Temporal Dynamics in BaZi and Taoist Thought

In BaZi, a person’s chart takes shape at the moment of birth—a snapshot of time. In Taoist thought, time is not merely passing, but a living field structured by the ten Heavenly Stems and twelve Earthly Branches, forming the sixty-stage cycle of change. This article explores how these temporal dynamics interplay with the Five Elements and our daily life.