Find your hybrid type
Engine × Day Stem
Enter your date of birth to find your day stem, one of ten.
The 10 Engine hybrid types
Every Engine shows up a little differently. You can also read any of the ten types directly.
- Yang Wood EngineYang WoodYou start when the next action is clear, then keep building. Direct effort and steady follow-through turn intention into something that actually gets done.
- Yin Wood EngineYin WoodYou build progress through careful preparation and considerate adjustments. Quiet practical work makes the next step easier for everyone involved.
- Yang Fire EngineYang FireYou turn a positive atmosphere into practical momentum. Enjoying the work helps you keep at it and draws other people into the effort.
- Yin Fire EngineYin FireYou sustain practical work through quiet concentration. Careful attention and patient effort give what you make a distinctly human warmth.
- Yang Earth EngineYang EarthYou build results that can be relied on over time. Patient execution and attention to foundations make steady progress your natural working strength.
- Yin Earth EngineYin EarthYou build quality in the preparation people rarely see. Precise arrangement and thoughtful follow-through make the practical foundations of a project stronger.
- Yang Metal EngineYang MetalYou divide work into clear actions and execute them efficiently. Fast judgment helps you identify what matters, what can wait, and what does not need doing.
- Yin Metal EngineYin MetalYou care about how well a piece of work is finished. Patient refinement and a precise eye turn small improvements into a consistently high standard.
- Yang Water EngineYang WaterYou carry out the task while seeing the wider flow around it. Flexible execution helps you connect information, people, and processes as the work develops.
- Yin Water EngineYin WaterYou sustain careful work by responding to subtle changes. Intuition and fine adjustment help you find a method that fits the task and the day.
The ten day stems come from traditional East Asian calendar lore. 120 Archetypes uses them as cultural archetypes for describing temperament, not as fortune-telling.