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The Qi Sha with Indirect Resource Pattern

The Qi Sha with Indirect Resource pattern can make a person look formidable, but its results depend on whether the chart benefits from the pairing. In this example, the same arrangement that gives the chart force can also disturb the person’s mental state when fire grows too strong.

How the pattern is formed

Qi Sha, the Seven Killings, represents pressure the chart has to handle. It can be as fierce as a tiger. The question here is what happens when that force pairs with Indirect Resource, one of the Resource stars. The answer depends on which influences benefit the chart and which work against it.

The example has Wu, a yang-earth stem, in the month of Shen, a metal branch. The hour pillar is Jia Yin: Jia, a yang-wood stem, over Yin, a wood branch. This reveals Qi Sha in the hour.

In the Earthly Branches, Yin and Shen form a Clash. That clash restrains the tiger-like force of Qi Sha. In the Heavenly Stems, Jia wood and Bing, a yang-fire stem, are both revealed. Wood generates fire, so Qi Sha generates Resource. This is the Sha Yin Xiang Sheng pattern, in which the Seven Killings star supports Resource. To other people, the person may therefore look imposing and commanding.

Why the combination is mixed

Indirect Resource appears in two exposed stems. Although this arrangement can make the person look commanding, it may also make them seem awkward or lacking in dignity.

The larger problem is interference between the parts of the chart. Jia wood strengthens Bing fire, which then suppresses the Shi Shen represented by Shen metal. This creates Xiao Yin Duo Shi, where Indirect Resource suppresses Shi Shen, the mild output star associated with easy, pleasant expression. Both sides can still perform their functions, but once fire becomes strong, Indirect Resource suppresses Shi Shen and may affect the person’s mental state.

At first glance, the chart seems well arranged. The stems show Qi Sha generating Resource, while Shi Shen controls Qi Sha in the branches. But the interaction between the Jia Yin pillar and Bing fire over Shen metal ends up suppressing Shi Shen. That interaction is unfavorable and may warrant closer attention to the person’s mental state.

Why more fire is not always better

In this case, bringing Indirect Resource under some control can help. Because metal remains in the branches and can restrain wood, this approach may work well.

If fire becomes too strong, it may intensify the suppression of Shi Shen. The example shows why a Sha Yin Xiang Sheng pattern is not automatically favorable. You still have to judge how all its beneficial and unfavorable parts fit together.

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