Chapter 1 of 6 · The Gateway
DOG
狗
·
戌
The Dog belongs to Xu 戌, the 11th of the Twelve Earthly Branches. Lun Heng's Wu Shi explicitly identifies Xu 戌 as Earth and names the Dog, written 犬 in the passage, as its corresponding animal. This historical calendrical identity is kept separate from the modern personality and archetype layers that appear later in the SAGE reading.
Branch:
Xu
戌
Element:
Earth
土
Polarity:
Yang
Position:
11 of 12
Traditional record, cultural interpretation and modern reflection
are intentionally separated.