Is the Indirect Resource structure good?

Intuitive, perceptive and original, fond of deep study, independent and quiet. On the downside: suspicious, cool, awkward socially, and prone to retreating into its own world. Research, technology, medicine, psychology, design, religion and metaphysics: fields that need specialist knowledge, won by depth and an original view.

What does the Indirect Resource structure need, and what does it fear?

It loves Wealth restraining the Owl, turning expertise into income, and Seven Killings feeding Resource, turning pressure into specialist authority. With a weak Day Master the Owl supports you; with a strong one, Wealth and Output are welcome. Its great fear is the owl stealing the food: Indirect Resource striking Eating God without Wealth, said to affect health, appetite, creativity and ties with children. Too much Indirect Resource breeds suspicion, isolation and procrastination.

About Indirect Resource

The Indirect Resource structure in BaziHow it forms, what it needs, personality and a real example

Updated October 15, 2026

The Indirect Resource structure (偏印格) forms when the Indirect Resource among the month branch's hidden stems shows on a stem, or when the month branch's main qi is Indirect Resource. It produces the Day Master with the same yin or yang: unconventional support, intuition and specialist learning, also called the Owl. People with it think differently and suit deep specialisms.

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How the Indirect Resource structure forms

If the hidden Indirect Resource shows on the year, month or hour stem, or is the main qi without showing, the chart has this structure. The key is whether it meets Eating God: the Owl strikes Eating God, good if Wealth restrains the Owl, harmful if not.

What the Indirect Resource structure needs

It loves Wealth restraining the Owl, turning expertise into income, and Seven Killings feeding Resource, turning pressure into specialist authority. With a weak Day Master the Owl supports you; with a strong one, Wealth and Output are welcome.

Wealth
Indirect Wealth · Direct Wealth
Seven Killings and Resource produce each other (殺印相生)
Seven Killings
Seven Killings feeds Resource, which feeds you: pressure turned into knowledge and authority.

What breaks the Indirect Resource structure, and the remedies

Its great fear is the owl stealing the food: Indirect Resource striking Eating God without Wealth, said to affect health, appetite, creativity and ties with children. Too much Indirect Resource breeds suspicion, isolation and procrastination.

The owl steals the food (梟神奪食)
Eating God
Indirect Resource strikes Eating God, blocking enjoyment, health and creativity; Wealth restrains the owl.

Indirect Resource structure personality

Intuitive, perceptive and original, fond of deep study, independent and quiet. On the downside: suspicious, cool, awkward socially, and prone to retreating into its own world.

Careers for the Indirect Resource structure

Research, technology, medicine, psychology, design, religion and metaphysics: fields that need specialist knowledge, won by depth and an original view.

The Indirect Resource structure in men's and women's charts

Men

A man with this structure is a dedicated researcher with fine technical skill; it stands for a stepmother or unconventional mentors. When it is too strong, he should invest in people and look after his health.

Women

A woman with this structure is independent and intuitive. Because the Owl strikes Eating God, the classics advise nurturing ties with children. Keeping hobbies and friendships warms the Owl's coolness.

Indirect Resource structure with a strong or weak Day Master

With a weak Day Master the Owl's support is welcome, though stealing the food is still a risk; with a strong one an overbearing Owl is the problem, and Wealth to restrain it matters most.

Indirect Resource structure: an example chart

A real chart with the Indirect Resource structure (January 6, 1990, noon). Following the steps above:

Hour時Direct Wealth甲午丁己

Day日Day Master辛未己丁乙

Month月Seven Killings丁丑己癸辛

Year年Indirect Resource己巳丙庚戊

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1The Day Master is 辛.
2Born in a 丑 month; the month branch hides 己, 癸, 辛.
3己 shows on the Year stem, and for the Day Master it is Indirect Resource.
4So the chart forms the Indirect Resource structure.

Wealth and Officer both fine (財官雙美) — Direct Wealth feeds the Direct Officer: money and standing support each other, best with a strong Day Master.
Wealth breaks the seal (財星壞印) — Wealth strikes Resource: study or reputation sacrificed for money, 'greed for wealth breaks the seal'.
Officer and Killings mixed (官殺混雜) — Direct Officer and Seven Killings together: duties and pressures tangle; for women, complicated love.
Seven Killings and Resource produce each other (殺印相生) — Seven Killings feeds Resource, which feeds you: pressure turned into knowledge and authority.

Indirect Resource structure: common questions

Classical sources

The definitions and combinations on this page follow these classics of Zi Ping astrology, rewritten in plain language.

01《淵海子平》Compiled by Xu Sheng (Song dynasty); the earliest systematic reading of the ten gods and family relations from the Day Master.
02《子平真詮》By Shen Xiaozhan (Qing dynasty); takes the structure from the month branch and explains using the ten gods directly or by restraint.
03《三命通會》Compiled by Wan Minying (Ming dynasty); the great compendium of ten gods, structures and symbolic stars.
04《滴天髓》On the character of the stems and the momentum of the elements; best known through Ren Tieqiao's commentary.

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