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Guides

• Chen Earth: The Dragon's Reservoir — Wet Soil, Water Vault, and the Most Changeable Branch

  Chen Earth is the fifth earthly branch — spring dragon hiding 戊乙癸, the only branch that is simultaneously wet earth, water reservoir, and carrier of wood's remaining qi. This guide covers Chen's identity as the 水库 (water storage), the explosive 辰戌冲 (water vault vs fire vault clash), the 申子辰三合水局, and how Chen's changefulness shapes flexibility, strategy, and destiny in Bazi.

• Mao Wood: The Peach Blossom Branch — Pure Yi Wood at Full Bloom

  Mao Wood is the fourth earthly branch — a yin branch hiding pure 乙 wood. This guide covers Mao as the 四正桃花 (Four-Cardinal Peach Blossom), its帝旺 position as wood's peak, the transformative 卯戌合 merger into fire, the marriage-crisis 卯酉冲 clash, and how Mao shapes grace, diplomacy, and destiny in Bazi.

• Si Fire: The Chameleon Flame — Hidden Metal, Suppressed Heat, and the Snake's Strategy

  Si Fire is the sixth earthly branch — the Snake, first month of summer, hiding 丙戊庚 (fire + earth + metal), the only branch that carries metal inside fire. This guide covers Si's unique fire-to-metal transformation via 巳酉丑三合金, the dangerous 寅巳刑 (ungrateful punishment), the love-hate 巳申合, and how Si shapes strategic patience, hidden power, and destiny in Bazi.

• Wu Fire: Peak Summer Flame — Pure Yang Fire, the Four-Cardinal Horse, and the Fire That Needs to See Itself

  Wu Fire is the seventh earthly branch — peak summer, the Horse, fire's 帝旺, the most direct of the twelve. This guide covers Wu's pure fire nature hiding 丁己, the violent 子午冲 (water vs fire), the returning 午未合 (fire returns to earth), the strangling 丑午害, the self-harming 午午自刑, and why Wu desperately needs 壬 water — not to extinguish, but to reflect.

• Yin Wood: The Tiger's Territory — Where Jia Stands and Fire Is Born

  Yin Wood is the third earthly branch — a yang branch that hides three stems: 甲 wood, 丙 fire, and 戊 earth. This guide covers Yin's triple-layered energy chain (wood→fire→earth), its role as Jia Wood's 禄 and Bing-Wu's 长生, the powerful 寅亥合 merger with Hai, the life-reshaping 寅申冲 clash, and how Yin shapes leadership, initiative, and destiny in Bazi.