Chōsei (長生): Meaning in the Twelve Stages

Chōsei is the stage of a child in the twelve stages. Its keywords are ambition and grace, and its energy is moderate.

Japanese	長生 (ちょうせい)
Life image	A child (3 of 12)
Energy	Moderate
Before and after	Yō → Chōsei → Mokuyoku
In Sanmeigaku	Tenki

Personality

The stage of a child growing fast. Your ambition is honest and learning makes you grow. Graceful, you often carry the hopes of elders, with a bright momentum.

Chōsei in each pillar

A stage appears in each of the four pillars of the chart. The same Chōsei shows in different areas of life depending on the pillar.

Pillar	Stands for	With Chōsei here
Year pillar	Youth, family line and elders	In youth and within the family line, the nature of Chōsei shows readily.
Month pillar	Your public face, work and prime years	In society and at work, the side of Chōsei shows. This is the most important place in the chart.
Day pillar	Yourself, your spouse and home	With Chōsei in the day pillar, you are calm and sincere and bring steadiness to the home.
Hour pillar	Later life, children and inner wishes	In later life, with children and in your deepest wishes, the nature of Chōsei is said to appear.

The other stages

For all twelve, see the twelve stages; for the character stars, the Ten Gods. These are general tendencies; a real reading combines them with the Ten Gods and the whole chart.