LESSON W04 / 12 OF 36
Workshop: the five elements phase and where it is shown
Find the five elements phase on the chart, and know that its number is the age at which the first decade begins.
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This lesson has been self-reviewed and is awaiting final sign-off. The classical passages have been checked word by word; the plain-language text and the exercises are written by this project.
What is the phase named at the top of the chart, and what has it to do with me?
Fictional birth data · teaching example · not a real person's chart · 2026-10-12
In plain words
Every chart has one five elements phase, out of five: Water Two, Wood Three, Metal Four, Earth Five and Fire Six. The number in the name is the age at which the first decade begins; for Earth Five, the first decade starts at five. The phase is a classification from working out the chart, not good or bad.
What the text says
The chart diagrams in Volume 2 are laid out by these five phases. What is quoted here is a diagram heading, not a passage of argument.
Compare with your own chart
The Chart tab shows your five elements phase near the top. Note its number: it is the age your first decade begins, which a later lesson on decades will use.
An everyday example
Earth phase 5 is a chart classification, not an abundance of earth or a fifth-place ranking. Recognising the field is enough here; understanding your chart does not require learning manual placement.
Record the phase as a classification, not a score.
CHECK YOURSELF
Now, try it yourself.
Answer both questions correctly to complete the lesson. The original explanation appears after each answer.
FIND IT IN THE CHART
Find it on a chart.
Say your five elements phase.
Open my chart ↗Classical sources
水二局
Water Two phase (a diagram heading)
Zi Wei Dou Shu Quan Shu, Volume 2; traditionally attributed in received editions
Classical texts provide cultural context. Everyday examples and exercises are written by this project.
YOUR STUDY / W04