绝 · Extinction

jué · the tenth of the twelve life stages 十二长生

绝 Extinction, jué, is the tenth of the twelve life stages in BaZi, 十二长生, the cycle a stem's strength follows through the twelve branches. A 甲 Yang Wood Day Master reaches it in 申, the Monkey, and a 乙 Yin Wood Day Master in 酉, the Rooster.

The twelve life stages trace a stem’s energy through the twelve branches, from birth to rest and back again. Each stem has a stage in every branch, so the same branch can be a high point for one stem and a low one for another.

The tenth phase: the old cycle is fully ended and nothing of it is active.

Where each stem reaches it

• 甲in申
• 乙in酉
• 丙in亥
• 丁in子
• 戊in亥
• 己in子
• 庚in寅
• 辛in卯
• 壬in巳
• 癸in午

Yang stems move forward through the branches and Yin stems move backward, which is why each stem reaches this stage in a different branch.

Where you meet it

• Under each pillar in the Pro chart view: the stage of your Day Master in that branch.
• On Luck Pillars, where each decade’s branch puts your Day Master at a different stage.

A stage describes strength in one place, not a fate. Names like Death or Tomb are traditional labels for phases of the cycle.