The Ten Gods describe the ten relationships that the other characters form with you, the Day Master. They are the most practical tool in Saju for reading how wealth, status, relationships, talent and support take shape in your life.
Ten relationships in five groups
The Ten Gods fall into five groups by their relationship to the Day Master: Companions (Friend, Rob Wealth) that are like you, Output (Eating God, Hurting Officer) that you produce, Wealth (Indirect, Direct) that you govern, Officer (Seven Killings, Direct Officer) that governs you, and Resource (Indirect, Direct) that supports you.
Each group connects to an area of life — Companions to self and peers, Output to expression and talent, Wealth to money and the material, Officer to status and discipline, Resource to learning and protection.
The difference between Direct and Indirect
The same Wealth splits into Direct and Indirect Wealth, and the same Officer into Direct Officer and Seven Killings. "Direct" is a stable relationship of harmonious Yin-Yang; "Indirect" is a dynamic, intense relationship of like Yin-Yang meeting.
Direct Wealth is closer to steady, diligent earning; Indirect Wealth to fluid money earned and spent in large swings. Knowing the Direct-Indirect difference lets you read the same wealth or career fortune far more three-dimensionally.
Frequently asked
Wealth relates to money, but abundance alone does not mean riches. Your Day Master must be strong enough to command that wealth for it to truly be yours. A weak Day Master with heavy Wealth can instead feel burdened by it.
The natal Ten Gods are fixed, but each year and month the incoming luck character also forms a Ten-God relationship with your Day Master. That is how we read "which Ten God this year belongs to."