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Mao Zedong

1893-12-26

Mao Zedong · Seven Killings (Qi Sha) Generate Seal Pattern

Core pattern: Seven Killings generate Seal, transforming Seven Killings into power Gregorian: December 26, 1893 (the 19th year of the Guangxu reign)

The Four Pillars

Calculated by the Four Pillars method (after solar term correction):

YearMonthDayHour
Gui SiJia ZiDing YouRen Yin

⚠️ This is a version inferred from public historical materials. The hour has two versions, "Ren Zi" and "Ren Yin"; the following analysis uses the mainstream "Ren Yin hour".

Pattern Analysis

1. Seven Killings Generate Seal

  • Day Master (Ri Zhu) Ding Fire, born in Zi month (Water flourishing)
  • Ren Water Seven Killings transparent in the hour stem
  • Gui Water Indirect Seal (Pian Yin) transparent in the year stem
  • Forms a flow chain: Seven Killings → Seal → Body

Seven Killings generate Seal presides over supreme power, nobility beyond words

2. Transforming Seven Killings into Power

Seven Killings are originally what restrains me (pressure), but the Seal Stars (Yin Xing) (Gui Water) mediate:

  • Seven Killings (Ren) → Seal (Gui) → Body (Ding)
  • The pressure of the Seven Killings becomes the force of authority

3. Civil and Martial Excellence

  • Ding and Ren combine Wood — versatile talent
  • Food God (Shi Shen) (Jia hidden in Yin) controls Seven Killings — civil and military strategy
  • Hurting Officer (Shang Guan) hidden — rebellious, creative

Life Trajectory

AgeMajor LuckKey Events
0–8Gui ChouChildhood in Shaoshan
8–18Ren ZiXinhai Revolution (rise and fall in Seven Killings luck)
18–28Xin HaiJoins the revolution
28–38Geng XuJinggang Mountains, Long March
38–48Ji YouAnti-Japanese War, Liberation War
48–58Wu ShenFound the state (Wu and Gui combine Fire, supreme authority)
58–68Ding WeiThree difficult years, Cultural Revolution
68–78Bing WuBing Fire for Climatic Balance (Tiao Hou), peak of life
78–83Yi SiLate years, final chapter

Summary in One Line

Seven Killings generate Seal presides over supreme power; Ding and Ren combine and transform to show talent. Bing Fire for Climatic Balance is most noble; a lifetime of achievement lies here.

Insights

Mao's chart offers these insights for modern BaZi students:

  1. Seven Killings are not to be feared — with the Seal mediating, Seven Killings become authority
  2. Climatic Balance (Tiao Hou) comes first — Ding Fire born in winter, getting Bing is most noble
  3. Pattern (Ge Ju) is more important than Useful God (Yong Shen) details — once the Seven Killings-Seal Pattern is formed, it surpasses the details of the Useful God

🔗 Further study: Killings Generate Seal · Useful God