On the Resolution of Clashes, Conflicts, Combinations, and Harmonies

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The interactions of clashes (冲), conflicts (刑), combinations (合), and harmonies (会) among the earthly branches are crucial relationships in Four Pillars of Destiny (Bazi) analysis. 🌪️ Conflict (刑) refers to the Three Penalties (e.g., Zi-Mao penalty, Yin-Si-Shen penalty, etc.), representing extremes and damage; ⚡ Clash (冲) refers to the Six Clashes (e.g., Zi-Wu clash), indicating direct opposition; 🤝 Harmony (合) includes the Six Harmonies (e.g., Zi-Chou harmony) and Three Harmonies (e.g., Shen-Zi-Chen harmony), which can resolve conflicts. These relationships are not fixed but dynamically intertwined—harmony can resolve clashes, and clashes can break harmonies. The key lies in the position, strength, and five-element nature of the branches.

🧩 Structured Components

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Shao Lizi

Male chart

Pillars	Year	Month	Day	Hour
Ten Gods	食神	食神	Self (M)	偏财
Stem	壬	壬	庚	甲
Branch	午	子	辰	申
Hidden Stems	丁官己印	癸伤	戊枭乙财癸伤	庚比壬食戊枭
Stage	沐浴	死	养	建

Luck cycles

癸丑甲寅乙卯丙辰丁巳戊午己未庚申

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Yang Shande

Male chart

Pillars	Year	Month	Day	Hour
Ten Gods	偏财	七杀	Self (M)	偏财
Stem	丁	己	癸	丁
Branch	巳	酉	卯	巳
Hidden Stems	丙财戊官庚印	辛枭	乙食	丙财戊官庚印
Stage	胎	病	长生	胎

Luck cycles

戊申丁未丙午乙巳甲辰癸卯壬寅辛丑

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Lu Rongting

Male chart

Pillars	Year	Month	Day	Hour
Ten Gods	正财	七杀	Self (M)	伤官
Stem	戊	辛	乙	丙
Branch	午	酉	卯	戌
Hidden Stems	丁食己才	辛杀	乙比	戊财辛杀丁食
Stage	长生	绝	建	墓

Luck cycles

壬戌癸亥甲子乙丑丙寅丁卯戊辰己巳

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Zhou Xiangling

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Pillars	Year	Month	Day	Hour
Ten Gods	偏印	比肩	Self (M)	比肩
Stem	甲	丙	丙	丙
Branch	子	子	寅	申
Hidden Stems	癸官	癸官	甲枭丙比戊食	庚才壬杀戊食
Stage	胎	胎	长生	病

Luck cycles

丁丑戊寅己卯庚辰辛巳壬午癸未甲申

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Zhang Guogan

Male chart

Pillars	Year	Month	Day	Hour
Ten Gods	比肩	偏印	Self (M)	偏财
Stem	丙	甲	丙	庚
Branch	子	午	午	寅
Hidden Stems	癸官	丁劫己伤	丁劫己伤	甲枭丙比戊食
Stage	胎	帝旺	帝旺	长生

Luck cycles

乙未丙申丁酉戊戌己亥庚子辛丑壬寅

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Zhang Ji

Male chart

Pillars	Year	Month	Day	Hour
Ten Gods	比肩	七杀	Self (M)	比肩
Stem	壬	戊	壬	壬
Branch	午	申	寅	寅
Hidden Stems	丁财己官	庚枭壬比戊杀	甲食丙才戊杀	甲食丙才戊杀
Stage	胎	长生	病	病

Luck cycles

己酉庚戌辛亥壬子癸丑甲寅乙卯丙辰

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Mao Zuquan

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Pillars	Year	Month	Day	Hour
Ten Gods	伤官	食神	Self (M)	比肩
Stem	癸	壬	庚	庚
Branch	未	戌	戌	辰
Hidden Stems	己印丁官乙财	戊枭辛劫丁官	戊枭辛劫丁官	戊枭乙财癸伤
Stage	冠带	衰	衰	养

Luck cycles

辛酉庚申己未戊午丁巳丙辰乙卯甲寅

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Zhao Guantao

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Pillars	Year	Month	Day	Hour
Ten Gods	正官	七杀	Self (M)	食神
Stem	壬	癸	丁	己
Branch	辰	卯	酉	酉
Hidden Stems	戊伤乙枭癸杀	乙枭	辛才	辛才
Stage	衰	病	长生	长生

Luck cycles

甲辰乙巳丙午丁未戊申己酉庚戌辛亥

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Zhao Tieqiao

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Pillars	Year	Month	Day	Hour
Ten Gods	比肩	偏印	Self (M)	正印
Stem	丁	乙	丁	甲
Branch	亥	巳	酉	辰
Hidden Stems	壬官甲印	丙劫戊伤庚财	辛才	戊伤乙枭癸杀
Stage	胎	帝旺	长生	衰

Luck cycles

甲辰癸卯壬寅辛丑庚子己亥戊戌丁酉

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Lu Zongyu

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Pillars	Year	Month	Day	Hour
Ten Gods	食神	比肩	Self (M)	偏财
Stem	丙	甲	甲	戊
Branch	子	午	戌	辰
Hidden Stems	癸印	丁伤己财	戊才辛官丁伤	戊才乙劫癸印
Stage	沐浴	死	养	衰

Luck cycles

乙未丙申丁酉戊戌己亥庚子辛丑壬寅

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Qi Yaolin

Male chart

Pillars	Year	Month	Day	Hour
Ten Gods	劫财	正印	Self (M)	比肩
Stem	乙	癸	甲	甲
Branch	丑	未	午	子
Hidden Stems	己财癸印辛官	己财丁伤乙劫	丁伤己财	癸印
Stage	冠带	墓	死	沐浴

Luck cycles

壬午辛巳庚辰己卯戊寅丁丑丙子乙亥

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Mr. Chen

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Pillars	Year	Month	Day	Hour
Ten Gods	比肩	劫财	Self (M)	正财
Stem	丁	丙	丁	庚
Branch	亥	午	卯	子
Hidden Stems	壬官甲印	丁比己食	乙枭	癸杀
Stage	胎	建	病	绝

Luck cycles

乙巳甲辰癸卯壬寅辛丑庚子己亥戊戌

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Du Xigui

Male chart

Pillars	Year	Month	Day	Hour
Ten Gods	伤官	正财	Self (M)	劫财
Stem	甲	丙	癸	壬
Branch	戌	子	卯	戌
Hidden Stems	戊官辛枭丁才	癸比	乙食	戊官辛枭丁才
Stage	衰	建	长生	衰

Luck cycles

丁丑戊寅己卯庚辰辛巳壬午癸未甲申

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Kong Xiangxi

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Pillars	Year	Month	Day	Hour
Ten Gods	正印	食神	Self (M)	正印
Stem	庚	乙	癸	庚
Branch	辰	酉	卯	申
Hidden Stems	戊官乙食癸比	辛枭	乙食	庚印壬劫戊官
Stage	养	病	长生	死

Luck cycles

丙戌丁亥戊子己丑庚寅辛卯壬辰癸巳

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Example from 'Shenfeng Tongkao'

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Pillars	Year	Month	Day	Hour
Ten Gods	七杀	伤官	Self (M)	正官
Stem	丁	壬	辛	丙
Branch	酉	寅	巳	申
Hidden Stems	辛比	甲财丙官戊印	丙官戊印庚劫	庚劫壬伤戊印
Stage	建	胎	死	帝旺

Luck cycles

辛丑庚子己亥戊戌丁酉丙申乙未甲午

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Emperor Guangxu

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Pillars	Year	Month	Day	Hour
Ten Gods	偏财	劫财	Self (M)	正官
Stem	辛	丙	丁	壬
Branch	未	申	亥	寅
Hidden Stems	己食丁比乙枭	庚财壬官戊伤	壬官甲印	甲印丙劫戊伤
Stage	冠带	沐浴	胎	死

Luck cycles

乙未甲午癸巳壬辰辛卯庚寅己丑戊子

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Emperor Qianlong

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Pillars	Year	Month	Day	Hour
Ten Gods	劫财	正官	Self (M)	七杀
Stem	辛	丁	庚	丙
Branch	卯	酉	午	子
Hidden Stems	乙财	辛劫	丁官己印	癸伤
Stage	胎	帝旺	沐浴	死

Luck cycles

丙申乙未甲午癸巳壬辰辛卯庚寅己丑

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Lin Sen

Male chart

Pillars	Year	Month	Day	Hour
Ten Gods	伤官	正印	Self (M)	食神
Stem	戊	甲	丁	己
Branch	辰	寅	卯	酉
Hidden Stems	戊伤乙枭癸杀	甲印丙劫戊伤	乙枭	辛才
Stage	衰	死	病	长生

Luck cycles

乙卯丙辰丁巳戊午己未庚申辛酉壬戌

🧠 In-Depth Understanding

Core Concepts 💡

Dynamic Balance: Clashes, conflicts, combinations, and harmonies form an energy interaction system within the Bazi chart. Their auspicious or inauspicious nature depends on whether they disrupt or strengthen the Useful God (用神).
Position Priority: Proximity enhances influence, while distance weakens it (e.g., clashes between the Year and Hour pillars have minimal impact).
Useful God Orientation: Clashing with the Negative God (忌神) is auspicious, while clashing with the Useful God is inauspicious—it is essentially a mechanism for regulating the energy of the five elements.

Modern Interpretation 🌟

Resolution Principle: Similar to conflict mediation in interpersonal relationships, Three Harmonies/Six Harmonies can temporarily ease tensions (e.g., Mao-Xu harmony resolving Mao-You clash).
Counterproductive Cases: Forced mediation may exacerbate conflicts (e.g., Chen-You harmony triggering Mao-You clash).
Workplace Analogy:
- Clashes/Conflicts: Inter-departmental competition/resource contention.
- Three Harmonies: Cross-departmental collaboration.
- Six Harmonies: One-on-one cooperative relationships.

Practical Value ⚡

Chart Analysis: Focus on whether the Month Branch (core of career) is affected by clashes or conflicts and whether there are resolution mechanisms.
Decision-Making Reference:
- Harmony resolving clash: Seek third-party resources to alleviate conflicts.
- Clash resolving conflict: Use new conflicts to divert attention from old issues (higher risk).
Timing in Major Cycles: When annual or cyclical influences activate inherent clashes or conflicts in the chart, sudden changes are likely to occur.

Philosophical Reflection 🤔

The ancient concept of "dynamic balance" revealed through clashes, conflicts, combinations, and harmonies aligns closely with modern systems theory: any system contains forces of mutual generation and restraint. The key is not to eliminate contradictions but to establish effective regulatory mechanisms.

📚 Related Knowledge

Associated Concepts: Useful God/Negative God, hidden stems in earthly branches, prosperity and decline theory.
Extended Reading: "Ditian Sui · General Discussion of Stems and Branches," "Sanming Tonghui · On Harmonies, Clashes, Conflicts, and Harms."
Modern Research: Scholars have found that the interactions among earthly branches align with the "sensitivity to initial conditions" in chaos theory, where minor changes in stems and branches can lead to a complete restructuring of the overall pattern.

Note: All cases have been standardized using component tags and can be directly used in Bazi software analysis. Modern interpretations focus on logic rather than fatalism, emphasizing the wisdom of "understanding and leveraging trends."

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