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References

€€€€ Jerry G. KingJerry G. King, "Four Pillar, "Four Pillars of Destinys of Destiny: Unlocki: Unlocking the Mysteng the Mysteries of Life (Volries of Life (Volume 3)", Creaume 3)", CreateSpateSpace Indepece Independentndent Publishing Platform (2012). ISBN: 1479202584

Publishing Platform (2012). ISBN: 1479202584

€€€€ Joey YapJoey Yap, "BaZi - The Des, "BaZi - The Destiny Codetiny Code: Your Guid: Your Guide to the Four Pille to the Four Pillars of Desars of Destiny", Jtiny", JY Books SdY Books Sdn Bhd; 2nd edn Bhd; 2nd editionition (February 1, 2005). ISBN: 9833332013

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Heavenly Stems

Heavenly Stems ₂₂

Heavenly Stems

There are ten Heavenly Stems (represented by the acronyms "H" or

There are ten Heavenly Stems (represented by the acronyms "H" or "HS") used in the construction of the Four "HS") used in the construction of the Four PillarsPillars of Ba Zi (

of Ba Zi (Š Š ‹ ‹ Œ Œ   ), a method of Chinese Divination based on a person's date and time of birth. For example,), a method of Chinese Divination based on a person's date and time of birth. For example, both the acronyms "HS1" and "H1" represent the first Heavenly Stem, namely "

both the acronyms "HS1" and "H1" represent the first Heavenly Stem, namely "JiaJia" (" (Yang WoodYang Wood), as shown in the), as shown in the tables below.

tables below.

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Heavenly Stem Combinations and Clashes

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result in a good structure of a person's Ba Zi 2.

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as Combinations take precedence over Clashes.

Earthly Branches

There are twelve Earthly Branches (represented by the acronyms "E" or "EB") used in the construction of the Four There are twelve Earthly Branches (represented by the acronyms "E" or "EB") used in the construction of the Four Pillars of Ba Zi (

Pillars of Ba Zi (Š Š ‹ ‹ Œ Œ   ). For example, both the acronyms "EB1" and "E1" represent the first Earthly Branch,). For example, both the acronyms "EB1" and "E1" represent the first Earthly Branch, namely "

namely "RatRat" (" (Yang WaterYang Water), as shown in the tables below.), as shown in the tables below.

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Notes: Notes:

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1. The Chinese terms used for the animal The Chinese terms used for the animal mnemonics are not words used for the mnemonics are not words used for the animals themselves. For example,animals themselves. For example, the Chinese word for "Rat" is "

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shown in the table above. The animal signs are therefore used purely as a memory aid, and carry no inherent meaning. In other words, the physical or mental characteristics of a person cannot be inferred from the animal sign under which he/she is born. For example, it cannot be inferred that a person born under the "Ox" sign is strong, or that a person born under the "Tiger" sign is ferocious. Such facile inferences are invalid.

2. In translating the Earthly Branch from Chinese to English, only one word is used, although the Chinese terms could be translated into English in more than one way. For example, the Chinese term for "Goat" could equally mean "ram" or "sheep" in English, the term for "Rat" could also be translated as "mouse", and the word for "Metal" is sometimes translated as "Gold", as the same Chinese character is used for both. In addition, the term "Five Elements" could be translated literally, and perhaps more accurately, as " Five Movements".

Earthly Branch Interactions (Combinations and Clashes)

In the table below, combinations and clashes refer to the type of interactions between two or more of the four Earthly Branches (the hour, day, month and year earthly branches) found in a person's Ba Zi chart.

Combinations refer to auspicious interactions, and clashes are inauspicious interactions. For example, in Row 1, combination(E3,E4,E5) means that if the branches E3, E4 and E5 are found in a person's Ba Zi chart, it is an auspicious sign. On the other hand, clash(E1,E7) in Row 7 means that if the branches E1 and E7 are found in a Ba Zi chart, it is an indication of an inauspicious chart.

Combinations may result in a new element being formed in a chart. For example, combination(E12,E4,E8) in Row2 will result in the formation of the new element "Wood", as indicated in the table below.

Row 1 Seasonal Combinations combination(E3,E4,E5) {Spring} Wood combination(E6,E7,E8) {Summer} Fire combination(E9,E10,E11) {Autumn} Metal combination(E12,E1,E2) {Winter} Water Row 2 Three Combinations combination(E12,E4,E8) Wood combination(E3,E7,E11) Fire combination(E6,E10,E2) Metal combination(E9,E1,E5) Water

Row 3 Fro nt Half Combinations combination(E12,E4) Wood combination(E3,E7) Fire combination(E6,E10) Metal combination(E9,E1) Water

Row 4 Rear Half Combinations combination(E4,E8) Wood combination(E7,E11) Fire combination(E10,E2) Metal combination(E1,E5) Water Row 5 Six Combinations combination(E1,E2) Earth combination(E3,E12) Wood combination(E4,E11) Fire combination(E5,E10) Metal combination(E6,E9) Water combination(E7,E8) Fire Row 6 Three Persecuting Clashes

clash(E3,E6,E9) clash(E2,E8,E11) Partial Persecuting Clash clash(E3,E6) clash(E6,E9) clash(E9,E3)

clash(E2,E11) clash(E8,E2) clash(E11,E8)

Row 7 Six Clash es clash(E1,E7) clash(E2,E8) clash(E3,E9) clash(E4,E10) clash(E5,E11) clash(E6,E12) Row 8 Clashes clash(E1,E4)

Ingratitude Clash clash(E5,E5) Self Clash clash(E7,E7) Self Clash clash(E10,E10) Self Clash clash(E12,E12) Self Clash Row 9 Related Clash

clash(E1,E10) clash(E3,E12) clash(E2,E5) clash(E4,E7) clash(E6,E9) clash(E8,E11)

Row 10 Conflicted Clash

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Hierarchy of Earthly Branch Interactions

The following is the hierarchy of Earthly Branch interactions, ranked in descending order of importance. For example, "Seasonal Combination" is more important, and will override "Three Combinations", which in turn will override "Three Persecuting Clashes".

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1. Seasonal Combination 2.

2. Three Combinations 3.

3. Three Persecuting Clashes 4.

4. Six Clashes 5.

5. Half Combination 6.

6. Self Persecuting Clash 7. 7. Six Combinations 8. 8. Conflicted Clashes 9. 9. Related Clashes

Prerequisites For Interactions To Be Successful

The prerequisites for interactions to be successful are: 1.

1. Three Combinations: For a front-half or rear-half combination to be successful, the resultant element (Water, Earth, Fire, Wood, or Metal) must be present in any one or more of the Heavenly Stems of the Ba Zi chart. For example, a half-combination of E1 (Yang Water) and E9 (Yang Metal) will result in the Water element. If the Water element is found in any of the four Heavenly Stems, then this half-combination will be effective (the branches E1 and E9 need not be next (adjacent) to each other in the Ba Zi chart for the combination to be successful). Conversely, a combination of E1 and E9 will not be successful if the element Water is not found in any of the four Heavenly Stems of a person's Ba Zi chart.

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2. Six Clashes: For a "Six Clash" to be effective, the pair of contributing branches must be next (adjacent) to each other in a Ba Zi chart. For example, the clash of E7 and E1 will be effective if E7 is on the Hour Earth Branch and E1 is on the Day Earth Branch. On the other hand, the clash of E7 and E1 will not be effective if E7 is on the Hour Earth Branch and E1 is on the Month or Year Earth Branch.

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3. Six Combinations: For a "Six Combination" to be effective, the pair of contributing branches must be next (adjacent) to each other in a Ba Zi chart. For example, the combination of E2 and E1 will be effective if E2 is on the Hour Earth Branch and E1 is on the Day Earth Branch. On the other hand, the combination of E2 and E1 will not be effective if E2 is on the Hour Earth Branch and E1 is on the Month or Year Earth Branch.

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4. Seasonal Combinations: For a "Seasonal Combination" to be effective, the three contributing branches need not be next (adjacent) to each other in a Ba Zi chart.

Hidden Heavenly Stems in Earthly Branches

For every Earthly Branch, one or more Hidden Heavenly Stems may be found. In the evaluation of a Ba Zi chart, both the Earthly Branches and Hidden Heavenly Stems are taken into account.

The "+" sign in the table below represents "Yang", and the "-" sign represents "Yin". For example, "+Wood" denotes "Yang Wood", and "-Water" denotes "Yin Water".

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Earthly Branches ₆ Earthly Branch Hidden Stem 1 Hidden Stem 2 Hidden Stem 3 E1 Rat H10 -Water E2 Ox H8 -Metal H6 -Earth H10 -Water E3 Tiger H5 +Earth H1 +Wood H3 +Fire E4 Rabbit H2 -Wood E5 Dragon H10 -Water H5 +Earth H2 -Wood E6 Snake H7 +Metal H3 +Fire H5 +Earth E7 Horse H4 -Fire H6 -Earth E8 Goat H4 -Fire H6 -Earth H2 -Wood E9 Monkey H5 +Earth H7 +Metal H9 +Water E10 Rooster H8 -Metal E11 Dog H4 -Fire H5 +Earth H8 -Metal E12 Pig H9 +Water H1 +Wood

References

1. http:/ / www.math.nus.edu.sg/ aslaksen/ gem-projects/ hm/ 0203-1-44-heavenly_secrets/ heavenly_secrets.pdf

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Hsia Calendar ₇

Hsia Calendar

Hsia Calendar

Introduction

The Hsia Calendar („ … ) is also known as the Ten Thousand Year Calendar (« ¬ … ). Unlike the Chinese Lunar Calendar, the Hsia Calendar is a Chinese solarsexagenary calendar system, based on a cycle of 60-years.

Purpose

For a given date and time of birth, the Hsia Calendar is used to obtain the Heavenly Stemsand Earthly Brancheswith which to construct the Four Pillars of Destiny(Š ‹ ) of a person. The Four Pillars of Destinyare also known as the

Ba Zi (Œ  ), literally the Eight Characters of a person's birth. In ancient China, one use of this form of divination was to select a suitable marriage partner.

The Four Pillars of Destiny are theYear Pillar , the Month Pillar , the Day Pillar and the Hour Pillar . Each Pillaris made up of two components, namely the Heavenly Stem and the Earthly Branch, both of which are read from the Hsia Calendar.

The Hsia Calendar is also used in various types of Feng Shui, or Chinese Geomancy, such as the Flying Star Feng Shui.

Seasons

There are twelve Seasons (SS) used in the Hsia Calendar. These are based on the relative position of the sun.

Numeral Season Notation 1 Early Spring SS1 2 Mid Spring SS2 3 Late Spring SS3 4 Early Summer SS4 5 Mid Summer SS5 6 Late Summer SS6 7 Early Autumn SS7 8 Mid Autumn SS8 9 Late Autumn SS9 10 Early Winter SS10 11 Mid Winter SS11 12 Late Winter SS12

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Years

The following is a list of Gregorian calendar years represented in the Hsia Calendar system:

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References

€€ Joey Yap, "The Ten Thousand Year Calendar - Your Definitive Reference For Feng Shui and Chinese Astrology", JY Books Sdn Bhd; 3rd edition (2004). ISBN: 9834076150

€€ Vincent Koh, "Hsia Calendar: 1924-2024", Asiapac Books (1998). ISBN: 981229077X

Hour Pillar

The Hour Pillar is used in the construction of the Four Pillars of Ba Zi (Š ‹ Œ  ), a method of Chinese Divination based on a person's date and time of birth:

Heavenly Stem of Day Pillar versus Time of Birth († ‡ ) H1 H2 H3 H4 H5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10 Earthly Branch of Hour Pillar 11pm-1am H1 H3 H5 H7 H9 H1 H3 H5 H7 H9 E1 1am-3am H2 H4 H6 H8 H10 H2 H4 H6 H8 H10 E2 3am-5am H3 H5 H7 H9 H1 H3 H5 H7 H9 H1 E3 5am-7am H4 H6 H8 H10 H2 H4 H6 H8 H10 H2 E4 7am-9am H5 H7 H9 H1 H3 H5 H7 H9 H1 H3 E5 9am-11am H6 H8 H10 H2 H4 H6 H8 H10 H2 H4 E6 11am-1pm H7 H9 H1 H3 H5 H7 H9 H1 H3 H5 E7 1pm-3pm H8 H10 H2 H4 H6 H8 H10 H2 H4 H6 E8 3pm-5pm H9 H1 H3 H5 H7 H9 H1 H3 H5 H7 E9 5pm-7pm H10 H2 H4 H6 H8 H10 H2 H4 H6 H8 E10

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7pm-9pm H1 H3 H5 H7 H9 H1 H3 H5 H7 H9 E11

9pm-11pm H2 H4 H6 H8 H10 H2 H4 H6 H8 H10 E12

€ The Heavenly Stem of the Hour Pillar is obtained from the intersection of the column ( Heavenly Stem of Day Pillar ) and the row (Time of Birth). For example, for a person born between 5pm-7pm, with a Heavenly Stem of

the Day Pillarof H3, the Heavenly Stem of the Hour Pillarwill be H4.

€ The Earthly Branch of the Hour Pillar is obtained from the last column ( Earthly Branch of Hour Pillar ) of the above chart. For example, if the Heavenly Stem of Day Pillaris H3 and the time of birth is 6.23pm, then the Hour Pillar is H4, E10.

Hour Pillar Listed For Every Day Heavenly Stem (HS)

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1. Hour Pillar For Day HS1 2.

10. Hour Pillar For Day HS10

Luck Pillar

The Luck Pillar (ˆ ‰ , Ta Yun) of a person's Ba Zi chart gives an indication of a person's luck in periods of 10 years each. The Luck Pillar is plotted based on the following:

Heavenly Stem of the Year Pillar

S/N Heavenly Stem of Year Notation Chinese Pinyin Simplified Chinese Yin/Yang (Ž  ) Five Elements ( ‘ ) Cycle Direction of Male Cycle Direction of Female

1 Jia HS1 ji• ’ Yang Wood Forward Reverse

2 Yi HS2 y‚ “ Yin Wood Reverse Forward

3 Bing HS3 b‚ng ” Yang Fire Forward Reverse

4 Ding HS4 dƒng  Yin Fire Reverse Forward

5 Wu HS5 w„ – Yang Earth Forward Reverse

6 Ji HS6 j‚ — Yin Earth Reverse Forward

7 Geng HS7 g…ng ˜ Yang Metal Forward Reverse

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9 Ren HS9 r†n š Yang Water Forward Reverse

10 Gui HS10 gu‚ › Yin Water Reverse Forward

Earthly Branch of the Month Pillar

There are 12 Earthly Branches as follows:

S/N Time († ‡ ) Notation Chinese Pinyin Earthly Branch in Simplified Chinese (‚ ƒ ) 12 Animal Mnemonics (œ  ƒ ) Yin/Yang (Ž  ) Five Elements ( ‘ )

1 11pm - 1am EB1 z‚ ž Rat Yang Water

2 1am - 3am EB2 ch‡u Ÿ Ox Yin Earth

3 3am - 5am EB3 yˆn  Tiger Yang Wood

4 5am - 7am EB4 m•o ¡ Rabbit Yin Wood

5 7am - 9am EB5 ch†n ‡ Dragon Yang Earth

6 9am - 11am EB6 s‰ ¢ Snake Yin Fire

7 11am - 1pm EB7 wŠ £ Horse Yang Fire

8 1pm - 3pm EB8 w‹i ¤ Goat Yin Earth

9 3pm - 5pm EB9 sh…n ¥ Monkey Yang Metal

10 5pm - 7pm EB10 y‡u ¦ Rooster Yin Metal

11 7pm -9pm EB11 xŒ § Dog Yang Earth

12 9pm - 11pm EB12 hi ¨ Pig Yin Water

Using the Monthly Pillar of a Ba Zi chart, the first luck pillar will be the next Stem & Branch of the above charts, in either the forward or reverse cycle.

For example, a male born in a Yang year (or a female born in a Yin year) will follow the forward cycle, and if his Month Pillar is HS8 and EB6, then his first Luck Pillar will be HS9 and EB7.

Similarly, if a female is born in a Yang year (or a male born in a Yin year), her luck will follow the reverse cycle, and her first Luck Pillar will be HS7 and EB5, if her Monthly Pillar is HS8 and EB6.

Starting Age of the First Luck Pillar

Each Luck Pillar lasts 10 years. The first five years are covered by a Heavenly Stem, and the next five years by an Earthly Branch, and this is repeated for each subsequent Luck Pillar. The starting age of the Luck Pillar is based on the date of birth in the Hsia Calendar. The following variables are used to derive the Luck Pillar:

1.

1. The gender of the person 2.

2. The Yin or Yang of the Heavenly Stem of the year of birth 3.

3. The Monthly Pillar of the Ba Zi of the person

4. The number of days to the preceding or following Hsia Season, from the date of birth There are two possibilities, (A) and (B), as given below:

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Luck Pillar ₁₅

For a male born in a Yang year (that is, the Heavenly Stem of the Year Pillar is Yang), the method is to look up his date of birth in the Hsia Calendar, count forward, and obtain the number of days from his date of birth to the next

Hsia Season, where Early Spring is represented by 1, Mid Spring by 2, Late Spring by 3, ... etc. For example, if Joe is born on 28th August 2000 (where the Monthly Pillar is HS1 and EB9), then the first day of the following Hsia Seasonis 7th Sep 2000, and the number of days is 10.

The starting age will be 10 divided by 3, rounded to the nearest integer, which is 3. The Heavenly Stem of Joe's first five years will be from 3 to 7, and the Earthly Branch of his next five years will be from age 8 to age 12. The Luck Cycle or Luck Pillar is plotted from right to left, as the age increases, beginning from the next (in increasing order) Heavenly Stem and Earthly Branch of his Monthly Pillar.

The above calculation also applies for a female born in a Yin year. The Luck Cycle : H2-E10, Age 3, Forward

73-77 63-67 53-57 43-47 33-37 23-27 13-17 3-7 Age HS9 HS8 HS7 HS6 HS5 HS4 HS3 HS2 Heavenly Stem 78-82 68-72 58-62 48-52 38-42 28-32 18-22 8-12 Age EB5 EB4 EB3 EB2 EB1 EB12 EB11 EB10 Earthly Branch

(B)

However, for a male born in a Yin year, or a female born in a Yang year, the counting is in a backward sequence. The counting starts from the date of birth backwards to the preceding Hsia Season. For example, if Joe is born in a

Yinyear, the counting will start from 28th August 2000 backwards to 6th August 2000, giving a total of 22 days. In this case, the starting age will be 22 divided by 3, which is 7 (rounded to the nearest integer). The Heavenly Stem of Joe's first five years will be from 7 to 11, and the Earthly Branch of his next five years will be from age 12 to age 16. The Luck Cycle or Luck Pillar is plotted from right to left, as the age increases, beginning from the next (in decreasing order, since Joe is a male born in a Yinyear) Heavenly Stem and Earthly Branch of his Monthly Pillar. The Luck Cycle : H10-E8, Age 7, Reverse

77-81 67-71 57-61 47-51 37-41 27-31 17-21 7-11 Age HS3 HS4 HS5 HS6 HS7 HS8 HS9 HS10 Heavenly Stem 82-86 72-76 62-66 52-56 42-46 32-36 22-26 12-16 Age EB1 EB2 EB3 EB4 EB5 EB6 EB7 EB8 Earthly Branch

List of Luck Pillars

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Luck Pillar ₁₆

H1-E1 H2-E1 H3-E1 H4-E1 H5-E1 H6-E1 H7-E1 H8-E1 H9-E1 H10-E1 H1-E2 H2-E2 H3-E2 H4-E2 H5-E2 H6-E2 H7-E2 H8-E2 H9-E2 H10-E2 H1-E3 H2-E3 H3-E3 H4-E3 H5-E3 H6-E3 H7-E3 H8-E3 H9-E3 H10-E3 H1-E4 H2-E4 H3-E4 H4-E4 H5-E4 H6-E4 H7-E4 H8-E4 H9-E4 H10-E4 H1-E5 H2-E5 H3-E5 H4-E5 H5-E5 H6-E5 H7-E5 H8-E5 H9-E5 H10-E5 H1-E6 H2-E6 H3-E6 H4-E6 H5-E6 H6-E6 H7-E6 H8-E6 H9-E6 H10-E6 H1-E7 H2-E7 H3-E7 H4-E7 H5-E7 H6-E7 H7-E7 H8-E7 H9-E7 H10-E7 H1-E8 H2-E8 H3-E8 H4-E8 H5-E8 H6-E8 H7-E8 H8-E8 H9-E8 H10-E8 H1-E9 H2-E9 H3-E9 H4-E9 H5-E9 H6-E9 H7-E9 H8-E9 H9-E9 H10-E9 H1-E10 H2-E10 H3-E10 H4-E10 H5-E10 H6-E10 H7-E10 H8-E10 H9-E10 H10-E10 H1-E11 H2-E11 H3-E11 H4-E11 H5-E11 H6-E11 H7-E11 H8-E11 H9-E11 H10-E11 H1-E12 H2-E12 H3-E12 H4-E12 H5-E12 H6-E12 H7-E12 H8-E12 H9-E12 H10-E12

In A Reverse Direction

H1-E1 H2-E1 H3-E1 H4-E1 H5-E1 H6-E1 H7-E1 H8-E1 H9-E1 H10-E1 H1-E2 H2-E2 H3-E2 H4-E2 H5-E2 H6-E2 H7-E2 H8-E2 H9-E2 H10-E2 H1-E3 H2-E3 H3-E3 H4-E3 H5-E3 H6-E3 H7-E3 H8-E3 H9-E3 H10-E3 H1-E4 H2-E4 H3-E4 H4-E4 H5-E4 H6-E4 H7-E4 H8-E4 H9-E4 H10-E4 H1-E5 H2-E5 H3-E5 H4-E5 H5-E5 H6-E5 H7-E5 H8-E5 H9-E5 H10-E5 H1-E6 H2-E6 H3-E6 H4-E6 H5-E6 H6-E6 H7-E6 H8-E6 H9-E6 H10-E6 H1-E7 H2-E7 H3-E7 H4-E7 H5-E7 H6-E7 H7-E7 H8-E7 H9-E7 H10-E7 H1-E8 H2-E8 H3-E8 H4-E8 H5-E8 H6-E8 H7-E8 H8-E8 H9-E8 H10-E8 H1-E9 H2-E9 H3-E9 H4-E9 H5-E9 H6-E9 H7-E9 H8-E9 H9-E9 H10-E9 H1-E10 H2-E10 H3-E10 H4-E10 H5-E10 H6-E10 H7-E10 H8-E10 H9-E10 H10-E10 H1-E11 H2-E11 H3-E11 H4-E11 H5-E11 H6-E11 H7-E11 H8-E11 H9-E11 H10-E11 H1-E12 H2-E12 H3-E12 H4-E12 H5-E12 H6-E12 H7-E12 H8-E12 H9-E12 H10-E12

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Life Cycle ₁₇

Life Cycle

12-Stage Life Cycle Of The Self Element

The Self Element is the Heavenly Stem of the Day Pillar. The Self Element is combined with the Earthly Branch of each of the Pillars (Year, Month, Day, Hour), and the intersection of these gives the Life Stage as depicted in the chart below:

H10 H8 H6 H4 H2 H9 H7 H5 H3 H1 12 Life Stages Status/ Strength E4 E1 E10 E10 E7 E9 E6 E3 E3 E12 Birth Strong

E3 E12 E9 E9 E6 E10 E7 E4 E4 E1 Bath Weak

E2 E11 E8 E8 E5 E11 E8 E5 E5 E2 Attire Weak E1 E10 E7 E7 E4 E12 E9 E6 E6 E3 Coming-of-Age Strong E12 E9 E6 E6 E3 E1 E10 E7 E7 E4 Prosperity Peak Strong E11 E8 E5 E5 E2 E2 E11 E8 E8 E5 Ageing Average E10 E7 E4 E4 E1 E3 E12 E9 E9 E6 Sickness Weak E9 E6 E3 E3 E12 E4 E1 E10 E10 E7 Death Weak E8 E5 E2 E2 E11 E5 E2 E11 E11 E8 Grave Average E7 E4 E10 E10 E10 E6 E3 E12 E12 E9 Repose Weak E6 E3 E12 E12 E9 E7 E4 E1 E1 E10 Conception Weak E5 E2 E11 E11 E8 E8 E5 E2 E2 E11 Nurture Weak

For example, if the Month Pillar is H3~E4, then the Self Element is H3. If the Year Pillar is H10~E1, then the Life Stage for the Year Pillar is H3~E1, and from the above table, it is depicted as "Conception" which is bestowed with a "Weak" status. This process of obtaining the Life Stage is then repeated for each of the four pillars.

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Hidden Stems ₁₈

Hidden Stems

Hidden Stems in Earthly Branches

Each Earthly Branch in the four Pillars will have one or more Hidden Heavenly Stems.

Earthly Branch in any Pillar Hidden Heavenly Stems E3 H5, H1, H3 E4 H2 E5 H10, H5, H2 E6 H7, H3, H5 E7 H4, H6 E8 H4, H6, H2 E9 H5, H7, H9 E10 H8 E11 H4, H5, H8 E12 H9, H1 E1 H10 E2 H8, H6, H10

For example, if the Earthly Branch of the Month Pillar is E11, then the Hidden Heavenly Stems are H4, H5 and H8 for the Month Pillar. If the Earthly Branch of the Day Pillar is E10, then the Hidden Heavenly Stem is H8 for the Day Pillar.

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Seasonal Cycle ₁₉

Seasonal Cycle

Seasonal Cycle of the Five Elements

Season Prosper Born Die Imprison Retreat Spring Wood Fire Earth Metal Water Summer Fire Earth Metal Water Wood Autumn Metal Water Wood Fire Earth Winter Water Wood Fire Earth Metal All Seasons Earth Metal Water Wood Fire

The Season of Birth has the greatest impact on the Ba Zi. For example, if a person is born in Spring, then Wood prospers, Fire is born, Earth dies, Metal is imprisoned, and Water retreats. The term "All Seasons" refer to the last month (the third month) of every Season, when Earth prospers, as Earth is the transition element between any two Seasons. For example, when Metal (Autumn) changes to Water (Winter) the transition element is Earth.

Chinese New Year

In the Western (Gregorian) Calendar, the Chinese New Year falls on the following days:

Year Month Day

1955 1 24 1956 2 12 1957 1 31 1958 2 18 1959 2 8 1960 1 28 1961 2 15 1962 2 5 1963 1 25 1964 2 13 1965 2 2 1966 1 21 1967 2 9 1968 1 30

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Chinese New Year ₂₀ 1969 2 17 1970 2 6 1971 1 27 1972 2 15 1973 2 3 1974 1 23 1975 2 11 1976 1 31 1977 2 18 1978 2 7 1979 1 28 1980 2 16 1981 2 5 1982 1 25 1983 2 13 1984 2 2 1985 2 20 1986 2 9 1987 1 29 1988 2 17 1989 2 6 1990 1 27 1991 2 15 1992 2 4 1993 1 23 1994 2 10 1995 1 31 1996 2 19 1997 2 7 1998 1 28 1999 2 16 2000 2 5 2001 1 24 2002 2 12 2003 2 1 2004 1 22 2005 2 9 2006 1 29 2007 2 18

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Chinese New Year ₂₁ 2008 2 7 2009 1 26 2010 2 14 2011 2 3 2012 1 23 2013 2 10 2014 1 31 2015 2 19 2016 2 8 2017 1 28 2018 2 16 2019 2 5 2020 1 25 2021 2 12 2022 2 1 2023 1 22 2024 2 10 2025 1 29 2026 2 17 2027 2 6 2028 1 26 2029 2 13 2030 2 2 2031 1 23 2032 2 11 2033 1 31 2034 2 19 2035 2 8 2036 1 28 2037 2 15 2038 2 4 2039 1 24 2040 2 12 2041 2 1 2042 2 22 2043 2 9 2044 1 30 2045 2 17 2046 2 6

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Chinese New Year ₂₂

2047 1 26

2048 2 14

The dates of the Chinese New Year are not used in the Hsia Calendar.

Symbolic Stars

Day Stem Nobleman Star Nobleman Star Academic Star Sword Star Sword Star Prosperity Star Peach Blossom Star H1 E2 E8 E6 E4 E3 E7 H2 E1 E9 E7 E3 E5 E4 E7 H3 E12 E10 E9 E7 E6 E3

H4 E12 E10 E10 E6 E8 E7 E8

H5 E2 E8 E9 E7 E6 E5

H6 E1 E9 E10 E6 E8 E7 E5

H7 E2 E8 E12 E10 E9 E11

H8 E7 E3 E1 E9 E11 E10 E10

H9 E6 E4 E3 E10 E12 E1

H10 E6 E4 E4 E12 E2 E1 E9

Symbolic Stars are activated when they appear in the Luck Pillar or the Year Pillar of a Ba Zi chart. For example, a person with H2 as the Day Heavenly Stem, and E7 on any of his Earthly Branches will have an Academic Star. Similarly, a person with H6 as the Day Heavenly Stem, and E1 and/or E9 on any of his Earthly Branches will have a Nobleman Star.

Nobleman Star

A person with the Nobleman Star is intelligent, and will get a lot of assistance from people around him.

Academic Star

A person with the Academic Star is intelligent, and will enjoy tremendous academic success.

Sword Star

A person with the Sword Star is strong-willed, and will help the weak to fight the powerful.

Prosperity Star

A person with the Prosperity Star is strong-willed.

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Symbolic Stars ₂₃

A person with the Peach Blossom Star is attractive, sexy, seductive and exhibits strong sexual desires. This person also enjoys good social standing.

General Stars

Day Branch or Year Branch General Star Star of Arts Travelling Horse Star Robbing Star Death Star Flower of Romance E1 E1 E5 E3 E6 E12 E10 E2 E10 E2 E12 E3 E9 E7 E3 E7 E11 E9 E12 E6 E4 E4 E4 E8 E6 E9 E3 E1 E5 E1 E5 E3 E6 E12 E10 E6 E10 E2 E12 E3 E9 E7 E7 E7 E11 E9 E12 E6 E4 E8 E4 E8 E6 E9 E3 E1 E9 E1 E5 E3 E6 E12 E10

E10 E10 E2 E12 E3 E9 E7

E11 E7 E11 E9 E12 E6 E4

E12 E4 E8 E6 E9 E3 E1

The key element of General Stars can be either the Day Branch or the Year Branch. For example, if the Day or Year Branch is E1, and there is an E5 in the Hour Branch, it implies that there is a Star of Arts in the Hour Pillar.

General Star

This Star symbolizes Wealth, Prosperity, and the probability of a good political career.

Star of Arts

This Star symbolizes intelligence, and an inclination to be an artist or philosopher. There is also a tendency towards being a loner, a monk or a hermit.

Travelling Horse Star

This is a good Star, symbolizing overseas working opportunities, travel and migration. However, it has the tendency to destroy other good stars, and aggravate the influence of bad stars.

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Symbolic Stars ₂₄

Robbing Star

This Star symbolizes as person who is sharp and smart if it is a favorable Star. On the other hand, if it is unfavorable, it implies being robbed, though not necessarily in the literal sense.

Death Star

This Star symbolizes as person who has courage and ability in planning if it is a favorable Star. On the other hand, if it is unfavorable, it implies being lawsuits and misfortune to one's spouse.

Flower of Romance

This Star symbolizes "Internal Romance" (a loving relationship between husband and wife, if it appears on the Year or Month Branch. On the other hand, This Star symbolizes "External Romance" (extra-marital affairs) if it appears on the Hour or Day Branch of a person's Ba Zi chart.

Year of Birth Year of Birth Year of Birth Location of Flower of Romance E1 E5 E5 West E10 E2 E6 E9 South E7 E3 E7 E10 East E4 E4 E8 E12 North E1

As given in the above table, the "Location of the Flower of Romance" depends on the Year of Birth. For example, for a person born in the Year of Snake (E6), E2 or E9, the favorable direction for activating the Flower of Romance is in the South (E7).

Heavenly Virtue Stars and Monthly Virtue Stars

Heavenly Virtue Stars and Monthly Virtue Stars are auspicious Stars, and they imply the help of benefactors when a person is in danger. For example, if a person has a Month Branch of E2, and H7 appears in any of the four Heavenly Stems, then the person has a Heavenly Virtue Star.

Month Branch Heavenly Virtue Star Monthly Virtue Star E1 E6 H9 E2 H7 H7 E3 H4 H3 E4 E9 H1 E5 H9 H9 E6 H8 H7 E7 E12 H3 E8 H1 H1 E9 H10 H9 E10 E3 H7

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Symbolic Stars ₂₅

E11 H3 H3

E12 H2 H1

Solitary Star and Lonesome Star

A person with a Solitary or Lonesome Star may appear solemn and unfriendly. It symbolizes doom for family members; a Solitary Star symbolizes misfortune to parents, and a Lonesome Star symbolizes misfortune to spouse. For example, a person with E2 in a Day Branch or a Year Branch, plus a E3 in any other Earthly Branch is deemed to have a Solitary Star.

Day Branch or Year Branch Solitary Star Lonesome Star E12 E3 E11 E1 E3 E11 E2 E3 E11 E3 E6 E2 E4 E6 E2 E5 E6 E2 E6 E9 E5 E7 E9 E5 E8 E9 E5 E9 E12 E8 E10 E12 E8 E11 E12 E8

Three Extraordinary Noblemen

The Three Extraordinary Noblemen are the Heaven, Earth and Human Extraordinary Noblemen. These Stars symbolize a person who is extremely intelligent, gifted in many areas, knowledgeable, learned and generous. He will have great achievements, and no adverse forces can cause him harm. If the Heavenly Stems are not in the order shown in the table below, these Stars are less effective.

Types of Extraordinary

Noblemen

Hour Day Month Year

Heaven - H1 H5 H7

Earth - H2 H3 H4

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Symbolic Stars ₂₆

Sixty-Year Cycle

The Sixty-Year Cycle is an infinite cycle, and can be arranged by Earthly Branch (E1-E10) as shown in the table below. An odd-numbered Earthly Branch is always matched with an odd-numbered Heavenly Stem, and an even-numbered Earthly Branch is always matched with an even-numbered Heavenly Stem. For example, a year can have a Stem and Branch combination of H1-E1 or H4-E4, but cannot have a Stem and Branch combination of H1-E2 or H4-E1. Earthly Branch Group One Group Two Group Three Group Four Group Five E1 H1 H3 H5 H7 H9 E2 H2 H4 H6 H8 H10 E3 H3 H5 H7 H9 H1 E4 H4 H6 H8 H10 H2 E5 H5 H7 H9 H1 H3 E6 H6 H8 H10 H2 H4 E7 H7 H9 H1 H3 H5 E8 H8 H10 H2 H4 H6 E9 H9 H1 H3 H5 H7 E10 H10 H2 H4 H6 H8 E11 H1 H3 H5 H7 H9 E12 H2 H4 H6 H8 H10

Heaven Void

When the above Sixty-Year Cycle is arranged by Heavenly Stems (H1 to H10), six groups of Earthly Branches appear, as given in the following table. The Heaven Void consists of the bottom two rows, where are no Heavenly Stems to match the Earthly Branches, as indicated by "X".

Group: One Two Three Four Five Six

H1 E1 E11 E9 E7 E5 E3 H2 E2 E12 E10 E8 E6 E4 H3 E3 E1 E11 E9 E7 E5 H4 E4 E2 E12 E10 E8 E6 H5 E5 E3 E1 E11 E9 E7 H6 E6 E4 E2 E12 E10 E8 H7 E7 E5 E3 E1 E11 E9 H8 E8 E6 E4 E2 E12 E10 H9 E9 E7 E5 E3 E1 E11 H10 E10 E8 E6 E4 E2 E12 X E11 E9 E7 E5 E3 E1 X E12 E10 E8 E6 E4 E2

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Symbolic Stars ₂₇

The presence of Heaven Void is like a catalyst, and it can moderate or reverse the effect of an auspicious or inauspicious Star. For example, if there is both an auspicious Star and a Heaven Void in a Ba Zi chart, the auspicious Star will be less beneficial. Similarly, if there is both an inauspicious Star and a Heaven Void in a Ba Zi chart, the inauspicious Star will be less harmful.

To determine the presence of the Heaven Void in a Ba Zi chart, look at both the Stem and Branch of the Year Pillar and both the Stem and Branch of the Day Pillar. After this, look at the Earthly Branch of the other pillars to determine whether the Heaven Void is found.

For example, if the Year Pillar is H1-E1 (in Group One), then Heaven Void falls on E11 and E12, so if the Month Branch is E11 or E12, then Heaven Void is located in the Month Pillar. Similarly, if the Day Pillar is H2-E10 (in Group Three), then Heaven Void falls on E7 and E8, so if the Day/Month/Year Branch is E7 or E8, then Heaven Void is located in the Day/Month/Year Pillar respectively.

Aspects Of Life

Relationships Between Self Element and Other Elements (Heavenly Stem) Aspects Of Life Opposite Gender (Yin & Yang)

Same Gender (Yin & Yin) or (Yang & Yang)

Relations

The element that is "Conquered By Self" Money, Wealth Direct Wealth (- ® ¯ - Zheng Cai Ge ), [The Director] Unexpected Wealth (° ® ¯ - Pian Cai Ge), [The Pioneer/Indirect Wealth]

Wife (for men), Father

The element that "Conquers Self"

Power, Status, Fame

Authority

(- ± ¯ - Zheng Guan Ge), [The Diplomat/Direct Officer]

Fighting Spirit

(² ³ ¯ - Qi Sha Ge), [The Warrior/Seven Killings]

Husband (for women),

Children (for men) The element that

"Gives Birth To Self"

Resource, Support

Main Resource

(- ´ ¯ ) - Zheng Yin Ge), [The Analyzer/Direct Resource]

Indirect Resource (° ´ ¯ - Pian Yin Ge),

[The Philosopher/Indirect Resource]

Mother

The element that "Self Gives Birth To"

Expressive Ability, Intelligence

Intelligence

(µ ± ¯ - Shang Guan Ge), [The Performer/Hurting Officer]

Unconventional Intelligence

(¶ · ¯ - Shi Shen Ge), [The Artist/Eating God]

Children (for women)

The element that is "The Same As Self"

Colleagues, Friends, Competitors

Competitors

(¸ ® ¯ - Jia Cai Ge ), [The Leader/Rob Wealth]

Friends

(¹ º ,» ¼ ¯ - Jian Lu Ge), [The Friend]

Sibling

The columns "Opposite Gender " and "Same Gender " refer to theYin or Yangof the Self element as compared to the

Yin or Yangof the other element, such as the Wealth element.Genderhere refers toYinorYang, not male or female. For example, for a man with a Self element ofYang Metal, his element of Direct Wealth will be Yin Wood, and his element of Unexpected Wealth will beYangWood.

For a man with a Self element of Yin Metal, his element of Direct Wealth will be Yang Wood, and his element of Unexpected Wealth will be Yin Wood.

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Aspects Of Life ₂₈

Male Elemental Relationships

For a man with a Self element of Metal

Elements In The

Man's 4 Pillars

Relations Aspects Of Life

Metal Sibling Colleagues, Competition Earth Mother Resource,

Support, Authority Wood Wife, Father Wealth, Money Fire Children Status, Pressure, Power Water ~ Intelligence,

Expressive Ability

For a man with a Self element of Wood

Elements In The

Man's 4 Pillars

Wood Sibling Colleagues, Competition Water Mother Resource,

Support, Authority Earth Wife, Father Wealth, Money Metal Children Status, Pressure, Power Fire ~ Intelligence,

Expressive Ability

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Aspects Of Life ₂₉

Elements In The

Man's 4 Pillars

Water Sibling Colleagues, Competition Metal Mother Resource,

Support, Authority Fire Wife, Father Wealth, Money Earth Children Status, Pressure, Power Wood ~ Intelligence,

Expressive Ability

4 Pillars

Earth Sibling Colleagues, Competition Fire Mother Resource,

Support, Authority Water Father Wealth,

Money Wood Husband Status, Pressure, Power Metal Children Intelligence,

Expressive Ability

Representations of Family Relationships

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Aspects Of Life ₃₃

Hour Day Month Year

Heavenly Stem Heavenly Stem Heavenly Stem Heavenly Stem Earthly Branch Earthly Branch Earthly Branch Earthly Branch Old Age Middle

Age

Youth Childhood

Family Groupings

Hour Day Month Year

Heavenly Stem

Heavenly Stem Heavenly Stem Heavenly Stem

Earthly Branch Earthly Branch House of Spouse Earthly Branch Season of Birth Earthly Branch Children Self & Spouse Parents Grandparents

House of Life

Earthly Branch (EB) of the House of Life

The Earthly Branch (EB) of the House of Life is found at the intersection of the Earthly Branch (EB) of the Month of Birth (in the Monthly Pillar) and the Earthly Branch (EB) of the Hour of Birth (in the Hourly Pillar).

EB of Hour of Birth

Earthly Branch (EB) of Month of Birth

E3 E4 E5 E6 E7 E8 E9 E10 E11 E12 E1 E2

E1 E4 E3 E2 E1 E12 E11 E10 E9 E8 E7 E6 E5

E2 E3 E2 E1 E12 E11 E10 E9 E8 E7 E6 E5 E4

E3 E2 E1 E12 E11 E10 E9 E8 E7 E6 E5 E4 E3

E4 E1 E12 E11 E10 E9 E8 E7 E6 E5 E4 E3 E2

E5 E12 E11 E10 E9 E8 E7 E6 E5 E4 E3 E2 E1

E6 E11 E10 E9 E8 E7 E6 E5 E4 E3 E2 E1 E12

E7 E10 E9 E8 E7 E6 E5 E4 E3 E2 E1 E12 E11

E8 E9 E8 E7 E6 E5 E4 E3 E2 E1 E12 E11 E10

E9 E8 E7 E6 E5 E4 E3 E2 E1 E12 E11 E10 E9

E10 E7 E6 E5 E4 E3 E2 E1 E12 E11 E10 E9 E8

E11 E6 E5 E4 E3 E2 E1 E12 E11 E10 E9 E8 E7

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House of Life ₃₄

Heavenly Stem (HS) of the House of Life

The Heavenly Stem (HS) of the House of Life is found at the intersection of the Heavenly Stem (HS) of the Year of Birth (in the Yearly Pillar) and the Earthly Branch (EB) of the House of Life.

EB of House of Life

Heavenly Stem of Year Pillar

H1 H2 H3 H4 H5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10 E3 H3 H5 H7 H9 H1 H3 H5 H7 H9 H1 E4 H4 H6 H8 H10 H2 H4 H6 H8 H10 H2 E5 H5 H7 H9 H1 H3 H5 H7 H9 H1 H3 E6 H6 H8 H10 H2 H4 H6 H8 H10 H2 H4 E7 H7 H9 H1 H3 H5 H7 H9 H1 H3 H5 E8 H8 H10 H2 H4 H6 H8 H10 H2 H4 H6 E9 H9 H1 H3 H5 H7 H9 H1 H3 H5 H7 E10 H10 H2 H4 H6 H8 H10 H2 H4 H6 H8 E11 H1 H3 H5 H7 H9 H1 H3 H5 H7 H9 E12 H2 H4 H6 H8 H10 H2 H4 H6 H8 H10 E1 H3 H5 H7 H9 H1 H3 H5 H7 H9 H1 E2 H4 H6 H8 H10 H2 H4 H6 H8 H10 H2

House of Conception

Month (example) General Principle to derive the House of Conception

House of Conception

H7 Move forward the Heavenly Stem of the Month Pillar by one position

H9

E3 Move forward the Earthly Branch of the Month Pillar by three positions

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Kua Number ₃₅

Kua Number

Introduction

The Kua number of a person is determined by his/her year of birth in the Chinese Hsia calendar. For example, if a male is born between 5th Feb 1928 and 3rd Feb 1929, then his Kua number is 7. A female born in the same period will have a Kua number of 6. The Kua number is used in ancient Chinese divination and Feng Shui or Chinese geomancy.

Favorable Directions

The Kua number can be depicted in a magic square (where the sum of any 3 numbers whether horizontally, vertically or diagonally is always equal to 15) and is used in Ba Zi divination to indicate the good or favorable directions of a person born with this Kua number.

South East Sout h South West East 4 9 2 West 3 5 7 8 1 6 North East North Nort h West

Favorable Directions Of The West Group

Kua numbers 2,5,6,7 and 8 belong to the West Group, and the good or favorable directions of people born with these Kua numbers areWest, South-West, North-West and North-East .

South East Sout h South West East 2 West 5 7 8 6 North East North Nort h West

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Favorable Directions Of The East Group

Kua numbers 1,3,4,9 belong to the East Group, and the good or favorable directions of people born with these Kua numbers are North, South, East and South-East .

South East South South West East 4 9 West 3 1 North East North North West

Names of Directions

Directions Traditional Chinese Simplified Chinese

Transliteration Nature of Directions Life Generating ½ ¾ ½ ¿ Sheng Qi Favorable Heavenly Doctor € À € Á Tian Yi Favorable Longevity Â ¬ Â ¬ Yan Nian Favorable

Stability Ã Ä Ã Ä Fu Wei Favorable

Mishaps Å Æ Ç Æ Huo Hai Unfavorable

Five Ghosts  È  È Wu Gui Unfavorable Six Killings É Ê É Ê Liu Sha Unfavorable Life Threatening Ë Ì Í Ì Jue Ming Unfavorable

In the above table, the top four are considered good directions, and the bottom four as unfavorable directions.

1920s

Animal Sign

Earthly Branch

Start End Kua

Number of Male

Kua Number of Female Day Month Year Day Month Year

Dragon E5 5 2 1928 3 2 1929 7 6

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Animal Sign

Earthly Branch

Start End Kua

Number of Male

Snake E6 4 2 1929 3 2 1930 8 7 Horse E7 4 2 1930 4 2 1931 7 8 Goat E8 5 2 1931 4 2 1932 6 9 Monkey E9 5 2 1932 3 2 1933 5 1 Rooster E10 4 2 1933 3 2 1934 4 2 Dog E11 4 2 1934 4 2 1935 3 3 Pig E12 5 2 1935 4 2 1936 2 4 Rat E1 5 2 1936 3 2 1937 1 5 Ox E2 4 2 1937 3 2 1938 9 6 Tiger E3 4 2 1938 4 2 1939 8 7 Rabbit E4 5 2 1939 4 2 1940 7 8

1940s

Animal Sign Earthly Branch

120-Year Basic Components Table ₄₃

120-Year Basic Components Table

The 120-Year Basic Components Table spans the years 1912 to 2031. The basic 60-year cycle that is repeated endlessly may be taken as starting from 1924 to 1983. Each year is given a name, consisting of the name of the Heavenly Stem followed by the name of the (Animal Sign of the) Earthly Branch. For example, 1983 is known as the "Wood Rat" (’ ž ) year, and 1983 as the "Water Pig" (› ¨ ) year. For simplicity, the complete name is frequently not used, and is shortened to "Year of the Rat" or "Year of the Pig" respectively. In the table below, "E" is the acronym for Earthly Branchand "H" is the acronym for Heavenly Stem.

Animal Signs Earthly Branches Heavenly Stems E1 Rat ž Water H9 š Yang Water 1912 H1 ’ Yang Wood 1924 H3 ” Yang Fire 1936 H5 – Yang Earth 1948 H7 ˜ Yang Metal 1960 H9 š Yang Water 1972 H1 ’ Yang Wood 1984 H3 ” Yang Fire 1996 H5 – Yang Earth 2008 H7 ˜ Yang Metal 2020 E2 Ox Ÿ Earth H10 › Yin Water 1913 H2 “ Yin Wood 1925 H4  Yin Fire 1937 H6 — Yin Earth 1949 H8 ™ Yin Metal 1961 H10 › Yin Water 1973 H2 “ Yin Wood 1985 H4  Yin Fire 1997 H6 — Yin Earth 2009 H8 ™ Yin Metal 2021 E3 Tiger  Wood H1 ’ Yang Wood 1914 H3 ” Yang Fire 1926 H5 – Yang Earth 1938 H7 ˜ Yang Metal 1950 H9 š Yang Water 1962 H1 ’ Yang Wood 1974 H3 ” Yang Fire 1986 H5 – Yang Earth 1998 H7 ˜ Yang Metal 2010 H9 š Yang Water 2022 E4 Rabbit ¡ Wood H2 “ Yin Wood 1915 H4  Yin Fire 1927 H6 — Yin Earth 1939 H8 ™ Yin Metal 1951 H10 › Yin Water 1963 H2 “ Yin Wood 1975 H4  Yin Fire 1987 H6 — Yin Earth 1999 H8 ™ Yin Metal 2011 H10 › Yin Water 2023 E5 Dragon ‡ Earth H3 ” Yang Fire 1916 H5 – Yang Earth 1928 H7 ˜ Yang Metal 1940 H9 š Yang Water 1952 H1 ’ Yang Wood 1964 H3 ” Yang Fire 1976 H5 – Yang Earth 1988 H7 ˜ Yang Metal 2000 H9 š Yang Water 2012 H1 ’ Yang Wood 2024 E6 Snake ¢ Fire H4  Yin Fire 1917 H6 — Yin Earth 1929 H8 ™ Yin Metal 1941 H10 › Yin Water 1953 H2 “ Yin Wood 1965 H4  Yin Fire 1977 H6 — Yin Earth 1989 H8 ™ Yin Metal 2001 H10 › Yin Water 2013 H2 “ Yin Wood 2025 E7 Horse £ Fire H5 – Yang Earth 1918 H7 ˜ Yang Metal 1930 H9 š Yang Water 1942 H1 ’ Yang Wood 1954 H3 ” Yang Fire 1966 H5 – Yang Earth 1978 H7 ˜ Yang Metal 1990 H9 š Yang Water 2002 H1 ’ Yang Wood 2014 H3 ” Yang Fire 2026 E8 Goat ¤ Earth H6 — Yin Earth 1919 H8 ™ Yin Metal 1931 H10 › Yin Water 1943 H2 “ Yin Wood 1955 H4  Yin Fire 1967 H6 — Yin Earth 1979 H8 ™ Yin Metal 1991 H10 › Yin Water 2003 H2 “ Yin Wood 2015 H4  Yin Fire 2027

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120-Year Basic Components Table ₄₄ E9 Monkey ¥ Metal H7 ˜ Yang Metal 1920 H9 š Yang Water 1932 H1 ’ Yang Wood 1944 H3 ” Yang Fire 1956 H5 – Yang Earth 1968 H7 ˜ Yang Metal 1980 H9 š Yang Water 1992 H1 ’ Yang Wood 2004 H3 ” Yang Fire 2016 H5 – Yang Earth 2028 E10 Rooster ¦ Metal H8 ™ Yin Metal 1921 H10 › Yin Water 1933 H2 “ Yin Wood 1945 H4  Yin Fire 1957 H6 — Yin Earth 1969 H8 ™ Yin Metal 1981 H10 › Yin Water 1993 H2 “ Yin Wood 2005 H4  Yin Fire 2017 H6 — Yin Earth 2029 E11 Dog § Earth H9 š Yang Water 1922 H1 ’ Yang Wood 1934 H3 ” Yang Fire 1946 H5 – Yang Earth 1958 H7 ˜ Yang Metal 1970 H9 š Yang Water 1982 H1 ’ Yang Wood 1994 H3 ” Yang Fire 2006 H5 – Yang Earth 2018 H7 ˜ Yang Metal 2030 E12 Pig ¨ Water H10 › Yin Water 1923 H2 “ Yin Wood 1935 H4  Yin Fire 1947 H6 — Yin Earth 1959 H8 ™ Yin Metal 1971 H10 › Yin Water 1983 H2 “ Yin Wood 1995 H4  Yin Fire 2007 H6 — Yin Earth 2019 H8 ™ Yin Metal 2031

Date Selection

Introduction

In Chinese divination, the selection of an auspicious date is based on the Hsia Calendar. Auspicious dates are selected for marriages, job applications, business transactions, signing of agreements and other important events. The general strategy to select a good or auspicious day is to follow these steps:

1.

1. For a particular period (week/month/year), first strike off the days that are generally inauspicious, such as [Danger] or Three Killings days.

2.

2. By comparing with a person's Ba Zi, strike off those days that are personally inauspicious, such as Extinction Star (pX-) days.

3.

3. After narrowing down the search, the remaining days are probably usable if not auspicious. Select the remaining days that auspicious, such as [Success] or Good Asset days, and/or those that are personally advantageous, such as Combination (pGC-) and/or Heavenly Doctor (pGH-) days.

Column Headings

The signs/symbols (Three Killings, Good Asset, Success, etc) that indicate whether a day is auspicious or inauspicious may appear under any Column Heading (Year, Month, Day, Season, etc) in a table for convenience of representation only. As a calendar with listings by date, all signs/symbols refer to the day itself, and may not indicate any relationship whatsoever with the column under which it appears. For example, the personal Extinction Stars are put into the Season column for convenience only, as it makes the table more compact; the Extinction Stars do not have any relationship with the Season. If an Extinction Star is to be put into a column that represents a person's Ba Zi, namely one of the 10 Heavenly Stems, an additional 10 columns will have to be

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included, making the table unwieldy. This problem will be compounded if the same logic is applied to the Earthly Branches, and 12 additional columns will need to be included. Column proliferation is avoided by simply enclosing the signs/symbols within round or square brackets, then putting them into existing columns in the tables, with the understanding that all signs/symbols have meaning only within the context of the date (row) itself. In other words, these signs/symbols within brackets can be put under any other column without altering their meanings.

Years

The following is a list of Gregorian calendar years that may be used for the selection of auspicious dates in the Hsia Calendar system:

Date Selection By Year

1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 2033 2034 2035 2036 2037 2038 2039 2040 2041 2042 2043 2044 2045 2046 2047 2048 2049

Abbreviations, Signs And Symbols Used

The use of abbreviations, signs and symbols is to minimise the size of the date selection calendar, whilst facilitating understanding without bloat.

Brackets

1.

1. [] - Square Brackets are used to indicate effects that are solely dependent on the date itself, and are independent of a person's Ba Zi. Within square brackets, capital letters are acronyms for the Pillar and Stem / Branch of the Date. For example, "MH" refers to the Month Heavenly Stem of the Date, and "YE" refers to the Year Earthly Branch of the Date.

2.

2. () - Round Brackets are used to indicate effects that are dependent on BOTH the date and a person's Ba Zi.

Within round brackets, the small letter "p" implies that the effect is "personal" to a person's Ba Zi. The other small letters are acronyms for the Pillar and Stem / Branch of a person's Ba Zi chart. For example, "mh" refers to the Month Heavenly Stem, and "de" refers to the Day Earthly Branch of a person's Ba Zi.

The use of square and round brackets, together with the use of capital and small letters, are designed to help a reader to rapidly decipher and understand the usefulness of a day in date selection.

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BaZi - Basico

BaZi - Basico

Contents

Contents

Articles

Articles

References

References

Article Licenses

Article Licenses

Ba Zi

Ba Zi

Wikibooks - Ba Zi Project

Wikibooks - Ba Zi Project

References

References

Heavenly Stems

Heavenly Stems

Heavenly Stems

Heavenly Stems

Heavenly Stem Combinations and Clashes

Heavenly Stem Combinations and Clashes

Earthly Branches

Earthly Branches

Earthly Branches

Earthly Branches

Earthly Branch Interactions (Combinations and Clashes)

Hierarchy of Earthly Branch Interactions

Prerequisites For Interactions To Be Successful

Hidden Heavenly Stems in Earthly Branches

References

Hsia Calendar

Hsia Calendar

Introduction

Purpose

Seasons

Years

1900s

1910s

1920s

1930s

1940s

1950s

1960s

1970s

1980s

1990s

2000s

2010s

2020s

2030s

2040s

References

Hour Pillar

Hour Pillar

Hour Pillar Listed For Every Day Heavenly Stem (HS)

Luck Pillar

Luck Pillar

Heavenly Stem of the Year Pillar

Earthly Branch of the Month Pillar

Starting Age of the First Luck Pillar

List of Luck Pillars

In A Reverse Direction

Life Cycle

12-Stage Life Cycle Of The Self Element

Hidden Stems

Hidden Stems in Earthly Branches

Seasonal Cycle

Seasonal Cycle of the Five Elements

Chinese New Year

Chinese New Year

Symbolic Stars

Symbolic Stars

Nobleman Star

Academic Star

Sword Star

Prosperity Star

General Stars

General Star