Knowledge › Vietnam › Folk beliefEarly 20th-century custom books record the lễ mát nhà rite and bùa trấn trạch talisman: who performed them, where it was posted, and Phan Kế Bính's critique.
Updated 20 Oct 2026Culture and belief
Dictionary › Feng shuiBat Trach (Eight Mansions) sorts houses into eight types by the eight trigrams and pairs them with the owner's trigram number.
Updated 12 Sept 2026Traditional systems
Dictionary › Feng shuiDong Tu Trach is a group of four dwelling orientations (Kham, Chan, Ly, Ton) in Bat Trach feng shui, tied to people of Dong Tu Menh.
Updated 12 Sept 2026Traditional systems
Dictionary › Feng shuiTay Tu Trach is one of two house groups in Bat Trach feng shui, with four orientations, Can, Khon, Can and Doai, suited to the Tay Tu Menh group.
Updated 12 Sept 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Vietnam › Folk beliefTrấn yểm in Vietnamese folklore through the Cao Biền story: legends of suppressing royal graves, burial charms, and the perspective of historical research.
Updated 11 Oct 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Historical figuresTran Hung Dao, the general who led Dai Viet against the Mongols three times, became Duc Thanh Tran, a worshipped saint honoured at temples such as Kiep Bac.
Updated 22 Jun 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 › Feng shuiBát Trạch feng shui uses your Kua number, from birth year and gender, to sort people into East or West Life Groups and find auspicious directions.
Updated 19 Jul 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Vietnam › BuddhismThe Trúc Lâm Yên Tử school founded by Trần Nhân Tông: its three patriarchs and the idea of cư trần lạc đạo, living in the world yet glad in the Way.
Updated 12 Oct 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Eastern › Feng shuiBát Trạch derives a personal trigram from birth year and gender, then matches it to eight directions to choose a desk orientation, with measuring tips.
Updated 17 Oct 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Vietnam › Historical figuresHuyen Tran Princess Temple in Hue honors the Tran dynasty princess who expanded Vietnam's southern frontier. Its festival falls in the first lunar month.
Updated 13 Aug 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Traditional festivalsDiscover the meaning, rituals, and sacred moments of the Seal Opening Ceremony at Tran Temple in Nam Dinh, a beautiful cultural tradition of early spring.
Updated 5 Aug 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Historical figuresOld histories tell how Triệu Quang Phục withdrew to the Dạ Trạch marsh, raided the Liang army by night and later took the title Triệu Việt Vương.
Updated 12 Oct 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Folk beliefA guide to the Vietnamese housewarming ritual (nhập trạch): the offerings and each step in order, from the auspicious date to moving in.
Updated 26 Jun 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Eastern › I ChingHexagram 43, Trạch Thiên Quải, means resolve: five yang lines push out one yin line. Its judgments, image, and lessons on acting openly without force.
Updated 26 Sept 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › Vietnamese astrologyExplore Dai Trach Tho (Great Estate Earth) in the Sexagenary Cycle: origins, Five Elements characteristics, compatible colors, directions and applications.
Updated 13 Jun 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › Feng shuiThe wealth position at home: Bát Trạch finds Sinh Khí by life trigram, Huyền Không by the ruling star, the popular way by the door's diagonal.
Updated 17 Oct 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › I ChingHexagram 38 Hoa Trach Khue in the I Ching concerns separation and difference. It explains the Judgment, the Image, and the six line texts.
Updated 25 Sept 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Vietnam › Folk beliefThang Long Tu Tran is four temples guarding the old capital: Bach Ma in the east, Voi Phuc in the west, Kim Lien in the south, Quan Thanh in the north.
Updated 22 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Eastern › Feng shuiAm Trach is grave feng shui, judged by huyen, minh duong and thuy khau, unlike Duong Trach for the living. It covers Pham Dinh Ho's view and cai tang.
Updated 25 Sept 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › Feng shuiDui House in the West Group: its traits, how to identify it, favorable directions, remedies, and practical uses for West Group people.
Updated 23 Aug 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › Feng shuiKan houses in Bazhai Feng Shui: five-element traits, compatible directions, and guidance on the main door, bedroom, and kitchen for Kan ming people.
Updated 8 Aug 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › Feng shuiXun house in the East Group suits Xun life palace people. Its favorable directions: Sheng Qi North, Tian Yi East, Yan Nian South, Fu Wei Southeast.
Updated 23 Jun 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › Feng shuiZhen House in Bazhai Feng Shui: its Wood traits, the gua numbers it suits, and its favorable and unfavorable directions for Zhen ming people.
Updated 28 Jul 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › Feng shuiGen House in West Group Ba Zhai Feng Shui: its Earth element, Gen trigram, and the auspicious and inauspicious directions tied to it.
Updated 10 Jul 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › Feng shuiKun House is one of Ba Zhai Feng Shui's West Group, tied to the Kun trigram and southwest, with five-element traits and compatible directions.
Updated 3 Sept 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › Feng shuiExplore Li House of the East Group in Ba Zhai: five-element traits, trigram fate, compatible house directions, and remedies when facing incompatibility.
Updated 20 Jul 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › Feng shuiQian House is one of the Western Four Houses in Ba Zhai Feng Shui, with West, Northeast, Southwest and Northwest as its favorable directions.
Updated 4 Aug 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › I ChingHexagram Thủy Trạch Tiết (No. 60) in Kinh Dịch pairs Khảm above with Đoài below. Its Quái từ favors moderate restraint, since harsh restraint cannot last.
Updated 26 Sept 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Vietnam › Traditional foodThe Hue Tet feast blends royal essence with folk culture, shaped by a philosophy of frugality, elegance, harmony and transformation.
Updated 28 Jun 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Festival customsApartment and rented-home nhập trạch rites still announce the move to ancestors and thổ công but skip động thổ and structural changes, with simpler offerings.
Updated 17 Oct 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Historical figuresThe Con Son - Kiep Bac Festival honors Tran Hung Dao and Nguyen Trai, two figures tied to this land, at a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage site.
Updated 25 Jun 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Western › TarotExplore the Knight of Wands tarot card: its symbolism, personality traits, and upright/reversed meanings in love, career, and key combinations.
Updated 10 Sept 2026Modern system
Knowledge › Western › TarotThe Suit of Wands in Tarot represents the element of Fire, embodying passion, creativity and action. See the meaning of each card.
Updated 20 Aug 2026Modern system
Knowledge › Western › TarotTarot 2 of Wands: its symbolism, links to Fire, Mars and Aries, plus upright and reversed meanings, and how it speaks of vision and planning.
Updated 10 Sept 2026Modern system
Knowledge › Western › TarotThe Page of Wands in Tarot signals new beginnings, curiosity and a passion for exploration. Its Fire energy stirs self-discovery and inner calling.
Updated 10 Sept 2026Modern system
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