Wu-Wei Harmony into Earth (午未合土)
Understand the Wu-Wei harmony pair, the conventional Earth tendency, and how summer heat, Fire support, dry Earth, clashes, meetings, and trines affect it.
Overview
Wu–Wei Harmony (午未合土) joins two warm southern branches under a conventional Earth tendency. Summer Fire can produce Earth, but excessive heat, dry conditions, hidden stems, and strong competing assemblies change the result. The pair is first a harmony; phase attribution and transformation must follow a stated school rule and whole-chart evidence.
At a glance
- Pair
- Wu and Wei
- Conventional tendency
- Earth, with school attribution disclosed
- Key context
- Summer heat, Fire supply, Earth roots, and dryness
- Boundary
- Warmth and harmony do not guarantee a favorable outcome
- Original evidence
- Wu Fire, Wei Earth, and hidden stems remain visible
- Reported status
- Harmony only, Earth tendency, damaged pair, or supported transformation
Start with the fixed branch pair
Record Wu and Wei with their pillars, hidden stems, and chart layers.
The pair does not erase Wu Fire or Wei’s mixed Earth, Wood, and Fire content.
- Confirm positions.
- Preserve hidden-stem evidence.
Test whether Fire can produce usable Earth
Summer command, Earth roots, exposure, and balanced moisture can support the tendency.
Extreme heat or dryness may produce imbalance rather than a clean conversion.
- Assess climate, not only phase order.
- Record excess as well as support.
Compare southern meeting and other relations
Wu and Wei can participate in a southern Fire meeting; Wu also clashes Zi and Wei clashes Chou.
State whether a stronger meeting, trine, clash, or harm changes the pair’s availability.
- Map all group memberships.
- Explain priority rather than canceling silently.
Keep Earth symbolism bounded
午未合土 does not prove stability, property, family unity, digestion problems, or financial gain.
Use structural and timing evidence before any practical conclusion.
- No symbolic diagnosis.
- No promised stability.
Sources and editorial basis
- 《三命通會》 (Sanming Tonghui)《三命通會》卷二支元六合：列午未合土及火土氣勢、月令、根源與沖破條件A historical compilation covering stems and branches, Ten Gods, Nayin, Shen Sha, and multiple classical pattern systems.
- 《淵海子平》 (Yuanhai Ziping)《淵海子平》地支六合諸論：午未配對與化土須合看燥濕、藏干和全局支持A foundational Ziping reference for branch months, hidden stems, roots, and stem-branch relationships.
- OpenFate Editorial Methodology午未合土頁不把午火與未土自動改寫為土，另查土勢主導、原支存根、調候及其他關係OpenFate separates deterministic chart calculation, traditional interpretation, and modern editorial explanation.