Introduction: Why will everything be different after 2024?
In the past two years, many overseas Chinese friends have a common feeling:The world has changed.It's not changing slowly, but it feels like the accelerator button has been pressed all of a sudden - the sudden explosion of AI, the revival of traditional culture, the rise of the virtual economy, and the voices of women getting louder and louder... It seems like there is an invisible "fire" driving everything.
This is actually a time system that the ancient Chinese have observed for more than two thousand years——"Three Yuans and Nine Lucks"the rules described. In 2024, we officially enter a new twenty-year cycle:Nine Purple Fire Luck (2024-2043)。
In today's article, we will not talk about mysteries or predictions, but will only help you understand this "time map" left to us by the ancients from the perspective of traditional culture.
1. What is "Three Yuans and Nine Lucks"?
"Three Yuan and Nine Lucks" is a time division system in the ancient Chinese astronomical calendar, which can be traced back toHuangdi period. Through long-term observation of the motion patterns of Jupiter and Saturn, the ancients discovered an interesting periodic phenomenon:
- Jupiter orbits the sun onceabout 12 years
- Saturn orbits the sun onceabout 30 years
- Jupiter and Saturn each20 yearsmeet once
The ancients defined every 20 years as a "luck", and three 20 years (a total of 60 years) as a "yuan". The upper, middle and lower three yuans total 180 years, which exactly constitutes a complete "nine luck" cycle.
This 180-year cycle constitutes a complete "breath of civilization" - each 20-year "luck" has its own charm, color and characteristics. Just like a year has four seasons, 180 years also has its "spring, summer, autumn and winter".
List of nine fortunes
| Period | Name | Years | Element | Trigram |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period 1 | One White · Kan · Water | 1864-1883 | Water | Kan ☵ |
| Period 2 | Two Black · Kun · Earth | 1884-1903 | Earth | Kun ☷ |
| Period 3 | Three Green · Zhen · Wood | 1904-1923 | Wood | Zhen ☳ |
| Period 4 | Four Green · Xun · Wood | 1924-1943 | Wood | Xun ☴ |
| Period 5 | Five Yellow · Center · Earth | 1944-1963 | Earth | Center |
| Period 6 | Six White · Qian · Metal | 1964-1983 | Metal | Qian ☰ |
| Period 7 | Seven Red · Dui · Metal | 1984-2003 | Metal | Dui ☱ |
| Period 8 | Eight White · Gen · Earth | 2004-2023 | Earth | Gen ☶ |
| Period 9 | Nine Purple · Li · Fire | 2024-2043 | Fire | Li ☲ |
2. The last 20 years of "earth luck": What have we experienced?
Looking back on the last luck——Babaigen soil luck (2004-2023), you will find that the ancients’ observations are surprisingly accurate:
- Real estate explosion:"Land" owners are stable and have real estate. The past two decades have been the golden age of soaring global housing prices.
- Infrastructure frenzy:High-speed rail, airports, urban expansion—the thickness and carrying capacity of “soil”
- Earthy aesthetic:From architecture to decoration, heavy, luxurious and stacked styles are popular
- Internet platformism:"Gen" hexagram represents mountain, and mountain means gathering - the platform economy brings everyone together
But now, the earth luck is over.
3. The "Lihuo" era: the trend of the twenty years from 2024 to 2043
The core of Jiuzili Fire Luck is"Li" hexagram matches "Fire" element. In traditional culture, Li Gua represents:
- 🔥 Fire——Bright, enthusiastic, upward, fast
- 👁️ 目——Eye, vision, aesthetics
- 👩 中女——The wisdom and strength of mature women
- 🎨 Civilization, culture, etiquette——Li Gua represents "Ming" in the "Book of Changes", which is the light of civilization.
- 🧠 Void, emptiness, network——Li Zhongxu, corresponding to the spiritual world and virtual space
The theme of the times in the past twenty years has actually been very clear:
🔥 Technology goes “virtual”
Li Zhongxu——The characteristics of Li Gua are solid outside and void in the middle. You see, AI, the Metaverse, VR/AR, brain-computer interface... are all developing in the direction of "virtual". In the past two decades, the virtual world will expand at an unprecedented rate.
🎨Aesthetics is king
Away for the eyes, for the sake of clarity——Things that are visible to the eyes, beautiful things, and culturally rich things will be more valuable than ever. Brand design, cultural IP, aesthetic economy... these "virtual" things will become core competitiveness. The so-called "appearance is justice" is actually just a superficial expression of Li Huo's luck.
👩 The rise of middle-aged women
Li is a middle daughter——Mature women aged 35-55 will be the most important force in this era. It is not the youthfulness of a girl, but the wisdom, aesthetics and resilience of a mature woman. We will see more and more female leaders and female entrepreneurs taking center stage.
📜 Cultural renaissance
away from civilization——Traditional culture will usher in a large-scale revival during the Li Huo fortune. Not retro;Integrated innovation of tradition and modernity. You see, the return of Hanfu, Chinese fashion, Chinese culture, and traditional festivals in recent years is just the prologue.
4. Lihuo Luck and us overseas Chinese
For Chinese living overseas, Lihuo Luck has special meaning:
1. The rigid need for cultural identity
Li Huo Yun is the "light of civilization", what it awakens iscultural belonging. The second and third generations of Chinese who grew up in a multicultural environment will have an increasingly strong desire to explore their own cultural roots. Ancestor worship, festivals, etiquette, and family inheritance—these are no longer the "matters" of the older generation, but are things that young people actively want to find back.
2. Return of the spiritual world
The other side of "living away from the void" is that after material abundance, people will turn inward. In the era of rapid development of AI and virtual technology,People need the connection of temperature, the comfort of ritual, and the anchor of culture.. This is why traditional folk etiquette not only has not died out overseas, but has become more and more valued overseas.
3. Globalization of Eastern aesthetics
Twenty years away from fire luck, it will beChinese traditional cultural aesthetics goes globaltwenty years. It is not forcibly exported, but "discovered" naturally - just like the world discovered Japanese aesthetics in the past twenty years, in the next twenty years, the world will re-understand Chinese traditional aesthetics.
5. Some suggestions: How to adapt to the luck of Li Huo?
As overseas Chinese, instead of worrying about the changes of the times, it is better to understand it and embrace it:
- Return to cultural roots——No matter where you are, understanding your own cultural traditions will make you more confident in this era.
- Pay attention to aesthetics and culture——Improve your aesthetic taste, whether it is your career or life, you will benefit
- Pay attention to mental health——Li Fire belongs to the heart, and cardiovascular health deserves attention; at the same time, "Li Zhongxu" reminds us of the abundance of the spiritual world
- Embrace new technologies but don’t be kidnapped by them——AI is a tool, not a master. Human warmth, human culture, and human emotions are the core competitiveness
- Connect family and ancestors——Ancestor worship is not a formality, but a confirmation of cultural lineage. In this fast era, stop and look back where you came from
Every era has its "charm".Nine Purple Fire Luck is not some kind of fate, but a natural rhythm summarized by the ancients - just like the growth of all things in spring and the ripening of fruits in autumn. People who understand the seasons can plant the land at the right time.
Understanding it is not for "fortune telling";See the direction clearly and move forward calmly。
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About the author:Yun Jian Dao · Inheritor of the traditional Chinese Zhengyi etiquette system
I have studied traditional folk culture for 25 years and visited 20+ provinces to collect folk customs and etiquette from various places.
Focus on providing overseas Chinese with personalized guidance on ancestor worship, home living and other folk etiquette.
(This article is a sharing of traditional folk culture knowledge, and the service is intended for overseas Chinese users.)