Elemental Relations

There are four main relations of elements which are looked at in horoscope calculations. When an astrologer wants to see what a person's year will be like in general terms, she/he will see what the relation of the person's horoscope is to the elements of that particular year. In marriage horoscopes the couple's horoscopes are compared by looking at how the animal signs of man and woman are related to each other in different areas of life.


Relations
Relations are symbolised by small circles or white stones and sign of x or black stones.

Lag rTsis hand calculation 
A Tibetan astrologer uses his/her own hand to calculate the elements in relation to each other.

Clockwise counting	Counter clockwise counting
SON RELATION	MOTHER RELATION
(next to the right)	(next to the left)
Wood's son is Fire Fire's son is Earth Earth's son is Iron Iron's son is Water Water's son is Wood	Wood's mother is Water Fire's mother is Wood Earth's mother is Fire Iron's mother is Earth Water's mother is Iron

 

Clockwise counting	Counter clockwise counting
FRIEND CALCULATION	ENEMY CALCULATION
(second to the right)	(second to the left)
Wood's grandson is Earth Grandson is a friend	Earth's grandmother is Wood Grandmother is an enemy
Wood's friend is Earth Fire's friend is Iron Earth's friend is Water Iron's friend is Wood Water's friend is Fire	Wood's enemy is Iron Fire's enemy is Water Earth's enemy is Wood Iron's enemy is Fire Water's enemy is Earth

 

Relation of mother, son, friend and enemy of the five elements