Chapter 1 of 6 ยท The Gateway
GOAT
็พ
ยท
ๆช
The Goat belongs to Wei ๆช, the 8th of the Twelve Earthly Branches. Lun Heng's Wu Shi explicitly groups Wei ๆช with Earth and pairs Wei with ็พ. This historical calendrical identity is kept separate from the modern personality and archetype layers that appear later in the SAGE reading.
Branch:
Wei
ๆช
Element:
Earth
ๅ
Polarity:
Yin
Position:
8 of 12
Traditional record, cultural interpretation and modern reflection
are intentionally separated.