食神

Eating God

食神 · Shíshén

A stem whose element is produced by the Day Master's element, with the same yin-yang polarity. Traditionally associated with expression, making things and an unforced creative approach.

In more detail

For a Yang Wood Day Master, a Yang Fire stem has this relationship. The imagery concerns how something is expressed or created, not a claim about eating habits.

Also called: Eating Deity

The characters

  1. 食shífood; to eat
  2. 神shénspirit; god

Together, 食神 reads “the spirit of food”.

Sources

These terms describe a traditional symbolic framework. Chart interpretation and our naming method remain experimental. A term listed here may not appear in your chart.

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