Earth Horse
Wù Wǔ, yang
- Stem
- 戊 earth, yang
- Branch
- 午 horse
- 納音
- 天上火 Fire in the Sky
- Years
- 1918, 1978, 2038, 2098
Each listed year runs from its boundary to the next one, and it depends on the convention. Early dates in the calendar year can belong to the year before.
About this year
The Earth Horse joins yang earth 戊 to the fire of 午. Fire makes earth, so the branch generates the stem. 1918 and 1978 are examples, and 2038 follows.
Fire in the Sky is the 納音, and it matches the branch and repeats 午's fire on a large scale. Sanming Tonghui writes of a double blaze meeting, its brightness rising upward. Such agreement is a matter of position, and 戊 goes on being earth regardless.
Where this text comes from
The 納音 name follows the Wikisource text of 三命通會, volume 1, the only witness we found for the full set of names. The polarity of the stems and branches and the generating and overcoming cycles follow 五行大義 volume 2.
- 三命通會 卷一 (Wikisource 三命通會/卷一, SIMPLIFIED script as stored on Wikisource)
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- 五行大義 卷二 (Wikisource 五行大義/2, traditional script)
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The English here is our own plain wording, not a translation of a single source.