The Great Fire Transformation

The Cosmic Clock of Chinese Metaphysics

For millennia, Chinese philosophy has viewed time not as a linear progression but as a cyclical dance of energies. At the heart of this worldview lies the 三元九运 (San Yuan Jiu Yun), or the "Three Cycles and Nine Periods," a 180-year cosmic calendar rooted in the I Ching (Book of Changes) and ancient astronomical observations. Each 20-year phase is governed by a specific energy linked to the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and a corresponding h...