Detailed Analysis of Jia Wood
"Jia means Armor". All things break through their shell (armor) to emerge. Jia is the first of the Ten Heavenly Stems, belonging to Yang Wood, representing towering trees and pillar materials. Jia Wood is rigid in nature, possessing characteristics of upward movement, growth, and benevolence.
Basic Attributes
- Element: Yang Wood
- Direction: East
- Season: Spring
- Time: Dawn (Yin Hour)
- Correspondences:
- Zang/Fu: Gallbladder
- Sense Organ: Eyes
- Body Tissue: Tendons, Head
- Emotion: Anger
- Taste: Sour
- Color: Green/Cyan
Stem Interactions
- Generating: Water generates Wood (Ren/Gui generate Jia)
- Controlling: Metal controls Wood (Geng/Xin control Jia)
- Five Combinations: Jia combines with Ji to form Earth (Combination of Uprightness). Jia is Yang Wood (Benevolent), Ji is Yin Earth (Quiet). Their combination implies trustworthiness, righteousness, and knowing one's place.
- Clash: Jia clashes with Geng.
Qi Men Dun Jia Application
In Qi Men Dun Jia, Jia is the most noble, representing the leader or marshal.
- Metaphor: Jia is often hidden under the Six Instruments (Wu, Ji, Geng, Xin, Ren, Gui), hence "Dun Jia" (Hidden Jia).
- Symbolism: Nobility, fame, number one, leader, big tree, head, gallbladder.
- Fortune: Auspicious implies majesty and integrity; inauspicious implies arrogance and stubbornness.