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.
Eating Deity
The characters
- 食shífood; to eat
- 神shénspirit; god
Together, 食神 reads “the spirit of food”.
Sources
- 渊海子平 卷一 · 论五行相生相克诀、天干五阳通变/五阴通变
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.