Friend Bi Jian

The Ten Gods describe how every other character in a Saju (Four Pillars, BaZi) chart relates to your Day Master, the “you” of the chart. Friend belongs to the Peers (Self) group, and it is paired with Rob Wealth (the same relationship with the opposite polarity).

Friend (Bi Jian) stands for an equal: a colleague, sibling or rival. Strongly independent, you have a clear will to do things yourself rather than lean on others, and with a definite point of view you are not easily shaken. You create synergy when you meet colleagues to work with, but you may be called stubborn, so respecting the other person’s opinion helps in collaboration.

• In your Year Pillar (childhood and family): In childhood you built independence by bumping heads with siblings and friends as equals.
• In your Month Pillar (career and social life): A working environment where you compete and cooperate with colleagues as equals.
• In your Day Pillar (your inner self and marriage): There is energy like yours in the spouse seat, so you want a companion who is like a friend.
• In your Hour Pillar (later life and children): In later life, living alongside colleagues and friends and an equal relationship with your children suit you.

The Friend energy, like you, sits in your spouse seat, so you feel comfortable in an equal, friend-like relationship. You understand each other because you are equals, but a tug-of-war over who leads can arise.

• Work: A time when your own way and judgment work. Work you take on independently goes well.
• Money: Income is steady, but settle money tangled up with colleagues and acquaintances precisely.
• Love: A comfortable, friend-like meeting suits you. Avoid the tug-of-war and the relationship stays stable.
• Health: Your stamina holds up. A good time to build an exercise routine.

A year to firmly establish yourself

Energy like your own enters this year. Confidence rises and you have more to decide for yourself. Cooperation with colleagues and friends helps, but it is also a year when rivals can appear and money can scatter. Use it for preparing to be independent, building skill, and creating your own business or territory.

A decade of independence and peers

Energy like your own enters, raising confidence and independence. You make more decisions and take more responsibility, and you grow with like-minded colleagues and friends. Rivals can appear and money can be divided, though, so put partnerships, guarantees and money dealings clearly in writing.

A good month to take the lead and move at your own pace. Work you run yourself goes better than teamwork.

This month’s tip: boldly go ahead with what you can decide alone, and write down any promise that involves money.

It depends on your Day Master. Find yours in the table to see which stem plays Friend in your chart.

• Jia Wood Day Master: Jia Wood
• Yi Wood Day Master: Yi Wood
• Bing Fire Day Master: Bing Fire
• Ding Fire Day Master: Ding Fire
• Wu Earth Day Master: Wu Earth
• Ji Earth Day Master: Ji Earth
• Geng Metal Day Master: Geng Metal
• Xin Metal Day Master: Xin Metal
• Ren Water Day Master: Ren Water
• Gui Water Day Master: Gui Water