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12-Stage Life Cycle Of The Self Element

The Self Element is the Heavenly Stem of the Day Pillar. The Self Element is combined with the Earthly Branch of each of the Pillars (Year, Month, Day, Hour), and the intersection of these gives the Life Stage as depicted in the chart below:

H10H8H6H4H2H9H7H5H3H112 Life StagesStatus/
Strength
E4E1E10E10E7E9E6E3E3E12BirthStrong
E3E12E9E9E6E10E7E4E4E1BathWeak
E2E11E8E8E5E11E8E5E5E2AttireWeak
E1E10E7E7E4E12E9E6E6E3Coming-of-AgeStrong
E12E9E6E6E3E1E10E7E7E4Prosperity PeakStrong
E11E8E5E5E2E2E11E8E8E5AgeingAverage
E10E7E4E4E1E3E12E9E9E6SicknessWeak
E9E6E3E3E12E4E1E10E10E7DeathWeak
E8E5E2E2E11E5E2E11E11E8GraveAverage
E7E4E10E10E10E6E3E12E12E9ReposeWeak
E6E3E12E12E9E7E4E1E1E10ConceptionWeak
E5E2E11E11E8E8E5E2E2E11NurtureWeak

For example, if the Month Pillar is H3~E4, then the Self Element is H3. If the Year Pillar is H10~E1, then the Life Stage for the Year Pillar is H3~E1, and from the above table, it is depicted as "Conception" which is bestowed with a "Weak" status. This process of obtaining the Life Stage is then repeated for each of the four pillars.

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