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