Tai Yi Shen Shu — macrocosmic cycles and global trends
太乙神數 tàiyǐ shénshù is the apex of imperial cosmological divination. Unlike systems focused on the individual, it is made to observe broad historical trends, environmental and societal shifts, and long-term collective dynamics.
This section lays the board to examine the architecture of the great temporal cycles and the underlying forces at work in complex contexts.
How this is computedTai Yi ☶ 艮 gèn 3 1/3 · arrangement 55 · the six eras 6 43/60
the two eyes
| the two eyes | the two counts | great general | adjutant | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the lower eye, the host | the martial virtue 武德 wǔdé | 16 | ☱ 兌 duì 6 | ☵ 坎 kǎn 8 |
| the upper eye, the guest | the virtue of concord 和德 hédé | 3 | ☶ 艮 gèn 3 | ☴ 巽 xùn 9 |
the reckoner 申 shēn · the year’s companion 未 wèi
conditions
| covering 掩 yǎn | 凶 xiōng | the upper eye, the guest | |
|---|---|---|---|
| pressing 迫 pò | 凶 xiōng | the host’s adjutant | one palace behind |
| imprisonment 囚 qiú | 凶 xiōng | the guest’s great general |
the longer circuits
| the gate on duty | Harm 傷門 shāngmén | 13/30 |
|---|---|---|
| the five blessings | the yellow secret 黃祕宮 huángmìgōng · ☰ 乾 qián | 8/45 |
| the great circuit | ☳ 震 zhèn 4 太神 tàishén | 17/36 |
| the sovereign’s base | 丑 chǒu | 23/30 |
| the minister’s base | 亥 hài | 2/3 |
| the people’s base | 寅 yín | 1/1 |
the palaces are numbered as 太乙 tàiyǐ numbers them, one seat from the Luoshu: 一宮 yīgōng is the north-west here and the north in a Qi Men chart