THE TWELVE EARTHLY BRANCHES
Si: Earthly Branch
Si is the sixth branch and pairs with Snake.
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巳 · sì
Si belongs to the early-summer portion of the traditional sequence. Its image can bring a question about watching a situation closely before energy is fully committed.
An example
Si can suggest checking the evidence before expanding an experiment.
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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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