Knowledge › Eastern › Feng shuiFu Yin, Fan Yin, He Shi, Lian Zhu San Ban Gua and Qi Xing Da Jie: how each forms on the Xuan Kong Flying Star chart and why it is auspicious or inauspicious.
Updated 25 Sept 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › I ChingThiệu Ung (Shao Yong, 1011 to 1077) and Hoàng Cực Kinh Thế: the image-and-number learning of the Song and the cycle of nguyên, hội, vận, thế.
Updated 12 Oct 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › Lunar calendarThu Phân, the 16th of the 24 solar terms, begins on 22 to 24 September as the Sun enters the Thọ Tinh station. Its calendar roots and customs, explained.
Updated 16 Oct 2026Calendar and astronomy
Knowledge › Eastern › BaZiLưu niên is the stem and branch of the year, Thái Tuế its ruler. How Tam Mệnh Thông Hội reads tuế vận tịnh lâm, phục ngâm and phản ngâm.
Updated 12 Oct 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › Vietnamese astrologyTai Sui in Tu Vi and Feng Shui: its origins in Jupiter and Chinese mythology, how to find its yearly position, and what offending Tai Sui means.
Updated 21 Jul 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › I ChingExplore the structure of the hexagram Ze Lei Sui (Following, #17) in the I Ching, along with profound lessons on following, leadership, and adaptation.
Updated 13 Jun 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › I ChingThe Earth-Water Hexagram (Shi) in the I Ching symbolizes the commander, discipline and unity, plus its uses in management and leadership.
Updated 29 Jul 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › Tam ThứcSolar terms set Yang Dun or Yin Dun, and the fu tou day sets the yuan. This guide covers ju numbers, super spirit and qi continuation, Zhi Fu and Zhi Shi.
Updated 25 Sept 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › Feng shuiThe Táng thư names five kinds of mountain unfit for burial: đồng, đoạn, thạch, quá, độc. What the main text says and what its commentary adds.
Updated 12 Oct 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › I ChingHeavenly Stem Ji is the 6th of the 10 stems, tied to Yin Earth. Its I Ching traits, Five Elements ties and divination uses are explained here.
Updated 4 Jul 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › I ChingThe six I Ching line positions carry labels such as de wei, de zhong, ying, bi, cheng and qi, shown in a position table.
Updated 25 Sept 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › I ChingFrom one I Ching hexagram come the changing, nuclear, opposite and reversed hexagrams. Each is built differently, and moving lines guide the reading.
Updated 25 Sept 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › I ChingKinh Phòng (Jing Fang) of the Han: his life in the Book of Han, and the nạp giáp and eight-palace systems set out in Kinh thị Dịch truyện.
Updated 12 Oct 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › I ChingThe Ten Wings (Thập Dực) are ten commentaries on the I Ching: Thoán, Tượng, Hệ Từ, Văn Ngôn, Tự Quái, Thuyết Quái, Tạp Quái.
Updated 25 Sept 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › Tam ThứcThái Ất Thần Số, one of the Tam Thức arts, read the fate of the state and natural disasters: the board, Host and Guest, and the accumulated-year count.
Updated 25 Sept 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › I ChingIn Mai Hoa Dich So, the trigram without the moving line is ti (the querent) and the trigram with the moving line is yong (the matter).
Updated 25 Sept 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › I ChingSix Relatives in Liu Yao hexagrams come from the line and palace elements, while the Six Beasts start at the day stem and only add flavor.
Updated 25 Sept 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › I ChingExplore Hexagram 27 (Shan Lei Yi) in the I Ching, from its structure and philosophy on nurturing body and mind to practical applications in modern life.
Updated 19 Aug 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › I ChingCâu Trần, one of the six lục thú of Lục Hào: how it is placed by the day stem, the lookup table, and what Tăng san bốc dịch says of it.
Updated 12 Oct 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › I ChingChu Tước, one of the six lục thú of Lục Hào: placed by the day stem, linked with speech, letters and disputes in Tăng san bốc dịch.
Updated 12 Oct 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › I ChingThe Parent Spirit is the line whose element generates the palace element, standing for parents, documents, property, and news.
Updated 25 Sept 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › Vietnamese astrologyAnnual fortune in Tu Vi is a short-term layer read by superimposing a time cycle onto the natal chart. See its calculation basis and where schools disagree.
Updated 13 Sept 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › BaZiDiscover the meaning of Direct Wealth in BaZi Ten Gods: a symbol of legitimate assets, diligence, responsibility, and spousal relationships.
Updated 3 Jul 2026Traditional systems
Dictionary › I Ching & Five ElementsThe I Ching is an ancient Chinese philosophical and divination system built on 64 hexagrams formed from the eight trigrams, or Bagua.
Updated 11 Sept 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › BaZiDirect Resource (Zheng Yin) in the Ten Gods of BaZi: its meaning, how it is generated, and its role in destiny analysis.
Updated 5 Sept 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › Feng shuiFeng shui split into two main schools over a thousand years: Jiangxi reads terrain forms, while Fujian li qi calculates with a compass.
Updated 25 Sept 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › I ChingHexagram 36 Di Huo Ming Yi in the I Ching speaks of light wounded and dark times: the Judgment, the Image, and the six line texts of the classic.
Updated 25 Sept 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › I ChingShan Ze Sun, hexagram 41 of the I Ching, holds that what is below decreases so what is above gains. Its Judgment, Image and six line texts are covered here.
Updated 25 Sept 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › I ChingFour classics of Lục Hào compared: Hỏa Châu Lâm, Hoàng Kim Sách, Tăng San Bốc Dịch and Bốc Phệ Chính Tông, who is named as author and what each one does.
Updated 12 Oct 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › I ChingHexagram 4 of the I Ching, Mountain over Water, comes from Kan and Gen and speaks of innocence, enlightenment, and acting amid immaturity.
Updated 19 Aug 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › BaZiShen Sha in BaZi are auxiliary stars read from the day stem, year stem, year branch or day branch. They weigh less than the Ten Gods and the Useful God.
Updated 25 Sept 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Vietnam › Traditional festivalsThe Gau Tao Festival of the Hmong in Lao Cai gives thanks once prayers for children are fulfilled, with the Neu pole ritual and khen dancing.
Updated 13 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Eastern › I ChingIn Luc Hao, the Wealth Spouse line is the line overcome by the palace element, standing for money, goods, prices and employees, and the wife when a man asks.
Updated 25 Sept 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › I ChingHexagram 22 (Bi, Mountain over Fire) in the I Ching covers adornment and refinement, plus how to apply its lessons in life, work and relationships.
Updated 18 Jul 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › I ChingHexagram Heaven and Earth Pi (No. 12) puts Qian above Kun, so the two qi never meet and stagnation follows, the exact opposite of Tai.
Updated 25 Sept 2026Traditional systems
Dictionary › OtherPhù Ức is a balancing principle in BaZi that uses supportive deities when the Day Master is weak and restraining deities when it is strong to achieve harmony.
Updated 21 Sept 2026
Knowledge › Eastern › Vietnamese astrologyThe Suy star in the Longevity Cycle of Zi Wei Dou Shu marks the decline after a peak, yet it also points to rest, reflection and preparation for a new cycle.
Updated 7 Aug 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Vietnam › Traditional dressKhan Dong and Ao The were formal wear for Vietnamese men, reflecting elegance and propriety, now revived for Tet, weddings and ceremonies.
Updated 3 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Eastern › I ChingThe hexagram Fire over Heaven (Da You) in the I Ching symbolizes great prosperity, and its lessons center on staying humble and keeping a bright mind.
Updated 23 Aug 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › Vietnamese astrologyThe Thai Sao in the Trường Sinh Cycle shows the ebb and flow of life. See its meaning across the 12 palaces of the Tử Vi chart, from Trường Sinh to Mộ.
Updated 16 Jul 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Vietnam › Traditional festivalsThe Yen Tu Festival honours Emperor-Buddha Tran Nhan Tong, founder of the Truc Lam Zen sect, with its rituals and spiritual meaning.
Updated 13 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Eastern › I ChingThe Heaven and Lake Treading hexagram (䷉) of the I Ching: its origins, structure, and lessons in caution and propriety for modern life.
Updated 25 Jun 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › I ChingHexagram 5, Water Heaven Xu, covers its origins, structure and meaning: waiting, nurturing trust and patience, with lessons for modern life.
Updated 8 Aug 2026Traditional systems