The 12 earthly branches are the ancient traditional chronology of our country, and they are also the origin of all things.
The 12 earthly branches, that is, the 12 lunar calendars, originated from the monthly sacrificial activities in ancient times, and the earthly branches are the twelve sequential symbols used by people in ancient times to describe the cycle of the moon. In the land of China, the prosperity and development of the culture of the twelve earthly branches is something to be proud of, and it has also brought a lot of convenience to our lives.
Now let's talk about the 12 earthly branches.
The "branch" of the earthly branch is like a branch of a tree, which is located below and is related to the "earth", so it is called the earthly branch.
There are 12 earthly branches, which are referred to as "branches". The order is: Zi, Chou, Yin, Mao, Chen, Si, Wu, Wei, Shen, You, Xu, Hai.
The earthly branch is likened to a tree branch, and the twelve symbols symbolize the development and change of all things in the universe.
"Zi" is the same as "孳", which refers to the growth of all things from the ground;
"Ugly" is the same as "New", which refers to the state of being twisted by the rope.
Yin" is the same as "acting", which refers to the beginning of the growth of all things;
卯" is the same as "rising", referring to all things breaking out of the ground;
Chen" is the same as "stretch", which refers to the growth and stretching of all things;
巳" is the same as "has", which refers to the growth of all things;
"午" is the same as "仵", which refers to the state of yin and yang;
"not the same taste" refers to the taste of all things after they are ripe;
Shen is the same as "body", which means that all things have matured and the body has been formed;
"Unitary" and "just", which means that all things have matured to the extreme;
戌 "pass" and "extinguish" refers to the extinction of all things;
Hai "through "core", refers to the seeds left by living organisms.
In the Book of Changes, Najia**, it is the process of actual life according to the relationship between the earthly branches in the hexagram.
Characteristics of the 12 earthly branches.
Zishui is the head of the twelve earthly branches, the water of the anode, and the image is the rain and dew stream; Zishui is the nectar that falls from the sky, and is not afraid of the prosperity of the fire; Zishui has the dual attributes of yin and yang, the outer yang and the inner yin, its body is yang, but in fact it is yin. The sub-water contains decay water, which is located due north; On the festival, it is the eleventh month of the lunar calendar; Zishui is the hometown of water and prosperity, and it is also the initial place for yang energy to arise.
Zishui ranks first in the zodiac, and Zishui corresponds to the zodiac sign: Rat.
Sub-water can be likened to: ice, rivers, springs, cold water, rivers, lakes and seas, pools, wells, ditches, activities, vehicles and boats, ** literature and ink, metaphysics, mellowness, intelligence, skills, lewdness, etc.
The sub-water corresponds to the human body: kidneys, bladder, urinary, blood, waist, and ears.
The ugly five elements belong to the earth, and the festival is the midwinter of December; The ugly soil contains moisture, so it is wet soil, which is yin, and it is a treasury; Ugly is the land of the water town, where the treasury is.
Chou is in the second place among the twelve branches, located in the northeast, and is a cold and damp land; However, when the day is in the second yang intake, the ugly earth also has the essence of the warm sun, so the ugly soil can cultivate the roots of wood, the fierceness of fire, and the sharpness of gold, and its nature is quiet and easy-going.
The color of the five elements of ugly soil corresponds: black and yellow.
Ugly soil can be likened to: frozen soil, wet soil, dikes, basements, sewers, toilets, darkness, concealment, mines, prisons, fornication, metaphysics, abstraction, military camps, factories and mines, pastorals, etc.
The ugly soil corresponds to the human body: abdomen, spleen, stomach, uterus, muscles, etc.
Ugly soil is ranked second in the Chinese zodiac, corresponding to the zodiac sign: ox.
The actual form of the wood is on the ground, like a thick and strong tree that has just passed through the cold winter. In terms of efficacy, it is necessary to focus on its energy release, otherwise it is easy to become rotten wood. Yinmu gas is solid, the weather is huge, and it is developing rapidly.
Yinmu corresponds to the northeast Gen side in the direction, and Gen is a mountain in the Bagua, which is the place where the earth grows.
The color of the five elements of Yinmu is green.
Yin is Meng Chun, and the festival is the first month of the lunar calendar. When the first lunar month is the time when the three yang Kaitai is opened, the yang energy is formed, and it is meteorologically prograde, and the primary effect is to go cold to warm, from east to south, so that the energy in Yin can be exerted.
Yinmu corresponds to the human body: limbs, gall bladder, veins, hands and feet, hair, nails, etc.
Yinmu is ranked third in the zodiac sign, corresponding to the zodiac sign: Tiger.
Yinmu can be likened to: trees, wood, furniture, temples, buildings, ** institutions, cultural places, elegant, temples, mountains and forests.
Yin is the yang wood, which contains A, C and E, and the Wu soil is the residual gas of the Yin wood.
Umu is ranked fourth among the twelve earthly branches, belonging to the Gen position in the "River Map", located due east, in mid-spring February; During the moon season, the yang energy is expressed and all things grow, and the breath evaporates. It is only when the moon is that the yang energy is truly freed from the fetters of the cold air, and the qi of the moon is thriving.
Umu can be analogous to: flowers and plants, doors and windows, pavilion sills, ropes, wooden sticks, weapons, fabrics, wood, building materials, etc.
The corresponding human body is: liver and gallbladder, limbs, arms, fingers, waist, tendons, and hair.
The wood is a yin wood, with a hidden B wood and a pure breath, so its yin wood properties can be well played.
Umu is ranked fourth in the Chinese zodiac, corresponding to the zodiac sign: rabbit.
Most of the time, the wood is expressed in the form of gaseous form in people, things and things, it can absorb water and ignite fire, and naturally mediate in the cold and warm.
Chen is the spring season, and the festival is the third month of the lunar calendar. Tatsu soil is muddy and wet soil, and the roots of all things depend on it to cultivate and grow. Chentu ranks fifth in the twelve earthly branches, belongs to the Kun position in the "River Map", is located in the southwest, belongs to the spring of March, and is the place where the wood fire is divided.
Chentu is the yang soil, the tomb of the five elements of water, which contains the earth, Yimu, and decay water, and its inner breath is mixed and changeable. The Otogi stored in Tatsunaku is in the gaseous form, the decay water is also in the gaseous form, and only the pentaether is in the solid form.
Chentu can be similar to: wet mud, reservoirs, wells, springs, ponds, ponds, ditches, rice fields, etc.
The corresponding human body is: **muscles, shoulders, chest, stomach, digestive system, etc.
Tatsutu is ranked fifth in the 12 zodiac signs, corresponding to the zodiac sign: dragon.
Sihuo ranks sixth among the twelve branches, belongs to the Kun position in the "Hetu", is located in the southwest, belongs to the sign of summer, and the qi turns pure and masculine and dry. Si is Mengxia, and the festival is the fourth month of the lunar calendar.
It is a yin fire, which contains earth, heptogold, and propylene fire, and its inner breath is mixed and stable, and the outside is strong and dry.
The fire can be likened to: roads, temples, buildings, fireworks, cigarettes, culture, articles, thoughts, fantasies, changes, colors, images, networks, etc.
The fire corresponds to the human body: throat, teeth, eyes, heart system, etc.
Si Huo is ranked sixth in the Chinese zodiac, corresponding to the zodiac sign: snake.
The noon fire is located due south in the divination; Noon is midsummer, and the festival is the fifth month of the lunar calendar, when the fire is in full swing. The noon fire has the connotation of fire and earth, and the color is red and yellow.
The noon fire has the nature of changing its shape, and it is hot when it encounters soil, dry when it encounters fire, melts when it encounters gold, stumbles when it encounters wood, and crosses when it encounters water.
Noon is the yang fire, the seventh of the twelve earthly branches, which contains Ding Huo and its own soil, and its inner breath is relatively pure.
The noon fire can be likened to: dry land, kiln smelter, battlefield, battlefield, hall, building, casino, horse shed, etc.
The noon fire corresponds to the human body: eyes, head, heart and blood system, etc.;
The noon fire is in seventh place in the Chinese zodiac, and the corresponding zodiac sign is: horse.
It is not yin soil, ranking eighth among the twelve earthly branches; The position in the "River Map" is located due north. It is not summer, and the festival is the sixth month of the lunar calendar, when the yin air gradually enters and the fire gradually weakens.
Unsoiled soil can be compared to: dry soil, wooden warehouse, garden, courtyard, dry well, forest farm, timber mill, vegetable garden, orchard, hotel, etc.
The corresponding human body is: stomach, muscles, spleen and digestive system, etc.
The soil is not hidden in the wood, the soil, the fire, for the wood of the tomb, its inner breath is more complex, has the nature of fickle shape, the fire is hot, the gold is brittle, the wood is solid, the water is the battle.
Weitu is ranked eighth in the 12 zodiac signs, corresponding to the zodiac sign: sheep.
Shen's position in the "River Map" is located due north; Renshui was born in Shen, so Shenjin is the god of water. Shen is Mengqiu, the festival is the seventh month of the lunar calendar, and Shen is the stubborn and wear-resistant gold, which is yang gold.
Shenjin can be similar to: immortal halls, roads, cities, ancestral halls, metal objects, metal equipment, ores, vehicles, etc.
Shenjin corresponds to the human body: large intestine, meridians, lungs, bones, respiratory system, etc.
Shenjin is the ninth of the twelve earthly branches, which contains Gengjin, Renshui and Wutu, which is the hometown of fire and gold. Shen Jin is inherently yang, with strong destructive power and destructiveness.
Shenjin is ranked ninth in the 12 zodiac signs, corresponding to the zodiac sign: Monkey.
In the hexagram of the "Luo Shu" in the west, its character is quiet and gentle, and it is soft and strong. You are mid-autumn and August, golden and white.
Unitary gold can be likened to: metal equipment, knives, streets, iron towers, temples, hotels, banks, clocks and watches, information, media, law, technology, cryptology, metaphysics, etc.
The corresponding human body is: bones, small intestine, sperm and blood, lungs, respiratory system, etc.
Youjin is yin gold, the tenth place in the twelve earthly branches, and it contains Xin Jin, which is the place where the west is positive and the gold is formed. When the gold reaches the unitary, it has been tempered by the fire, so the aura of sorceration is gradually weakened, its quality is flexible and hidden edge, its shape is delicate, but its inner strength is implicitly strong.
Youjin is ranked tenth in the 12 zodiac signs, corresponding to the zodiac sign: Rooster.
It is autumn, and it is the tomb of the fire storehouse. It is in the northwest in the "Luo Shu" hexagram. The breath of the soil is dry, and the water or the anterograde direction can adjust its heat, and it becomes a good thing.
The earth can be similar to: caves, gas stations, transformers, substations, oil houses, oil depots, mines, prisons, cells, detention centers, execution grounds, execution grounds, funeral parlors, temples, etc.
The corresponding human body is: legs, life, ankles, stomach, muscles, etc.
戌 is the yang soil, the eleventh of the twelve earthly branches, which contains Xin Jin, Wu Tu Qi, Ding Huo Tomb Qi; Its inner breath is complex and prone to change.
It is dry soil, and its nature is active, the qi is strong, and the personality characteristics are outstanding.
戌土 is ranked 11th in the 12th zodiac sign, and the corresponding zodiac sign is: dog.
Hai belongs to the water, and it is the place where the five lakes gather. Hai is the god of rain, for the hanging river, and the water of the heavenly river flows endlessly.
Haishui can be likened to: rivers, rivers, lakes, seas, aquatic products, poisons, science and technology, operations, numbers, ideas, networks, etc.
Haishui corresponds to the human body: head, kidney capsule, blood, urinary system, etc.
Hai is yin water, ranking the twelfth place in the twelve earthly branches, containing Renshui and Jiamu, which is the place where gold is formed. Its inner breath is more direct, and it is the introduction of air conditioning.
The water is quiet and its momentum is galloping.
Haishui is ranked twelfth in the Chinese zodiac, corresponding to the zodiac sign: Pig.
The twelve earthly branches are pronounced:
子 (zǐ), ugly (chǒu), 寅 (yín), 卯 (mǎo), 辰 (chén), 巳 (sì), 午 (wǔ), 未 (wèi), 申 (shēn), 酉 (yǒu), 戌 (xū), 海 (hài).
The 12 earthly branches correspond to the 12 zodiac signs:
Sub: Rat; Ugly: Cow; Yin: Tiger; Mao: rabbit; Tatsu: Dragon; 巳: Snake;
Afternoon: Horse; Not: Sheep; Shen: Monkey; Unitary: Chicken; 戌: Dog; HH: Pigs.
1. Twelve branches and five elements:
Yin Mao is wood, Siwu is fire, Shen You is gold, Haizi is water, and Chen Wei is ugly earth;
2. The Twelve Branches and the Seasons:
Yin Maochen is spring, Siwu is not summer, Shen Youxu is autumn, and Hai Zichou is winter;
3. Twelve branches and directions:
Yin Mao is the east, Siwu is the south, Shen You is the west, Haizi is the north, and Chen Wei is the four corners of the earth
4. Twelve monthly construction:
Jianyin in the first month, Jianmao in February, Jianchen in March, Jiansi in April, Jianwu in May, Jianwei in June, Jianshen in July, Jianyou in August, Jianxu in September, Jianhai in October, Jianzi in November, Jianchou in December;
5. Twelve branches and solar terms:
Yinyue is the beginning of spring, Maoyue is stunning, and Chenyue is Qingming;
The first month is the beginning of summer, the noon moon is the mango seed, and the first month is the small summer;
The moon of Shen is the beginning of autumn, the month of Youyue is the dew, and the month of the month is the cold dew
The month of Hai is the beginning of winter, the month of the child is heavy snow, and the ugly month is a small cold;
6. Twelve branches and zodiac signs:
The son is a rat, the ugly is a cow, Yin is a tiger, Mao is a rabbit, Chen is a dragon, Si is a snake, Wu is a horse, Wei is a sheep, Shen is a monkey, you are a chicken, Xu is a dog, and Hai is a pig.
7. The Twelve Branches and the Twelve Hours:
23-1 o'clock is the sub time, 1-3 o'clock is the ugly time, 3-5 o'clock is the Yin time, 5-7 o'clock is the Mao time, 7-9 o'clock is the morning time, 9-11 o'clock is the middle time, 11-13 o'clock is the noon time, 13-15 o'clock is the new time
15-17 o'clock is the time of Shen, 17-19 o'clock is the unitary time, 19-21 o'clock is the time of Xu, and 21-23 o'clock is the time of Hai.
8. The twelve earthly branches and five elements belong:
Zi (rat) belongs to yang water, Hai (pig) belongs to yin water, north;
Yin (tiger) belongs to yang wood, Mao (rabbit) belongs to yin wood, oriental;
Si (snake) belongs to yin fire, noon (horse) belongs to yang fire, south;
Shen (monkey) belongs to yang gold, and you (chicken) belongs to yin gold, west;
Chen (dragon) and 戌 (dog) belong to the yang soil, the Chinese side;
Chou (cow) and Wei (sheep) belong to the yin soil, the Chinese side.
The simple way to memorize the yin and yang of the earthly branch is that the singular number is yang and the even number is yin.
9. The Twelve Earthly Branches and the Four Seasons:
Yin Maochen spring, Siwu is not summer, Shen Xixu autumn, Haizi Chou winter.
Again;In the last eighteen days of each season, the last month is the earth month.
10. The three local branches:
Yin Mao Chen Sanhui Oriental Wood.
The fire in the south will not be held at noon.
Shen Youxu Sanhui Western Gold.
Haizi Chou Sanhui Northern Water.
The power of the three associations in the four pillars and eight characters is greater than all else, for example: the rigan is wood, and the earth branch has Yin Maochen, or only two of them are combined to form the three associations. Yin Maochen Sanhui Dongfang Wood, which is beneficial to the weak and unfavorable to the strong.
The three bureaus of the earthly branch refer to the meeting of the five elements of the earthly branch, which has both quantitative and qualitative changes. The conditions of the three bureaus of the earth branch are also the ones who see the bureau, and it is also the difference between the prosperity and decline of the new five elements, and its likes and precautions are the same as those of the triad, but in terms of strength, the power of the three bureaus is greater than the power of the triad, because the three bureaus are the qi of one party.
11. Terrestrial triad:
Shen Zichen synthesized water, Hai Mao did not synthesize wood, Yin Wu synthesized fire, and Si You ugly synthesized gold.
There are three characters in the eight characters, which are combined into a fire bureau and strengthen the power of fire in the eight characters, and the firepower is greater if you are born in summer or in the month of Yinxu.
There are three characters in the eight characters, Shen Zichen, which synthesizes the water bureau and strengthens the power of the water in the eight characters. Born in winter or in the month of Shenchen, it is more hydraulical.
There are three characters in the eight characters, which are synthesized into a wooden bureau and strengthen the power of the wood in the eight characters. Born in the spring or in the month of Haiwei, the wood power is greater.
If there are three characters in the eight characters, it will be synthesized into a gold bureau and strengthen the power of gold in the eight characters. Born in autumn or in the ugly month, the gold is even greater.
The three combinations are the combination of longevity, Diwang, and tombs. For example, Yin is the fire bureau at noon, Yin is the immortality of fire, noon is the emperor of fire, and Wu is the tomb of fire. The same is true for the rest. (See the Table of Life and Death for details).
Raw land semi-hehe: Shenzi semi-heheshui, Haimao semi-hewood, Yinwu semi-hehehuo, Siyou semi-alloy.
Cemetery semi-he/he/he: Zichen semi-heheshui, Maowei semi-hemu, noon semi-hehehu, Youchou semi-alloy.
Earthly branch Liuhe:
Zi Chou Hetu, Chou Wei Hetu, Yinhai Hemu, Mao Xu Hehuo, Chenyou Alloy, Sishen Heshui.
Earthly branches clash :
Meridian opposition, Chouwei opposition, Yinshen opposition, Mao You opposition, Chenxu opposition, Sihai opposition.
The son is due north, the noon belongs to the south, the sub belongs to water, and the noon belongs to fire, the direction is opposite, and the nature is opposite.
If there is a sub-character and a no-day character in the eight characters, then the sub-and the noon will have a mutually exclusive effect and fight and scuffle, and the result will be that both sides will lose and lose most of their energy.
There are sub-characters in the eight characters, and there are noon characters in the great luck or passing years, so the sub-and meridian will also clash with each other. The rest of the earthly branches clash with each other by analogy.
12. Punishment of the earthly branches:
Punishment of the child. It is a punishment for rudeness. To act insolently means to be punished for violating etiquette.
寅刑巳, 巳刑申, 申刑寅, is a punishment for unkindness. The punishment of ungrace will be revenge and revenge, and punishment will be punished for violating the will of heaven;
The punishment is ugly, the ugly punishment, and the punishment is not punished, which is the punishment of the situation. The punishment of power is rampant, and they are punished for doing whatever they want;
Chen meets Chen, noon meets noon, unitary meets unitary, and Hai meets Hai for self-punishment. Self-punishment is self-inflicted.
13. Harm to the earth's branches:
Ziwei harms each other, ugly afternoon harms each other, Yin Si harms each other, Mao Chen harms each other, Shenhai harms each other, and Youxu harms each other.
The six evils are not compatible. In everything, do not like to be in harmony and avoid rushing.
The son and the ugly are combined, but they are not rushed, so the son and the unharmed.
Ugly and son, and noon rush, so ugly and noon harm.
Yin and Hai are combined, and Si rushes it, so Yin is harmful.
Mao and 戌合, and Chen Chongzhi, so Chen and Mao harm.
Si and Shen are together, and Yin rushes to it, so Si and Yin are harmful.
Noon and not together, and ugly rush, so noon and ugly.
did not meet with the noon, and the son rushed to it, so it was not harmed with the child.
Shen and Si are combined, and Hai rushes it, so Shen and Hai are harmful.
You and Chen are combined, and you rush to it, so you and you are harmful.
戌 and 卯合, and unitary rushing, so 戌 and unitary harm.
Hai and Yin are together, and Shen Chongzhi, so Hai and Shen are also harmful.
14. The earthly branch is hidden:
Zizang single decanate water, ugly decanate Xin Tong, Yinzhong Jiapropane, Maozhong Yimuzang.
Chenzang Yi Pente, Sizhong Provalene, Wugong Ding Jitu, Weigong has Yi Ding, Shen Gong Geng Wu Ren, Youzhong Du Xin Jin, Xugong Wu Xin Ding, Hai Zhong Ren Jia Feng.
Sub: Sub-water only contains decanate water, which is the natural qi of sub-water.
Chou: Chou contains his own soil, Xin Jin and decay water, and the essence of Chou is the tomb of his own land, gold, and the residual qi of water, so it contains these three five elements.
Yin: Yin contains Jiamu, Binghuo and Wutu, Yin's original qi is Jiamu, which is the land of Jia, and it is also the place of immortality of fire and earth, so it contains these three kinds of five elements.
Mao: Mao contains Otogi, which is the land and essence of Otogi.
Chen: Chen contains Wu soil, Yi wood and decay water, and the original qi of Chen is Wu soil, which is the tomb of water and the residual qi of wood, so it contains these three five elements.
巳: 巳 contains propylene fire, pendul and heptojin, the essence of Si is propylene fire, is the land of propylene fire and pente-earth, and the land of eternal life of gold, so it contains these three kinds of five elements.
Noon: Noon contains Ding Huo and Ji Tu, and the original qi of Wu is Ding Huo, and it is also the Lu land of Ding Huo and Ji Tu, so it contains these two five elements.
Wei: Wei contains its own soil, Yimu and Ding Huo, and Wei's original qi is its own soil, and it is also the residual qi of the wood's tomb and fire, so it contains these three kinds of five elements.
Shen: Shen contains Gengjin, Renshui and Wutu, and Shen's original qi is Gengjin, which is also the land of Geng's land and the land of eternal life of water, so it contains these three five elements.
Unitary: Unitary gold is relatively pure, only containing Xinjin, which is the essence of Youjin.
戌: 戌 contains Wu earth, Ding fire and Xin Jin, the original qi of Wu is Wu earth, and it is also the tomb of fire and the residual qi of gold, so it contains these three kinds of five elements.
Hai: Hai contains non water and nail wood, the essence of Hai is the land of non water and non water, and it is also the place of immortality of wood, so it contains these two five elements.
15. The relationship between the twelve earthly branches and the parts of the human body:
Zichou is the legs and feet, Yinhai is the legs and knees, Mao is the buttocks, Chenxi is the two arms, Sishen is the shoulder, and Wuwei is the head.
The relationship between the twelve earthly branches and the five internal organs:
The sub belongs to the bladder and waterway ear, and the ugly is the navel and spleen and stomach.
Yin gall eyes and pulse two hands, Umu ten fingers inside the liver.
Chentu is the spleen, shoulder, chest, phlegm, face, teeth, pharynx, small intestine and anus.
The heart and eyes of the noon fire are more than the stomach, spleen and backbone.
Shenjin large intestine meridians and lungs, Xijin throat and trachea.
The legs, ankles, and feet of the earth life gate, the bones, the urethra, and the kidneys.
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