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

S

OUT

H

W

S U

M M

E R

A U

F

I R

E

M E

E

E S

S P

T U

W

T A

A S

(K, 1)

T R I

(K, 2)

M N

O O

(K, 3) CENTER EARTH L

T

N

ORT

H

N G

W I

N T

E R

D W A

T E

R

THE 4 DIRECTIONS

THE 4 SEASONS

THE 5 ELEMENTS

(K, 4) THE 12 BRANCHES

(K, 5) THE 12 BRANCHES

(K, 6) THE 12 BRANCHES

F I

R E 2

3 4 1

M

1

2

WATER E T A L FIRE WOOD

4

3

EA

RTH

3

2

1

4

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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