What it means
Seven Killings is the element that controls the Day Master in the same polarity: for Gap (Yang Wood), 庚 (Yang Metal). Yang against yang, or yin against yin, has none of the give of a balanced pair, so the control is felt as force. The name comes from counting: starting from the Day Master as one, it is the seventh stem. Koreans more often call it Pyeongwan (偏官), the Indirect Officer.
It stands for pressure and for the power that comes from mastering pressure: the demanding boss, the rival, the emergency, and also command, courage and decisiveness.
Which stem is your Seven Killings
A ten god is a relationship, so it depends on your Day Master. Find your Day Master on the left; the stem on the right is your Seven Killings. A branch counts as Seven Killings when its main hidden stem is that stem.
| Day Master | Its Seven Killings |
|---|---|
| 甲 Gap (Yang Wood) | 庚 Gyeong (Yang Metal) |
| 乙 Eul (Yin Wood) | 辛 Sin (Yin Metal) |
| 丙 Byeong (Yang Fire) | 壬 Im (Yang Water) |
| 丁 Jeong (Yin Fire) | 癸 Gye (Yin Water) |
| 戊 Mu (Yang Earth) | 甲 Gap (Yang Wood) |
| 己 Gi (Yin Earth) | 乙 Eul (Yin Wood) |
| 庚 Gyeong (Yang Metal) | 丙 Byeong (Yang Fire) |
| 辛 Sin (Yin Metal) | 丁 Jeong (Yin Fire) |
| 壬 Im (Yang Water) | 戊 Mu (Yang Earth) |
| 癸 Gye (Yin Water) | 己 Gi (Yin Earth) |
How it works in a chart
Seven Killings is judged by what handles it. There are three classic answers.
- Eating God controls it (食神制殺): pressure met with skill.
- Resource transforms it (殺印相生): pressure absorbed and turned into learning and authority.
- Yang Blade stands up to it (羊刃駕殺): strength meeting strength, the pattern of commanders.
Where it shines
Military, police, prosecution, surgery, emergency work, competitive sport, turning around failing organisations. Roles where someone has to decide quickly under threat.
What to watch
With nothing to handle it, and especially on a weak Day Master, Seven Killings is read as chronic stress: overwork, a sense of being under attack, strain on health. Readers advise building the remedy the chart lacks: a skill, a teacher, or stamina.
On SajuPaste the same label can also appear in the stars row of a pillar. There it marks a branch whose main hidden stem is the Seven Killings of the stem sitting above it: pressure concentrated inside that one pillar.