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(19) Terrestrial Branch Hae

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  • Published Nov 13, 2008 8:21 pm KST
  • Updated Nov 13, 2008 8:21 pm KST

By Janet Shin

Now we are going to learn about Hae water, the last branch of the 12 terrestrial branches. Hae, the year of the pig, along with Ja (rat) and Chuk (cow) make the trine of water. As previously discussed, water energy has diplomatic, charming, intuitive, compassionate, sensitive, and creative personalities. It represents the time from 9 p.m. when people rest at home and go to bed. See what elements and branches your four pillars have, which can describe you.

For example, if you were born in April 1973 at 10a.m., you have Chuk (cow) as your year branch, Jin (dragon) as your month branch and Sa (snake) as your time branch. We can get the day branch using the 60-year calendar (lunar calendar). In order to get your full four pillars easily, you may search the Internet for the 60-year cycle or visit my Web site.

Hae water

(The live place of wood)

Inclusions: mu earth (7 days), gap wood (7 days), im water (16 days) Birth year: pig (1947, 1959, 1971, 1983, 1995) Birth time: 9 p.m. ― 11 p.m. Month: November (tenth month of the lunar calendar) Property: both yin and yang (as im water is regular energy)

This represents the time for concentration. In the month or time of Hae, the natural creatures reduce their activities and save their energy for next day. It has mostly Im water energy, so it is a yang property.

The relevant occupations are diplomacy and trading business.

The people born in hae years pursue reality more than ideals. They are free from future failure or success, so they focus on current planned tasks. They are benevolent as well as chivalrous, so they are inclined to help anyone in trouble. They usually do not have great heritage but accumulate their own fortune. They do not have problems in their marital lives and they will achieve gradual success year by year.

While reviewing the 12 branches, you might have noticed the notes for the repository, live and flourishing places.

1. Repository place:

Jin(dragon), Sul (dog), Chuk (ox), Mi (sheep)

When we reviewed 5 elements, we saw that the earth energy is something that balances the other four elements, so it contains all the other four elements. In the description of the 12 branches, Jin, Sul, Chuk and Mi are earth energy. On the surface, they are classified as yin and yang of earth, but if you look inside, both yin and yang are mixed in Jin and Sul. Also, in Jin, Sul, Chuk and Mi, there are activities of birth, progress, regression and death of living creatures. It is a turbid energy and people were afraid of its power from ancient days.

Also, these four branches are positioned in each of the four seasons to make one season change to the next. It means the change of lucky to unlucky and unlucky to lucky incidents in human life. In the description of the 12 branches, mentioned were the repositories for Jin, Sul, Chuk and Mi. It means storage and graves as they gather and keep things inside. Things are dying in Jin, Sul, Chuk and Mi.

If people have Jin, Sul, Chuk and Mi in their saju, it contains the concepts of absorption, coordination and harmony. So these people have deeper and wider view about other people, life and the world. They are also interested in the spiritual world.

2. Live place:

In (tiger), Sin (monkey), Sa (snake), Hye (pig)

The first branch energy of every trine starts with In, Sin, Sa and Hae. They are all yang energy externally and internally. As they mean the beginning of new season, they are called live places. Their energies are active and fierce. It also means preparation, beginning, invention, new idea, exploitation, etc.

3. Flourishing place:

Ja (rat), Oh (horse), Myo (rabbit), Yu (chicken)

They are the middle month of each trine. As they show clear weather during each season, it is called the flourishing place. Different from other branches, they are pure and strong in their elements. So they have properties of unyielding, tenacity and passion. Sometimes it shows vanity, waste, extravagance, disgrace and shame in its negative meaning.

The writer is the president of the Heavenly Garden, a saju research center in Korea. She is the author of ``Learning Four Pillars." She offers saju courses for all who are interested. For more information, visit her Web site (https://blog.naver.com/janet_shin) or email to janetshin@hotmail.com