Wuxu Tai Sui General Jiang Wu

General Jiang Wu, the Wuxu Tai Sui, is one of the Sixty Jiazi Tai Sui deities who rotate annually in accordance with the sexagenary cycle. He assumes office during Wuxu years—such as 2018 and 2078—and oversees human fortune, misfortune, blessings, and calamities for that year. The zodiac sign associated with the Wuxu Year is the Dog; folk belief holds that those born in the Year of the Dog experience benming nian (their zodiac birth year) during Wuxu, while those born in the Year of the Dragon encounter chong tai sui (a direct clash with the Tai Sui). Both groups are advised to visit Daoist temples to perform the An Tai Sui (‘Stabilising the Tai Sui’) and Bai Tai Sui (‘Worshipping the Tai Sui’) rituals, offering reverent veneration to the Tai Sui Star Lord to neutralise adverse influences in the coming year. The Tai Sui cult originates in ancient Chinese astronomy—specifically the Jupiter-based sexagenary calendar—and the taboo against ‘disturbing the earth directly beneath the Tai Sui’ (tai sui tou shang dong tu). It is believed that the Sixty Jiazi Tai Sui deities take turns governing each year, observing human conduct and judging virtue and vice; thus, during years of conflict with the Tai Sui, devotees engage in sincere prayer and ritual to avert disaster, transform misfortune into blessing, and ensure safety, harmony, and smooth progress throughout the year.