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戊 Wu Earth Day Master: the Great Mountain
Wu Earth is the mountain: solid, patient and reassuring. A Wu Day Master is the person others lean on — calm in a crisis and slow to be moved. In saju, the heavenly stem of your birth day — the Day Master — represents you. If your day pillar starts with 戊 (Wu, Mu in Korean), this page is about you.
At a glance
| Stem | 戊 Wu (Yang Earth) |
|---|---|
| Image | the Great Mountain |
| Combines with | 癸 Gui (Yin Water) — a pair that draws together and binds |
| Clashes with | None — Earth sits in the centre, so it has no opposite stem |
| Fed by | Fire (resource) · feeds Metal (output) |
Strengths
- Stable, trustworthy and patient
- Protective and fair
- Calm under pressure
Blind spots
- Slow to accept change
- Stubborn and set in routines
- Keeps feelings locked inside
Work and career
Management, finance, real estate, mediation, security and any role that needs a steady hand suit you.
Love and relationships
Dependable and protective, you show care by providing and being there. Partners who draw your feelings out gently bring you closer. In a saju chart, the spouse star for a Wu Earth Day Master is Water (Wealth) for men and Wood (Officer) for women. The 癸 Gui (Yin Water) Day Master, your combining partner, tends to feel a natural pull toward you.
How your birth season changes you
The same Day Master behaves differently depending on the season (month branch) of birth.
| Spring February – April | The season presses on you, so you grow through discipline and pressure. Find allies and protect your rest. |
|---|---|
| Summer May – July | The season feeds you, so support and resources come easily. Beware of comfort turning into complacency. |
| Autumn August – October | You pour your energy into the season — expressive and productive, but watch your stamina. |
| Winter November – January | The season is something you work on: busy with results, money and practical goals. |
Saju months follow the solar terms, and the last month of each season (Chen, Wei, Xu, Chou) carries Earth energy too.
The Ten Gods for a Wu Earth Day Master
Every other stem in your chart relates to you as one of the Ten Gods (Ten Deities). Here is what each stem means for 戊.
| Stem | Ten God | Represents |
|---|---|---|
| 甲 Jia | Seven Killings (七殺) | pressure, courage, authority |
| 乙 Yi | Direct Officer (正官) | status, rules, spouse (for women) |
| 丙 Bing | Indirect Resource (偏印) | unconventional learning, intuition |
| 丁 Ding | Direct Resource (正印) | learning, support, mother |
| 戊 Wu | Friend (比肩) | peers, siblings, independence |
| 己 Ji | Rob Wealth (劫財) | rivals, competition, bold moves |
| 庚 Geng | Eating God (食神) | talent, enjoyment, output |
| 辛 Xin | Hurting Officer (傷官) | expression, rebellion, creativity |
| 壬 Ren | Indirect Wealth (偏財) | big or irregular money, business |
| 癸 Gui | Direct Wealth (正財) | steady income, spouse (for men) |
The six Wu day pillars
A Wu Earth Day Master sits on one of six earthly branches. Each combination is one of the 60 day pillars.
- 戊辰 Wu Chen — Wu Earth on the Dragon (Earth)
- 戊寅 Wu Yin — Wu Earth on the Tiger (Wood)
- 戊子 Wu Zi — Wu Earth on the Rat (Water)
- 戊戌 Wu Xu — Wu Earth on the Dog (Earth)
- 戊申 Wu Shen — Wu Earth on the Monkey (Metal)
- 戊午 Wu Wu — Wu Earth on the Horse (Fire)
Advice for Wu Earth
Mountains are admired for staying put — but let new paths cross you now and then.
Other Day Masters
甲 Jia Wood乙 Yi Wood丙 Bing Fire丁 Ding Fire己 Ji Earth庚 Geng Metal辛 Xin Metal壬 Ren Water癸 Gui Water