Birthday fortune telling - five elements, four seasons, directions, five colors
The ancients were very smart and took full advantage of the characteristics of the five elements. Simply put, spring belongs to wood and is located in the east, and its color is green; summer belongs to fire and is located in the south, and its color is red; autumn belongs to gold and is located in the west, and its color is white; winter belongs to water and is located in the north, and its color is white The color is black (or black); earth travels through the four seasons, located in the middle, and its color is yellow. There are other sayings. This section will first talk about the four seasons (seasons). The five elements are derived from the heavenly stems and earthly branches, and the five elements have their own ups and downs in the four seasons. In astrology theory, five characters are used: prosperous, phase, rest, prison, and death to respectively represent the rise and fall of the five elements in the four seasons. Wang means flourishing, which means flourishing; the word Xiang itself means assisting, which is the lesser prosperous; rest means rest, which means stopping; prison means decline, which means being hindered; death does not mean real death. It means restraint, which means no anger. Generally speaking, it can be understood or explained in this way: when I am born, I am prosperous, when I am born, I am dead, when I am restrained, I am imprisoned, and when I am restrained, I am dead. In spring, thousands of trees revive and flowers bloom. The trees are in season, so they are "prosperous". The five stems and branches that are "prosperous" in spring are A, Yi, Yin, Mao and Chen. Although Chen belongs to earth, earth moves through the four seasons, and Chen ranks first among the earthly branches belonging to earth. Therefore, Chen belongs to spring and is most prosperous in the last month. The "rise and fall" of the five elements in spring is that "prosperity" has been mentioned first, and then the "phase". Wood produces fire, so fire belongs to the "phase". And what produces wood is water, so water belongs to "rest". The one that overcomes wood is gold, so the metal is "imprisoned". The one that overcomes wood is earth, so earth belongs to "death"; however, it must be explained here that the "dead" earth belongs to "chen" and is not included in this list. Summer is hot, and there is a saying that "fire flows in July", so fire is "strong" in this season. The five stems and branches that are "prosperous" in hot summer are Bing, Ding, Si, Wu, and Wei. Although Wei belongs to earth, earth moves through the four seasons, and Wei is ranked second among the earthly branches belonging to earth, so it does not belong to summer and is most prosperous in the last month. The "rise and fall" of the five elements in spring is that "prosperity" has been mentioned first, and then the "phase". Fire generates earth, so soil is the "phase" in summer; but here it must be explained that the earth attribute of "phase" "Wei" is not included in this list. 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. Golden autumn is the harvest season, and gold is the "prosperity". The stems and branches that are "prosperous" are Geng, Xin, Shen, You, and Xu. Although Xu belongs to earth, earth moves through the four seasons, and Xu ranks third among the earthly branches belonging to earth, so it does not belong to autumn and is most prosperous in the last month. Metal generates water, so water belongs to the "phase". It is earth that produces metal, so earth belongs to "Xiu"; however, it must be explained here that the soil of "Xiu" belongs to "Xu" and is not included in this list. What overcomes metal is fire, and fire belongs to "prisoner" in autumn. Metal overcomes wood, so wood belongs to "death"; this zodiac theory makes sense. In the howling autumn wind, thousands of leaves on trees wither and fall. In the winter when the earth is cold and the land is covered with snow, it is the season of cold and water condensation (mainly refers to the Central Plains, but not so serious in Lingnan), and water is the "prosperity". The prosperous stems and branches are Ren, Gui, Hai, Zi and Chou. Although Chou belongs to earth, earth moves through the four seasons, and Chou is ranked last among the earthly branches belonging to earth, so Chou belongs to winter and is most prosperous in the last month. Water grows wood, and wood belongs to the "phase" in winter; the "phase" at this time also makes sense. Although wood does not grow in winter, it "quietly" accumulates energy. "Winter has come, can spring be far behind?" "? Those born with water are metal, and metal belongs to "rest" in winter. What conquers water is soil, and soil in winter belongs to "prison"; however, it should be noted here that the soil in "prison" belongs to "ugly" and is not included in this list. Water overcomes fire, and fire is "dead" in winter; it cannot be heated up. In astrology, earth is the most prosperous element in the four seasons, and earth is most prosperous in the last month of the four seasons of the year. Let’s give an example to illustrate how to understand the above theory in practice. A person's horoscope belongs to wood, that is, the person who is born with wood. If he is born in spring, his life will be prosperous; if he is born in autumn, "if I overcome it, I will die." Autumn belongs to metal, and metal overcomes wood, so the person who is born with wood will become "death", and then he will live. If you are born in the last month of the four seasons, when the earth is the most prosperous, "the one who restrains me will be imprisoned", and wood restrains the earth, so the person with the wood life should be in trouble. As mentioned at the beginning of the previous section, the five elements are not only related to the four seasons, but also related to direction and color. Now let’s discuss it in detail. The five elements are "metal, wood, water, fire, and earth", the direction is "east, west, south, north, center," and the colors are "red, yellow, green, white, and black." The ancients believed that the five elements, the five colors and the five directions are closely related. After a person is born with a destiny attribute, if his actions and actions coincide with the five colors and five directions, he will be successful. 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. Through the principle of mutual generation and restraint, we can also know the good and bad luck. First of all, I have to ask everyone, have you ever been to Ditan Park in Beijing? For those who have been there, have you ever carefully observed the "Tan of Earth" in the middle of the park? It was the place where the emperor worshiped the earth every year. The soil on the altar had five colors, symbolizing the colors of the earth in China. The north is black - the north is black soil, which is rich in humus, so it is black (for example, the black soil in the Great Northern Wilderness is fertilizer, and it is said that even a chopstick can grow when you insert a root); the south is red - the south is red soil, the agronomist explained to me, It is said to contain a lot of acidic substances (the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau is also called the "Red Soil Plateau", and my home is in the south, where most of the red soil is red soil); the west side is white - the land in the west contains a lot of saline and alkali, so it is white.
Green in the east - the land in the east may have abundant rain and has been cultivated for many years, so it is green (not absolutely green, I think it is "green brown"); yellow in the middle - this is the typical color of the land in the Central Plains, I think that It is the land formed by the Loess Plateau, so it is yellow. To sum up, it is green in the east, white in the west, black in the north, red in the south, and yellow in the middle. The Five Elements is an invention invented by ancient Chinese. The color and orientation given to it must of course be related to the color of our land. Let’s talk about wood first. The Five Elements says, "Wood is beneficial to the east and its color is green." What will Muyin "benefit the East"? There is no solution in general consciousness. And "its color is green" is self-explanatory. With "its color is green", we can also understand "it is beneficial to the east". Wood is green, and green is located in the east, so the direction of wood is east. In spring, plants revive and become green everywhere, so the season of trees is spring again. For people born under the sign of Wood, it is most advantageous to go east, as well as south and north, but it is unfavorable to go west, because wood will be overcome by metal in the west. When traveling far away, it is advisable to go east; there are more important events in spring. However, when you go out to make a living and seek profits at all times, how can you make all your own decisions? Therefore, if you must go elsewhere to find something, you can walk a hundred steps eastward before going out, and then turn to the direction you need to go. Or, if you have to engage in business or private affairs at a certain time, you can first lay down stakes and break the ground in the spring to take advantage of it. Everything is prepared and you can follow the trend and there will be no disadvantages. For example, foundation laying and engagement cannot be implemented in spring (or the same reason if it is favorable at a certain time) due to lack of time or preparation. Therefore, a favorable time is chosen to make the order first, and then act freely. The second is fire. The Five Elements says, "Fire is beneficial to the south and its color is red." The south is hot and the land is mostly red soil, so this is the reason why. Summer is as hot as fire, so the season of fire is summer. The direction of fire belongs to the south, and people born with fire are most likely to go south; water will overcome fire, and going north will offend water. How can you decide the direction and time by yourself? If necessary, you can follow the same method as the previous paragraph. The third one is gold. There is a saying in the Five Elements, "Gold is beneficial to the west and its color is white." People with a gold life should go to the west, east or north, but it is most advantageous to go to the west because it is the place where their life belongs. Fire overcomes metal, and people with a metal life will be controlled by fire if they go south. There are two reasons why the color is "white". The first is the color of the country, and the second is the season. Autumn is the harvest season. The greenness of spring and the prosperity of summer have passed, and the relative color has become "white" (not simply white, but "white" with the green and red gone and lightened). The best time and direction to do important events is west and autumn. If you cannot choose freely, you can follow the previous paragraph. The fourth is water. The Five Elements Theory says, "Water is beneficial to the north and its color is black." The north and black mentioned in the water life here are mainly compared with the color of the land. People with the water zodiac sign will benefit from all directions, but the north is the most beneficial place since it is the land of the water zodiac sign. Earth overcomes water, and it is most unfavorable to be controlled by earth. In the Central Plains, people often see snow and ice in winter, and there is a lot of water - it does not flow away. So they think that winter is the world of water, so winter is the season of water. The best time to do important things is winter, but you have the most freedom to choose the direction. As long as you don't fall in the middle, it's best to go north. Finally, let’s talk about soil. The Five Elements says, "The earth lives in the center and its color is yellow." The earth of the Central Plains is yellow in color, and the truth is self-evident. It is most advantageous for people born in the earth to be in the middle. Going east will receive wood, so it is unlucky. The other three directions are acceptable. The earth element is strong in all seasons, but it is most prosperous in the last month of each season. The Five Elements of Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth have been mentioned once, and it has piled up a lot of words. Everyone is tired and I am tired, but the Five Elements of Yin and Yang are inherently tiring. Now take a break and talk about something lighter. Some people say, "It is better to choose a day than to hit it." This is very appropriate. Everyone should have studied chemistry, right? There is a word in chemistry called "neutralization", which means that when both acids and bases are present, they cancel each other out, which is "neutralization". I have never studied chemistry, really not at all. Readers who have studied it, please correct me. The "sun collision" mentioned above means that there are many options for doing one thing. If the month is selected, it is a good thing, but the day is not selected, which is a bad thing. "Yes. The example of "neutralization" given here is just an acid and an alkali; the example of "collision with the sun" is just a month and a day, which is a bit too simple. In fact, there should be dozens of elements in chemistry, and there are countless options for choosing a date. It should be extremely complicated and a headache in actual application. Don't be afraid when doing chemical experiments. If the ingredients are in wrong proportions, it will be useless. You can just do it again and start over. When it comes to doing big things, there is no way to "don't do it again", so some people don't dare to "neutralize", but are extremely cautious. However, there are countless options for doing things, and you can't guarantee that you won't make a mistake when facing the "heavenly book". For example, the year, month and day have been selected, but what about the time? Even if you choose the time very accurately, what should you do if you encounter a "traffic jam"? It can be said that you are accurate at all times, but among the participants, there is no guarantee that someone's five-element yin and yang horoscope is wrong, or it was originally the right path, but when he calculated the horoscope horoscope, he met someone who was careless. People were mistaken. In short, "a wise man will always make a mistake after thinking a lot." So, we "grasp the big ones and let the small ones go", just choose the year, month and day, and the time is just "morning and afternoon", otherwise we just "rarely be confused" or pretend to be confused. Everyone, tell me, am I right to say this? Whether it’s true or not, I see the vast majority of people doing exactly that. A cautious person "does not talk", while a courageous person publicly declares, "It is better to choose the day than to hit it." I have talked about the direction, season and color of the five elements before, but less about color. Now I will add some more. The five elements of wood, fire, earth, metal, and water correspond to the five colors of blue, red, yellow, white, and black. It is absolutely correct. But please don’t be too direct. Please note that these five colors are only approximate colors when used in practice.
Let’s go through them one by one. Wood color is green, including green and light blue and other similar colors. People born in the wood zodiac should prefer this type of color, because metal overcomes wood, so they should use less white and its similar colors. Fire red includes orange-reddish and violet (such as brown) and other similar colors. People with fire zodiac sign should prefer this kind of color, because water restrains fire, so they should use less black and its similar colors. Earthy yellow, including orange-yellow and other similar colors. People with earth zodiac signs should prefer this type of color. Because wood overcomes earth, yellow and its similar colors should be used sparingly. Golden white, including all kinds of very light and almost white pink. Note that many people always mistakenly think gold is yellow because they hear and talk about "gold" too much; physical gold and gold in the Five Elements are two different things. "Gold" in the Five Elements refers to all metals; and gold also has "white" The scientific name for the color is "platinum". People with a metal destiny should prefer this type of color, because fire defeats metal, so they should use less red and its similar colors. The water color is black, which is called "Xuan" in the Five Elements Book, including all darker blue, purple, gray and other colors. Note that real water is mostly green and blue, but the "water" mentioned in the Five Elements is not the actual water seen. People born under water should prefer this kind of color. Because earth controls water, yellow and its similar colors should be used sparingly. The above-mentioned "high color and sparse use" refers to daily furnishings and clothing, etc., and it is only "high", not everything. There are two basic principles. One is that the color of admiration must be present, and the second is that the color of taboo must be "contradicted" by the color of admiration. Let’s use an example, maybe to be more specific. For example, if a person born on fire is red, he can’t always wear red. It’s easier for women. What about a man, especially when attending weddings? You can use a tie or handkerchief with red dots (or flowers), or add a few near-red buttons. In short, there are many ways. For another example, if the walls are generally white, but you are not destined to be white, you cannot paint the walls cyan. You can do this, hang a picture with green as the basic color on the wall.
On the other hand, if you are born in the Metal year and are white, you should not be completely white. You must also have other colors, otherwise your life will be too boring