Tai Sui

Tai Sui is a Chinese term for the stars directly opposite Jupiter during its roughly 12-year orbital cycle. Personified as deities, they are important features of Chinese astrology, Feng Shui, Taoism, and Chinese Buddhism to a lesser extent.

Description

Tai Sui General#1 (甲子太歲金辨大將軍)

The 12 signs of the Chinese zodiac are based on divisions of the Jovian orbital cycle, rather than—as with the western zodiac—the apparent motion of the sun relative to the celestial sphere. The star thought to oppose Jupiter during each year of the cycle was personified as a Heavenly General (zh:甲子神列表) or Cycle God. These were believed to assist the Jade Emperor in controlling the mortal world. Their number was later quintupled to 60, based on the combinations of the twelve divisions (reckoned using the earthly stems) with the five Chinese elements of fire, earth, metal, water, and wood. Each of the gods' features and attributes signifies the well-being of that year. For example, if the Tai Sui of the year holds a pen, it signifies political unrest for that particular year. On the other hand, if the Tai Sui of the year holds a spear or sword, it signifies the need to work hard and excel for that year.

Practices

In Taoism, those whose birth sign or other features clash with the Tai Sui of the year will face misfortunes or disturbances for the whole current year. They are advised to conduct a prayer session with a priest to propitiate the deity, ensuring peace and good fortune during the year. Each year, this applies to people born under 4 out of the 12 zodiac signs. In 2017, for example, it applied to people born in the years of the Rat, Rabbit, Horse and Rooster. Talismans thought to protect against Tai Sui are sold in many areas.

In Chinese culture it has been traditionally considered taboo to build a house facing Taisui (or in the directly opposite direction) in the corresponding year of the Chinese zodiac. A similar belief is associated with moving houses and the line drawn through the old and new dwellings.^[1][2]

60 Heavenly General of Tai Sui
甲子太歲 金辨大將軍	乙丑太歲 陳材大將軍	丙寅太歲 耿章大將軍	丁卯太歲 沈興大將軍	戊辰太歲 趙達大將軍	己巳太歲 郭燦大將軍	庚午太歲 王濟大將軍	辛未太歲 李素大將軍	壬申太歲 劉旺大將軍	癸酉太歲 康志大將軍
甲戌太歲 施廣大將軍	乙亥太歲 任保大將軍	丙子太歲 郭嘉大將軍	丁丑太歲 汪文大將軍	戊寅太歲 魯先大將軍	己卯太歲 龍仲大將軍	庚辰太歲 董德大將軍	辛巳太歲 鄭但大將軍	壬午太歲 陸明大將軍	癸未太歲 魏仁大將軍
甲申太歲 方傑大將軍	乙酉太歲 蔣崇大將軍	丙戌太歲 白敏大將軍	丁亥太歲 封濟大將軍	戊子太歲 鄒鐺大將軍	己丑太歲 傅佑大將軍	庚寅太歲 鄔桓大將軍	辛卯太歲 范寧大將軍	壬辰太歲 彭泰大將軍	癸巳太歲 徐單大將軍
甲午太歲 章詞大將軍	乙未太歲 楊仙大將軍	丙申太歲 管仲大將軍	丁酉太歲 唐傑大將軍	戊戌太歲 姜武大將軍	己亥太歲 謝太大將軍	庚子太歲 盧秘大將軍	辛丑太歲 楊信大將軍	壬寅太歲 賀諤大將軍	癸卯太歲 皮時大將軍
甲辰太歲 李誠大將軍	乙巳太歲 吳遂大將軍	丙午太歲 文哲大將軍	丁未太歲 繆丙大將軍	戊申太歲 徐浩大將軍	己酉太歲 程寶大將軍	庚戌太歲 倪秘大將軍	辛亥太歲 葉堅大將軍	壬子太歲 丘德大將軍	癸丑太歲 朱得大將軍
甲寅太歲 張朝大將軍	乙卯太歲 萬清大將軍	丙辰太歲 辛亞大將軍	丁巳太歲 楊彥大將軍	戊午太歲 黎卿大將軍	己未太歲 傅黨大將軍	庚申太歲 毛梓大將軍	辛酉太歲 石政大將軍	壬戌太歲 洪充大將軍	癸亥太歲 虞程大將軍

See also

• Sexagenary cycle
• Heavenly stems & Earthly branches
• Chinese folk religion
• Tai Sui (Band)

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tai Sui.

• Yearly Tai Sui sector list for Feng Shui
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