A Study on Mutual Aid and Mutual Contention of the Ten Celestial Stems and Twelve Earthly Branches

As many perhaps already know, in East Asian thought there are two aspects of all things such as light and darkness coexist called Yin-Yang (陰陽). The initial concept was just a simple expression meant to depict natural phenomena, but it gradually became the central explanations creation changes that undergo universe. study ordering principle nature known Myeongli (命理) also examined interrelation between sky earth divided into Ten Celestial Stems (天干 cheongan) Twelve Earth Branches (地支 jiji) based on theory. This thesis analyzed contents relationship terms patterns Mutual Aid (相助 sangjo) Contention (相剋 sanggeuk) through literature review exploration their common features differences. Different categorized phenomena under pattern include Tonggeun (通根 root downward) Tugan (透干 appearance upward). means signs took counterparts Earthly Branches. In Stems, is Tonggeuncheo (通根處 place which relation show same five phases become Samhap (三合 combined three ways gain power) Banghap (方合 gathering season). methods seeing Tonggeunryeok (通根力 power downward root) follows: First, seen by places where takes hold. Ilgan (日干 Stem birthday) ordered month (月 wol) 〉day (日 il) 〉hour (時 shi) 〉year (年 nyeon), other appear 〉sitting 〉close place. Second, can be characteristics has taken Rokwangji (祿旺支 vigorous land) Jangsaengji (長生支 newborn 〉Yeogi (餘氣 remaining energy) 〉Myogo (墓庫 storage burial grounds). main agent changed Tonggeun, spirit manifested Stems. And hidden will able play roles they revealed. There Gaedu (蓋頭 heavenly destroying earthly) Jeolgak (截脚 earthly heavenly) concepts convey Heavenly mutually destroy one another. different opinions because some adopt viewpoints focusing considering only But, vast majority scholars think weakens role roots Jeolgak, reverse Gaedu, them, this associated with strong possibility fated experience disharmony.