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 › 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 › Western › PsychologyMany people know a taboo has no scientific basis yet still follow it. Psychology calls this acquiescence, a mechanism that reconciles intuition and reason.
Updated 27 Sept 2026
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 › Western › PsychologyExperiments show mystical believers report seeing faces in ambiguous images more often, yet their visual sensitivity is unchanged.
Updated 28 Sept 2026
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 › Historical figuresThe story of Lạc Long Quân and Âu Cơ, the sack of one hundred eggs, as recorded in Đại Việt sử ký toàn thư and Đại Nam quốc sử diễn ca, and what is myth.
Updated 12 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 › Eastern › Zi Wei Dou ShuCự Môn in Purple Star Astrology: its origin in speech and controversy, a sharp yet doubting nature, dignity meanings, and Life and Career palace readings.
Updated 29 Aug 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › I ChingThe nine palaces are the nine cells of the Luo Shu, a 3x3 square whose every line totals 15, and the grid used by Huyền Không and Kỳ Môn.
Updated 12 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 figuresAn Dương Vương, the state of Âu Lạc and Cổ Loa citadel in the old histories and the legend of the magic crossbow: the Thục house, dates and site.
Updated 12 Oct 2026Culture and belief
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 › 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 › Traditional performing artsDong Son bronze drums: their dating, casting techniques, star motifs, Lac birds and frog figures, and what these reveal about ancient Vietnamese beliefs.
Updated 23 Sept 2026Culture and belief
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 shuiThe He Tu and Luo Shu are ancient diagrams behind feng shui li qi, explaining the 4-9-2 magic square and the nine palaces of the Later Heaven ba gua.
Updated 25 Sept 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Vietnam › Vietnam's ethnic communitiesThe Dao are one of Vietnam's 54 ethnic groups. Where they live, their Hmong-Dao language, ancestor and Ban Vuong worship, and cap sac rites.
Updated 19 Sept 2026Culture and belief
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 › PhysiognomyThe five peaks of the face in physiognomy: forehead, chin, nose and the two cheekbones, each named for a mountain in Thần tướng thiết quan đao.
Updated 12 Oct 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › PhysiognomyThe forehead in Chinese physiognomy is the palace of Fortune and Wisdom, reflecting youth, intellect and parents. Its shapes and wrinkles carry meaning.
Updated 26 Jun 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Vietnam › Traditional festivalsSitting tug of war at Tran Vu Temple and bamboo tug of war in Huu Chap village are harvest-praying rituals, both UNESCO-listed in 2015.
Updated 23 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Dictionary › Western astrologyCung Hoàng Đạo is one of twelve equal divisions of the ecliptic, each tied to a constellation and used in Western astrology for personality, love and career.
Updated 12 Sept 2026Traditional systems
Dictionary › Choosing dates and hoursGiờ hoàng đạo are six two-hour slots a day, based on the twelve Earthly Branches and seen in folk practice as favorable for starting important work.
Updated 12 Sept 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Western › Western astrologyExplore Cancer (June 21 - July 22): a nurturing, deeply emotional yet sensitive personality, devoted love style, ideal careers, and compatible signs.
Updated 8 Jul 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Vietnam › Tet and seasonal ritesTrung Cuu Festival on the 9th day of the 9th lunar month features chrysanthemums, the custom of climbing high, and longevity wishes.
Updated 25 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Tet and seasonal ritesA guide to the Thang Long Tu Tran spring pilgrimage: the order of the four temples, what to pray at each, and mistakes first-timers often make.
Updated 22 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Eastern › I ChingThanh Long governs joy, Chu Tuoc speech and documents, Cau Tran land and stagnation. The six beasts only color a line already assessed for prosperity.
Updated 25 Sept 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › PhysiognomyExplore the location, features, and physiognomic significance of the Upper Palace (temporal region) in the Six Palaces system of Eastern physiognomy.
Updated 14 Aug 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Vietnam › Vietnamese commemorative daysLearn about the history of December 22, 1944, the founding of the Vietnam Propaganda Liberation Army, predecessor of the Vietnam People's Army.
Updated 20 Jul 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Folk beliefHầu đồng is the spirit mediumship ritual at the heart of Đạo Mẫu, believed to channel the Tứ Phủ deities through a medium.
Updated 20 Aug 2026Culture and belief
Dictionary › Vietnamese folk beliefsĐạo Mẫu is an indigenous Vietnamese folk belief. It worships Holy Mothers and female deities who govern the universe through the Four Palaces system.
Updated 11 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › BuddhismThe Grand Memorial for Buddha Emperor Tran Nhan Tong's Parinirvana is held at Cung Truc Lam, Yen Tu and Ngoa Van Pagoda each year.
Updated 27 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Eastern › I ChingHexagram 39 Thủy Sơn Kiển describes a time when the road ahead is blocked, covering the Judgment, the six lines, and the lessons of hardship.
Updated 25 Sept 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › I ChingHexagram 33, Thiên Sơn Độn, covers timely retreat: the Qian and Gen trigrams, the Judgment, the six line texts, and lessons on preserving oneself.
Updated 25 Sept 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
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