In more detail
The five element relationships each split into same-polarity and opposite-polarity forms. These traditional labels are symbolic roles, not literal beings or proof of a particular event.
Ten Deities · Ten Relationships
The characters
- 十shíten
- 神shénspirit; god
Together, 十神 reads “ten spirits”: a traditional name for ten kinds of relationship, not for ten deities.
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.