Detailed Analysis of Void
Void (Kong Wang), also known as "Cycle Void" (Xun Kong). There are 10 Heavenly Stems and 12 Earthly Branches. When matched, each cycle (10 pairs) leaves two branches without matching stems; these two branches are Void.
Six Jia Cycle Voids
- Jiazi Cycle: Xu and Hai are Void.
- Jiaxu Cycle: Shen and You are Void.
- Jiashen Cycle: Wu and Wei are Void.
- Jiawu Cycle: Chen and Si are Void.
- Jiachen Cycle: Yin and Mao are Void.
- Jiayin Cycle: Zi and Chou are Void.
Symbolism and Fortune
- Symbolism: Emptiness, non-existence, falsehood, uncertainty, not yet happened, disappearance.
- Fortune:
- Auspicious matters in Void: Good luck is halved or unreal.
- Inauspicious matters in Void: Disasters are weakened or resolved.
- In prediction, if the Focus (Yong Shen) falls into Void, it often means the matter is hard to accomplish or the person is uncertain.
- "Solitary and Void": The palace opposite to Void is Solitary (Gu), the Void palace is Void (Xu). Solitary and Void places are favorable for taking refuge and self-protection.