The various Indo-European branches had a shared linguistic and cultural origin in prehistory, and this book sets out to overcome the difficulties about understanding the gods who were inherited by the later literate cultures from this early “silent” period by modelling the kind of society where the gods could have come into existence. It presents the theory that there were ten gods, who are conceived of as reflecting the actual human organization of the originating time. There are clues in the surviving written records which reveal a society that had its basis in the three concepts of the sacred, physical force, and fertility (as argued earlier by the French scholar, Georges Dumézil). These concepts are now seen as corresponding to the old men, young men, and mature men of an age-grade system, and each of the three concepts and life stages is seen to relate to an old and a young god. In addition to these six gods, and to two kings who relate in positive and negative ways to the totality, there is a primal goddess who has a daughter as well as sons. The gods, like the humans of the posited prehistoric society, are seen as forming a four-generation set originating in an ancestress, and the theogony is explored through stories found in the Germanic, Celtic, Indian, and Greek contexts. The sources are often familiar ones, such as the Edda, the Mabinogi, Hesiod’s Theogony, and the Rāmāyaṇa, but selected components are looked at from a fresh angle and, taken together with less familiar and sometimes fragmentary materials, yield fresh perspectives which allow us to place the Indo-European cosmology as one of the world’s indigenous religions. We can also gain a much livelier sense of the original culture of Europe before it was overlaid by influences from the Near East in the period of literacy. The gods themselves continue to exert their fascination, and are shown to reflect a balance between the genders, between the living and the ancestors, and between peaceful and warlike aspects expressed at the human level in alternate succession to the kingship.

Elevate Your BaZi Knowledge to Another Level The oft-mentioned topic of the quality of the Five Elements in a BaZi Chart and the topic of Missing Elements are explored in great details in this fifth instalment to the immensely popular Destiny Code Series. Take your knowledge and analysis of BaZi to the next level by adding detailed knowledge of assessing the quality of the individual Five Elements and 10 Gods within the BaZi Chart. What You`ll Learn: •The concept of Quality of an Element and Quality of a 10 Gods means within the context of BaZi •Techniques to assess the quality of the Five Elements in a BaZi chart •Understanding the concept of Missing Elements •Step-by-Step method for analysing your own BaZi chart and determining the quality of every single 10 Gods •Deriving conclusions about a person's Character based on the quality of the 10 Gods •Analysing Wealth, Career, Relationship and Health Matters within a chart •Developing smart action plans to help offset the challenges and obstacles created by poor quality Elements or 10 Gods

An Introduction to The Cornerstone of BaZi A thorough and detailed understanding of the Ten Gods is essential for anyone seeking to master BaZi beyond the beginner level. The ground-breaking The Ten Gods presents a one-of-a-kind reference on this subject in ways never attempted before by any Chinese or English reference books. To advanced, intermediate or even novice students, this collection of knowledge will be one of the most integral points of reference in their study of Destiny Analysis.

Four Pillars of Destiny: The Ten Gods Handbook is a continuation of a series of Four Pillars of Destiny books by Feng Shui Master, Jerry King. Understanding the Ten Gods is integral to mastering the analysis of the Four Pillars of Destiny charts. The Ten Gods serve as an additional layer of knowledge within Four Pillars practice—helping to unlock the power of understanding natal charts. In this book, each of the Ten Gods is broken down and described in a detailed and concise manner, along with simplified techniques for identifying the Ten Gods in a natal chart. King explains how the Ten Gods shape a person's characteristics, personalities, relationships, and wealth, interacting with the self element and other characters in a birth chart. Examples and case studies demonstrate how the Ten Gods play an important role in a Four Pillars of Destiny chart analysis. Both modern and traditional perspectives of the Ten Gods are explained, accompanied by King's new translations of Chinese texts. Whether you are new to the subject of Four Pillars, or an advanced practitioner, this book is a must-read.

It All Begins and Ends with 10 Gods The fourth instalment to the popular BaZi Destiny Code Series continues the tradition of going one step further in analysing the Code of Destiny – this time with an understanding of a person's character through the 10 Gods. From the principles of 10 Gods and Favourable and Unfavourable Elements, Joey Yap shows his reader what it takes to truly take on BaZi-driven actions for success and happiness in life and personal endeavour. •How the 10 Gods interface with Persons, Places and Matters •The principles of Favourable and Unfavourable Elements, and how to administer them with an action-driven manner •Progressive methods for your own BaZi Chart analysis affixing the Favourable and Unfavourable Elements and the 10 Gods •Analysing Wealth, Career and Relationship matters mediated by the Favourable and Unfavourable Elements and the 10 Gods •Developing BaZi-driven actions towards success and happiness in your personal endeavours

Behold, The 10 Gods The first book in the Power of X series picks up where BaZi - The Destiny Code Revealed left off and invites reader into the next phase of Destiny Analysis - The Four Pillars of Destiny: The 10 Gods. Through this book, readers could enhance their technical foundation in which to understand the broad and ever-growing topic of the 10 Gods. You can jumpstart your success today if you understand how to translate awareness of yourself into positive actions.