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The Twelve Life Stages
shí èr zhǎng shēng · Twelve Stages of Growth
| In ChiAura | The Twelve Life Stages |
|---|---|
| Classical | Twelve Stages of Growth |
| Also known as | Twelve Palaces of Life · Twelve Qi Phases |
A twelve-phase arc — birth through peak to dissolution — describing the strength a stem holds in each branch. Used mainly when reading the luck pillars.
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日元 Day Master大运 Decade Luck (Luck Pillars)流年 Year Pillar (Annual Pillar)流月 Month Pillar (Monthly Pillar)流日 Day Pillar (Daily Pillar)阴阳 Yin & Yang (Yin and Yang)十神 The Ten Gods (Ten Gods)藏干 Hidden Stems空亡 Void纳音 Nayin用神 Favourable Element (Useful God)喜神 Helper (Favourable Element)忌神 Hindrance (Unfavourable Element)调候 Climate (Climate Adjustment)扶抑 Support / Restraint (Support and Restraint)通关 Mediation格局 Structure起运 Starting Age节气 Solar Terms真太阳时 True Solar Time均时差 Equation of Time太岁 Tai Sui六十甲子 Sixty-Year Cycle (Sixty Jiazi)旬 Ten-Day Cycle (Xun)天干 Heavenly Stems地支 Earthly Branches五行 The Five Elements (Five Phases)生克 Generating and Controlling (Production and Overcoming)内格 Inner structure (Regular structure 正格)外格 Outer structure (Special structure 变格)