The POWER (Discipline) factor corresponds to the “energies” (qi 气) that tend to control the Day Master (representing the person the Bazi chart refers to), i.e., they tend to impose discipline and authority on them. This factor is somewhat ambiguous as it can correspond to an attitude of relative submission to power and authority as well as to an empowerment process resulting from the special ability to deal with the hierarchy of powers, in the sense of “knowing how to obey and give orders.”

As an example, for a Wood element person, their Power is Metal. For someone of the Fire element, their Power is Water, and so on, according to the CHART that accompanies this entry. When the Day Master and the heavenly stem (representing the POWER factor) are of opposite polarities, then this corresponds to a Power variant known as DIRECT OFFICER, a literal translation of the technical term in Chinese. In our Life Pillars application, this variant is identified as the Profile THE OFFICER. Behaviourally, this variant indicates a person who knows how to respect and command respect. Event-wise, it corresponds to a person with social status.

Another variant of the Power factor occurs when the Day Master and the heavenly stem representing Power have the same polarity. In English-language Bazi literature, this is popularly known as “Seven Killings,” derived from the translation of the Chinese expression qisha 七杀, which has a negative connotation since sha 杀 means “to kill,” “to fight,” or “to struggle.” However, some Bazi masters disagree with using this term to identify this variant of Power, as its destructive facet only reveals itself under certain conditions. 

Compared to the first variant, this second one (which we identify in our Life Pillars app as the Profile THE WARRIOR) corresponds to a more ambitious approach to the games of power and authority. There is greater personal assertion, dynamism, and risk-taking ability.