Here’s how to determine which of the five elements corresponds to your birth year.
- Metal: Years of birth that conclude in 0 or 1.
- Water: Years of birth that end in 2 or 3.
- Wood: 4 or 5 digit birth year.
- Fire: Years of birth that end in 6 or 7.
- Earth: Years of birth that conclude in 8 or 9.
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What is my zodiac sign’s element?
A season was given the characteristics of an element, which meant that the signs connected with that season would be assigned to that element. In ancient astrology, triplicities were more of a seasonal nature.
Ancient astrology used the following seasonal elements:
- the season of spring (wet becoming hot) Aquarius, Libra, and Air Signs
- the season (hot becoming dry)
- Leo, Sagittarius, and FireAries
- the season of autumn (dry becoming cold)
- Capricorn, Virgo, and Earth signs
- a winter (cold becoming wet)
- Pisces, Scorpio, and WaterCancer
The variations in expression between the indications of the same element can be explained by using the seasonal features. By their very nature, all fire signs are scorching and dry. However, the addition of the seasonal elements creates variations between the fire signs. Leo, the midsummer sign, receives a double dose of hot and dry and is the pure fire sign, while Sagittarius, the autumnal sign, is colder (hot & dry, hot & wet). Aries, the spring sign, is wet (hot & dry, hot & wet) (hot & dry, cold & dry).
Although they are significant in contemporary Western ceremonial magic and reconstructionist neopagan systems like neodruidism and Wicca, these linkages are not given much weight in modern astrology.
Who am I, Saju?
Saju: Based on Chinese astrological records and books, saju is a traditional kind of divination that examines the cosmic energy at the hour, day, month, and year of a person’s birth. According to this approach, a person’s fate cannot be altered and is purely based on the circumstances of their birth.
The Elements
The zodiac signs are categorized in astrology in a variety of ways. In Western astrology, the four elements of Fire, Earth, Air, and Water are split into groups of three signs each (four times three equals twelve signs). The Triplicities, as the elements are also known, stand for personality traits. The Qualities stand for modalities of expression or activity.
The meaning of Chinese components
The Chinese Zodiac is based on five elements: wood, fire, earth, metal, and water. These are based on the Wu Xing or Five Elements Theory, which describes the interconnection and interdependence of all things. Finding balance and accepting the process are the main themes of this teaching. Another energy wane as the first waxes. There is no hierarchy and all components are related. The Chinese Zodiac, as well as other Eastern practices like feng shui, holistic medicine, acupuncture, divination (such as the I Ching), and martial arts, are all based on this philosophy.
What is Chinese in BaZi?
People have been mystified by the purpose and destiny of existence since ancient times. As a result, Chinese forefathers spent a lot of time learning, investigating, and comprehending the purpose of life by looking at the timeline of human destiny. Ancient Chinese developed destiny studies (Chin. ming xue) employing two evaluation techniques over the course of centuries: BaZi and Purple star astronomical numerology (Chin. z wi du sh ). We will learn more about BaZi today.
Understanding all facets of human life is the goal of destiny study (Ming Xue), which is done in an effort to better one’s fortune. We are impacted and influenced by the energy of the universe from the moment of our birth. Following the delicate lines of future comings using the refined BaZi method, the ancient Chinese discovered the patterns of energies associated to a person’s life destiny and coded by the time of birth. They did this by studying the reciprocal relationship between nature and humans for thousands of years. We must comprehend the idea of destiny studies before continuing with BaZi.
The Cosmic TrinityHeaven, Earth, and Manare spread equally across the universe, according to Chinese belief.
Destiny comes first, followed by luck and feng shui.
Chinese proverb (Chin. y mng r yn sn fng shui ,,).
Destiny (heaven luck)
Our ability and potential in life are what the Chinese call “destiny” in their view of the world. The accomplishments and results of someone’s life have a strong correlation with their life capacity. Destiny does not imply that we cannot change our lot in life by putting forth the necessary time, effort, and hard work. Knowing what is and is not under our control and controllable is the goal of studying destiny.
However, when someone’s life path is thoroughly studied, examined, and monitored using the BaZi method, we can help and explain the person more about himself and offer guidance on whether to put in more effort when necessary or to prevent occurrences by doing nothing. It is crucial to comprehend our place in life and our capabilities since, as you might say, destiny symbolizes the skill of accepting fate in serenity. It seems unfair that some people have it easier than others. Although there is little we can do about it, it is essential that we comprehend it in order to improve our lives and find peace. We can see destiny as our fixed life map and a benchmark for our own life’s potential.
Fate is not destiny. We are not puppets in the hands of fate, nor is it pre-recorded for us. In actuality, destiny reflects issues with capacity that are connected to our affinities or karma (Chin. yuan ).
Fortunes (man’s luck)
The influence of fate is not the only thing that describes our life. It is thought that while fortunes (Chin. yun; also known as luck) cannot alter destiny, they can. Fortunes are dynamic and always changing, in contrast to destiny, which is static. It speaks of the standard of the road plan of life. In contrast, if fortunes are unfavorable, we face difficulties and impediments. When fortunes are favorable, our lives become peacefully anchored.
In order to be in harmony with ourselves, the land, and the heavens, we must work on ourselves and engage in personal practice. It means to be in perfect harmony and proportion in all of our physical, energetic, and mental elements.
There are several age-old techniques that have been established to keep our body, spirit, and mind in harmony. Wai Gong (Chinese) exercises are utilized to maintain the health of our bodies and to build the muscles, bones, and flesh. Exercises called Nei Dan (Chin.) are internal breathing and energy exercises that are intended to keep us healthy and energized.
We must work on the mind by performing Shen Gong (Chin.) exercises if we are to fully comprehend all about mind flow, spiritual practice, our reactions, and mental processes. We may better understand ourselves, be healthier, have more time for contemplation, and actually feel happiness with all three exercise techniques, being less swayed by emotions and ego.
Earth luck: feng shui
Feng shui is the study of how our environment and natural surrounds affect us and how to arrange our surroundings such that they are harmonious with our fortunes and destiny codes. We can position ourselves in time and place by using earth luck, often known as feng shui.
Imagine the aforementioned three lucks as a road journey to better grasp the fundamental tenet of the Chinese philosophy of life. We are given a vehicle called destiny (heavenly luck). Although we cannot change it, we can comprehend its features. The road we travel through lifewhere we can either avoid problems or hasten themis represented by earth luck (feng shui). The driver, which is ourselves, is represented by the fortunes (man’s luck). Work on ourselves can be done completely. We have a lot of options in life, so we can educate ourselves on cars, roads, and ourselves to enjoy happiness, worry-free living, and calm. In conclusion, it is up to us how we choose to spend the journey of our lives.
The fundamental ideas of Chinese cosmology are yin and yang, where yin is essentially the most tangible and material, something that is true, while yang is essentially the most expansive and dynamic.
According to the Chinese, a man, heaven, and earth are the only real things. We are all different, yet because we are all a part of the cosmos, we are also unimportant. The key to happiness is realizing both our distinctiveness and insignificance at the same time.
Man is made up of both yin and yang forces; heaven is pure spirit (yang), while earth is pure essence (yin) (yin and yang).
BaZi aids in comprehending human nature. Depending on the circumstances, something that initially appears to be nice could end up being bad and vice versa. What then is BaZi actually?
Four pillars of destinyBaZi
Eight characters, or literally “birth time eight characters,” are what BaZi (Chin. shngchn bz) implies. Our birth informationyear, month, day, and houris converted into these eight characters, which are then divided into four pairs of unique Chinese characters.
Four pairs total eight characters, and each pair produces a person’s BaZi data, which is their birth year, month, day, and hour. The phrase “Four Pillars” is used because these charactersone at the top and one at the bottomare interpreted as a single pillar.
We may uncover and comprehend a person’s life and destiny by decoding their BaZi, which symbolizes a system with thousands of potential possibilities. Chinese classical studies, which dates back to the Tang Dynasty, includes BaZi (AD 618 to 907). Famous works of Chinese literature include Zi ping zhen quan and Di tian sui (Chin (Chin.).
BaZi was reformatted by X Zi Png (Chin.) during the Song Dynasty (AD 9601279), and he is regarded as the father of the current BaZi system.
BaZi tells us when to apply wu wei (Chin. ), a fundamental Taoist idea that calls for doing nothing and letting events unfold naturally (stillness). As a result, we are aware of when to act and when to refrain from doing since we comprehend how things are moving around us.
The chart code for BaZi (year, month, day, and hour of birth) is a source component of the five element theory, which finds expression in the form of the five elements (fire, water, wood, earth, metal). When the BaZi chart is deciphered, it tells us how strong the different elements were at the time of a person’s birth. Each component symbolizes a specific area of a person’s life (i.e. wealth, career, relationships). The core idea of the BaZi system is the harmony of the elements.
Similar to how sudden storms can occur in nature, sudden changes in fortune can also happen in human life, according to a Chinese proverb (Chin. tin yu b c fng yn, rn yu dn x hu f).
BaZi is not a form of fortune-telling, superstition, or religion. In truth, BaZi gathers experiences and observations through centuries-old disciplines that are extremely similar to modern science, like meteorology. BaZi and modern science differ in how they interpret their findings; while, BaZi has a more philosophic stance. BaZi is a lifetime learning process; it is not simple. It aids in a deeper understanding of who we are, the forces that shape us, directs us, and aids in the improvement of our lives.
Gemini is it fire or air?
You can introduce yourself into zodiacal wisdom through a few distinct prisms. The most obvious approach is to view your birth chart through this perspective and gain knowledge of the planets, aspects, and houses based on your own narcissistic explorations. This is a completely legitimate route. I completed it. With myself, my crushes, and my celebrity crushes, I have done it. When I was ten years old, I was trying to figure out how to eventually get along with My Chemical Romance frontman Gerard Way. One of the pillars of my current astrological knowledge was that romantic desperation.
But if I could start over again, I would start with the fundamentals, the essentials. The four elements of air, water, fire, and earth are used to categorize the 12 zodiac signs in Western astrology. Each has distinct characteristics and connotations, which are taken into account in various ways by the three signs an element rules.
You’ll have a solid comprehension of each sign if you comprehend the ingredients. You’ll have access to the complete zodiac wheel if you do this. After that, picturing the planets in each sign becomes (kind of) simple. It gets even easier when we discuss compatibility, which we will do later. Water snuffs out fire, air floats above the earth, and earth and water get along. It resembles a cosmic version of Rock, Paper, Scissors or Pokmon.
Of fact, it was an air sign who first exposed me to this cunning strategy. Intellectual and communicative, air signals. In particular, this is true of language and knowledge. They are specialists in the ephemeral, the things of our world that lack physical form. Our breath, the most essential and unseen bodily process, is the air element. In the Chinese zodiac, air does not appear as a traditional element but rather as qi, the all-pervasive energy. Because the Air has no tangible material form, even in devotion, it is untouchable and immaterial. On a Wiccan altar, the Air denotes the East and can be symbolized by anything from a feather to incense.
Air signs are particularly susceptible to their own personal projections because air is formless and lacks a solid body. Air signs are susceptible to overindulging in utter fantasy since they are unconstrained by location and can drift everywhere, from places to persons. They prefer theory over practice and are prone to spending a lot of time discussing ideas rather than acting upon them.
Gemini, Libra, and Aquarius are the three air signs. For the time being, let’s consider each of them to symbolize a distinct stage of emotional and spiritual development. Of the three, Aquarius is the most developed because it is the last sign on the zodiac calendar, followed by Gemini. As a result, Gemini has a baby, naive variation on air; Libra has a teenager who wants to try everything; and Aquarius has an elderly soul who is irritable.
The twins are GEMINI. I believe that the characteristics we tend to despise most about ourselves are what give zodiac signs their worst reputations, and poor Gemini is constantly the target of this unfair slander. One of my favorite movies, Paprika, features a villainous supporting character who splits into dual heads and has a seam bursting with cerulean butterflies. The heroine exclaims in complete repugnance, “I never knew this side of you! Our double adversary responds, “I have multiple sides, and that’s what makes me human!
Even though it’s absurd to think that Geminis are dishonest liars, we all lie on occasion. This is code-switching in its purest form. It involves “turning on” for work and having a “phone voice in order to avoid discussing your sex life with your Evangelical granddad over dinner. Our identity is transient and always changing. Simply said, Gemini embraces its innate duality more forcefully and without fear than anyone else.
What are Gemini’s major three?
Your Approach with Gemini Rising The Sun, Moon, and Rising signs are also referred to as “The Big Three of Astrology.” They are the most significant and glaring features of your birth chart, so this makes sense.