Chapter 1 of 6 · The Gateway
HORSE
馬
·
午
The Horse belongs to Wu 午, the 7th of the Twelve Earthly Branches. Lun Heng's Wu Shi explicitly identifies Wu 午 as Fire and pairs it with the Horse. This historical calendrical identity is kept separate from the modern personality and archetype layers that appear later in the SAGE reading.
Branch:
Wu
午
Element:
Fire
火
Polarity:
Yang
Position:
7 of 12
Traditional record, cultural interpretation and modern reflection
are intentionally separated.