Chapter 1 of 6 · The Gateway
ROOSTER
雞
·
酉
The Rooster belongs to You 酉, the 10th of the Twelve Earthly Branches. Lun Heng's Wu Shi pairs You 酉 with the chicken/fowl and uses the You/Mao comparison inside its Metal-over-Wood argument. This historical calendrical identity is kept separate from the modern personality and archetype layers that appear later in the SAGE reading.
Branch:
You
酉
Element:
Metal
金
Polarity:
Yin
Position:
10 of 12
Traditional record, cultural interpretation and modern reflection
are intentionally separated.