Opening the Treasury: Detailed Explanation of the Four Treasuries of Chen, Xu, Chou, and Wei

In Bazi astrology, the four Earthly Branches Chen, Xu, Chou, and Wei are called the 'Four Storage Palaces,' because each of them stores the residual energies and grave treasures of different elements. The wealth storage is the concept among the Four Storage Palaces that is most directly related to financial luck. Understanding the opening and closing of the wealth storage can help grasp the period of wealth explosion in one's life.

The Five Elements attributes of the Four Treasures

The main qi of each of the Four Treasures and the Five Elements they contain:

• Chen (Reservoir):The main energy is Yang Earth (Wu Earth), storing Gui Water and Yi Wood, serving as the grave and treasury of Water.
• Xu (Fire Store):The main energy is Yang Earth (Wu), storing Ding Fire and Xin Metal, serving as the tomb and treasury of Fire.
• Chou (Treasury):The main element is Earth of the Ji type, storing Gui Water and Xin Metal, which is the tomb or treasury of Metal.
• Wei (Wood Warehouse):The main element is Earth of Ji, storing Ding Fire and Yi Wood, serving as the grave and treasury of Wood.

What is the treasury?

A wealth store refers to the earthly branches in the natal chart that correspond to the wealth stars (regular wealth or irregular wealth). For example:

• For those with a Wood element fate (day master Jia or Yi), the wealth star is Earth. The Earth storage is in Chen, Xu, Chou, and Wei, among which Wei is the Wood storage (residual energy of Yi Wood), and Xu contains hidden Xin Metal (partial wealth).
• Fire life (Bing or Ding day master) has wealth star as Metal, Metal storage is in Chou, Chou is the Metal storage.
• The actual judgment needs to be combined with the specific Day Master and Wealth Star Five Elements.

Conditions for 'opening the treasury'

Storage locations are generally in a closed state, and assets cannot flow freely. Opening the storage requires meeting specific conditions:

Break open (most common)

When the earthly branch of the storage position encounters a clash with its deity, the storage door opens. For example, Chen clashes with Xu, Chou clashes with Wei — when in a certain year or major luck period an earthly branch clashes with the storage position in the natal chart, the financial storage is opened, and wealth fortune bursts forth.

punitive opening

Among the three punishments, the 'punishment without mercy' (the ugly Xu Wei of the three punishments) can open the granary, and also has the effect of opening the treasury, but it is accompanied by disputes and pressure.

Open together

Some schools believe that the 'combination' in the Sanhe formation can also open the storehouse (for example, in the Hai-Mao-Wei Sanhe combination, if the year encounters Hai or Mao, it can activate the wood in the Wei storehouse).

Characteristics of the Year the Treasury Was Opened

The years when the treasury is heavily opened usually have the following manifestations:

• Financial luck has significantly improved, and income has increased.
• Windfall gains, increased investment returns
• May make major financial decisions (buying a house, investing)
• In some cases, it is also accompanied by financial loss (depending on the specific combination)

How to anticipate the timing of opening a financial treasury in advance

By analyzing the storage positions of the Earthly Branches in the birth chart, combined with the projections of major luck cycles and annual fortunes, one can roughly predict the time window for a financial breakthrough — this is also one of the most closely watched aspects in professional Bazi financial analysis.