Shen Xiaozhan (Qing Dynasty)
Zi Ping Zhen Quan (Authentic Guide to ZiPing)
The definitive authority on chart structures (Ge Ju), useful gods, and seasonal transformations. The gold standard for structural analysis in classical BaZi.
What is Zi Ping Zhen Quan?
Zi Ping Zhen Quan is a Qing-dynasty BaZi classic by Shen Xiaozhan that systematized chart-structure (Ge Ju) analysis and the choice of favorable gods — the reference behind modern Four Pillars structural reading.
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Chapters
Volume 1: Foundations & Useful Gods
Chapter 1
On the Ten Stems and the Twelve Branches (Shi Gan Shi Er Zhi)
Chapter 2
On Yin-Yang Generation and Restraint (Yin Yang Sheng Ke)
Chapter 3
On Yin-Yang Birth and Death (Yin Yang Sheng Si)
Chapter 4
On the Temperament of Stem Pairings (Shi Gan Pei He Xing Qing)
Chapter 5
On Stems That Combine Without Combining (Shi Gan He Er Bu He)
Chapter 6
On Stems That Are Timely Yet Not Prosperous, Untimely Yet Not Weak (De Shi Bu Wang, Shi Shi Bu Ruo)
Chapter 7
On Dissolving Punishments and Clashes by Meeting and Combination (Xing Chong Hui He Jie Fa)
Chapter 8
On the Useful God (Lun Yong Shen)
Chapter 9
On the Forming, Failing and Rescuing of the Useful God (Yong Shen Cheng Bai Jiu Ying)
Chapter 10
On Changes in the Useful God (Yong Shen Bian Hua)
Chapter 11
On the Purity and Mixture of the Useful God (Yong Shen Chun Za)
Chapter 12
On the High and Low Ranks of Structures (Yong Shen Ge Ju Gao Di)
Chapter 13
On Failing Out of Forming and Forming Out of Failing (Yin Cheng De Bai, Yin Bai De Cheng)
Chapter 14
On Matching the Useful God to the Climate (Yong Shen Pei Qi Hou De Shi)
Chapter 15
On the Critical Role of the Supporting God (Lun Xiang Shen)
Chapter 16
On Taking the Useful God from Mixed Qi (Za Qi Ru He Qu Yong)
Chapter 17
On the Doctrine That Vaults Welcome Punishment and Clash (Mu Ku Xing Chong)
Chapter 18
On How the Four Favourable Gods Can Break a Structure (Si Ji Shen Neng Po Ge)
Chapter 19
On How the Four Inauspicious Gods Can Form a Structure (Si Xiong Shen Neng Cheng Ge)
Chapter 20
On How the Order of Support and Control Divides Fortune from Misfortune (Sheng Ke Xian Hou)
Chapter 21
On How the Stars Have Nothing to Do with Structure (Xing Chen Wu Guan Ge Ju)
Chapter 22
On When to Use and When to Drop Outer Structures (Wai Ge Yong She)
Chapter 23
On Matching the Six Relations by Palace and by Useful God (Gong Fen Pei Liu Qin)
Chapter 24
On Wife and Children (Lun Qi Zi)
Chapter 25
On Reading the Luck Cycles (Lun Xing Yun)
Chapter 26
On Luck Completing or Transforming a Structure (Xing Yun Cheng Ge Bian Ge)
Chapter 27
On the Difference Between Stems and Branches in Like and Dislike (Xi Ji Gan Zhi You Bie)
Chapter 28
On What Is Stored in the Branches Coming Clear Through the Luck (Zhi Zhong Xi Ji Feng Yun Tou Qing)
Chapter 29
On the Fashion of Clinging Stubbornly to Structure Names (Shi Shuo Ju Ni Ge Ju)
Chapter 30
On Errors Passed Down by the Fashion of the Day (Shi Shuo Yi E Chuan E)
Volume 2: The Four Auspicious Structures
Chapter 31
On the Proper Officer (Lun Zheng Guan)
Chapter 32
On Taking Luck in the Proper Officer Structure (Zheng Guan Qu Yun)
Chapter 33
On Wealth (Lun Cai)
Chapter 34
On Taking Luck in the Wealth Structure (Cai Qu Yun)
Chapter 35
On the Seal (Lun Yin Shou)
Chapter 36
On Taking Luck in the Seal Structure (Yin Shou Qu Yun)
Chapter 37
On the Food God (Lun Shi Shen)
Chapter 38
On Taking Luck in the Food God Structure (Shi Shen Qu Yun)
Volume 3: Inauspicious & Special Structures
Chapter 39
On the Oblique Officer (Lun Pian Guan)
Chapter 40
On Taking Luck in the Oblique Officer Structure (Pian Guan Qu Yun)
Chapter 41
On the Wounding Officer (Lun Shang Guan)
Chapter 42
On Taking Luck in the Wounding Officer Structure (Shang Guan Qu Yun)
Chapter 43
On the Yang Blade (Lun Yang Ren)
Chapter 44
On Taking Luck in the Yang Blade Structure (Yang Ren Qu Yun)
Chapter 45
On Established Prosperity and the Month Rob (Jian Lu Yue Jie)
Chapter 46