Knowledge › Vietnam › Folk beliefHow anthropology compares asking the gods via poe blocks, divination lots, and omikuji in Taiwan, Japan, and Vietnam, noting gaps in the evidence.
Updated 27 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Dictionary › Bát Tự (Four Pillars)The Day Master (Nhật Chủ) is the Heavenly Stem of the Day Pillar in a Four Pillars chart and the central reference point for reading it.
Updated 11 Sept 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › I ChingThe Gen trigram (☶) is one of the eight trigrams of the I Ching, symbolizing the mountain, stillness and the point of rest, and teaching when to stop.
Updated 17 Aug 2026Traditional systems
Dictionary › Tử Vi (Zi Wei Dou Shu)Tứ Hóa are the four stars Hóa Lộc, Hóa Quyền, Hóa Khoa and Hóa Kỵ in Tử Vi astrology, standing for prosperity, power, reputation and adversity.
Updated 12 Sept 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › Vietnamese astrologyHow the Phi Tinh school reads Hóa Kỵ in Tử Vi: Kỵ nhập, Kỵ xung, Lộc and Kỵ in one palace, and stacked Kỵ, following Từ Tăng Sinh's book.
Updated 12 Oct 2026Traditional systems