Di Kong

Di Kong is Fire (丙火), paired with Di Jie, its nature 'emptiness' (空). It rules 'coming to nothing': free-ranging, otherworldly thought, indifference to the material, with philosophy and spirit — but also impracticality, quitting halfway, plans falling through, and wasted money. The difference from Di Jie: Di Kong is empty in 'thought' (otherworldly, abstract, spiritual), Di Jie robs in 'reality' (the loss of goods and money). Used well, Di Kong favours religion, philosophy, art, and research; used poorly, it is idle dreaming and lost wealth.

In the Self palace, Di Kong gives a singular, imaginative, spiritual, unconventional nature, indifferent to fame and gain, often with insight beyond the ordinary — but impractical, weak with money, prone to quitting halfway or seeing plans fall through. It lends the main star an ethereal, otherworldly air. It is best for religion, philosophy, art, research, and metaphysics — the 'inward and upward' fields — and worst when pursuing pure profit or speculation. With Di Jie (the Void and Robber together), the loss is greatest, so favour spirit over matter.