Knowledge › Eastern › PhysiognomyA practical guide to reading the Five Features in Eastern physiognomy: how to observe each feature, pair them in correlation, and avoid one-sided conclusions.
Updated 12 Sept 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › Feng shuiChou Mountain in the 24 Mountains: its position at 30 degrees, Earth element, and how to judge fortune when sitting or facing Chou in feng shui.
Updated 27 Jun 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Vietnam › Traditional craftsVan Trai Thuong incense village in Hung Yen makes handmade incense from natural herbs, creating fragrant, low-smoke sticks.
Updated 5 Jul 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Western › PsychologyContagious magic rests on two laws: contact transfers properties, and similarity means shared essence. Rozin's 1986 experiments show they still shape us.
Updated 27 Sept 2026
Knowledge › Vietnam › Tet customsChoosing a first-foot visitor by age compatibility: folk criteria, offerings, step-by-step practice, common taboos, and the limits to keep in mind.
Updated 13 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Eastern › Vietnamese astrologyThe six clashes of the twelve earthly branches, from Tý Ngọ to Tỵ Hợi, and how Tăng san bốc dịch reads clash as dispersal or as opening a storehouse.
Updated 12 Oct 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › Zi Wei Dou ShuVũ Khúc and Tham Lang share a palace only at Sửu and Mùi. What Vietnamese Tử Vi books record about late prosperity after thirty, and where they differ.
Updated 12 Oct 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › Zodiac animalsThe Four Clash group Dragon, Dog, Ox, Goat pairs two opposing branches. Eastern folk belief sees conflict in business and marriage, yet growth too.
Updated 31 Aug 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › BaZiTam Hinh in Bat Tu explains Dan Ty Than, Suu Tuat Mui, Ty Mao and the four self-punishing branches, and how classical texts read them.
Updated 25 Sept 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › BaZiHoa Cái is the Mộ character of the tam hợp, always on Thìn Tuất Sửu Mùi. This analysis covers its placement and its links to art, religion and scholarship.
Updated 25 Sept 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › The twelve zodiac animalsThe Dog (Tuất) in the Vietnamese zodiac: loyal and protective, tied to the Earth element, with the Dần-Ngọ-Tuất harmony group and recent birth years.
Updated 30 Aug 2026Traditional systems
Dictionary › Stems, branches & zodiac animalsFour conflicting zodiac signs are four Earthly Branches in two opposing pairs: Rat-Horse-Cat-Rooster, Tiger-Monkey-Snake-Pig, and Dragon-Dog-Ox-Goat.
Updated 12 Sept 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › The twelve zodiac animalsDiscover the meaning of the Ox (Sửu) in the Vietnamese zodiac: steadfast personality traits, the Earth element, compatibility groups, and recent birth years.
Updated 2 Sept 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › The twelve zodiac animalsMùi (Goat) is the 8th sign in the Vietnamese zodiac, tied to the Earth element and known for gentleness, warmth and artistic sensibility.
Updated 5 Sept 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › Zodiac animalsThe Rat-Ox Six Harmony pairs the Rat's flexible wisdom with the Ox's enduring strength, a yin-yang union that supports career and marriage.
Updated 28 Jun 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › Vietnamese astrologyÂn Quang counts from Văn Xương and Thiên Quý from Văn Khúc as day one, then counts to the birth day and steps back one palace.
Updated 25 Sept 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › Zodiac animalsThe Snake, Rooster and Ox form the Metal group in Chinese astrology. This guide covers its origins, each sign's traits, and how the trio works together.
Updated 6 Jul 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › Zodiac animalsThe 12 Vietnamese zodiac animals and their Earthly Branches, what each animal means, how to calculate age, and the folk relationships.
Updated 10 Sept 2026Traditional systems
Dictionary › Stems, branches & zodiac animalsTam Hợp (三合) is a group of three Earthly Branches spaced four positions apart, forming one of four elemental combinations.
Updated 12 Sept 2026Traditional systems
Dictionary › Stems, branches & zodiac animalsĐịa Chi is a system of 12 symbols, from Rat to Pig, used to mark time, direction and relationships in East Asian calendrics and the Stem-Branch cycle.
Updated 11 Sept 2026Calendar and astronomy
Dictionary › Stems, branches & zodiac animalsLục Hại is six pairs of Earthly Branches in latent conflict in the 12 zodiac system, such as Rat Goat and Ox Horse, often consulted for marriage and business.
Updated 12 Sept 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › Vietnamese astrologyMieu, Vuong, Dac, Binh and Ham are the five brightness levels of a star in Tu Vi, and they explain why the same star reads oppositely in different palaces.
Updated 25 Sept 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › Vietnamese astrologyTuần Không and Triệt Không are two void stars that block between two palaces, placed by the tuần Giáp and the year's heavenly stem.
Updated 25 Sept 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › Vietnamese astrologyIn the 2027 Dinh Mui year, Tam Tai and Thai Tue are said to affect certain zodiac signs. Here is the calculation and where schools disagree.
Updated 17 Sept 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Vietnam › Date selectionA guide to the 12 two-hour blocks of a traditional Vietnamese day, how the 6 auspicious and 6 inauspicious hours are determined, and notes on timing.
Updated 26 Jun 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › Feng shuiFlying stars for Đinh Mùi 2027: Ngũ Hoàng in the North, Tam Sát in the West, Thái Tuế at Mùi in the Southwest, as read in Trạch vận tân án.
Updated 12 Oct 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Vietnam › Folk taboosChecking ages for building a house in 2027 Đinh Mùi: how Kim Lâu, Hoang Ốc and Tam Tai are calculated, and why an age can break one and not the others.
Updated 21 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Eastern › Vietnamese astrologyDaily horoscope forecasts by con giáp or lá số Tử Vi: this piece analyses origins, reading methods, limits and sensible use.
Updated 3 Oct 2026Traditional systems
Dictionary › Stems, branches & zodiac animalsThe Sixty Jiazi is a cycle of 60 sexagenary combinations of Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches used to number years, months, days and hours.
Updated 12 Sept 2026Calendar and astronomy
Knowledge › Eastern › Zodiac animalsThe Rat and Goat harm pair in the Six Harms of the 12 zodiac animals: its Earthly Branches origins, how the conflict shows up, and guidance for work and life.
Updated 19 Jun 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › Vietnamese astrologyThe Quan Dai star in the Trường Sinh cycle marks maturity, fame and authority, with its meaning at each stage of a Tử Vi chart.
Updated 30 Aug 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › Zodiac animalsThe Horse and Goat Six Harmony pair in Eastern belief: Fire generating Earth, Yin-Yang balance, and harmony in marriage and business cooperation.
Updated 21 Jul 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Vietnam › Tet and seasonal ritesFor Lunar New Year 2027, there is no single correct first-footer list. Compare the trine and six-harmony groups, the host's age and the guest's character.
Updated 17 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Eastern › Zodiac animalsThe Pig, Cat, and Goat Harmony Triangle forms the Wood Element group of the zodiac, covering its origins and how these three signs support each other.
Updated 16 Aug 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › Vietnamese astrologyDiscover in detail how to cast a Zi Wei Dou Shu chart from birth time and year to star placement, along with the profound meaning of the 12 palaces.
Updated 12 Aug 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › Vietnamese astrologyTam Thai and Bat Toa are a pair of tap tinh governing rank and recognition. See how they are placed from Ta Phu and Huu Bat by birth date.
Updated 25 Sept 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › Vietnamese astrologyThe twelve palaces of a Tử Vi chart get their heavenly stems through the Ngũ Hổ Độn method, counted forward from the Dần palace.
Updated 25 Sept 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › BaZiTam Hoi joins three consecutive branches of one season; Tam Hop joins three branches one step apart along the Truong Sinh cycle.
Updated 25 Sept 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › BaZiHow the four Earthly Branches in a Ba Tu chart combine, clash, punish, or harm one another, read by palace position and links to Dai Van and Luu Nien.
Updated 25 Sept 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › Zi Wei Dou ShuGiáp cung in Tử Vi: why Kình Đà always flank Lộc Tồn, when Tả Hữu and Xương Khúc can flank Mệnh, and how Tử Vi Đẩu Số toàn thư ranks each case.
Updated 12 Oct 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › BaZiThiên Ất Quý Nhân in Bát Tự is looked up by day stem or year stem, with two noble branches per stem, no Thìn or Tuất, and schools split on the stem Canh.
Updated 25 Sept 2026Traditional systems
Dictionary › Stems, branches & zodiac animalsThe zodiac animal system is the twelve Earthly Branches, from Rat to Pig, used to reckon years, months, hours and ages in East Asian culture.
Updated 11 Sept 2026Traditional systems