Timing layers describe later cycles meeting the natal chart. They add context; they do not replace the original record.
Ten-year cycles
Daewoon arranges successive stem-and-branch periods commonly described as ten-year cycles. A reader compares each cycle with the natal chart rather than reading its two characters in isolation.
A sequence of longer stem-and-branch periods used to study changing life context.
The calculated age or interval at which the first Daewoon period begins under a chosen method.
The fixed birth chart that every later timing layer meets.
Year, month, and day
Annual, monthly, and daily pillars create shorter timing layers. Readers compare their relationships with both the natal chart and the longer cycle, while keeping the certainty of any conclusion proportional to the available evidence.
The stem-and-branch influence assigned to a year.
The shorter stem-and-branch influence assigned to a solar-term month.
The cyclical stem-and-branch designation of a day.