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Knowledge › Eastern › Philosophy of scienceScientific historiography treats Tử Vi, Bát Tự and Thái Ất as calculation techniques built on the can chi calendar and ancient astronomy.
Updated 27 Sept 2026
Knowledge › Eastern › Philosophy of scienceLunar dates, leap months and solar terms are verifiable astronomy, while auspicious days and lucky stars are a later day-selection layer.
Updated 27 Sept 2026
Knowledge › Western › TarotTarot began as a 15th-century Italian noble card game, only becoming an occult divination tool some 300 years later in France and England.
Updated 17 Jul 2026Modern system
Knowledge › Western › TarotExplore the deep symbolism and meaning of the Page of Cups Tarot card, from its imagery and messages to advice in readings.
Updated 10 Sept 2026Modern system
Knowledge › Western › TarotExplore the detailed symbolism and in-depth meaning of the Four of Swords Tarot card: stillness, recovery, and the power of pausing to heal.
Updated 10 Sept 2026Modern system
Knowledge › Western › TarotDiscover the in-depth meaning of the King of Wands tarot card: its symbolism, personality traits, love, career, and advice when it appears.
Updated 10 Sept 2026Modern system
Knowledge › Eastern › I ChingCanonized in 135 BCE, the I Ching was reread by Song scholars along image-number and meaning-principle lines, then spread to Vietnam and the West.
Updated 28 Sept 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › Philosophy of scienceFu Xi, King Wen, the Duke of Zhou and Confucius are all credited with the I Ching, but excavated manuscripts point to a late Western Zhou compilation.
Updated 27 Sept 2026
Knowledge › Eastern › Philosophy of scienceDay divination traces back to rishu day books excavated from Warring States, Qin and Han tombs, already systematized by the 3rd century BCE.
Updated 27 Sept 2026