WINTER
The time of year moving into the darkest and most yin, a time of closing and storage… hibernation.
Beginning of Winter
Water Begins to Freeze
Earth Begins to Harden
Pheasants Dive into Watery Abyss to Become Giant Clams
Small Snow
Rainbows Stay Hidden Out of Sight
Heaven Qi Ascends While Earth Qi Descends
All is Blocked Up & Completed in Winter
Great Snow
Spangled Drongos Cease to Sing
Tigers Begin to Mate
Water Irises Grown
Winter Solstice
Earthworms Congeal
Moose Deer Shed Their Horns
Aquifers Stir
Minor Cold
Geese Head North
Magpies Begin to Build Nests
Pheasants Begin to Crow
Major Cold
Hens Begin to Breed
Birds of Prey Act Fierce & Swift
Rivers & Lakes are Frozen Within