Greater Pipe

Late Winter; the Stellar Station of the Mystic Void original: 玄枵, Xuanxiao—roughly corresponding to Aquarius

Approach

Of the Receptive original: 坤, Kun hexagram; returns to the branch of the Goat; Six in the fourth line; acts as an associate

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Equalizer

Early Autumn; the Stellar Station of the Quail's Tail original: 鶉尾, Chunwei—roughly corresponding to Virgo

Obstruction

Of the Creative original: 乾, Qian hexagram; interval of eight; Nine in the fifth line; marries the Rabbit

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Pressed Bell

Mid-Spring; the Stellar Station of the Descending Lou original: 降婁, Jianglou—roughly corresponding to Aries

Peace

Of the Receptive; returns to the branch of the Rooster; Six in the fifth line; acts as an associate

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Strict Pipe

Late Autumn; the Stellar Station of the Great Fire original: 大火, Dahuo—roughly corresponding to Scorpio

Stripping

Of the Creative; interval of eight; Upper Nine line; marries the Snake

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Mean Pipe

Early Summer; the Stellar Station of the Solid Sink original: 實沈, Shishen—roughly corresponding to Gemini

The Creative

Of the Receptive; returns to the branch of the Boar; Upper Six line; acts as an associate

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The First Palace: Yellow Bell

Numerical value: 19,683 / Subtract one third to generate the Forest Bell original: 三分損一, Sanfen Sunyi—a method of calculating pitch by reducing a string's length by 1/3 to create a perfect fifth
Fundamental corresponds to the Yellow Bell Palace
Second Tone corresponds to the Great Frame Second
Third Tone corresponds to the Old Purifier Third
Modified Fourth corresponds to the Luxuriant Vegetation Modified Fourth
Fifth Tone corresponds to the Southern Pipe Fifth
Resonance

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The Second Palace: Forest Bell

Numerical value: 13,122 / Add one third to generate the Great Frame original: 三分益一, Sanfen Yiyi—increasing string length by 1/3 to lower the pitch by a fourth
Fourth Tone corresponds to the Yellow Bell Fourth
Modified Use
Fifth Tone corresponds to the Great Frame Fifth
Resonant Fundamental corresponds to the Forest Bell Palace
Second Tone corresponds to the Southern Pipe Second
Third Tone corresponds to the Answering Bell Third

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The Third Palace: Great Frame

Numerical value: 17,496 / Subtract one third to generate the Southern Pipe
Second Tone corresponds to the Great Frame Second
Resonant Fundamental corresponds to the Great Frame Modified Palace
Third Tone corresponds to the Old Purifier Third
Modified Fourth corresponds to the Luxuriant Vegetation Modified Fourth
Fifth Tone corresponds to the Southern Pipe Fifth

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The Fourth Palace: Southern Pipe

Numerical value: 11,664 / Add one third to generate the Old Purifier
Fifth Tone corresponds to the Southern Pipe Fifth
Third Tone corresponds to the Equalizer Modified Fourth
Modified Fourth corresponds to the Mean Pipe Third
Fifth Tone corresponds to the Forest Bell Fifth
Modified Resonant Fundamental corresponds to the Strict Pipe Modified Palace
Second Tone

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1,033 / Out of 24 27 / 24 / 32 / 22 / 18 / 24 17,824 413,832 314,928 81,920 73,728 26,200 76,200 18 4 60,500 56