The 60 Day Pillar Types: Which Color, Which Animal?

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How the names work

The upper character of the day pillar, the day stem, comes in ten forms, grouped by color: Wood is blue, Fire is red, Earth is yellow, Metal is white and Water is black. The lower character, the day branch, comes in twelve forms and takes the matching zodiac animal as its name.

“Color + animal” is a label Hongsimdang uses so the day pillar is easier to remember and talk about. It is not a classification from the classical texts. The readings themselves rest on calculations: the element relation between day stem and day branch, the twelve life stages, and the combinations and clashes between branches.

The animal here is a different calculation from your birth-year animal. The birth-year animal comes from the year branch, while the day pillar animal comes from the day you were born.

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