| Boy | Father | Sage | ||
| Young man | Mature man | Old man | ||
| Sunrise | Midday | Dusk | ||
| Apprentice | Master | Instructor | ||
| Light green | Dark Green | Brown | ||
| Initiate | High Priest | Sage | ||
| Youth | Maturity | Old age | ||
| Sowing | Cultivating | Harvesting | ||
| Son | Father | Grandfather | ||
| Brother | Lover | Friend | ||
| Power | Perseverance | Wisdom | ||
| Play | Work | Education | ||
| Searching | Doing | Being | ||
| Creation | Perpetuation | Dissolution | ||
| Spark | Flame | Embers | ||
| Prince | King | Patriarch | ||
| Thought | Action | Reflection | ||
| Spring | Summer | Winter | ||
| Air | Fire | Earth | ||
| Beginning | Middle | End | ||
| Future | Present | Past | ||
| What | How | Why | ||
| Subjective | Collective | Objective | ||
| Cardinal | Fixed | Mutable | ||
| Sky | Earth | Underworld | ||
| Freedom | Commitment | Withdrawal | ||
| Birth | Life | Death | ||
| Speaking | Doing | Listening |