How to Plot a Four Pillars Chart in Feng Shui

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 Zi

YI

(5) Chang sheng Wu

Yi Chou

BING

(6) Chang sheng Yin

Bing Yin

1986

DING

(7) Chang sheng You

Ding Mao

1987

(8) WU Chang sheng Yin

Wu Chen

(9) JI Chang sheng You

Ji Si

1989

GENG

(0) Chang sheng Si

Geng Wu

1990

XIN

(1) Chang sheng Zi

Xin Wei

REN

(2) Chang sheng Shen

Ren Shen

1992

(3) GUI Chang sheng Mao

Gui You

1993

MISSING BRANCHES

1924 1984 1925 1985 1926

1927

1928 1988 1929

1930

1931 1991 1932

1933

XU HAI

Jia Xu

1934

Yi Hai

1935

1994

1995

Bing Zi

1996

Ding Chou

1997

Wu Yin

1998

Ji Mao Geng Chen Xin Si Ren Wu Gui Wei

1936

1937

1938

1939 1999 1940 2000 1941 2001 1942 2002 1943 2003

SHEN YOU

Jia Shen Yi You

1944 2004 1945 2005

Bing Xu

2006

Ding Hai

2007

Wu Zi

2008

Ji Chou Geng Yin Xin Mao Ren Chen Gui Si

1946

1947

1948

1949 2009 1950 2010 1951 2011 1952 2012 1953 2013

WU WEI

Jia Wu

1954 2014

Yi Wei

1955

Bing Shen

1956 2016

Ding You

2017

Wu Xu

2018

Ji Hai Geng Zi

2015

1957

1958

1959 2019 1960 2020

Xin Chou

1961

Ren Yin

1962

Gui Mao

2021

2022 1963 2023

CHEN SI

Jia Chen

1964

Yi Si

1965

2024

2025

Bing Wu

2026

Ding Wei

2027

1966

1967

Wu Shen

1968

Ji You

1969

Geng Xu Xin Hai

2028

2029 1970 2030 1971 2031

Ren Zi

1972

Gui Chou

1973

2032

2033

YIN MAO

Jia Yin

1974 2034

Yi Mao

1975

Bing Chen

1976

2035

2036

Ding Si

2037

Wu Wu

2038

Ji Wei Geng Shen Xin You Ren Xu Gui Hai

1977

1978

1979 2039 1980 2040 1981 2041 1982 2042 1983 2043

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

1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944

L

0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65 70 75 80 85 90 95 100 105 110 115

YEAR

0 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 6

Y

1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968

L

0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65 70 75 80 85 90 95 100 105 110 115

YEAR

6 6 6 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 9 9 9 9 10 10 10 10 11 11 11 11 12

Y

1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992

L

0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65 70 75 80 85 90 95 100 105 110 115

YEAR

12 12 12 13 13 13 13 14 14 14 14 15 15 15 15 16 16 16 16 17 17 17 17 18

Y

1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

L

0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65 70 75 80 85 90 95 100 105 110 115

YEAR

18 18 18 19 19 19 19 20 20 20 20 21 21 21 21 22 22 22 22 23 23 23 23 24

Y

2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 2033 2034 2035 2036 2037 2038 2039 2040

L

0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65 70 75 80 85 90 95 100 105 110 115

24 24 24 25 25 25 25 26 26 26 26 27 27 27 27 28 28 28 28 29 29 29 29 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 Stem Branch

1 Jia Zi

2 Yi Chou

3 Bing Yin

4 Ding Mao

5 Wu Chen

6 Ji Si

7 Geng Wu

8 Xin Wei

9 Ren Shen

10 Gui You

11

12

Xu

Hai

CHART (E) The 12 LI JIE of theChinese Solar Calendar with Jie Durations and Approximate Starting Dates Month Jie Total Days Start

YIN

MAO

CHEN

SI

WU

WEI

SHEN

YOU

XU

HAI

ZI

CHOU

Li Chun 29 D 18 hr Feb 4/5

Jing Zhe 30 D 6 hr Mar 5/6

Qing Ming 30 D 18 hr Apr 4/5

Li Xia 31 D 4 hr May 5/6

Mang Zhong 31 D 10 hr June 5/6

Xiao Shu 31 D 10 hr Jul 7/8

Li Qiu 31 D 2 hr Aug 7/8

Bai Lu 30 D 16 hr Sep 7/8

Han Lu 30 D 2 hr Oct 8/9

Li Dong 29 D 16 hr Nov 7/8

Da Xue 29 D 12 hr Dec 7/8

Xiao Han 29 D 12 hr Jan 5/6

CHART (F) 5 TIGERS CHASING THE MONTH after the Year Stem MONTH YEAR JIA JI YI GENG BING XIN DING REN WU GUI

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

BING

DING

WU

JI

GENG

XIN

REN

GUI

JIA

YI

BING

DING

WU

JI

GENG

XIN

REN

GUI

JIA

YI

BING

DING

WU

JI

GENG

XIN

REN

GUI

JIA

YI

BING

DING

WU

JI

GENG

XIN

REN

GUI

JIA

YI

BING

DING

WU

JI

GENG

XIN

REN

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 JIA JI YI GENG BING XIN DING REN WU GUI

ZI

CHOU

YIN

MAO

CHEN

SI

WU

WEI

SHEN

YOU

XU

HAI

2300 0059

0100 0259

0300 0459

0500 0659

0700 0859

0900 1059

1100 1259

1300 1459

1500 1659

1700 1859

1900 2059

2100 2259

JIA

YI

BING

DING

WU

JI

GENG

XIN

REN

GUI

JIA

YI

BING

DING

WU

JI

GENG

XIN

REN

GUI

JIA

YI

BING

DING

WU

JI

GENG

XIN

REN

GUI

JIA

YI

BING

DING

WU

JI

GENG

XIN

REN

GUI

JIA

YI

BING

DING

WU

JI

GENG

XIN

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 (2) Month Pillar Wu (3) Day Pillar Ji (4) Hour Pillar Ding

Wei Wu You Mao

CHART (H) DEITIES and DAY MASTER

T E N D E I T I E S

PI CHIEN CHIEH TSAI SHIH SHEN SHANG KUAN PIEN TSAI CHENG TSAI CHI SHA CHENG KUAN PIEN YIN CHENG YIN

JIA Jia Yi Bing Ding Wu Ji Geng Xin Ren Gui

YI Yi Jia Ding Bing Ji Wu Xin Geng Gui Ren

DAY MASTER BING DING Bing Ding Ding Bing Ji Wu Ji Wu Geng Xin Geng Xin Ren Gui Gui Ren Yi Jia Yi Jia

WU Wu Ji Geng Xin Ren Gui Jia Yi Bing Ding

JI Ji Wu Xin Geng Gui Ren Yi Jia Ding Bing

GENG Geng Xin Ren Gui Jia Yi Bing Ding Wu Ji

XIN Xin Geng Gui Ren Yi Jia Ding Bing Ji Wu

REN Ren Gui Jia Yi Bing Ding Wu Ji Geng Xin

GUI Gui Ren Yi Jia Ding Bing Ji Wu Xin Geng

CHART (I) DEITIES and BRANCHES (HIDDEN STEMS) BRANCH

ZI

HIDDEN STEMS

GUI ( 100 % )

CHOU

JI ( 60 % )

GUI ( 30 % )

XIN ( 10 % )

YIN

JIA ( 60 % )

BING ( 40 % )

MAO

YI ( 100 % )

CHEN

WU ( 60 % )

YI ( 30 % )

GUI ( 10 % )

SI

BING ( 60 % )

GENG ( 40 % )

WU

DING ( 100 % )

WEI

JI ( 60 % )

DING ( 30 % )

YI ( 10 % )

SHEN

GENG ( 60 % )

REN ( 40 % )

YOU

XIN ( 100 % )

XU

WU ( 60 % )

XIN ( 30 % )

DING ( 10 % )

HAI

REN ( 60 % )

JIA ( 40 % )

JIA

YI

BING

CHENG YIN CHENG TSAI

PIEN YIN PIEN TSAI

CHENG KUAN

CHENG YIN

PIEN YIN

CHENG KUAN

CHENG KUAN

CHI SHA

PI CHIEN

DAY MASTER and DEITIES DING WU JI GENG

XIN

REN

GUI

CHI SHA SHIH SHEN

CHENG TSAI CHIEH TSAI

PIEN TSAI PI CHIEN

SHANG KUAN CHENG YIN

SHIH SHEN PIEN YIN

CHIEH TSAI CHENG KUAN

PI CHIEN CHI SHA

CHENG TSAI

CHI SHA PIEN TSAI

CHENG TSAI SHANG KUAN

PIEN TSAI SHIH SHEN

SHANG KUAN CHIEH TSAI

SHIH SHEN PI CHIEN

CHIEH TSAI CHENG YIN

PI CHIEN PIEN YIN

CHIEH TSAI

PIEN YIN

CHENG YIN

CHI SHA

CHENG KUAN

PIEN TSAI

CHENG TSAI

SHIH SHEN

SHANG KUAN

SHIH SHEN

SHANG KUAN

PI CHIEN

CHIEH TSAI

PIEN YIN

CHENG YIN

CHI SHA

CHENG KUAN

PIEN TSAI

CHENG TSAI

CHIEH TSAI

PI CHIEN

PIEN TSAI

CHENG TSAI

CHENG YIN SHIH SHEN

PIEN YIN SHANG KUAN

CHENG KUAN PI CHIEN

CHI SHA CHIEH TSAI

CHENG TSAI PIEN YIN

PIEN TSAI CHENG YIN

SHANG KUAN CHI SHA

SHIH SHEN CHENG KUAN

CHIEH TSAI CHENG YIN

PI CHIEN PIEN YIN

CHENG YIN

PIEN YIN

CHENG KUAN

CHI SHA

CHENG TSAI

PIEN TSAI

SHANG KUAN

SHIH SHEN

CHENG KUAN

CHI SHA

CHENG TSAI

PIEN TSAI

SHANG KUAN

SHIH SHEN

CHIEH TSAI

PI CHIEN

SHIH SHEN

SHANG KUAN

PI CHIEN

CHIEH TSAI

PIEN YIN

CHENG YIN

CHI SHA

CHENG KUAN

PIEN TSAI

CHENG TSAI

CHI SHA

CHENG KUAN

PIEN TSAI

CHENG TSAI

SHIH SHEN

SHANG KUAN

PI CHIEN

CHIEH TSAI

PIEN YIN

CHENG YIN

SHANG KUAN

SHIH SHEN

CHIEH TSAI

PI CHIEN

CHENG TSAI

PIEN TSAI

SHANG KUAN

SHIH SHEN

CHENG YIN CHIEH TSAI

PIEN YIN PI CHIEN

CHENG KUAN CHENG YIN

CHI SHA PIEN YIN

CHENG TSAI CHENG KUAN

PIEN TSAI CHI SHA

SHANG KUAN CHIEH TSAI

SHIH SHEN PI CHIEN

CHIEH TSAI CHENG YIN

PI CHIEN PIEN YIN

CHENG YIN CHENG KUAN

PIEN YIN CHI SHA

CHENG KUAN CHENG TSAI

CHI SHA PIEN TSAI

CHENG TSAI SHANG KUAN

PIEN TSAI SHIH SHEN

CHI SHA

CHENG KUAN

PIEN TSAI

CHENG TSAI

SHIH SHEN

SHANG KUAN

PI CHIEN

CHIEH TSAI

CHENG YIN

PIEN YIN CHENG KUAN

CHENG YIN CHI SHA

CHI SHA CHENG TSAI

CHENG KUAN

PIEN TSAI

CHENG TSAI

SHIH SHEN

SHANG KUAN

PIEN YIN PI CHIEN

PIEN TSAI

SHANG KUAN

SHIH SHEN

CHIEH TSAI

PI CHIEN

CHENG YIN

PIEN YIN

PIEN TSAI

CHENG TSAI

SHIH SHEN

SHANG KUAN

PI CHIEN

CHIEH TSAI

PIEN YIN

CHENG YIN

CHI SHA

CHENG KUAN

CHENG KUAN SHANG KUAN

CHI SHA SHIH SHEN

CHENG TSAI CHIEH TSAI

PIEN TSAI PI CHIEN

SHANG KUAN CHENG YIN

SHIH SHEN PIEN YIN

CHIEH TSAI CHENG KUAN

PI CHIEN CHI SHA

CHENG YIN CHENG TSAI

PIEN YIN PIEN TSAI

PIEN YIN

CHENG YIN

CHI SHA

CHENG KUAN

PIEN TSAI

CHENG TSAI

SHIH SHEN

SHANG KUAN

PI CHIEN

CHIEH TSAI

PI CHIEN

CHIEH TSAI

PIEN YIN

CHENG YIN

CHI SHA

CHENG KUAN

PIEN TSAI

CHENG TSAI

SHIH SHEN

SHANG KUAN

SHANG KUAN

CHIEH TSAI

CHART (J) THE FORMAT of a FOUR PILLARS CHART PILLAR NAME DEITIES STEMS (fruits / flowers) BRANCH (roots) HIDDEN STEMS DEITIES

HOUR PILLAR

DAY PILLAR

MONTH PILLAR

YEAR PILLAR

DEITY of Stem

DAY MASTER

DEITY of Stem

DEITY of Stem

Hour Stem

Day Stem

Month Stem

Year Stem

Hour Branch

Day Branch

Month Branch

Year Branch

Hidden Stems in Branch

Hidden Stems in Branch

Hidden Stems in Branch

Hidden Stems in Branch

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 Destiny Chart with Chart (J) Format June 20, 1943 at 6:30 a.m. Hour Pillar

Day Pillar

Month Pillar

Year Pillar

Pien Yin Ding

Day Master Ji

Chieh Tsai Wu

Pien Tsai Gui

Mao Yi

You Xin

Wu Ding

Chi Sha

Shih Shen

Pien Yin

Wei Ji Ding Yi 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 S2 S3 S4 S5 S6 S7 S8 S9 S10

Jia & Ji = Earth Yi & Geng = Metal Bing & Xin = Water Ding & Ren = Wood Wu & Gui = Fire

Jia Yi Bing Ding Wu Ji Geng Xin Ren Gui

yang wood yin wood yang fire yin fire yang earth yin earth yang metal yin metal yang water 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 B1 B2 B3 B4 B5 B6 B7 B8 B9 B10 B11 B12

Branch Zi Chou Yin Mao Chen Si Wu Wei Shen You Xu Hai

Polarity yang yin yang yin yang yin yang yin yang yin yang yin

Element water earth wood wood earth fire fire earth metal metal earth water

Zodiac Sign Rat Ox Tiger Rabbit Dragon Snake Horse Sheep Monkey Rooster Dog 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

This file continues on the next page.

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 S

OUT H (K, 1)

W E S T

E A S T N

ORT

THE 12 BRANCHES S U S P R I N G

H

THE 4 DIRECTIONS

M

WOOD EA

RTH

W I

N T

ER

3

THE 12 BRANCHES F W O O D

I R E (K, 3) CENTER EARTH

WA

T E

M E T A L

R

THE 5 ELEMENTS

(K, 5) THE 12 BRANCHES

RE

WATER E T AL FIRE

MM ER (K, 2)

THE 4 SEASONS

(K, 4) THE 12 BRANCHES FI

A U T U M N

(K, 6) THE 12 BRANCHES

4

2

1

1 4

2

1 water 2 metal

3

3 fire 4 wood

THE 6 COMBINATIONS OF 2 BRANCHES

4 3 2 1 THE 4 COMBINATIONS OF 3 BRANCHES

(K, 7) THE 12 BRANCHES

(K, 8) THE 12 BRANCHES

(K, 9) THE 12 BRANCHES

THE 6 DAMAGES

THE 6 BREAK-UPS

THE 3 PENALTIES AND SELF PENALTIES

THE 6 CLASHES

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 %)

WU

7

WEI

8 SHEN

9

(HORSE)

(GOAT)

(MONKEY)

DING (YIN FIRE)

JI (YIN EARTH)

GENG (YANG METAL)

(100 %)

(60 %)

(60 %)

DING (YIN FIRE)

REN (YANG WATER)

(30 %)

(40 %)

GENG (YANG METAL) (40 %)

YI (YIN WOOD) (10 %) (TIP of Index Finger)

CHEN

(TIP of Middle Finger)

(TIP of Little Pinky)

(TIP of Ring Finger)

5

YOU

(DRAGON)

10

(ROOSTER)

THE 12 BRANCHES

WU (YANG EARTH)

XIN (YIN METAL)

(60 %)

(100 %)

YI (YIN WOOD)

AND

(30 %)

GUI (YIN WATER) (10 %)

THE HIDDEN ELEMENTS

(2ND Part of Index Finger)

MAO

(2ND Part of Little Pinky)

(IN YOUR PALM)

4

XU

(RABBIT)

(DOG)

YI (YIN WOOD) (100 %)

(60 %)

11

WU (YANG EARTH) XIN (YIN METAL)

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(30 %)

DING (YIN FIRE) (10 %)

(3RD Part of Index Finger)

YIN

3

(3RD Part of Little Pinky)

CHOU

2

ZI

1

HAI

12

(TIGER)

(OX)

(RAT)

(PIG)

JIA (YANG WOOD)

JI (YIN EARTH)

GUI (YIN WATER)

REN (YANG WATER)

(60 %)

(60 %)

(100 %)

BING (YANG FIRE)

GUI (YIN WATER)

JIA (YANG WOOD)

(40 %)

(30 %)

(40 %)

XIN

(60 %)

(YIN METAL)

(10 %)

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