Yang Metal Monkey · 石榴木 (Pomegranate Wood)
Yang Metal is the sword — direct, decisive, sharp. It cuts through ambiguity and commits to a direction.
Metal and Monkey share the same element. The Monkey with its native blade. Maximum precision. Maximum cleverness. The sharpest version of both.
Every Earthly Branch contains hidden elements beneath the surface. The Monkey's branch (申) carries: 庚 Metal · 壬 Water · 戊 Earth. These hidden stems influence how the year's energy expresses — they're the undercurrent beneath the visible pillar.
Pomegranate Wood — the tree that bears fruit with hundreds of seeds inside. Productivity. Abundance. One thing containing multitudes.
The Nayin is the "sound-element" of this position in the 60-year cycle. It's a second layer of elemental identity — not what the stem says you are, but what the combination of stem and branch sounds like when they resonate together. Read more about Pomegranate Wood →
Your year pillar is what you share with every person born in 1980. It describes your generation, not you. To see what makes your chart yours, you need three more pillars — and the most important one, your Day Pillar, requires your exact birthday.
Start with your month. A Monkey born in January carries different energy than one born in July.
Your Day Pillar — the one that defines who you actually are — needs your exact birthday.