed, optimistic nature puts people at ease, but you need the balance of keeping yourself in check so ease doesn’t turn into laziness.

Tomb (Mu): the energy of storing and putting away. Strong in gathering, whether wealth or thoughts, and deep inside.

Hidden inside the Dog branch: Xin (Metal, 9 days), Ding (Fire, 3 days), Wu (Earth, 18 days). These quieter energies show up in private, under stress or later in life.

Areas to look after: heart, small intestine, blood vessels, blood pressure and tongue.

Too much Fire energy sends heat upward, with insomnia, palpitations, higher blood pressure and a hasty temper standing out. Cut caffeine, late-night eating and spicy food, and try breathing meditation before sleep.

Too little Fire energy leaves the body cold and circulation slow, and enthusiasm cools easily. Raise your body’s temperature with warm food, aerobic exercise and walks in the sun.

• Six Harmony: the Dog pairs with the Rabbit. People with a Rabbit Day Branch often feel an easy pull toward you.
• Three Harmony: the Tiger · Horse · Dog form a Fire team, so those animals tend to bring out your best.
• Clash: the Dog clashes with the Dragon. It is not doom, only a spot where friction and change come easily.
• Perfect match on stem and branch: Xin Mao (辛卯) combines with Bing Xu on both the stem and the branch.
• Opposite pillar (most friction): Ren Chen (壬辰): its stem is Seven Killings to you and its branch clashes with yours.

Day Pillars are one part of compatibility. For a full comparison of two charts, try the compatibility reading.

Your Day Pillar depends on your birth date, not your birth year. Enter your date of birth in the Day Pillar finder or get a complete chart with the free Saju calculator, which also gives your Day Master strength, Useful God and Luck Cycles.