- ⭐One of the 14 main stars, which set the main tone of their palace
- 🙂In Tử Vi, people with this star in the Life palace tend to be steady and reliable, good at keeping and managing resources
- ☯Its strength depends on position (Miếu to Hãm) and the stars beside it
Knowledge › Eastern › Vietnamese astrologySixteen classic Tử Vi chart patterns shown through diagrams, including Tử Phủ đồng cung, Thất Sát triều đẩu and Cơ Nguyệt Đồng Lương, and how each forms.
Updated 25 Sept 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › Vietnamese astrologyHow to place the 14 major stars of Tử Vi from the cục and lunar birth day: find the Tử Vi palace, then the Tử Vi and Thiên Phủ groups by the old verse.
Updated 12 Oct 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › Zodiac animalsThe Dần, Ngọ and Tuất triple harmony group is the Fire trio in the 12 zodiac animals, tied to the Earthly Branches and the Five Elements.
Updated 17 Jun 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 › I ChingTong Ren (Union of Men), Hexagram 13 of the I Ching, joins Heaven and Fire. Its structure speaks of harmony, openness and shared purpose in cooperation.
Updated 20 Jun 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › Zi Wei Dou ShuExplore Thiên Phủ in Purple Star Astrology: its treasury-of-heaven origin, steady nature, dignity meanings, and readings for Life, Wealth, and Career palaces.
Updated 30 Aug 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › Vietnamese astrologyThiên Tài and Thiên Thọ are placed from the Mệnh and Thân palaces by year branch. The two Earth stars meet when Mệnh and Thân share a palace.
Updated 25 Sept 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Vietnam › Historical figuresSaint Giong, or Phu Dong Thien Vuong, is one of the Four Immortals in Vietnamese folk belief, and the Giong Festival was recognized by UNESCO in 2010.
Updated 14 Jul 2026Culture and belief
Dictionary › TarotThe Minor Arcana is the 56 cards left after the 22 Major Arcana. Four suits, Wands, Cups, Swords and Pentacles, cover everyday events.
Updated 12 Sept 2026Modern system
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 › Vietnam › Traditional festivalsThe Phu Day Festival in Nam Dinh, held in the third lunar month, honors Saint Mother Lieu Hanh with Chau Van singing and Hau Dong mediumship.
Updated 20 Jun 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Eastern › Vietnamese astrologyThien Hi is one of the Four Peach Blossoms in Zi Wei Dou Shu, a Gui Water star of joyous events that can turn misfortune into fortune.
Updated 22 Aug 2026Traditional systems
Dictionary › Stems, branches & zodiac animalsThe Heavenly Stems are ten symbols in the Stem-Branch system, used to record days, months, years and hours in East Asian calendrics.
Updated 12 Sept 2026Calendar and astronomy
Knowledge › Vietnam › Traditional festivalsLang Son's Ky Cung and Ta Phu Temple Festivals run from the 22nd to the 27th of the first lunar month, when the Quan Lon Tuan Tranh palanquin returns.
Updated 27 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Eastern › Vietnamese astrologyThien Hinh and Thien Dieu stars in Zi Wei Dou Shu: their origins, nature, and detailed meanings, plus how they act with other stars.
Updated 5 Sept 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › PhysiognomyExplore the meaning of Trung Phu (cheekbones) in physiognomy: position, good and bad features, and its connection to power and personality.
Updated 24 Jul 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › Vietnamese astrologyThiên Thương sits in the Nô Bộc palace and Thiên Sứ in Tật Ách. Placement, elements and how four Vietnamese Tử Vi books read them in fortune periods.
Updated 12 Oct 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › Tam ThứcLuc Nham is an ancient divination method in the Tam Thuc group. Learn how Dai Luc Nham builds a chart: Thien Ban, Tu Khoa, Tam Truyen, and Thien Tuong.
Updated 25 Sept 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › Vietnamese astrologyThien Quan and Thien Phuc are Earth auxiliary stars placed by the birth year's heavenly stem, not the branch or hour, with tables and points of disagreement.
Updated 25 Sept 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Vietnam › Traditional festivalsOrigins, rituals and cultural values of the Hung Kings Temple Festival in Phu Tho, held on the 10th day of the third lunar month to honor the Hung Kings.
Updated 23 Jul 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Eastern › Vietnamese astrologyThiên Khốc counts backward and Thiên Hư counts forward from the Ngọ palace in a Tý year, so the two stars stay symmetric across the Tý Ngọ axis.
Updated 25 Sept 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › I ChingHa Do arranges birth and completion numbers by direction and element, while Lac Thu is a 3x3 square where every row, column and diagonal sums to 15.
Updated 25 Sept 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Vietnam › Traditional festivalsThe Tay Thien Festival runs from the 15th to the 17th of the second lunar month in Dai Dinh Commune, Phu Tho Province, honoring National Mother Lang Thi Tieu.
Updated 27 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Tet and seasonal ritesTet customs of the Dao Quan Chet people in Phu Tho include making chung and day cakes, ancestor worship, and community rituals that mark the new year.
Updated 22 Aug 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Eastern › Zi Wei Dou ShuThiên Tướng in Purple Star Astrology governs authority by seal, loyal support and fairness, and reads the Life and Career palaces.
Updated 5 Aug 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › Vietnamese astrologyBệnh Phù governs illness and gossip in Tử Vi, but its palace and companion stars set the severity. This covers placement, meaning, and reading.
Updated 3 Oct 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › Zi Wei Dou ShuThiên Đồng is the Blessing Star, governing ease and gentleness. Explore its meaning, dignity, and the paradox of hardship turning to blessing.
Updated 12 Jul 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Vietnam › Vietnam's ethnic communitiesThe Phu La people include the Phu La Lao, Phu La Den and Phu La Han groups, living in Ha Giang, Lao Cai, Yen Bai and Lai Chau.
Updated 19 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › BuddhismCư trần lạc đạo phú by Trần Nhân Tông: ten sections in Nôm and a closing verse in Hán, on living in the world while delighting in the Way.
Updated 12 Oct 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Eastern › Zi Wei Dou ShuExplore Thiên Cơ in Purple Star Astrology: its origin, agile intellectual nature, dignity meanings, and readings for the Life, Career, and Marriage palaces.
Updated 26 Jun 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › Zi Wei Dou ShuThiên Lương in Purple Star Astrology: its blessing and longevity origin, principled benevolent nature, and readings for the Life and Career palaces.
Updated 2 Aug 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › Vietnamese astrologyThien Ma (Heavenly Horse) in Zi Wei Dou Shu: its origins in ancient astronomy, placement by birth year, and its meaning of movement, change and opportunities.
Updated 14 Jun 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › Vietnamese astrologyPhu Dang Hoa is the Na Yin for Giap Thin and At Ty years, a lamp flame in the dark night. Its five elements meaning shapes a quiet, resilient inner spirit.
Updated 2 Aug 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Vietnam › Folk beliefThe Mother Goddess Worship of Tam Phu venerates the Holy Mothers and deities of the universe, guiding people toward a practical life.
Updated 10 Jul 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Eastern › Vietnamese astrologyTrực Phù is the twelfth star of the Thái Tuế cycle in Vietnamese Tử Vi, one palace behind the birth-year branch. Placement and what four books say.
Updated 12 Oct 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › Vietnamese astrologyThien Khoi is one of Zi Wei Dou Shu's Six Auspicious Stars, governing scholarly honor, fame and intelligence. Its traits and combinations are explored.
Updated 2 Aug 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › Vietnamese astrologyThien Dieu is one of the Four Peach Blossom Stars in Zi Wei Dou Shu, a malignant star tied to charm, romance and fickleness.
Updated 13 Jun 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › Vietnamese astrologyExplore the profound meaning of the Palace of Travel (Thien Di) in Zi Wei Dou Shu: a symbol of social environment, external career, and relationships.
Updated 9 Sept 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Vietnam › BuddhismThiền uyển tập anh records lives and verses of Vietnamese Chan masters of the Lý and Trần eras; scholars now read it as a deliberate arrangement.
Updated 12 Oct 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Eastern › BaZiHeavenly Talent in BaZi Ten Gods: its meaning, traits, and role in destiny analysis, plus how it interacts with other gods in chart reading.
Updated 7 Sept 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › Vietnamese astrologyThai Phụ and Phong Cáo in Vietnamese Tử Vi: placement by birth hour or from Văn Khúc gives one result, with meanings as each book records them.
Updated 12 Oct 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › Vietnamese astrologyHeavenly Fire (Thien Thuong Hoa) is the nay am for Mau Ngo and Ky Mui years, tied to the Fire element and linked with Wood and Earth in Five Elements.
Updated 17 Jun 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Vietnam › Tet and seasonal ritesTet Doi is a festival of the Muong people in Thu Cuc commune, Phu Tho, to invite the 'rice maidens' back to the village.
Updated 9 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Tet and seasonal ritesThe Lantern Festival in Cho Lon, a national intangible cultural heritage, centers on the belief in Thien Hau Thanh Mau at ancient assembly halls.
Updated 20 Aug 2026Culture and belief