Introduction When people first learn that they may be “offending Tai Sui” in a particular year, the natural next question is simple: what can actually be done about it? Understanding What Is Tai Sui? The 60 Guardian Deities Explained is only the first step. Traditional Tai Sui belief is also accompanied by a range of […]
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Tai Sui (太歲) is a traditional Chinese calendrical and religious concept connected historically with Jupiter, the sixty-year sexagenary cycle, and the deity believed to preside over each year. In modern Taoist and Chinese folk practice, people commonly speak of sixty Tai Sui guardian generals who rotate through the cycle. The phrase Fan Tai Sui (犯太歲), […]


