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HOW TO PLOT A FOUR PILLARS CHART STEP BY STEP PROCEDURES
(COPYRIGHT OF PETER LEUNG and NINA WILSON)
CHART (A) THE 60 JIA ZI CYCLE from 1924-2034 with MISSING BRANCHES and 12 LIFE STAGES
JIA (4) Chang sheng Hai
Jia 1924 Zi 1984
Jia 1934
Xu 1994
Jia 1944
Shen 2004
Jia 1954
Wu 2014
Jia 1964
Chen 2024
Jia 1974
Yin 2034
YI (5) Chang sheng Wu
Yi 1925
Chou 1985
Yi 1935
Hai 1995
Yi 1945
You 2005
Yi 1955
Wei 2015
Yi 1965 Si 2025
Yi 1975
Mao 2035
BING (6) Chang sheng Yin
Bing 1926
Yin 1986
Bing 1936 Zi 1996
Bing 1946
Xu 2006
Bing 1956
Shen 2016
Bing 1966
Wu 2026
Bing 1976
Chen 2036
DING (7) Chang sheng You
Ding 1927
Mao 1987
Ding 1937
Chou 1997
Ding 1947
Hai 2007
Ding 1957
You 2017
Ding 1967
Wei 2027
Ding 1977 Si 2037
WU (8) Chang sheng Yin
Wu 1928
Chen 1988
Wu 1938
Yin 1998
Wu 1948
Zi 2008
Wu 1958
Xu 2018
Wu 1968
Shen 2028
Wu 1978
Wu 2038
JI (9) Chang sheng You
Ji 1929 Si 1989
Ji 1939
Mao 1999
Ji 1949
Chou 2009
Ji 1959 Hai 2019
Ji 1969 You 2029
Ji 1979
Wei 2039
GENG (0) Chang sheng Si
Geng 1930
Wu 1990
Geng 1940
Chen 2000
Geng 1950
Yin 2010
Geng 1960 Zi 2020
Geng 1970
Xu 2030
Geng 1980
Shen 2040
XIN (1) Chang sheng Zi
Xin 1931 Wei 1991
Xin 1941 Si 2001
Xin 1951 Mao 2011
Xin 1961 Chou 2021
Xin 1971 Hai 2031
Xin 1981 You 2041
REN (2) Chang sheng Shen
Ren 1932 Shen 1992
Ren 1942 Wu 2002
Ren 1952 Chen 2012
Ren 1962 Yin 2022
Ren 1972 Zi 2032
Ren 1982
Xu 2042
GUI (3) Chang sheng Mao
Gui 1933 You 1993
Gui 1943 Wei 2003
Gui 1953 Si 2013
Gui 1963 Mao 2023
Gui 1973
Chou 2033
Gui 1983 Hai 2043
MISSING BRANCHES
XU HAI
SHEN YOU
WU WEI
CHEN SI
YIN MAO
ZI CHOU
1) Missing branches are located with both Day Pillar and Year Pillar only. For example, if the Year or Day Pillar
is JIA ZI, the missing branches will be XU and HAI. 2) Years beginning February 5 appear in blue. Years beginning February 3 appear in red. All years otherwise
unmarked begin February 4.
1) The bracketed number in the first column of CHART (A) is the last digit of any given year. 2) The 12 life stages are: Chang Sheng / Mu Yu / Kuan Tai / Lin Kuan / Ti Wang / Shuai /Ping / Szu / Mu / Chueh / Tai / Yang For Yang element stems, the 12 life stages are counted forward: Zi – Chou – Yin –Mao, etc. For Yin element stems, the 12 life stages are counted backward: Zi – Hai – Xu , etc. Example: JIA – Chang Sheng (Hai) /Mu Yu (Zi) / Kuan Tai (Chou) / Lin Kuan (Yin), and so on. YI – Chang Sheng (Wu) / Mu Yu (Si) / Kuan Tai (Chen) / Lin Kuan (Mao), and so on. Chang Sheng (Long Life) Mu Yu (Wash & Bathe) Kuan Tai (Wear a Cap – Coming of Age) Lin Kuan (Prestige Position Attained) Ti Wang (Prosperous as a King – Peak of Power) Shuai (Decline) Ping (Sickness) Szu (Death) Mu (Buried in a Tomb) Chueh (Extinction) Tai (Fetus) Yang (To Feed)
CHART (B) THE Y AND L VALUE for the Years 1921-2040
YEAR Y L YEAR Y L YEAR Y L YEAR Y L YEAR Y L 1921 0 0 1945 0 6 1969 0 12 1993 0 18 2017 0 24 1922 5 0 1946 5 6 1970 5 12 1994 5 18 2018 5 24 1923 10 0 1947 10 6 1971 10 12 1995 10 18 2019 10 24 1924 15 1 1948 15 7 1972 15 13 1996 15 19 2020 15 25 1925 20 1 1949 20 7 1973 20 13 1997 20 19 2021 20 25 1926 25 1 1950 25 7 1974 25 13 1998 25 19 2022 25 25 1927 30 1 1951 30 7 1975 30 13 1999 30 19 2023 30 25 1928 35 2 1952 35 8 1976 35 14 2000 35 20 2024 35 26 1929 40 2 1953 40 8 1977 40 14 2001 40 20 2025 40 26 1930 45 2 1954 45 8 1978 45 14 2002 45 20 2026 45 26 1931 50 2 1955 50 8 1979 50 14 2003 50 20 2027 50 26 1932 55 3 1956 55 9 1980 55 15 2004 55 21 2028 55 27 1933 60 3 1957 60 9 1981 60 15 2005 60 21 2029 60 27 1934 65 3 1958 65 9 1982 65 15 2006 65 21 2030 65 27 1935 70 3 1959 70 9 1983 70 15 2007 70 21 2031 70 27 1936 75 4 1960 75 10 1984 75 16 2008 75 22 2032 75 28 1937 80 4 1961 80 10 1985 80 16 2009 80 22 2033 80 28 1938 85 4 1962 85 10 1986 85 16 2010 85 22 2034 85 28 1939 90 4 1963 90 10 1987 90 16 2011 90 22 2035 90 28 1940 95 5 1964 95 11 1988 95 17 2012 95 23 2036 95 29 1941 100 5 1965 100 11 1989 100 17 2013 100 23 2037 100 29 1942 105 5 1966 105 11 1990 105 17 2014 105 23 2038 105 29 1943 110 5 1967 110 11 1991 110 17 2015 110 23 2039 110 29 1944 115 6 1968 115 12 1992 115 18 2016 115 24 2040 115 30
CHART (C) THE M VALUE (Days Preceding Birth Month)
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC
0 31 59 90 120 151 181 212 243 273 304 334
CHART (D) THE CONVERSION TABLE FOR STEMS and BRANCHES
Mod 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Stem Jia Yi Bing Ding Wu Ji Geng Xin Ren Gui Branch Zi Chou Yin Mao Chen Si Wu Wei Shen You Xu Hai
CHART (E) The 12 LI JIE of theChinese Solar Calendar with Jie Durations and Approximate Starting Dates
Month YIN MAO CHEN SI WU WEI SHEN YOU XU HAI ZI CHOU
Jie Li Chun
Jing Zhe
Qing Ming
Li Xia
Mang Zhong
Xiao Shu
Li Qiu
Bai Lu
Han Lu
Li Dong
Da Xue
Xiao Han
Total Days
29 D 18 hr
30 D 6 hr
30 D 18 hr
31 D 4 hr
31 D 10 hr
31 D 10 hr
31 D 2 hr
30 D 16 hr
30 D 2 hr
29 D 16 hr
29 D 12 hr
29 D 12 hr
Start
Feb 4/5
Mar 5/6
Apr 4/5
May 5/6
June 5/6
Jul 7/8
Aug 7/8
Sep 7/8
Oct 8/9
Nov 7/8
Dec 7/8
Jan 5/6
CHART (F) 5 TIGERS CHASING THE MONTH after the Year Stem
MONTH YEAR YIN
Feb4/5 MAO
Mar5/6 CHEN Apr4/5
SI May5/6
WU Jun5/6
WEI Jul7/8
SHEN Aug7/8
YOU Sep7/8
XU Oct8/9
HAI Nov7/8
ZI Dec7/8
CHOU Jan5/6
JIA JI
BING
DING
WU
JI
GENG
XIN
REN
GUI
JIA
YI
BING
DING
YI GENG
WU
JI
GENG
XIN
REN
GUI
JIA
YI
BING
DING
WU
JI
BING XIN
GENG
XIN
REN
GUI
JIA
YI
BING
DING
WU
JI
GENG
XIN
DING REN
REN
GUI
JIA
YI
BING
DING
WU
JI
GENG
XIN
REN
GUI
WU GUI
JIA
YI
BING
DING
WU
JI
GENG
XIN
REN
GUI
JIA
YI
Note: This Chart is used for Month Stem Conversion.
CHART (G) 5 RATS CHASING THE HOUR after the Day Master
HOUR
DM
ZI 2300 0059
CHOU 0100 0259
YIN 0300 0459
MAO 0500 0659
CHEN 0700 0859
SI 0900 1059
WU 1100 1259
WEI 1300 1459
SHEN 1500 1659
YOU 1700 1859
XU 1900 2059
HAI 2100 2259
JIA JI
JIA
YI
BING
DING
WU
JI
GENG
XIN
REN
GUI
JIA
YI
YI GENG
BING
DING
WU
JI
GENG
XIN
REN
GUI
JIA
YI
BING
DING
BING XIN
WU
JI
GENG
XIN
REN
GUI
JIA
YI
BING
DING
WU
JI
DING REN
GENG
XIN
REN
GUI
JIA
YI
BING
DING
WU
JI
GENG
XIN
WU GUI
REN
GUI
JIA
YI
BING
DING
WU
JI
GENG
XIN
REN
GUI
Note: This Chart is used for Hour Pillar, Hour Stem and Hour Branch Conversion.
The following formulas employ modulus arithmetic. Formula for Day Pillar STEM : (Y + L + M + Day of Birth) / 10 (remainder converts to Stem) Formula for Day Pillar BRANCH : ( Y + L + M + Day of Birth) / 12 (remainder converts to Branch) Note: Subtract 1 for birth dates before February 28 in any Leap Year. For Y and L values, consult CHART (B). For M value, consult CHART (C). For remainder conversion, consult CHART (D) For birth dates between January 1 and the start of the Chinese solar year (February 4 or 5 – see CHART A), the prior year should be used ONLY in calculating the Year Pillar and Month Pillar. For example: January 17, 1945 birth date must use the 1944 Year Pillar Jia Shen. This birth month is actually the “12th” month in the Chinese solar calendar – Chou.
Instructions for Plotting a Four Pillars of Destiny Chart Example: June 20, 1943 6:30 a.m. Step One: Year Pillar To determine the Year Pillar, refer to Chart (A). The last digit of 1943 is 3; a year ending with 3 is Gui. Read across the row for Gui to find 1943 under Gui Wei.
The Year Pillar for 1943 is Gui (Year Stem) Wei (Year Branch). Step Two: Month Pillar a) For June 20, refer to Chart (E). The 5th month is Wu (June 5/6 to July 7/8). June 20 is between the Jie Mang Zhong and Jie Xiao Shu, within the month (Wu). The Month Branch is therefore Wu. b) Refer to Chart (F). Find the Month branch Wu, follow down the column until it intersects the row that includes the Year Stem Gui. For Month Branch (Wu) and Year Stem (Gui), Wu is the stem. The Month Pillar is Wu (Month Stem) Wu ( Month Branch). Step Three: Day Pillar Continuing with the example June 20/1943, 6:30 a.m: Refer to Chart (B) for Y and L values, Chart (C) for M value. 1943: (Y) = 110, (L) = 5. June: (M) = 151. Day of Birth = 20. (20 in June 20) a) Using Formula for Day Stem: {(Y) + (L) + (M) + (Day of Birth)}/10, take Mod. Result: (110 + 5 + 151 + 20)/10 = 286/10 = 28 Mod (6). (6) is the Day Stem or Day Master. Refer to Chart (D) for Stem conversion: (6) = Ji. b) Using Formula for Day Branch {(Y) + (L) + (M) + (Day of Birth)}/12, take Mod. Result: (110 + 5 + 151 + 20)/12 = 286/12 = 23 Mod (10). (10) is the Day Branch. Refer to Chart (D), for Branch conversion: (10) = You. The Day Pillar is Ji (Day Master, Day Stem) You (Day Branch). Step Four: Hour Pillar For 6:30 a.m. (0630 HR), refer to Chart (G). 0500—0659 is within the Mao Hour. Mao is the Hour Branch. Find the intersection of the Hour Brach (Mao) with the Day Stem (Ji) to obtain the Hour Stem (Ding). The Hour Pillar is Ding (Hour Stem) Mao (Hour Branch). Summary The 4 Pillars for June 20, 1943, 6:30 a.m.: (1) Year Pillar Gui Wei (2) Month Pillar Wu Wu (3) Day Pillar Ji You (4) Hour Pillar Ding Mao
CHART (H) DEITIES and DAY MASTER
DAY MASTER JIA YI BING DING WU JI GENG XIN REN GUI
PI CHIEN Jia Yi Bing Ding Wu Ji Geng Xin Ren Gui CHIEH TSAI Yi Jia Ding Bing Ji Wu Xin Geng Gui Ren SHIH SHEN Bing Ding Wu Ji Geng Xin Ren Gui Jia Yi
SHANG KUAN Ding Bing Ji Wu Xin Geng Gui Ren Yi Jia PIEN TSAI Wu Ji Geng Xin Ren Gui Jia Yi Bing Ding
CHENG TSAI Ji Wu Xin Geng Gui Ren Yi Jia Ding Bing CHI SHA Geng Xin Ren Gui Jia Yi Bing Ding Wu Ji
CHENG KUAN Xin Geng Gui Ren Yi Jia Ding Bing Ji Wu PIEN YIN Ren Gui Jia Yi Bing Ding Wu Ji Geng Xin
TEN DEITIES CHENG YIN Gui Ren Yi Jia Ding Bing Ji Wu Xin Geng
CHART (I) DEITIES and BRANCHES (HIDDEN STEMS)
DAY MASTER and DEITIES BRANCH HIDDEN STEMS JIA YI BING DING WU JI GENG XIN REN GUI
ZI GUI ( 100 % )
CHENG YIN
PIEN YIN
CHENG KUAN
CHI SHA
CHENG TSAI
PIEN TSAI
SHANG KUAN
SHIH SHEN
CHIEH TSAI
PI CHIEN
JI ( 60 % )
CHENG TSAI
PIEN TSAI
SHANG KUAN
SHIH SHEN
CHIEH TSAI
PI CHIEN
CHENG YIN
PIEN YIN
CHENG KUAN
CHI SHA
GUI ( 30 % )
CHENG YIN
PIEN YIN
CHENG KUAN
CHI SHA
CHENG TSAI
PIEN TSAI
SHANG KUAN
SHIH SHEN
CHIEH TSAI
PI CHIEN
CHOU
XIN ( 10 % )
CHENG KUAN
CHI SHA
CHENG TSAI
PIEN TSAI
SHANG KUAN
SHIH SHEN
CHIEH TSAI
PI CHIEN
CHENG YIN
PIEN YIN
JIA ( 60 % )
PI CHIEN
CHIEH TSAI
PIEN YIN
CHENG YIN
CHI SHA
CHENG KUAN
PIEN TSAI
CHENG TSAI
SHIH SHEN
SHANG KUAN
YIN
BING ( 40 % )
SHIH SHEN
SHANG KUAN
PI CHIEN
CHIEH TSAI
PIEN YIN
CHENG YIN
CHI SHA
CHENG KUAN
PIEN TSAI
CHENG TSAI
MAO YI ( 100 % )
CHIEH TSAI
PI CHIEN
CHENG YIN
PIEN YIN
CHENG KUAN
CHI SHA
CHENG TSAI
PIEN TSAI
SHANG KUAN
SHIH SHEN
WU ( 60 % )
PIEN TSAI
CHENG TSAI
SHIH SHEN
SHANG KUAN
PI CHIEN
CHIEH TSAI
PIEN YIN
CHENG YIN
CHI SHA
CHENG KUAN
YI ( 30 % )
CHIEH TSAI
PI CHIEN
CHENG YIN
PIEN YIN
CHENG KUAN
CHI SHA
CHENG TSAI
PIEN TSAI
SHANG KUAN
SHIH SHEN
CHEN
GUI ( 10 % )
CHENG YIN
PIEN YIN
CHENG KUAN
CHI SHA
CHENG TSAI
PIEN TSAI
SHANG KUAN
SHIH SHEN
CHIEH TSAI
PI CHIEN
BING ( 60 % )
SHIH SHEN
SHANG KUAN
PI CHIEN
CHIEH TSAI
PIEN YIN
CHENG YIN
CHI SHA
CHENG KUAN
PIEN TSAI
CHENG TSAI
SI
GENG ( 40 % )
CHI SHA
CHENG KUAN
PIEN TSAI
CHENG TSAI
SHIH SHEN
SHANG KUAN
PI CHIEN
CHIEH TSAI
PIEN YIN
CHENG YIN
WU DING ( 100 % )
SHANG KUAN
SHIH SHEN
CHIEH TSAI
PI CHIEN
CHENG YIN
PIEN YIN
CHENG KUAN
CHI SHA
CHENG TSAI
PIEN TSAI
JI ( 60 % )
CHENG TSAI
PIEN TSAI
SHANG KUAN
SHIH SHEN
CHIEH TSAI
PI CHIEN
CHENG YIN
PIEN YIN
CHENG KUAN
CHI SHA
DING ( 30 % )
SHANG KUAN
SHIH SHEN
CHIEH TSAI
PI CHIEN
CHENG YIN
PIEN YIN
CHENG KUAN
CHI SHA
CHENG TSAI
PIEN TSAI
WEI
YI ( 10 % )
CHIEH TSAI
PI CHIEN
CHENG YIN
PIEN YIN
CHENG KUAN
CHI SHA
CHENG TSAI
PIEN TSAI
SHANG KUAN
SHIH SHEN
GENG ( 60 % )
CHI SHA
CHENG KUAN
PIEN TSAI
CHENG TSAI
SHIH SHEN
SHANG KUAN
PI CHIEN
CHIEH TSAI
PIEN YIN
CHENG YIN
SHEN
REN ( 40 % )
PIEN YIN
CHENG YIN
CHI SHA
CHENG KUAN
PIEN TSAI
CHENG TSAI
SHIH SHEN
SHANG KUAN
PI CHIEN
CHIEH TSAI
YOU XIN ( 100 % )
CHENG KUAN
CHI SHA
CHENG TSAI
PIEN TSAI
SHANG KUAN
SHIH SHEN
CHIEH TSAI
PI CHIEN
CHENG YIN
PIEN YIN
WU ( 60 % )
PIEN TSAI
CHENG TSAI
SHIH SHEN
SHANG KUAN
PI CHIEN
CHIEH TSAI
PIEN YIN
CHENG YIN
CHI SHA
CHENG KUAN
XIN ( 30 % )
CHENG KUAN
CHI SHA
CHENG TSAI
PIEN TSAI
SHANG KUAN
SHIH SHEN
CHIEH TSAI
PI CHIEN
CHENG YIN
PIEN YIN
XU
DING ( 10 % )
SHANG KUAN
SHIH SHEN
CHIEH TSAI
PI CHIEN
CHENG YIN
PIEN YIN
CHENG KUAN
CHI SHA
CHENG TSAI
PIEN TSAI
REN ( 60 % )
PIEN YIN
CHENG YIN
CHI SHA
CHENG KUAN
PIEN TSAI
CHENG TSAI
SHIH SHEN
SHANG KUAN
PI CHIEN
CHIEH TSAI
HAI
JIA ( 40 % )
PI CHIEN
CHIEH TSAI
PIEN YIN
CHENG YIN
CHI SHA
CHENG KUAN
PIEN TSAI
CHENG TSAI
SHIH SHEN
SHANG KUAN
CHART (J) THE FORMAT of a FOUR PILLARS CHART
PILLAR NAME HOUR PILLAR DAY PILLAR MONTH PILLAR YEAR PILLAR
DEITIES DEITY of Stem DAY MASTER DEITY of Stem DEITY of Stem
STEMS (fruits / flowers)
Hour Stem Day Stem Month Stem Year Stem
BRANCH (roots)
Hour Branch Day Branch Month Branch Year Branch
HIDDEN STEMS
Hidden Stems in Branch
Hidden Stems in Branch
Hidden Stems in Branch
Hidden Stems in Branch
DEITIES Deities of Hidden Stems
Deities of Hidden Stems
Deities of Hidden Stems
Deities of Hidden Stems
Refer to Chart (H) and Chart (I) to plot the deities in the 4-pillar chart as per the format in Chart (J)
1. Find the Day Master (Day Pillar Stem) on a completed Four Pillars chart. 2. Refer to Chart H to determine the deities based on the relationship of any stem to the
Day Master. Example: For a JIA DM, refer to the column under Day Master JIA for the deities in the chart. If another Jia appears anywhere in the chart (stems or hidden stems in the branches), write PI CHIEN on top of the stems or beneath the branches. If Yi appears in the chart, it will be CHIEH TSAI, and so on.
3. Chart (I) provides a ready reference for the hidden stems in each branch, as well as the deity relationship to each possible Day Master.
Sample Four Pillars of DestinyFour Pillars of Destiny Chart with Chart (J) Format June 20, 1943 at 6:30 a.m.
Hour Pillar Day Pillar Month Pillar Year Pillar
Pien Yin Day Master Chieh Tsai Pien Tsai Ding Ji Wu Gui
Mao You Wu Wei
Yi Xin Ding Ji Ding Yi
Chi Sha Shih Shen Pien Yin Pi Chien Pien Yin Chi Sha
The Symbolgies and Associations of the Pillars, Stems and Branches Year Pillar: Ancestors. Year Stem: Male ancestor, grand father Year Branch: Female ancestor, grand mother Month Pillar: Parent, siblings Month stem: Father (brother) Month Branch: Mother (sister) Day Stem: Self (DAY MASTER) Day Branch: Spouse (husband or wife) Hour Pillar: Children Hour Stem: Son Hour Branch: Daughter
Combinations
The Ten Heavenly Stems The Five Stem Combinations S1 Jia yang wood Jia & Ji = Earth S2 Yi yin wood Yi & Geng = Metal S3 Bing yang fire Bing & Xin = Water S4 Ding yin fire Ding & Ren = Wood S5 Wu yang earth Wu & Gui = Fire S6 Ji yin earth S7 Geng yang metal S8 Xin yin metal S9 Ren yang water S10 Gui yin water Note that the stem combinations are comprised of both a yin and a yang element, paired in a domination cycle with the yang element as the dominator. The combinations also occur 5 places apart (example: Jia and Ji are S1 and S6, Yi and Geng are S2 and S7 and so on). These same pairings can be found in Charts (F) and (G), so it is clear they drive the cycles of the Five Tigers and the Five Rats. Stem combinations are considered YANG, or FRUITS.
The Branch Combinations The 12 Earthly Branches Number Branch Polarity Element Zodiac Sign B1 Zi yang water Rat B2 Chou yin earth Ox B3 Yin yang wood Tiger B4 Mao yin wood Rabbit B5 Chen yang earth Dragon B6 Si yin fire Snake B7 Wu yang fire Horse B8 Wei yin earth Sheep B9 Shen yang metal Monkey B10 You yin metal Rooster B11 Xu yang earth Dog B12 Hai yin water Pig The Six Branch Combinations Zi & Chou = Earth Yin & Hai = Wood Mao & Xu = Fire Chen & You = Metal Si & Shen = Water Wu & Wei = Fire The Three Unities Combinations Shen & Zi & Chen = Water Hai & Mao & Wei = Wood Yin & Wu & Xu = Fire Si & You & Chou = Metal The ½ Combinations The above Three Unities combinations can form ½ combinations as follows (note the center element is the same as the resulting element, and thus must be a part of the combination): Shen & Zi, or Zi & Chen = Water Hai & Mao, or Mao & Wei = Wood Yin & Wu, or Wu & Xu = Fire Si & You, or You & Chou = Metal
The Three Meetings, or Directional Branch Combinations Yin & Mao & Chen = Eastern Wood Si & Wu & Wei = Southern Fire Shen & You & Xu = Western Metal Hai & Zi & Chou = Northern Water Note: The “directional” combinations require all three branches to be present – there are no 1/2 combinations with these associations. All branch combinations are considered YIN, or ROOTS.
Stem and Branch Combinations and Transformations Refer to the two individual documents on this subject (soon to be available in the shared files area):
Stems.doc Branches.doc
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Clashes, Penalties and Damages and Break-Ups
The Six Clashes Si & Hai Chen & Xu Mao & You Yin & Shen Chou & Wei Zi & Wu
The Six Damages (or Liu Hai – the Six Harms) Si & Yin Chen & Mao Wu & Chou Wei & Zi You & Xu Shen & Hai
The Six Break-ups Si & Shen Chen & Chou Mao & Wu Yin & Hai Zi & You Xu & Wei
The Three Penalties and Self-Penalties Yin & Si & Shen Wei & Xu & Chou Hai & Hai Zi & Mao Chen & Chen Wu & Wu You & You
The combinations, clashes, damages, break-ups and penalties are illustrated in the group of charts that follow.
CHARTS (K) The Combinations, Clashes, Penalties, Damages and Break-ups THE 12 BRANCHES
THE 12 BRANCHES
THE 12 BRANCHES
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THE 4 DIRECTIONS
THE 4 SEASONS
THE 5 ELEMENTS
(K, 4) THE 12 BRANCHES
(K, 5) THE 12 BRANCHES
(K, 6) THE 12 BRANCHES
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THE 6 COMBINATIONS OF 2 BRANCHES
1 water 2 metal 3 fire 4 wood
THE 4 COMBINATIONS OF 3 BRANCHES
THE 6 CLASHES
(K, 7) THE 12 BRANCHES
(K, 8) THE 12 BRANCHES
(K, 9) THE 12 BRANCHES
THE 3 PENALTIES AND SELF PENALTIES
THE 6 DAMAGES
THE 6 BREAK-UPS
The following chart illustrates the cycle of the 12 branches, and how to use your fingers to memorize the order and relationships.
CHART ( L ) The 12 BRANCHES and Zodiac Signs with Hidden Elements and Percentages
SI 6 (SNAKE)
BING (YANG FIRE) (60 %)
GENG (YANG METAL) (40 %) (TIP of Index Finger)
WU 7 (HORSE)
DING (YIN FIRE) (100 %) (TIP of Middle Finger)
WEI 8 (GOAT)
JI (YIN EARTH) (60 %)
DING (YIN FIRE) (30 %)
YI (YIN WOOD) (10 %) (TIP of Ring Finger)
SHEN 9 (MONKEY) GENG (YANG METAL) (60 %)
REN (YANG WATER) (40 %) (TIP of Little Pinky)
CHEN 5 (DRAGON)
WU (YANG EARTH) (60 %)
YI (YIN WOOD) (30 %)
GUI (YIN WATER) (10 %) (2ND Part of Index Finger)
YOU 10 (ROOSTER)
XIN (YIN METAL) (100 %) (2ND Part of Little Pinky)
MAO 4 (RABBIT)
YI (YIN WOOD) (100 %) (3RD Part of Index Finger)
THE 12 BRANCHES
AND
THE HIDDEN ELEMENTS
(IN YOUR PALM)
COPYRIGHT of PETER LEUNG NOVEMBER 18/1999
TORONTO, ONT. CANADA
XU 11 (DOG)
WU (YANG EARTH) (60 %)
XIN (YIN METAL) (30 %)
DING (YIN FIRE) (10 %) (3RD Part of Little Pinky)
YIN 3 (TIGER)
JIA (YANG WOOD) (60 %)
BING (YANG FIRE) (40 %) (BASE of INDEX FINGER)
CHOU 2 (OX)
JI (YIN EARTH) (60 %)
GUI (YIN WATER) (30 %)
XIN (YIN METAL) (10 %) (BASE of MIDDLE FINGER)
ZI 1 (RAT)
GUI (YIN WATER) (100 %) (BASE of RING FINGER)
HAI 12 (PIG)
REN (YANG WATER) (60 %)
JIA (YANG WOOD) (40 %) (BASE OF LITTLE PINKY)
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