THE TWELVE EARTHLY BRANCHES
Shen: Earthly Branch
Shen is the ninth branch and pairs with Monkey.
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申 · shēn
Shen enters the autumn portion of the wider branch sequence. Its image can help shift attention toward evaluation, adjustment and what can be learned from a season's work.
An example
Shen can encourage one experiment based on what the first results taught you.
A question to carry with you
What have recent results made possible?
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Connect the ideas
Zi: Earthly Branch
Zi begins the twelve-branch sequence and pairs with Rat.
1 min readChou: Earthly Branch
Chou is the second branch and pairs with Ox.
1 min readYin: Earthly Branch
Yin is the third branch and pairs with Tiger.
1 min readMao: Earthly Branch
Mao is the fourth branch and pairs with Rabbit.
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