Granite cliffs and iron ore at the start of autumn, cold wind off the rock.
Gyeong-sin is metal on metal: raw ore, 庚, on the Monkey, 申, early autumn metal. The stage is Taking office, fully at home. The picture is a mountain of iron and granite in its own season, hard and strong.
People with this day pillar are often described as decisive, bold and loyal, with a strong sense of justice. You sit on the Peer, read as self reliance and a firm will. The Monkey hides water too, which the tradition reads as a sharp, quick intelligence.
With others you tend to be direct, brave and fiercely loyal. You may be the one who acts while others talk. The growth point is fire: raw metal becomes a fine tool in the forge, so let teachers and challenges refine you.
Strengths
- Decisiveness
- Loyalty
- Courage
Growth edges
- Accepting refinement
- Softening delivery
- Patience with slow people
What sits inside Gyeong-sin
The branch 申 Sin holds hidden stems (지장간 jijanggan). Seen from the day master 庚, each one takes a ten god role. The last one listed is the main stem, so this pillar is said to sit on the Peer. Same element, same polarity as you: friends, equals, and your own independent streak.
| Hidden stem | Ten god for 庚 |
|---|---|
| 戊 Mu, yang earth (7 days) | Outsider mind 편인 |
| 壬 Im, yang water (7 days) | Maker 식신 |
| 庚 Gyeong, yang metal (16 days) | Peer 비견 |
In the twelve stage life cycle (십이운성 sibi unseong), 庚 in 申 stands at Taking office (건록 建祿): the stem takes up its post, read as self reliance and steady strength in its own ground.
A question to sit with
Who or what has sharpened you most, and are you still open to it?
Upcoming Gyeong-sin days
The day pillar repeats every sixty days. The next Gyeong-sin days are 12 December 2026, 10 February 2027, 11 April 2027, 10 June 2027. Visit on one of them to collect the white monkey card in your sixty day collection.