[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":485},["ShallowReactive",2],{"bazi-article-en-bazi_advance":3,"bazi-articles-list-en":431},{"id":4,"title":5,"body":6,"description":420,"extension":421,"meta":422,"navigation":425,"path":426,"seo":427,"sitemap":428,"stem":429,"__hash__":430},"content/en/bazi/articles/bazi_advance.md","Special Structures and Follow Patterns (Cong Ge)",{"type":7,"value":8,"toc":403},"minimark",[9,27,38,49,54,64,70,73,78,81,125,129,149,160,167,171,185,189,196,210,214,220,223,231,238,241,245,252,268,273,284,299,303,306,332,335,339,345,350,367,377,383,389],[10,11,12,13,17,18,21,22,26],"p",{},"In real Bazi work, most charts follow the strong/weak Day Master rule and use Fú-Yì (support/restrain) to pick useful gods. But when the Day Master is ",[14,15,16],"strong",{},"so extreme"," it cannot stand on its own, ",[14,19,20],{},"special structures"," appear—and the most typical is the “follow pattern” (",[23,24,25],"em",{},"cong ge",").",[10,28,29,30,33,34,37],{},"A follow pattern is not ordinary strength scoring; it is the chart’s Five Elements ",[14,31,32],{},"going fully with the flow",": the Day Master is either so weak it must follow an outside force, or so strong it dominates one direction. Classics like ",[23,35,36],{},"Di Tian Sui"," say “true follow—how few under heaven,” which shows how rare and precious it is—and how often it is misread.",[10,39,40,41,44,45,48],{},"Knowing real follow from fake follow not only clarifies ups and downs in Luck Pillars and annual luck; it shows whether life is ",[14,42,43],{},"riding borrowed force"," or stuck in ",[14,46,47],{},"inner tug-of-war",".",[50,51,53],"h2",{"id":52},"what-is-a-follow-pattern-core-formation","What is a follow pattern? Core formation",[10,55,56,57,60,61,48],{},"The essence is: ",[14,58,59],{},"Day Master loses seasonal command and has no root, while another force dominates the chart."," The Day Master must sit in a dead or weak month, with no strong branch root and no clear stem support (Resource or Friend stars); power clusters in one Ten-God or element type, so the Day Master ",[14,62,63],{},"gives up self and follows",[10,65,66,67,48],{},"This is unlike regular charts’ “climate adjustment” gods; in a follow pattern, the useful gods ",[14,68,69],{},"are the very force you follow",[10,71,72],{},"Two main families:",[74,75,77],"h3",{"id":76},"_1-follow-weak-day-master-very-weak-follows-outside","1) Follow-weak (Day Master very weak, follows outside)",[10,79,80],{},"Common subtypes:",[82,83,84,99,112],"ul",{},[85,86,87,90,91,94,95,98],"li",{},[14,88,89],{},"Follow Wealth",": Wealth stars (Direct and Indirect) are extremely strong; the Day Master has no root or Resource; Output can feed Wealth but no Rob Wealth competes.",[92,93],"br",{},"\nOften forms when the month commands Wealth or branches meet a Wealth frame, with Wealth on stems. Life tends to lean on others’ resources, spouse, or investments; Luck Pillars favor Output feeding Wealth and Authority restraining Robs; ",[14,96,97],{},"Rob Wealth periods"," break the pattern.",[85,100,101,104,105,107,108,111],{},[14,102,103],{},"Follow Authority",": Officer or Seven Killings is strong and on stems; no Output controlling SK, no Resource transforming SK.",[92,106],{},"\nMonth commands authority; branches are not broken. Often signals authority and nobility—politics or management—",[14,109,110],{},"but Resource luck that strengthens the Day Master"," can bring “authority attacking self.”",[85,113,114,117,118,120,121,124],{},[14,115,116],{},"Follow Children (Follow Output)",": Food God or Hurting Officer dominates; the Day Master is drained with no Resource or Friend backup.",[92,119],{},"\nCommon in creative, technical, or performance fields; talent or children help; Luck Pillars favor Wealth to open the flow; ",[14,122,123],{},"Resource"," is feared (stealing food).",[74,126,128],{"id":127},"_2-follow-strong-dominant-element-day-master-very-strong-one-side-rules","2) Follow-strong / dominant element (Day Master very strong, one side rules)",[10,130,131,132,135,136,135,139,135,142,135,145,148],{},"Also called the five “dominant” frames (e.g. ",[23,133,134],{},"Qu Zhi",", ",[23,137,138],{},"Yan Shang",[23,140,141],{},"Jia Se",[23,143,144],{},"Cong Ge",[23,146,147],{},"Run Xia","). Friend and Resource are very strong; the Day Master’s party holds the chart; Authority, Wealth, and Output are suppressed or weak.",[10,150,151,152,155,156,159],{},"Personality is strong—good for entrepreneurship or deep expertise; Luck Pillars favor Friend and Resource; ",[14,153,154],{},"Authority"," or ",[14,157,158],{},"Wealth"," luck may break the frame.",[10,161,162,163,166],{},"There is also ",[14,164,165],{},"follow momentum",": when Wealth, Authority, and Output are all strong and the Day Master has no root and cannot follow one god alone, the chart follows the overall tide—versatile but volatile; Luck Pillars favor harmonizing flows.",[50,168,170],{"id":169},"true-follow-vs-fake-follow-a-thin-line-a-huge-gap","True follow vs fake follow: a thin line, a huge gap",[10,172,173,174,177,178,181,182,48],{},"Many see a very weak Day Master and say “follow,” but it is often ",[14,175,176],{},"fake follow",". The split is ",[14,179,180],{},"purity"," and ",[14,183,184],{},"hidden help",[74,186,188],{"id":187},"true-follow","True follow",[10,190,191,192,195],{},"Totally clean. No root, no support, and ",[14,193,194],{},"no"," hidden stem traces, faint arcs, or Resource/Friend anywhere. The followed god (Wealth, Authority, Output) sits in full formation with no opposing force.",[10,197,198,199,202,203,206,207,209],{},"Rare charts, extreme luck: ",[14,200,201],{},"useful"," Luck Pillars can soar; ",[14,204,205],{},"clashing prosperity"," can crash—life like a roller coaster. ",[23,208,36],{}," stresses how strict the conditions are.",[74,211,213],{"id":212},"fake-follow","Fake follow",[10,215,216,217,48],{},"Looks followable but is flawed. The Day Master is very weak, yet faint Friend or Resource remains (hidden, combined or clashed, or controlled by the followed force)—",[14,218,219],{},"wanting to follow but not fully",[10,221,222],{},"Typical cases:",[82,224,225,228],{},[85,226,227],{},"Following Wealth but Friend hides in branches, dimly controlled by Output;",[85,229,230],{},"Following SK but Resource appears on stem, broken by Wealth.",[10,232,233,234,237],{},"Fake follow is more common and often ",[14,235,236],{},"more stable",": the flaw adds flexibility. If a Luck Pillar “removes the disease” (neutralizes the opposition), the frame can flip to true follow; if luck supports the flaw, the chart may return to a regular frame and still stand on its own.",[10,239,240],{},"In practice I often see fake-follow people smooth in the first half of life; if later luck clashes prosperity, the pattern reverses—plan pivots or mitigation early.",[50,242,244],{"id":243},"practice-checks-and-common-traps","Practice checks and common traps",[10,246,247,248,251],{},"Always combine ",[14,249,250],{},"true solar time, solar terms, and longitude"," (see earlier charting chapters). Focus on three points:",[253,254,255,258,265],"ol",{},[85,256,257],{},"Does the Day Master have root (main branch, hidden stems, tomb storage—are they broken by clash or combine)?",[85,259,260,261,264],{},"Is the followed god ",[14,262,263],{},"dominant"," (month command, stem, meeting frames)?",[85,266,267],{},"Do opposing Ten Gods appear on stems or hide?",[10,269,270],{},[14,271,272],{},"Common traps:",[82,274,275,278,281],{},[85,276,277],{},"Treating ordinary weak Day Master as follow;",[85,279,280],{},"Ignoring hidden stems;",[85,282,283],{},"Reading only stems, not branches.",[10,285,286,287,290,291,294,295,298],{},"Software is fast, but you still judge ",[14,288,289],{},"momentum"," and “relationship” by hand. ",[14,292,293],{},"Yin stems"," (Yi, Ding, Ji, Xin, Gui) tend to follow more easily; ",[14,296,297],{},"Yang stems"," (Jia, Bing, Wu, Geng, Ren) follow “qi” with difficulty—be extra careful.",[50,300,302],{"id":301},"other-special-structures-brief","Other special structures (brief)",[10,304,305],{},"Besides follow patterns:",[82,307,308,314,320,326],{},[85,309,310,313],{},[14,311,312],{},"Jian Lu",": Day branch is the Lu spirit, month branch same class—good for skills.",[85,315,316,319],{},[14,317,318],{},"Yang Ren",": Blade rides SK—martial and civil, but impulsive.",[85,321,322,325],{},[14,323,324],{},"Kui Gang",": Kui/Gang stems with arching branches—decisive, concentrated power.",[85,327,328,331],{},[14,329,330],{},"Jin Shen",": Jin Shen on blade—military, police, or decisive trades.",[10,333,334],{},"All need “broken” vs “formed” before useful gods—like follow patterns, do not apply formulas blindly.",[50,336,338],{"id":337},"case-examples","Case examples",[10,340,341,344],{},[14,342,343],{},"Fake follow Wealth"," (anonymized):",[10,346,347],{},[14,348,349],{},"Male: Xin-Hai, Yi-Wei, Bing-Shen, Ji-Chou",[10,351,352,353,356,357,360,361,364,365,48],{},"Bing Day Master in Wei month: Fire is weak, Earth strong; ",[14,354,355],{},"Bing"," has no strong root; Earth–Metal Wealth dominates with Output feeding Wealth—looks like follow Wealth. But ",[14,358,359],{},"Hai"," hides ",[14,362,363],{},"Jia"," Resource feeding secretly → ",[14,366,176],{},[10,368,369,370,372,373,376],{},"Early life: investing and spouse support; mid-life ",[14,371,154],{}," luck controls Resource and career rises; late life ",[14,374,375],{},"Rob"," luck may mean money in and out—watch health and relationships.",[10,378,379,382],{},[14,380,381],{},"True follow SK (classical reference)"," (variant like Yue Fei, framed as follow SK): Day Master very weak, Seven Killings strong on stems with no control—command and achievement, but late-life turbulence from heavy SK.",[10,384,385,386,388],{},"Among modern entrepreneurs, fake follow Children is not rare—creativity and children luck turn things around, then ",[14,387,123],{}," Luck Pillars bring a “talent suppressed” bottleneck.",[10,390,391,394,395,398,399,402],{},[14,392,393],{},"Takeaway:"," special-structure natives are often vivid and extreme. 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