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Heavenly Stems (Bazi)
The ten Heavenly Stems are the five elements split into a Yang and a Yin form each — the timber and the vine, not a strong stem and a weak one. The Day Stem, called the Day Master, is the chart's reference point.
Heavenly Stems (Bazi)
The ten Heavenly Stems (天干) of Bazi — each an element crossed with a polarity, and a specific image (the timber, the sun, the blade). The two stems of one element differ in form, not strength.
the standing timber — the tall tree and load-bearing beam, upright and slow-growing
Read the page →the climbing vine — grass, flower and creeper, pliant and persistent, growing around obstacles
Read the page →the sun — broad radiance given to all at once, nothing hidden, impossible to ignore
Read the page →the lamp flame — candle and starlight, focused warmth for the few, steady in the dark
Read the page →the mountain — ridge and rampart, immovable mass, the wall others build against
Read the page →the field — tilled soil and garden ground, quietly fertile, taking any seed
Read the page →the blade — axe and raw ore, hard force, the tool that cuts and clears
Read the page →the jewel — refined gem and ornament, precision and polish, value through fineness
Read the page →the ocean — river and sea, vast moving water, momentum that carries everything
Read the page →the dew — rain and mist, soft permeating water, the quiet soak that reaches everywhere
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