THE FIVE PHASES
Earth
Earth names grounding, nourishment and transition.
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土 · tǔ
Earth is often placed at the center or at seasonal turning points in Five Phase models. It can frame support, integration and the conditions that allow other processes to continue.
An example
An Earth question for a busy team is what shared routine keeps the work steady.
A question to carry with you
What needs a more reliable base?
Find your own lunar-year placement
Use your birth date to find the year animal, stem, branch, stem phase and Yin/Yang. This calculator follows Chinese New Year; it does not calculate a full Four Pillars (BaZi) chart.