Guides
Every word that shows up in a chart read-out is listed here: first the pinyin, then the English name and what it points to in real life. 190 terms in 11 chapters, matching what the product actually uses.
How strong each of the five phases is, and how they pull on each other, is the ground everyt…
17 termsThe ten gods sort the relationship between the day master and the other stems into ten types…
25 termsThe classics summed up unbalanced structures as a set of failure modes. This chapter lists w…
17 termsOnce a structure is out of balance, there are six basic ways to adjust it: check, convert, d…
14 termsClimate balance is about cold, heat, dryness and damp. Get the temperature right first, then…
20 termsWhen two forces push against each other, the bridging element is the middleman. This chapter…
10 termsThe time dimension: when the ten-year cycles turn over, how the strength shifts after each t…
21 termsTerms used when two charts are read side by side: the partnership palace, what complements, …
12 termsStructure translated into behaviour: what to do more of and what to hold back on. This chapt…
16 termsA pattern is the structure set by the month branch and which stems surface. The eight standa…
23 termsAn appendix for checking on the fly: behaviour notes for each phase and each of the ten gods…
15 termsThree ground rules