Cosmic Healing II

Taoist Astrology and the Structure of the Universe

Fig. 3.21 Ten Stems in the Sky

No. Name Transcription Significance Related

Ten Stems

1 Chia Yang moving in the East; sprouting. Fir Tree

2YiPlant growing in a crooked way; tendril; twig. Bamboo

3 Ping Growth in southern heart; bloom. Torch-Flame

4 Ting Vegetation in warm season; summer. Lamp-Light

5WuExuberance; substance of life. Mountains

6KiWinter; sleep, hibernation. Level Ground

7 Keng Fullness of crops; the West; autumn harvest. Weapon

8 Sin Ripened fruit and its flavor; supposed to be metallic. Cauldron

9 Jen Yin at the height of its function; pregnancy. Willow

10 Kwei Water absorbed by earth; Yang preparing for Unruffled

spring. Stream

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Wood

Fire

Earth

Metal

Water