Tai (胎): Meaning in the Twelve Stages

Tai is the stage of life in the womb in the twelve stages. Its keywords are possibility and curiosity, and its energy is gentle.

Japanese	胎 (たい)
Life image	Life in the womb (1 of 12)
Energy	Gentle
Before and after	Zetsu → Tai → Yō
In Sanmeigaku	Tenpō

Personality

The stage in the womb, before any shape is set. Your interests turn many ways and you hold wide possibilities. Your mind changes easily, but you settle quickly into new surroundings.

Tai in each pillar

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

Pillar	Stands for	With Tai here
Year pillar	Youth, family line and elders	In youth and within the family line, the nature of Tai shows readily.
Month pillar	Your public face, work and prime years	In society and at work, the side of Tai shows. This is the most important place in the chart.
Day pillar	Yourself, your spouse and home	With Tai in the day pillar, you switch moods quickly and want freshness from a partner too.
Hour pillar	Later life, children and inner wishes	In later life, with children and in your deepest wishes, the nature of Tai 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.