Word origin · etymology
Chinese 天同; Chan approximately translates this as “heavenly togetherness.”
This is the practitioner’s approximate rendering, not a verified ancient etymology. The specialist name’s earliest use remains unverified.
How we know · epistemology
Contemporary explanation of traditional chart symbolism.
Comfort symbolism does not establish a person’s temperament, health or capacity to act.
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