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Student edition explaining the 22 symbols of the Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches. Poetic summaries give the reader a deep understanding of the meaning of each Stem and Branch, their relationship to each other and their effects individually and in combination. Master Zhongxian Wu, a lifelong Daoist practitioner, is the lineage holder of four different schools of Qigong and martial arts. Since 1988, Master Wu has instructed thousands of students, both Eastern and Western. He has authored 11 books (five in Chinese) on Chinese wisdom traditions. Dr. Karin Taylor Wu earned her Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine from one of the seven federally accredited medical schools in North America that train primary care physicians in complementary and alternative medicine. She currently serves as the medical director of Blue Willow World Healing Center and QinJian Akademin. Foreword by Fei BingXun. Preface. Author Notes. 1. TongTianShenShu. 1.1. The Way of Heaven and Earth. 1.2. The Origin of GanZhi. 1.3. The Magic Tree. 1.4. Celestial Connection of Ganzhi. 1.5. GanZhi YinYang. 1.6. GanZhi WuXing. 1.7. QiYun ? The Rhythm of Qi. 2. TianGan XiangShu. 2.1. Jia. 2.2. Yi. 2.3. Bing. 2.4. Ding. 2.5. Wu. 2.6. Ji. 2.7. Geng. 2.8. Xin. 2.9. Ren. 2.10. Gui. 3. DiZhi XiangShu. 3.1. Zi. 3.2. Chou. 3.3. Yin. 3.4. Mao. 3.5. Chen. 3.6. Si. 3.7. Wu. 3.8. Wei. 3.9. Shen. 3.10. You. 3.11. Xu. 3.12. Hai. 4. GanZhi HeHua. 4.1. WuXingXiangSheng ? Birth Principle. 4.2. WuXingXiangKe ? Control Principle. 4.3. WuShiWuXingHuaTu ? Wu Family Five Elements Transformation Diagram. 4.4. TianGanHeHua ? Heavenly Stems Transformation Principle. 4.5. WuYun ? Five Cosmological Energies. 4.6 DiZhiLiuHe ? Earthly Branches Six Unions Principle. 4.7. DiZhiSanHui ? Earthly Branches Tri-gathering Principle. 4.8. DiZhiSanHe ? Earthly Branches Tri-combination Principle (Triangle Relationship). 4.9. DiZhiLiuChong ? Earthly Branches Six-Repellings Principle. 4.10. LiuQi ? Six Cosmological Qi. 4.11. DiZhiLiuHai ? Earthly Branches Six-Harmings Principle. 4.12. LiuShiHuaJia ? Sixty Stem Branch Combinations. 5. GanZhi JingShen. 5.1. JiaMu. 5.2. YiMu. 5.3. BingHuo. 5.4. DingHuo. 5.5. WuTu. 5.6. JiTu. 5.7. GengJin. 5.8. XinJin. 5.9. RenShui. 5.10. GuiShui. Afterword. Appendices. Dynasties of China. Symbolic Meanings of the Heavenly Stems Reference Table. Symbolic Meaning of the Earthly Branches Reference Table. TianGan DiZhi Internal Alchemy Practice Reference Table.
