Heavenly stems and earthly branches - TianGan DiZh : the heart of Chinese wisdom traditions / Master Zhongxian Wu and Dr Karin Taylor Wu ; foreword by Fei BingXun.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wu, Zhongxian, author.

Taylor Wu, Karin, author.

BingXun, Fei, author of introduction, etc.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Calendar, Chinese.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (270 p.)

Place of Publication:

London, England ; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : Singing Dragon, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

A detailed explanation of the building blocks of Chinese metaphysics, the 22 Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches upon which Chinese medicine, astrology and FengShui are based. Poetic descriptions dating from the Song dynasty give the reader a deep understanding of the meaning of each and of their interrelationships.

Contents:

Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches: TianGan DiZhi; Acknowledgements; Foreword by Fei Bingxun 費秉勛 TThe Role of Tiangan DiZhi in Yijing (I Ching) Culture; Preface: RenTianZhiDao 人天之道 The Way of Man and Nature; 1. TongTianShenShu 通天神樹Mystical Tree of Heaven; 1.1 The Way of Heaven and Earth; 1.2 The Origin of GanZhi; 1.3 The Magic Tree; 1.4 Celestial Connection of GanZhi ; 1.5 GanZhi YinYang 陰陽; 1.6 GanZhi WuXing 五行; 1.7 QiYun 氣韵 The Rhythm of Qi; 2. TianGan XiangShu 天干象數Heavenly Stems Symbolism; 2.1 Jia 甲; 2.2 Yi 乙; 2.3 Bing 丙; 2.4 Ding 丁; 2.5 Wu 戊; 2.6 Ji 己; 2.7 Geng 庚; 2.8 Xin 辛; 2.9 Ren 壬

2.10 Gui 癸3. DiZhi XiangShu 地支象數Earthly Branch Symbolism; 3.1 Zi 子; 3.2 Chou 丑; 3.3 Yin 寅; 3.4 Mao 卯; 3.5 Chen 辰; 3.6 Si 巳; 3.7 Wu 午; 3.8 Wei 未; 3.9 Shen 申; 3.10 You 酉; 3.11 Xü 戌; 3.12 Hai 亥; 4. GanZhi HeHua 干支合化Stems, Branches and Alchemical Transformation; 4.1 WuXingXiangSheng 五行相生 Birth Principle; 4.2 WuXingXiangKe 五行相克 Control Principle; 4.3 Heavenly Stems Five Elements Pulse Diagnosis; 4.4 WuShiWuXingHuaTu 吳氏五行化圖 Wu Family Five Elements Transformation Diagram; 4.5 TianGanHeHua 天干合化 Heavenly Stems Transformation Principle; 4.6 WuYun 五運 Five Cosmological Energies

4.7 DiZhiLiuHe 地支六合 Earthly Branches Six Unions Principle4.8 DiZhiSanHui 地支三會 Earthly Branches Tri-gathering Principle; 4.9 DiZhiSanHe 地支三合 Earthly Branches Tri-combination Principle (Triangle Relationship); 4.10 DiZhiLiuChong 地支六沖 Earthly Branches Six-Repellings Principle; 4.11 LiuQi 六氣 Six Cosmological Qi; 4.12 DiZhiLiuHai 地支六害 Earthly Branches Six-Harmings Principle; 4.13 LiuShiHuaJia 六十花甲 Sixty Stem Branch Combinations; 5. GanZhi JingShen 干支精神The Spirit of the GanZhi; 5.1 JiaMu 甲木; 5.2 YiMu 乙木; 5.3 BingHuo 丙火; 5.4 DingHuo 丁火; 5.5 WuTu 戊土; 5.6 JiTu 己土; 5.7 GengJin 庚金; 5.8 XinJin 辛金

5.9 RenShui 壬水5.10 GuiShui 癸水; Afterword; Appendix; Dynasties of China; Symbolic Meanings of the Heavenly Stems Reference Table ; Symbolic Meanings of the Earthly Branches Reference Table; TianGan DiZhi Internal Alchemy Practice Reference Table ; Blank Page; Index

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781848192089

1848192088

9781848191501

1848191502

9780857011589

0857011588