In Qi Men Dun Jia, the Jia is Hiding Among The 6 Crescents and in this post, I’ll share with you on how to find the Jia based on asker’s Year Stem.
During Qi Men Forecasting, sometime we may need to identify particular person inside the Qi Men chart to find out more information about the subject matter or as the focus point. Especially when it comes to hosting a chart for a group of participants where they are born in different years. Here I have compiled the cheat sheet to ease out your pain in finding them.
Where the 甲 Jia is hiding
Here is the table where you can find where the 甲 Jia is hiding among the 6 crescents;
| Lead Stem | Born Year | Hidden In |
|---|---|---|
| 甲子 Jia Zi (Wood Rat) | 1924 & 1984 | 戊 Wu (Yang Earth) |
| 甲戌 Jia Xu (Wood Dog) | 1934 & 1994 | 己 Ji (Yin Earth) |
| 甲申 Jia Shen (Wood Monkey) | 1944 & 2004 | 庚 Geng (Yang Metal) |
| 甲午 Jia Wu (Wood Horse) | 1954 & 2014 | 辛 Xin (Yin Metal) |
| 甲辰 Jia Chen (Wood Dragon) | 1964 & 2024 | 壬 Ren (Yang Water) |
| 甲寅 Jia Yin (Wood Tiger) | 1974 & 2034 | 癸 Gui (Yin Water) |
Year Stem (Year Of Birth)
The Year Stem will be referred to your Bazi chart as shown as below;
| Year Stem | Year of Birth (after February 4-5) |
|---|---|
| 5 – Yi | 1965, 1975, 1985, 1995, 2005, 2015, 2025 |
| 6 – Bing | 1966, 1976, 1986, 1996, 2006, 2016, 2026 |
| 7 – Ding | 1967, 1977, 1987, 1997, 2007, 2017, 2027 |
| 8 – Wu | 1968, 1978, 1988, 1998, 2008, 2018, 2028 |
| 9 – Ji | 1969, 1979, 1989, 1999, 2009, 2019, 2029 |
| 0 – Geng | 1960, 1970, 1980, 1990, 2000, 2010, 2020 |
| 1 – Xin | 1961, 1971, 1981, 1991, 2001, 2011, 2021 |
| 2 – Ren | 1962, 1972, 1982, 1992, 2002, 2012, 2022 |
| 3 – Gui | 1963, 1973, 1983, 1993, 2003, 2013, 2023 |
The chart above is just a reference, you may need to check if you are born before or after February 5th(+-) to determine the actual year stem. Kindly use a standard Bazi plotter or Bazi Calculator as below to find out your actual year’s stem;
Once you have determined the respective party in their palace, you can find out more details about them to understand their condition, intention, interaction and others.
If you are interested to learn about Qi Men Dun Jia, do visit this page to learn more. I will keep posting more cheat-sheet to help more Qi Men enthusiasts in their learning.
