How to Tell if BaZi Clashes Are Resolved? 4 Key Criteria

How Professionals Can Tell if BaZi Clashes Are Resolved: 4 Key Criteria

Hello everyone! As a long-time practitioner of BaZi analysis, I often hear career-focused individuals ask: "If my BaZi has clashes, does that mean my career will always face obstacles?" Today, I'll explain in straightforward terms how to determine whether "clashes" in your BaZi chart have been resolved.

1. Do Clashes Automatically Resolve When Unions Appear?

This is the most common resolution method in BaZi readings. When your natal chart or current life cycle introduces an Earthly Branch that forms a Triple Combination or Six Harmony with other branches, it significantly disperses the clash energy.

Example:
• Zi-Mao clash is particularly troublesome in BaZi
• But if the character "Shen" appears in your chart or annual cycle
• Forming "Zi-Shen union" or "Mao-Shen hidden union"
• The Zi water or Mao wood gets "distracted," weakening the clash

This illustrates the principle "distracted by union, forgetting to clash." Like coworkers in conflict who discover shared interests—they must cooperate, naturally dissolving tensions.

2. Can Clashes Actually Be Beneficial?

Many people panic at the word "clash," but this is a misunderstanding. Clashes aren't inherently bad—what matters is whether the outcome benefits your chart.

Assessment Criteria:

The clash strengthens your favorable element (Useful God)
Or it restrains/damages your unfavorable element (Harming God)
In these cases, the clash becomes advantageous

Real Case:
A sales director client disliked Water and favored Earth. When he entered the Chou-Wei-Xu triple clash cycle, Earth energy intensified, boosting his favorable element. That year, his performance doubled and he got promoted—a classic case of "no clash, no breakthrough."

3. How Do Clashes Cancel Each Other Out?

In complex charts, minor positional clashes can sometimes resolve critical ones—an advanced BaZi technique.

How It Works:
• The Month Branch represents your innate fortune foundation
• If your Month Branch's authority star suffers a harmful clash
• But the Hour Branch has another clash restraining the damage
• While other areas may be affected, your core structure is preserved

Life Analogy:
Imagine your boss wants to fire you (Month Branch clash), but a crucial project requires your skills (Hour Branch restraint). You might work overtime, but you keep your job.

4. How Do Annual Cycles Trigger Clash Resolutions?

Even unresolved natal clashes can be mitigated when Major Life Periods or Annual Fortunes introduce key elemental energies—the core of dynamic BaZi analysis.

Resolution Mechanisms:
• Annual Heavenly Stems reveal mediating elements
• Earthly Branches unite or combine with harming elements
• Temporarily neutralizing clash effects in specific periods

Case Study:
Last year, I analyzed an entrepreneur's Metal-Wood conflict chart causing work stress. This year, Water appeared in his Annual Fortune, creating a Metal→Water→Wood mediation pattern. His tense team relationships harmonized, and business smoothed out.

Do You Really Understand Clashes' Dual Nature?

Years of BaZi practice reveal that understanding clash resolution requires these key insights:

Dynamic Analysis Is Crucial

• BaZi isn't static—don't just look at the natal chart
• Integrate Major Life Periods and Annual Fortunes
• Elemental strengths shift in specific timeframes

Elemental Balance Is Fundamental

• All clashes, unions, and combinations
• Ultimately impact your chart's overall elemental balance
• The only criterion for judgment: does it benefit the Day Master?

Clashes Can Be Opportunities

• As the saying goes: "No clash, no breakthrough"
• For those with strong charts and favorable elements
• Clashes often bring major challenges and opportunities

Special Cases to Watch For

In practical BaZi analysis, stay alert for these complex scenarios:

False Resolution Phenomenon

• Natal chart has two Zi clashing one Mao—minor issue
• But Annual Fortune brings Xu, luring away one Mao
• Remaining Zi and Mao form an intensified one-on-one clash
• The problem actually escalates

Incomplete Unions

• Combining elements lack supporting conditions (wrong season, no Heavenly Stem catalyst)
• Union occurs without transformation—minimal resolution power
• Clash potential remains latent

Final Recommendations

Determining whether clashes are resolved requires systematic, dynamic analysis. For professionals, I suggest:

Don't fear BaZi clashes excessively
Recognize their dual nature—they might be turning points
Analyze dynamically with Major Life Periods and Annual Fortunes
Seek professional BaZi guidance when needed

Remember: fate analysis helps you understand yourself better, not label yourself. Even with BaZi clashes, rational analysis and proactive responses can help you create a brilliant life.

Big Dipper 9 Calendar Reminder: This article is for educational purposes. Personalized fortune analysis requires professional assessment of your complete BaZi chart.