Phases of Qi in Ba Zi
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Everything in life goes through certain stages: birth, aging, illness and death. Even things have their own phases of development. Everything in this world, including the Heavenly trunks in bazi, manifests itself cyclically. These ups and downs, periods of strength and weakness constitute the path of life and death. The ancient Chinese divided the entire cycle of life, death and rebirth of each of the elements into twelve phases of qi, corresponding to natural processes, when conception leads to the creation of something, the weak gains strength, so that subsequently the strong gradually weakens, shrinks and ultimately disappears . The phases of qi in the bazi thus describe the twelve steps by which each element originates, appears, develops, ages, withers, dies, and decomposes. Just as a child grows up while his parents grow old and then die, so any one of the ten Heavenly trunks goes through all twelve stages of life, thereby triggering the processes of constantly changing life events of everything in this world. The development cycles of the Heavenly trunks are considered in their interaction with the Earthly branches. Due to this, we will be able to predict what will happen when any Trunk “meets” this or that Branch. The cycles of life and death of humans and plants are described below, which can give you a deeper understanding of the logic of things behind the emergence of each of the phases of qi. In Chinese, this system is called: 十二運 (shi´er yun Shi-er Yun), which literally means: “Twelve phases of qi”, it is also called “conductivity of the Heavenly trunks” and other names.
Qi phases
I Qi Phase Embryo (Conception): This is the most initial form of human development, at this moment a new life begins / The plant gets time to prepare to become an embryo; after which the form is ready and the embryo begins to develop.
II Phase Qi Feeding (Nutrition, the name “Maturity” is found): When the body has already been formed, the countdown of nine months of pregnancy begins - the time of intrauterine development, the child begins to absorb power / The seed of the plant is fed to become a sprout;
III Qi Phase Growth and Development (Birth): After the birth of a child, a period of very rapid development begins. At this moment, qi grows with tremendous strength and without any restrictions / In plants, this happens at the moment of seedling germination, when the sprout breaks through the ground - this is a very strong phase of qi;
IV Phase of Qi Dirty water (Bath, sometimes called “Bathing”): even a three-year-old child can talk, run, grab everything, without fully realizing what he is doing. Therefore, despite having skills and abilities, he constantly puts his life in danger. The child has to be washed frequently, and without the help of adults he will not survive / plant seedlings emerge from the grain and begin to grow, but constant watering and care are required;
V Qi Phase Cap and Belt (Maturity, also called “Vestment”): means the time when the body is transformed, this is the period of puberty. The Chinese had a tradition that when boys developed facial hair, they received a belt, and when a girl began her first cycles, she was given a felt hat as a sign that childhood was over, which is why this period is called “Cap and Belt.” At this time, a person receives education and instructions / the plant actively grows, produces shoots and leaves;
VI Phase Qi Creation of happiness (Flourishing, the name “Growing up” is found): a person grows up and goes out into the world, he moves into the phase of choosing a profession. This is the time when a person accepts the first responsibility and “grows” into his future life path. If he has learned something, he does it for the rest of his life, the person enters society and learns to be independent / the plant becomes strong;
VII Qi Phase Imperial Lamps (Peak of Prime): This is the time when a person reaches maturity, is at the highest peak of development. This is middle age, vitality and intelligence here are at the highest level. The texts, however, say that if the wind appears at this moment, it is very difficult to return to the old state, perhaps indicating a midlife crisis. At some point it begins to become clear that life is finite / the plant blossoms and bears fruit;
VIII Phase of Qi Weakening (Withering, the name “Aging” is found): This is a state when the body’s capabilities are reduced, decreasing, a person begins to grow old / plants begin to lose leaves;
IX Qi Phase Disease (Weakening): the human immune system becomes frail and susceptible to disease, the body weakens, the first signs of old age appear, such as arthrosis / pests attack the plant and spoil it;
X Qi Phase Death (Destruction): This is the low Qi phase: no signs of life, body dies/plant weakens and rots;
XI Phase of Qi Grave (Storage): when a person is buried in a coffin - from the Chinese point of view, this is not the end of everything, but only a move to another, Yin world. Proper arrangement of graves is Yin feng shui, allowing relatives “in the next world” to feel as good as in this one / the earth absorbs the remains of the plant;
XII Qi Phase Breakdown (The End, the name “Rest” is found): this is the disappearance, decomposition of the body, the previous life is over, the search for opportunities for a new life begins / the plant turns into compost and serves as fertilizer for other forms of life;
When we talk about the development of Heavenly Stems through the 12 phases of qi, it is subject to the principle of interaction of yin and yang. For example, the Heavenly trunk 甲 (poison) is born and grows in the period of the Earthly branch 亥(yi), while for 乙 (id), the Earthly branch 亥(yi) means death. Based on this, the five Yang Heavenly Trunks 申 (poison), 丙 (yao), 戊 (yaz), 庚 (yam) and 壬 (yav) are born and begin to grow in the Earthly Branches 亥 (yi), 寅 (poison), 巳(io), 申(yam) in direct sequence of the Earthly branches. On the other hand, the five Yin Heavenly Stems 丁(io), 辛(im), 癸(iv), 乙(id), 己(iz), are born and begin to grow with 午(yao), 酉(im), 子( yav), 卯(id), in the reverse sequence of the Earthly branches. Thus, the meaning of the qi phases in bazi is the strength or weakness of a given Heavenly trunk in conjunction with a particular Earthly branch.
The 12 phases of qi system in Ba Zi is usually used to assess the strength or weakness of a particular Celestial Stem. This can be used to further assess the strength or weakness of a Personality Element. For example, if the Personality Element is 甲 (Yang Tree), but the person was born in the month of Monkey 申 (Yang Metal), then, according to the table of qi phases, 甲 (Yang Tree) in Monkey 申 (Yang Metal) is in the Break phase, very weak qi phase. This means it can hardly be strong. Although a complete assessment of the strength and weakness of the Personality Element can be made only by assessing all the factors, that is, first of all, the support from other elements of the map. The mergers of the Heavenly trunks and the mergers of the Earthly branches and other factors are also important. If there are other options for using the twelve phases of qi system, which we will talk about in other articles. It should be said here that most of the information on the use of Qi phases, which is taught today in various Ba Tzu courses, came from Dr. Manfred Kubny, who generously shares it in his professional Ba Tzu courses, which he regularly conducts in Russia.
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Qi Transformation or Following Fusion
It is believed that such a special structure arises due to the fact that an element of personality is transformed into another energy. This occurs when the element of the personality merges with the celestial trunk of the hour or month of birth. But the main condition must be the presence in the earthly branch of the month of an element identical to that which arises during the merger. The new element will be of the “yin” type if the earthly branch of “yin” is located under it. The same goes for "Yang". In cards of the “chi transformation” type, the element that appears during the transformation and the element that supports it are considered useful. Unuseful energy will be the element of power. People with the “follow the fusion” type card tend to be fickle and changeable.
Examples of fusion of heavenly trunks: - Yang-tree + yin-earth = earth; - Yang metal + yin wood = metal; — Yang-fire + yin-metal = water; — Yang-water + yin-fire = wood; — Yang-earth + yin-water = fire. It is worth noting that these mergers, like any others, do not form immutable structures and elements. They arise only under conditions favorable for transformation. When these conditions arise is known only to the energies themselves.
I once analyzed the natal chart of a girl born on August 25, 1981 at 07:30 in the +1 time zone. In 1981, summer and winter time were introduced in addition to maternity time. That's +2 more hours. As this girl said, the consultant who analyzed her pillars of destiny told her that in her pillars the celestial trunks of the day and hour of birth - yin wood and yang metal - merge and form a new element - metal. Since there is metal in the earthly branch of the month, the personality element of yin-wood turns into yin-metal. The consultant recommended that the girl strengthen metal and earth. And he advised to weaken the fire.
The pillars of the destiny of a girl born on 08/25/1981 at 07:30
The pillars of the destiny of a girl born on 08/25/1981 at 04:30 GMT
It is worth noting that the girl already has little fire in her pillars, and it is also suppressed by strong metal, as well as water and earth. Fire has little fuel, but in this case it represents the element of self-realization and the element of children. This girl had no children and could not find a job. When she began to weaken the fire element, she lost hope of finding a source of income - she became depressed and stopped looking for work.
I do not believe that by merging, earthly branches or heavenly trunks create new immutable and indestructible structures. After all, I saw in practice that these structures can arise and collapse again. Therefore, they cannot be considered substitutes for the elements available in the pillars. These elements are rather additional factors that help when considering the pillars of fate. For example, in this case it could be said that the personality element is weak because it can transform into metal. But this transformation is not possible in every case, but only under favorable conditions for its occurrence.
For a girl born on August 25, 1981 at 07:30 in the +1 time zone, I recommended strengthening the weak elements of her energy: fire, water, wood and a little earth. Six months later, she wrote me a letter thanking me for the consultation and advice, thanks to which she got out of a depressed state and found a job. And two years later the girl got married. She had an overly strong element of her husband in the pillars - metal. Because of this, the energies sought to reduce it by all means. In the physical reality of this girl, this manifested itself as the absence of a man. But as soon as the fire melted part of the metal and the wood activated it, the man was found.
If in this girl’s chart, compiled taking into account Greenwich Time, there was a merging of the element of personality with the celestial trunk of the hour or month of birth, 2 sets of energies would be favorable for her. Because her changeable personality element would have different qualities at different times. For example, if she was a metal during the merger, and a tree before the merger, then the girl would feel more comfortable if these 2 elements were simultaneously strengthened in her energy. She could find a job if she went to the south (to the fire sector - the element of self-realization for wood) and there she would have an interview in a company founded in the year of the Rat (water - the element of self-realization for metal). That is, pairs of elements would become favorable to her. This happens because any energy structures are temporary. They arise, and then fall apart into components, like the same merger. It arises at a favorable moment and then breaks down into its components if conditions are unfavorable for fusion.
So what should I do?
What now, you ask? Soon after the divorce, Katya intuitively chose to work in a medical institution. Where, as you know, there are a lot of deaths and losses.
In her case, it would also be possible to add such energies through real estate, antiques, and Feng Shui.
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What does all of this mean?
You, of course, ask, what does this mean? First of all, that this person is influential. Low phase, little Qi energy, image of hidden treasures. The image that everyone around them “died”; they are the strongest. These people experience many deaths in their life, they go through these losses.
She can also talk about her husband’s profession. He may be associated with law enforcement agencies, the army, the police, or also engage in medicine, the funeral business, or be a minister of worship. After asking Katya who her husband was, I found out that he actually served for 20 years in the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
In fact, low phases of Qi energy can and should always be corrected by adding these energies through profession, activities, and hobbies. Or even through the activities of a spouse, which was the case in Katya’s case.
But all this does not answer the question of why Katya’s husband, after such a long period of living together, still “ran away” from her?
Everything is explained very simply. Katya reached the age when this low phase of Qi energy called “Grave” came into effect. Her influence in the family has increased, and Eastern men do not allow this in family relationships.
In addition, my husband’s term of service ended, he retired from the Ministry of Internal Affairs to the reserve, and this energy that corrected Katya’s birth chart was no longer there.
Charlize Theron, actress
In 2012, the actress took custody of an African American from the USA, Jackson. For some period, Theron was lonely, and at the end of 2013 it became known about her affair with Sean Penn, with whom the actress has a 14-year difference. According to rumors, the couple planned a wedding on the actress’s 40th birthday, but in 2015 they broke up.
In the Ba Zi chart of the actress there is Wood, there is Water /weak, kidney problems are possible/, but the element of Fire, Self-Expression /children/ is not manifested. The personal element takes root in the GE of the year - in Mao, the Rabbit. In addition, Mao merges with Wei /season/ into a solid Tree. The personal element of Yi, the Yin Tree, is born in the season of the Goat (emptiness is removed due to merging with Mao), in which Ding, Yin Fire, is present . The Children's Star ended up in the void and in the Hidden Heavenly Stem of the map. But in 2006, the castle pillar of Ding Hai comes with Fire in the Heavenly Trunk. The Children's Star went into the Sky , but got into a collision with Kwei, Yin Water, Scythe Seal. A very unfavorable encounter for childbirth. At the level of the Earthly branches, the Harmony of the Three has formed into a Tree, and this is undoubted support for the personal element Yi.
Oblique Seal Kwei, the physical “body” falls into the low phase of Qi in the actress’s chart, which can also show health problems.
If not for one “but”. The map has a confrontation between the elements of Wood and Metal. On the left, in small Taichi we see the strong element of Metal. In addition, the Personal Element Yi strives to merge with Gen , the Yang Metal.
And on the right, in the big Taichi /society/ the element of Wood is manifested. This indicates some internal contradictions that can interfere with relationships with the opposite sex. And as a result, a woman may feel that the men she meets are not suitable for the role of a father.
Although Power is strong and manifested in the actress’s card. Moreover, in the NA of the hour we see the Right Power - such a woman would want a child born in an official marriage. But in the Star Wars House of Marriage there is “The Killer in the Seventh Position” Yu, the Rooster. And this can introduce dissonance into relationships and issues of childbearing. In the NS there is the Right Power, and in the SV a Killer is formed in the seventh position /merger of Yu and Chen/.
Here, as in the case of actress Michelle Pfeiffer, there is a lock on the clock pillar - Chen plus Yu /pair merging into Metal/.
What additional difficulties are we seeing in this stroke of luck and this year?
The Children's Star went to the NS, but came in the castle pillar and got into a collision with Quei, the Scythe Seal
This year, Ren Chen is working on Self-punishment Chen, influencing the hour pillar of the card /children/
The Direct Seal /health/ this year falls into the “Grave” Qi phase and the presence of the “Sheep Knife” star.
Water Ren arrives and enters the Grave Qi phase. Heavenly Stem Ren is associated with estrogen and the urinary system.
Kwei Wei pillar can serve as an indication of some immune diseases /with other components/. And also for problems with the genitourinary system, kidneys /slow inflammatory kidney diseases/, ovaries / cyst formation/. The Heavenly Stem Kwei is responsible for the reproductive system, kidneys, and ovaries.
Signs for adopted children in the chart of this actress
The Earth element in the GE of the hour pillar is the ability to care and patronize.
Qi phase “Conception” for the element of Children, the Spirit of pleasure in the tact of good luck.
The presence of the “Nursing” Qi phase for the Personal Yi element in the season of birth / in Wei / and in the hour pillar of the chart is an opportunity to seek help from a surrogate mother.
Oblique Seal of Quei in the SNS of the hour pillar. Oblique Seal of Quei in the NA of the month.
In 2015, the interaction of Yi, an element in the NA of the current year, and Geng, an element in the NA of the hour pillar / see. second card/.
In July of the same year, Charlize Theron adopted a black girl, Augusta.
Michelle Pfeiffer, actress
The actress’s chart contains several unfavorable factors that confirm problems with childbearing.
The Personality Element Bin, Yang Fire is weak, not rooted/ and only partially supported by the season of birth /Chen refers to the Wood season/.
One of the problems in the map is the absence of the element of Wood. Although the Season is represented by the element Chen, spring, Wood, in fact this element is not manifested in any way. Yi, the Yin Tree is “trapped” in Chen. There is an imbalance between Self-Expression/Children's Star and Print/Resource. There is no seal in the Wood element, which is of paramount importance for successful childbearing.
The personal element is born in the season of Chen, Self-Expression. There is a lot of self-expression in the actress’s chart, it is supported by the season, and was included in the Heavenly Trunks of the year. But in the annual pillar, the Wu Self-Expression element, Earth Yang falls into the low Qi Tomb , and the Earth Branch of the annual pillar faces the season, another Chen Self-Expression element.
The “lock” on the clock pillar is Chen plus Zi. We must wait for the moment when this “lock” opens.
The clash of Bean, the element of Personality, and Ren, the Killer, is in the seventh position in the hour pillar of the chart.
“By the age of 30, I realized that I really wanted children, but I constantly broke off relationships with men because something always didn’t suit me. This is exactly how this encounter worked. Each time, relationships with men were broken. Expectations from the relationship were at odds with reality /clash of day and hour at the NS level/. Accordingly, it seemed to the actress that this or that man was not suitable for the role of the father of her future children.
The presence of the “Assassin” deity in the seventh position in the chart of the weak element of the personality Bin, Yang Fire .
Element "Killer in the seventh position" in the Children's Palace / card "12 Palaces" . The actress in the Kwei Hai Children's Palace has a mixture of two types of Power - Correct and Extreme.
Another interesting nuance. The collision of the Palace of ethics, religion / worldview / and the Palace of Children. This shows some mental “blocks” and difficulties - it’s difficult to decide to have a child, “what if I can’t raise myself,” “will I be a good mother,” etc.
