From: "Jonathan Chang"
> *gulp* thanx a lot, Kou. =}
Bu yao keqi. M ho haakhei. Mmen kehki. Vioh kuq' :)
> Based on the ancient _I Ching_, the Taoists have the concept of "The
> Cycle of the Twelve Earthly Forces":
> 1st month -> "Ein" (element: Yang Wood) Spring
> 2nd " -> "Mao" ( " : Yin Wood) Spring
> 3rd -> "Chen" ( : Yang Earth) Spring
> 4th -> "Sze" ( : Yin Fire) Summer
> 5th -> "Wu" ( :Yang Fire) Summer
> 6th -> "Wei" ( :Yin Earth) Summer
> 7th -> "Shen" ( : Yang Metal) Fall
> 8th -> "Yu" ( : Yin Metal) Fall
> 9th -> "Shu" ( : Yang Earth) Fall
> 10th -> "Hai" ( : Yin Water) Winter
> 11th -> "Tze" ( : Yang Water) Winter
> 12th -> "Chui" ( : Yin Earth) Winter
Well yes, but are these incorporated directly into the names of the months
(à la "leaf"). Maoyue? (I'm familiar with "mao" 'cause I'm a rabbit).
> Everything from _Feng Shui_ to _Dim Mak_ is based on these cycles,
What is "Dim Mak"? point pulse? Oh, oh! Acupuncture points?! Xue2?
Kou