Heaven Ding (丁)
Ding, the Star wonder: documents, hope, insight and quiet guidance; key for exams. Below are its combinations over the nine earth stems.
How to read Ding
Ding, the Star wonder, is yin Fire. It stands for documents, contracts, exams, hope and quiet guidance, and is the stem to watch for exams, study and paperwork. With the Scenery door or Tian Fu in its palace, document matters are especially favoured.
The heaven stem stands for change, outside forces or the visiting side; the earth stem for the existing situation or the host. Ding means much the same on either plate, but on the heaven plate it leans towards what is happening or arriving from outside, and on the earth plate towards what was already there, on your own side.
Ding over Wu (丁+戊): Green Dragon Turns to the Light
Favourable 青龍轉光
Promotion, fame and gain together, with patrons' backing; good for job seeking and exams.
Ding over Ji (丁+己): Fire Enters Gou Chen
Unfavourable 火入勾陳
Entanglements, being dragged into others' affairs, delays and blocked documents.
Ding over Geng (丁+庚): Documents Blocked
Unfavourable 文書阻隔
Documents, contracts and news are blocked; travel and exams go poorly.
Ding over Xin (丁+辛): Vermilion Bird in Prison
Unfavourable 朱雀入獄
Quarrels and legal trouble, penalties for paperwork errors. Mind your words and actions.
Ding over Ren (丁+壬): Five Spirits Combine
Favourable 五神互合
Ding and Ren combine: patrons help, partnerships and marriage succeed, disputes can settle.
Ding over Gui (丁+癸): Vermilion Bird Plunges into the River
Unfavourable 朱雀投江
Documents and news come to nothing; quarrels and legal trouble; plans fall through.
Ding over Ding (丁+丁): Wonder Enters the Great Yin
Favourable 奇入太陰
Documents and news come through, with quiet help; good for private planning.
Ding over Bing (丁+丙): Star Follows the Moon
Depends on the door 星隨月轉
Joy amid busyness and worry amid joy; things change fast, so keep your balance.
Ding over Yi (丁+乙): Human Escape
Favourable 人遁吉格
Help from people and harmonious relations; good for recruiting, marriage and partnership.
Other heaven stems
戊 · 己 · 庚 · 辛 · 壬 · 癸 · 丁 · 丙 · 乙
This is fixed text compiled from general convention, not a reading of any individual and not a prediction. For important decisions, please consult qualified professionals.