Knowledge › Vietnam › Folk divinationDrawing fortune sticks at the temple at the start of the year: offerings, ritual steps, cultural meaning, and notes for a respectful visit.
Updated 4 Sept 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Vietnam › BuddhismThe five precepts of lay Buddhists: no killing, stealing, sexual misconduct, lying or intoxicants, as the Pali suttas state them, and practice in Vietnam.
Updated 12 Oct 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Folk beliefUNESCO inscribed Mother Goddess Worship of the Three Palaces in 2016, honoring the sky, forest and water Mothers, with Holy Mother Lieu Hanh at its center.
Updated 13 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Western › TarotExplore the in-depth meaning of the Three of Swords Tarot card: the pierced heart symbolism, pain, harsh truths, and the healing journey.
Updated 10 Sept 2026Modern system
Knowledge › Western › TarotThe 3 of Wands in Tarot: its symbolism, how it differs from the 3 of Pentacles, and advice for love, career and an objective view.
Updated 10 Sept 2026Modern system
Knowledge › Vietnam › BuddhismImpermanence, suffering and non-self are the three marks of the teaching: body, mind and world all change, are unsatisfactory and have no fixed self.
Updated 12 Oct 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Historical figuresSaint Mother Lieu Hanh, the only female saint among the Four Immortals, is tied to the three descents to earth and to the Three Realms Mother Goddess worship.
Updated 17 Aug 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Traditional foodTết preserves across Vietnam: lotus-seed and kumquat mứt in Hà Nội, Kim Long ginger mứt in Huế, bánh tổ in Quảng, coconut mứt in the South.
Updated 12 Oct 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › RegionsKitchen Gods worship on the 23rd of the last lunar month differs across Vietnam: the North worships early with carp release, the South worships late.
Updated 13 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Tet customsCúng cơm ba ngày Tết covers the first, second and third day rites: Nguyên đán, Chiêu điện, Tịch điện and the Tạ ceremony, with regional differences.
Updated 11 Oct 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › BuddhismThe 19th of the 2nd, 6th and 9th lunar months mark the three Quan The Am festival days, symbolic Mahayana commemorations.
Updated 27 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Eastern › I ChingMonth leader and day spirit set each line's strength in a Liu Yao hexagram, covering void in the decade, month breaker, and hidden movement.
Updated 25 Sept 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Vietnam › Folk taboosChecking ages for building a house in 2027 Đinh Mùi: how Kim Lâu, Hoang Ốc and Tam Tai are calculated, and why an age can break one and not the others.
Updated 21 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Festival customsThe rite on the afternoon of the 30th of Tet invites ancestors home for the New Year. North, Central and South differ mainly in the feast and the fruit tray.
Updated 11 Oct 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Ancestor worshipRằm tháng 7 prayers include three texts for deities, ancestors, and wandering souls, with ritual order, offerings, and how to recite them.
Updated 6 Oct 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Western › TarotPlacing The Sun beside The Moon contrasts the light and dark poles of the Major Arcana. What Waite wrote, how the pair is read today, and its limits.
Updated 1 Oct 2026Modern system
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 shuiBuild a Xuan Kong Flying Star chart: place the period star in the center, fly it along the Luo Shu, set the mountain and facing stars.
Updated 25 Sept 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Western › TarotExplore the symbolism of the Three of Cups Tarot card, from the image of three dancing women to its meaning of friendship, community, and celebration.
Updated 10 Sept 2026Modern system
Knowledge › Vietnam › Tet and seasonal ritesA practical guide to choosing and arranging the five-fruit tray for Tet in the North, Central and South, with meanings and step-by-step instructions.
Updated 6 Jul 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › BuddhismThe three Chan lineages of the Lý era: Tì Ni Đa Lưu Chi, Vô Ngôn Thông and Thảo Đường. Their origins, transmission and how scholars read them.
Updated 12 Oct 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Festival customsCúng tất niên is the year-end offering that thanks the ancestors and sees off the old year: the day, the trays of three regions, the prayer and its meaning.
Updated 11 Oct 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › RegionsTet cakes differ across Vietnam's three regions: the North has banh chung and banh phu the, the Center has banh to and banh in, the South has banh tet.
Updated 19 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Life-cycle ritesA practical guide to Vietnamese wedding rites: the order of dạm ngõ, ăn hỏi, sính lễ and bride procession, plus a monthly task schedule.
Updated 23 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Tet and seasonal ritesChol Chnam Thmay is the Khmer New Year, held in mid-April over three days with rituals like the Maha Sangkran procession and bathing the Buddha.
Updated 5 Jul 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Festival customsOutdoor and indoor New Year's Eve offerings differ in who is invited, where the rite is held and the prayer text. Each region has its own symbolic dishes.
Updated 11 Oct 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Western › TarotThe World is card 21 in the Major Arcana, marking completion, wholeness and total achievement, with a reversed side of delay and lack of closure.
Updated 10 Sept 2026Modern system
Knowledge › Western › TarotExplore the symbolism and in-depth meaning of The Fool Tarot card: from number 0, the cliff, the white dog to messages of beginnings, faith, and freedom.
Updated 23 Jul 2026Modern system
Knowledge › Western › TarotThe Lovers Tarot card: its 15th-century origins, Rider-Waite imagery of Adam and Eve, and upright and reversed meanings in love and career readings.
Updated 10 Sept 2026Modern system
Knowledge › Western › TarotExplore the symbolism and in-depth meaning of The Empress Tarot card: from Rider-Waite imagery to layers of meaning in love, career, and spirituality.
Updated 10 Sept 2026Modern system
Knowledge › Western › TarotExplore the symbolism and in-depth meaning of The Sun Tarot card: from the child, the wall, and sunflowers to its message of success, joy, and enlightenment.
Updated 10 Sept 2026Modern system
Knowledge › Western › TarotExplore the symbolism and in-depth meaning of The Emperor Tarot card: power, order, stability, and lessons in responsible leadership.
Updated 10 Sept 2026Modern system
Knowledge › Western › TarotExplore the in-depth meaning of The Magician Tarot card: symbolism, psychological messages, and practical applications in readings.
Updated 10 Sept 2026Modern system
Knowledge › Western › TarotExplore the symbolism and in-depth meaning of The Tower card in Tarot: from the lightning-struck tower to the message of necessary collapse for rebuilding.
Updated 10 Sept 2026Modern system
Knowledge › Western › TarotLearn the three most popular Tarot spreads: the daily one-card draw, the Past-Present-Future three-card spread, and the in-depth 10-card Celtic Cross.
Updated 17 Aug 2026Modern system
Knowledge › Western › TarotAn in-depth look at The Hanged Man Tarot card: its symbolism, upright/reversed meanings, and practical applications in readings.
Updated 10 Sept 2026Modern system
Knowledge › Vietnam › RegionsWedding customs in Northern, Central and Southern Vietnam differ in offerings and rituals, from young rice cakes to betel leaves and areca nuts.
Updated 4 Jul 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Western › TarotExplore the meaning of The Fool in Tarot and the concept of the Fool's Journey, how the 22 Major Arcana cards narrate the stages of human growth and life.
Updated 10 Sept 2026Modern system
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 › Feng shuiSha are the land forms and hills that surround an acupuncture point and shield its qi. This analysis covers their definition and classification.
Updated 29 Jul 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › Feng shuiThe three Luban rules measure 52.2cm, 42.9cm and 38.8cm. Each divides into auspicious and inauspicious sections that repeat in cycles.
Updated 11 Sept 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Vietnam › RegionsEveryday meals in Vietnam's North, Central and South reflect climate and culture: mild and balanced in the North, bold and salty in the Central.
Updated 8 Jul 2026Culture and belief