09/10/2026
What Changes in the Second Half of 2026? Water, Fire and Dryness
So what changes after Major Heat?
In the second half of the year, the dominant influence begins to shift. We move from Shaoyin Sovereign Fire governing Heaven (少陰君火司天) in the first half towards Yangming Dry Metal residing below (陽明燥金在泉) in the latter half of the year.
However, the year's Excessive Water Movement remains, and we are still within the broader background of the Nine Purple Fire Period.
So as we move into autumn and winter, it is not simply a matter of “Dryness.”
Instead, Water, Fire and Dryness overlap and interact.
From the traditional Wu Yun Liu Qi perspective, this may correspond to more complex and changeable climatic conditions:
Periods of dampness may be followed by dryness.
Lingering warmth may give way to sudden cold.
The shifts between heat and cold, and dampness and dryness, are therefore worth paying attention to.
For our health, as we move into autumn and winter, people with existing cardiovascular conditions should be particularly mindful of sudden changes in temperature.
We should also pay greater attention to the Lungs and respiratory system, as well as seasonal infections, particularly among older adults, children and those who may be more physically vulnerable.
Wu Yun Liu Qi is not a substitute for modern weather forecasting. It is a traditional Chinese framework for observing the relationship between changes in the natural environment and human health.
We can look back and reflect on what has already happened in the first half of the year.
As we move through the second half, what matters is being prepared for change.
As the Qi of Heaven and Earth changes, we too need to learn how to adapt.
2026下半年,水、火、燥會怎樣變化?
那麼,大暑之後又有什麼不同?
到了下半年,主導的氣開始轉變——由上半年的少陰君火司天,轉入陽明燥金在泉主下半歲。
但是,全年的水運太過仍然存在,九紫離火運的大背景也沒有改變。
所以接下來的秋冬,並不是簡單的一個「燥」字,而是:
水、火、燥幾種力量交錯。
從五運六氣的角度來看,氣候可能表現得更加複雜:
有時濕,有時燥;
有時仍有餘熱,有時又可能突然轉寒。
寒熱、燥濕之間的轉換,值得特別留意。
而對人體來說,進入秋冬後,除了原有心腦血管疾病的人要注意氣溫驟變,也要特別保護肺與呼吸系統,並留意季節性感染對老人、兒童及體質較弱人群的影響。
五運六氣不是現代氣象預報,而是古人觀察天地氣候與人體健康關係的一套傳統理論。
上半年發生了什麼,我們已經可以回頭看;
下半年將如何變化,更重要的是提前做好準備。
天地之氣在變,人也要懂得提前適應。
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