Go ay at iy | CHINESE METAPHYSICS REFERENCE SERIES THE - CHINESE METAPHYSICS a 8 PE SOS ran aA. Essentials of Metaphysics A2, A3. AA, AS. AG. A7. AB. Ad. Chinese Five Arts 3.45 ‘The Five Elements 47 A2.1, Five Elements Basic Atcributes 2.2. Five Elements Strength Table A23. Five Elements Classification Table 3.5 6688 ‘The 24 Seasons (Jie Qi #4) Table ‘The Ten Heavenly Stems -+ AAI. The Polatity and Elements of the Ten Heavenly Stem RF BARE BB AA2. Ten Heavenly Stems Attributes Table ‘The 12 Earthly Branches +} =34 ASA, The 12 Earthly Branches Round Diagram +=34 & A5.2. The 12 Barthly Branches Square Diagram +}—28% 7 Ml A53. The 4 Cardinals 9 A354, ‘The 4 Growths / Stables © ASS. The 4 Graveyards 2% A5.6. ‘The Yellow Path 338+. AS.7. The Yellow Path #38 += 8 se 42 A5.8. The 12 Animals with the Zodiac Affiliations Diagram %ii+ =% % #4, A59. 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Fu Xi 64 Hexagrams Round and Square Location Diagram RAP OSA ‘The He Tu #7 & The Luo Shu ‘Luo Shu and Seasonal Qi 16 AUGiAT aune 10 uw i ant 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 RESeEs 25 27 29 31wor od of Metaphysics ag Pavan wh a bk ar 7a Mountain Medical Divination Destiny Physiognomy R NF BR FF hk Heavenly BaZi Zi Star Wei K ww F FA et + € o £ 8h ®F 8 FP 7a a Tai Liu ye Zhou wy Z Palm Fenj : va SD alm Feng Yi Ren @ Yi B # a Reading Shui x (Great (Six Ren) 7 (YiJing) 4a Aa Yi) Qi Mei Na Face Astronomy Men Hua Jia got Dun Xin Yi acing Jia Yi Gua (Mystical (Plum Door Blossom) Hidding Armour)boone A. Essentials of Metaphyr ON A21 Five Elements Basic Attributes fie | Metal White, Gold, | Round | Nomthwest |g, ty & Sil West liver Water Black, Wavy North 1 6 aK ue Wood East, A x Green Oblong Southeast 3,4 Fire Red Sharp South 9 wx Earth Southwest, A+ Yellow Square Nottheast 2,5,8 cwa Essentials of Metaphysics ————___»__ PUTS reo eee Five Elements Strength Table ait ik ety kK a ak Es £ Spring Wood Fire Water Metal Earth x ea xX ak & ‘Summer Fire Earth Wood Water Metal Autumn, Metal Water Earth Fire Wood Winter Water Wood Metal Earth FireA. Essentials of Metaphysi or & R we aK & Spring Summer | 4 Seasons | Autumn Winter R a oe a ab East South Center West North Wind Hot Wet Dry Cool AP ~ if Af e Liver Heart Spleen Lung Kidneys % sn. A RA ¥ Pulses Blood Muscle Skin Hair Bone a y a He a Eye ‘Tongue Mouth Nose Ear & & & & & Angry Happy Think Sad Fear a ap x oi & Spirit Soul Intention Boldness Ambition # ae * 4 x Green Red Yellow White Black ica = + ¥ Ca Sour Bitter Sweet Spicy Salt of R K R oP Breath Laugh Song Cry Moan Be - Pa a of Tear Sweat Saliva Mucosa Saliva HE 1) A KM Be Cholecyst |Small Intestine} Stomach | Big Intestine Cyst cya Essentials of Metaphysics WER OG Seeraucu arn Pro EAR Lichun Coming of Spring Feb 4-Feb 18 FAK yu Shut Rain Water Feb 19 - Mar 5 WAR sing 2he ‘Awakening of Worms Mar 6 - Mar 20 HD chun Fen Spring Equinox Mar 21 - Apr 4 FAA ing ming Clear and Bright Apr 5 - Apr 20 Fi] cuvu Grain Rain Apr 21 - May 5 2E use Coming of Summer May 6 - May 20 34 xiao Man ‘Small Sprout May 21 - June 5 #4 Mang Zhong | Planting of Thorny Crops June 6 - June 21 RE xez Summer Solstice June 22 - July 6 sh xieo srw Lesser Heat July 7 - July 22 KE va shu Greater Heat July 23 - Aug 7 LAK va Coming Autumn Aug 8 - Aug 23 JR cw shu Heat Ends Aug 24 - Sept 7 OS saw White Dew Sept 8 - Sept 22 AKA iu Fen Autumn Equinox Sept 23 - Oct 7 RB tanto Cold Dew Oct 8 - Oct 23 Fa snuang Jiang | Frosting Oct 24 - Nov 6 EA Lidong Coming of Winter Nov 7 - Nov 22 DS xie0xue Lesser Snow Nov 23 - Dec 6 KF vaxue Greater Snow Dec 7 - Dec 21 AEB ong zhi Winter Solstice Dec 22 - Jan 5 3B xie0 Hen Lesser Cold Jan 6 - Jan 20 KR daten Greater Cold Jan 21 -Feb3 Note: The Dates may have variation of +/- 1 day. 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The Polarity and Elements of the Ten Heavenly Stem RF BMRB Stem Pol: TUB on oig ee Yang Wood Bk a Yin Wood * Aq Yang Fire 8k ing T Yin Fire Dine Te Yang Earth we a Yin Farth Be Yang Metal I 4 Gone + Yin Metal #2 ih £ Yang Water 1% ® Yin Water 1a Essentials of Metaphysics BU CoM SCN A eS = 2a Ten Heavenly Stems — Tables EB Fite aay AR at AL Bt Polarity Direction | 4Seasons | 6 Animals Gua Weather 5 Elements Celestial BA R & it R o Yang East Spring | Green Dragon | Zhen ‘Thunder Wood A R & Fe R A Yin East Spring | Green Dragon Zhen Wind Wood BK ca] x RE a A ‘Yang ‘South ‘Summer Phoenix Li Sun Fire EK a x RE a zz Yin South Summer Phoenix Li Star Fire 2 @ i A @ Eank ‘Snake Hook uinbow ee 9 A = aon Snake Hook Be a ak ae ce A Yang West ‘Autumn — | White Tiger Dui Moon Metal Be & aK ak ca & Yin West ‘Autumn White Tiger Dui Frosting Metal Bak 3b & ER K KE Yang Non Winer | Black'Tortie | Kan juan ‘Water Trosting Bek 3 & EX Es KR Yin North Winter | Black Tortoise Kan Spring water FrostingPIO p pore ier eS A. 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Essentials of Metaphysi cw ees ‘The Yellow Path #8 +=Z Ete Peeeeon aoe eae AS.7. 13FUeePyon a ee es ioe Essentials of Metaphysics ————____»»J_ A5.8. The 12 Animals with the Zodiac Affiliations Diagram RUAT LM 14A. Essentials of Metaphyr ON Peon eee ees Cow A.5.9. The 12 Animals with the Zodiac Affiliations Table KUTAT SAR 12 Branches #4 & The 12 Zodiacs Ft ‘ 5, Rat FRE Aquarius #£ ; Cu -O* 333% Capricorn = Tiger AN ® Sagittarius 5p . . Mao Rabbit AE Scorpio CX Dragon RAPE Libra a Snake 4248 Gemini aa Horse WF Leo ht A Goat B&® Cancer - . Shen Monkey BS Virgo a Rooster 4+ Taurus Xt Dog OF Aries R vig “AE Pisces 1Smn Essentials of Metaphysics ey 45. | The 12 Earthly Br. A5.10. Heavenly Path Astronomy %i# ‘Autumn rEaunox Sox) (3 #270°) Grs807) 30° (3 #890") > x & a ‘Summer Solstice B Spring Equinox 16A. Essentials of Meaphys ON Peon eee ees Cow A5.11. The 12 Branches’ Generals +} =i 2 t Rat Jt i Holy Empress J ox x * Big Auspicious ® Tiger oh Marshall Rabbit wat ¢ Great Minister &, Dragon Th xe Sky King G Snake Kt Great Adviser - Horse Pa a Subliminal Bright x Goat is Small Auspicious cf, Monkey ate, Great General 5 Rooster oe Strict Scholar K Dog bss #8 River Scholar 2 i Pig bo we Great Brightness a7:te Essentials of i Mecaphiysics a ne Via Yang Pa oo Lesser Yin AM Great Yang AR Great Yin by Lesser Yang 18A. Essentials of Metaphyr ON Dea eer ‘The Early Heaven Ba Gua Square Map 2 AAS KA AG.2. 3 2 1 7 | 6 » El: EE Ast BaGua wR 4 Images Fath Duality Pe AM Lesser Yang Great Yang Be ay Yang KE Tai Ji 19mn Essentials of Metaphysics —— ——__-____ ic) ‘The Ba Gua A3t A6.3. The Later Heaven Ba Gua Round Map & KA 3h Bl 20,BUT sy ewae 20 Tai Ji - Liang Yi - Si Xiang Diagram A7Z > AK > RH A. Essentials of Meaphys ON cy A6.4. KE Tai Ji ry th Poth Birth Dualit Yin Yang ualty =—— — ve Die AG wR Lesser Yang Lesser Yin Great Yang = — = — 4 Images —— —— — — 1 6 7 2 8 3 4 9 3 R ko F Rie iu % Kun Gen Kan Xun hen Dui Qtan === we ou OR S KR a Earth Mountain Water = Wind === Thunder Fite == Marsh Heaven a0a Essentials of Metaphysics ee 22 a ‘Thunder | Wind | Water |Mountain| Earth a 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 & & K a * >R + £ Metal | Metal | Fire | Wood | Wood | Water | Earth | Earth ma | RA | Rae | RE | GH | BF) Bsk | sew South Southeast | East | Northeast | Southwest] West |Northwest| North 7 a 5 RX AK ae F Me Head | Mouth | Eye | Leg | Thigh | Ear | Hand | Stomach R [ee |) PeE| RA) RE) PR] OH) Father |Youngest| Middle | Eldest | Eldest | Middle | Youngest | Mother Daughter| Daughter] Son |Daughter] Son | Son fe we aA w a» & ak JR Strong | Laugh | Happy | Hard Penetrating] Danger | Stop | Smooth Work 5 + cid it He BH #4 + Horse | Goat | Pheasant} Dragon | Rooster | Pig | Dog | CowA. 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