The Character Components (also known as BaZi Structures) are the building blocks of our character, a foundation upon which all talents, skills, character traits, and flaws reside. There are altogether five Character Components:

INTELLECT Component (Intelligence, Analyzing & Learning)

BODY Component (Ego, Physical strength & Networking)

OUTPUT Component (Creativity, Visual appearance & Ideas)

WEALTH Component (Money, Management & Sex drive)

POWER Component (Career, Influence & Authority)

The Components and the dynamic between them are showing us our modus operandi – they give us clues about why we behave the way we do, what our general goals and aspirations are, and whether we have what it takes to achieve them.

THREE CHARACTER COMPONENTS GROUPS

Character Components are extensions or toolsets of the Master Element (ME) and can be divided into three groups.

INTELLECT and BODY belong to the Support group. INTELLECT provides learning abilities and a skill set, while the BODY provides physical strength and networking abilities to the Master Element.

WEALTH and POWER belong to the Goal group; they represent ME’s aspirations. Essentially, all humans are striving towards these two Components. Either we want enough money to live comfortably, be financially independent, and provide for our families (WEALTH), or we want a position in society so we can introduce our ideas and initiate change (POWER). If both of these goals are unattainable, the person will have difficulty achieving success and will have to rely on others for necessities, regardless of how educated or talented they are.

OUTPUT Component represents a Creative Process and acts as a glue between the Support and Goal groups. The OUTPUT is essential because it enables us to present our skills and ideas. Without OUTPUT, it’s pretty hard to make that bridge towards WEALTH and POWER. That said, in some cases, a person can achieve their goals without OUTPUT, but they will generally face a more challenging path.

Below is a visualisation of the general dynamic between Components, with ME using INTELLECT and BODY Components to obtain WEALTH and POWER, using OUTPUT.

The dynamic between these Components is explained further in our Talent Bridge section.