Source-backed reference series · 十二长生
A complete cycle, read one stage at a time.
Twelve Growth Stages is a cyclical BaZi model: emergence, formation, functional maturity, peak, decline, storage, reset, and renewal. The names are process metaphors—not twelve predictions.
Detailed entries
Explore the documented stages
Each available page joins one governed calculation rule to one reviewed classical excerpt, then adds method, boundary, and plain-English explanation.
- 01长生Chang Shengcháng shēngChang Sheng (长生) is stage 1 of the Twelve Growth Stages: birth and growth. Learn its calculation context, limits, and classical source.↗
- 02沐浴Mu Yumù yùMu Yu (沐浴) is stage 2 of the Twelve Growth Stages: bath. Learn its calculation context, limits, and classical source.↗
- 03冠带Guan Daiguān dàiGuan Dai (冠带) is stage 3 of the Twelve Growth Stages: cap and belt. Learn its calculation context, limits, and classical source.↗
- 04临官Lin Guanlín guānLin Guan (临官) is stage 4 of the Twelve Growth Stages: taking office. Learn its calculation context, limits, and classical source.↗
- 05帝旺Di Wangdì wàngDi Wang (帝旺) is stage 5 of the Twelve Growth Stages: peak prosperity. Learn its calculation context, limits, and classical source.↗
Calculation before interpretation
What the stage actually describes
A Growth Stage is the relationship between a reference heavenly stem and an earthly branch under a fixed lookup. It describes a phase of that stem’s qi at that branch. It does not replace seasonal strength, roots, Ten Gods, combinations, clashes, or chart structure.
- 01Fix the stemCommonly the Day Master for the day-stage label.
- 02Evaluate the branchApply the configured Twelve Growth Stages lookup.
- 03Restore contextRead the result inside the complete chart.
Non-negotiable boundary
“Illness,” “Death,” “Tomb,” and “Conception” are symbolic labels.
They do not diagnose disease, predict death, identify a grave, or forecast pregnancy. The language maps stages in a repeating model. Every entry preserves the traditional term while separating its technical use from literal fear.
Classical anchor
The source behind the cycle terminology
San Ming Tong Hui论五行旺相休囚死并寄生十二宫
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