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BaZi, feng shui, choosing a date… each of these arts explained properly, so that you read every reading more clearly.
From BaZi to compatibility, from choosing a date to feng shui — the questions people ask most often, answered clearly, and with a tool to take you further whenever you want it.
Starting with BaZi
Read the Four Pillars and the five elements, and see the ground of your character, your career and your relationships.
Five elements
Finding the five elements in a birth chart: how to see what is missing
Reading the five elements is never a matter of counting how many metal, wood, water, fire and earth there are. It is a matter of looking at the season, at the Day Master, at the revealed stems and hidden stems, and at whether they generate and overcome each other across the whole chart.
Ten Gods
What the Ten Gods mean in BaZi
The Ten Gods are read outward from the Day Master, looking at the producing and overcoming relations between the other stems and branches and you — character, resources, pressure, expression and wealth are all read from there.
Favourable elements
Finding the favourable elements in BaZi, and how to judge them
The favourable elements are the force in your chart that best restores balance and keeps the flow open. That is a completely different thing from topping up whatever happens to be missing.
Luck cycles
How to read the luck cycles and the annual luck
A luck cycle governs a decade of momentum; the annual luck governs the trigger of a single year. Only when the two are laid over each other does it come close to the rhythm you actually live in.
Day pillar and Day Master
Finding the day pillar in BaZi, and reading the Day Master's character
The day pillar is made of the day stem and the day branch: the day stem is the Day Master that stands for you, and the day branch is often called the marriage palace. It is the core position of the whole chart.
Love and marriage
Reading the course of love and marriage through BaZi
BaZi reads marriage through the marriage palace, the spouse star, the peach blossom and the interaction between the two charts and the luck cycles. It never settles anything from the zodiac sign or a single day pillar alone.
Career
Career direction and the right industry, through BaZi
BaZi does not hand you a standard profession. It shows how you work best, which resources you hold, how much pressure you can carry and what rhythm you should move at.
Wealth
Reading wealth and the pattern of money through BaZi
BaZi on wealth does not ask “will I get rich”. It shows how you are suited to earn, how you are suited to hold, and in which stage opportunity is likelier to meet you.
The birth hour
Can I still chart my BaZi without knowing the birth hour?
Without an exact birth hour, the year, month and day pillars still show the frame clearly. Only the details that hang on the hour pillar become a little fainter.
Annual fortune
How to read your BaZi in a given year
The annual reading looks at how the year's stems and branches generate, overcome, combine with and clash against your chart and your luck cycle. It lights up the theme of one year rather than passing a verdict on your life.
Health and constitution
Reading health and constitution through BaZi
BaZi on health looks at whether the five elements are lopsided, which positions are easily clashed or overcome, and the leaning of your innate constitution. It is a reference for wellbeing, not a medical diagnosis.
Children
Reading the affinity for children through BaZi
BaZi on children usually looks at the hour pillar, the children palace and the output stars. They point to the themes of affinity, timing and how you and your child interact — they do not count how many children you will have.
Stars and transformations
What the stars and transformations in BaZi mean
The stars and transformations are the symbols BaZi uses to mark particular temperaments and encounters — the peach blossom, the nobleman, the roaming star, the canopy. They are useful, but only as an aid, and never over the five elements and the Ten Gods of the whole chart.
Structures
How to read the structure of a BaZi chart
The structure summarises the momentum of the whole chart. First judge whether the Day Master is strong or weak, then see whether the Ten Gods form a pattern — that is how you tell whether it follows a regular structure, a following or transforming structure.
AI reading
Try an AI reading online
An AI reading is not a mysterious pronouncement. It organises BaZi, the I Ching and dream interpretation into a structured report so that the traditional arts are easier to read.
BaZi analysis
An online reading of your BaZi chart
A BaZi analysis does not reach a conclusion the moment it sees a single character. It reads from the Day Master, the month command, the five elements, the Ten Gods and the luck cycles, and looks at how the chart moves.
Starting with BaZi
What BaZi means
BaZi writes the moment you were born as four pillars of stems and branches — year, month, day and hour. Inside those eight characters lies a ground map for reading character, career, relationships and the fortune of each stage of life.
Working out the chart
How a birth eight characters chart is calculated
The core of calculating a birth eight characters chart is not memorising formulas, but converting the Gregorian birthday accurately into the four pillars of stems and branches — and above all getting the solar terms and the hours right.
Correcting the chart
Should you use true solar time?
True solar time does not make the chart more mystical; it restores the birth clock time to where the sun actually was. When the hour falls near a boundary and the birthplace is far from longitude 120, switching it on or off can change an hour pillar.
Calendar conversion
How a lunar leap month is charted
A leap month is an extra month in the lunar calendar, not an extra pillar in the stems and branches. The month pillar follows the solar terms. The right way is to convert to the Gregorian moment first and then see which solar-term month it falls in.
Hours and the day boundary
How to chart the early and late zi hour
The rat hour straddles midnight: 23:00 to 01:00 is all rat. What is at stake is not the name of the hour but whether the day pillar counts that day or the next. One day pillar shifts and both the Day Master and the Ten Gods change.
Family
Reading your parents through BaZi
Your own chart shows the affinity with your parents, the help they give and the family style you grew up in; it does not show their lifespan. The year and month are the palaces and the wealth and resource stars are the stars. Reading both layers is more useful than one line about “clashing with the father or mother”.
Compatibility and marriage
Whether two people fit is not about the zodiac signs alone, but about how the two charts get along.
BaZi compatibility
Free BaZi compatibility test: how to read whether two people fit
A BaZi compatibility reading never looks only at whether the zodiac signs pair up. It sets several interactions between the two charts side by side and reads them together.
Compatibility index
How to read the compatibility index
The compatibility index is an overview of the signals in a relationship. What you should actually read is never the score, but the dimensions behind it.
Marriage palace
How to read compatibility through the marriage palaces
Reading the marriage palaces focuses on the relation between the two day branches, and on how steady each person's own marriage palace is within their chart.
Zodiac pairing
How the twelve zodiac signs pair up
Zodiac pairing is easy to understand, but it only looks at the year branch. It cannot stand for the whole result of a compatibility reading, and it says nothing about how the two of you live together day to day.
Spouse star
How to read compatibility through the spouse stars
The spouse stars show the stars that stand for a partner and for the needs of marriage in each chart — whether they meet each other, whether they have roots, and whether they are support or pressure.
Complementary five elements
How to read compatibility through complementary five elements
Complementary five elements is not about two people having exactly the same elements. It is about whether the strong and the weak energies can complete and buffer each other in real life.
Nayin
How to read compatibility through the nayin five elements
Nayin compatibility looks at how the nayin five elements of the two year pillars generate or overcome each other. It is more a reference for the ground of affinity and the family temperament than the whole relationship.
Before the wedding
Things to note before the wedding
Compatibility reading before a wedding suits the point where the relationship is serious and marriage is being discussed. It helps you see where the affinity is and where the friction will be, rather than making the decision for you.
Day Masters
How to read compatibility through the Day Masters
The Day Masters show how the two most central energies of you meet. Producing, combining, overcoming or clashing affects both the attraction and the rhythm of living together.
Daily fortune
Read the rhythm of the day, the lucky colour and the do's and don'ts in a minute.
Today's fortune
Today's fortune
Today's fortune is a quick glance at the day — it helps you feel out the rhythm: what is worth pushing on, and which directions deserve a bit more care.
Zodiac fortune
Today's fortune for the twelve Chinese zodiac signs
Today's zodiac fortune follows the rhythm of the day for your own sign, and suits a quick look at the action advice for today.
Lucky hints
Today's lucky colour and lucky numbers
The lucky colour and the lucky numbers are more like a small daily reminder — an anchor for the mind and a rhythm for your actions.
Star-sign fortune
Today's star-sign fortune
Today's star-sign fortune sorts the overall rhythm of the day into the twelve signs, and gives you a light reading for love, career and wealth.
Daily luck
How to read your daily luck
Daily luck is not a claim that everything will go smoothly today. It is a note about the rhythm of the day: what you can push on, and what is better done more slowly.
Five-element dressing
For a wedding, a move or an opening, pick a good day that works with the flow.
Choosing a wedding date
How to choose a good wedding date
Choosing a good wedding date means looking at the almanac's do's and don'ts, avoiding clashes, and then fitting in both people's birth details and the real schedule. Choosing a date is not a matter of finding a line that says “suitable for marriage”, but of letting the ceremony and the logistics land smoothly.
Choosing a moving date
Finding a good date to move, and how to choose it
Picking a date to move comes down to three things: whether the day favours moving in, whether it clashes with the family, and whether the hours of that day suit starting properly. Choosing a date serves a smooth move-in; it is not a reason to rush the whole family into a scramble.
Choosing an opening date
How to choose a good date to open a business
Picking an opening date is best done with the almanac, the details of whoever is responsible, the nature of the industry, the direction of the shop and the real footfall all weighed together. A good opening date lets the ceremony, the promotion and the actual trading support each other.
Dream interpretation
Read the symbols and the emotions in a dream to understand what is on your mind in real life.
Dream interpretation
What it means to dream of a snake
Dreaming of a snake can mean very different things — pressure, desire, change, wariness, a particular relationship, or a sensation in the body.
Dream reading
What it means to dream of water
Water in a dream often stands for emotion, flow, wealth, change and the subconscious — what the water is like points the way the reading goes.
Relationship dreams
What it means to dream of an ex
Dreaming of an ex does not necessarily mean you still love them, nor that you are about to get back together. More often it is the memory of a feeling, an unfinished matter, or something real life quietly stirred up.
Dream interpretation
What it means to dream of losing teeth
Dreaming of losing teeth is not necessarily a bad omen — it often connects to change, anxiety, a sense of loss, or worry about your appearance and your voice. The details and the feeling are what matter.
Dream interpretation
What it means to dream of a deceased relative
Dreaming of someone who has died is usually not an omen. It is longing, an unfinished feeling, and that longing to see them once more, folded into a dream.
Dream interpretation
What it means to dream of being pregnant
Dreaming of pregnancy is not necessarily about having a child — it often stands for a new beginning, a plan taking shape, or a wish or burden quietly forming inside you.
Names
Work with the five elements of BaZi to find a name that sounds well, is easy to write, and lasts a lifetime.
Baby names
How to combine a baby's name with the five elements of BaZi
When naming a baby you can refer to the five elements of BaZi, but do not sacrifice the sound, the meaning or the ease of using the name just to make up one element.
Name numerology
The five-grid numerology name test in detail
The five-grid numerology is one way of looking at names, using combinations of strokes to observe the structure of a name. It too is only one reference among several when choosing a name.
Business names
How to choose a company name
A company name should be easy to remember and pronounce, fit the industry, and carry a coherent meaning. Before it is put into use, though, a trademark search and compliance with the registration rules usually matter more than whether the name is auspicious.
Name ratings
How to read a name score
A name score brings together the five-grid numerology, the five-element match and the usual good and bad conventions into one reference. The score is useful, but it cannot replace whether the name itself sounds good and works well.
Pen names and screen names
Tips for choosing a pen name or a screen name
A pen name, a screen name or a stage name is freer than a given name — it has to be memorable at a glance and personal, while you also think about the platform's rules, unfortunate homophones and whether you will keep using it for years.
Choosing characters by element
Which characters to use for the five elements
Choosing characters by element is not about picking anything with the water radical or the fire radical. It is about following the direction of your favourable elements and choosing Chinese characters that suit in meaning, sound and form, and that fit the person.
Pairing with the surname
Tips for pairing a name with the surname
Half of a good name lies in the surname. Whether the surname and the given name together sound well, look well and roll off the tongue often matters more than the five elements of any single character.
Naming twins
How to name twins
Twins' names work best when they share the same imagery but stand on their own — connected but not repetitive, echoing without tying the two children into one person.
Feng shui layout
Adjust the directions and the desk so that the space gathers energy and lifts you up.
Flying-star feng shui
How to read the flying stars of the nine palaces
The nine-palace flying stars put time and space together: different stars fly to different directions and bring different leanings. It suits understanding “which direction to work in this year and which to keep quiet in”, rather than filling the house with remedies.
Office layout
Feng shui layout advice for the desk
The feng shui of a desk is never about filling it with things. It is about sitting steadily, seeing clearly, moving smoothly and keeping the surface in order. Sorting out the support behind you, the light and the flow of movement helps you get into work far more than a pile of lucky charms.
Home feng shui
Bedroom feng shui layout: the bed and the headboard
The heart of bedroom feng shui is the sense of calm that comes once the room holds the wind and gathers the energy. The bed needs support, must stay clear of a door opening straight onto it, and must not sit in a mirror — and getting that right helps far more than a pile of sleep accessories.
Wealth feng shui
Where the wealth position is in the home: the visible wealth position
The “visible wealth position”（明财位）in feng shui is usually the quiet, energy-gathering corner diagonally opposite the entrance — what it wants is clean, bright and supported, not piled with clutter. Settling this one corner well is far more practical than buying wealth objects at random.
I Ching divination
With a hexagram in hand, see the situation you are in and whether to advance or hold back.
I Ching divination
How to read an online reading of the sixty-four hexagrams
The whole point of I Ching divination is one thing: to use the shape of the hexagram to see the situation you are in, the direction things are moving, and the choice between advancing and holding back. The sixty-four hexagrams are structures of situation; reading a hexagram means finding the line that answers your question.
Six lines
How to cast a six-line reading: setting up and reading it
A six-line reading is cast by shaking three coins six times, then assigning the stems and branches, the six relatives and the world and response lines, and then using the significant line and the moving lines to judge the good and bad of a specific matter. It is finer than reading the hexagram text alone, and it depends all the more on how clearly you define what you are asking.
Six-line divination
Casting a six-line reading online
Casting a six-line reading online replaces three coins with a random draw, giving you the primary hexagram, the moving lines and the changed hexagram, and then you judge the advance and the retreat around one specific question. Going online only hands the casting over to the system; the way of reading a hexagram is exactly the same as offline.