What Are the Twelve Heavenly Generals and Twelve Monthly Generals of Da Liu Ren, and How Do They Differ?
Da Liu Ren builds the heaven plate from twelve Monthly Generals that shift with mid-qi, then places twelve Heavenly Generals from the Nobleman.
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Are the Month General and the Heaven General in Da Liu Ren the same thing?
No. The Month General is the name given to the twelve palaces of the heaven plate; it changes according to the mid solar term and is placed over the hour palace to set up the heaven plate. The Heaven General is the second layer of stars, comprising the Nobleman, the Flying Serpent, the Vermilion Bird and others, and is placed starting from the Nobleman according to the day stem and according to whether it is day or night. The two layers differ in role and in the way they are placed.
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