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type: Palm Sutra Concept
title: "火 (Fire)"
description: "Fire is propriety and light."
resource: https://localpapa.com/tools/yizhang.html
category: "Damo Yi Zhang Jing · Five Elements"
branch: "巳 午"
tags: [yizhang, palm-sutra, wu-xing, five-elements]
timestamp: 2026-06-21T00:00:00Z
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# 火 (Fire)

- **中文 / Chinese:** 火
- **Earthly branches 地支:** 巳, 午

Fire is propriety and light — warmth, expression and decisive action.

- **When abundant 偏旺:** abundant Fire: warm, expressive and active, but can be impatient or impulsive.
- **When lacking 缺:** lacking Fire: short on warmth and visibility — be proactive, not passive.

Each pillar’s branch carries one of the five elements; their balance and the way they generate (相生) or restrict (相剋) one another across the four pillars adds a further layer to a reading. Cast one at <https://localpapa.com/tools/yizhang.html>.

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