Seven Killings (Qi Sha)

In one line: Seven Killings is "what restrains me with the same polarity" — representing power, pressure, competition, and illness.

What is it?

For a Jia Wood Day Master (Ri Zhu):

• Jia meets Geng → Seven Killings

Seven Killings restrains the Day Master more fiercely than the Direct Officer (Zheng Guan). It is also called "Seven Killings".

5 Core Meanings

1. Power and Boldness

• Seven Killings represents military, police, law enforcement
• People with this star are decisive and bold
• Suited to leadership roles requiring resolve

2. Pressure and Crisis

• Seven Killings is a strong restraining force
• Represents constant pressure and crisis awareness
• People with this star rarely have a quiet life

3. Competitors

• Represents formidable opponents
• Also represents petty people, schemers
• Beware of sudden changes

4. Illness and Disaster

• When Seven Killings is too heavy → physical injury
• Watch for accidents, surgery, trauma
• Needs Seal (印) to transform or Food God (Shi Shen) to control

5. Lover (Female Chart)

• Direct Officer = husband
• Seven Killings = lover, second marriage
• Also represents romantic turbulence

Killings-Seal Transformation (Best Combination)

Killings-Seal Transformation = Seven Killings + Direct Seal (Zheng Yin)

• The Seal transforms the fierce energy of Seven Killings
• → Great nobility
• "When Seven Killings is controlled, it becomes power; uncontrolled, it is disaster"

Food God (Shi Shen) Controlling Killings (Classic Combination)

Food God Controls Killings = Food God + Seven Killings

• The Food God restrains Seven Killings
• Turns pressure into drive and achievement
• Suited to military, entrepreneurship, competitive industries

Uncontrolled Seven Killings (Qi Sha)

Seven Killings with no control or transformation → continuous disaster

• Chronic illness
• Legal trouble
• Hot temper, impulsiveness

How to read it in your BaZi chart?

1. Identify your Day Master
2. Look for stems of same polarity that restrain you
3. Check if there's a Seal to transform or Food God to control
4. Seven Killings in the Month Branch → "Month Killings", most needs control

Common Misconceptions

❌ "Seven Killings is always bad" — with control and transformation, it's a chart of great nobility. ❌ "Seven Killings means killing people" — it represents pressure and competition, not literal killing. ❌ "Seven Killings harms the husband in female charts" — it represents a lover, not necessarily harming the husband.

📜 Classical source: Zi Ping Zhen Quan (《子平真诠》) Vol. 3, "On Seven Killings" 🔗 Next: Direct Seal