Interactions
Hap (合) — Forces of Attraction
Heavenly Stem Harmony, Six Combinations, Three Harmony, and Direction Harmony — the four attractive forces in Saju.
The eight characters in a Saju chart don't work in isolation.
Certain characters pull toward each other — that's Hap (合).
When Hap forms, the Five Elements shift, and personality and relationships change with it.
天干合 · 육합 · 삼합 · 방합 — let's break down all four types.
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天干合 — Five Connections in the Heavens
Among the 10 Stems, five pairs are drawn to each other.
甲+己 → 土 (moderation · trust)
乙+庚 → 金 (loyalty · decisiveness)
丙+辛 → 水 (charisma · authority)
丁+壬 → 木 (sensitivity · romance)
戊+癸 → 火 (practicality · cool-headedness)
The 丁壬 combination is called "음닉지합" — the hidden union.
When this Hap acts on your Day Master → deep sensitivity, magnetic charm.
But the deeper the feeling, the deeper the wound.
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삼합 — Completing the Five Elements
When three Branches converge, one Element comes to dominate your entire chart.
申子辰 → Water 局 (wisdom · flow)
亥卯未 → Wood 局 (growth · ambition)
寅午戌 → Fire 局 (passion · honor)
巳酉丑 → Metal 局 (decisiveness · loyalty)
If you have a Fire 局 (寅午戌), your whole life burns bright.
Passion and charisma → strengths.
Impulsive decisions → weaknesses.
삼합 is the structure that defines the theme of your life.
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合化 — Hap Doesn't Always Transform
Just because Hap forms doesn't mean the Element automatically changes.
The deciding factor → 月支 (month Branch): the month you were born.
For 甲己합 to transform into 土:
your birth month must be in 土's season (辰·戌·丑·未 month).
If not?
"The two energies just get tied up" → neither can perform its original role.
This is 合去 — the state where energy is bound.
That's why Hap can be present without actually doing anything useful.
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Wrap-up
Hap summary:
天干합 → personality and consciousness shift
육합 → relationships and environment shift
삼합/방합 → a specific Element dominates your life
Many Hap in a chart = magnetic pull toward others.
Hap locking onto the Day Master = your energy gets bound.
Want to see what Hap formations are in your chart? →
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"Today's Myeong-ri" Format
Standalone 1 — Day Master + 天干합 Character Reading
If the Stem that combines with your Day Master appears in your original chart:
甲 Day Master → combines with 己 → drive softened into stability
丁 Day Master → combines with 壬 → sensitivity, romance, romantic connections
戊 Day Master → combines with 癸 → comes across as practical and cool-headed
When the Day Master gets locked in a Hap → your innate energy transforms.
That can be a strength — or a weakness.
Standalone 2 — 삼합 Deep Dive
The structure of 삼합 is: birth (生) · peak (旺) · storage (墓).
Take the Water 局 (申子辰) as an example:
申 = where Water is born
子 = where Water is strongest (deep winter)
辰 = where Water is stored (the turning point into spring)
When 子 (the peak position) is present in your chart,
the 삼합 expresses itself at full force.
Even with just two of the three characters, half the power still applies → 半三合.
Standalone 3 — Hap vs. 沖
What happens when 合 and 沖 coexist in the same chart?
沖 breaks 合.
子丑합 — if 午 is also present, 子午충 shatters 子 and weakens the Hap.
Don't feel safe just because a Hap is there.
You must always check whether a 沖 is sitting nearby.
Saju is not read one character at a time — it's read as a whole structure.