Oei

Oei, meaning 'Belly,' is the twenty-eighth and final Chinese sieu, corresponding to 35 Arietis and companions. Ruled by Saturn, this mansion represents the center of the body, the place of digestion and assimilation where raw experience is processed into nourishment.

As the final sieu before the cycle returns to Mao, Oei carries the quality of completion, digestion, and the preparation for renewal.

Oei belongs to the White Tiger palace, completing the four-palace cycle. Saturn's rulership brings patience and endurance to the digestive process. The belly, at the center of the body, represents the place where everything converges and is transformed. As the final sieu, Oei closes one complete revolution of the celestial cycle.

When the Moon transits Oei, Saturn's patient energy focuses on processing and assimilating recent experiences. This is a period for reflection, consolidation, and preparation for the new cycle that follows. Rushing forward is discouraged; taking time to digest what has occurred is favored.

The White Tiger (Bai Hu) is the celestial guardian of the West and the season of Autumn. Associated with the element Metal, the White Tiger represents courage, righteousness, and the harvesting energy that gathers what has ripened. In Chinese cosmology, the West is the direction of completion and return, where the Sun sets and the day's work is gathered in. The seven sieu of the White Tiger trace the great feline from its hind legs (Goel) through its body to its head, forming one of the four great celestial animals that divide the Chinese sky.