Four pillars (birthday eight characters)---year pillar, month pillar, sun pillar, hour pillar
In ancient times, the four stems and branches of year, month, day and hour represented the time of a person's birth. One character, eight characters, commonly known as birth horoscope or eight characters or four pillars. It can be seen that the eight characters are also a way of expressing birth information.
The specific destiny is a secret that cannot be revealed. It still depends on the individual’s hard work!
The following is a brief introduction to the basic content of the traditional Chinese Five Elements Theory of Zhouyi in order to give everyone a preliminary understanding of Chinese philosophy and culture.
The theory of Yin Yang and Five Elements can be said to be ancient Chinese philosophy and the ancients’ views on nature and the world.
The theory of yin and yang comes from the "Book of Changes". As the saying goes, "Tai Chi produces two instruments, two instruments produce Hui Xiang, and Hui Xiang produces Bagua." This theory attributes the changes in the world to Yin and Yang. The change of the unity of contradictions and opposites. Yin and Yang are not fixed, they will transform into each other as external conditions change. Yin contains elements of yang, and when conditions are ripe, it can transform into yin. There is yin in yang, and it can turn into yin under certain conditions. Indeed, yin and yang can be divided into four types: yang within yang, yin within yin, yang within yin, and yin within yang. From this, they are constantly differentiated and transformed to generate all things in the world.
There are two very typical chains in the Five Elements Theory in ancient my country: metal generates water, water generates wood, wood generates fire, fire generates earth, and earth generates gold; metal overcomes wood, wood overcomes earth, earth overcomes water, and water It overcomes fire, and fire overcomes metal. According to common sense, in the "Five Elements": Plants cannot grow without water, and water produces wood; wood is the easiest to catch fire, and wood produces fire; many things are reduced to ashes after being burned by fire, and fire produces earth; and metal mineral deposits are all produced underground. Earth generates gold; only metal generating water is difficult to explain. Some people explain that metal becomes liquid after melting; in the "Five Elements Conflict": an ax can cut down wood, metal can overcome wood; soldiers can block it, water can be blocked by earth, and earth can overcome water; water can extinguish fire, and water can It suppresses fire; metal melts when exposed to high temperatures, and fire suppresses metal; trees can prevent wind and fix sand, and trees are rooted in the soil to control it, and wood suppresses soil. In fact, some of the above explanations are reluctant, but the application of the Five Elements theory in many fields, especially the role it plays in the theory of traditional Chinese medicine, is recognized by the world. Moreover, traditional theory does not believe that the "Five Elements" refers to five substances. These five substances are only a relatively vivid and concrete manifestation of the "Five Elements", and the secrets thereof have not yet been fully revealed. Therefore, the so-called "Five Elements Theory" is by no means a rough understanding of the material world by the ancients, but a comprehensive induction and summary of the entire world (including material and spiritual) through a special method.
The above is just a brief explanation of Yin and Yang and the Five Elements. The combination of Yin and Yang theory with the Five Elements theory makes its meaning more complex and rich, and combined with social politics, academic philosophy, and economic operation, it constitutes various aspects of Chinese culture. In every aspect.
Four pillars (birth date and eight characters)
In ancient times, the four stems and branches of year, month, day and hour represented the time of a person’s birth. Bazi or four pillars, it can be seen that Bazi is also a way of expressing birth information.
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Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches
The ancients regarded heaven as the stems and the earth as the branches. There are ten heavenly stems, including: A, B, B, D, Wu, Ji, Geng, Xin, Ren, and Gui. There are twelve earthly branches, including: Zi, Chou, Yin, Mao, Chen, Si, Wu, Wei, Shen, You, Xu and Hai. The heavenly stems and the earthly branches are used to record the day. The ten heavenly stems and the twelve earthly branches are combined into sixty units in sequence. The odd numbers of the heavenly stems are matched with the odd numbers of the earthly branches, and the even numbers of the heavenly stems are matched with the even numbers of the earthly branches. Starting from Jiazi and ending at Guihai*** A total of sixty is called sixty years. The ancients used this method to record the year, month, and day, so the cycle continued.
The ancients divided a day and night into twelve hours. One hour is equivalent to two modern hours. It starts from 23 o'clock in modern times as Zi hour and ends at 1 o'clock, followed by Chou hour, Yin hour, and Yin hour. Mao hour, Chen hour, Si hour, noon hour, Wei hour, Shen hour, You hour, Wu hour and Hai hour constitute a day and night cycle. For example, Mao Shi represents the modern morning hours from 5 a.m. to 7 a.m., and so on.
The Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches are not only a tool used by the ancients for horoscope calculations, but also a calendar for calculating time and time. They are relevant in China from history and culture to daily life.
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Heavenly stems, earthly branches, yin and yang and the five elements
Everything in the world has both yin and yang. The elimination wavelength of Yin and Yang is caused by the mutual generation and mutual restraint of the five elements. The human body itself is a microcosm of the world. Corresponding to the ever-changing world, the destiny of a certain life can be determined based on the yin and yang and the five elements contained in the year, month, day, and time of a person's birth. The human body is made up of the five elements, and the different dispositions of the five elements in the human body are determined by the sun's rays at the time of birth, the suction of the earth, the position of the stars, the climate, and other phenomena. The natural environment at birth is different, and the five elements of Qi are also different, so they have vastly different life destinies.
The combination of yin and yang of the heavenly stems and earthly branches is very simple. The odd numbers are yang and the even numbers are yin. That is, the yang numbers of the heavenly stems include A, C, E, Geng, Ren, and the yin numbers include B, Ding, Ji, Xin, Gui, the earthly branch’s positive plan includes Zi, Yin, Chen, Wu, Shen, and Xu, and the negative plan includes Chou, Mao, Si, Wei, You, and Hai.
The cooperation between the heavenly stems and earthly branches and the five elements is somewhat complicated. In the Heavenly Stem, A and B belong to wood, Bing and Ding belong to fire, Wu and Ji belong to earth, Geng and Xin belong to metal, and Ren and Gui belong to water.
Among the earthly branches, Yin, Mao, and Chen belong to wood, Si, Wu, and Wu belong to fire, Shen, You, and Xu belong to metal, Hai, Zi, and Chou belong to water, and Chen, Xu, and Chou belong to earth.
There are differences in the above coordination. First, in the four-pillar prediction, it is generally believed that the earthly branches and the five elements are more powerful. The earthly branches are vividly called "roots" as the fundamental essence, and the heavenly stems are called "seedlings" as the external appearance. Some people also think that the energy of the five elements of the heavenly stems is stronger than the energy of the five elements of the earthly branches. Second, because the heavenly stems and earthly branches are divided into yin and yang, the heavenly stems or earthly branches that belong to one of the five elements are also different. Just like A and B, which belong to wood, A is the yang wood, the tree of pillars, and B is the yin wood, the tree of flowers and fruits. Third, every three characters in the Earthly Branches form one of the five elements. The first character represents the initial rise, the second character represents the peak energy, and the third character represents the gradual decline, which represents the development and changes of the five elements it belongs to. Fourth, in addition to the original Qi, the Earthly Branches also contain the components of one or several Heavenly Stems. The difference is that Zi's original energy is Guishui; Chou's original energy is Jitu, which also contains Xinjin and Guishui; Yin's original energy is Jiamu, and has both Binghuo and Wutu; Mao has only B's original energy. The original energy of Chen is Wu Earth, which is composed of Yi Wood and Guishui; the original energy of Si is Bing Fire, which is composed of Geng Metal and Wu Earth; the original energy of Wu is Ding Fire, which also contains Ji Earth; the original energy of Wei is Qi is Yi Earth, with both Yi Wood and Ding Fire; Shen’s original Qi is Geng Metal, with both Ren Water and Wu Earth; You’s original Qi is Xin Metal; Xu’s original Qi is Wu Earth, with both Xin Metal and Ding Fire ; Hai's original Qi is Renshui and Jiamu.
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The relationship between the five elements, five directions and four seasons
The five directions refer to the five directions of east, south, west, north and middle. The five elements and their representatives Each of the heavenly stems and earthly branches has its own direction. That is, the east is dominated by the wood of A, Yi, Yin, and Mao; the south is dominated by the fire of Bing, Ding, Si, and Wu; the west is dominated by the metal of Geng, Xin, Shen, and You; the north is dominated by the water of Ren, Gui, Hai, and Zi; and the middle side is dominated by the water of Ren, Gui, Hai, and Zi. The main land is Wu, Ji, Chen, Xu, Chou and Wei.
The position of the five elements is very important for astrology. Through the yin-yang and five elements contained in a person's horoscope, we can know its direction, and through the principle of mutual generation and restraint, we can know the good and bad luck. For example, people who like wood in their horoscope are most likely to go east, but they can also go south or north, but they cannot go west, because wood will be defeated by metal if they go west. People who like fire are best to go south, while those who like north are better to go to water. People who like gold should go west, while those who like south are governed by fire. People who like water should go north, but going to the center is unlucky. Note: The "happy" mentioned here refers to the horoscope as a whole. Because the pattern of the horoscope is complex and changeable, it requires a lot of knowledge and correct analysis to know the joys and taboos. It does not just depend on the birth year of the owner of the horoscope (Nayin is what people often say) Metal life, wood life, etc.), if you need to know more about the relevant knowledge, please study the relevant theory.
The four seasons refer to the four seasons of spring, summer, autumn and winter. The heavenly stems, earthly branches and five elements have different expressions of their rise and fall in the four seasons. In the astrology theory, prosperity, phase, rest, sleepiness, and death respectively represent the rise and fall of the five elements in the four seasons. Wang means vigorous; Xiang means sub-wang, which means assisting; Hugh means rest and stop; Sleep means decline and being blocked; Death means restrained and lifeless. Generally speaking, when I am born, I am prosperous, when I am born, I am peaceful, when I am restrained, I am sleepy, and when I am restrained, I am dead. Related commonly used terms include Yue Jian, Yue Ling, De Ling, Losing Ling, etc.
In spring, all trees revive, so wood is considered to be in season, and wood is "prosperous", and its branches are A, B, Yin, Mao, Chen, etc. The thing that is related to Shu is fire, so fire belongs to the "phase" in spring. Water is what produces wood, so water is "resting" in spring. The one that overcomes wood is metal, and metal is a "prisoner" in spring. What overcomes wood is soil, so soil is "dead" in spring.
Summer is the season of fire, and fire is the "prosperity". The corresponding stems and branches are Bing, Ding, Si, Wu, Wei, etc. Fire generates earth, so earth belongs to the "phase" in summer. The fire is made of wood, and wood is "rest" in summer. The thing that restrains fire is water, and water is a "prisoner" in summer. Fire overcomes metal, and metal belongs to "death" in summer.
Autumn is the golden harvest season, with gold as "prosperity". The corresponding stems and branches are Geng, Xin, Shen, You, Xu, etc. Metal generates water, so water belongs to the "phase" in autumn. Those who are born with metal are earth, and earth belongs to "rest" in autumn. What overcomes metal is fire, and fire belongs to "prisoner" in autumn. Wood is "dead" in autumn.
Winter is the season of cold condensation, and water is considered "prosperous". The branches it belongs to are Ren, Gui, Hai, Zi, Chou, etc. Water grows wood, and wood belongs to the "phase" in winter. Those born with water are metal, and metal belongs to "rest" in winter. What controls water is soil, and soil is "prisoner" in winter. Water overcomes fire, and fire is "death" in winter.
In astrology, earth is prosperous in the four seasons, that is, the peak season of earth is in the last month of the four seasons of the year. The specific prediction should refer to Zhongqi.
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The Five Elements Parasitize the Twelve Palaces
The Twelve Palaces refers to the development and change process of the Five Elements in twelve months, also called the Twelve Movements. It is expressed by Jue, Fei, Changsheng, Bath, Crown, Belt, Lingong, Diwang, Decline, Illness, Death, and Tomb, which means that things or people go from nothing to conception, growth, birth, development, maturity, and taking on big responsibilities. , strength, decline, decline again, death, return to the grave and other twelve stages. Based on the principle of retrograde celestial stems on the day of birth and corresponding to the twelve houses, the state of the celestial stems and five elements in that month can be derived.
In addition to the relationship between the five elements, the heavenly stems and earthly branches also form various relationships such as punishment, opposition, harm, death, and combination due to factors such as position and the relationship between yin and yang.
Xing means hindering each other and not being harmonious. There are three punishments for the twelve earthly branches in the fortune book: one punishment for Zimao; two punishments for Yin, Si, and Shen; and three punishments for Chouxuwei.
When encountering these three situations in the horoscope, there will be a saying that it is "rude" to hinder the punishment of the Zimao phase, so it is particularly bad and taboo to see the destiny.
Conflict means conflict and conflict. There are two kinds of conflict between heavenly stems and earthly branches. Among the heavenly stems, there are four opposing relationships: Jia Geng, Yi Xin, Ren Bing and Gui Ding. A and B in the east are opposite to each other in the direction of Geng and Xin in the unitary direction, and Ren and Gui in the north are opposite to Bing and Ding in the south. Yin and yang repel each other, so they conflict with each other. Although Bingding from the south and Gengxin from the You side are in conflict with each other, their directions are not opposite, so there is conflict but no conflict. Wuji is in the middle, there is no opposition in direction, so there is no hedging. Every sixth of the twelve earthly branches will conflict with each other. There are six pairs of Ziwu, Choumi, Yinshen, Maoyou, Chenxu and Sihai, so they are also called Tian Chong.
Harm, also known as wearing, means harming each other. There are six pairs of Ziwei, Chouwu, Yinsi, Maochen, Shenhai and You, which are called six harms.
Hua means combination and fusion, only in terms of the heavenly stems. The two phases of the ten heavenly stems form five situations: A and Yi transform into earth, Yi and Geng transform into gold, Bing and Xin transform into water, Ding and Ren transform into wood, and Wu and Gui transform into fire.
He means the same thing, but it refers to the Earthly Branches. There are two kinds of combinations of the Earthly Branches. The first one is two-by-two combinations. The *** calculation: Zichou combines with earth, Yinhai combines with wood, and Mao combines with earth. Xu combines with fire, Chen and You are combined, Siyou combines with water, and the sun and taiyin are formed at noon. The second type is the combination of three branches and four groups: Shen Zichen combines with water, Haimao does not combine with wood, Yinwuxu combines with fire, and Siyouchou combines with each other. Since all things return to earth, Chen, Xu Chou, and the other two are earth when they are not combined together.
The zodiac is the birth year of Chinese people, which corresponds to the twelve branches, such as the rat, the ugly ox, the tiger, the rabbit, the dragon, the snake, the horse, the sheep, the monkey, You chicken, Xu dog, Hai pig, etc. Because the conflict, harm, and compatibility of the twelve zodiac signs are related to the "conflict, harm, and compatibility" of the people born in the twelve zodiac signs, it is especially widely used in the marriage of men and women in ancient times.
However, the marriage matching method that only considers the zodiac sign has great limitations and should be considered comprehensively