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Seasonal stage
Releasing — The Bare Tree
The leaves fall, the tree stands bare against the sky. As a stage in your chart or in the turning year, it tends towards contraction: a good window for simplifying and being honest about what is finished.
Classical equivalent · Earthly Branch (地支)
酉 You (Rooster) — Sep – early Oct
Function in the cycle: Contraction
Strengths
- Clarity and simplicity
- Honest accounting
- Lightness after letting go
Blind spots
- Feels bare or exposed
- Cuts too much
- Grief for what fell
The classic side · 地支 Earthly Branch
酉 You · The Rooster
酉 is the autumn equinox (秋分) and the harvest moon. Pure 辛 Metal: gold, jewels, the finished and polished thing. Precision, refinement, high standards and a clear eye for quality. Metal is at its peak here.
The spirit animal: A proud white rooster of light under a golden harvest moon.
- Element
- Yin Metal — Pure Metal energy
- Season
- Mid-autumn · 8th month · 白露 to 寒露 (about 8 Sep – 7 Oct)
- Hours
- 17:00 – 19:00
- Direction
- West
- Family
- 四正 cardinal · 桃花 peach blossom
藏干 Hidden elements
- Yin Metal — gold and jewels本氣 main qi100%
Relationships
- 六沖 Clash: 酉卯
- 六合 Harmony: 酉辰 → Metal
- 三合 Frame: 巳酉丑 → Metal
Hidden-element shares are the usual teaching approximation.
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