Are the Horse and Wolf Spirit Guardians compatible?

The board reads them as three-harmony allies, among the stronger branch relations in the twelve. On the first of four layers the pairing scores between 64 and 84, depending on which two birth years are actually being read — the branch relation is fixed, the year elements are not. That layer carries weight 0.30 and reads the birth years only; the other three read the two charts, so this is where a reading starts rather than where it lands.

Which birth years does this pairing cover?

1954, 1966, 1978, 1990, 2002, 2014, 2026, 2038 on one side and 1958, 1970, 1982, 1994, 2006, 2018, 2030, 2042 on the other — 64 combinations in total, and they do not all read alike. The community repeats every twelve years but the year element turns on a ten-year cycle, so 1990 with 1994 and 2002 with 2006 are two different readings of the same pairing.

Does a strong branch relation mean this pairing always works?

No. It means the year layer starts high, and that layer is 0.30 of four. Two people whose communities agree can still differ everywhere the charts are read, which is exactly why the Horse Spirit Guardian and the Wolf Spirit Guardian are not the whole answer about anybody.

Three-Harmony allies

The Horse and Wolf Spirit Guardians

Fire and Earth · first-layer scores from 64 to 84

Birth years 1954, 1966, 1978, 1990, 2002, 2014, 2026, 2038 read against birth years 1958, 1970, 1982, 1994, 2006, 2018, 2030, 2042. That is 64 combinations, and the branch relation between the two communities — three-harmony allies — is the same in all of them. What is not the same is the year element behind each birth, which is why the first-layer score across this page runs from 64 to 84 rather than sitting on one number.

Together

Movement and a fixed point. The Horse Spirit Guardian ranges and the Wolf Spirit Guardian holds, and unusually for a trine neither community wants the other's job. The Wolf Spirit Guardian's plain honesty is the one thing the Horse Spirit Guardian will actually slow down for, and being slowed down by it is not experienced as a defeat.

What it costs

Fire feeds Earth, so the Horse Spirit Guardian spends and the Wolf Spirit Guardian absorbs — including worry the Horse Spirit Guardian never knew it handed over. The Horse Spirit Guardian's restlessness reads to the Wolf Spirit Guardian as a risk of being left, and the Wolf Spirit Guardian's caution reads to the Horse Spirit Guardian as a leash.

All 64 birth-year combinations

Grouped by the Horse Spirit Guardian's year. Within each group the branch relation is fixed and only the element cycle moves, which is the whole reason a pairing is not one answer.

Born 1954 with the Wolf Spirit Guardian's years

Pairing	Year elements	Element cycle	Year layer
1954 and 1958	Plant and Earth	Controlling cycle	64 · Growing Bond
1954 and 1970	Plant and Metal	Controlling cycle	64 · Growing Bond
1954 and 1982	Plant and Water	Nourishing cycle	84 · Kindred Flames
1954 and 1994	Plant and Plant	Same element	76 · Steady Harbor
1954 and 2006	Plant and Fire	Nourishing cycle	84 · Kindred Flames
1954 and 2018	Plant and Earth	Controlling cycle	64 · Growing Bond
1954 and 2030	Plant and Metal	Controlling cycle	64 · Growing Bond
1954 and 2042	Plant and Water	Nourishing cycle	84 · Kindred Flames

Born 1966 with the Wolf Spirit Guardian's years

Pairing	Year elements	Element cycle	Year layer
1966 and 1958	Fire and Earth	Nourishing cycle	84 · Kindred Flames
1966 and 1970	Fire and Metal	Controlling cycle	64 · Growing Bond
1966 and 1982	Fire and Water	Controlling cycle	64 · Growing Bond
1966 and 1994	Fire and Plant	Nourishing cycle	84 · Kindred Flames
1966 and 2006	Fire and Fire	Same element	76 · Steady Harbor
1966 and 2018	Fire and Earth	Nourishing cycle	84 · Kindred Flames
1966 and 2030	Fire and Metal	Controlling cycle	64 · Growing Bond
1966 and 2042	Fire and Water	Controlling cycle	64 · Growing Bond

Born 1978 with the Wolf Spirit Guardian's years

Pairing	Year elements	Element cycle	Year layer
1978 and 1958	Earth and Earth	Same element	76 · Steady Harbor
1978 and 1970	Earth and Metal	Nourishing cycle	84 · Kindred Flames
1978 and 1982	Earth and Water	Controlling cycle	64 · Growing Bond
1978 and 1994	Earth and Plant	Controlling cycle	64 · Growing Bond
1978 and 2006	Earth and Fire	Nourishing cycle	84 · Kindred Flames
1978 and 2018	Earth and Earth	Same element	76 · Steady Harbor
1978 and 2030	Earth and Metal	Nourishing cycle	84 · Kindred Flames
1978 and 2042	Earth and Water	Controlling cycle	64 · Growing Bond

Born 1990 with the Wolf Spirit Guardian's years

Pairing	Year elements	Element cycle	Year layer
1990 and 1958	Metal and Earth	Nourishing cycle	84 · Kindred Flames
1990 and 1970	Metal and Metal	Same element	76 · Steady Harbor
1990 and 1982	Metal and Water	Nourishing cycle	84 · Kindred Flames
1990 and 1994	Metal and Plant	Controlling cycle	64 · Growing Bond
1990 and 2006	Metal and Fire	Controlling cycle	64 · Growing Bond
1990 and 2018	Metal and Earth	Nourishing cycle	84 · Kindred Flames
1990 and 2030	Metal and Metal	Same element	76 · Steady Harbor
1990 and 2042	Metal and Water	Nourishing cycle	84 · Kindred Flames

Born 2002 with the Wolf Spirit Guardian's years

Pairing	Year elements	Element cycle	Year layer
2002 and 1958	Water and Earth	Controlling cycle	64 · Growing Bond
2002 and 1970	Water and Metal	Nourishing cycle	84 · Kindred Flames
2002 and 1982	Water and Water	Same element	76 · Steady Harbor
2002 and 1994	Water and Plant	Nourishing cycle	84 · Kindred Flames
2002 and 2006	Water and Fire	Controlling cycle	64 · Growing Bond
2002 and 2018	Water and Earth	Controlling cycle	64 · Growing Bond
2002 and 2030	Water and Metal	Nourishing cycle	84 · Kindred Flames
2002 and 2042	Water and Water	Same element	76 · Steady Harbor

Born 2014 with the Wolf Spirit Guardian's years

Pairing	Year elements	Element cycle	Year layer
2014 and 1958	Plant and Earth	Controlling cycle	64 · Growing Bond
2014 and 1970	Plant and Metal	Controlling cycle	64 · Growing Bond
2014 and 1982	Plant and Water	Nourishing cycle	84 · Kindred Flames
2014 and 1994	Plant and Plant	Same element	76 · Steady Harbor
2014 and 2006	Plant and Fire	Nourishing cycle	84 · Kindred Flames
2014 and 2018	Plant and Earth	Controlling cycle	64 · Growing Bond
2014 and 2030	Plant and Metal	Controlling cycle	64 · Growing Bond
2014 and 2042	Plant and Water	Nourishing cycle	84 · Kindred Flames

Born 2026 with the Wolf Spirit Guardian's years

Pairing	Year elements	Element cycle	Year layer
2026 and 1958	Fire and Earth	Nourishing cycle	84 · Kindred Flames
2026 and 1970	Fire and Metal	Controlling cycle	64 · Growing Bond
2026 and 1982	Fire and Water	Controlling cycle	64 · Growing Bond
2026 and 1994	Fire and Plant	Nourishing cycle	84 · Kindred Flames
2026 and 2006	Fire and Fire	Same element	76 · Steady Harbor
2026 and 2018	Fire and Earth	Nourishing cycle	84 · Kindred Flames
2026 and 2030	Fire and Metal	Controlling cycle	64 · Growing Bond
2026 and 2042	Fire and Water	Controlling cycle	64 · Growing Bond

Born 2038 with the Wolf Spirit Guardian's years

Pairing	Year elements	Element cycle	Year layer
2038 and 1958	Earth and Earth	Same element	76 · Steady Harbor
2038 and 1970	Earth and Metal	Nourishing cycle	84 · Kindred Flames
2038 and 1982	Earth and Water	Controlling cycle	64 · Growing Bond
2038 and 1994	Earth and Plant	Controlling cycle	64 · Growing Bond
2038 and 2006	Earth and Fire	Nourishing cycle	84 · Kindred Flames
2038 and 2018	Earth and Earth	Same element	76 · Steady Harbor
2038 and 2030	Earth and Metal	Nourishing cycle	84 · Kindred Flames
2038 and 2042	Earth and Water	Controlling cycle	64 · Growing Bond

These readings are the first of the board's four layers — the birth years alone — and it carries weight 0.30 of the result. The other three read the two charts rather than the two communities, so a strong or difficult year layer is where a reading starts, not where it lands.

Either community on its own

Frequently asked

Are the Horse and Wolf Spirit Guardians compatible?: The board reads them as three-harmony allies, among the stronger branch relations in the twelve. On the first of four layers the pairing scores between 64 and 84, depending on which two birth years are actually being read — the branch relation is fixed, the year elements are not. That layer carries weight 0.30 and reads the birth years only; the other three read the two charts, so this is where a reading starts rather than where it lands.
Which birth years does this pairing cover?: 1954, 1966, 1978, 1990, 2002, 2014, 2026, 2038 on one side and 1958, 1970, 1982, 1994, 2006, 2018, 2030, 2042 on the other — 64 combinations in total, and they do not all read alike. The community repeats every twelve years but the year element turns on a ten-year cycle, so 1990 with 1994 and 2002 with 2006 are two different readings of the same pairing.
Does a strong branch relation mean this pairing always works?: No. It means the year layer starts high, and that layer is 0.30 of four. Two people whose communities agree can still differ everywhere the charts are read, which is exactly why the Horse Spirit Guardian and the Wolf Spirit Guardian are not the whole answer about anybody.

This page reads two communities. The board reads two people — four layers, of which the year pillars above are the first. Two birth years is enough to start.

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