THE TWELVE EARTHLY BRANCHES
Wei: Earthly Branch
Wei is the eighth branch and pairs with Goat.
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未 · wèi
Wei follows the summer peak in the traditional sequence. It can represent the work of sustaining, gathering and caring for what has grown.
An example
Wei can prompt a review of what a project needs to remain useful after launch.
A question to carry with you
What support will help this endure?
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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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